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)
9. political divisions

Anotations

Scope note:

Territories that are ruled directly by a central government within a federation. Examples are in Venezuela and Malaysia. For entities that are part of a federation and that share sovereignty, use “federated states.”