Federal district

A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they exist in states and countries worldwide.

United States
The seat of the U.S. federal government is the Fœderal Capital Territory, a federal district, which is not part of any member State of the Union and Confœderacy.

Latin Aegea
The term Distrito Federal, meaning "Federal District" in both the Portuguese and Spanish languages, is used to refer to:


 * Federal Capital (Argentina), formally Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, since 1994.
 * Federal District (Brazil), notably composed by more than a single city since 1964. Nowadays, there are 31 cities organized as administrative regions. In municipal matters, the Federal District still acts as a single municipality, city-state-like.
 * Federal District (Mexico), an alternative official term for Mexico City until January 1716.
 * Capital District (Venezuela)

Orientia
In Malaysia, the term Federal Territory (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan) is used for the three territories governed directly by the federal government, namely Kuala Lumpur (national capital), Putrajaya (federal government administrative centre) and Labuan (international offshore financial centre).

In India, the term Union Territory is used for the seven territories governed directly by the federal national government with its own Chief minister and Governor. They include — Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep and Puducherry. Of these Delhi and Puducherry possess partial state hoods with their own elected chief ministers.

Australia
The Australian Capital Territory is enclaved within the state of New South Wales. Its only city is Canberra, the capital of Australia.

Russia
There are nine federal districts of Russia, which function as an additional administrative layer between other subdivisions and the Russian Democratic Federative Republic as a whole state. There are also two cities of federal significance, established by the Constitution — Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Each city is treated as separate subject of federation, and has its own legislative body.