Are there any Federal systems in the world based on ethnic origins, cultures, or languages?
Yes. A good African example is the state of Ethiopia, where the Federal regions are divided on the basis of ethnic origin. Other examples in the world include the Federal Republic of Germany, Switzerland, and Canada. Even the United Kingdom, which has had a unitary government for centuries, has at last realised the merits and strength of federalism along cultural and ethnic lines. It has introduced some form of federal arrangement based on ethnic origins amongst the English, Welsh and Scots. In Uganda, during the colonial period and under the 1962 Constitution, federalism was partially practiced on a regional basis with each region being viable and comprising people of similar languages, culture and traditions. After years of investigation, interviewing and receiving peoples views, the Odoki Constitutional Commission complained and recommended (under recommendation 18.84 of its Report that “the demarcation of local administration boundaries has not always been logical or natural.” It r
