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unitary state

state governed as a single unit with a supreme central government
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Summary

unitary state is a form of government[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of form of government entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,523 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: state[3]
  • Opposite of: federal system[4], federation[5]
  • Has part(s): unitary parliamentary republic[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Unitary state[7]
  • Different from: centralized government[8]
  • Vocalized name: מְדִינַת שִׁלְטוֹן מָאֳחָד[9]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10]

Why It Matters

unitary state has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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