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In countries with federal

Federation

A federation is a Political union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central government. In a federation, the self-governing status of the state is typically constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a Unilateralism decision of the central government....
constitution

Constitution

A constitution is a system for government — often codified as a written document — that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity....
s divided into subnational entities

Administrative division

|align="right"| |}Administrative divisions are divisions of a political division. In other words, they are designated portions of a country....
known as states, the state capital is the administrative center of a state. Under the federalist system of separation of powers

Separation of powers

Separation of powers, a term ascribed to France Age of Enlightenment political philosopher Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, is a model for the governance of democracy states, having its origins in an ancient idea of mixed government....
, state capitals are similar to national capitals except that their powers are limited to jurisdiction with the state.

Occasionally, capital and capitol

Capitol

Capitol may refer to:* A set of buildings in which a legislature meets, including:**Capitoline Hill in Rome **United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.; see also, List of state capitols in the United States...
are used interchangeably to refer to the "seat of government," but "capitol" more properly refers to the actual building in which the government meets, while "capital" is the geographic region (city) where government is seated.

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In countries with federal

Federation

A federation is a Political union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central government. In a federation, the self-governing status of the state is typically constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a Unilateralism decision of the central government....
constitution

Constitution

A constitution is a system for government — often codified as a written document — that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity....
s divided into subnational entities

Administrative division

|align="right"| |}Administrative divisions are divisions of a political division. In other words, they are designated portions of a country....
known as states, the state capital is the administrative center of a state. Under the federalist system of separation of powers

Separation of powers

Separation of powers, a term ascribed to France Age of Enlightenment political philosopher Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, is a model for the governance of democracy states, having its origins in an ancient idea of mixed government....
, state capitals are similar to national capitals except that their powers are limited to jurisdiction with the state.

Occasionally, capital and capitol

Capitol

Capitol may refer to:* A set of buildings in which a legislature meets, including:**Capitoline Hill in Rome **United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.; see also, List of state capitols in the United States...
are used interchangeably to refer to the "seat of government," but "capitol" more properly refers to the actual building in which the government meets, while "capital" is the geographic region (city) where government is seated.

See also

List of capitals in the United States

List of capitals in the United States

Washington, D.C. has been the capital of the United States since 1800. #Former national capitals have served as the meeting place for Congress and are therefore considered to have once been the capital of the United States....