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==== Territory ====

There is a single territory (''territoriya''), which is located in the country's far north. [[Kurilsk Territory]] is the country's northernmost and least populated. It joined the federal republic in 1922 as an unincorporated territory. It has since organized a local government, though federal authorities are responsible for many services. ~~While individuals~~ born in Kurilsk Territory are full Volkian citizens, those who are residents of Kurilsk are ~~not~~ able to vote in the presidential elections ~~due~~ to the islands' ~~territorial~~ ~~status~~.

There is a single territory (''territoriya''), which is located in the country's far north. [[Kurilsk Territory]] is the country's northernmost and least populated. It joined the federal republic in 1922 as an unincorporated territory. It has since organized a local government, though federal authorities are responsible for many services. Individuals born in Kurilsk Territory are full Volkian citizens and those who are residents of Kurilsk are able to vote in the presidential elections. Kurilsk Territory does not receive representation in the National Assembly except through two nonvoting representatives known as delegates (one to the Federal Council and one to the Chamber of Deputies). Previously these positions were appointed by the president; today the residents of the islands elect their delegates.

The territory sends two nonvoting representatives, known as delegates, to the National Assembly: one to the Chamber of Deputies and one to the Federal Council. Previously these positions were appointed by the president; today the residents of the islands choose their delegates.

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 ==== Territory ====
-There is a single territory (''territoriya''), which is located in the country's far north. [[Kurilsk Territory]] is the country's northernmost and least populated. It joined the federal republic in 1922 as an unincorporated territory. It has since organized a local government, though federal authorities are responsible for many services. While individuals born in Kurilsk Territory are full Volkian citizens, those who are residents of Kurilsk are not able to vote in the presidential elections due to the islands' territorial status.
+There is a single territory (''territoriya''), which is located in the country's far north. [[Kurilsk Territory]] is the country's northernmost and least populated. It joined the federal republic in 1922 as an unincorporated territory. It has since organized a local government, though federal authorities are responsible for many services. Individuals born in Kurilsk Territory are full Volkian citizens and those who are residents of Kurilsk are able to vote in the presidential elections. Kurilsk Territory does not receive representation in the National Assembly except through two nonvoting representatives known as delegates (one to the Federal Council and one to the Chamber of Deputies). Previously these positions were appointed by the president; today the residents of the islands elect their delegates.
-The territory sends two nonvoting representatives, known as delegates, to the National Assembly: one to the Chamber of Deputies and one to the Federal Council. Previously these positions were appointed by the president; today the residents of the islands choose their delegates.
 [[File:Volkia Province Names.png|left|frameless|648x648px|alt=]]

Volkia: Difference between revisions

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