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Likelihood State is Classified as Federal by Expert Sources

1 - Always

2 - Usually

3 - Sometimes

4 - Rarely

5 - Quasi-Federalist

Likelihood State is Classified as Federal by Expert Sources

14
5
6
8
Country
Likelihood State is Classified as Federal by Expert Sources
Philippines Flag
Philippines5 - Quasi-Federalist
France Flag
France5 - Quasi-Federalist
South Africa Flag
South Africa5 - Quasi-Federalist
Italy Flag
Italy5 - Quasi-Federalist
Spain Flag
Spain5 - Quasi-Federalist
Chile Flag
Chile5 - Quasi-Federalist
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus4 - Rarely
Sudan Flag
Sudan3 - Sometimes
Iraq Flag
Iraq3 - Sometimes
Somalia Flag
Somalia3 - Sometimes
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan3 - Sometimes
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland3 - Sometimes
Comoros Flag
Comoros3 - Sometimes
Micronesia Flag
Micronesia3 - Sometimes
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis3 - Sometimes
Mexico Flag
Mexico2 - Usually
Nepal Flag
Nepal2 - Usually
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela2 - Usually
Austria Flag
Austria2 - Usually
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina2 - Usually
India Flag
India1 - Always
United States Flag
United States1 - Always
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan1 - Always
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria1 - Always
Brazil Flag
Brazil1 - Always
Russia Flag
Russia1 - Always
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia1 - Always
Germany Flag
Germany1 - Always
Argentina Flag
Argentina1 - Always
Canada Flag
Canada1 - Always
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia1 - Always
Australia Flag
Australia1 - Always
Belgium Flag
Belgium1 - Always
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates1 - Always
  • Government are complex systems that can often fit multiple categories. As such, precisely which countries should be classified as federal is a matter of some debate among political scholars.
  • The results displayed were compiled from several sources and display the likelihood of a given country being classified as federal.
  • Every source = 1 - Always
  • 70-99% of sources = 2 - Usually
  • 30-69% = 3 - Sometimes
  • 10-29% = 4 - Rarely
  • Countries which the majority of sources classified as Quasi-Federalist were placed in the category 5 - Quasi-Federalist