The CIA World Factbook Edition 1991 Government

Administrative divisions In 36 editions of 36.

Administrative divisions was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1991 edition carries it in 215 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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World

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World

170 sovereign nations plus 72 dependent, other, and miscellaneous areas

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

48 provinces (wilayat, singular--wilaya);

  • Adrar,
  • Ain Defla,
  • Ain Temouchent,
  • Alger,
  • Annaba,
  • Batna,
  • Bechar,
  • Bejaia,
  • Biskra,
  • Blida,
  • Bordj Bou Arreridj,
  • Bouira,
  • Boumerdes,
  • Chlef,
  • Constantine,
  • Djelfa,
  • El Bayadh,
  • El Oued,
  • El Tarf,
  • Ghardaia,
  • Guelma,
  • Illizi,
  • Jijel,
  • Khenchela,
  • Laghouat,
  • Mascara,
  • Medea,
  • Mila,
  • Mostaganem,
  • M'sila,
  • Naama,
  • Oran,
  • Ouargla,
  • Oum el Bouaghi,
  • Relizane,
  • Saida,
  • Setif,
  • Sidi Bel Abbes,
  • Skikda,
  • Souk Ahras,
  • Tamanghasset,
  • Tebessa,
  • Tiaret,
  • Tindouf,
  • Tipaza,
  • Tissemsilt,
  • Tizi Ouzou,
  • Tlemcen

Angola

  • 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

Benin

6 provinces;

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

Botswana

  • 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

Burkina now Burkina Faso

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

Burundi

15 provinces;

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

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

  • 14 districts (concelhos, singular--concelho);
  • Boa Vista, Brava, Fogo, Maio, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal

Cameroon

10 provinces;

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

Central African Republic

  • 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

Chad

  • 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

Comoros

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

Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • 10 regions (regions, singular--region) and 1 town* (ville);
  • Bandundu, Bas-Zaire, Equateur, Haut-Zaire, Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Kinshasa*, Maniema, Nord-Kivu, Shaba, Sud-Kivu

Congo now Republic of the Congo

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

Ivory Coast now Cote d'Ivoire

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

Djibouti

5 districts (cercles, singular--cercle);

  • Ali Sabih,
  • Dikhil,
  • Djibouti,
  • Obock,
  • Tadjoura

Egypt

  • 24 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, Matruh, Shamal Sina, Suhaj

Equatorial Guinea

  • 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

Swaziland now Eswatini

4 districts;

  • Hhohho,
  • Lubombo,
  • Manzini,
  • Shiselweni

Ethiopia

  • 25 administrative regions (astedader akababiwach, singular--astedader akababi) and 5 autonomous regions* (rasgez akababiwach, singular--rasgez akababi);
  • Addis Abeba (Addis Ababa), Arsi, Aseb*, Asosa, Bale, Borena, Debub Gonder, Debub Shewa, Debub Welo, Dire Dawa*, Ertra (Eritrea)*, Gambela, Gamo Gofa, Ilubabor, Kefa, Metekel, Mirab Gojam, Mirab Harerge, Mirab Shewa, Misrak Gojam, Misrak Harerge, Nazaret, Ogaden*, Omo, Semen Gonder, Semen Shewa, Semen Welo, Sidamo, Tigray*, Welega

Gabon

9 provinces;

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

The Gambia

5 divisions and 1 city*;

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

Ghana

10 regions;

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

Guinea

  • 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

Guinea-Bissau

9 regions (regioes, singular--regiao);

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

Kenya

7 provinces and 1 area*;

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

Lesotho

10 districts;

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

Liberia

13 counties;

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

Libya

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

Madagascar

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

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

Malawi

24 districts;

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

Mali

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

Mauritania

  • 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

Mauritius

9 districts and 3 dependencies*;

  • Agalega Islands*,
  • Black River,
  • Cargados Carajos*,
  • Flacq,
  • Grand Port,
  • Moka,
  • Pamplemousses,
  • Plaines Wilhems,
  • Port Louis,
  • Riviere du Rempart,
  • Rodrigues*,
  • Savanne

Mayotte

none (territorial collectivity of France)

Morocco

37 provinces (aqalim, singular--iqlim) and 5 municipalities* (wilayat, singular--wilayah);

  • Agadir,
  • Al Hoceima,
  • Azilal,
  • Beni Mellal,
  • Ben Slimane,
  • Boulemane,
  • Casablanca*,
  • Chaouen,
  • El Jadida,
  • El Kelaa des Srarhna,
  • Er Rachidia,
  • Essaouira,
  • Fes,
  • Fes*,
  • Figuig,
  • Guelmim,
  • Ifrane,
  • Kenitra,
  • Khemisset,
  • Khenifra,
  • Khouribga,
  • Laayoune,
  • Larache,
  • Marrakech,
  • Marrakech*,
  • Meknes,
  • Meknes*,
  • Nador,
  • Ouarzazate,
  • Oujda,
  • Rabat-Sale*,
  • Safi,
  • Settat,
  • Sidi Kacem,
  • Tanger,
  • Tan-Tan,
  • Taounate,
  • Taroudannt,
  • Tata,
  • Taza,
  • Tetouan,
  • Tiznit

Mozambique

10 provinces (provincias, singular--provincia);

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

Namibia

  • the former administrative structure of 26 districts has been abolished and 14 temporary regions are still in the process of being determined;
  • note--the 26 districts were 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

Niger

7 departments (departements, singular--departement);

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

Nigeria

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

Reunion

none (overseas department of France)

Rwanda

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

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

2 dependencies and 1 administrative area*;

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

Sao Tome and Principe

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

Senegal

10 regions (regions, singular--region);

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

Seychelles

23 administrative districts;

  • Anse aux Pins,
  • Anse Boileau,
  • Anse Etoile,
  • Anse Louis,
  • Anse Royale,
  • Baie Lazare,
  • Baie Sainte Anne,
  • Beau Vallon,
  • Bel Air,
  • Bel Ombre,
  • Cascade,
  • Glacis,
  • Grand' Anse (on Mahe Island),
  • Grand' Anse (on Praslin Island),
  • La Digue,
  • La Riviere Anglaise,
  • Mont Buxton,
  • Mont Fleuri,
  • Plaisance,
  • Pointe La Rue,
  • Port Glaud,
  • Saint Louis,
  • Takamaka

Sierra Leone

4 provinces;

  • Eastern,
  • Northern,
  • Southern,
  • Western

Somalia

  • 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

South Africa

  • 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)

Sudan

  • 9 states (wilayat, singular--wilayat or wilayah*);
  • Aali an Nil, Al Wusta*, Al Istiwaiyah*, Al Khartum, Ash Shamaliyah*, Ash Sharqiyah*, Bahr al Ghazal, Darfur, Kurdufan

Tanzania

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

Togo

  • 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 parentheses

Tunisia

  • 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

Uganda

10 provinces;

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

Western Sahara

none (under de facto control of Morocco)

Zambia

9 provinces;

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

Zimbabwe

8 provinces;

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

Antarctic Region

2 entries

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

  • none (overseas territory of France);
  • there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts named Ile Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam;
  • excludes Terre Adelie claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

3 municipalities (kommuner, singular--kommun);

  • Nordgronland,
  • Ostgronland,
  • Vestgronland

Iceland

23 counties (syslar, singular--sysla) and 14 independent towns* (kaupstadhir, singular--kaupstadhur);

  • 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 Hnappadalssysla,
  • Strandasysla,
  • Sudhur-Mulasysla,
  • Sudhur-Thingeyjarsysla,
  • Vestmannaeyjar*,
  • Vestur-Bardhastrandarsysla,
  • Vestur-Hunavatnssysla,
  • Vestur-Isafjardharsysla,
  • Vestur-Skaftafellssysla

Asia

13 entries

Afghanistan

  • 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)

Bangladesh

64 districts (zillagulo, singular--zilla);

  • Bagerhat,
  • Bandarban,
  • Barguna,
  • Barisal,
  • Bhola,
  • Bogra,
  • 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

Bhutan

  • 18 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural);
  • Bumthang, Chhukha, Chirang, Daga, Geylegphug, Ha, Lhuntshi, Mongar, Paro, Pemagatsel, Punakha, Samchi, Samdrup Jongkhar, Shemgang, Tashigang, Thimphu, Tongsa, Wangdi Phodrang

China

  • 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

India

25 states and 7 union territories*;

  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands*,
  • Andhra Pradesh,
  • Arunachal Pradesh,
  • Assam,
  • Bihar,
  • Chandigarh*,
  • Dadra and Nagar Haveli*,
  • Daman and Diu*,
  • Delhi*,
  • Goa,
  • 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

Japan

  • 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

Korea, North now North Korea

  • 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

Korea, South now South Korea

  • 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*

Maldives

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

Mongolia

  • 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

Nepal

14 zones (anchal, singular and plural);

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

Pakistan

  • 4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital 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

Sri Lanka

  • 24 districts;
  • Amparai, Anuradhapura, Badulla, Batticaloa, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Hambantota, Jaffna, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalla, Kurunegala, Mannar, Matale, Matara, Moneragala, Mullaittivu, 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)

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Antigua and Barbuda

6 parishes and 2 dependencies*;

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

Aruba

none (self-governing part of the Netherlands)

The Bahamas

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

Barbados

  • 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 be a new city of Bridgetown

Belize

6 districts;

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

British Virgin Islands

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Cayman Islands

8 districts;

  • Creek,
  • Eastern,
  • Midland,
  • South Town,
  • Spot Bay,
  • Stake Bay,
  • West End,
  • Western

Costa Rica

7 provinces (provincias, singular--provincia);

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

Cuba

  • 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

Dominica

10 parishes;

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

Dominican Republic

  • 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

El Salvador

  • 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

Grenada

6 parishes and 1 dependency*;

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

Guadeloupe

none (overseas department of France)

Guatemala

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

Haiti

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

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

Honduras

  • 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

Jamaica

14 parishes;

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

Martinique

none (overseas department of France)

Montserrat

3 parishes;

  • Saint Anthony,
  • Saint Georges,
  • Saint Peter

Netherlands Antilles

none (part of the Dutch realm)

Nicaragua

  • 9 administrative regions encompassing 16 departments (departamentos, singular--departamento);
  • Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas, Zelaya;
  • note--Zelaya may have been replaced by 2 autonomous regions (regiones autonomistas, singular--region autonomista) named North Atlantic Coast and South Atlantic Coast

Panama

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

Puerto Rico

none (commonwealth associated with the US)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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

Saint Lucia

11 quarters;

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

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

6 parishes;

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

Trinidad and Tobago

  • 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

Turks and Caicos Islands

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Virgin Islands

none (territory of the US)

Europe

35 entries

Albania

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

Andorra

7 parishes (parroquies, singular--parroquia);

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

Austria

9 states (bundeslander, singular--bundesland);

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

Belgium

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

Bulgaria

9 provinces (oblasti, singular--oblast);

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

Czechoslovakia

2 republics (republiky, singular--republika); Czech Republic (Ceska Republika), Slovak Republic (Slovenska Republika)

Denmark

  • 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

Faroe Islands

none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)

Finland

12 provinces (laanit, singular--laani);

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

France

  • 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, Saint Pierre and Miquelon)

Germany

16 states (lander, singular--land);

  • Baden-Wurttemberg,
  • Bayern,
  • Berlin,
  • Brandenburg,
  • Bremen,
  • Hamburg,
  • Hessen,
  • Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
  • Niedersachsen,
  • Nordrhein-Westfalen,
  • Rheinland-Pfalz,
  • Saarland,
  • Sachsen,
  • Sachsen-Anhalt,
  • Schleswig-Holstein,
  • Thuringen

Gibraltar

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Greece

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

Guernsey

none (British crown dependency)

Hungary

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

Ireland

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

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

none (British crown dependency)

Italy

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

Jersey

none (British crown dependency)

Liechtenstein

11 communes (gemeinden, singular--gemeinde);

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

Luxembourg

3 districts;

  • Diekirch,
  • Grevenmacher,
  • Luxembourg

Malta

none (administration directly from Valletta)

Monaco

4 quarters (quartiers, singular--quartier);

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

Netherlands

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

Norway

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

Poland

49 provinces (wojewodztwa, singular--wojewodztwo);

  • Biala Podlaska,
  • Bialystok,
  • Bielsko,
  • Bydgoszcz,
  • Chelm,
  • Ciechanow,
  • Czestochowa,
  • Elblag,
  • Gdansk,
  • Gorzow,
  • 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

Portugal

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

Romania

  • 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

San Marino

9 municipalities (castelli, singular--castello);

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

Soviet Union

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, Belorussian (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, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic*, Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova, Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic; note--Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is often abbreviated RSFSR and Soviet Socialist Republic is often abbreviated SSR; the parliaments in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, and Lithuania have removed the words Soviet Socialist from the names of their republics, but the central government has not recognized those changes; the parliament in Kirghiziya changed the name Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic to Republic of Kyrgyzstan, but the central government has not recognized that change

Spain

  • 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular--comunidad autonoma);
  • Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Canarias, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Cataluna, Communidad Valencia, Extremadura, Galicia, Islas Baleares, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco;
  • note--there are five places of sovereignty on and off the coast of Morocco (Ceuta, Mellila, Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera) with administrative status unknown

Sweden

24 provinces (lan, singular and plural);

  • Alvsborgs Lan,
  • Blekinge Lan,
  • Gavleborgs Lan,
  • Goteborgs och Bohus Lan,
  • Gotlands Lan,
  • Hallands Lan,
  • Jamtlands Lan,
  • Jonkopings Lan,
  • Kalmar Lan,
  • Kopparbergs Lan,
  • Kristianstads Lan,
  • Kronobergs Lan,
  • Malmohus Lan,
  • Norrbottens Lan,
  • Orebro Lan,
  • Ostergotlands Lan,
  • Skaraborgs Lan,
  • Sodermanlands Lan,
  • Stockholms Lan,
  • Uppsala Lan,
  • Varmlands Lan,
  • Vasterbottens Lan,
  • Vasternorrlands Lan,
  • Vastmanlands Lan

Switzerland

  • 26 cantons (cantons, singular--canton in French; cantoni, singular--cantone in Italian; kantone, singular--kanton in German);
  • Aargau, Ausser-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubunden, Inner-Rhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich

United Kingdom

47 counties, 7 metropolitan counties, 26 districts, 9 regions, and 3 islands areas; England--39 counties, 7 metropolitan counties*; Avon, Bedford, Berkshire, Buckingham, Cambridge, Cheshire, Cleveland, Cornwall, Cumbria, Derby, Devon, Dorset, Durham, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucester, Greater London*, Greater Manchester*, Hampshire, Hereford and Worcester, Hertford, Humberside, Isle of Wight, Kent, Lancashire, Leicester, Lincoln, Merseyside*, Norfolk, Northampton, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Nottingham, Oxford, Shropshire, Somerset, South Yorkshire*, Stafford, Suffolk, Surrey, Tyne and Wear*, Warwick, West Midlands*, West Sussex, West Yorkshire*, Wiltshire; Northern Ireland--26 districts; Antrim, Ards, Armagh, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Banbridge, Belfast, Carrickfergus, Castlereagh, Coleraine, Cookstown, Craigavon, Down, Dungannon, Fermanagh, Larne, Limavady, Lisburn, Londonderry, Magherafelt, Moyle, Newry and Mourne, Newtownabbey, North Down, Omagh, Strabane; Scotland--9 regions, 3 islands areas*; Borders, Central, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney*, Shetland*, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles*; Wales--8 counties; Clwyd, Dyfed, Gwent, Gwynedd, Mid Glamorgan, Powys, South Glamorgan, West Glamorgan

Yugoslavia

  • 6 republics (republike, singular--republika);
  • Bosna i Hercegovina (Bosnia and Hercegovina), Crna Gora (Montenegro), Hrvatska (Croatia), Makedonija (Macedonia), Slovenija (Slovenia), Srbija (Serbia);
  • note--there are two nominally autonomous provinces (autonomne pokajine, singular--autonomna pokajina) within Srbija--Kosovo and Vojvodina

Middle East

15 entries

Bahrain

  • 12 municipalities (baladiyat, singular--baladiyah);
  • Al Hadd, Al Manamah, Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah al Wusta, Al Mintaqah ash Shamaliyah, Al Muharraq, Ar Rifa wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah, Jidd Hafs, Madinat Hamad, Madinat Isa, Mintaqat Juzur Hawar, Sitrah

Cyprus

6 districts;

  • Famagusta,
  • Kyrenia,
  • Larnaca,
  • Limassol,
  • Nicosia,
  • Paphos

Iran

24 provinces (ostanha, singular--ostan);

  • Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari,
  • Azarbayjan-e Khavari,
  • Bakhtaran,
  • Bushehr,
  • Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari,
  • Esfahan,
  • Fars,
  • Gilan,
  • Hamadan,
  • Hormozgan,
  • Ilam,
  • Kerman,
  • Khorasan,
  • Khuzestan,
  • Kohkiluyeh va Buyer Ahmadi,
  • Kordestan,
  • Lorestan,
  • Markazi,
  • Mazandaran,
  • Semnan,
  • Sistan va Baluchestan,
  • Tehran,
  • Yazd,
  • Zanjan

Iraq

  • 18 provinces (muhafazat, singular--muhafazah);
  • Al Anbar, Al Basrah, Al Muthanna, Al Qadisiyah, An Najaf, Arbil, As Sulaymaniyah, At Tamim, Babil, Baghdad, Dahuk, Dhi Qar, Diyala, Karbala, Maysan, Ninawa, Salah ad Din, Wasit

Israel

6 districts (mehozot, singular--mehoz);

  • Central,
  • Haifa,
  • Jerusalem,
  • Northern,
  • Southern,
  • Tel Aviv

Jordan

8 governorates (muhafazat, singular--muhafazah);

  • Al Balqa,
  • Al Karak,
  • Al Mafraq,
  • Amman,
  • At Tafilah,
  • Az Zarqa,
  • Irbid,
  • Maan

Kuwait

  • 4 governorates (muhafazat, singular--muhafazah);
  • Al Ahmadi, Al Jahrah, Al Kuwayt, Hawalli;
  • note--there may be a new governorate of Farwaniyyah

Lebanon

5 governorates (muhafazat, singular--muhafazah);

  • Al Biqa,
  • Al Janub,
  • Ash Shamal,
  • Bayrut,
  • Jabal Lubnan

Oman

  • there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 7 planning regions (manatiq takhtitiyah, singular--mintaqah takhtitiyah) that include 1 governorate* (muhafazah) and 50 districts (wilayat, singular--wilayah);
  • al-Batinah--Awabi, Barka, Khabura, Liwa, Musanaa, Nakhl, Rustaq, Saham, Shinas, Sohar, Suwaiq, Wadi al-Maawil;
  • al-Dakhiliah--Adam, al-Hamra, Bahla, Bidbid, Haima, Izki, Manah, Nizwa, Sumail;
  • al-Dhahirah--al-Buraimi, Dhank, Ibri, Mhadha, Yanqul;
  • al-Janubiah--Dhalqut, Mirbat, Rokhyut, Sadah, Salalah, Shalim, Taqa, Thamrait;
  • al-Sharqiya--al Kamil and al-Wafi, al-Mudhaiby, al-Qabil, Bidiya, Dimaa and Tayin, Ibra, Jaalan Bani Bu Ali, Jaalan Bani Bu Hassan, Masirah, Sur, Wadi Bani Khalid;
  • Musandam--Daba al-Biya, Bukha, Khasab, Madha;
  • Muscat--Muscat*, Quriyat

Qatar

none

Saudi Arabia

14 emirates (imarat, singular--imarah);

  • Al Bahah,
  • Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah,
  • Al Jawf,
  • Al Madinah,
  • Al Qasim,
  • Al Qurayyat,
  • Ar Riyad,
  • Ash Sharqiyah,
  • Asir,
  • Hail,
  • Jizan,
  • Makkah,
  • Najran,
  • Tabuk

Syria

  • 14 provinces (muhafazat, singular--muhafazah);
  • Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah, Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda, Dara, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq, Halab, Hamah, Hims, Idlib, Rif Dimashq, Tartus

Turkey now Turkiye

73 provinces (iller, singular--il);

  • Adana,
  • Adiyaman,
  • Afyon,
  • Agri,
  • Aksaray,
  • Amasya,
  • Ankara,
  • Antalya,
  • Artvin,
  • Aydin,
  • Balikesir,
  • Batman,
  • Bayburt,
  • Bilecik,
  • Bingol,
  • Bitlis,
  • Bolu,
  • Burdur,
  • Bursa,
  • Canakkale,
  • Cankiri,
  • Corum,
  • Denizli,
  • Diyarbakir,
  • Edirne,
  • Elazig,
  • Erzincan,
  • Erzurum,
  • Eskisehir,
  • Gaziantep,
  • Giresun,
  • Gumushane,
  • Hakkari,
  • Hatay,
  • Icel,
  • Isparta,
  • Istanbul,
  • Izmir,
  • Kahraman Maras,
  • Karaman,
  • Kars,
  • Kastamonu,
  • Kayseri,
  • Kirikkale,
  • Kirklareli,
  • Kirsehir,
  • Kocaeli,
  • Konya,
  • Kutahya,
  • Malatya,
  • Manisa,
  • Mardin,
  • Mugla,
  • Mus,
  • Nevsehir,
  • Nigde,
  • Ordu,
  • Rize,
  • Sakarya,
  • Samsun,
  • Siirt,
  • Sinop,
  • Sirnak,
  • Sivas,
  • Tekirdag,
  • Tokat,
  • Trabzon,
  • Tunceli,
  • Urfa,
  • Usak,
  • Van,
  • Yozgat,
  • Zonguldak

United Arab Emirates

7 emirates (imarat, singular--imarah);

  • Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi),
  • Ajman,
  • Al Fujayrah,
  • Ash Shariqah,
  • Dubayy,
  • Ras al Khaymah,
  • Umm al Qaywayn

Yemen

  • 17 governorates (muhafazat, singular--muhafazah);
  • Abyan, Adan, Al Bayda, Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Marib, Sadah, Sana, Shabwah, Taizz

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

9 parishes and 2 municipalities*;

  • Devonshire,
  • Hamilton,
  • Hamilton*,
  • Paget,
  • Pembroke,
  • Saint George*,
  • Saint George's,
  • Sandys,
  • Smiths,
  • Southampton,
  • Warwick

Canada

10 provinces and 2 territories*;

  • Alberta,
  • British Columbia,
  • Manitoba,
  • New Brunswick,
  • Newfoundland,
  • Northwest Territories*,
  • Nova Scotia,
  • Ontario,
  • Prince Edward Island,
  • Quebec,
  • Saskatchewan,
  • Yukon Territory*

Mexico

  • 31 states (estados, singular--estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal);
  • Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Distrito Federal*, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

none (territorial collectivity of France)

United States

50 states and 1 district*;

  • Alabama,
  • Alaska,
  • Arizona,
  • Arkansas,
  • California,
  • Colorado,
  • Connecticut,
  • Delaware,
  • District of Columbia*,
  • Florida,
  • Georgia,
  • Hawaii,
  • Idaho,
  • Illinois,
  • Indiana,
  • Iowa,
  • Kansas,
  • Kentucky,
  • Louisiana,
  • Maine,
  • Maryland,
  • Massachusetts,
  • Michigan,
  • Minnesota,
  • Mississippi,
  • Missouri,
  • Montana,
  • Nebraska,
  • Nevada,
  • New Hampshire,
  • New Jersey,
  • New Mexico,
  • New York,
  • North Carolina,
  • North Dakota,
  • Ohio,
  • Oklahoma,
  • Oregon,
  • Pennsylvania,
  • Rhode Island,
  • South Carolina,
  • South Dakota,
  • Tennessee,
  • Texas,
  • Utah,
  • Vermont,
  • Virginia,
  • Washington,
  • West Virginia,
  • Wisconsin,
  • Wyoming

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

none (territory of the US)

Australia

6 states and 2 territories*;

  • Australian Capital Territory*,
  • New South Wales,
  • Northern Territory*,
  • Queensland,
  • South Australia,
  • Tasmania,
  • Victoria,
  • Western Australia

Cook Islands

none

Fiji

4 divisions and 1 dependency*;

  • Central,
  • Eastern,
  • Northern,
  • Rotuma*,
  • Western

French Polynesia

  • none (overseas territory of France);
  • there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 archipelagic divisions named Archipel des Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles du Vent, and Iles Sous-le-Vent;
  • note--Clipperton Island is administered from French Polynesia and may have become a dependency of French Polynesia

Guam

none (territory of the US)

Kiribati

3 units; Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands; note--a new administrative structure of 6 districts (Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) may have been changed to 20 island councils (one for each of the inhabited islands) named Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina

Marshall Islands

none

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

4 states;

  • Kosrae,
  • Pohnpei,
  • Chuuk,
  • Yap

Nauru

14 districts;

  • Aiwo,
  • Anabar,
  • Anetan,
  • Anibare,
  • Baiti,
  • Boe,
  • Buada,
  • Denigomodu,
  • Ewa,
  • Ijuw,
  • Meneng,
  • Nibok,
  • Uaboe,
  • Yaren

New Caledonia

none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 provinces named Iles Loyaute, Nord, and Sud

New Zealand

93 counties, 9 districts*, and 3 town districts**;

  • Akaroa,
  • Amuri,
  • Ashburton,
  • Bay of Islands,
  • Bruce,
  • Buller,
  • Chatham Islands,
  • Cheviot,
  • Clifton,
  • Clutha,
  • Cook,
  • Dannevirke,
  • Egmont,
  • Eketahuna,
  • Ellesmere,
  • Eltham,
  • Eyre,
  • Featherston,
  • Franklin,
  • Golden Bay,
  • Great Barrier Island,
  • Grey,
  • Hauraki Plains,
  • Hawera*,
  • Hawke's Bay,
  • Heathcote,
  • Hikurangi**,
  • Hobson,
  • Hokianga,
  • Horowhenua,
  • Hurunui,
  • Hutt,
  • Inangahua,
  • Inglewood,
  • Kaikoura,
  • Kairanga,
  • Kiwitea,
  • Lake,
  • Mackenzie,
  • Malvern,
  • Manaia**,
  • Manawatu,
  • Mangonui,
  • Maniototo,
  • Marlborough,
  • Masterton,
  • Matamata,
  • Mount Herbert,
  • Ohinemuri,
  • Opotiki,
  • Oroua,
  • Otamatea,
  • Otorohanga*,
  • Oxford,
  • Pahiatua,
  • Paparua,
  • Patea,
  • Piako,
  • Pohangina,
  • Raglan,
  • Rangiora*,
  • Rangitikei,
  • Rodney,
  • Rotorua*,
  • Runanga,
  • Saint Kilda,
  • Silverpeaks,
  • Southland,
  • Stewart Island,
  • Stratford,
  • Strathallan,
  • Taranaki,
  • Taumarunui,
  • Taupo,
  • Tauranga,
  • Thames-Coromandel*,
  • Tuapeka,
  • Vincent,
  • Waiapu,
  • Waiheke,
  • Waihemo,
  • Waikato,
  • Waikohu,
  • Waimairi,
  • Waimarino,
  • Waimate,
  • Waimate West,
  • Waimea,
  • Waipa,
  • Waipawa*,
  • Waipukurau*,
  • Wairarapa South,
  • Wairewa,
  • Wairoa,
  • Waitaki,
  • Waitomo*,
  • Waitotara,
  • Wallace,
  • Wanganui,
  • Waverley**,
  • Westland,
  • Whakatane*,
  • Whangarei,
  • Whangaroa,
  • Woodville

Niue

none

Norfolk Island

none (territory of Australia)

Northern Mariana Islands

none

Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the now Palau

none

Papua New Guinea

20 provinces;

  • Central,
  • Chimbu,
  • Eastern Highlands,
  • East New Britain,
  • East Sepik,
  • Enga,
  • Gulf,
  • Madang,
  • Manus,
  • Milne Bay,
  • Morobe,
  • National Capital,
  • New Ireland,
  • Northern,
  • North Solomons,
  • Sandaun,
  • Southern Highlands,
  • Western,
  • Western Highlands,
  • West New Britain

Pitcairn Islands

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Western Samoa now Samoa

11 districts;

  • Aana,
  • Aiga-i-le-Tai,
  • Atua,
  • Faasaleleaga,
  • Gagaemauga,
  • Gagaifomauga,
  • Palauli,
  • Satupaitea,
  • Tuamasaga,
  • Vaa-o-Fonoti,
  • Vaisigano

Solomon Islands

7 provinces and 1 town*;

  • Central,
  • Guadalcanal,
  • Honiara*,
  • Isabel,
  • Makira,
  • Malaita,
  • Temotu,
  • Western

Tokelau

none (territory of New Zealand)

Tonga

  • three island groups;
  • Haapai,
  • Tongatapu,
  • Vavau

Tuvalu

none

Vanuatu

11 island councils;

  • Ambrym,
  • Aoba/Maewo,
  • Banks/Torres,
  • Efate,
  • Epi,
  • Malakula,
  • Paama,
  • Pentecote,
  • Santo/Malo,
  • Shepherd,
  • Tafea

Wallis and Futuna

none (overseas territory of France)

South America

14 entries

Argentina

  • 22 provinces (provincias, singular--provincia), 1 national territory* (territorio nacional), and 1 district** (distrito);
  • Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Corrientes, Distrito Federal**, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur*, Tucuman;
  • note--the national territory is in the process of becoming a province;
  • the US does not recognize claims to Antarctica

Bolivia

9 departments (departamentos, singular--departamento);

  • Chuquisaca,
  • Cochabamba,
  • El Beni,
  • La Paz,
  • Oruro,
  • Pando,
  • Potosi,
  • Santa Cruz,
  • Tarija

Brazil

  • 26 states (estados, singular--estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal);
  • Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins;
  • note--the former territories of Amapa and Roraima became states in January 1991

Chile

  • 13 regions (regiones, singular--region);
  • Aisen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo, Antofagasta, Araucania, Atacama, Bio-Bio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena, Maule, Region Metropolitana, Tarapaca, Valparaiso;
  • note--the US does not recognize claims to Antarctica

Colombia

  • 23 departments (departamentos, singular--departamento), 5 commissariats* (comisarias, singular--comisaria), and 4 intendancies** (intendencias, singular--intendencia);
  • Amazonas*, Antioquia, Arauca**, Atlantico, Bolivar, Boyaca, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare**, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia*, Guaviare*, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Narino, Norte de Santander, Putumayo**, Quindio, Risaralda, San Andres y Providencia**, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes*, Vichada*;
  • note--there may be a new special district (distrito especial) named Bogota;
  • the Constitution of 5 July 1991 states that the commissariats and intendancies are to become full departments and a capital district (distrito capital) of Santa Fe de Bogota is to be established by 1997

Ecuador

  • 21 provinces (provincias, singular--provincia);
  • Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Pichincha, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe

Falkland Islands now Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

none (dependent territory of the UK)

French Guiana

none (overseas department of France)

Guyana

10 regions;

  • Barima-Waini,
  • Cuyuni-Mazaruni,
  • Demerara-Mahaica,
  • East Berbice-Corentyne,
  • Essequibo Islands-West Demerara,
  • Mahaica-Berbice,
  • Pomeroon-Supenaam,
  • Potaro-Siparuni,
  • Upper Demerara-Berbice,
  • Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo

Paraguay

  • 19 departments (departamentos, singular--departamento);
  • Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Chaco, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Nueva Asuncion, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro

Peru

24 departments (departamentos, singular--departamento) and 1 constitutional province* (provincia constitucional); Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao*, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali; note--the 1979 Constitution and legislation enacted from 1987 to 1990 mandate the creation of regions (regiones, singular--region) intended to function eventually as autonomous economic and administrative entities; so far, 12 regions have been constituted from 23 existing departments--Amazonas (from Loreto), Andres Avelino Caceres (from Huanuco, Pasco, Junin), Arequipa (from Arequipa), Chavin (from Ancash), Grau (from Tumbes, Piura), Inca (from Cusco, Madre de Dios, Apurimac), La Libertad (from La Libertad), Los Libertadores-Huari (from Ica, Ayacucho, Huancavelica), Mariategui (from Moquegua, Tacna, Puno), Nor Oriental del Maranon (from Lambayeque, Cajamarca, Amazonas), San Martin (from San Martin), Ucayali (from Ucayali); formation of another region has been delayed by the reluctance of the constitutional province of Callao to merge with the department of Lima; because of inadequate funding from the central government, the regions have yet to assume their reponsibilities and at the moment co-exist with the departmental structure

Suriname

10 districts (distrikten, singular--distrikt);

  • Brokopondo,
  • Commewijne,
  • Coronie,
  • Marowijne,
  • Nickerie,
  • Para,
  • Paramaribo,
  • Saramacca,
  • Sipaliwini,
  • Wanica

Uruguay

  • 19 departments (departamentos, singular--departamento);
  • Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres

Venezuela

  • 20 states (estados, singular--estado), 2 territories* (territorios, singular--territorio), 1 federal district** (distrito federal), and 1 federal dependence*** (dependencia federal);
  • Amazonas*, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro*, Dependencias Federales***, Distrito Federal**, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia;
  • note--the federal dependence consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

none (territory of Australia)

Brunei

4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular--daerah);

  • Belait,
  • Brunei and Muara,
  • Temburong,
  • Tutong

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

  • 7 divisions* (yin-mya, singular--yin) and 7 states (pyine-mya, singular--pyine);
  • Chin State, Irrawaddy*, Kachin State, Karan State, Kayah State, Magwe*, Mandalay*, Mon State, Pegu*, Rakhine State, Rangoon*, Sagaing*, Shan State, Tenasserim*

Cambodia

  • NGC--18 provinces (khet, singular and plural) and 1 capital city* (rottatheanei);
  • Batdambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Spoe, Kampong Thum, Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong, Kracheh, Mondol Kiri, Phnum Penh*, Pouthisat, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Rotanokiri, Siemreab-Otdar Meanchey, Stoeng Treng, Svay Rieng, Takev;
  • note--the SOC adds a province of Banteay Meanchey and an autonomous municipality of Kampong Saom to the NGC administrative structure

Christmas Island

none (territory of Australia)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

none (territory of Australia)

Hong Kong

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Indonesia

  • 24 provinces (propinsi-propinsi, singular--propinsi), 2 special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular--daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah khusus ibukota);
  • Aceh*, Bali, Bengkulu, Irian Jaya, Jakarta Raya**, Jambi, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Timur, Lampung, Maluku, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Riau, Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera Barat, Sumatera Selatan, Sumatera Utara, Timor Timur, Yogyakarta*

Laos

  • 16 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural) and 1 municipality* (kampheng nakhon, singular and plural);
  • Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamsai, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louang Namtha, Louangphrabang, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Saravan, Savannakhet, Sekong, Vientiane, Vientiane*, Xaignabouri, Xiangkhoang

Macau

2 districts (concelhos, singular--concelho); Ilhas, Macau

Malaysia

  • 13 states (negeri-negeri, singular--negeri) and 2 federal territories* (wilayah-wilayah persekutuan, singular--wilayah persekutuan);
  • Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Labuan*, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu, Wilayah Persekutuan*

Philippines

73 provinces and 61 chartered cities*;

  • Abra,
  • Agusan del Norte,
  • Agusan del Sur,
  • Aklan,
  • Albay,
  • Angeles*,
  • Antique,
  • Aurora,
  • Bacolod*,
  • Bago*,
  • Baguio*,
  • Bais*,
  • Basilan,
  • Basilan City*,
  • Bataan,
  • Batanes,
  • Batangas,
  • Batangas City*,
  • Benguet,
  • Bohol,
  • Bukidnon,
  • Bulacan,
  • Butuan*,
  • Cabanatuan*,
  • Cadiz*,
  • Cagayan,
  • Cagayan de Oro*,
  • Calbayog*,
  • Caloocan*,
  • Camarines Norte,
  • Camarines Sur,
  • Camiguin,
  • Canlaon*,
  • Capiz,
  • Catanduanes,
  • Cavite,
  • Cavite City*,
  • Cebu,
  • Cebu City*,
  • Cotabato*,
  • Dagupan*,
  • Danao*,
  • Dapitan*,
  • Davao City* Davao,
  • Davao del Sur,
  • Davao Oriental,
  • Dipolog*,
  • Dumaguete*,
  • Eastern Samar,
  • General Santos*,
  • Gingoog*,
  • Ifugao,
  • Iligan*,
  • Ilocos Norte,
  • Ilocos Sur,
  • Iloilo,
  • Iloilo City*,
  • Iriga*,
  • Isabela,
  • Kalinga-Apayao,
  • La Carlota*,
  • Laguna,
  • Lanao del Norte,
  • Lanao del Sur,
  • Laoag*,
  • Lapu-Lapu*,
  • La Union,
  • Legaspi*,
  • Leyte,
  • Lipa*,
  • Lucena*,
  • Maguindanao,
  • Mandaue*,
  • Manila*,
  • Marawi*,
  • Marinduque,
  • Masbate,
  • Mindoro Occidental,
  • Mindoro Oriental,
  • Misamis Occidental,
  • Misamis Oriental,
  • Mountain,
  • Naga*,
  • Negros Occidental,
  • Negros Oriental,
  • North Cotabato,
  • Northern Samar,
  • Nueva Ecija,
  • Nueva Vizcaya,
  • Olongapo*,
  • Ormoc*,
  • Oroquieta*,
  • Ozamis*,
  • Pagadian*,
  • Palawan,
  • Palayan*,
  • Pampanga,
  • Pangasinan,
  • Pasay*,
  • Puerto Princesa*,
  • Quezon,
  • Quezon City*,
  • Quirino,
  • Rizal,
  • Romblon,
  • Roxas*,
  • Samar,
  • San Carlos* (in Negros Occidental),
  • San Carlos* (in Pangasinan),
  • San Jose*,
  • San Pablo*,
  • Silay*,
  • Siquijor,
  • Sorsogon,
  • South Cotabato,
  • Southern Leyte,
  • Sultan Kudarat,
  • Sulu,
  • Surigao*,
  • Surigao del Norte,
  • Surigao del Sur,
  • Tacloban*,
  • Tagaytay*,
  • Tagbilaran*,
  • Tangub*,
  • Tarlac,
  • Tawitawi,
  • Toledo*,
  • Trece Martires*,
  • Zambales,
  • Zamboanga*,
  • Zamboanga del Norte,
  • Zamboanga del Sur

Singapore

none

Taiwan

  • the authorities in Taipei claim to be the government of all China;
  • in keeping with that claim, the central administrative divisions include 2 provinces (sheng, singular and plural) and 2 municipalities* (shih, singular and plural)--Fu-chien (some 20 offshore islands of Fujian Province including Quemoy and Matsu), Kao-hsiung*, T'ai-pei*, and Taiwan (the island of Taiwan and the Pescadores islands);
  • the more commonly referenced administrative divisions are those of Taiwan Province--16 counties (hsien, singular and plural), 5 municipalities* (shih, singular and plural), and 2 special municipalities** (chuan-shih, singular and plural);
  • Chang-hua, Chia-i, Chia-i*, Chi-lung*, Hsin-chu, Hsin-chu*, Hua-lien, I-lan, Kao-hsiung, Kao-hsiung**, Miao-li, Nan-t'ou, P'eng-hu, P'ing-tung, T'ai-chung, T'ai-chung*, T'ai-nan, T'ai-nan*, T'ai-pei, T'ai-pei**, T'ai-tung, T'ao-yuan, and Yun-lin;
  • the provincial capital is at Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un;
  • note--Taiwan uses the Wade-Giles system for romanization

Thailand

73 provinces (changwat, singular and plural);

  • Ang Thong,
  • Buriram,
  • Chachoengsao,
  • Chai Nat,
  • Chaiyaphum,
  • Chanthaburi,
  • Chiang Mai,
  • Chiang Rai,
  • Chon Buri,
  • Chumphon,
  • Kalasin,
  • Kamphaeng Phet,
  • Kanchanaburi,
  • Khon Kaen,
  • Krabi,
  • Krung Thep Mahanakhon,
  • Lampang,
  • Lamphun,
  • Loei,
  • Lop Buri,
  • Mae Hong Son,
  • Maha Sarakham,
  • Nakhon Nayok,
  • Nakhon Pathom,
  • Nakhon Phanom,
  • Nakhon Ratchasima,
  • Nakhon Sawan,
  • Nakhon Si Thammarat,
  • Nan,
  • Narathiwat,
  • Nong Khai,
  • Nonthaburi,
  • Pathum Thani,
  • Pattani,
  • Phangnga,
  • Phatthalung,
  • Phayao,
  • Phetchabun,
  • Phetchaburi,
  • Phichit,
  • Phitsanulok,
  • Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya,
  • Phrae,
  • Phuket,
  • Prachin Buri,
  • Prachuap Khiri Khan,
  • Ranong,
  • Ratchaburi,
  • Rayong,
  • Roi Et,
  • Sakon Nakhon,
  • Samut Prakan,
  • Samut Sakhon,
  • Samut Songkhram,
  • Sara Buri,
  • Satun,
  • Sing Buri,
  • Sisaket,
  • Songkhla,
  • Sukhothai,
  • Suphan Buri,
  • Surat Thani,
  • Surin,
  • Tak,
  • Trang,
  • Trat,
  • Ubon Ratchathani,
  • Udon Thani,
  • Uthai Thani,
  • Uttaradit,
  • Yala,
  • Yasothon

Vietnam

41 provinces (tinh, singular and plural), 3 municipalities* (thanh pho, singular and plural); An Giang, Bac Thai, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Cao Bang, Cuu Long, Dak Lak, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai-Kon Tum, Ha Bac, Hai Hung, Hai Phong*, Ha Nam Ninh, Ha Noi*, Ha Son Binh, Ha Tuyen, Hau Giang, Hoang Lien Son, Ho Chi Minh*, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Long An, Minh Hai, Nghe Tinh, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam-Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Song Be, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien, Thuan Hai, Tien Giang, Vinh Phu, Vung Tau-Con Dao; note--diacritical marks are not included

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1991, “Administrative divisions”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/administrative-divisions/1991.

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