Federal district
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A federal district is a specific administrative division in some federal countries. These districts may be under the direct jurisdiction of a federation's national government. Federal districts often include capital districts of the national capital.
A federal district is made so that no state in the country can claim to be more important than the others, because the national capital is inside the state, or to stop one state trying to have control over the national capital.
Federal countries with a federal district
United States' capital Washington, is in the federal district of the District of Columbia
Australia's capital Canberra is in the federal district of the Australian Capital Territory
Brazil's capital Brasilia, is in the Brazilian Federal District
Nigeria's capital Abuja, is in the federal district of the Federal Capital Territory
Pakistan's capital Islamabad, is in the federal district of the Islamabad Capital Territory
Venezuela's capital Caracas, is in the federal district of the Capital District
Former federal districts
Argentina's capital Buenos Aires, was a federal district, until it was abolished and converted into the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in 1994
Mexico's capital Mexico City, was a federal district, until it was abolished and converted into Mexico City in January 2016
Federal countries with no federal districts
Canada's capital Ottawa, is not a federal district, but is part of the province of Ontario
Belgium's capital Brussels, is not a federal district, but is its own region; to show that the French language and the Flemish language are equal, Brussels is a special bilingual (two-languages) region
Austria's capital Vienna, is not a federal district, but is one of the states of Austria
Switzerland's de facto capital Bern, is not a federal district, but is the capital of the canton of Bern
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