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Countries Ruled by A Federal Republic

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List of countries, nations and states governed or ruled by a federal republic, sorted alphabetically. In some cases nations may have multiple ruling bodies or government types, meaning they're not exclusively countries that are governed by federal republic. This list of countries that use federal republic as their form of government contains various bits of information about each nation, such as the official language or currency of the country. If you're looking for the names of countries with federal republic governments then you're in the right place.

Items include everything from Sudan to Ethiopia.

This list answers the questions, "Which countries are ruled by federal republic?" and "Which countries are governed by federal republic?"

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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Language: Spanish Language
Founded: 1816-07-09
Currency: Argentine peso
Area: 2780400.0
Government: Representative democracy, Presidential system, Federal republic, Constitutional republic
Anthem: Argentine National Anthem
Divisions: San Juan Province, Argentina, Comuna 5, Lihuel Calel department, Maipú Department
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Austria
Vienna
Language: German Language
Founded: 1955-07-27
Currency: Euro
Area: 83855.0
Government: Federal republic, Federation, Parliamentary republic
Anthem: Land der Berge, Land am Strome
Divisions: Salzburg, Vorarlberg, Upper Austria, Burgenland, Vienna
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Language: Bosnian language, Croatian language, Serbian language
Founded: 1189-08-29
Currency: Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark
Area: 51129.0
Government: Federal republic, Republic, Federation, Parliamentary republic
Anthem: Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine, Jedna si jedina
Divisions: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska
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Brazil
Brasília
Language: Portuguese Language
Founded: 1822-09-07
Currency: Brazilian real
Area: 8515767.05
Government: Presidential system, Federal republic, Constitutional republic
Anthem: Brazilian National Anthem
Divisions: Mato Grosso, Acre, Roraima, Minas Gerais, Telêmaco Borba
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Comoros
Moroni
Language: Arabic Language, French Language, Comorian language
Founded: 1975-07-06
Currency: Comorian franc
Area: 2170.0
Government: Federal republic, Federation
Anthem: Udzima wa ya Masiwa
Divisions: Mohéli, Grande Comore, Anjouan
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Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Language: Amharic Language
Founded: -0979
Currency: Ethiopian birr
Area: 1127127.0
Government: Federal republic, Parliamentary republic
Anthem: March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia
Divisions: Oromia Region, Addis Ababa, Udet, Harari Region, Benishangul-Gumuz Region
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Germany
Berlin
Language: German Language
Founded: 1949-05-23
Currency: Euro
Area: 357021.0
Government: Representative democracy, Federal republic, Constitutional republic, Parliamentary republic
Anthem: Deutschlandlied
Divisions: Munich, Bremen, Haan, Hanover, Hesse
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India
New Delhi
Language: English Language, Hindi Language
Founded: 1947-08-15
Currency: Indian rupee
Area: 3287263.0
Government: Federal republic, Constitutional republic, Parliamentary system
Anthem: Jana Gana Mana
Divisions: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep, Beed district, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha
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Mexico
Mexico City
Language: Spanish Language
Founded: 1810-09-16
Currency: Mexican peso
Area: 1972550.0
Government: Presidential system, Federal republic, Constitutional republic
Anthem: Himno Nacional Mexicano
Divisions: Álvaro Obregón, D.F., Hidalgo, San Simón Tolnahuac, Nayarit
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Nepal
Kathmandu
Language: Nepali Language
Founded: 2007-12-28
Currency: Nepalese rupee
Area: 140800.0
Government: Federal republic, Republic, Federation
Anthem: Rastriya Gaan, Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka
Divisions: Lumbini Zone, Janakpur Zone, Narayani Zone, Seti Zone, Gandaki Zone
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Nigeria
Abuja
Language: English Language
Founded: 1960-10-01
Currency: Nigerian naira
Area: 923768.0
Government: Presidential system, Federal republic
Anthem: Arise, O Compatriots
Divisions: Taraba State, Osun State, Cross River State, Kogi State, Katsina State
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Pakistan
Islamabad
Language: Urdu Language, English Language
Founded: 1940-03-23
Currency: Pakistani rupee
Area: 796095.0
Government: Federal republic, Parliamentary republic
Anthem: Qaumī Tarāna
Divisions: Balochistan, Pakistan, Islamabad Capital Territory, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Sudan
Khartoum
Language: Arabic Language, English Language
Founded: 1956-01-01
Currency: Sudanese pound
Area: 2505813.0
Government: Representative democracy, Presidential system, Federal republic
Anthem: Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-watan
Divisions: Darfur Regional Authority, River Nile, Darfur, Sennar, Northern
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Switzerland
Bern
Language: Romansh language, French Language, German Language, Italian Language
Founded: 1291
Currency: Swiss franc
Area: 41285.0
Government: Federal republic, Directorial system
Anthem: Swiss Psalm
Divisions: Seftigen District, Canton of Vaud, Canton of Glarus, Canton of Aargau, Canton of Zurich
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United States of America
Washington, D.C.
Founded: 1776-07-04
Currency: United States dollar
Area: 9826675.0
Government: Presidential system, Federal republic, Constitutional republic
Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner
Divisions: New Hampshire, Cowlitz County, Chicago, Marshall Islands, Montana
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Venezuela
Caracas
Language: Spanish Language
Founded: 1811-07-05
Currency: Venezuelan bolívar
Area: 916445.0
Government: Socialist state, Presidential system, Federal republic, Republic, Federation
Anthem: Gloria al Bravo Pueblo
Divisions: Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, Delta Amacuro, Aragua, Barinas, Venezuela
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