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1855 J. H. Colton Company map of Virginia that predates the West Virginia partition by seven years.. Numerous state partition proposals have been put forward since the 1776 establishment of the United States that would partition an existing U.S. state or states so that a particular region might either join another state or create a new state.
Under each region listed is one or more of the following: De facto state (de facto entity): for regions without diplomatic recognition but with de facto autonomy. [Proposed state: proposed name for a seceding sovereign state. Proposed autonomous area: for movements towards greater autonomy for an area but not outright secession.
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions. Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. [1] [2] The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used... for data collection and analysis", [3] and is the most commonly used classification system.
The wider Chicago metropolitan area holds 75% of the state's population, and supports an equivalent proportion of the state's economy. [2] In total Illinois has 102 counties, including Cook County. [3] There are longstanding historical and cultural differences between Southern Illinois and Chicago.
This is a list of proposed state mergers, including both current and historical proposals originating from sovereign states or organizations.The entities listed below differ from separatist movements in that they would form as a merger or union of two or more existing states, territories, colonies or other regions, becoming either a federation, confederation or other type of unified sovereign ...
[3] In the late 1930s, differences between mining and ranching interests in Cochise County spurred a proposal to split the county, with the new county's seat at Willcox, which the state Legislature ultimately rejected. Sierra Bonita County: proposed at the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1885, with Willcox proposed as the county seat ...
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
3 regions: 28 districts: 130+ traditional authorities 60+ subchiefdoms Malaysia: Federal 13 states (negeri) 3 federal territories (wilayah persekutuan) 155 local government areas: Maldives: Unitary 17 atolls 4 cities: 189 islands: Mali: Unitary 19 régions 1 capital district: 40+ cercles 1,400+ arrondissements: 700+ communes: Malta: Unitary 5 ...