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.

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	Executive	Pop. (2030)	Area in km2 (sqmi)	Pop. Dens.	# of Emis.	HDI	AMI (2030)
			Capital	Largest
	Acara	AC	Dorado		28 April 1689	State Legislature	Alejandró Suez	5,094,115	88,404.5 km2 (34,133.2 sq mi)	57.6/km2 (149/sq mi)	7	0.9xx	$74,704
	Alahuela	AH	Giulia		30 October 1710	City Council	Danila Maniotti	1,970,183	1,010.1 km2 (390.0 sq mi)	1,950.5/km2 (5,052/sq mi)	3	0.9xx	$186,715
	Aleira	AE	Francesca	Cerise	6 September 1714	State Assembly	Governor of Aleira	6,212,011	105,611.6 km2 (40,776.9 sq mi)	58.8/km2 (152/sq mi)	9	0.9xx	$72,078
	Alexandria	AL	Calaine		30 October 1630	General Assembly	Chris LeMarchal	30,271,994	163,895.30 km2 (63,280.33 sq mi)	184.7/km2 (478/sq mi)	42	0.9xx	$77,772
	Aveiro	AV	Cásame	Lamerosa	1 November 1967	State Assembly	Luis Alvares	10,644,181	200,693.3 km2 (77,488.1 sq mi)	53.0/km2 (137/sq mi)	15	0.9xx	$75,222
	Bahia	BA	Pinhel	Aguandra	15 August 1964	General Assembly	Josué Sá	1,974,757	71,761.6 km2 (27,707.3 sq mi)	27.5/km2 (71/sq mi)	3	0.9xx	$62,699
	Calexia	CX	Sevillón	Gadiz	16 May 1977	General Assembly	Dario Cardenal	1,026,319	68,532.1 km2 (26,460.4 sq mi)	15.0/km2 (39/sq mi)	2	0.9xx	$60,357
	Cascália	CA	Alzilusia	Scarreni	12 September 1786	State Assembly	Alicia Alarcón	1,802,416	38,169.4 km2 (14,737.3 sq mi)	47.2/km2 (122/sq mi)	3	0.9xx	$78,589
	Catária	CT	Sassale	Valpaves	20 February 1976	General Assembly	Javier Aragón	2,034,067	46,420.6 km2 (17,923.1 sq mi)	43.8/km2 (113/sq mi)	3	0.9xx	$68,127
	Espírito Santo	ES	Lourosa	Triessina	3 April 1951	General Assembly	Sérgio Fareli	12,980,282	219,389.1 km2 (84,706.6 sq mi)	59.2/km2 (153/sq mi)	18	0.9xx	$76,762
	Ferara	FE	São Luis	Zamorín	17 April 1851	State Assembly	Turi Cassara	9,789,229	107,007.5 km2 (41,315.8 sq mi)	91.5/km2 (237/sq mi)	14	0.9xx	$66,977
	Guanilu	GU	Azulindo	Canopia	14 February 1856	State Legislature	Otávio Fraga	1,403,861	203,214.0 km2 (78,461.4 sq mi)	6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)	2	0.9xx	$59,823
	Haujão	HJ	Altair		6 September 1682	Assembly	Shen Zi Park	91,209	3,859.1 km2 (1,490.0 sq mi)	23.6/km2 (61/sq mi)	1	0.9xx	$51,888
	Lipora	LI	Louronha	Riorcia	30 November 1978	State Assembly	Elsa Ramos	957,058	121,199.0 km2 (46,795.2 sq mi)	7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)	2	0.9xx	$55,782
	Lombardia	LO	Figueroa	Castelusia	15 December 1799	General Assembly	Loriana Governale	21,926,641	170,981.2 km2 (66,016.2 sq mi)	128.2/km2 (332/sq mi)	30	0.9xx	$81,863
	Lotoa	LT	Laaula		1 January 2026	Royal Assembly	Emele Mahina	3,045,238	1,431.2 km2 (552.6 sq mi)	2,127.8/km2 (5,511/sq mi)	5	0.9xx	$91,414
	Loumara	LM	Ancosi	Seiluz	21 July 1839	State Legislature	Icaro Ancona	3,276,049	48,947.4 km2 (18,898.7 sq mi)	66.9/km2 (173/sq mi)	5	0.9xx	$57,651
Template:Country data Milan	Milan	MI	Auvergne		24 March 1633	General Assembly	Maximillien Plouffe	20,386,711	92,375.7 km2 (35,666.5 sq mi)	220.7/km2 (572/sq mi)	28	0.9xx	$81,334
	Miraflores	MF	Charrice	Clairmonte	15 March 1855	State Legislature	Raquele Ricigliano	6,953,457	20,331.8 km2 (7,850.2 sq mi)	342.0/km2 (886/sq mi)	10	0.9xx	$89,083
	Navarra	NV	Cesezio	Máladiz	3 August 1882	General Assembly	Amira Salent	3,101,096	80,771.8 km2 (31,186.2 sq mi)	38.4/km2 (99/sq mi)	5	0.9xx	$60,426
	Porta Bianca	PB	Amar		7 September 1650	General Assembly	Celeste Lopes	13,176,410	119,193.1 km2 (46,020.7 sq mi)	110.5/km2 (286/sq mi)	18	0.9xx	$67,058
	Providência	PV	Santa Lucía		19 February 1684	Territorial Assembly	Emma Ribeiro	221,317	326.6 km2 (126.1 sq mi)	677.6/km2 (1,755/sq mi)	1	0.9xx	$75,018
	São Andreas	SA	Siniria	Ceará	1 April 1635	State Legislature	Sergio Lopes	4,084,710	98,755.4 km2 (38,129.7 sq mi)	41.4/km2 (107/sq mi)	6	0.9xx	$68,340
	São Ricardo	SR	Lua		9 July 1722	State Assembly	Cyanus Marcallas	8,147,881	61,945.1 km2 (23,917.1 sq mi)	131.5/km2 (341/sq mi)	12	0.9xx	$89,615
	Santarém	SM	Vila Real		28 November 1958	State Legislature	Tiago Ajian	14,165,489	261,758.1 km2 (101,065.4 sq mi)	54.1/km2 (140/sq mi)	20	0.9xx	$87,669
	Santa Domenica	SD	Arredamo		1 January 1928	Legislature	Asier Ligüerre	1,506,313	5,853.4 km2 (2,260.0 sq mi)	257.3/km2 (666/sq mi)	3	0.9xx	$50,118
	Santa Elena	SE	Serannila		1 January 1802	Territorial Council	Viviane Lopés	347,816	725.2 km2 (280.0 sq mi)	479.6/km2 (1,242/sq mi)	1	0.9xx	$48,127
	Santiago	SO	Córuña	Newport	5 January 1631	State Legislature	Matteo Castano	43,880,933	265,430.7 km2 (102,483.4 sq mi)	165.3/km2 (428/sq mi)	60	0.9xx	$62,659
	Siena	SI	Marsonia	Santaria	10 May 1965	General Assembly	Gionata Avellino	9,116,556	146,075.3 km2 (56,400.0 sq mi)	62.4/km2 (162/sq mi)	13	0.9xx	$72,494
	Solemia	SL	Lucent		1 January 2026	General Assembly	Lyco Sarafina	835,226	2,883.2 km2 (1,113.2 sq mi)	289.7/km2 (750/sq mi)	2	0.9xx	$70,325
	Tanoa	TN	Arranda	Cagliasi	6 January 1805	General Assembly	Chalinus Adrana	9,402,613	39,015.1 km2 (15,063.8 sq mi)	241.0/km2 (624/sq mi)	13	0.9xx	$80,805
	Tanoa Sul	TS	Sastre	Toratto	10 January 1805	State Legislature	Salomó Belmonte	4,118,905	167,483.8 km2 (64,665.9 sq mi)	24.6/km2 (64/sq mi)	6	0.9xx	$63,372
	Toscana	TO	Valentia	San Piero	2 December 1829	State Assembly	Zefiro Fraticelli	12,543,816	164,995.2 km2 (63,705.0 sq mi)	76.0/km2 (197/sq mi)	18	0.9xx	$74,627
	Trentino	TR	Aquilônia	Valencia	10 September 1794	General Assembly	Veronica Stella	8,790,145	31,610.8 km2 (12,205.0 sq mi)	278.1/km2 (720/sq mi)	12	0.9xx	$75,076
	Triessa	TA	Cosetri	Valorica	7 May 1737	General Assembly	Evelina Rivera	9,697,888	103,946.4 km2 (40,133.9 sq mi)	93.3/km2 (242/sq mi)	14	0.9xx	$71,039
	Verona	VA	Sevilla	Sierra	2 November 1630	General Assembly	Alícia Rosa	76,239,415	411,941.0 km2 (159,051.3 sq mi)	185.1/km2 (479/sq mi)	104	0.9xx	$88,620
	Victoria	VI	Salezara	Ciudura	9 July 1631	General Assembly	Aarón Morillo	10,148,180	170,565.0 km2 (65,855.5 sq mi)	59.5/km2 (154/sq mi)	14	0.9xx	$79,993
	Vitrea	VT	Aguerica	Santaluz	19 September 1881	General Assembly	Ismael Ordóñez	6,786,081	119,110.4 km2 (45,988.8 sq mi)	57.0/km2 (148/sq mi)	10	0.9xx	$72,925

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Odoneru
Ocean

Urlazian
Sea

Ventotene

Pribraltar

St. Kennera

Equatorial
Ostiecia

Amaniaris

Porta Bianca

Solemia

Lotoa

Haujão

Bahia

Santarém

Espírito
Santo

Aveiro

Lombardia

Toscana

Siena

SE

Santa Domenica

Victoria

Alexandria

Santiago

Verona

AH

TR

TN

FE

MF

Vitrea

LM

CT

Tanoa
Sul

CX

NV

Guanilu

Lipora

SR

Maresia

Providência

Aleira

Acara

CA

São
Andreas

Triessa

Caphiria

Pelaxia

Puertego

Rumahoki

Level 2 jurisdiction (NOJ2)

Counties, parishes, and county-equivalents

The county-level administrative structure in Cartadania is a complex, multifaceted system that serves as a critical component of the nation's governance. With four distinct types of jurisdictions at this level—counties (comarcas), parishes (paróquias), municípios, and merindades—each playing a unique role, this system reflects the country's evolution in the realm of local governance and regional diversity

In the majority of states and territories, counties, known as comarcas, serve as essential administrative divisions. These counties play multifaceted roles, often encompassing cities, towns, villages, or even just specific areas within a city. Some counties are coterminous with their municipalities, such as Lua in São Ricardo and New Venceia in Alexandria, with the city government operating as both the county and local authority. Others, like Malta County in Alexandria, remain undivided, lacking additional subdivisions. Notably, certain states, primarily Acara and Triessa, feature independent cities that exist outside the county structure, functioning as equivalent entities to counties. In a few regions, the nomenclature and functions of county-level entities diverge. Milan, Miraflores, Porta Bianca, and Providência employ the term "parishes" to describe their county equivalents, while Santa Domenica and Santa Elena use "municípios." Calexia and Navarra uniquely refer to their county-like divisions as "merindades." Despite these distinctions, the federal government treats all these entities as counties, emphasizing uniformity in the broader framework.

The role and significance of counties can vary considerably based on their jurisdiction. In some states, notably in Cascália, counties primarily function as judicial districts. Here, the state government has curtailed the administrative authority of counties, establishing a more direct relationship with municipalities. In contrast, other states empower counties with extensive responsibilities, including housing, education, transportation, and recreation, effectively assuming roles that might otherwise fall under state jurisdiction in different regions. Cartadania's county-level system is intricate, with 1,984 county-level equivalents spread across all jurisdictions. Aveiro boasts the highest number of counties, with 195, while Lotoa, Providência, and Santa Elena each maintain just three counties, the former due to its unique island-based division. Population and geographical sizes of counties vary widely, from densely populated Sierra County in Verona, with its 15.7 million residents, to the sparsely inhabited Elvira County in Toscana, with its 91 residents. Prince Lucás County in Verona holds the distinction of being the largest in terms of area, at 19,217.2 square kilometers (7,419.8 sq mi), while the Riso district of Alahuela stands as the smallest county-equivalent in the nation, at just 27.3 square kilometers (10.5 sq mi).

Municipalities (NOJ3)

See also: List of municipalities in Cartadania

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.