confederation

Union of sovereign states linked by treaties, whose common government does not directly exercise its sovereignty over their territory

Entityform of governmentQ170156

Also known as confederacy · league

Instance of: form of government
Subclass of: international organization
, political territorial entity
Part of: international law

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A confederation is a political union of sovereign states or chiefdoms united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issues, such as defence, foreign relations, internal trade or currency, with the central government being required to provide support for all its members. Confederalism represents a main form of intergovernmentalism, defined as any form of interaction around states that takes place on the basis of sovereign independence or government.

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Members / parts: European Union(since 1993)
Switzerland(1815–1848)
Confederate States of America(1861–1865)
Different from: federation

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29 identifiers linking confederation across the web's reference databases

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