Which of the following sets of countries has only federations?

Solution

• France is a unitary State organized on a decentralized basis under the 1958 Constitution. Hence D is not the correct answer. • New Zealand is a unitary state rather than a federation—local government has only the powers conferred upon it by the national Parliament. Hence A is not the correct answer. • With the promulgation of its constitution in 2015, Nepal replaced a unitary government with a federal system of government. This process has made Nepal a federal democratic republic governed with three levels of government: a federal level, seven provinces and 753 local government. Hence C is not the correct answer as per year 2012. • Hence B is the correct answer as Malaysia, Australia, Nigeria and Brazil are federations.