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A union republic is a sovereign state within a federal union, an autonomous republic is a self-governing subdivision within a national state, and an autonomous region is a region with a degree of self-governance within another administrative unit or country. Union republics are typically higher in status and independence compared to autonomous republics and regions.
Puntland is a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe (Nugaal region), whose leaders in 1998 declared it to be an autonomous state.
Mindanao State University was created on 1961-09-01.
Western Mindanao State University was created in 1965.
There is no difference; they are one and the same.
Not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent: an autonomous judiciary; an autonomous division of a corporate conglomerate.Independent in mind or judgment; self-directed.Independent of the laws of another state or government; self-governing.Of or relating to a self-governing entity: an autonomous legislature.Self-governing with respect to local or internal affairs: an autonomous region of a country.Autonomic.
Sugboanons have a developed culture before the Spanish colonizers arrived. The colonizers took notice of it when they landed at the port of Cebu. Cebu is the center of trade in the Philippine Islands. The Sugboanon language even influenced the rest of the Visayas. It should be noted that the King of Sugbo comes from Mindanao (see materials at Mindanao State University). Mindanao was the doorway to the Islands. The King of Cebu, Gumotan Humabon Gabon, wasn't a Muslim as the Muslim researcher noted in her documents. He was an animist.
The Philippines is a "state" in that "state" is a synonym for "nation" and "country". It is an "autonomous state". It is not a "state" as in a "state" that is part of the "United States of America". It is, again an autonomous state that is self run and not part of an amalgamation of states.
Uttarakhand shares its borders with the states of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and the autonomous region of Tibet. This means Uttarakhand touches four state borders.
No country or "state" in the world begins with the letter X. Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is a provincial administrative area in China.
Catalonia is a country in the Mediterranean Europe, the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, nestled within the Spanish state as an autonomous region, and whose capital city is Barcelona
Oromia was founded in 1991 as an autonomous region within Ethiopia, after the downfall of the Derg regime. It is the largest regional state in Ethiopia and is predominantly inhabited by the Oromo people.