Administrative divisions of Cartadania

The administrative 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-eight total. The admission of states into the union is authorized by the Constitution of Cartadania and is conducted by Congress. Predominantly, states outside the bounds of Lusia Velha have emerged through the organization of territories previously under federal sovereignty, often facilitated through congressional resolutions. Additionally, the partitioning of land within existing states or annexed regions has contributed to the formation of new states.

Within Cartadania's intricate political landscape, both federal and state governments coexist as parallel entities, a testament to the nation's distinct system of shared sovereignty. Unlike unitary systems, where divisions are derived directly from a centralized entity, Cartadanian states, along with the capital and federal territories, collectively compose the intricate fabric of the nation. Territories, under federal jurisdiction, boast considerable powers comparable to states, with the exception of certain aspects of autonomy and infrastructure management. Over time, the autonomy of territories has advanced through congressional actions, blurring the historical distinction.

State and territorial authorities wield legislative powers to formulate laws and administer justice, as long as these actions remain in harmony with federal statutes and uphold constitutional principles. States are often further subdivided into counties or analogous divisions (such as parishes, municipios, and merindades), the parameters of which are determined by jurisdictional considerations. Notably, the evolution of regions within Cartadania follows distinct patterns, with prior island-based counties like Solemia undergoing restructuring under the Goldstein Acts upon its elevation to statehood in 2026. Similar transformations occurred within São Ricardo, culminating in the formation of Pampalinda County and the City and County of Lua alongside Ricardo County.

Facilitating a broader understanding of Cartadanian territory, the Cartadanian Institute of Geography and Statistics delineates nine macroregions based on geographic, social, and economic factors. While academically recognized, these divisions carry minimal political implications beyond informing federal-level initiatives. The individual states retain the authority to define internal subregional configurations, which may, on occasion, be referenced within federal records, contingent upon state-specific contexts and preferences.

History

Regions

Level 1 jurisdiction (NOJ1)

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-eight individual divisions and Cartadania as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions under the Constitution. Due to the shared sovereignty between each level one jurisdiction and the federal government, Cartadanians are citizens of both the federal republic and of the jurisdiction in which they reside. States and territories, however, are not sovereign in international law as each entity only has sovereignty over its territory and domestic affairs, to the exclusion of all external powers, on the principle of non-interference in another jurisdiction's domestic affairs, and that each entity (no matter how large or small) is equal in international law. Additionally, the thirty-three states, four territories, 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. 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 2026, Cartadania will no longer have any western territories, but the distinction and title remain in record for the border islands and Haujão.

In Cartadania, each entity is grouped into levels from one to four. These levels, known in Cartadanian as Níveis de organização da jurisdição (English: Jurisdiction organization levels; NOJ or L) were created to assist the federal cabinent with allocation and distribution of funds, resources, and services, among other things. The states, territories, and federal capital are considered to be level one jurisdictions, commonly abbreviated as L1 or NOJ1 (Nível de organização da jurisdição um).

List

States and territories of Cartadania
Flag, name and postal abbreviation		Municipalities		Formation	Legislature	Governor or Leader	Pop. (2028)	Area in km² (sqmi)	Pop. Dens.	# of Emis.	HDI	AMI (2030)
Flag, name and postal abbreviation		Capital	Largest	Formation	Legislature	Governor or Leader	Pop. (2028)	Area in km² (sqmi)	Pop. Dens.	# of Emis.	HDI	AMI (2030)
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
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
Calexia	CX	Sevillón	Gadiz	16 May 1997	General Assembly	Dario Cardenal	1,026,319	68,532.12 km²	dens	2	0.9xx	$50,000
Cascália	CA	Alzilusia	Scarreni	12 September 1864	State Assembly	Alicia Alarcón	1,802,416	38,169.43 km²	dens	3	0.9xx	$50,000
Catária	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
Guanilu	GA	Azulindo	Canopia	14 February 1996	State Legislature	Otávio Fraga	1,403,861	203,214 km² (78,461 sq mi)	6.9/km² (18/sq mi)	2	0.9xx	$61,225
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
Miraflores	MF	Charrice	Clairmonte	15 March 1815	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
Tanoa	TN	Arranda	Cagliasi	6 January 1995	General Assembly	Chalinus Adrana	9,402,613	39,015.06 km²	dens	13	0.9xx	$50,000
Tanoa Sul	TS	Sastre	Toratto	10 January 1995	State Legislature	Salomó Belmonte	4,118,905	167,483.83 km²	dens	6	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
Haujão	HJ	Altair		6 September 1682	Assembly	Shen Zi Park	91,209	3859.1 km²	dens	1	0.9xx	$50,000
Providência	PV	Santa Lucía		19 February 1684	Assembly	Emma Ribeiro	221,317	326.6 km²	dens	1	0.9xx	$50,000
Santa Domenica	SD	Arredamo		1 January 1928	Legislature	Asier Ligüerre	1,506,313	5,853.4 km²	dens	3	0.9xx	$50,000
Santa Elena	SE	Serranilla		1 January 1802	Territorial Council	Viviane Lopés	347,816	725.2 km²	dens	1	0.9xx	$50,000

Caphiria

Pelaxia

Puertego

Rumahoki

Level 2 jurisdiction (NOJ2)

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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