States
The United State of the Ionian Islands was a federation. It included seven island states (names given were the then-official names, and aren't necessarily the names used in English, either then or now):
| State | Capital | Members elected |
|---|---|---|
| Corfù | Corfù | 7 |
| Cephalonia | Argostoli | 7 |
| Cerigo | Kythira | 1 or 2 |
| Ithaca | Vathy | 1 or 2 |
| Paxò | Gaios | 1 or 2 |
| Santa Maura | Lefkada | 4 |
| Zante | Zakynthos | 7 |
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