Latin America
The term Distrito Federal, meaning "Federal District" in both the Spanish and Portuguese languages, is used to refer to:
- Argentine, Capital District, known as "Autonomous City of Buenos Aires" since 1994.
- Federal District (Brazil)
- Federal District (Mexico)
- Capital District (Venezuela)
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