As the territory of the Ottoman principality expanded, however, and the Ottomans inherited the administrative apparatus left by the Byzantines, that simple tribal organization was replaced by a more complex form of government.
Federal Gazette may refer to: 1  Bundesgesetzblatt, Federal Law Gazette, Germany and Austria.  Federal Gazette of Switzerland / Bundesblatt / Feuille fÃ©dÃ©rale / Foglio federale of Switzerland.
Germany is a federal republic consisting of 16 states (called BundeslÃ¤nder or shortened to LÃ¤nder in German). Three of the BundeslÃ¤nder are actually city-states: Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg. The states can be roughly grouped by geography as listed below.