The Etymology of “Province”, the Authority Which Controls Provinces Within a Country, the Capability of Governments to Abolish and/or Merge Provinces Around the World, Examples of Countries Which Possess Provinces, the Etymology of “State”, the Authority of a State vs the Authority of a Province, the Influence and Authority of the Federal Government Over States, the Inability of Federal Governments to Easily Abolish and/or Merge States, Examples of Countries Which Possess States, How Provincial Governments Function Within Canada, the Reason the Canadian Government Has Permitted Provinces Within Canada to Act as States, and the Indian Government’s Influence and Authority Over States Within India and the Reason for This

The term "province" stems from the Latin term "provincia", which means "territories outside of Italy which were ruled by Roman magistrates". The provinces are subordinates to the central power sitting in the capital. Provinces are merely administrative conveniences and can be abolished/merged at will by the central government. Russia, China, Indonesia and Canada are all examples of have countries which have provinces. The term "state" stems from the Latin term "status" which signifies a "social ...


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