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AUSTRALIA In addition to the six self-governing states ( New South Wales , Queensland , South Australia , Tasmania , Victoria and Western Australia ), the Australian federation contains two self-governing territories, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and the Northern Territory . The ACT was created specifically to be the home of the federal capital, Canberra , in order to avoid situating the new nation's capital in either of New South Wales and Victoria, the two most populous states at the time of federation. Although the ACT has Its Own Chief Minister and Its Own Legislature , the Federal Parliament retains the right to over-rule ACT legislation. The ACT Parliament acts as a municipal government for the city of Canberra. The Governor-General Of Australia exercises certain rights that in the states would be exercised by a state Governor and in the Northern Territory by the Administrator, such as the power to issue writs for elections. At a federal level, the ACT elects two members of the House Of Representatives and two Senators . Both Senators are elected at every election for the Senate, unlike the States, who elect half of their senators at every normal Senate election. UNITED STATES There are several types of federal districts in the United States :
OTHER COUNTRIES The term ''Distrito Federal'', meaning "Federal District" in both the Spanish and Portuguese Language s, is used to refer to:
In India , the capital city, New Delhi , is located in the National Capital Territory of Delhi . OTHER USES There are seven Federal Districts Of Russia , which function as an additional administrative layer between other subdivisions and the Russian Federation as a whole. But these have nothing to do with the territory surrounding a capital city. |
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