ranationalismSupranational unionUnitary stateUnited Federation of PlanetsCentre for Studies on FederalismFootnotes[සංස්කරණය]↑ Federal structure of Russia, Article 65 of Russian Constitution.↑ Gained independence in 1957, joined with Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore to form Malaysia in 1963.↑ The USSR was a federation according to the letter of its constitution, but, at least until its final years in the late eighties and early nineties of the 20th century, its governance was highly centralised in practice. See: Soviet Union section.↑ The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was officially proclaimed in 1963. Prior to this, the communist Yugoslav state was named Democratic Federal Yugoslavia in 1943 and then Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia in 1946. See: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.vteAutonomous types of first-tier subdivision administrationFederalismAsymmetric federalismConfederationCorporative federalismDual federalismEthnic federalismFedera