Cuba and Brazil, your welcome :)
That they can make their own laws to govern the people. The federal government (mostly) does not interfere. This is why people can vote for things i.e. the legalization of marijuana.
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The church
enlightenment ideas and the scientific revolution mostly challenged the institution of the church and the state governments. The church was purposefully wounded by the scientific revolution such that most early scientists who contradicted popular church Cosmo-notions were labelled heretics and ex-communicated from the church.
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The are most of the time open ports, which leaves room for imports and exports.