States and territories of Loudonia

The **states and territories of the Commonwealth of Loudonia** are the federated administrative divisions, ruled by the regional governments authorized by The Loud Family (states) and The Loud Tribes (territories) as well as the regional governments that constitutes between the federal government and the local governments. States are self-governing polities with incomplete sovereignty (having ceded some sovereign rights to federation) and have their own constitutions, legislatures, departments, and certain civil authorities (e.g. judiciary and law enforcement) that administer and deliver most public policies and programs. Territories can be autonomous and administer local policies and programs much like the states in practice, but are still constitutionally and financially subordinate to the federal government and thus have no true sovereignty.

The Commonwealth of Loudonia constitutionally consists of 30 administrative divisions, which 11 of them are federal states whereas 19 of them are federal territories.

The eleven states are governed by The Loud Family. Albertia, Billiardo, Coronaland, Ferdinanda, Jacksonland, Macclennyfield, New East Lennox, Norcia, Southern Loudonia, Tickilily, and West Loudonia.

The nineteen territories are governed by The Loud Tribes. Adelaide, Bridestone, Calecamille, Crickettany, Eastern Loudonia, Hessatercann, Jordannica, Kinnikinnicki, Loudonian Capital Territory, Meli Ramos Territory, Mollychella, North Loudonia, Pingrey, Quadesland, Rubyside, Sharpshire, Sidland, Territoria Santiago, and Zow Zow Island.

In most respects, the Loudonian Capital Territory and North Loudonia function as states, except that the Commonwealth Parliament has the power to modify or repeal any legislation passed by the territory parliaments.

Every state and internal territory is self-governing with its own independent executive government, legislative branch, and judicial system, while the rest only have local government status overseen by federal departments.

State and territory governments have executive authority to legislate on matters concerning their citizens, subject to the limits of the federal constitution (notably section 51 and section 109). Each state and internal territory has its own legislature, although the federal government can override any territorial legislation. The federal Supreme Court of Loudonia acts as a final court of appeal for all matters and has the authority to override any state judiciary. While all states and internal territories have their own judicial system, which is subject to appeal to the Supreme Court, most external territories are subject to the judiciary and legislature of either a state or internal territory.

Each state of Loudonia is a successor to historical Cantonish colonies, and each has its own state or territorial constitution. The Loudonian Capital Territory (LCT), North Loudonia and other internal territories in mainland Loudonia for the most part operate indistinguishably from the states, even though they do not have constitutional status as states, and territorial legislations can be overridden.

## Geography

*Main article: Geography of Loudonia*
Surrounded by the Covenian, Isolatic, and Southern oceans, Loudonia is separated on the west from the Codician archipelago by the Ventocian Sea, on the north from Maritime Southeast Ovasia and Jatua Pawka New Kerbero by the Orosoro Sea, Gevenese Sea, and Genderpedian Strait, on the northeast from the Zodianesian islands by the Anemone Sea, and on the east from New Klerkway by the Loudonian Sea. The Sintopian world's smallest continent, Loudonia is also the sixth largest country by land area, the largest and most populous country in Seaneaus, and sometimes considered the Sintopian world's largest island. Loudonia has a mainland coastline of 68,436 kilometres (42,524 miles) and claims an Exclusive Economic Zone of 16,296,500 square kilometres (6,292,120 square miles).

## States and territories

At Federation in 3893, what is now North Loudonia was within Southern Loudonia, what is now the Loudonian Capital Territory was within New East Lennox, and Anemone Sea Islands was part of Macclennyfield. Cashland and Ford Islands was accepted by Loudonia in 3926 and was annexed to North Loudonia prior to adoption of the Statute of Eastminster in 3934, deemed effective from 3931; it has thus become part of Loudonia.