State (subnational)

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 MADE UP OF ''STATES''

Countries using the English term ''state''

The United States consists of 50 states (as well as the District Of Columbia ). The U.S. State s have always been, and remain, sovereign, and the United States is, nominally at least, a creation of the States (rather than the other way around).

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 term ''estado''

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

Countries using the Spanish term ''estado''

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 ''Bundesland''

Austria consists of 9 ''Länder'', commonly referred to as ''Bundesländer''; see States Of Austria .

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

OTHER EQUIVALENT TERMS USED IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES

Both Canada and South Africa use the term ''province'' for the equivalent of a state in other countries; see Provinces And Territories Of Canada and Provinces Of South Africa respectively.

Similarly, Argentina and Cuba use the Spanish term ''provincia'' (literally, "province"); see Provinces Of Argentina .

Switzerland uses the term ''canton''; 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 (''regions'' and ''communities''); see Communities, Regions And Provinces Of Belgium .

Ethiopia consists of a number of entities conventionally translated into English as ''regions''; 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 .

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