Federal republic

A federal republic is a federation of states with a republican form of government. A federation is the central government. The states in a federation also maintain the federation. Usage of the term republic is inconsistent but, as a minimum, it means a state or federation of states that does not have a monarchy.
In English, before the merger of the two German states in 1990, the phrase "Federal Republic" was often used to refer to West Germany (within its pre-1990 borders), in contrast with the German Democratic Republic, otherwise called East Germany.
People have the right to vote.
==List of federal republics==
===Contemporary===
Federation 	Style 	Subdivisions 	Head of state
Argentina 	Republic 	Provinces of Argentina 	President of Argentina
Austria 	Republic 	States of Austria 	Federal President of Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina 	none 	Divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina 	Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil 	Federative Republic 	States of Brazil 	President of Brazil
Comoros 	Union 	Islands of Comoros 	President of Comoros
Ethiopia 	Federal Democratic Republic	Regions of Ethiopia 	President of Ethiopia
Germany 	Federal Republic 	States of Germany 	President of Germany
India 	Republic 	States of India 	President of India
Iraq 	Republic 	Regions of Iraq 	President of Iraq
Madagascar 	Republic 	Provinces of Madagascar 	President of Madagascar
Mexico 	United Mexican States 	States of Mexico 	President of Mexico
FS Micronesia 	Federated States 	States of FS Micronesia 	President of the FS of Micronesia
Nepal 	Federal Democratic Republic	Yet to decide by the constituent assembly	President of Nepal
Nigeria 	Federal Republic 	States of Nigeria 	President of Nigeria
Pakistan 	Islamic Republic 	Subdivisions of Pakistan 	President of Pakistan
Russia 	Federation 	Subjects of Russia 	President of Russia
South Africa 	Republic 	Provinces of South Africa 	President of South Africa
Switzerland 	Confederation 	Cantons of Switzerland 	Swiss Federal Council
United States of America	none 	States of the United States 	President of the United States
Venezuela 	Bolivarian Republic 	States of Venezuela 	President of Venezuela
===Historic===
* Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (1581–1795)
* "Great Colombia" (1819-1831), later Colombia (federal republic until 1886; unitary republic after 1886)
* Paraguay (1813-1876)
* Weimar Republic (German Empire 1919-1933)
* Union of Burma (1948-1962)
* Federal Republic of Cameroon (République Fédérale du Cameroun) (1961-1972) 
* Uganda (1962-1966)
* Czechoslovakia (1969-1992)
* Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)
* Yugoslavia (1945-2003)
==See also==
* Form of government
Republic
Category:Republicanism
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