Unitary State

Unitary State (Government) Synopsis

Unitary State: A Unitary State is an interstellar political entity, or polity, that is characterized by a very high degree of centralization, strong policies that direct the entire sectors or states, and a strong disregard for local/planetary differences.

Other Unitary State Terms

Unitary States are sometimes known as:

• Comagistrants
• Commonwealths
• Congresses
• Covenants
• Democracies (Constitutional)
• Democracies (Direct)
• Democracies (Parliamentary)
• Democracies (Presidential)
• Democracies (Unitary)
• Free States
• Magistries
• Monarchies (Unitary)
• Principalities
• Principates
• Republics (Constitutional)
• Republics (Democratic)
• Republics (Parliamentary)
• Republics (Presidential)
• Republics (Unitary)
• Signatorates

Like all governments, sometimes the political terms in a polity's name may be misleading. Governments using this term in their name may actually vary greatly from the standard and accepted definition of the term.

Five Most Common Power Structures

A Unitary State is one of the five most common power structures found in governance:

• Confederation
• Empire
• Federation or Federal State
• Hegemony
• Unitary State

Please see Government for more information.

Unitary State (Government) Representative Examples

(Unitary) Democracies (President):

• Democracy of Greats
• Emulan (Democracy)
• Etra (Democracy)
• Fjords (Democracy)
• Joie De Vivre (Democracy) (Associate State of the Solomani Confederation)
• Kostov Confederate Republic (Democracy) (Member State of Solomani Confederation)
• Purity (Democracy)
• Winston Democracy

(Unitary) Commonwealths (Prime Minister):

• Aoiftu Roakh (Commonwealth) of the Aslan
• Aslan Hierate (Commonwealth) of the Aslan
• Commonwealth of Gadjick
• Commonwealth of Mendan, also commonly known as the Mendan Commonwealth
• Hanuman Systems (Commonwealth) (Member State of Solomani Confederation)
• Hreahiyouea (Commonwealth)
• Iyeaao'fte (Commonwealth)
• Karhyri Worlds (Commonwealth)
• Khosarliyh (Commonwealth)
• Ktouho'as (Commonwealth)
• Oleaiy'fte (Commonwealth)
• Ulane Hierate (Commonwealth)
• Woal Warliylr (Commonwealth)
• Yehaso (Commonwealth)
• Zodia Colonies (Commonwealth) of Humaniti (Client states of Aslan Hierate)

(Unitary) Democratic Republics (President):

• The Alntzar Domain (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
• Avalar Consulate (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
• Bellerophon World Polity (Democratic Republic) of Humaniti (Member sate of the Vegan Autonomous District)
• Domain of Alntzar (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
• Eiaplial Davr (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
• Gamma Republic (Democratic Republic)
• Izrats Kriezhlas Unity (Democratic Republic)
• Lenj (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
• Pa'an (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
• Vegan Autonomous District (Democratic Republic) of the Vegans (Client state of the Third Imperium)
• Weltenbund (Democratic Republic) (Former client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
• Zhodani Client State ZC (Democratic Republic) (Client state of the Zhodani Consulate)
• Zhodani Consulate (Democratic Republic) of the Zhodani

(Unitary) Federal Republics (Leader):

• Atapas-atta-wapawab (Federal Republic) of the Bwaps
• The Commonwealth of Deneb (Federal Republic)
• Geonee Cultural Region (Federal Republic)
• Grand United States of Quesada (Federal Republic) (Member State of Solomani Confederation)
• Izrats Kriezhlas Unity (Federal Republic) of the (Vlazhdumecta, a Minor Human Race)
• Taakas Yh'Drak (Federal Republic) of the Drakarans
• Third Reformed French Confederate Republic (Federal Republic) (Member State of Solomani Confederation)
• Vegan Polity (Federal Republic) of the Vegans

(Unitary) Monarchies (King or Queen):

• Corona Regnum (Unitary Monarchy)
• Delsun Comagistrant (Unitary Monarchy)
• Demos of Nobles (Unitary Monarchy)
• Esperanza (Unitary Monarchy)
• Grand Duchy of Douglas (Unitary Monarchy)
• Kingdom of Sylea (Unitary Monarchy)
• Kingdom of Drinax (Unitary Monarchy)
• Grendal (Unitary Monarchy)
• Mnemosyne Principality (Unitary Monarchy)
• Munsonian Principality (Unitary Monarchy)
• Principality of Caledon or Principality of Caledon (Unitary Monarchy)
• Queendom Remnants (Unitary Monarchy)

(Unitary) Parliamentary Republics (Prime Minister):

• Covenant of Sufren (Parliamentary Republic)
• Glenauran Signatorate (Parliamentary Republic)
• Irrgh Manifest (Parliamentary Republic) of the Vargr
• Loyal Nineworlds Republic (Parliamentary Republic)
• Suerrat Republic (Parliamentary Republic) of the Suerrat
• Terran Republic (Parliamentary Republic)

(Unitary) Republics (Leader):

• En Liverech (Republic)
• Eslayt Magistracy (Republic)
• Gotsdzo Uerra (Republic)
• Hochiken Republic
• Imperial Republic
• Ithklur Aexzz
• Kao Republic
• Loyal Nineworlds Republic
• Nation of Urukhu of the Vargr
• Northstar Republic
• Old Worlds (Republic)
• Rar Errall (Republic) of the Vargr
• Republic of Regina
• Rukadukaz Republic of the Vargr
• Society of Equals of the Vargr
• Syzlin Republic
• Tanny Project (Republic)
• Toh Republic
• Varan Republic

Unitary State (Government) References & Contributors

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science