Confederation facts for kids
A confederation is a group of countries that, by treaty, have given some of their powers to a central government. They do this in order to coordinate their actions in a number of areas. This is like a federation, but without the association being a new country.
A confederation is not the same as a federation, but they have a similarity. A confederation is a group of countries, a federation is a country.
The only example today is the European Union. Switzerland has the Latin name Confœderatio Helvetica, although it is not a confederation in this sense, but a federation.
Images for kids
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Proclamation of Canadian Confederation
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Map of the Five Nations (from the Darlington Collection)
See also
In Spanish: Confederación para niños
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