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It is often part of the [[philosophy]] of a unitary state that, regardless of the [[actual]] [[status]] of any of its parts, its entire territory [[constitutes]] a single [[sovereign]] [[entity]] or nation-state, and that by [[virtue]] of this the central [[government]] [[exercises]] [[sovereignty]] over the whole territory as of [[right]]. In a federation, on the other hand, [[sovereignty]] is often regarded as residing notionally in the [[component]] states, or as being [[shared]] between these states and the central government.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation]
It is often part of the [[philosophy]] of a unitary state that, regardless of the [[actual]] [[status]] of any of its parts, its entire territory [[constitutes]] a single [[sovereign]] [[entity]] or nation-state, and that by [[virtue]] of this the central [[government]] [[exercises]] [[sovereignty]] over the whole territory as of [[right]]. In a federation, on the other hand, [[sovereignty]] is often regarded as residing notionally in the [[component]] states, or as being [[shared]] between these states and the central government.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation]
==See also==
*'''''[[Confederation]]'''''
[[Category: Political Science]]
[[Category: Political Science]]
