The term Federal City (Bundesstadt in German) is a title for certain cities in Germany, Switzerland and Russia, and a historic term in the United States. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
In Germany, Bonn has been designated as a Federal City. Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia Since April 28, 1994, it is the second official residence of the Federal President, Federal Chancellor, Bundesrat (upper house) and the first official residence of six federal ministries and about 20 federal authorities. The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler The Bundesrat ("federal council" or "upper house of German parliament" is the representation of the 16 Federal States ( Bundesländer) of A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of Government Public administration, sometimes led by a minister, but usually a senior
Federal City is also the official title of Bern as the de facto capital of Switzerland. The city of Berne or Bern (, Berne, Berna, Romansh: Berna, Bernese German: Bärn) is the Bundesstadt ( Federal Russia also has two Federal Cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg. The Russian Federation is divided into 83 federal subjects, two of which are federal cities. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Historically, Washington, D.C., has also been called the “Federal City”. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D