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The administrative divisions of Cartadania or political divisions of Cartadania are the various governing entities that together form Cartadania. The first subdivisions are the states and territories, of which there are thirty-four total. The admission of states into the union is authorized by the Constitution of Cartadania and is conducted by Congress. Most of the states admitted to the union outside of those in the Lusia Velha (Lusia region) have been formed from territories of Cartadania (that is, land under the sovereignty of the federal government but not part of any state) that were organized by an act or resolution of Congress, subject to the Congress' plenary powers under the territorial clause of Constitution, or from land in an already formed state or annexed nation that was partitioned to form smaller states. The Cartadanian federal and state governments operate within a system of parallel sovereignty, so political states are not technically "divisions" created from Cartadania as in a unitary system, but rather units that, together with the capital and territories administered by the federal government, compose Cartadania. Territories of Cartadania are typically lands that have been purchased or annexed and fall under the sovereignty of the federal government. They have essentially all of the same powers of states except that they do not possess the same degree of autonomy as a state and do not maintain their infrastructure networks (Ilhas Bicarianas was the exception, maintaining all of it's networks due to its extreme distance before cession to Urcea).

State and territorial governments within Cartadania may enact their own laws and prosecute crimes pursuant thereto as long as they do not contradict or undermine federal law or jeopardize constitutionality. Member states of Cartadania are then typically subdivided into counties or parishes (in the case of Milan, Montecarlo, and Porta Bianca) which exist at the mercy of the state in which they are located. For Solemia, each island acted as a single county prior to the Goldstein Acts, and with its ascension to statehood on 1 January 2026, some islands were grouped into single counties. This was formerly true for São Ricardo before Ricardo County split into three forming Ibiza county and the City and County of Lua alongside Ricardo.

States and territories

The primary political entities of Cartadania are the states (os estados) and the territories (os territórios). Six states—Lombardia, Milan, Porta Bianca, Solemia, Verona, and Victoria—call themselves commonwealths (comunidade). The word commonwealth in this context refers to the common "wealth", or welfare, of the public. The term has no legal difference from a state, though it is a common belief that these states tend to be more strict in their laws.

On numerous occasions the Supreme Court of Cartadania has affirmed that the thirty-four individual divisions and Cartadania as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions under the Constitution. Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government, Cartadanians are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. States, however, are not sovereign in international law as each State only has sovereignty over its territory and domestic affairs, to the exclusion of all external powers, on the principle of non-interference in another State's domestic affairs, and that each State (no matter how large or small) is equal in international law. Additionally, the thirty-three states and capital do not possess international legal sovereignty, meaning that they are not recognized by other sovereign states such as, for example, Caphiria or Pelaxia.

Territories are very similar in nature to states, creating many of their own laws and regulations, but they lack the same degree of autonomy of a state. They operate at the discretion of the federal government but possess many of the same rights and residents of all territories are full citizens of Cartadania. However, like the states, they do not possess international legal sovereignty, meaning that they are not recognized by other sovereign states. With the ascension of Lotoa to statehood in 2029, Cartadania will no longer have any territories, but the distinction and title remain in record in the event that does change.

List

States and territories of Cartadania
Flag, name and postal abbreviation		Cities		Since	Legislature	Governor	Pop. (2028)	Area in km² (sqmi)	Pop. Dens.	No. of Emis.	HDI	GSP per capita (2028)
Flag, name and postal abbreviation		Capital	Largest	Since	Legislature	Governor	Pop. (2028)	Area in km² (sqmi)	Pop. Dens.	No. of Emis.	HDI	GSP per capita (2028)
Acara	AC	Dorado		28 April 1769	State Legislature	Alejandró Suez	5,094,115	88,404.45 km²	dens	7	0.9xx	$50,000
Aleira	AE	Francesca	Cerise	6 September 1794	State Assembly	Governor of Aleira	6,212,011	105,611.61 km²	dens	9	0.9xx	$50,000
Alexandria	AL	Calaine		30 October 1710	General Assembly	Chris LeMarchal	30,271,994	163,895.30 km²	dens	42	0.9xx	$50,000
Alta Roma	AR	Arranda	Cagliasi	6 January 1995	General Assembly	Chalinus Adrana	9,402,613	39,015.06 km²	dens	13	0.9xx	$50,000
Aveiro	AV	Cásame	Lamerosa	1 November 1917	State Assembly	Luis Alvares	10,644,181	200,693.26 km²	dens	15	0.9xx	$50,000
Bahia	BA	Pinhel	Aguandra	15 August 1884	General Assembly	Josué Sá	1,974,757	71,761.60 km²	dens	3	0.9xx	$50,000
Template:Country data Baixa Roma	BR	Sastre	Toratto	10 January 1995	State Legislature	Salomó Belmonte	4,118,905	167,483.83 km²	dens	6	0.9xx	$50,000
Template:Country data Calaxara	CX	Sevillón	Gadiz	16 May 1997	General Assembly	Dario Cardenal	1,026,319	68,532.12 km²	dens	2	0.9xx	$50,000
Template:Country data Cambria	CA	Alzilusia	Scarreni	12 September 1864	State Assembly	Alicia Alarcón	1,802,416	38,169.43 km²	dens	3	0.9xx	$50,000
Template:Country data Catania	CT	Sassale	Valpaves	20 February 1995	General Assembly	Javier Aragón	2,034,067	46,420.62 km²	dens	3	0.9xx	$50,000
Espírito Santo	ES	Lourosa	Triessina	3 April 1815	General Assembly	Sérgio Fareli	12,983,282	219,389.10 km²	dens	18	0.9xx	$50,000
Ferara	FE	São Luis	Zamorín	17 April 1951	State Assembly	Turi Cassara	9,789,229	107,007.50 km²	dens	14	0.9xx	$50,000
Template:Country data Galiza	GA	Pinentes	Torrelaga	14 February 1996	State Legislature	Otávio Fraga	1,403,861	203,214.00 km²	dens	2	0.9xx	$50,000
Lipora	LI	Louronha	Riorcia	30 November 1998	State Assembly	Elsa Ramos	957,058	121,199.01 km²	dens	2	0.9xx	$50,000
Lombardia	LO	Figueroa	Castelusia	15 December 1799	General Assembly	Loriana Governale	21,926,641	170,981.17 km²	dens	30	0.9xx	$50,000
Lotoa	LT	Laaula		Apr 28, 1769	Royal Assembly	Emele Mahina	3,045,238	1,431.20 km²	dens	5	0.9xx	$50,000
Loumara	LM	Ancosi	Seiluz	21 July 1909	State Legislature	Icaro Ancona	3,276,049	48,941.41 km²	dens	5	0.9xx	$50,000
Template:Country data Milan	MI	Auvergne		24 March 1713	General Assembly	Maximillien Plouffe	20,386,711	92,375.71 km²	220.7	28	0.9xx	$50,000
Template:Country data Montecarlo	MC	Charrice	Clairmonte	15 March 1815	Montecarlo State Legislature	Raquele Ricigliano	6,953,457	20,331.75 km²	dens	10	0.9xx	$50,000
Navarra	NV	Cesezio	Máladiz	3 August 1996	General Assembly	Amira Salent	3,101,096	80,771.84 km²	dens	5	0.9xx	$50,000
Porta Bianca	PB	Amar		7 September 1730	General Assembly	Celeste Lopes	13,176,410	119,193.03 km²	110.5	18	0.9xx	$50,000
São Andreas	SA	Siniria	Ceará	1 April 1715	State Legislature	Sergio Lopes	4,084,710	98,755.39 km²	dens	6	0.9xx	$50,000
São Ricardo	SR	Lua		9 July 1802	State Assembly	Cyanus Marcallas	8,147,881	61,945.10 km²	dens	12	0.9xx	$50,000
Santarém	SM	Vila Real		28 November 1822	State Legislature	Tiago Ajian	14,165,489	261,758.13 km²	dens	20	0.9xx	$50,000
Santiago	SO	Córuña	Newport	5 January 1711	State Legislature	Matteo Castano	43,880,933	265,430.66 km²	dens	60	0.9xx	$50,000
Siena	SI	Marsonia	Santaria	10 May 1912	General Assembly	Gionata Avellino	9,116,556	146,075.33 km²	dens	13	0.9xx	$50,000
Solemia	SL	Lucent		1 January 2026	General Assembly	Lyco Sarafina	835,226	2,883.20 km²	dens	2	0.9xx	$50,000
Toscana	TO	Valentia	San Piero	2 December 1869	State Assembly	Zefiro Fraticelli	12,543,816	164,995.16 km²	dens	18	0.9xx	$50,000
Trentino	TR	Aquilônia	Valencia	10 September 1884	General Assembly	Veronica Stella	8,790,145	31,610.76 km²	dens	12	0.9xx	$50,000
Triessa	TA	Cosetri	Valorica	7 May 1930	General Assembly	Evelina Rivera	7,926,018	103,946.38 km²	dens	11	0.9xx	$50,000
Verona	VA	Sevilla	Sierra	3 November 1710	General Assembly	Alícia Rosa	76,239,415	392,846.47 km²	194.1	104	0.9xx	$50,000
Victoria	VI	Salezara	Ciudura	9 July 1711	General Assembly	Aarón Morillo	10,148,180	170,565.04 km²	dens	14	0.9xx	$50,000
Vitrea	VT	Aguerica	Santaluz	19 September 1996	General Assembly	Ismael Ordóñez	6,786,081	119,110.37 km²	dens	10	0.9xx	$50,000
Alahuela	AH	Giulia (District)		30 October 1710	City Council	Danila Maniotti	1,970,183	1,010.10 km²	dens	3	0.9xx	$50,000

Caphiria

Pelaxia

Puertego

Rumahoki

Municipal divisions

Counties, parishes, and county-equivalents

The states are divided into smaller administrative regions, called counties (comarcas) in all but three states. In Milan, Montecarlo, and Porta Bianca, the county equivalents are called parishes. These are, nonetheless, treated as counties by the federal government, and the general framework for these entities is generally the same as those found in other states. Counties have varying degrees of political and legal significance depending on the state in which they are found. In some states, mainly in Cambria, they are primarily used as judicial districts. The state government has opted to abolish the governments of the counties and primarily reports directly to its municipalities and vice versa. In other states, counties have broad powers in housing, education, transportation, and recreation, taking over some responsibilites that would be the state's jurisdiction in other states.

Counties may contain a number of cities, towns, or villages, or sometimes just a part of a city. Some cities are consolidated with, and coterminous with, their counties, like Lua and New Venceia—that is to say, these counties consist in their entirety of a single municipality, the government of which also operates as the county government. Some counties, such as Malta County, Alexandria, do not have any additional subdivisions. Further still, some states, mainly Acara and Triessa, contain independent cities that are not part of any county, thus they are considered equivalent to the state's counties (which, in these two cases, contain incorporated towns).

Cartadania currently consists of 1,962 counties, parishes, and county-level equivalents. The state with the most counties is Aveiro, with 195 counties, while the state with the fewest counties is Lotoa, which has three (one for each island). The most populous county in the country is Sierra County in Verona with 15.7 million residents as of 2028, while the least populous county is Elvira County in Toscana, with 91 residents. The largest county by area in Cartadania is Prince Lucás County, Verona, at 19,217.2 square kilometres (7,419.8 sq mi), while the smallest county-equivalent in Cartadania is the Riso district of Alahuela, at just 27.3 square kilometres (10.5 sq mi).

Municipalities

There are various forms of municipal government below or adjacent to the county level within Cartadania. Cities are defined differently by the governments of each state and territory but typically are incorporated municipalities with some urban character of a certain population (e.g., 10k people). Some cities are independent cities, which means that they are separate from, and independent of, any county they may be near or within. Thus, these cities are the equivalent of counties as they have no higher local government intervening between them and the state government. Independent cities also should not be confused with consolidated city-county governments. An independent city is not part of any county, whereas a consolidated city and county is both a municipal corporation (cidade or city) and an administrative division of the state (comarca or county). There are also incorporated cities, which are a part of and operate under a county system. These are the most common form of city government found in Cartadania. Some incorporated cities overlap county borders. Cities are typically responsible for many services in their jurisdiction. Some states are composed solely of cities (i.e., Milan, Verona, and Victoria) and contain no towns or villages. Areas outside of cities are unincorporated areas of the county, though they may be designated as a "census-designated place".

Towns are very similar in nature to cities. The difference typically lies in the area and population of the municipality. Towns are always part of a county and cannot form independent governments, except in Cambria, where there are no county governments. Some states allow towns to reincorporate as cities once they achieve a specific population. Some states may say large areas have no general-purpose local government below the county level (as is the case in São Ricardo despite the existence of some "cities").

Villages are areas of counties that are basically towns but have no general-purpose local government. They may exist in states that don't have subdivisions below the county with an official government or in states that do have cities and towns to fill space that would normally be unincorporated. Santiago is known to have cities, towns, villages, and unincorporated areas, each with different purposes. For this specific case, villages are essentially neighborhoods.

Census-designated places are areas established by the Office of Statistics for census purposes. They may appear on maps as named places and many even have local postal offices, but they do not have a general-purpose local government. Some CDPs are quite large in population, such as Belmiers, Milan with its population of 91,000 as of 2028.

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Median household income