- Federal district
Federal districts are a type of
administrative division of a country, under the direct control of that country's federal government.United States
The seat of the U.S. federal government in Washington is a federal district known as the District of Columbia. In addition, the U.S. government has several other kinds of "federal districts" which are not specifically related to a capital city:
*The federal court system divides each state, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico , into one or more federal judicial districts. AUnited States district court and a bankruptcy court are located in each. There are also regional federal judicial circuits, each consisting of a group of states (except for the District of Columbia Circuit, which consists only of the federal district); Puerto Rico and theUnited States territorial court s are also assigned to circuits. Each circuit has aUnited States court of appeals .
*The U.S.central bank , theFederal Reserve , consists of twelve banks located around the country; each of these banks serves a Federal Reserve district.Malaysia
In
Malaysia , the termFederal Territory (Malay: "Wilayah Persekutuan)" is used for the three territories governed directly by the federal government, namelyKuala Lumpur (national capital),Putrajaya (federal government administrative centre) andLabuan Island (internationaloffshore financial centre ).Latin America
The term "Distrito Federal", meaning "Federal District" in both the Spanish and
Portuguese language s, is used to refer to:* Argentine Capital District, known as "Autonomous City of Buenos Aires" since 1996.
*Brazilian Federal District
*Mexican Federal District
*Venezuelan Capital District India
In
India , the termUnion Territory is used for the six territories governed directly by the federal national government, namely -Andaman and Nicobar Islands ,Chandigarh ,Dadra and Nagar Haveli ,Daman and Diu ,Lakshadweep andPondicherry .Other uses
There are seven
Federal districts of Russia , which function as an additional administrative layer between other subdivisions and theRussian Federation as a whole. But these have nothing to do with the territory surrounding acapital city .
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