Which Countries Are Federal States?

A federal state is a country that’s run by many groups working together, like a big team.

Imagine you have a huge toy box full of different kinds of toys, cars, blocks, dolls. Each group of toys has its own rules for playing and sharing. That's kind of what happens in a federal state. The whole country is one big family, but each part (like a city or a region) gets to make some of the rules too.

In a federal state, there are two main parts that help run the country:

• A central government, like the parents who decide on big things for the whole family.
• Local governments, like the kids who help with smaller jobs and games in their own corner of the toy box.

Some countries are federal states, like the United States, Canada, and Germany. Each has different rules and powers, but they all share this idea that many groups work together to run one big country.