You shouldn’t doubt it. Every region in Spain has the same degree of autonomy (their regional parliament to legislate in the same regional matters and their own regional elections). Spain is not a federal country, Germany, the USA etc are
I'm sorry but not all regions in Spain have the same degree of autonomy, basque country and Catalonia being the most autonomous. On paper Spain is not a federation (since it's a kingdom and both are almost incompatible), but in practicality Euskadi and Catalonia are more autonomous than landers. They have their own police (substitution of the National Police), they have their own taxes, education and health system.
Police is also regulated on state level in Germany, not federal level. Meaning each of the German Länder have their own police.
There is also a German federal police, but they have a different field of responsibilities. Mainly stuff like border protection and infrastructure security (train stations, airports).
Edit: the actual rule in the German constitution says "Everything is regulated by the states. This is only not the case when it's explicitely regulated on a federal level". In reality, that rule-exception construct is reversed, and most things are regulated on the federal level. But education and police are two of the main areas where the states are still almost completely independent.
The powers of the autonomies are set out in the Constitution, and are the same for all. Some regions assume all of them and others prefer not to do so for different reasons (by assuming a competence, for example your own police force, you assume the resulting expense, etc.). Any autonomy can have its police if it decides so. Regarding the health system, education, culture, taxes, etc... absolutely all of them has assumed it. Only, for historical reasons, the Basque Country and Navarra keep their collected taxes, Catalonia follows the general regime
>since it's a kingdom and both are almost incompatible
Quite to the contrary. Historically, kingdoms were actually quite diverse in many places since lower level dukes could negotiate separate deals when the power balance was to their favor.
The best example is Germany with respect to Prussia. Prussia had parts which were not part of certain German treaties.
Stop spreading misinformation, everything you say is included in the autonomy statutes of ALL autonomous communities and it is their parliaments that decide whether or not to exercise these rights. Almost all the autonomous communities have their own health and educational system. Catalonia, the Basque country and the Canary Islands, have their own police (which does not replace the national police that also exists there). And only the Basque country and Navarre have their own forum on tax matters and the Canary Islands have exceptions on taxes
Yes, but “Among the principles that the Basque tax system must respect are: solidarity, respect for the tax structure of the State, internal and external coordination with the State, fiscal harmonization, respect for International Conventions and Treaties and the interpretative criteria of the General Tax Law (arts. 3 to 6)(Wikipedia).
More than most, yes. But there are at least two exceptions: Basque and Navarre, where they collect 100% of their taxes, as an example. For the rest of Autonomous communities, they probably shouldn't even be on this map.
I think it accounts for regions in centralised countries that have special status of autonomy, rather than simply federal countries. In the case of Spain, every region has a status of autonomy(it's a bit of a mess).
Im guessing they couldn't simply fit in in the map, but Portugal does have 2 autonomous regions with their own governments, the Madeira and Açores archipelagos
Spain is technically a unitary State just like France is, with all provinces being autonomous, Germany on the other hand is a federation where states (or Länder) have sovereign rights that the federal government simply can't suspend or take away. The spanish government however can, and it happened to Catalonia in 2017 when they didn't recognize their independence referendum.
Karachay-Cherkessia is actually east of the region labeled. What they labeled actually is Kabardino-Balkaria - other autonomous region which is missing on this map
The mistake is not on the size of the area though. The mistake is thinking that Sudtiröl is the only autonomous part. The entire Trentino- Alto Adige is autonomous
Spanish “Autonomous Communities” are way less autonomous than any USA state, any Canadian Province or any German Lander (etc). Autonomous Comunity is an administrative name for region. OP has done a very silly map as the definition of Autonomous region varies wildly in every country of Europe
No shit. But that is why you should point them out.
Federal states don't have autonomous regions because they are built by relatively independent parts.
So, you should gray out federal states because the concept in general does not apply.
In Spain an Autonomous Comunity is a denomination for region, similar to German Lander (a step lower as it is not a Federal country) and less autonomous than the American states
So Spain is basically three kids in a trench coat masquerading as a country.
https://preview.redd.it/d8dms7u94w0d1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5db5369d10835a58f05e6dc06e04db206ba21edb
It’s just a name for regions (Autonomous Community), with less de facto autonomy than German Lander, much less than States in the YSA, as these countries are Federal, while Spain is not. It’s just an administrative name for…regions
No, they are not just "regions".
Every Autonomous community has their own laws, competences, constitution (autonomy statute) and even elected parliament, with a president (kind of prime minister) and ministries (counselor's offices).
Yes, like provinces in Canada. It’s an administrative naming. Lander in Germany States in the USA, cantons in Switzerland etc (to name just a few) have more self government than autonomous communities in Spain, as they are federal counties
Nevertheless your first comment is wrong, because they're not just regions. They have more competencies than usual. I think your standard is just very high, most regions in unitary states are like the provinces of france
The name is meaningless. A Province in Canada is like a state in the USA, federal. Province in Spain is…nothing. The same with “region” or any other name. The only import thing is the real power they have. I said Region because “communidad” is often wrongly translated as Community. And Autonomous Region means administratively something different depending the country. Very different in Portugal or Italy than in Denmark (Greenland)
> I said Region because “communidad” is often wrongly translated as Community
I digress. For example here you can see it in english:https://portal.cor.europa.eu/divisionpowers/Pages/Spain-intro.aspx
And even though autonomous regions do mean different things in every country, they still share enough things to refer to them in a group.
Kind of, but not in levels of regional autonomy. Most of these regions are *told* they are very autonomous, names matter, and every now and then will challenge this.
The autonomous region in Greece is called "Athos", not "Athimos". Interesting fact: It's an area with monasteries, where women are not allowed to enter.
That place has an unfortunate status. It's basically a local government theocracy, and it does authoritarian shit like restricting freedom of movement as you mentioned. Athos should not be allowed to exist in the way it does, it violates people's rights and the separation of church and state. However, Greece refuses to fix the situation, and even their agreement to join the Schengen Area has a disclaimer about Athos so it can't be used to force them to open up.
It’s not very accurate, as the meaning is wildly different in every country. Federal Fermsny’s lander are more autonomous than Spanish Autonomous Communities. It’s a denomination of Region, and all of them with some internal autonomy, as in many other countries
As another spaniard I'll explain. Switzerland and Germany are federations. They should perhaps be included in the map, but they're not, because it's a given that in a federation all entities have a high degree of autonomy. Spain however is a unitary state, which has made of an exception (autonomous communities) the norm.
are scotland and wales in any way different in autonomy than England? (honest question). As in, does England have more autonomy in the UK than Scotland and Wales?
England doesn't have its own parliament, so in that sense no. However it does have by far the largest population of the constituents in the UK, meaning it has the greatest impact on which party gets into power overall.
Because it has more powers? I don't know what the situation with Spain is. England isn't more autonomous in any legal sense within the UK; if it had the same population as Scotland or Wales it would easily be the *least* autonomous or powerful within the UK. I only mentioned the population of England as a caveat to that to demonstrate why it holds more sway in the overarching UK government.
Yes they are different. English education system and health care is voted on by the UK Parliament, including Scottish and Northern Irish (though they often abstain). Scottish and Northern Irish have their own devolved Parliaments for these issues, while England does not. So England is the only non-autonomous region.
so England is less autonomous than Scotland and Wales within the UK but actually controls the UK (via population as mentioned in another reply), so in the end English people are more "autonomous" (as in, able to decide on their own) than Scottish/Welsh people, is that it?
edit: to make it clearer
I understand what you're saying and you're understanding the basic mechanisms right, but I would disagree that being part of a larger state that you have proportional say in AND getting a devolved government is more autonomous in any way than simply being part of the largest constituent nation.
That's pretty cool but obviously it's not enforced at any level anymore but I'd imagine if a shop wanted to be awkward they could legally refuse to accept your bank notes
According to that logic all German and Austrian states should be autonomous on this map as they have more autonomy from their central governments than Scotland has from Westminster.
I find the criteria on this map rather arbitrary.
Bosnia has their own leaders, one for each major ethnic group (Croats, Serbs and Bosniaks). There are Nato soldiers in Bosnia but their role isn't that important anymore as the country is pretty stable currently, but they are there just in case they need to deescalate tensions between the ethnic groups. Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into two Entities Federation of B. and H. and Republika Srpska (Serbian/Serb republic in English). Bosnian politics are extremely complicated because of the stability of the multi ethnic state. Republika Srpska likes to do shady stuff with Serbia, Russia, Belarus and Hungary (Hungary because of Orban and his friendship with Russia). They do their own thing and celebrate their own holidays and host their own military parades which they invite people from those countries. The Federation is more pro Western and their divide is the reason why Bosnia can't join EU or Nato easily.
This is not an exact science but in Spain there are Autonomous Communities which shouldn't probably be on this map, BUT it has 1 Chartered Community (Navarre) and 1 Autonomous Community with Chartered Provinces (Alava / Biscay / Gipuzkoa which make up the Basque Country) that should probably stay.
Has France granted Corsica autonomy already? I don't think so, not long ago I saw a french official (interior minister iirc) say they are ready for negociations with corsicans and can grant them what they want up to and including autonomy.
I don't know why you are getting downvoted as Corsica is not autonomous. They have agreed recently on the basis of going into this way but nothing else.
For those saying "autonomous communities are just regions"....
Big No.
No, they are not just "regions".
Every Autonomous community has their own laws, competences, constitution (autonomy statute) and even elected parliament, with a president (kind of prime minister) and ministries (counselor's offices).
The only difference with a german lander is that they exist in a federal country.
It is a federal country where the different regions unite in their own right to form a (supra)national entity.
In a unitary country with autonomous communities the central state grants autonomous status to the regions by means of national sovereignty as a whole, but they are still governed by the general principles of the Spanish constitution. It even specifies that several of them are historical nationalities, due to their history, culture and language: Andalucia, Galicia, Basque Country, Catalonia, Aragon, Valencia, Balearic islands and Canary Islands.
Transdnistria is one of the russian occupied territories and in no way an autonomous region. It is part of Moldova. Spelling over all is bad on this map.
Genuinely wondering, isn't it quite weird showing the different parts of the UK here? The UK is an union of four countries?
Isn't England as autonomous as the rest?
I'm no expert in UK legislation.
Neither Ireland nor Finland claim Northern Ireland or Karelia, and the residents of both places mostly want to remain British and Russian.
Thats not an occupation.
I mean its not up for debate, Ireland dropped its claim to Northern Ireland as part of the good Friday agreement in 1998.
Finland gave up its claim on Karelia in the armistice ending the Continuation War in 1944.
Northern Ireland has a British plurality, and the majority do not want succesion right now, altough that might change in the future.
Karelia has also been majorty Russian for decades now and Finland rightfully lost it for being axis co belligereants.
Neither of those sound "occupied" to me
I feel like a definition of “autonomous region” should be defined for the purposes of this map
Indeed. German Lander are way more autonomous than Spain,s Autonomous communities
I'm not an expert but I doubt they are more autonomous than the basque country and Catalonia
Than Catalonia? yes, but less than the Basque Country and Navarre.
You shouldn’t doubt it. Every region in Spain has the same degree of autonomy (their regional parliament to legislate in the same regional matters and their own regional elections). Spain is not a federal country, Germany, the USA etc are
I'm sorry but not all regions in Spain have the same degree of autonomy, basque country and Catalonia being the most autonomous. On paper Spain is not a federation (since it's a kingdom and both are almost incompatible), but in practicality Euskadi and Catalonia are more autonomous than landers. They have their own police (substitution of the National Police), they have their own taxes, education and health system.
German Länder also have their own taxes, education and health systems. Not sure about police, though.
Police is also regulated on state level in Germany, not federal level. Meaning each of the German Länder have their own police. There is also a German federal police, but they have a different field of responsibilities. Mainly stuff like border protection and infrastructure security (train stations, airports). Edit: the actual rule in the German constitution says "Everything is regulated by the states. This is only not the case when it's explicitely regulated on a federal level". In reality, that rule-exception construct is reversed, and most things are regulated on the federal level. But education and police are two of the main areas where the states are still almost completely independent.
The powers of the autonomies are set out in the Constitution, and are the same for all. Some regions assume all of them and others prefer not to do so for different reasons (by assuming a competence, for example your own police force, you assume the resulting expense, etc.). Any autonomy can have its police if it decides so. Regarding the health system, education, culture, taxes, etc... absolutely all of them has assumed it. Only, for historical reasons, the Basque Country and Navarra keep their collected taxes, Catalonia follows the general regime
>since it's a kingdom and both are almost incompatible Quite to the contrary. Historically, kingdoms were actually quite diverse in many places since lower level dukes could negotiate separate deals when the power balance was to their favor. The best example is Germany with respect to Prussia. Prussia had parts which were not part of certain German treaties.
The degree of autonomy in basque country and Navarre is higher than in the case of Catalonia.
Australia and Canada are both federations with a king. There are other examples.
Stop spreading misinformation, everything you say is included in the autonomy statutes of ALL autonomous communities and it is their parliaments that decide whether or not to exercise these rights. Almost all the autonomous communities have their own health and educational system. Catalonia, the Basque country and the Canary Islands, have their own police (which does not replace the national police that also exists there). And only the Basque country and Navarre have their own forum on tax matters and the Canary Islands have exceptions on taxes
I'm not spreading misinformation, in the first comment I said I'm not an expert.
Right, spreading false information and hedge by saying not an expert. Why would you comment then?
Because if people prove me wrong I can learn something
Traditionally that's done by asking
We've do have different degrees of autonomy. For example, the basque country and Navarre csn collect their own taxes, most of the others can't.
Yes, but “Among the principles that the Basque tax system must respect are: solidarity, respect for the tax structure of the State, internal and external coordination with the State, fiscal harmonization, respect for International Conventions and Treaties and the interpretative criteria of the General Tax Law (arts. 3 to 6)(Wikipedia).
Which is a cool deal we Catalans have been asking for some time now
More than most, yes. But there are at least two exceptions: Basque and Navarre, where they collect 100% of their taxes, as an example. For the rest of Autonomous communities, they probably shouldn't even be on this map.
Do they use their own languages/dialects in official matters, or standard German?
This was about autonomy, not about languages.
I think it accounts for regions in centralised countries that have special status of autonomy, rather than simply federal countries. In the case of Spain, every region has a status of autonomy(it's a bit of a mess).
Im guessing they couldn't simply fit in in the map, but Portugal does have 2 autonomous regions with their own governments, the Madeira and Açores archipelagos
So if you count Spanish autonomous communities why don’t you also count German landers or Belgian provinces ie
Spain is technically a unitary State just like France is, with all provinces being autonomous, Germany on the other hand is a federation where states (or Länder) have sovereign rights that the federal government simply can't suspend or take away. The spanish government however can, and it happened to Catalonia in 2017 when they didn't recognize their independence referendum.
Btw, provinces (Provincias) is the second level subdivision in Spain. Most “comunidades autonomas” are divided into various provinces.
What about the UK then, why are devolved governments with sovereign rights in Scotland and Wales counted as autonomous regions?
Russian Federation
Mount Athmos? One of those M's doesn't belong.
yea it should be ount Athmos
And transnistria lost an n
It is also Valencia and not Valenica.
So Spain is pretty much Lord of the Flies?
Karachay-Cherkessia is actually east of the region labeled. What they labeled actually is Kabardino-Balkaria - other autonomous region which is missing on this map
Sudtirol is only half of the region in northern Italy. The region is actually called “Trentino-Alto Adige”. Sudtirol is the German name for Alto Adige
another shitty map where south tyrol is more than double its size. smh
The mistake is not on the size of the area though. The mistake is thinking that Sudtiröl is the only autonomous part. The entire Trentino- Alto Adige is autonomous
Autonomous provinces in an autonomous region.
100% correct
So does Spain even exist?
Do Germany, USA or Canada exist if they are made the same way?
Canada is explicitly a federal state, though. So there are co-equal national and subnational governments that have clearly defined responsibilities.
Spanish “Autonomous Communities” are way less autonomous than any USA state, any Canadian Province or any German Lander (etc). Autonomous Comunity is an administrative name for region. OP has done a very silly map as the definition of Autonomous region varies wildly in every country of Europe
Germany, if they even do exist, should be given the same treatment on this map then.
No because Spain is a unitary state with only autonomous communities. It's a weird system, but not a federation technically.
The point by the commenter above is that truly federal states should have their subdivisions listed as well.
But federalized states aren't the same thing as autonomous states
No shit. But that is why you should point them out. Federal states don't have autonomous regions because they are built by relatively independent parts. So, you should gray out federal states because the concept in general does not apply.
False
In Spain an Autonomous Comunity is a denomination for region, similar to German Lander (a step lower as it is not a Federal country) and less autonomous than the American states
So Spain is basically three kids in a trench coat masquerading as a country. https://preview.redd.it/d8dms7u94w0d1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5db5369d10835a58f05e6dc06e04db206ba21edb
It’s just a name for regions (Autonomous Community), with less de facto autonomy than German Lander, much less than States in the YSA, as these countries are Federal, while Spain is not. It’s just an administrative name for…regions
No, they are not just "regions". Every Autonomous community has their own laws, competences, constitution (autonomy statute) and even elected parliament, with a president (kind of prime minister) and ministries (counselor's offices).
Yes, like provinces in Canada. It’s an administrative naming. Lander in Germany States in the USA, cantons in Switzerland etc (to name just a few) have more self government than autonomous communities in Spain, as they are federal counties
Nevertheless your first comment is wrong, because they're not just regions. They have more competencies than usual. I think your standard is just very high, most regions in unitary states are like the provinces of france
The name is meaningless. A Province in Canada is like a state in the USA, federal. Province in Spain is…nothing. The same with “region” or any other name. The only import thing is the real power they have. I said Region because “communidad” is often wrongly translated as Community. And Autonomous Region means administratively something different depending the country. Very different in Portugal or Italy than in Denmark (Greenland)
> I said Region because “communidad” is often wrongly translated as Community I digress. For example here you can see it in english:https://portal.cor.europa.eu/divisionpowers/Pages/Spain-intro.aspx And even though autonomous regions do mean different things in every country, they still share enough things to refer to them in a group.
Kind of, but not in levels of regional autonomy. Most of these regions are *told* they are very autonomous, names matter, and every now and then will challenge this.
fun fact: Kalmykia in Russia is the only region in Europe to be majority Buddhist.
It's 48% Buddhist as of 2012.
53.4% as of 2016
The autonomous region in Greece is called "Athos", not "Athimos". Interesting fact: It's an area with monasteries, where women are not allowed to enter.
That place has an unfortunate status. It's basically a local government theocracy, and it does authoritarian shit like restricting freedom of movement as you mentioned. Athos should not be allowed to exist in the way it does, it violates people's rights and the separation of church and state. However, Greece refuses to fix the situation, and even their agreement to join the Schengen Area has a disclaimer about Athos so it can't be used to force them to open up.
Kalmykia, the only Buddhist state in Europe.
So Spain is running a federal system, Britain is almost running a federal system, but Germany is not?
The correct name is “Mount Athos”
Why would you include the Isle of Man but not the channel Islands?
How do you define autonomous in regards to territory here? It's a scientific term, but I see no reference to an established definition on the map
Your missing the Peoples Republic of Cork
Mount AthMoS
It’s not very accurate, as the meaning is wildly different in every country. Federal Fermsny’s lander are more autonomous than Spanish Autonomous Communities. It’s a denomination of Region, and all of them with some internal autonomy, as in many other countries
No Kabardin-Balkaria.
Gagauzia and Transnistria are misspelled.
In Greece it's 'Mt Athos' not 'Athmos'.
The discussions here drove me mad and I don't even know anymore who's more autonomous than who, what even is autonomy, etc
Spain, are you ok?
We are not
this map is so insanely wrong
As a spaniard... I don't get it, just because of the name? 100% german landers or swiss cantons are more "autonomous" from the central government!
As another spaniard I'll explain. Switzerland and Germany are federations. They should perhaps be included in the map, but they're not, because it's a given that in a federation all entities have a high degree of autonomy. Spain however is a unitary state, which has made of an exception (autonomous communities) the norm.
Not untrue. But what would the map then show? It should at least color and label federal states separately.
Well my biggest grip with the map comes that way. Because I think if you include some federal states (Russia) you should include all federal states.
The fact that Bashkortostan is somehow not on the map is so stupid and kinda offensive
These ~~Soviet~~Russian Autonomous Republics are autonomous on paper maybe.
Correct. I believe they were made "autonomous" just to please some international organizations back when they cared about international organizations.
Scotland and Wales not autonomous
They are autonomous because they're self-governing with their own parliaments and in Scotland's case, a separate educational and legal system.
are scotland and wales in any way different in autonomy than England? (honest question). As in, does England have more autonomy in the UK than Scotland and Wales?
England doesn't have its own parliament, so in that sense no. However it does have by far the largest population of the constituents in the UK, meaning it has the greatest impact on which party gets into power overall.
In that case, why is Madrid counted as autonomous, it has the same parliament as Spain?
Because it has more powers? I don't know what the situation with Spain is. England isn't more autonomous in any legal sense within the UK; if it had the same population as Scotland or Wales it would easily be the *least* autonomous or powerful within the UK. I only mentioned the population of England as a caveat to that to demonstrate why it holds more sway in the overarching UK government.
Madrid has its own parliament, the Asamblea de Madrid
Yes they are different. English education system and health care is voted on by the UK Parliament, including Scottish and Northern Irish (though they often abstain). Scottish and Northern Irish have their own devolved Parliaments for these issues, while England does not. So England is the only non-autonomous region.
so England is less autonomous than Scotland and Wales within the UK but actually controls the UK (via population as mentioned in another reply), so in the end English people are more "autonomous" (as in, able to decide on their own) than Scottish/Welsh people, is that it? edit: to make it clearer
*The* English people, not English people as individuals.
I understand what you're saying and you're understanding the basic mechanisms right, but I would disagree that being part of a larger state that you have proportional say in AND getting a devolved government is more autonomous in any way than simply being part of the largest constituent nation.
Scotland even has their own currency, so to speak (Scottish pound)
Fun currency fact: the only legal tender in Scotland are coins, as Scottish law does not define any notes as legal tender.
That's pretty cool but obviously it's not enforced at any level anymore but I'd imagine if a shop wanted to be awkward they could legally refuse to accept your bank notes
A shop could do that in England too.
It’s the same currency - British Pound Sterling. They just have their own banknotes, as do Northern Ireland.
I know, I'm English but I should have worded it better than saying it's their own currency. I just mean the notes are different
According to that logic all German and Austrian states should be autonomous on this map as they have more autonomy from their central governments than Scotland has from Westminster. I find the criteria on this map rather arbitrary.
Even more than Spain’s Autonomous Regions (an administrative name for…region)
Bosnia, Spain and several autonomus regions in Europe
Isn’t Bosnia still governed in some ways by some international body? Like I do t think they control their own airspace yet?
Bosnia has their own leaders, one for each major ethnic group (Croats, Serbs and Bosniaks). There are Nato soldiers in Bosnia but their role isn't that important anymore as the country is pretty stable currently, but they are there just in case they need to deescalate tensions between the ethnic groups. Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into two Entities Federation of B. and H. and Republika Srpska (Serbian/Serb republic in English). Bosnian politics are extremely complicated because of the stability of the multi ethnic state. Republika Srpska likes to do shady stuff with Serbia, Russia, Belarus and Hungary (Hungary because of Orban and his friendship with Russia). They do their own thing and celebrate their own holidays and host their own military parades which they invite people from those countries. The Federation is more pro Western and their divide is the reason why Bosnia can't join EU or Nato easily.
Missing some islands in the Atlantic.
Why is thearea around venice autonomous
Imagine if they all became independent, that would be quite humorous
This is not an exact science but in Spain there are Autonomous Communities which shouldn't probably be on this map, BUT it has 1 Chartered Community (Navarre) and 1 Autonomous Community with Chartered Provinces (Alava / Biscay / Gipuzkoa which make up the Basque Country) that should probably stay.
Is Spain OK?
Isn’t there an autonomous chunk of Copenhagen?
Not really.
The Christiania commune doesn’t count as one? Wikipedia says it’s classified as an autonomous zone
Autonomous zones should definitely be defined considering the way Russia has its autonomy and the way Spain has its autonomy are different
Germany's states and Swiss' cantons have more autonomy than many of these regions, me believes.
Does this mean they put away their own shopping carts?
Spain’s gonna fucking explode Balkan Boogaloo 2.0
It's called "Mount Athos", not Athmos
The green region in northern Italy is “Trentino e Alto Adige”, while Südtirol only refers to the northern part of the region
How is Madrid an autonomous region? It's the CAPITAL!
Has France granted Corsica autonomy already? I don't think so, not long ago I saw a french official (interior minister iirc) say they are ready for negociations with corsicans and can grant them what they want up to and including autonomy.
I don't know why you are getting downvoted as Corsica is not autonomous. They have agreed recently on the basis of going into this way but nothing else.
I'm getting downvoted because it's Reddit, where people are not necessarily able to accept that their opinions might not be true.
I see what you mean
Russian autonomous areas arent really autonomous.
For those saying "autonomous communities are just regions".... Big No. No, they are not just "regions". Every Autonomous community has their own laws, competences, constitution (autonomy statute) and even elected parliament, with a president (kind of prime minister) and ministries (counselor's offices). The only difference with a german lander is that they exist in a federal country. It is a federal country where the different regions unite in their own right to form a (supra)national entity. In a unitary country with autonomous communities the central state grants autonomous status to the regions by means of national sovereignty as a whole, but they are still governed by the general principles of the Spanish constitution. It even specifies that several of them are historical nationalities, due to their history, culture and language: Andalucia, Galicia, Basque Country, Catalonia, Aragon, Valencia, Balearic islands and Canary Islands.
Hi!
You forgot the autonomous province of Kosovo and Metohija.
Kosovo
Transdnistria is one of the russian occupied territories and in no way an autonomous region. It is part of Moldova. Spelling over all is bad on this map.
So what are you suggesting to do with all the people in Transnistria who don't want to be part of Moldova?
move to russia
But this is their home.
Kosovo is missing
Genuinely wondering, isn't it quite weird showing the different parts of the UK here? The UK is an union of four countries? Isn't England as autonomous as the rest? I'm no expert in UK legislation.
Are Crimea, Karelia, and Northern Ireland autonomous or are they occupied?
I understand why you can consider Crimea occupied, but how is Karelia?
Neither Ireland nor Finland claim Northern Ireland or Karelia, and the residents of both places mostly want to remain British and Russian. Thats not an occupation.
>Neither Ireland nor Finland claim Northern Ireland or Karelia Idk about that tbh...
I mean its not up for debate, Ireland dropped its claim to Northern Ireland as part of the good Friday agreement in 1998. Finland gave up its claim on Karelia in the armistice ending the Continuation War in 1944. Northern Ireland has a British plurality, and the majority do not want succesion right now, altough that might change in the future. Karelia has also been majorty Russian for decades now and Finland rightfully lost it for being axis co belligereants. Neither of those sound "occupied" to me
Even under Ukriane's rule Crimea is an autonomous republic. But I guess you could say Crimea got occupied by Ukrainians from Crimean Tatars.