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BundesstaatFederal State (Bundesstaat): Austria is a Federal State (in accordance with Article 2 of the Federal Constitutional Law) and is composed of nine Federal Provinces according to the Principle of Federalism . Legislative and executive powers are shared by the Federal Government and the Federal Provinces; judicial powers are reserved to the Federal level.
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