Государственное устройство РФ
State structure The state structure of Russia is based on the principle of federalism. A federal state is a union of state entities, each of which has a certain independence. The subjects of such a union state have the same status and equal rights. It has its own state bodies that issue laws, and the government that organizes their implementation. The Russian Federation consists of republics, territories, regions, cities of federal significance, autonomous regions, and autonomous districts. The Republic has a constitution. A region, region, city of federal significance, autonomous region, or autonomous district has a charter. The Federal structure of the Russian Federation is based on its state integrity, the unity of the system of state power, the delineation of responsibilities and powers between the state authorities of the Russian Federation and bodies of state power of subjects of the Russian Federation, the equality and self-determination of peoples in the Russian Federation. The Russian Federation consists of 88 federal subjects: 21 republics, 7 territories, 48 regions, 2 cities of federal significance, 1 autonomous region, 9 autonomous districts. On December 1, 2005, the Perm Region and the Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug were merged into the Perm Krai. On March 31, 1992, the Federal Treaty (the collective name of the three treaties concluded between the Russian Federation and the state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation) was concluded. On the division of subjects of competence and powers between the federal bodies of state power of the Russian Federation and the authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation.