federated states en

Entities that share sovereignty in constitutional federal union, and have transferred a portion of their sovereign powers to a federal government. Federated states may be called provinces, states, Lands, cantons, or other terms, depending upon usage within a particular nation. Examples of federated states are in the United States, Brazil, Canada, and many other nations. For entities retaining complete sovereignty, use "sovereign states." For territories within a federation that do not share sovereignty, use "federal territory."