The CIA World Factbook Edition 1993 Government

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Administrative divisions was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1993 edition carries it in 235 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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World

265 sovereign nations, dependent areas, other, and miscellaneous entries

Africa

57 entries

Algeria

48 provinces (wilayast, 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;
  • in addition, there are 4 town councils - Francistown, Gaborone, Lobaste, Selebi-Phikwe

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, 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), 2 economic prefectures*, (prefectures commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui** Basse-Kotto, Gribingui*, Haute-Kotto,, Haute-Sangha, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha*, Vakaga, Independence: 13 August 1960 (from France)

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

three islands; Njazidja (Grand Comore), Nzwani (Anjouan), and Mwali (Moheli)

note: there are also four 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, Kinshasa*, Maniema, Nord-Kivu, Shaba, Sud-Kivu, Independence: 30 June 1960 (from Belgium)

Congo now Republic of the Congo

9 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 commune*;

  • Bouenza,,
  • Brazzaville*,
  • Cuvette,
  • Sangha

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, Tingrela, Tiassale, Touba, Toumodi, Vavoua, Yamoussoukro, Zuenoula

Djibouti

5 districts (cercles, singular - cercle);

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

Egypt

  • 26 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah);
  • Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrah, Al Fayyum, Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah, Al Isma'iliyah, Al Jizah, Al Minufiyah, Al Minya, Al Qahirah, Al Qalyubiyah, Al Wadi al Jadid, Ash Sharqiyah, As Suways, Aswan, Asyu't, Bani Suwayf, Bur Sa'id, Dumyat, Janub Sina, Kafr ash Shaykh, Matruh, Qina, Shamal Sina, Suhaj

Equatorial Guinea

7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia);

  • Annobon,
  • Bioko Norte,
  • Bioko Sur,
  • Centro Sur,
  • Kie-Ntem,
  • Litoral,
  • Wele-Nzas

Eritrea

NA

Swaziland now Eswatini

4 districts;

  • Hhohho,
  • Lubombo,
  • Manzini,
  • Shiselweni

Ethiopia

14 administrative regions (astedader akababiwach, singular - astedader akababi) Addis Ababa, Afar, Amhara, Benishangul, Gambela, Gurage-Hadiya-Kambata, Harer, Kefa, Omo, Oromo, Sidamo, Somali, Tigray, Wolayta

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,

Ghana

10 regions;

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

Guinea

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

Guinea-Bissau

9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao);

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

Kenya

8 provinces;

  • Central,
  • Coast,
  • Eastern,
  • Nairobi,
  • North Eastern,
  • Nyanza,
  • Rift Valley,
  • Western

Lesotho

10 districts;

  • Berea,
  • Butha-Buthe,
  • Leribe,
  • Mafeteng,
  • Maseru,
  • Mohale's Hoek,
  • Mokhotlong,
  • Qacha's Nek,
  • Quthing,
  • Thaba-Tseka

Liberia

13 counties;

  • Bomi,
  • Bong,
  • Grand Bassa,
  • Cape Mount,
  • Grand Gedeh,
  • Grand Lofa,
  • Margibi,
  • Maryland,
  • Montserrado,
  • Nimba,
  • River Cess,
  • Sinoe

Libya

  • 25 municipalities (baladiyah, singular - baladiyat);
  • Ajdabiya, Al Al Fatih, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jufrah, Al Khums, Al Kufrah, An Nuqat al Khams, Ash Shati', Awbari, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghadamis, Gharyan, Misratah, Murzuq, Sabha, Sawfajjin, Surt, Tarabulus, Tarhunah, Tubruq, Yafran, Zlitan

Madagascar

6 provinces - Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliary

Malawi

24 districts;

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

Mali

8 regions (regions, singular - region);

  • Gao,
  • Kayes,
  • Kidal,
  • Koulikoro,
  • Mopti,
  • Segou,
  • Sikasso,
  • Tombouctou

Mauritania

12 regions(regions, singular - region);

  • Adrar,
  • Assaba,
  • Brakna,
  • Dakhlet Nouadhibou,
  • 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, Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne, Independence: 12 March 1968 (from UK)

Mayotte

none (territorial collectivity of France)

Morocco

  • 37 provinces and 5 municipalities* (wilayas, singular - wilaya);
  • Agadir, Al, Hoceima, Azilal, Marrakech, Marrakech*, Meknes, Meknes*, Nador, Ouarzazate, Oujda,, Rabat-Sale*, Safi, Settat,, Taroudannt, Tata, Taza, Tetouan, Tiznit

Mozambique

10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia);

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

Namibia

13 districts;

  • Erango,
  • Hardap,
  • Karas,
  • Khomas,
  • Kunene,
  • Liambezi,
  • Ohanguena,
  • Okarango,
  • Omaheke,
  • Omusat,
  • Oshana,
  • Oshikoto,
  • Otjozondjupa

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

30 states and 1 territory*;

  • Abia,
  • Abuja Capital Territory*,
  • Adamawa,
  • Akwa,
  • Ibom,
  • Anambra,
  • Jigawa,
  • Kaduna,
  • Kano,
  • Katsina,
  • Kebbi,
  • Kogi,
  • Kwara,
  • Lagos,
  • Niger,
  • Ogun,
  • Ondo,
  • Osun,
  • Oyo,
  • Plateau,
  • Rivers,
  • Sokoto,
  • Taraba,
  • Yobe

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, Kigali, Ruhengeri

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

1 administrative area and 2 dependencies*;

  • 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 Larue,
  • Port Glaud,
  • Saint Louis,
  • Takamaka

Sierra Leone

3 provinces and 1 area*; Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western*, Independence: 27 April 1961 (from UK)

Somalia

  • 18 regions (plural - NA, singular - gobolka);
  • Awdal, Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe, Jubbada Hoose, Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Shabeellaha Hoose, Sool, 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*);

  • A'ali an Nil,
  • Al Wusta*,,
  • Al Istiwa'iyah*,,

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), Dapango (Tone), Kande (Keran), Klouto (Kloto), Pagouda (Binah), Lama-Kara (Kozah), Lome (Golfe), Mango (Oti), Niamtougou (Doufelgou), Notse (Haho), Pagouda, Sotouboua, Tabligbo (Yoto), Tchamba, Nyala, 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;

  • Beja,
  • Ben Arous,
  • Bizerte,
  • Gabes,
  • Gafsa,
  • Jendouba,
  • Kairouan,
  • Kasserine,
  • Kebili,
  • L'Ariana,
  • Le Kef,
  • Mahdia,
  • Medenine,
  • Monastir,
  • Nabeul,
  • Sfax,
  • Sidi Bou Zid,
  • Siliana,
  • Sousse,
  • Tataouine,
  • Tozeur,
  • Tunis,
  • Zaghouan

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 - Borgarfjardharsysla, Dalasysla, Eyjafjardharsysla, Gullbringusysla, Hafnarfjordhur*, Husavik*, Isafjordhur*, Keflavik*, Kjosarsysla, Kopavogur*,, Myrasysla, Snaefellsnes-og Hnappadalssysla, Strandasysla, Sudhur-Mulasysla, Sudhur-Thingeyjarsysla, Vesttmannaeyjar*, Vestur-Bardhastrandarsysla,, Vestur-Hunavatnssysla,

Asia

22 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)

Armenia

none (all rayons are under direct republic jurisdiction)

Azerbaijan

1 autonomous republic (avtomnaya respublika); Nakhichevan (administrative center at Nakhichevan)

note: all rayons except for the exclave of Nakhichevan are under direct republic jurisdiction; 1 autonomous oblast, Nagorno-Karabakh (officially abolished by Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1991) has declared itself Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

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 Nei Mongol*, Ningxia*, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai Shi**, Shanxi,, Sichuan, Tianjin

Georgia

2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika); Abkhazia (Sukhumi), Ajaria (Batumi)

note: the administrative centers of the autonomous republics are included in parentheses; there are no oblasts - the rayons around T'bilisi are under direct republic jurisdiction; also included is the South Ossetia Autonomous Oblast

India

25 states and 7 union territories*;

  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands*,
  • Andhra,
  • Pradesh,
  • Arunachal Jammu and Kashmir,
  • Karnataka,
  • Kerala,
  • Lakshadweep*,
  • Madhya Pradesh,,
  • Maharashtra,
  • Manipur,

Japan

47 prefectures;

  • 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

Kazakhstan

  • 19 oblasts (oblystar, singular - oblys) and 1 city (qalalar, singular - qala)*;
  • Almaty*, Almaty, Aqmola, Aqtobe, Atyrau, Batys Qazaqstan, Kokshetau,, Mangghystau, Semey, Shyghys Qazaqstan, Soltustik Qazaqstan, Taldyqorghan, Torghay, Zhambyl, Zhezqazghan,

Korea, North now North Korea

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

Korea, South now South Korea

  • 9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 6 special cities* (jikhalsi,, singular and plural);
  • Ch'ungch'ong-bukto, Ch'ungch'ong-namdo, Inch'on-jikhalsi*, Kangwon-do,, Kwangju-jikhalsi*,, Pusan-jikhalsi*, Soul-t'ukpyolsi*, Taegu-jikhalsi*, Taejon-jikhalsi*, Independence: 15 August 1948

Kyrgyzstan

6 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast');

  • Chu,
  • Jalal-Abad,
  • Ysyk-Kul',
  • Naryn,
  • Osh,
  • Talas

Maldives

19 districts (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);

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

note: the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas

Russia

21 autonomous republics (avtomnykh respublik, singular - avtomnaya respublika); Adygea (Maykop), Bashkortostan (Ufa), Buryatia (Ulan-Ude), Chechenia, Chuvashia (Cheboksary), Dagestan (Makhachkala), Gorno-Altay (Gorno-Altaysk), Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria (Nal'chik), Kalmykia (Elista), Karachay-Cherkessia (Cherkessk), Karelia (Petrozavodsk), Khakassia (Abakan), Komi (Syktyvkar), Mari El (Yoshkar-Ola), Mordvinia (Saransk), North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz; formerly Ordzhonikidze), Tatarstan (Kazan'), Tuva (Kyzyl), Udmurtia (Izhevsk), Yakutia (Yakutsk); 49 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast'); Amur (Blagoveshchensk), Arkhangel'sk, Astrakhan', Belgorod, Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Chita, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy), Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Kursk, St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhniy Novgorod (formerly Gor'kiy), Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orel, Orenburg, Penza, Perm', Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan', Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Samara (formerly Kuybyshev), Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Tambov, Tomsk, Tula, Tver' (formerly Kalinin), Tyumen', Ul'yanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl'; 6 krays (krayev, singular - kray); Altay (Barnaul), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Primorskiy (Vladivostok), Stavropol'

note: the autonomous republics of Chechenia and Ingushetia were formerly the automous republic of Checheno-Ingushetia (the boundary between Chechenia and Ingushetia has yet to be determined); the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg have oblast status; an administrative division has the same name as its administrative center (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); 4 more administrative divisions may be added

Sri Lanka

8 provinces;

  • Central,
  • North Central,
  • North Eastern,
  • North Western,
  • Sabaragamuwa,
  • Southern,
  • Uva,
  • Western

Tajikistan

2 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast') and one autonomous oblast*;, Gorno-Badakhshan*;,

note: the rayons around Dushanbe are under direct republic jurisdiction; an oblast usually has the same name as its administrative center (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

Turkmenistan

5 velayets: Balkan (Nebit Dag), Doshkhovuz (formerly Tashauz), Lebap (Charjev), Mary, Akhal (Ashgabat)

note: all oblasts have the same name as their administrative center except Balkan Oblast, centered at Nebit-Dag

Uzbekistan

  • 12 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast') and 1 autonomous republic*, (avtomnaya respublika);
  • Samarkand, Surkhandar'ya (Termez), Syrdar'ya (Gulistan), Tashkent

note: an administrative division has the same name as its administrative center (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

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

Aruba

none (self-governing part of the Netherlands)

The Bahamas

21 districts;

  • Acklins and Crooked Islands,
  • Bimini,
  • Cat Island,
  • Exuma,
  • Freeport,
  • Fresh Creek,
  • Governor's Harbour,
  • Green Turtle Cay,
  • Harbour Island,
  • High Rock,
  • Inagua,
  • Kemps Bay,
  • Long Island,
  • Marsh Harbour,
  • Mayaguana,
  • New Providence,
  • Nichollstown and Berry Islands,
  • Ragged Island,
  • Rock Sound,
  • Sandy Point,
  • San Salvador and Rum Cay

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: the new city of Bridgetown may be given parish status

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 Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana, Las, Tunas, Matanzas, 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, 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 Petit Martinique*,
  • Saint Andrew,,
  • Saint David,
  • Saint

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

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

Panama

9 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 territory* (comarca);, Bocas del Toro, San Blas*, Veraguas, Independence: 3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain 28 November 1821)

Puerto Rico

none (commonwealth associated with the US), note:
there are 78 municipalities

Saint Kitts and Nevis

14 parishs;

  • Christ Church Nichola Town,
  • Saint Anne Sandy Point,
  • Saint Basseterre,
  • Saint George Gingerland,
  • Saint James Windward,
  • Saint John Capesterre,
  • Saint John Figtree,
  • Saint Mary Cayon,
  • Saint Paul Capesterre,
  • 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*,, Fernando*, Tobago**, Victoria, Independence: 31 August 1962 (from UK)

Turks and Caicos Islands

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Virgin Islands

none (territory of the US)

Europe

45 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

Belarus

6 oblasts (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady,, singular - horad);

note: each voblasts' has the same name as its administrative center

Belgium

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina

109 districts (opcine, singular - opcina) Banovici, Banja Luka, Bihac, Bijeljina, Bileca, Bosanska Dubica, Bosanska Graaiskia, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Brod, Bosanski Novi, Bosanski Petrovac, Bosanski Samac, Bosansko Grahovo, Bratunac, Brcko, Breza, Bugojno, Busovaca, Cazin, Cajilice, Capljina, Celinac, Citluk, Derventa, Duboj, Donji Vakuf, Foca, Fojnica, Gacko, Glamoc, Gorazde Gornji Vakuf, Gracanica, Gradacac, Grude, Han Pijesak Jablanica, Jajce, Kakanj, Kalesija, Kalinovik, Kiseljak, Kladanj, Kljuc, Konjic, Kotor Varos, Kresevo, Kupres, Laktasi, Listica, Livno, Lopare, Lukavac, Ljubinje, Ljubuski, Maglaj, Modrica, Mostar, Mrkonjic Grad, Neum, Nevesinje, Odzak, Olovo, Orasje, Posusje, Prijedor, Prnjavor, Prozor, (Pucarevo) Novi Travnik, Rogatica, Rudo, Sanski Most, Sarajevo-Centar, Sarajevo-Hadzici, Sarajevo-Ilidza, Sarajevo-Ilijas, Sarajevo-Novi Grad, Sarajevo-Novo, Sarajevo-Pale, Sarajevo-Stari Grad, Sarajevo-Trnovo, Sarajevo-Vogosca, Skender Vakuf, Sokolac, Srbac, Srebrenica, Srebrenik, Stoloc, Sekovici, Sipovo, Teslic, Tesanj, (Titov Drvar) Drvar, Duvno, Travnik, Trebinje, Tuzla, Ugljevik, Vare, Velika Kladusa, Visoko, Visegrad, Vitez Vlasenica, Zavidovici, Zenica, Zvornik, Zepce, Zivinice

note: currently under negotiation with the assistance of international mediators

Bulgaria

9 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast);

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

Croatia

100 districts (opcine, singular - opcina) Beli Manastir, Biograd (Biograd Na Moru), Bielovar, Bjelovar, Brac, Buje, Buzet, Cabar, Cakovec, Cazma, Cres Losinj, Crikvenica, Daruvar, Delnice, Djakovo (Dakovo), Donja Stubica, Donji Lapac, Dordevac, Drnis, Dubrovnik, Duga Resa, Dugo Selo, Dvor, Garesnica, Glina, Gospic, Gracac, Grubisno Polje, Hvar, Imotski, Ivanec, Ivanic-Grad, Jastrebarsko, Karlovac, Klanjec, Knin, Koprivnica, Korcula, Kostajnica, Krapina, Krizevci, Krk, Kutina, Labin, Lastovo, Ludbreg, Makarska, Metkovic, Nova Gradiska, Novi Marof, Novska, Obrovac, Ogulin, Omis, Opatija, Orahovica, Osijek, Otocac, Ozalj, Pag, Pazin, Petrinja, Ploce (Kardeljevo), Podravska Slatina, Porec, Pregrada, Pukrac, Pula, Rab, Rijeka, Rovinj, Samobor (part of Zagreb), Senj, Sesvete, Sibenik, Sinj, Sisak, Slavonska Pozega, Slavonski Brod, Slunj, Split (Solin, Kastela), Titova Korenica, Trogir, Valpovo, Varazdin, Vinkovci, Virovitica, Vukovar, Vis, Vojnic, Vrborsko, Vrbovec, Vrgin-Most, Vrgorac, Zabok, Zadar, Zagreb (Grad Zagreb), Zelina (Sveti Ivan Zelina), Zlatar Bistrica, Zupanja

Czech Republic now Czechia

7 regions (kraje, kraj - singular);

  • Severocesky,
  • Zapadocesky,
  • Jihocesky,
  • Vychodocesky,
  • Praha,
  • Severomoravsky,
  • Jihomoravsky

Denmark

  • metropolitan Denmark - 14 counties (amter, singular - amt) and 1 city*, (stad);
  • Arhus, Bornholm, Ringkbing, Roskilde, Snderjylland, Staden Kbenhavn*, Storstrm, 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

Estonia

none (all districts are under direct republic jurisdiction)

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

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 (laender, singular - land);

  • Baden-Wuerttemberg,
  • 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

52 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos); Aitolia kai Akarnania, Akhaia, Argolis, Arkadhia, Arta, Attiki, Dhodhekanisos, Dhrama, 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, Piraievs, Preveza, Rethimni, Rodhopi, Samos, Serrai, Thesprotia, Thessaloniki, Trikala, Voiotia, Xanthi, Zakinthos, autonomous region: Agion Oros (Mt. Athos)

Guernsey

none (British crown dependency)

Hungary

38 counties (megyek, singular - megye) and 1 capital city* (fovaros);, Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Hodmezovasarhely, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Komarom-Esztergom, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nograd, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Pest, Somogy, Sopron, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zala, Zalaegerszeg

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)

Latvia

none (all districts are under direct republic jurisdiction)

Liechtenstein

11 communes (gemeinden, singular - gemeinde);

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

Lithuania

NA districts

Luxembourg

3 districts;

  • Diekirch,
  • Grevenmacher,
  • Luxembourg

Malta

none (administration directly from Valletta)

Moldova

previously divided into 40 rayons; to be divided into fewer, larger districts at some future point

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

Macedonia now North Macedonia

34 districts (opcine, singular - opcina) Berovo, Bitola, Brod, Debar, Delcevo, Demir Hisar, Gevgelija, Gostivar, Kavadarci, Kicevo, Kocani, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka, Krusevo, Kumanovo, Negotino, Ohrid, Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Resen, Skopje-Centar, Skopje-Cair, Skopje-Karpos, Skopje-Kisela Voda, Skopje-Gazi Baba, Stip, Struga, Strumica, Sveti Nikole, Tetovo, Titov Veles, Valandovo, Vinica

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 Biala,
  • 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, 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, Bucuresti*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna,, Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati, 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

Serbia and Montenegro

2 republics (pokajine, singular - pokajina); and 2 autonomous provinces*;, Kosovo*, Montenegro,,

Slovakia

4 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) Bratislava, Zapadoslovensky, Stredoslovensky, Vychodoslovensky

Slovenia

60 provinces (pokajine, singular - pokajina) Ajdovscina, Brezice, Celje, Cerknica, Crnomelj, Dravograd, Gornja Radgona, Grosuplje, Hrastnik Lasko, Idrija, Ilirska Bistrica, Izola, Jesenice, Kamnik, Kocevje, Koper, Kranj, Krsko, Lenart, Lendava, Litija, Ljubljana-Bezigrad, Ljubljana-Center, Ljubljana-Moste-Polje, Ljubljana-Siska, Ljubljana-Vic-Rudnik, Ljutomer, Logatec, Maribor, Metlika, Mozirje, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto, Ormoz Pesnica, Piran, Postojna, Ptuj, Radlje Ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne Na Koroskem, Ribnica, Ruse, Sentjur Pri Celju, Sevnica, Sezana, Skofja Loka, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Smarje Pri Jelsah, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trzic, Velenje, Vrhnika, Zagorje Ob Savi, Zalec

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

Ukraine

24 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast'), 1 autonomous republic* (avtomnaya, respublika), and 2 Ivano-Frankivs'ka, Kharkivs'ka, Khersons'ka, Khmel'nyts'ka, Kirovohrads'ka, Kyyiv (Kiev)**, Kyyivs'ka (Kiev), Luhans'ka, L'vivs'ka, Mykolayivs'ka,, Odes'ka, Poltavs'ka,

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,
  • Durham,
  • East Sussex,
  • Essex,
  • Gloucester,
  • Greater London*,
  • Greater,
  • Manchester*,
  • Hampshire,,
  • of Wight,
  • Kent,
  • Lancashire,
  • Leicester,
  • Lincoln,
  • Merseyside*,
  • Norfolk,,
  • Northampton,
  • Shropshire,
  • Somerset,
  • South Yorkshire*,
  • Stafford,
  • Suffolk,
  • Surrey,
  • Tyne and,
  • Wear*,
  • Warwick,,

Middle East

15 entries

Bahrain

  • 12 districts (manatiq, singular - mintaqah);
  • 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 Ta'mim, 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,
  • Ma'an

Kuwait

  • 5 governorates (mu'hafaz'at, singular - muh'afaz'ah);
  • Al Ah'madi, Al Jahrah, Al Kuwayt, 'Hawalli;
  • Farwaniyah

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 3 governorates (muhafazah, singular - muhafazat); Musqat, Musandam, Zufar

Qatar

  • there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 9 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah);
  • Ad Dawhah, Al Ghuwayriyah, Al Jumayliyah, Al Khawr, Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah, Ash Shamal, Jarayan al Batnah, Umm Salal

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,
  • Ha'il,
  • Jizan,
  • Makkah,
  • Najran,
  • Tabuk

Syria

  • 14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah);
  • Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah, Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, 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 (Sharjah),
  • Dubayy,
  • Ra's 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, Ma'rib, Sa'dah, San'a', Shabwah, Ta'izz

note: there may be a new capital district of San'a'

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

9 parishes and 2 municipalities*;

  • Devonshire,
  • Hamilton,
  • Hamilton*,
  • Paget,,
  • Pembroke,
  • Saint

Canada

10 provinces and 2 territories*;

  • Alberta,
  • British Columbia,
  • Manitoba,
  • New,
  • Brunswick,

Mexico

  • 31 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito, federal);
  • Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Distrito Federal*, Durango,, Guanajuato, Guerrero, 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,
  • 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

Cook Islands

none

Fiji

4 divisions and 1 dependency*; Central, Eastern, Northern, Rotuma*, Western, Independence: 10 October 1970 (from UK)

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 by France from 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 21 island councils (one for each of the inhabited islands) named Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Canton, 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 (Truk),
  • 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,,
  • 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,
  • Malvern,
  • Manaia**,
  • Manawatu,
  • Mangonui,
  • Maniototo,
  • Marlborough,
  • Masterton,,
  • Matamata,
  • Mount Stewart Island,
  • Stratford,
  • Strathallan,
  • Taranaki,
  • Taumarunui,
  • Taupo,
  • Tauranga,
  • Thames-Coromandel*,
  • Tuapeka,
  • Vincent,
  • Waiapu,
  • Waiheke,
  • Waihemo,,
  • Waikato,
  • Waikohu,
  • Waipawa*,
  • Waipukurau*,
  • Wairarapa South,
  • Wairewa,
  • Wairoa,
  • Waitaki,
  • Waitomo*,,
  • Waitotara,
  • Wallace,

Niue

none

Norfolk Island

none (territory of Australia)

Northern Mariana Islands

none

Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the (Palau) now Palau

there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US

Government, but there are 16 states:
  • Aimeliik,
  • Airai,
  • Angaur,
  • Kayangel,
  • Koror,
  • Melekeok,
  • Ngaraard,
  • Ngardmau,
  • Ngaremlengui,
  • Ngatpang,
  • Ngchesar,
  • Ngerchelong,
  • Ngiwal,
  • Peleliu,
  • Sonsorol,
  • Tobi

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;

  • A'ana,
  • Aiga-i-le-Tai,
  • Atua,
  • Fa'asaleleaga,
  • Gaga'emauga,
  • Gagaifomauga,
  • Palauli,
  • Satupa'itea,
  • Tuamasaga,
  • Va'a-o-Fonoti,
  • Vaisigano

Solomon Islands

7 provinces and 1 town*;

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

Tokelau

none (territory of New Zealand)

Tonga

  • three island groups;
  • Ha'apai,
  • Tongatapu,
  • Vava'u

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

  • 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 federal district*, (distrito federal);
  • Corrientes, Distrito Federal*, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La, Rioja, Mendoza, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego (Territorio Nacional de la 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,
  • Beni,
  • La Paz,
  • Oruro,
  • Pando,
  • Potosi,
  • Santa Cruz,
  • Tarija

Brazil

  • 26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito, federal);
  • Acre, 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

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 Casanare**, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia*, Guaviare*,, Huila, La Guajira,

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 (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, 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 responsibilities and at the moment coexist 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

21 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 territory* ( territorio), 1, federal district**, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales***,, Distrito Federal**,, 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,

Cambodia

  • 20 provinces (khet, singular and plural);
  • Banteay Meanchey, 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

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 city district** (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Bengkulu, Irian Jaya,, Jakarta Raya**,, 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*, Independence: 17 August 1945 (proclaimed independence; on 27 December 1949, Indonesia became legally independent from the Netherlands)

Laos

16 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural) and 1 municipality* (kampheng, nakhon, singular and 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 Kelantan, Labuan*, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau, Pinang, Sabah,

Philippines

73 provinces and 61 chartered cities*;

  • Abra,
  • Agusan del Norte,
  • Agusan del,
  • Sur,
  • Aklan,
  • Albay,
  • del Sur,
  • Laoag*,
  • Lapu-Lapu*,
  • La Union,
  • Legaspi*,
  • Leyte,
  • Lipa*,
  • Lucena*,,
  • Maguindanao,
  • Mandaue*,,
  • Mountain,
  • Naga*,
  • Negros Occidental,
  • Negros Oriental,
  • North Cotabato,,
  • Northern Samar,
  • Nueva

Singapore

none

Taiwan

some of the ruling party 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) - including Quemoy and Matsu), Kao-hsiung*, T'ai-pei*, and Taiwan (the island, of Taiwan and the administrative divisions are those of Taiwan Province - 16 counties (hsien, singular and plural), 5 municipalities* (shih, singular and plural), and 2, special 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 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,
  • Changwat Mukdahan,
  • 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

50 provinces (tinh, singular and plural), 3 municipalities* (thanh pho,, singular and plural);

  • Dinh,
  • Binh Thuan,
  • Can Tho,
  • Cao Bang,
  • Dac Lac,
  • Dong Nai,
  • Dong Thap,
  • Gia Lai,
  • Ha Bac,
  • Ha Giang,
  • Ha Noi*,
  • Ha Tay,
  • Ha Tinh,
  • Hai Hung,
  • Hai Phong*,
  • Ho Chi,
  • Minh*,
  • Hoa Binh,
  • Son,
  • Lao Cai,
  • Long An,
  • Minh Hai,
  • Nam Ha,
  • Nghe An,
  • Ninh Binh,
  • Ninh Thuan,
  • Phu Yen,
  • Quang Binh,
  • Quang Nam-Da Nang,
  • Quang Ngai,
  • Quang Ninh,
  • Quang Tri,
  • Soc Trang,
  • Son La,
  • Song Be,
  • Tay Ninh,
  • Thai Binh,
  • Thanh Hoa,
  • Thua Thien,
  • Tien Giang,
  • Tra Vinh,
  • Tuyen Quang,
  • Vinh Long,
  • Vinh Phu,
  • Yen Bai

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1993, “Administrative divisions”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/administrative-divisions/1993.

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