Constituent state
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A constituent state is a government that is part of a larger political entity. For example, California is a constituent state of the United States of America. The enclave of Nakhichevan is a constituent state of Azerbaijan. The island of Zanzibar is a constituent state of the United Republic of Tanzania.
Sometimes, this term is used as an alternative to formal recognition of a state that has unilaterally declared independence. For example, The Organisation of the Islamic Conference recognizes the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as a constituent state of Cyprus under the name Turkish Cypriot State. Somaliland is still regarded by the other nations of the world as a constituent state of Somalia despite its declaration of independence in 1991.
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