<P> Federal government within this structure are the government ministries and departments and agencies to which the ministers of government are assigned . </P> <P> For a detailed list of federated units, see Federated state § List of constituents by federation . There are 27 federations as of October 2013 . </P> <Table> Current federations <Tr> <Th> Year est . </Th> <Th> Federation </Th> <Th> Federating units </Th> <Th> Major federating units </Th> <Th> Minor federating units </Th> <Th> Type </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> Argentine Republic </Td> <Td> Provinces of Argentina </Td> <Td> 23 provinces </Td> <Td> 1 autonomous city </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1901 </Td> <Td> Commonwealth of Australia </Td> <Td> States and territories of Australia </Td> <Td> 6 states </Td> <Td> 3 federal territories (of which 2 are self - governing) and 7 external territories </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1920 </Td> <Td> Republic of Austria </Td> <Td> States of Austria </Td> <Td> 9 Länder or Bundesländer </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Kingdom of Belgium </Td> <Td> Divisions of Belgium </Td> <Td> 3 communities, 3 regions </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> Divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> 2 entities, one of which is itself a federation of 10 cantons </Td> <Td> 1 District </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1889 </Td> <Td> Federative Republic of Brazil </Td> <Td> States of Brazil <P> Municipalities of Brazil </P> </Td> <Td> 27 federative units (of which one is a federal district and the others are states) </Td> <Td> 5,570 municipalities . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1867 </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Provinces and territories of Canada </Td> <Td> 10 provinces </Td> <Td> 3 territories </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union of the Comoros </Td> <Td> Autonomous Islands of the Comoros </Td> <Td> 3 islands </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia </Td> <Td> Regions of Ethiopia </Td> <Td> 9 regions </Td> <Td> 2 chartered cities </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1949 </Td> <Td> Federal Republic of Germany </Td> <Td> States of Germany </Td> <Td> 16 Länder or Bundesländer </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> Republic of India </Td> <Td> States and union territories of India </Td> <Td> 29 states </Td> <Td> 7 Union Territories, including a National Capital Territory </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> Republic of Iraq </Td> <Td> Governorates of Iraq </Td> <Td> 18 provinces </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> States of Malaysia </Td> <Td> 13 states </Td> <Td> 3 federal territories </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1821 </Td> <Td> United Mexican States </Td> <Td> States of Mexico </Td> <Td> 32 federal entities, which are 31 states and its capital Mexico City </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Federated States of Micronesia </Td> <Td> Administrative divisions of Micronesia </Td> <Td> 4 states </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal </Td> <Td> Provinces of Nepal </Td> <Td> 7 provinces </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Federal Republic of Nigeria </Td> <Td> States of Nigeria </Td> <Td> 36 states </Td> <Td> 1 federal capital territory </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Islamic Republic of Pakistan </Td> <Td> Provinces and territories of Pakistan </Td> <Td> 4 provinces </Td> <Td> 2 autonomous territories and 1 federal capital territory </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1918 1991 </Td> <Td> Russian Federation </Td> <Td> Federal subjects of Russia </Td> <Td> 46 oblasts, 22 republics, 9 krais, 4 autonomous okrugs, 3 federal - level cities, 1 autonomous oblast </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis </Td> <Td> The islands St. Kitts and Nevis </Td> <Td> 2 islands </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Federal Republic of Somalia </Td> <Td> Federal Member States of Somalia </Td> <Td> 18 regions </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Republic of South Sudan </Td> <Td> States of South Sudan </Td> <Td> 32 states </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Republic of the Sudan </Td> <Td> States of Sudan </Td> <Td> 17 states </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1848 </Td> <Td> Swiss Confederation </Td> <Td> Cantons of Switzerland </Td> <Td> 26 cantons </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> Emirates of the UAE </Td> <Td> 7 emirates </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1776 </Td> <Td> United States of America </Td> <Td> Political divisions of the United States </Td> <Td> 50 states </Td> <Td> 1 federal district; 16 territories </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1863 </Td> <Td> Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela </Td> <Td> States of Venezuela </Td> <Td> 23 states </Td> <Td> 1 federal district, 1 federal dependency </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year est . </Th> <Th> Federation </Th> <Th> Federating units </Th> <Th> Major federating units </Th> <Th> Minor federating units </Th> <Th> Type </Th> </Tr>

India is a fedration of how many states