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Federal districts are subdivisions of a Federal system of government. Often, these districts are not one of the countries' component Subdivisions , and should not be confused with them, but are rather separate entities under the direct control of the federal government.


UNITED STATES


The Seat of the U.S. federal government in Washington is a federal district known as the District Of Columbia . In addition, the U.S. Government has several other kinds of "federal districts" which are not specifically related to a capital city:



MALAYSIA


In (national capital), Putrajaya (federal government administrative centre) and Labuan Island (international offshore financial centre).


LATIN AMERICA

The term ''Distrito Federal'', meaning "Federal District" in both the Spanish and Portuguese Language s, is used to refer to:



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.