Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. Organizations (hierarchy name)
4. organizations (groups)
5. administrative bodies
6. political administrative bodies
7. [political administrative bodies by degree of independence]
8. divisions (political administrative bodies)

Anotations

Scope note:

Entities that share sovereignty in constitutional federal union, and have transferred a portion of their sovereign powers to a federal government. Federated states may be called provinces, states, Lands, cantons, or other terms, depending upon usage within a particular nation. Examples of federated states are in the United States, Brazil, Canada, and many other nations. For entities retaining complete sovereignty, use "sovereign states." For territories within a federation that do not share sovereignty, use "federal territory."