Administrative divisions In 36 editions of 36.

248 nations, dependent areas, and other entities

• 31 provinces (wilayat, singular--wilaya);
• Adrar, Alger, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Blida, Bouira, Constantine, Djelfa, El Asnam, Guelma, Jijel, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea, Mostaganem, M'sila, Oran, Ouargla, Oum el Bouaghi, Saida, Setif, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Tamanrasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen;
• note--there may now be 48 provinces with El Asnam abolished, and the addition of 18 new provinces named Ain Delfa, Ain Temouchent, Bordjbou, Boumerdes, Chlef, El Bayadh, El Oued, El Tarf, Illizi, Jijel, Khenchela, Mila, Naama, Relizane, Souk Ahras, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt

• 18 provinces (provincias, singular--provincia);
• Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire

6 provinces;

• Atakora,
• Atlantique,
• Borgou,
• Mono,
• Oueme,
• Zou

• 10 districts;
• Central, Chobe, Ghanzi, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kweneng, Ngamiland, North-East, South-East, Southern;
• note--in addition, there may now be 4 town councils named Francistown, Gaborone, Lobaste, Selebi-Pikwe

30 provinces;

• Bam,
• Bazega,
• Bougouriba,
• Boulgou,
• Boulkiemde,
• Ganzourgou,
• Gnagna,
• Gourma,
• Houet,
• Kadiogo,
• Kenedougou,
• Komoe,
• Kossi,
• Kouritenga,
• Mouhoun,
• Namentenga,
• Naouri,
• Oubritenga,
• Oudalan,
• Passore,
• Poni,
• Sanguie,
• Sanmatenga,
• Seno,
• Sissili,
• Soum,
• Sourou,
• Tapoa,
• Yatenga,
• Zoundweogo

15 provinces;

• Bubanza,
• Bujumbura,
• Bururi,
• Cankuzo,
• Cibitoke,
• Gitega,
• Karuzi,
• Kayanza,
• Kirundo,
• Makamba,
• Muramvya,
• Muyinga,
• Ngozi,
• Rutana,
• Ruyigi

• 12 districts (concelhos, singular--concelho);
• Boa Vista, Brava, Fogo, Maio, Paul, Praia, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal;
• there may be 2 new districts named Porto Novo and Santa Cruz

10 provinces;

• Adamaoua,
• Centre,
• Est,
• Extreme-Nord,
• Littoral,
• Nord,
• Nord-Ouest,
• Ouest,
• Sud,
• Sud-Ouest

• 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular--prefecture) and 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular--prefecture economique);
• Bamingui-Bangoran, Basse-Kotto, Gribingui*, Haute-Kotto, Haute-Sangha, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo-Gribingui, Lobaye, Mbomou, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha*, Vakaga;
• note--there may be a new autonomous commune of Bangui

• 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular--prefecture);
• Batha, Biltine, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti, Chari-Baguirmi, Guera, Kanem, Lac, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mayo-Kebbi, Moyen-Chari, Ouaddai, Salamat, Tandjile

• 3 islands;
• Anjouan, Grande Comore, Moheli;
• note--there may also be 4 municipalities named Domoni, Fomboni, Moroni, and Mutsamudu

• 8 regions (regions, singular--region) and 1 town* (ville);
• Bandundu, Bas-Zaire, Equateur, Haut-Zaire, Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Kinshasa*, Kivu, Shaba;
• note--there may now be 10 regions with the elimination of Kivu and addition of Maniema, Nord-Kivu, and Sud-Kivu

• 9 regions (regions, singular--region);
• Bouenza, Cuvette, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, Sangha;
• note--there may be a new capital district of Brazzaville

49 departments (departements, singular--(departement); Abengourou, Abidjan, Aboisso, Adzope, Agboville, Bangolo, Beoumi, Biankouma, Bondoukou, Bongouanou, Bouafle, Bouake, Bouna, Boundiali, Dabakala, Daloa, Danane, Daoukro, Dimbokro, Divo, Duekoue, Ferkessedougou, Gagnoa, Grand-Lahou, Guiglo, Issia, Katiola, Korhogo, Lakota, Man, Mankono, Mbahiakro, Odienne, Oume, Sakassou, San-Pedro, Sassandra, Seguela, Sinfra, Soubre, Tabou, Tanda, Tengrela, Tiassale, Touba, Toumodi, Vavoua, Yamoussoukro, Zuenoula

5 districts (cercles, singular--cercle);

• Ali Sahih,
• Dikhil,
• Djibouti,
• Obock,
• Tadjoura

• 26 governorates (muhafazat, singular--muhafazah);
• Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrah, Al Fayyum, Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah, Al Ismailiyah, Al Jizah, Al Minufiyah, Al Minya, Al Qahirah, Al Qalyubiyah, Al Wadi al Jadid, Ash Sharqiyah, As Suways, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf, Bur Said, Dumyat, Janub Sina, Kafr ash Shaykh, Matruh, Qina, Shamal Sina, Suhaj

• 2 provinces (provincias, singular--provincia);
• Bioko, Rio Muni;
• note--there may now be 6 provinces named Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele Nzas

4 districts;

• Hhohho,
• Lubombo,
• Manzini,
• Shiselweni

• 14 administrative regions (plural--NA, singular--kifle hager);
• Arsi, Bale, Eritrea, Gamo Gofa, Gojam, Gonder, Harerge, Ilubabor, Kefa, Shewa, Sidamo, Tigray, Welega, Welo;
• note--the administrative structure may be changing to 25 administrative regions (astedader akababiwach, singular--astedader akababee) and 5 autonomous regions* (rasgez akababiwach, singular--rasgez akababee);
• Addis Ababa, Arsi, Aseb*, Asosa, Bale, Borena, Dire Dawa*, East Gojam, East Harerge, Eritrea*, Gambela, Gamo Gofa, Ilubabor, Kefa, Metekel, Nazaret, North Gonder, North Shewa, North Welo, Ogaden*, Omo, Sidamo, South Gonder, South Shewa, South Welo, Tigray*, Welega, West Gojam, West Harerge, West Shewa

9 provinces;

• Estuaire,
• Haut-Ogooue,
• Moyen-Ogooue,
• Ngounie,
• Nyanga,
• Ogooue-Ivindo,
• Ogooue-Lolo,
• Ogooue-Maritime,
• Woleu-Ntem

5 divisions and 1 city*;

• Banjul*,
• Lower River,
• MacCarthy Island,
• North Bank,
• Upper River,
• Western

10 regions;

• Ashanti,
• Brong-Ahafo,
• Central,
• Eastern,
• Greater Accra,
• Northern,
• Upper East,
• Upper West,
• Volta,
• Western

• 29 administrative regions (regions administratives, singular--region administrative);
• Beyla, Boffa, Boke, Conakry, Dabola, Dalaba, Dinguiraye, Dubreka, Faranah, Forecariah, Fria, Gaoual, Gueckedou, Kankan, Kerouane, Kindia, Kissidougou, Koundara, Kouroussa, Labe, Macenta, Mali, Mamou, Nzerekore, Pita, Siguiri, Telimele, Tougue, Yomou

9 regions (regioes, singular--regiao);

• Bafata,
• Biombo,
• Bissau,
• Bolama,
• Cacheu,
• Gabu,
• Oio,
• Quinara,
• Tombali

7 provinces and 1 area*;

• Central,
• Coast,
• Eastern,
• Nairobi Area*,
• North-Eastern,
• Nyanza,
• Rift Valley,
• Western

10 districts;

• Berea,
• Butha-Buthe,
• Leribe,
• Mafeteng,
• Maseru,
• Mohales Hoek,
• Mokhotlong,
• Qachas Nek,
• Quthing,
• Thaba-Tseka

13 counties;

• Bomi,
• Bong,
• Grand Bassa,
• Grand Cape Mount,
• Grand Jide,
• Grand Kru,
• Lofa,
• Margibi,
• Maryland,
• Montserrado,
• Nimba,
• Rivercess,
• Sino

46 municipalities (baladiyat, singular--baladiyah); Ajdabiya, Al Abyar, Al Aziziyah, Al Bayda, Al Jufrah, Al Jumayl, Al Khums, Al Kufrah, Al Marj, Al Qarabulli, Al Qubbah, Al Ujaylat, Ash Shati, Awbari, Az Zahra, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Bani Walid, Bin Jawwad, Darnah, Ghadamis, Gharyan, Ghat, Jadu, Jalu, Janzur, Masallatah, Misratah, Mizdah, Murzuq, Nalut, Qaminis, Qasr Bin Ghashir, Sabha, Sabratah, Shahhat, Surman, Surt, Tajura, Tarabulus, Tarhunah, Tubruq, Tukrah, Yafran, Zlitan, Zuwarah; note--the number of municipalities may have been reduced to 13 named Al Jabal al-Akhdar, Al Jabal al-Gharbi, Al Jabal al-Khums, Al Batnam, Al Kufrah, Al Marqab, Al Marzuq, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Khalij Surt, Sabha, Tripoli, Wadi al-Hayat

6 provinces (plural--NA, singular--faritanin);

• Antananarivo,
• Antsiranana,
• Fianarantsoa,
• Mahajanga,
• Toamasina,
• Toliara

24 districts;

• Blantyre,
• Chikwawa,
• Chiradzulu,
• Chitipa,
• Dedza,
• Dowa,
• Karonga,
• Kasungu,
• Kasupe,
• Lilongwe,
• Mangochi,
• Mchinji,
• Mulanje,
• Mwanza,
• Mzimba,
• Ncheu,
• Nkhata Bay,
• Nkhota Kota,
• Nsanje,
• Ntchisi,
• Rumphi,
• Salima,
• Thyolo,
• Zomba

• 7 regions (regions, singular--region);
• Gao, Kayes, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou;
• note--there may be a new capital district of Bamako

• 12 regions (regions, singular--region);
• Adrar, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, El Acaba, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh Ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza;
• note--there may be a new capital district of Nouakchott

• 5 urban councils and 3 district councils*;
• Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Curepipe, Moka-Flacq*, North*, Port Louis, Quatre Bornes, South*, Vacoas-Phoenix;
• note--there may now be 4 urban councils and 9 district councils* named Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Black River*, Curepipe, Flacq*, Grand Port*, Moka*, Pamplemousses*, Plaine Wilhems*, Port Louis*, Quartre Bornes, Riviere du Rempart*, Savanne*, and Vacoas-Phoenix

none (territorial collectivity of France)

• 36 provinces (provinces, singular--province) and 2 municipalities* (wilayas, singular--wilaya);
• Agadir, Al Hoceima, Azilal, Beni Mellal, Ben Slimane, Boulemane, Casablanca*, Chaouen, El Jadida, El Kelaa des Srarhna, Er Rachidia, Essaouira, Fes, Figuig, Guelmim, Ifrane, Kenitra, Khemisset, Khenifra, Khouribga, Laayoune, Marrakech, Meknes, Nador, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat-Sale*, Safi, Settat, Sidi Kacem, Tanger, Tan-Tan, Taounate, Taroudannt, Tata, Taza, Tetouan, Tiznit

10 provinces (provincias, singular--provincia);

• Cabo Delgado,
• Gaza,
• Inhambane,
• Manica,
• Maputo,
• Nampula,
• Niassa,
• Sofala,
• Tete,
• Zambezia

26 districts;

• Bethanien,
• Boesmanland,
• Caprivi Oos,
• Damaraland,
• Gobabis,
• Grootfontein,
• Hereroland Oos,
• Hereroland Wes,
• Kaokoland,
• Karasburg,
• Karibib,
• Kavango,
• Keetmanshoop,
• Luderitz,
• Maltahohe,
• Mariental,
• Namaland,
• Okahandja,
• Omaruru,
• Otjiwarongo,
• Outjo,
• Owambo,
• Rehoboth,
• Swakopmund,
• Tsumeb,
• Windhoek

7 departments (departements, singular--departement);

• Agadez,
• Diffa,
• Dosso,
• Maradi,
• Niamey,
• Tahoua,
• Zinder

21 states and 1 territory*;

• Abuja Capital Territory*,
• Akwa Ibom,
• Anambra,
• Bauchi,
• Bendel,
• Benue,
• Borno,
• Cross River,
• Gongola,
• Imo,
• Kaduna,
• Kano,
• Katsina,
• Kwara,
• Lagos,
• Niger,
• Ogun,
• Ondo,
• Oyo,
• Plateau,
• Rivers,
• Sokoto

none (overseas department of France)

• 10 prefectures (prefectures, singular--prefecture in French; plural--NA, singular--prefegitura in Kinyarwanda);
• Butare, Byumba, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Gisenyi, Gitarama, Kibungo, Kibuye, Rigali, Ruhengeri

2 dependencies and 1 administrative area*;

• Ascension*,
• Saint Helena,
• Tristan da Cunha

2 districts (concelhos, singular--concelho); Principe, Sao Tome

10 regions (regions, singular--region);

• Dakar,
• Diourbel,
• Fatick,
• Kaolack,
• Kolda,
• Louga,
• Saint-Louis,
• Tambacounda,
• Thies,
• Ziguinchor

none; note--there may be 21 administrative districts named Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Louis, Anse Royale, Baie Lazare, Baie St. Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade, Glacis, Grand Anse (on Mahe Island), Grand Anse (on Praslin Island), La Digue, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe Larue, Port-Glaud, Riviere Anglaise, St. Louis, Takamaka

4 provinces;

• Eastern,
• Northern,
• Southern,
• Western

• 16 regions (plural--NA, singular--gobolka);
• Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe, Jubbada Hoose, Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Shabeellaha Hoose, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed

• 4 provinces;
• Cape, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal;
• there are 10 homelands not recognized by the US--4 independent (Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei, Venda) and 6 other (Gazankulu, Kangwane, KwaNdebele, KwaZulu, Lebowa, Qwaqwa)

9 regions (aqalim, singular--iqlim);

• Aali an Nil,
• Al Awsat,
• Al Istiwai,
• Al Khartum,
• Ash Shamali,
• Ash Sharqi,
• Bahr al Ghazal,
• Darfur,
• Kurdufan

25 regions;

• Arusha,
• Dar es Salaam,
• Dodoma,
• Iringa,
• Kigoma,
• Kilimanjaro,
• Lindi,
• Mara,
• Mbeya,
• Morogoro,
• Mtwara,
• Mwanza,
• Pemba North,
• Pemba South,
• Pwani,
• Rukwa,
• Ruvuma,
• Shinyanga,
• Singida,
• Tabora,
• Tanga,
• Zanzibar Central/South,
• Zanzibar North,
• Zanzibar Urban/West,
• Ziwa Magharibi

• 21 circumscriptions (circonscriptions, singular--circonscription);
• Amlame (Amou), Aneho (Lacs), Atakpame (Ogou), Badou (Wawa), Bafilo (Assoli), Bassar (Bassari), Dapaong (Tone), Kante (Keran), Klouto (Kloto), Kpagouda (Binah), Lama-Kara (Kozah), Lome (Golfe), Mango (Oti), Niamtougou (Doufelgou), Notse (Haho), Sotouboua, Tabligbo (Yoto), Tchamba, Tchaoudjo, Tsevie (Zio), Vogan (Vo);
• note--the 21 units may now be called prefectures (prefectures, singular--prefecture) and reported name changes for individual units are included in parenthesis

• 23 governorates (wilayat, singular--wilayah);
• Al Kaf, Al Mahdiyah, Al Munastir, Al Qasrayn, Al Qayrawan, Aryanah, Bajah, Banzart, Bin Arus, Jundubah, Madanin, Nabul, Qabis, Qafsah, Qibili, Safaqis, Sidi Bu Zayd, Silyanah, Susah, Tatawin, Tawzar, Tunis, Zaghwan

10 provinces;

• Busoga,
• Central,
• Eastern,
• Karamoja,
• Nile,
• North Buganda,
• Northern,
• South Buganda,
• Southern,
• Western

none (under de facto control of Morocco)

9 provinces;

• Central,
• Copperbelt,
• Eastern,
• Luapula,
• Lusaka,
• Northern,
• North-Western,
• Southern,
• Western

8 provinces;

• Manicaland,
• Mashonaland Central,
• Mashonaland East,
• Mashonaland West,
• Matabeleland North,
• Matabeleland South,
• Midlands,
• Victoria (commonly called Masvingo)

none (dependent territory of the UK)

3 municipalities (kommuner, singular--kommun);

• Nordgronland,
• Ostgronland,
• Vestgronland

23 counties (syslar, singular--sysla) and 14 independent towns* (kaupstadar, singular--kaupstadur);

• Akranes*,
• Akureyri*,
• Arnessysla,
• Austur-Bardhastrandarsysla,
• Austur-Hunavatnssysla,
• Austur-Skaftafellssysla,
• Borgarfjardharsysla,
• Dalasysla,
• Eyjafjardharsysla,
• Gullbringusysla,
• Hafnarfjordhur*,
• Husavik*,
• Isafjordhur*,
• Keflavik*,
• Kjosarsysla,
• Kopavogur*,
• Myrasysla,
• Neskaupstadhur*,
• Nordhur-Isafjardharsysla,
• Nordhur-Mulasysla,
• Nordhur-Thingeyjarsysla,
• Olafsfjordhur*,
• Rangarvallasysla,
• Reykjavik*,
• Saudharkrokur*,
• Seydhisfjordhur*,
• Siglufjordhur*,
• Skagafjardharsysla,
• Snaefellsnes-og Hanppadalssysla,
• Strandasysla,
• Sudhur-Mulasysla,
• Sudhur-Thingeyjarsysla,
• Vestmannaeyjar*,
• Vestur-Bardhastrandarsysla,
• Vestur-Hunavatnssysla,
• Vestur-Isafjardharsysla,
• Vestur-Skaftafellssysla

• 30 provinces (velayat, singular--velayat);
• Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamian, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol, Kandahar, Kapisa, Konar, Kondoz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Oruzgan, Paktia, Paktika, Parvan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Vardak, Zabol;
• note--there may be a new province of Nurestan (Nuristan)

64 districts (zillagulo, singular--zilla);

• Bagerhat,
• Bandarban,
• Barisal,
• Bhola,
• Bogra,
• Borguna,
• Brahmanbaria,
• Chandpur,
• Chapai Nawabganj,
• Chattagram,
• Chuadanga,
• Comilla,
• Cox's Bazar,
• Dhaka,
• Dinajpur,
• Faridpur,
• Feni,
• Gaibandha,
• Gazipur,
• Gopalganj,
• Habiganj,
• Jaipurhat,
• Jamalpur,
• Jessore,
• Jhalakati,
• Jhenaidah,
• Khagrachari,
• Khulna,
• Kishorganj,
• Kurigram,
• Kushtia,
• Laksmipur,
• Lalmonirhat,
• Madaripur,
• Magura,
• Manikganj,
• Meherpur,
• Moulavibazar,
• Munshiganj,
• Mymensingh,
• Naogaon,
• Narail,
• Narayanganj,
• Narsingdi,
• Nator,
• Netrakona,
• Nilphamari,
• Noakhali,
• Pabna,
• Panchagar,
• Parbattya Chattagram,
• Patuakhali,
• Pirojpur,
• Rajbari,
• Rajshahi,
• Rangpur,
• Satkhira,
• Shariyatpur,
• Sherpur,
• Sirajganj,
• Sunamganj,
• Sylhet,
• Tangail,
• Thakurgaon

• 3 regions and 1 division*;
• Central Bhutan, Eastern Bhutan, Southern Bhutan*, Western Bhutan;
• note--there may now be 18 districts (dzong, singular and plural) named Bumthang, Chhukha, Chirang, Daga, Geylegphug, Ha, Lhuntshi, Mongar, Paro, Pemagatsel, Punakha, Samchi, Samdrup Jongkhar, Shemgang, Tashigang, Thimphu, Tongsa, Wangdiphodrang

• 23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions* (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 3 municipalities** (shi, singular and plural);
• Anhui, Beijing**, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi*, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol*, Ningxia*, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai**, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tianjin**, Xinjiang*, Xizang*, Yunnan, Zhejiang;
• note--China considers Taiwan its 23rd province

24 states and 7 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Dadra and Nagar Haveli*, Delhi*, Goa and Daman and Diu*, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal; note--Goa may have become a state with Daman and Diu remaining a union territory

• 47 prefectures (fuken, singular and plural);
• Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi

• 9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 3 special cities* (jikhalsi, singular and plural);
• Chagang-do, Hamgyong-namdo, Hamgyong-bukto, Hwanghae-namdo, Hwanghae-bukto, Kaesong-si*, Kangwon-do, Namp'o-si*, P'yongan-bukto, P'yongan-namdo, P'yongyang-si*, Yanggang-do

• 9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 6 special cities* (jikhalsi, singular and plural);
• Cheju-do, Cholla-bukto, Cholla-namdo, Ch'ungch'ong-bukto, Ch'ungch'ong-namdo, Inch'on-jikhalsi*, Kangwon-do, Kwangju-jikhalsi, Kyonggi-do, Kyongsang-bukto, Kyongsang-namdo, Pusan-jikhalsi*, Soul-t'ukpyolsi*, Taegu-jikhalsi*, Taejon-jikhalsi

19 district (atolls);

• Aliff,
• Baa,
• Daalu,
• Faafu,
• Gaafu Aliff,
• Gaafu Daalu,
• Haa Aliff,
• Haa Daalu,
• Kaafu,
• Laamu,
• Laviyani,
• Meemu,
• Naviyani,
• Noonu,
• Raa,
• Seenu,
• Shaviyani,
• Thaa,
• Waavu

• 18 provinces (aymguud, singular--aymag) and 3 municipalities* (hotuud, singular--hot);
• Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy, Bulgan, Darhan*, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan, Erdenet*, Govi-Altay, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov, Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs

14 zones (anchal, singular and plural);

• Bagmati,
• Bheri,
• Dhawalagiri,
• Gandaki,
• Janakpur,
• Karnali,
• Kosi,
• Lumbini,
• Mahakali,
• Mechi,
• Narayani,
• Rapti,
• Sagarmatha,
• Seti

• 4 provinces, 1 tribal area*, and 1 territory**;
• Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, North-West Frontier, Punjab, Sindh;
• note--the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas

• 24 districts;
• Amparai, Anuradhapura, Badulla, Batticaloa, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Hambantota, Jaffna, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalla, Kurunegala, Mannar, Matale, Matara, Moneragala, Mullativu, Nuwara Eliya, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura, Trincomalee, Vavuniya;
• note--the administrative structure may now include 8 provinces (Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, and Western) and 25 districts (with Kilinochchi added to the existing districts)

none (dependent territory of the UK)

6 parishes and 2 dependencies*;

• Barbuda*,
• Redonda*,
• Saint George,
• Saint John,
• Saint Mary,
• Saint Paul,
• Saint Peter,
• Saint Philip

none (self-governing part of the Netherlands)

21 districts;

• Abaco,
• Acklins Island,
• Andros Island,
• Berry Islands,
• Biminis,
• Cat Island,
• Cay Lobos,
• Crooked Island,
• Eleuthera,
• Exuma,
• Grand Bahama,
• Harbour Island,
• Inagua,
• Long Cay,
• Long Island,
• Mayaguana,
• New Providence,
• Ragged Island,
• Rum Cay,
• San Salvador,
• Spanish Wells

• 11 parishes;
• Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas;
• note--there may a new city of Bridgetown

6 districts;

• Belize,
• Cayo,
• Corozal,
• Orange Walk,
• Stann Creek,
• Toledo

none (dependent territory of the UK)

12 districts;

• Bodden Town,
• Creek,
• East End,
• George Town,
• Jacksons,
• North Side,
• Prospect,
• South Town,
• Spot Bay,
• Stake Bay,
• West Bay,
• West End

7 provinces (provincias, singular--provincia);

• Alajuela,
• Cartago,
• Guanacaste,
• Heredia,
• Limon,
• Puntarenas,
• San Jose

• 14 provinces (provincias, singular--provincia) and 1 special municipality* (municipio especial);
• Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara

10 parishes;

• Saint Andrew,
• Saint David,
• Saint George,
• Saint John,
• Saint Joseph,
• Saint Luke,
• Saint Mark,
• Saint Patrick,
• Saint Paul,
• Saint Peter

• 29 provinces (provincias, singular--provincia) and 1 district* (distrito);
• Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabon, Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, Elias Pina, El Seibo, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Monsenor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Salcedo, Samana, Sanchez Ramirez, San Cristobal, San Juan, San Pedro De Macoris, Santiago, Santiago Rodriguez, Valverde

• 14 departments (departamentos, singular--departamento);
• Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, Santa Ana, San Vicente, Sonsonate, Usulutan

6 parishes and 1 dependency*;

• Carriacou and Little Martinique*,
• Saint Andrew,
• Saint David,
• Saint George,
• Saint John,
• Saint Mark,
• Saint Patrick

none (overseas department of France)

• 22 departments (departamentos, singular--departamento);
• Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Escuintla, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Peten, Quezaltenango, Quiche, Retalhuleu, Sacatepequez, San Marcos, Santa Rosa, Solola, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa

9 departments, (departements, singular--departement);

• Artibonite,
• Centre,
• Grand'Anse,
• Nord,
• Nord-Est,
• Nord-Ouest,
• Ouest,
• Sud,
• Sud-Est

• 18 departments (departamentos, singular--departamento);
• Atlantida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazan, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro

14 parishes;

• Clarendon,
• Hanover,
• Kingston,
• Manchester,
• Portland,
• Saint Andrew,
• Saint Ann,
• Saint Catherine,
• Saint Elizabeth,
• Saint James,
• Saint Mary,
• Saint Thomas,
• Trelawny,
• Westmoreland

none (overseas department of France)

3 parishes;

• Saint Anthony,
• Saint Georges,
• Saint Peter

none (part of the Dutch realm)

• 9 administrative regions encompassing 17 departments (departamentos, singular--departamento);
• North, Atlantic Coast, South, Atlantic Coast, Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas

• 9 provinces (provincias, singular--provincia) and 1 territory* (comarca);
• Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Herrera, Los Santos, Panama, San Blas*, Veraguas

none (commonwealth associated with the US)

14 parishs;

• Christ Church Nichola Town,
• Saint Anne Sandy Point,
• Saint George Basseterre,
• Saint George Gingerland,
• Saint James Windward,
• Saint John Capisterre,
• Saint John Figtree,
• Saint Mary Cayon,
• Saint Paul Capisterre,
• Saint Paul Charlestown,
• Saint Peter Basseterre,
• Saint Thomas Lowland,
• Saint Thomas Middle Island,
• Trinity Palmetto Point

11 parishes;

• Anse-la-Raye,
• Castries,
• Choiseul,
• Dauphin,
• Dennery,
• Gros-Islet,
• Laborie,
• Micoud,
• Praslin,
• Soufriere,
• Vieux-Fort

6 parishes;

• Charlotte,
• Grenadines,
• Saint Andrew,
• Saint David,
• Saint George,
• Saint Patrick

• 8 counties, 3 municipalities*, and 1 ward**;
• Arima*, Caroni, Mayaro, Nariva, Port-of-Spain*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick, San Fernando*, Tobago**, Victoria

none (dependent territory of the UK)

none (territory of the US)

26 districts (rrethe, singular--rreth);

• Berat,
• Dibre,
• Durres,
• Elbasan,
• Fier,
• Gjirokaster,
• Gramsh,
• Kolonje,
• Korce,
• Kruje,
• Kukes,
• Lezhe,
• Librazhd,
• Lushnje,
• Mat,
• Mirdite,
• Permet,
• Pogradec,
• Puke,
• Sarande,
• Shkoder,
• Skrapar,
• Tepelene,
• Tirane,
• Tropoje,
• Vlore

7 parishes (parroquies, singular--parroquia);

• Andorra,
• Canillo,
• Encamp,
• La Massana,
• Les Escaldes,
• Ordino,
• Sant Julia de Loria

9 states (bundeslander, singular--bundesland);

• Burgenland,
• Karnten,
• Niederosterreich,
• Oberosterreich,
• Salzburg,
• Steiermark,
• Tirol,
• Vorarlberg,
• Wien

• 9 provinces (French--provinces, singular--province; Flemish--provincien, singular--provincie);
• Antwerpen, Brabant, Hainaut, Liege, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Oost-Vlaanderen, West-Vlaanderen

8 provinces (oblasti, singular--oblast) and 1 city* (grad);

• Burgas,
• Grad Sofiya*,
• Khaskovo,
• Lovech,
• Mikhaylovgrad,
• Plovdiv,
• Razgrad,
• Sofiya,
• Varna

2 socialist republics (socialisticke republiky, singular--socialisticka republika); Ceska Socialisticka Republika, Slovenska Socialisticka Republika

• metropolitan Denmark--14 counties (amter, singular--amt) and 1 city* (stad);
• Arhus, Bornholm, Frederiksborg, Fyn, Kobenhavn, Nordjylland, Ribe, Ringkobing, Roskilde, Sonderjylland, Staden Kobenhavn*, Storstrom, Vejle, Vestsjaelland, Viborg;
• note--see separate entries for the Faroe Islands and Greenland which are part of the Danish realm and self-governing administrative divisions

none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)

12 provinces (laanit, singular--laani);

• Ahvenanmaa,
• Hame,
• Keski-Suomi,
• Kuopio,
• Kymi,
• Lappi,
• Mikkeli,
• Oulu,
• Pohjois-Karjala,
• Turku ja Pori,
• Uusimaa,
• Vaasa

• metropolitan France--22 regions (regions, singular--region);
• Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes;
• note--the 22 regions are subdivided into 96 departments;
• see separate entries for the overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion) and the territorial collectivities (Mayotte, St. Pierre and Miquelon)

• 14 districts (bezirke, singular--bezirk);
• Cottbus, Dresden, Erfurt, Frankfurt, Gera, Halle, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Neubrandenburg, Potsdam, Rostock, Schwerin, Suhl

10 states (lander, singular--land);

• Baden-Wurttemberg,
• Bayern,
• Bremen,
• Hamburg,
• Hessen,
• Niedersachsen,
• Nordrhein-Westfalen,
• Rheinland-Pfalz,
• Saarland,
• Schleswig-Holstein

none (colony of the UK)

51 departments (nomoi, singular--nomos);

• Aitolia kai Akarnania,
• Akhaia,
• Argolis,
• Arkadhia,
• Arta,
• Attiki,
• Dhodhekanisos,
• Drama,
• Evritania,
• Evros,
• Evvoia,
• Florina,
• Fokis,
• Fthiotis,
• Grevena,
• Ilia,
• Imathia,
• Ioannina,
• Iraklion,
• Kardhitsa,
• Kastoria,
• Kavala,
• Kefallinia,
• Kerkira,
• Khalkidhiki,
• Khania,
• Khios,
• Kikladhes,
• Kilkis,
• Korinthia,
• Kozani,
• Lakonia,
• Larisa,
• Lasithi,
• Lesvos,
• Levkas,
• Magnisia,
• Messinia,
• Pella,
• Pieria,
• Preveza,
• Rethimni,
• Rodhopi,
• Samos,
• Serrai,
• Thesprotia,
• Thessaloniki,
• Trikala,
• Voiotia,
• Xanthi,
• Zakinthos

none (British crown dependency)

• 19 counties (megyek, singular--megye) and 1 capital city* (fovaros);
• Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Budapest*, Csongrad, Fejer, Gyor-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Komarom, Nograd, Pest, Somogy, Szabolcs-Szatmar, Szolnok, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zala

26 counties;

• Carlow,
• Cavan,
• Clare,
• Cork,
• Donegal,
• Dublin,
• Galway,
• Kerry,
• Kildare,
• Kilkenny,
• Laois,
• Leitrim,
• Limerick,
• Longford,
• Louth,
• Mayo,
• Meath,
• Monaghan,
• Offaly,
• Roscommon,
• Sligo,
• Tipperary,
• Waterford,
• Westmeath,
• Wexford,
• Wicklow

none (British crown dependency)

20 regions (regioni, singular--regione);

• Abruzzi,
• Basilicata,
• Calabria,
• Campania,
• Emilia-Romagna,
• Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
• Lazio,
• Liguria,
• Lombardia,
• Marche,
• Molise,
• Piemonte,
• Puglia,
• Sardegna,
• Sicilia,
• Toscana,
• Trentino-Alto Adige,
• Umbria,
• Valle d'Aosta,
• Veneto

none (British crown dependency)

11 communes (gemeinden, singular--gemeinde);

• Balzers,
• Eschen,
• Gamprin,
• Mauren,
• Planken,
• Ruggell,
• Schaan,
• Schellenberg,
• Triesen,
• Triesenberg,
• Vaduz

3 districts;

• Diekirch,
• Grevenmacher,
• Luxembourg

none (administration directly from Valletta)

4 quarters (quartiers, singular--quartier);

• Fontvieille,
• La Condamine,
• Monaco-Ville,
• Monte-Carlo

• 12 provinces (provincien, singular--provincie);
• Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland

19 provinces (fylker, singular--fylke);

• Akershus,
• Aust-Agder,
• Buskerud,
• Finnmark,
• Hedmark,
• Hordaland,
• More og Romsdal,
• Nordland,
• Nord-Trondelag,
• Oppland,
• Oslo,
• Ostfold,
• Rogaland,
• Sogn og Fjordane,
• Sor-Trondelag,
• Telemark,
• Troms,
• Vest-Agder,
• Vestfold

49 provinces (wojewodztwa, singular--wojewodztwo);

• Biala Podlaska,
• Bialystok,
• Bielsko-Biala,
• Bydgoszcz,
• Chelm,
• Ciechanow,
• Czestochowa,
• Elblag,
• Gdansk,
• Gorzow Wielkopolski,
• Jelenia Gora,
• Kalisz,
• Katowice,
• Kielce,
• Konin,
• Koszalin,
• Krakow,
• Krosno,
• Legnica,
• Leszno,
• Lodz,
• Lomza,
• Lublin,
• Nowy Sacz,
• Olsztyn,
• Opole,
• Ostroleka,
• Pila,
• Piotrkow,
• Plock,
• Poznan,
• Przemysl,
• Radom,
• Rzeszow,
• Siedlce,
• Sieradz,
• Skierniewice,
• Slupsk,
• Suwalki,
• Szczecin,
• Tarnobrzeg,
• Tarnow,
• Torun,
• Walbrzych,
• Warszawa,
• Wloclawek,
• Wroclaw,
• Zamosc,
• Zielona Gora

• 18 districts (distritos, singular--distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular--regiao autonoma);
• Acores*, Aveiro, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa, Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu

• 40 counties (judete, singular--judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu);
• Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vilcea, Vrancea

9 municipalities (castelli, singular--castello);

• Acquaviva,
• Borgo Maggiore,
• Chiesanuova,
• Domagnano,
• Faetano,
• Fiorentino,
• Monte Giardino,
• San Marino,
• Serravalle

1 soviet federative socialist republic* (sovetskaya federativnaya sotsialistcheskaya respublika) and 14 soviet socialist republics (sovetskiye sotsialisticheskiye respubliki, singular--sovetskaya sotsialisticheskaya respublika); Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic*, Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic; note--the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is often abbreviated RSFSR and Soviet Socialist Republic is often abbreviated SSR

• 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular--comunidad autonoma);
• Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Canarias, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Cataluna, Extremadura, Galicia, Islas Baleares, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco, Valenciana