Editing Local government (section)

===Russia===
{{Main article|Subdivisions of Russia|Federal subjects of Russia|Municipal divisions of Russia}}
The Russian Federation consistes of eighty-five federal subjects that are constituent members of the Federation.  However, two of these federal subjects — the [[Republic of Crimea (Russia)|Republic of Crimea]] and the [[federal cities of Russia|federal city]] of [[Sevastopol]]—are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. All federal subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation—two delegates each—in the [[Federation Council of Russia|Federation Council]] ([[upper house]] of the [[Federal Assembly of Russia|Federal Assembly]]). But they do differ in the degree of [[autonomous area|autonomy]] they enjoy.

The modern administrative-territorial structures of the federal subjects vary significantly from one federal subject to another. While the implementation details may be considerably different, in general, however, the following types of high-level administrative divisions are recognized:
*administrative districts ([[raion]]s)
*[[city of federal subject significance|cities/towns]] and [[urban-type settlement#Administrative divisions|urban-type settlements]] of federal subject significance
*[[closed city#Russia|closed administrative-territorial formations]]

Typical lower-level administrative divisions include:
*[[selsoviet]]s (rural councils)
*[[town of district significance|towns and urban-type settlements of the administrative district significance]]
*city districts