A federal territory is an administrative division under the direct and usually exclusive jurisdiction of a federation's national government. A federal territory is a part of a federation, but not a part of any federated state. The states constitute the federation itself and share sovereignty with the federal government, while a territory does not have sovereign status and is constitutionally dependent on the federal government.
In Brazil, although mentioned in the Federal Constitution, currently there are no federal territories. Brazil had three territories until the adoption of the 1988 Constitution: Fernando de Noronha (today a state district of Pernambuco), Amapá, and Roraima, now fully recognised states. From 1943 to 1982, Rondônia was also a federal territory (until 1956 under the name of Território do Guaporé).[3]
Canadaedit
The Northwest Territories used to include a majority of what is now Canada, and was divided into districts for ease of administration from 1882 until 1999. One such district, Keewatin, was its own federal territory from 1876 until 1905.[citation needed]
Germanyedit
Alsace-Lorraine's coat of arms can still be seen on the Reichstag building in Berlin (at the very top), together with the coat of arms of the other states.
The German Empire was a federation of monarchies and a few city-states. However, after the Franco-Prussian War, the newly created country annexed large parts of Alsace and Lorraine, two mostly German-speaking French territories which used to belong to the Holy Roman Empire. A large part of the local population was opposed to the transfer, meaning that granting statehood to the recently acquired territory would establish a state with a possible desire for secession which also was not used to German politics and German law. Incorporating the territory into Prussia, as happened to Schleswig-Holstein and other states during the German Unification Wars, was opposed by the South German states which already felt diminished by Prussia. Hence, an annexation to Bavaria and Baden was also discussed, yet met with opposition by the military which opined that the crucial border territory had to be governed from Berlin. As a compromise, Otto von Bismarck successfully proposed to incorporate Alsace-Lorraine as a territory directly governed by the Imperial (federal) government, leading to the creation of the Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine (Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen). The territorial status, common in the US, was unique within mainland Germany, as all constituent states were self-governing. In 1911 the Constitution of the German Empire was amended to treat Alsace-Lorraine as a state for certain matters, including its own government and votes in the Bundestag.[citation needed]
France annexed the complete area after World War I. Since then, the German national government never had direct control over a German territory, with the exception of the Nazi government; however, Nazi Germany was - like East Germany - a centralized state where state governments were de facto abolished. The Federal Republic of Germany's Basic Law does not currently provide a legal way to create a federal territory, including a capital district, and describes the German national territory as being composed solely of states.
In the United States, many of the states were territories or parts of territories before reaching statehood, e.g. Louisiana Territory, Mississippi Territory, Oregon Territory, Alaska Territory and Hawaii Territory. Before reaching statehood, these territories of the United States were formally usually of a kind which can be described as "organized incorporated territories", meaning that the government of the jurisdiction was formally organized in such a way as to comply with recognized federal standards for self-government, and that the jurisdiction was "organic" to the United States, that is, an irrevocably inseverable part of it rather than a protectorate, an area leased from and still pertaining formally to another nation, or a concession granted by another nation or group which conceivably could retain certain rights to it. "Incorporated" territories are a part of the United States, though not of any particular constituent state, and as are not readily saleable or cessionable to other powers in the way that "unincorporated" territories are.[citation needed]
Notesedit
^All internal and external territories where federal laws are implemented.[1]
^"Territories of Australia". australia.gov.au. The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.
^. India.gov.in. Technical Team National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017.
^Porto, Jadson Luís Rebelo (March 1999). "Os territórios federais e a sua evolução no Brasil" [The federal territories and their evolution in Brazil] (PDF). Revista de Educação, Cultura e meio ambiente (in Brazilian Portuguese). III (15).
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This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed November 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message A federal territory is an administrative division under the direct and usually exclusive jurisdiction of a federation s national government A federal territory is a part of a federation but not a part of any federated state The states constitute the federation itself and share sovereignty with the federal government while a territory does not have sovereign status and is constitutionally dependent on the federal government Contents 1 Federal territories in various federations 2 Historical federal territories 2 1 Brazil 2 2 Canada 2 3 Germany 2 4 Mexico 2 5 United States 3 Notes 4 ReferencesFederal territories in various federations edit nbsp Australia a nbsp Ashmore and Cartier Islands external nbsp Australian Antarctic Territory claimed nbsp Australian Capital Territory internal nbsp Christmas Island external nbsp Cocos Keeling Islands external nbsp Coral Sea Islands external nbsp Heard Island and McDonald Islands external nbsp Jervis Bay Territory internal nbsp Norfolk Island external nbsp Northern Territory internal nbsp Canada nbsp Northwest Territories nbsp Nunavut nbsp Yukon nbsp India b Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Lakshadweep Puducherry nbsp Malaysia nbsp Kuala Lumpur nbsp Labuan nbsp Putrajaya nbsp Nigeria Federal Capital Territory nbsp Pakistan Islamabad nbsp Russia Sirius nbsp United States nbsp American Samoa unincorporated unorganized nbsp Bajo Nuevo Bank claimed nbsp Baker Island unincorporated unorganized nbsp Guam unincorporated organized nbsp Howland Island unincorporated unorganized nbsp Jarvis Island unincorporated unorganized File 23x15px border alt link Johnston Atoll unincorporated unorganized nbsp Kingman Reef unincorporated unorganized nbsp Midway Atoll unincorporated unorganized nbsp Navassa Island unincorporated unorganized nbsp Northern Mariana Islands unincorporated organized nbsp Palmyra Atoll incorporated unorganized nbsp Puerto Rico unincorporated organized nbsp Serranilla Bank claimed nbsp U S Virgin Islands unincorporated organized nbsp Wake Island unincorporated unorganized Historical federal territories editBrazil edit Main article Federal territories of Brazil In Brazil although mentioned in the Federal Constitution currently there are no federal territories Brazil had three territories until the adoption of the 1988 Constitution Fernando de Noronha today a state district of Pernambuco Amapa and Roraima now fully recognised states From 1943 to 1982 Rondonia was also a federal territory until 1956 under the name of Territorio do Guapore 3 Canada edit The Northwest Territories used to include a majority of what is now Canada and was divided into districts for ease of administration from 1882 until 1999 One such district Keewatin was its own federal territory from 1876 until 1905 citation needed Germany edit nbsp Alsace Lorraine s coat of arms can still be seen on the Reichstag building in Berlin at the very top together with the coat of arms of the other states The German Empire was a federation of monarchies and a few city states However after the Franco Prussian War the newly created country annexed large parts of Alsace and Lorraine two mostly German speaking French territories which used to belong to the Holy Roman Empire A large part of the local population was opposed to the transfer meaning that granting statehood to the recently acquired territory would establish a state with a possible desire for secession which also was not used to German politics and German law Incorporating the territory into Prussia as happened to Schleswig Holstein and other states during the German Unification Wars was opposed by the South German states which already felt diminished by Prussia Hence an annexation to Bavaria and Baden was also discussed yet met with opposition by the military which opined that the crucial border territory had to be governed from Berlin As a compromise Otto von Bismarck successfully proposed to incorporate Alsace Lorraine as a territory directly governed by the Imperial federal government leading to the creation of the Imperial Territory of Alsace Lorraine Reichsland Elsass Lothringen The territorial status common in the US was unique within mainland Germany as all constituent states were self governing In 1911 the Constitution of the German Empire was amended to treat Alsace Lorraine as a state for certain matters including its own government and votes in the Bundestag citation needed France annexed the complete area after World War I Since then the German national government never had direct control over a German territory with the exception of the Nazi government however Nazi Germany was like East Germany a centralized state where state governments were de facto abolished The Federal Republic of Germany s Basic Law does not currently provide a legal way to create a federal territory including a capital district and describes the German national territory as being composed solely of states Mexico edit Further information Territories of Mexico United States edit In the United States many of the states were territories or parts of territories before reaching statehood e g Louisiana Territory Mississippi Territory Oregon Territory Alaska Territory and Hawaii Territory Before reaching statehood these territories of the United States were formally usually of a kind which can be described as organized incorporated territories meaning that the government of the jurisdiction was formally organized in such a way as to comply with recognized federal standards for self government and that the jurisdiction was organic to the United States that is an irrevocably inseverable part of it rather than a protectorate an area leased from and still pertaining formally to another nation or a concession granted by another nation or group which conceivably could retain certain rights to it Incorporated territories are a part of the United States though not of any particular constituent state and as are not readily saleable or cessionable to other powers in the way that unincorporated territories are citation needed Notes edit All internal and external territories where federal laws are implemented 1 Formally known as the union territories 2 References edit Territories of Australia australia gov au The Department of Infrastructure Transport Regional Development and Communications States and Union Territories India gov in Technical Team National Informatics Centre Archived from the original on August 18 2017 Porto Jadson Luis Rebelo March 1999 Os territorios federais e a sua evolucao no Brasil The federal territories and their evolution in Brazil PDF Revista de Educacao Cultura e meio ambiente in Brazilian Portuguese III 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Federal territory amp oldid 1187325756, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
