Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: US counties, unincorprated territories
Date: Nov 08, 2001 @ 13:11
Author: PitHokie (PitHokie <pithokie@...>)
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> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., PitHokie <pithokie@y...>__________________________________________________
> wrote:
> > The difference is in name only. Governmentally,
> there
> > is no difference between a state and a
> commonwealth.
>
> I know that in Germany, two "Laender" have the
> official designation
> of "Freistaat": Bavaria and Saxony. I don't know
> whether this has any
> implications. Does someone know?
>
> And I remember vaguely that the position of Texas is
> fundamentally
> different from all other states in the US (because
> it used to be an
> independent republic). Can someone say something
> about that?
>
> What about the difference between territories in
> countries like
> Canada, Australia, and Russia (=krai) and the
> regular subdivisions?
> Why is it like this and what are the practical
> implications?
>
> Peter S.
>
>