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Most countries with a federal constitution are made up of a number of political divisions that are subnational entities called 'states' or provinces, as contrasted with nation states.
In many cases, these are creations of the national government, rather than sovereign states or Administrative divisions. In other cases, as with the U.S. states, the national government arose from a union of the states, which delegated some of their sovereignty to the national government, while retaining the remaining part of their sovereignty.^[1] They are sometimes called federal states.
As well as the usage of the term in English-speaking countries, a similar term that can be directly translated into English as ''state'' or ''province'' is found in countries using other languages.

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Countries made up of ''states''

Countries using the English term ''state''

Countries using the Portuguese/Spanish term ''estado''

Countries using the German term ''Land''

Countries using the term ''province''/''provincia''

Other equivalent terms used in various countries

References

Countries made up of ''states''

Countries using the English term ''state''

★ The United States consists of 50 states (as well as the District of Columbia and 14 territories and overseas possessions).

★ India consists of 28 states (and 7 territories); see States and territories of India.

★ Australia consists of 6 states (and 2 territories); see States and territories of Australia.

★ Malaysia consists of 13 states (and 3 federal territories); see States of Malaysia.

★ Nigeria consists of 36 states (and 1 territory); see States of Nigeria.

★ Palau consists of 16 states; see States of Palau.

★ The Federated States of Micronesia, a federal republic in free association with the United States, consists of 4 states.

Countries using the Portuguese/Spanish term ''estado''

★ Brazil consists of 26 states (as well as the Federal District); see States of Brazil.

★ Mexico consists of 31 states (as well as the Federal District); see States of Mexico.

★ Venezuela consists of 23 states (as well as the Capital District and the Federal Dependencies); see Subdivisions of Venezuela.

Countries using the German term ''Land''

★ Austria consists of 9 ''Bundesländer'', sometimes simply referred to as ''Länder''; see States of Austria.

★ Germany consists of 16 ''Länder'', commonly referred to as ''Bundesländer''; see States of Germany.

Countries using the term ''province''/''provincia''

★ Canada consists of 10 ''provinces'' and 3 territories; see Provinces and territories of Canada

★ South Africa consists of 9 ''provinces''; see Provinces of South Africa

★ Argentina consists of 23 ''provinces'' and one Federal district. The country uses the Spanish term ''provincia'' (literally, "province"); see Provinces of Argentina.

Other equivalent terms used in various countries

★ Switzerland uses the term ''canton''. The country has 26 cantons; see Cantons of Switzerland.

★ Russia consists of a complex range of different types of ''federal subject''; see Federal subjects of Russia.

★ Belgium consists of two formally separate layers of federal entity (three ''regions'' and three ''communities'', which cover different sets of areas); see Communities, regions and provinces of Belgium.

★ Ethiopia consists of a number of entities conventionally translated into English as ''regions''. The country has 9 regions and 2 chartered cities; see Subdivisions of Ethiopia.

★ The ''comunidades autónomas'' (literally, "autonomous communities") of Spain are also arguably equivalent to states in other countries; see Autonomous communities of Spain.

References

1. The Constitution of the United States of America: Tenth Amendment, Reserved Powers, from www.gpoaccess.gov