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exists by the sufferance of the central government, and may be unilaterally revoked. While it is common for a federation to be brought into being by agreement between a number of formally independent states, in a unitary state self-governing regions are often created through a process of devolution, where a formerly centralized state agrees to grant autonomy to a region that was previously entirely subordinate. Thus, federations are often established voluntarily from "below" whereas devolution grants self-government from "above".
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the Member States are the holders of the constituent power. The Basic Law does not permit the special bodies of the legislative, executive and judicial power to dispose of the essential elements of the constitution, i.e. of the constitutional identity (Article 23.1 sentence 3, Article 79.3 GG). The constitutional identity is an inalienable element of the democratic self-determination of a people.
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one. The
European Union possesses attributes of a federal state. However, its central government is far weaker than that of most federations and the individual members are sovereign states under international law, so it is usually characterized as an unprecedented form of supra-national union. The EU
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The distinction between a federation and a unitary state is often quite ambiguous. A unitary state may closely resemble a federation in structure and, while a central government may possess the theoretical right to revoke the autonomy of a self-governing region, it may be politically difficult for it
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The ability of a federal government to create national institutions that can mediate differences that arise because of linguistic, ethnic, religious, or other regional differences is an important challenge. The inability to meet this challenge may lead to the secession of parts of a federation or to
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Another common issue in federal systems is the conflict between regional and national interests, or between the interests and aspirations of different ethnic groups. In some federations the entire jurisdiction is relatively homogeneous, and each constituent state resembles a miniature version of the
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is sometimes one with only a single, centralized, national tier of government. However, unitary states often also include one or more self-governing regions. The difference between a federation and this kind of unitary state is that in a unitary state the autonomous status of self-governing regions
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or the Basque
Country have full control over taxation and spending, transferring a payment to the central government for the common services (military, foreign relations, macroeconomic policy). For example, scholar Enrique Guillén López discusses the "federal nature of Spain's government (a trend
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for an ethnicity spread over several states. The former was the case with the United States and
Switzerland. However, as the histories of countries and nations vary, the federalist system of a state can be quite different from these models. Australia, for instance, is unique in that it came into
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to do so in practice. The self-governing regions of some unitary states also often enjoy greater autonomy than those of some federations. For these reasons, it is sometimes argued that some modern unitary states are
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federation. A federal government may have distinct powers at various levels authorized or delegated to it by its member states. The structure of federal governments varies. Based on a broad definition of a basic
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retain the right to act independently in matters of foreign policy and defense, and also enjoy a near-monopoly over other major policy areas such as criminal justice and taxation. Since the
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civil war, as occurred in the United States (southern states sought to protect the institution of slavery while northern states opposed it, with a catalysis occurring in the thenâ
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islands are neither an incorporated part of the United Kingdom nor are they considered to be independent or associated states. The islands do not have a monarch,
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on 18 April 1951 saying that Europe should be organized on a transnational foundation. They envisaged a structure quite different from a federation called the
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entrenched and may not be altered by a unilateral decision, neither by the component states nor the federal political body without constitutional amendment.
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central government's constitutional authority to ensure "peace and good government" or to implement obligations contracted under an international treaty.
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1645:Articles of Confederation
1569:largest countries by area
1251:was founded in 1815. The
1104:federal capital territory
1057:was a unitary state with
1037:, or to be an example of
647:(geo-cultural ideologies)
7509:Specialized municipality
7186:Consolidated city-county
5866:Environmental regulation
5672:Representative democracy
5274:, and Singapore to form
4761:"Is Spain a federation?"
4452: â Political theory
4385:Constitutional economics
4252:Republic of South Africa
4092:Federal State of Austria
4026:French Equatorial Africa
3811:Federated Dutch Republic
3787:(15th/16th century-1799)
3707:and a third is formally
3596:20 provinces during the
3472:United States of America
2633:incl. the city-state of
1918:, in the lead-up to the
1867:
1319:within a state, such as
30:Not to be confused with
7871:Military exclusion zone
7849:Exclusive economic zone
7614:National capital region
7206:Non-metropolitan county
6953:administrative division
5931:Uncodified constitution
5456:Administrative division
4911:11 October 2009 at the
4836:(subscription required)
4606:Oxford University Press
4573:50 Shades of Federalism
4411:Federation of Australia
4391:Federalism in Australia
4161:United Kingdom of Libya
3326:Republic of South Sudan
3133:Subdivisions of Nigeria
2257:administrative division
1567:Seven of the top eight
1554:Australian Constitution
910:Administrative division
854:International relations
7888:Self-administered zone
7726:Incorporated territory
7593:Administrative region
7362:Local service district
7282:Congressional district
6567:Corporative federalism
6562:Cooperative federalism
4732:Queen Mary Law Journal
4647:Vers le confédéralisme
4379:Corporative federalism
4361:Canadian Confederation
4200:West Indies Federation
4000:Federated Malay States
3410:Cantons of Switzerland
3000:3 federal territories
2868:
2862:
2690:Bosnia and Herzegovina
2627:
2621:
2539:Provinces of Argentina
2506:Major federated units
2380:West Indies Federation
2340:incongruent federalism
2326:
2201:
2183:
2165:
1954:
1933:
1892:autonomous communities
1880:
1784:and the bailiwicks of
1634:confederational traits
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1492:
1471:
1459:
1447:
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1371:
1321:Bosnia and Herzegovina
1237:are also federations.
172:
164:
7859:Special economic zone
7543:Praetorian prefecture
7527:Autonomous prefecture
7487:Regional municipality
7477:District municipality
7312:Metropolitan district
7176:Administrative county
7158:Residential community
7004:Local government area
6552:Asymmetric federalism
6422:aspects of capitalism
6338:History of philosophy
5836:Unemployment benefits
5572:Military dictatorship
4906:Enrique Guillén López
4805:registration required
4632:30 March 2015 at the
4404:The Federalist Papers
3678:, which replaced the
3624:Federation of Nigeria
3361:Republic of the Sudan
3337:States of South Sudan
3017:United Mexican States
2320:
2272:overseas collectivity
2184:
2166:
2151:
1952:
1934:Estatuto de AutonomĂa
1920:2017 Catalan election
1875:
1832:Dependent territories
1827:Dependent territories
1683:(on the model of the
1595:
1560:, was created by the
1498:
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1453:
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1401:, showing its regions
1396:
1377:
1361:
1266:Founded in 1922, the
1180:Old Swiss Confederacy
1140:Saint Kitts and Nevis
920:Democratic transition
783:Self-governing colony
380:Military dictatorship
170:
148:
8450:Njësi administrative
7482:Neutral municipality
7421:Subdivision of India
7153:Autonomous community
7042:Metropolitan borough
6982:Common English terms
6612:Symmetric federalism
6356:Political ideologies
5632:Parliamentary system
4931:www.researchgate.net
4861:on 22 September 2021
4340:were confederations
4135:Federation of Malaya
3654:Treaty of Federation
3637:independent Dominion
3611:independent Dominion
3539:1 federal dependency
3433:United Arab Emirates
2959:Governorates of Iraq
2666:Divisions of Belgium
2485:Current federations
2428:Fourteenth Amendment
1734:international treaty
1445:District of Columbia
1368:annexation of Crimea
1306:Federation of Malaya
1276:autonomous republics
1249:German Confederation
1168:Iroquois Confederacy
1069:became federated as
153: Federal states
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8093:Autonomous republic
8021:Enclave and exclave
7920:Other English terms
7716:Dependent territory
7562:Autonomous province
7492:Resort municipality
7467:County municipality
7254:Overseas department
7201:Metropolitan county
7014:Unincorporated area
6852:Territorial dispute
6832:Military occupation
6746:Dependent territory
6708:Supranational union
6683:Multinational state
6478:Forms of government
6411:Conservatism navbox
6016:Legislative council
5841:National healthcare
5715:Christian democracy
5637:Presidential system
5492:Countries by system
4781:"Flimsier footings"
4741:on 27 February 2019
4604:(Online ed.).
4486:Supranational union
4444:Multinational state
3824:Confederate Ireland
3527:States of Venezuela
3446:Emirates of the UAE
3397:Swiss Confederation
2826:2 chartered cities
2748:and the others are
2744:(of which one is a
2602:Republic of Austria
2486:
2386:Federal governments
2295:French legal system
2251:Constitutionally a
2223:Federalism in China
2179:Joseph H. H. Weiler
2118:, plus two largely
1929:Statute of Autonomy
1914:in response to the
1754:Scottish Parliament
1673:multinational state
1598:Swiss Confederation
1542:Peninsular Malaysia
1470:and ten territories
1077:Republic of Austria
959:Politics portal
844:Supranational union
753:Dependent territory
666:National government
8806:Supraorganizations
8709:Electoral district
8026:Federal dependency
7854:Free economic zone
7738:Overseas territory
7621:Development region
7504:Rural municipality
7437:Indian reservation
7329:Municipal district
7287:Electoral district
7127:Free imperial city
6910:Tribal sovereignty
6656:Composite monarchy
6483:Types of democracy
6378:Political spectrum
5991:Legislative bodies
5946:Head of government
5871:Banking regulation
5431:Federal government
5421:Central government
5145:on 20 January 2013
5051:on 22 October 2012
4265:Republic of Uganda
4013:French West Africa
3535:1 federal district
3494:1 federal district
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3201:Russian Federation
3099:Provinces of Nepal
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2993:States of Malaysia
2655:Kingdom of Belgium
2526:Argentine Republic
2484:
2424:Eleventh Amendment
2327:
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1896:Spanish parliament
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2854:States of Germany
2613:States of Austria
2547:1 autonomous city
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1758:Welsh Parliament
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1388:Federal District
1364:federal subjects
1272:Soviet republics
1081:its constitution
1021:constitutionally
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8781:
8771:
8761:
8759:
8754:
8749:
8747:
8742:
8737:
8736:
8733:
8720:
8717:
8715:
8712:
8710:
8707:
8705:
8702:
8700:
8697:
8694:
8693:
8691:
8685:
8671:
8668:
8666:
8663:
8661:
8658:
8656:
8653:
8651:
8648:
8646:
8643:
8641:
8638:
8636:
8633:
8631:
8628:
8624:
8621:
8619:
8616:
8615:
8613:
8611:
8608:
8606:
8603:
8599:
8596:
8595:
8593:
8591:
8588:
8586:
8583:
8581:
8578:
8576:
8573:
8571:
8568:
8566:
8563:
8561:
8558:
8557:
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8542:
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8528:
8525:
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8518:
8515:
8513:
8510:
8508:
8505:
8503:
8500:
8498:
8495:
8493:
8490:
8488:
8485:
8483:
8480:
8478:
8475:
8473:
8470:
8468:
8465:
8461:
8458:
8457:
8456:
8453:
8451:
8448:
8446:
8443:
8441:
8438:
8436:
8433:
8431:
8428:
8426:
8423:
8419:
8416:
8415:
8413:
8411:
8408:
8404:
8401:
8399:
8396:
8395:
8394:Kommun/Kunta
8393:
8391:
8388:
8386:
8383:
8381:
8378:
8376:
8373:
8371:
8368:
8364:
8361:
8359:
8356:
8354:
8351:
8349:
8346:
8345:
8343:
8341:
8338:
8336:
8333:
8331:
8328:
8326:
8323:
8321:
8318:
8316:
8313:
8311:
8308:
8306:
8303:
8301:
8298:
8296:
8293:
8291:
8288:
8286:
8283:
8282:
8280:
8276:
8272:
8265:
8261:
8239:
8236:
8234:
8231:
8229:
8226:
8224:
8221:
8219:
8218:Roman diocese
8216:
8214:
8211:
8209:
8206:
8204:
8201:
8199:
8196:
8194:
8191:
8189:
8186:
8184:
8181:
8179:
8176:
8174:
8171:
8169:
8166:
8164:
8161:
8160:
8158:
8154:
8148:
8145:
8141:
8138:
8137:
8136:
8133:
8131:
8128:
8126:
8123:
8121:
8118:
8116:
8113:
8109:
8106:
8105:
8104:
8101:
8099:
8096:
8094:
8091:
8089:
8086:
8084:
8081:
8079:
8076:
8074:
8071:
8069:
8066:
8064:
8061:
8059:
8058:Neighbourhood
8056:
8054:
8051:
8047:
8044:
8043:
8042:
8039:
8037:
8034:
8032:
8029:
8027:
8024:
8022:
8019:
8017:
8014:
8012:
8009:
8005:
8002:
8001:
8000:
7997:
7995:
7992:
7990:
7987:
7985:
7982:
7980:
7977:
7975:
7972:
7970:
7967:
7965:
7962:
7960:
7957:
7953:
7950:
7949:
7948:
7945:
7943:
7940:
7938:
7937:Alpine resort
7935:
7934:
7932:
7928:
7924:
7917:
7913:
7897:
7894:
7893:
7891:
7889:
7886:
7884:
7881:
7879:
7876:
7872:
7869:
7868:
7867:
7864:
7860:
7857:
7855:
7852:
7850:
7847:
7846:
7844:
7843:
7841:
7837:
7829:
7826:
7825:
7823:
7821:
7820:Regional unit
7818:
7817:
7815:
7811:
7805:
7802:
7800:
7797:
7795:
7792:
7790:
7787:
7785:
7782:
7781:
7779:
7777:
7773:
7767:
7764:
7762:
7759:
7758:
7756:
7754:
7750:
7744:
7741:
7739:
7736:
7732:
7729:
7728:
7727:
7724:
7722:
7719:
7717:
7714:
7710:
7707:
7705:
7702:
7701:
7700:
7697:
7696:
7694:
7692:
7688:
7682:
7681:
7677:
7675:
7672:
7670:
7669:Federal state
7667:
7665:
7662:
7660:
7657:
7656:
7654:
7652:
7648:
7642:
7639:
7637:
7634:
7632:
7629:
7627:
7624:
7622:
7619:
7615:
7612:
7611:
7610:
7607:
7605:
7602:
7598:
7595:
7594:
7592:
7591:
7589:
7587:
7583:
7577:
7576:
7572:
7570:
7569:
7565:
7563:
7560:
7559:
7557:
7555:
7551:
7545:
7544:
7540:
7538:
7535:
7533:
7532:Subprefecture
7530:
7528:
7525:
7524:
7522:
7520:
7516:
7510:
7507:
7505:
7502:
7498:
7495:
7494:
7493:
7490:
7488:
7485:
7483:
7480:
7478:
7475:
7473:
7470:
7468:
7465:
7463:
7460:
7459:
7457:
7455:
7451:
7444:
7441:
7438:
7435:
7434:
7432:
7428:
7422:
7419:
7417:
7414:
7412:
7409:
7408:
7406:
7404:
7400:
7394:
7391:
7387:
7384:
7383:
7382:
7379:
7375:
7372:
7371:
7370:
7367:
7363:
7360:
7358:
7355:
7354:
7352:
7350:
7347:
7345:
7342:
7340:
7337:
7335:
7332:
7330:
7327:
7325:
7322:
7318:
7315:
7314:
7313:
7310:
7308:
7305:
7303:
7302:Land district
7300:
7298:
7295:
7293:
7290:
7288:
7285:
7283:
7280:
7278:
7277:City district
7275:
7273:
7270:
7269:
7267:
7265:
7261:
7255:
7252:
7251:
7249:
7247:
7243:
7237:
7234:
7233:
7231:
7229:
7225:
7219:
7216:
7214:
7211:
7207:
7204:
7203:
7202:
7199:
7197:
7194:
7192:
7189:
7187:
7184:
7182:
7179:
7177:
7174:
7173:
7171:
7169:
7165:
7159:
7156:
7154:
7151:
7150:
7148:
7146:
7142:
7136:
7135:
7131:
7129:
7128:
7124:
7122:
7121:
7120:Imperial city
7117:
7115:
7112:
7110:
7107:
7105:
7102:
7100:
7097:
7096:
7094:
7092:
7088:
7082:
7081:
7077:
7075:
7072:
7071:
7069:
7067:
7063:
7059:
7055:
7053:
7049:
7043:
7040:
7038:
7035:
7034:
7032:
7030:
7026:
7020:
7017:
7015:
7012:
7010:
7007:
7005:
7002:
7000:
6997:
6996:
6994:
6990:
6986:
6979:
6975:
6971:
6967:
6966:English terms
6962:
6958:
6954:
6946:
6941:
6939:
6934:
6932:
6927:
6926:
6923:
6911:
6908:
6906:
6903:
6901:
6898:
6896:
6893:
6891:
6888:
6886:
6883:
6881:
6878:
6874:
6871:
6870:
6869:
6866:
6865:
6863:
6859:
6853:
6850:
6848:
6845:
6843:
6840:
6838:
6835:
6833:
6830:
6828:
6825:
6823:
6820:
6818:
6815:
6813:
6810:
6809:
6807:
6803:
6797:
6794:
6792:
6789:
6787:
6784:
6782:
6779:
6777:
6774:
6772:
6769:
6767:
6764:
6762:
6761:Indirect rule
6759:
6757:
6754:
6752:
6749:
6747:
6744:
6742:
6739:
6737:
6734:
6732:
6729:
6728:
6726:
6722:
6714:
6711:
6710:
6709:
6706:
6704:
6701:
6699:
6696:
6694:
6691:
6689:
6686:
6684:
6681:
6677:
6674:
6673:
6672:
6669:
6667:
6664:
6662:
6661:Dual monarchy
6659:
6657:
6654:
6653:
6651:
6647:
6641:
6638:
6636:
6633:
6632:
6630:
6628:
6627:Unitary state
6624:
6618:
6615:
6613:
6610:
6608:
6605:
6603:
6600:
6598:
6595:
6593:
6590:
6588:
6585:
6583:
6580:
6578:
6575:
6573:
6570:
6568:
6565:
6563:
6560:
6558:
6557:Confederation
6555:
6553:
6550:
6549:
6547:
6545:
6541:
6536:
6528:
6523:
6521:
6516:
6514:
6509:
6508:
6505:
6489:
6486:
6484:
6481:
6479:
6476:
6475:
6472:
6469:
6465:
6456:
6450:
6445:
6439:
6434:
6428:
6423:
6417:
6412:
6406:
6401:
6395:
6390:
6384:
6379:
6373:
6368:
6362:
6357:
6351:
6349:
6346:
6344:
6341:
6339:
6336:
6334:
6333:Human history
6331:
6330:
6328:
6324:
6318:
6315:
6313:
6310:
6308:
6305:
6303:
6300:
6298:
6295:
6293:
6290:
6288:
6285:
6283:
6280:
6278:
6277:
6273:
6272:
6270:
6268:International
6266:
6256:
6253:
6251:
6248:
6246:
6243:
6241:
6238:
6236:
6233:
6231:
6228:
6226:
6223:
6221:
6218:
6217:
6214:
6211:
6207:
6197:
6194:
6192:
6189:
6187:
6184:
6182:
6179:
6178:
6175:
6172:
6168:
6158:
6155:
6153:
6150:
6148:
6145:
6143:
6140:
6138:
6135:
6133:
6130:
6128:
6125:
6123:
6120:
6118:
6116:
6112:
6111:
6108:
6105:
6101:
6091:
6088:
6086:
6084:
6080:
6078:
6075:
6073:
6070:
6068:
6065:
6063:
6060:
6058:
6055:
6053:
6050:
6048:
6045:
6043:
6040:
6039:
6036:
6033:
6027:
6017:
6014:
6012:
6009:
6007:
6004:
6002:
5999:
5997:
5994:
5992:
5989:
5987:
5984:
5982:
5979:
5977:
5974:
5972:
5969:
5967:
5964:
5962:
5959:
5957:
5954:
5952:
5949:
5947:
5944:
5942:
5941:Head of state
5939:
5937:
5934:
5932:
5929:
5927:
5924:
5922:
5919:
5917:
5914:
5913:
5910:
5907:
5903:
5897:
5894:
5892:
5889:
5887:
5884:
5882:
5879:
5877:
5874:
5872:
5869:
5867:
5864:
5862:
5859:
5857:
5854:
5852:
5849:
5847:
5844:
5842:
5839:
5837:
5834:
5832:
5829:
5827:
5824:
5823:
5821:
5817:
5811:
5808:
5806:
5803:
5801:
5800:Progressivism
5798:
5796:
5793:
5791:
5788:
5786:
5783:
5781:
5778:
5776:
5773:
5771:
5768:
5766:
5763:
5761:
5758:
5756:
5753:
5751:
5748:
5746:
5743:
5741:
5738:
5736:
5733:
5731:
5728:
5726:
5723:
5721:
5718:
5716:
5713:
5711:
5708:
5706:
5703:
5701:
5698:
5696:
5693:
5692:
5690:
5686:
5678:
5675:
5673:
5670:
5668:
5665:
5663:
5660:
5658:
5655:
5653:
5650:
5648:
5647:Collaborative
5645:
5643:
5640:
5639:
5638:
5635:
5633:
5630:
5628:
5626:
5622:
5621:
5618:
5615:
5613:
5610:
5608:
5605:
5603:
5600:
5598:
5595:
5593:
5592:Republicanism
5590:
5588:
5585:
5583:
5580:
5578:
5575:
5573:
5570:
5568:
5565:
5563:
5560:
5558:
5555:
5553:
5550:
5548:
5545:
5543:
5540:
5538:
5535:
5533:
5530:
5528:
5525:
5523:
5522:Confederation
5520:
5518:
5515:
5513:
5510:
5508:
5505:
5503:
5500:
5498:
5495:
5493:
5490:
5488:
5485:
5483:
5480:
5479:
5477:
5473:
5467:
5464:
5462:
5459:
5457:
5454:
5452:
5449:
5447:
5444:
5442:
5439:
5437:
5434:
5432:
5429:
5427:
5426:Unitary state
5424:
5422:
5419:
5417:
5414:
5412:
5409:
5407:
5404:
5403:
5401:
5397:
5393:
5389:
5382:
5377:
5375:
5370:
5368:
5363:
5362:
5359:
5351:
5350:
5344:
5339:
5338:
5328:
5323:
5307:
5306:UN Peacemaker
5303:
5297:
5290:
5284:
5277:
5273:
5269:
5263:
5256:
5244:
5242:9780230505797
5238:
5234:
5233:
5228:
5222:
5206:
5202:
5196:
5189:
5183:
5176:
5171:
5165:
5160:
5144:
5140:
5134:
5118:
5117:UN Peacemaker
5114:
5108:
5102:
5097:
5091:
5090:
5084:
5077:
5073:
5069:
5063:
5050:
5046:
5040:
5033:
5028:
5020:
5016:
5012:
5008:
5004:
5000:
4993:
4986:
4981:
4972:
4964:
4963:
4958:
4951:
4944:
4932:
4928:
4921:
4914:
4910:
4907:
4902:
4886:
4882:
4876:
4857:
4850:
4843:
4824:
4823:The Economist
4820:
4814:
4806:
4791:
4787:
4782:
4774:
4766:
4762:
4756:
4737:
4733:
4726:
4719:
4712:
4708:
4704:
4700:
4697:
4690:
4680:
4670:
4664:
4663:2-87127-783-4
4660:
4657:2003, p. 603
4656:
4652:
4648:
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4635:
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4607:
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4602:
4596:
4589:
4574:
4570:
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4521:
4517:
4511:
4507:
4493:
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4487:
4484:
4478:
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4448:
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4427:
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4421:
4418:
4415:
4412:
4409:
4406:
4405:
4401:
4398:
4395:
4392:
4389:
4386:
4383:
4380:
4377:
4374:
4371:
4368:
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4359:
4356:
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4352:
4345:
4343:
4339:
4331:
4326:
4321:
4318:
4313:
4308:
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4300:
4295:
4292:
4287:
4282:
4279:
4274:
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4243:
4240:
4230:
4227:
4217:
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4209:
4204:
4201:
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4191:
4188:
4178:
4175:
4165:
4162:
4157:
4152:
4149:
4139:
4136:
4126:
4123:
4122:Malayan Union
4118:
4113:
4110:
4106:
4101:
4096:
4093:
4088:
4083:
4080:
4070:
4067:
4062:
4057:
4054:
4043:
4040:
4030:
4027:
4017:
4014:
4004:
4001:
3996:
3991:
3988:
3978:
3975:
3965:
3962:
3961:German Empire
3957:
3952:
3949:
3944:
3939:
3936:
3931:
3926:
3923:
3918:
3913:
3910:
3905:
3900:
3897:
3892:
3887:
3884:
3879:
3874:
3865:(1823 â
3864:
3859:
3854:
3851:
3841:
3838:
3828:
3825:
3815:
3812:
3807:
3802:
3799:
3794:
3789:
3786:
3776:
3773:
3763:
3760:
3750:
3747:
3742:
3737:
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3724:
3720:
3719:
3714:
3710:
3706:
3705:commonwealths
3702:
3696:
3689:
3685:
3681:
3677:
3671:
3662:
3655:
3651:
3645:
3638:
3632:
3625:
3619:
3612:
3606:
3599:
3593:
3586:
3582:
3578:
3573:
3564:
3557:
3551:
3547:
3540:
3536:
3528:
3525:
3523:Presidential
3522:
3517:
3506:
3503:
3502:
3499:
3495:
3490:
3484:
3481:
3479:Presidential
3478:
3473:
3462:
3459:
3458:
3455:
3453:
3447:
3444:
3442:
3439:
3434:
3423:
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