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unitary state
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A unitary state is a country where one central government holds all the main power, rather than sharing it with regional governments. This matters because it affects how decisions get made and who has authority—everything from taxes to laws flows from that single center of power.
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- Instance of
- form of government
- Subclass of
- state
- Has part
- unitary parliamentary republic
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- opposite of
- federation
- topic's main category
- Category:Unitary state
- vocalized name
- מְדִינַת שִׁלְטוֹן מָאֳחָד
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- different from
- centralized government
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