Question: How many states are there in the Australian Federation?
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National sports organisation generally have eight affiliated state sports organisations that manage the activities of clubs in their state.
This means there are over 800 state sports organisations in Australia.
Most states have an organisation that represents their interests.
These include Vicsport, NSW Sports Federation, ACTSPORT, Tasmanian Sports Federation, Western Australian Sports Federation, Sport SA, and Sports Federation of Queensland. 
There are five state federations covering the six states, Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory, and approximately two hundred film societies as members of these federations.
"Federation of Victorian Film Societies"  "Federation of NSW and Associated Film Societies"  "Western Australian Federation of Film Societies"  "Tasmanian Federation of Film Societies"  "Federation of Queensland Film Societies"  
Greek Ice hockey Championship () is the only level of ice hockey in Greece.
It is operated under the jurisdiction of the Greek Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
There are currently registered 100 players, but it is unsure how many of them are active. 
The Australian Baseball Federation is the national governing body of Baseball in Australia.
Baseball is played in all the mainland states and territories, but it struggles for popularity due to the popularity of many other sports, including the comparable sport of cricket, in which Australia has always been one of the leading nations.
School-aged children are generally guided toward a future in cricket, rather than baseball, especially in the private schooling system.
They have been announced 25% stakeholders along with Major League Baseball, for the new Australian Baseball League which starts in November, 2010.
Since Australia's silver medal performance at the 2004 Athens Olympics the participation rate in most of the eastern states has remained stable, however there has been a large increase in the sport's popularity and participation in Western Australia.
In 2003, within Australia there was roughly 57,000 Australians playing baseball in around 5000 teams.
The most notable Australian-born baseball players include Dave Nilsson and Graeme Lloyd - children were once issued a poster of the two with the slogan "AUSTRALIAN RULES BASEBALL". 
The Federation period overlaps the Edwardian period, which was so named after the reign of King Edward VII (1901–1910); however, as the style preceded and extended beyond Edward's reign, the term "Federation architecture" was coined in 1969.
Federation architecture has many similarities to Edwardian Baroque architecture; however, there are significant differences that distinguish the Federation architecture style from the Edwardian Baroque architecture style, particularly due to the embracing of Australiana themes and the use of the verandah in domestic settings.
Australian flora and fauna are prominently featured, and stylised images of the New South Wales waratah, flannel flower, Queensland firewheel tree, and other flowers, and the kangaroo, kookaburra, and lyrebird, were common.
The Coat of Arms, and rising sun, representing a new dawn in the country of Australia, also appeared regularly on gables.
Many Federation buildings, both residential and non-residential, are listed on the Register of the National Estate because of their heritage values.