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Most countries with a federal constitution are made up of a number of subnational entities called states or provinces. In many cases, these are creations of the national government, rather than sovereign states. 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. Countries using the English term state Countries using the Portuguese term estado Countries using the Spanish term estado Countries using the German term Bundesland Other equivalent terms used in various countries rmy:Stato (telenacyonalo) | |||||||
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