Impermanence Major problems are virtually certain with the constituent regions of the Federation.

If approved by voters on Dec. 12, the constitution will give Russia a strong executive presidency and restrict the powers of its constituent regions.

Now, strengthened by his victory last month over the Congress, Mr. Yeltsin proposed to make all the constituent regions equal, and to affirm the primacy of federal law.

Sovereignty is divided between the centre and the constituent regions.

As of 2005, Jubaland's constituent administrative regions consist of the following:

Huntington then requested from the twenty-five of his correspondents who were Americans an in-depth ranking of the constituent regions of the United States.

It is administered by officials chosen from the administrations of the constituent regions and provinces.

The European Commission can standardize unemployment data as between constituent regions of their territory.

One that has become increasingly ominous of late is the struggle among Russia's constituent regions.

Real power, he said, was in the hands of the constituent regions of the federation.