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Capital territory or federal capital territory, usually a specially designated territory where a country's seat of government is located. As such, in the federal model of government, no one state or territory takes pre-eminence because the capital lies within its borders. A capital territory can be one specific form of federal district.
province, territory Malaysia: xian/hsien People's Republic of China Taiwan: county země Czech Republic: land (historical) zona Cape Verde: zone (division of freguesia) ziemia Poland: land Zillah Pakistan: district Bangladesh India: župa Slovakia: county (historical) županija Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian speaking) county Croatia: maahaanam
A territory is a subdivision of a country having a legal status different from other regions of that country. Territory may also refer to: Box office territory; Sales territory; Territoriality (nonverbal communication), how people use space to communicate ownership/occupancy of areas and possessions
A dependent territory is commonly distinguished from a country subdivision by being considered not to be a constituent part of a sovereign state. An administrative subdivision, instead, is understood to be a division of a state proper. A dependent territory, conversely, often maintains a great degree of autonomy from its controlling state.
A sovereign state is a state that has the supreme sovereignty or ultimate authority over a territory. [1] It is commonly understood that a sovereign state is independent. [2] When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may also refer to a constituent country, or a dependent territory. [3] [4] [5]
Administrative divisions [1] (also administrative units, [2] [3] [4] administrative regions, [5] subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divided.
An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or entity. An enclave can be an independent territory or part of a larger one. [1] Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. [2]: 60 Enclave is sometimes used improperly to denote a territory that is only partly surrounded by another state. [1]
The territory was acquired by Great Britain from France after the former's victory in the Seven Years' War and during the 1763 Treaty of Paris. Britain took over the Ohio Country, as its eastern portion was known, but a few months later, King George III forbade all settlements in the region by the Royal Proclamation of 1763.