The CIA World Factbook Edition 1996 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 1996 edition carries it in 235 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

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World

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World

266 nations, dependent areas, other, and miscellaneous entries

Africa

57 entries

Algeria

48 provinces (wilayas, 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 and four town councils*;

  • Central,
  • Chobe,
  • Francistown*,
  • Gaborone*,Ghanzi,
  • Kgalagadi,
  • Kgatleng,
  • Kweneng,
  • Lobatse*,
  • Ngamiland,
  • North-East,
  • Selebi-Phikwe*,
  • South-East,
  • Southern,

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), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**;
  • Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Gribingui*, Haute-Kotto, Haute-Sangha, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo-Gribingui, Lobaye, Mbomou, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha*, Vakaga

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

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, Haut-Zaire, Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Kinshasa*, Maniema, Nord-Kivu, Shaba, Sud-Kivu

Congo now Republic of the Congo

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

  • Bouenza,
  • Brazzaville*,
  • Cuvette,
  • Kouilou,
  • Lekoumou,
  • Likouala,
  • Niari,
  • Plateaux,
  • Pool,
  • Sangha

Cote d'Ivoire

50 departments (departements, singular - departement);

  • Abengourou,
  • Abidjan,
  • Aboisso,
  • Adzope,
  • Agboville,
  • Agnibilekrou,
  • 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, Asyut, 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

  • 8 provinces (singular - awraja);
  • Akele Guzay, Barka, Denkel, Hamasen, Sahil, Semhar, Senhit, Seraye;
  • note - information issued by the Eritrean government indicates that the administrative structure of Eritrea, which had been established by former colonial powers, will consist of only six regions when the new constitution, presently being drafted, goes into effect sometime in 1996

Swaziland now Eswatini

4 districts;

  • Hhohho,
  • Lubombo,
  • Manzini,
  • Shiselweni

Ethiopia

  • 9 ethnically-based administrative regions (astedader akababiwach, singular - astedader akababi) and 1 federal capital*: Addis Ababa*;
  • Afar;
  • Amhara;
  • Benshangul/Gumaz;
  • Gambela;
  • Harar;
  • Oromia;
  • Somali;
  • Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples;
  • Tigray

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

  • 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

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,
  • Mohale's Hoek,
  • Mokhotlong,
  • Qacha's Nek,
  • Quthing,
  • Thaba-Tseka

Liberia

13 counties;

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

Libya

  • 25 municipalities (baladiyah, singular - baladiyat);
  • Ajdabiya, Al 'Aziziyah, 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

note: the 25 muncipalities may have been replaced by 1,500 communes in 1992

Madagascar

6 provinces (faritany);

  • 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,
  • Grand Port,
  • Moka,
  • Pamplemousses,
  • Plaines Wilhems,
  • Port Louis,
  • Riviere du Rempart,
  • Rodrigues*,
  • Savanne

Mayotte

none (territorial collectivity of France)

Morocco

36 provinces and 5 wilayas*;

  • Agadir,
  • Al Hoceima,
  • Assa-Zag,
  • Azilal,
  • Beni Mellal,
  • Ben Slimane,
  • Boulemane,
  • Casablanca*,
  • Chaouen,
  • El Jadida,
  • El Kelaa des Srarhna,
  • Er Rachidia,
  • Essaouira,
  • Es Smara,
  • Fes*,
  • Figuig,
  • Guelmim,
  • Ifrane,
  • Kenitra,
  • Khemisset,
  • Khenifra,
  • Khouribga,
  • Laayoune,
  • Larache,
  • Marrakech*,
  • 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

13 regions;

  • Erongo,
  • Hardap,
  • Karas,
  • Khomas,
  • Kunene,
  • Caprivi (Liambezi),
  • Ohangwena,
  • Okavango,
  • Omaheke,
  • Omusati,
  • Oshana,
  • Oshikoto,
  • Otjozondjupa

Niger

  • 7 departments (departements, singular - departement), and 1 capital district* (capitale district);
  • Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder

Nigeria

  • 30 states and 1 territory*;
  • Abia, Abuja Capital Territory*, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe;
  • note - some new administrative units may have been created

Reunion

overseas department of France; there are no first-order divisions as defined by the US Government but there are four arrondissements, 24 communes, and 47 cantons

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*

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

9 provinces;

  • Eastern Cape,
  • Free State,
  • Gauteng,
  • KwaZulu-Natal,
  • Mpumalanga,
  • North-West,
  • Northern Cape,
  • Northern Province,
  • Western Cape

Sudan

  • 9 states (wilayat, singular - wilayat or wilayah*);
  • A'ali an Nil (Upper Nile), Al Wusta*, Al Istiwa'iyah* (Equatoria), Al Khartum, Ash Shamaliyah*, Ash Sharqiyah*, Bahr al Ghazal, Darfur, Kurdufan

note: on 14 February 1994, the 9 states comprising Sudan were divided into 26 new states; the following spellings have been reported but not approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Bahr Aljebal, Blue Nile, Bohayrat, East Equatoria, Gedarif, Gezira, Jungle, Kassala, Khartoum, North, North Bahr Alghazal, North Darfur, North Kordofan, Red Sea, River Nile, Sinnar, South Darfur, South Kordofan, Unity, Upper Nile, Warab, West Bahr Alghazal, West Darfur, West Kordofan, West Equatoria, White Nile)

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

  • 23 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 23 units may now be called 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

39 districts;

  • Apac,
  • Arua,
  • Bundibugyo,
  • Bushenyi,
  • Gulu,
  • Hoima,
  • Iganga,
  • Jinja,
  • Kabale,
  • Kabarole,
  • Kalangala,
  • Kampala,
  • Kamuli,
  • Kapchorwa,
  • Kasese,
  • Kibale,
  • Kiboga,
  • Kisoro,
  • Kitgum,
  • Kotido,
  • Kumi,
  • Lira,
  • Luwero,
  • Masaka,
  • Masindi,
  • Mbale,
  • Mbarara,
  • Moroto,
  • Moyo,
  • Mpigi,
  • Mubende,
  • Mukono,
  • Nebbi,
  • Ntungamo,
  • Pallisa,
  • Rakai,
  • Rukungiri,
  • Soroti,
  • Tororo

Western Sahara

none (under defacto control of Morocco)

Zambia

9 provinces;

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

Zimbabwe

  • 8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status;
  • Bulawayo*, Harare*, 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 "Adelie Land" 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-Mulasys-la,
  • Nordhur-Thingeyjarsysla,
  • Olafsfjordhur*,
  • Rangarvallasysla,
  • Reykjavik*,
  • Saudharkrokur*,
  • Seydhisfjordhur*,
  • Siglufjordhur*,
  • Skagafjardharsysla,
  • Snaefellsnes-og Hnappadalssysla,
  • Strandasysla,
  • Sudhur-Mulasysla,
  • Sudhur-Thingeyjarsysla,
  • Vesttmannaeyjar*,
  • Vestur-Bardhastrandarsysla,
  • Vestur-Hunavatnssysla,
  • Vestur-Isafjardharsysla,
  • Vestur-Skaftafellssysla

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 two new provinces of Nurestan (Nuristan) and Khowst

Armenia

37 regions (shrjanner, singular - shrjan) and 23 cities* (kaghakner, singular - kaghak); Abovyan*, Akhuryani Shrjan, Alaverdi*, Amasiayi Shrjan, Anii Shrjan, Aparani Shrjan, Aragatsi Shrjan, Ararat*, Ararati Shrjan, Armaviri Shrjan, Artashat*, Artashati Shrjan, Art'ik*, Art'iki Shrjan, Ashots'k'i Shrjan, Ashtarak*, Ashtaraki Shrjan, Baghramyani Shrjan, Ch'arents'avan*, Dilijan*, Ejmiatsin*, Ejmiatsni Shrjan, Goris*, Gorisi Shrjan, Gugark'i Shrjan, Gyumri*, Hoktemberyan*, Hrazdan*, Hrazdani Shrjan, Ijevan*, Ijevani Shrjan, Jermuk*, Kamo*, Kamoyi Shrjan, Kapan*, Kapani Shrjan, Kotayk'i Shrjan, Krasnoselski Shrjan, Martunu Shrjan, Masisi Shrjan, Meghru Shrjan, Metsamor*, Nairii Shrjan, Noyemberyani Shrjan, Sevan*, Sevani Shrjan, Sisiani Shrjan, Spitak*, Spitaki Shrjan, Step'anavan*, Step'anavani Shrjan, T'alini Shrjan, Tashiri Shrjan, Taushi Shrjan, T'umanyani Shrjan, Vanadzor*, Vardenisi Shrjan, Vayk'i Shrjan, Yeghegnadzori Shrjan, Yerevan* note: with the adoption of the new constitution of 5 July 1995, the country was divided into 10 provinces plus the capital: Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Gegharkunik, Gugark, Kotayk, Shirak, Syunk, Uak, Vayots Dzor, and the capital city of Yerevan

Azerbaijan

59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities* (saharlar; sahar - singular), 1 autonomous republic** (muxtar respublika);

  • Abscron Rayonu,
  • Agcabadi Rayonu,
  • Agdam Rayonu,
  • Agdas Rayonu,
  • Agstafa Rayonu,
  • Agsu Rayonu,
  • AliBayramli Sahari*,
  • Astara Rayonu,
  • Baki Sahari*,
  • Balakan Rayonu,
  • Barda Rayonu,
  • Beylaqan Rayonu,
  • Bilasuvar Rayonu,
  • Cabrayil Rayonu,
  • Calilabad Rayonu,
  • Daskasan Rayonu,
  • Davaci Rayonu,
  • Fuzuli Rayonu,
  • Gadabay Rayonu,
  • Ganca Sahari*,
  • Goranboy Rayonu,
  • Goycay Rayonu,
  • Haciqabul Rayonu,
  • Imisli Rayonu,
  • Ismayilli Rayonu,
  • Kalbacar Rayonu,
  • Kurdamir Rayonu,
  • Lacin Rayonu,
  • Lankaran Rayonu,
  • Lankaran Sahari*,
  • Lerik Rayonu,
  • Masalli Rayonu,
  • Mingacevir Sahari*,
  • Naftalan Sahari*,
  • Naxcivan Muxtar Respublikasi**,
  • Neftcala Rayonu,
  • Oguz Rayonu,
  • Qabala Rayonu,
  • Qax Rayonu,
  • Qazax Rayonu,
  • Qobustan Rayonu,
  • Quba Rayonu,
  • Qubadli Rayonu,
  • Qusar Rayonu,
  • Saatli Rayonu,
  • Sabirabad Rayonu,
  • Saki Rayonu,
  • Saki Sahari*,
  • Salyan Rayonu,
  • Samaxi Rayonu,
  • Samkir Rayonu,
  • Samux Rayonu,
  • Siyazan Rayonu,
  • Sumqayit Sahari*,
  • Susa Rayonu,
  • Susa Sahari*,
  • Tartar Rayonu,
  • Tovuz Rayonu,
  • Ucar Rayonu,
  • Xacmaz Rayonu,
  • Xankandi Sahari*,
  • Xanlar Rayonu,
  • Xizi Rayonu,
  • Xocali Rayonu,
  • Xocavand Rayonu,
  • Yardimb Rayonu,
  • Yevlax Rayonu,
  • Yevlax Sahari*,
  • Zangilan Rayonu,
  • Zaqatala Rayonu,
  • Zardab Rayonu

Bangladesh

4 divisions;

  • Chittagong,
  • Dhaka,
  • Khulna,
  • Rajshahi

note: there may be two new divisions named Barisal and Sylhet

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* (Tibet), Yunnan, Zhejiang

note: China considers Taiwan its 23rd province

Georgia

2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika); Abkhazia (Sokhumi), Ajaria (Bat'umi)

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

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,
  • Himachel 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;

  • 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

Kazakstan now Kazakhstan

19 oblystar (singular - oblys) and 1 city (qalalar, singular - qala)*;

  • Almaty Qalasy*,
  • Almaty Oblysy,
  • Aqmola Oblysy,
  • Aqtobe Oblysy,
  • Atyrau Oblysy,
  • Batys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Oral),
  • Kokshetau Oblysy,
  • Mangghystau Oblysy (Aqtau),
  • Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Shymkent),
  • Pavlodar Oblysy,
  • Qaraghandy Oblysy,
  • Qostanay Oblysy,
  • Qyzylorda Oblysy,
  • Semey Oblysy,
  • Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Oskemen; formerly Ust'-Kamenogorsk),
  • Soltustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Petropavl),
  • Taldyqorghan Oblysy,
  • Torghay Oblysy,
  • Zhambyl Oblysy,
  • Zhezqazghan Oblysy

note: names in parentheses are administrative centers when name differs from oblys name

Korea, North now North Korea

9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 3 special cities* (si, singular and plural);

  • Chagang-do (Chagang Province),
  • Hamgyong-bukto (North 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),
  • P'yongan-bukto (North P'yongan Province),
  • P'yongan-namdo (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* (gwangyoksi, singular and plural);
  • Cheju-do, Cholla-bukto, Cholla-namdo, Ch'ungch'ong-bukto, Ch'ungch'ong-namdo, Inch'on-gwangyoksi*, Kangwon-do, Kwangju-gwangyoksi*, Kyonggi-do, Kyongsang-bukto, Kyongsang-namdo, Pusan-gwangyoksi*, Soul-t'ukpyolsi*, Taegu-gwangyoksi*, Taejon-gwangyoksi*

Kyrgyzstan

  • 6 oblasttar (singular - oblast) and 1 city* (singular - shaar);
  • Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblasty (Bishkek), Jalal-Abad Oblasty, Naryn Oblasty, Osh Oblasty, Talas Oblasty, Ysyk-Kol Oblasty (Karakol)

note: names in parentheses are administrative centers when name differs from oblast name

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);
  • 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

Russia

21 autonomous republics (avtomnykh respublik, singular - avtomnaya respublika); Adygea (Maykop), Bashkortostan (Ufa), Buryatia (Ulan-Ude), Chechnya (Groznyy), Chuvashia (Cheboksary), Dagestan (Makhachkala), Gorno-Altay (Gorno-Altaysk), Ingushetia (Nazran'), Kabardino-Balkaria (Nal'chik), Kalmykia (Elista), Karachay-Cherkessia (Cherkessk), Karelia (Petrozavodsk), Khakassia (Abakan), Komi (Syktyvkar), Mari El (Yoshkar-Ola), Mordovia (Saransk), North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz), Tatarstan (Kazan'), Tuva (Kyzyl), Udmurtia (Izhevsk), Yakutia - also known as Sakha (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, Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orel, Orenburg, Penza, Perm', Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan', Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Tambov, Tomsk, Tula, Tver', Tyumen', Ul'yanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl'; 6 krays (krayev, singular - kray); Altay (Barnaul), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Primorskiy (Vladivostok), Stavropol'; 10 autonomous okrugs; Aga (Aginskoye), Chukotka (Anadyr'), Evenkia (Tura), Khantia-Mansia (Khanty-Mansiysk), Koryakia (Palana), Nenetsia (Nar'yan-Mar), Permyakia (Kudymkar), Taymyria (Dudinka), Ust'-Onda (Ust'-Ordynskiy), Yamalia (Salekhard); 1 autonomous oblast (avtomnykh oblast'); Birobijan

note: the autonomous republics of Chechnya and Ingushetia were formerly the autonomous republic of Checheno-Ingushetia (the boundary between Chechnya and Ingushetia has yet to be determined); the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg are federal cities; an administrative division has the same name as its administrative center (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

Sri Lanka

8 provinces;

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

Tajikistan

  • 2 oblasts (viloyatho, singular - viloyat) and one autonomous oblast* (viloyati avtonomii);
  • Viloyati Avtonomii Badakhshoni Kuni* (Khorugh - formerly Khorog), Viloyati Khatlon (Qurghonteppa - formerly Kurgan-Tyube), Viloyati Leninobod (Khujand - formerly Leninabad)

note: the administrative center names are in parentheses

Turkmenistan

5 welayatlar (singular - welayat): Ahal Welayaty (Ashgabat), Balkan Welayaty (Nebitdag), Dashhowuz Welayaty (formerly Tashauz), Lebap Welayaty (Charjew), Mary Welayaty

note: names in parentheses are administrative centers when name differs from welayat name

Uzbekistan

  • 12 wiloyatlar (singular - wiloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (respublikasi), and 1 city** (shahri);
  • Andijon Wiloyati, Bukhoro Wiloyati, Jizzakh Wiloyati, Farghona Wiloyati, Qoraqalpoghiston* (Nukus), Qashqadaryo Wiloyati (Qarshi), Khorazm Wiloyati (Urganch), Namangan Wiloyati, Nawoiy Wiloyati, Samarqand Wiloyati, Sirdaryo Wiloyati (Guliston), Surkhondaryo Wiloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri**, Toshkent Wiloyati

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 Paul,
  • Saint Peter,
  • Saint Philip

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,
  • Nicholls Town 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 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 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 Petit 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's

Netherlands Antilles

none (part of the Dutch realm)

Nicaragua

  • 15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento), 2 autonomous regions* (regions autonomista, singular - region autonomista);
  • Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Atlantica Norte*, Atlantica Sur*, Rio San Juan, Rivas

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); note - there are 78 municipalities

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

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;
  • note - some new administrative units may have been created

Andorra

7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia);

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

Austria

9 states (bundeslaender, singular - bundesland);

  • Burgenland,
  • Kaernten,
  • Niederoesterreich,
  • Oberoesterreich,
  • Salzburg,
  • Steiermark,
  • Tirol,
  • Vorarlberg,
  • Wien

Belarus

  • 6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality* (harady, singular - horad);
  • Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya (Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya (Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk)

note: the administrative centers of the voblastsi are included in parentheses

Belgium

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

note: constitutional reforms passed by Parliament in 1993 increased the number of provinces to 10 by splitting the province of Brabant into two new provinces, Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant

Bosnia and Herzegovina

109 districts (opstinas, singular - opstina) Banovici, Banja Luka, Bihac, Bijeljina, Bileca, Bosanska Dubica, Bosanska Gradiska, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Brod, Bosanski Novi, Bosanski Petrovac, Bosanski Samac, Bosansko Grahovo, Bratunac, Brcko, Breza, Bugojno, Busovaca, Cazin, Cajnice, Capljina, Celinac, Citluk, Derventa, Doboj, 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, Stolac, Sekovici, Sipovo, Teslic, Tesanj, Drvar, Duvno, Travnik, Trebinje, Tuzla, Ugljevik, Vares, Velika Kladusa, Visoko, Visegrad, Vitez, Vlasenica, Zavidovici, Zenica, Zvornik, Zepce, Zivinice

note: administrative reorganization is currently under negotiation with the assistance of international mediators; spellings not yet approved by the US Board on Geographic Names

Bulgaria

9 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast);

  • Burgas,
  • Grad Sofiya,
  • Khaskovo,
  • Lovech,
  • Montana,
  • Plovdiv,
  • Ruse,
  • Sofiya,
  • Varna

Croatia

21 counties (zupanijas, zupanija -

singular):
  • Bjelovar-Bilogora,
  • City of Zagreb,
  • Dubrovnik-Neretva,
  • Istra,
  • Karlovac,
  • Koprivnica-Krizevci,
  • Krapina-Zagorje,
  • Lika-Senj,
  • Medimurje,
  • Osijek-Baranja,
  • Pozega-Slavonija,
  • Primorje-Gorski Kotar,
  • Sibenik,
  • Sisak-Moslavina,
  • Slavonski Brod-Posavina,
  • Split-Dalmatia,
  • Varazdin,
  • Virovitica-Podravina,
  • Vukovar-Srijem,
  • Zadar-Knin,
  • Zagreb

Czech Republic now Czechia

8 regions (kraje, kraj - singular);

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

Denmark

  • metropolitan Denmark - 14 counties (amter, singular - amt) and 1 city* (stad);
  • Arhus, Bornholms, Frederiksborg, Fyns, Kobenhavns, Nordjyllands, Ribe, Ringkobing, Roskilde, Sonderjyllands, Staden Kobenhavn*, Storstroms, Vejle, Vestsjaellands, Viborg

note: see separate entries for the Faroe Islands and Greenland, which are part of the Danish realm and self-governing administrative divisions

Estonia

15 counties (maakonnad, singular -

maakond):
  • Harju maakond (Tallinn),
  • Hiiu maakond (Kardla),
  • Ida-Viru maakond (Johvi),
  • Jarva maakond (Paide),
  • Jogeva maakond (Jogeva),
  • Laane maakond (Haapsalu),
  • Laane-Viru maakond (Rakvere),
  • Parnu maakond (Parnu),
  • Polva maakond (Polva),
  • Rapla maakond (Rapla),
  • Saare maakond (Kuessaare),
  • Tartu maakond (Tartu),
  • Valga maakond (Valga),
  • Viljandi maakond (Viljandi),
  • Voru maakond (Voru)

note: county centers are in parentheses

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: metropolitan France is divided into 22 regions (including the "territorial collectivity" of Corse or Corsica) and 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,
  • Thueringen

Gibraltar

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Greece

51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos)and 1 autonomous region*;

  • Ayion Oros* (Mt. Athos),
  • 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

38 counties (megyek, singular - megye) and 1 capital city* (fovaros);

  • Bacs-Kiskun,
  • Baranya,
  • Bekes,
  • Bekescsaba,
  • Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen,
  • Budapest*,
  • Csongrad,
  • Debrecen,
  • Dunaujvaros,
  • Eger,
  • Fejer,
  • Gyor,
  • Gyor-Moson-Sopron,
  • 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

26 counties (singular - rajons) and 7 municipalities*: Aizkraukles Rajons, Aluksnes Rajons, Balvu Rajons, Bauskas Rajons, Cesu Rajons, Daugavpils*, Daugavpils Rajons, Dobeles Rajons, Gulbenes Rajons, Jekabpils Rajons, Jelgava*, Jelgavas Rajons, Jurmala*, Kraslavas Rajons, Kuldigas Rajons, Leipaja*, Liepajas Rajons, Limbazu Rajons, Ludzas Rajons, Madonas Rajons, Ogres Rajons, Preiju Rajons, Rezekne*, Rezeknes Rajons, Riga*, Rigas Rajons, Saldus Rajons, Talsu Rajons, Tukuma Rajons, Valkas Rajons, Valmieras Rajons, Ventspils*, Ventspils Rajons

Liechtenstein

11 communes (gemeinden, singular - gemeinde);

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

Lithuania

44 regions (rajonai, singular - rajonas) and 11 municipalities*: Akmenes Rajonas, Alytaus Rajonas, Alytus*, Anyksciu Rajonas, Birsionas*, Birzu Rajonas, Druskininkai*, Ignalinos Rajonas, Jonavos Rajonas, Joniskio Rajonas, Jurbarko Rajonas, Kaisiadoriu Rajonas, Marijampoles Rajonas, Kaunas*, Kauno Rajonas, Kedainiu Rajonas, Kelmes Rajonas, Klaipeda*, Klaipedos Rajonas, Kretingos Rajonas, Kupiskio Rajonas, Lazdiju Rajonas, Marijampole*, Mazeikiu Rajonas, Moletu Rajonas, Neringa* Pakruojo Rajonas, Palanga*, Panevezio Rajonas, Panevezys*, Pasvalio Rajonas, Plunges Rajonas, Prienu Rajonas, Radviliskio Rajonas, Raseiniu Rajonas, Rokiskio Rajonas, Sakiu Rajonas, Salcininky Rajonas, Siauliai*, Siauliu Rajonas, Silales Rajonas, Siltues Rajonas, Sirvinty Rajonas, Skuodo Rajonas, Svencioniu Rajonas, Taurages Rajonas, Telsiu Rajonas, Traky Rajonas, Ukmerges Rajonas, Utenos Rajonas, Varenos Rajonas, Vilkaviskio Rajonas, Vilniaus Rajonas, Vilnius*, Zarasu Rajonas

Luxembourg

3 districts;

  • Diekirch,
  • Grevenmacher,
  • Luxembourg

Malta

none (administered directly from Valletta)

Moldova

previously divided into 40 rayons; new districts possible under new constitution in 1994

Monaco

Published as “Administrative divisions”

4 quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier);

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

Published as “Administrative divisions”

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, The Former Yugoslav Republic of now North Macedonia

34 counties (opstinas, singular - opstina) Berovo, Bitola, Brod, Debar, Delcevo, Gevgelija, Gostivar, Kavadarci, Kicevo, Kocani, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka, Krusevo, Kumanovo, Murgasevo, 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, 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

Serbia and Montenegro

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

Slovakia

4 departments (kraje, singular - kraj) 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 oblasti (singular - oblast'), 1 autonomous republic* (avtomnaya respublika), and 2 municipalites (mista, singular - misto) with oblast status**;

  • Cherkas'ka (Cherkasy),
  • Chernihivs'ka (Chernihiv),
  • Chernivets'ka (Chernivtsi),
  • Dnipropetrovs'ka (Dnipropetrovs'k),
  • Donets'ka (Donets'k),
  • Ivano-Frankivs'ka (Ivano-Frankivs'k),
  • Kharkivs'ka (Kharkiv),
  • Khersons'ka (Kherson),
  • Khmel'nyts'ka (Khmel'nyts'kyy),
  • Kirovohrads'ka (Kirovohrad),
  • Kyyiv**,
  • Kyyivs'ka (Kiev),
  • Luhans'ka (Luhans'k),
  • L'vivs'ka (L'viv),
  • Mykolayivs'ka (Mykolayiv),
  • Odes'ka (Odesa),
  • Poltavs'ka (Poltava),
  • Respublika Krym* (Simferopol'),
  • Rivnens'ka (Rivne),
  • Sevastopol'**,
  • Sums'ka (Sevastopol'),
  • Ternopil's'ka (Ternopil'),
  • Vinnyts'ka (Vinnytsya),
  • Volyns'ka (Luts'k),
  • Zakarpats'ka (Uzhhorod),
  • Zaporiz'ka (Zaporizhzhya),
  • Zhytomyrs'ka (Zhytomyr)

note: names in parentheses are administrative centers when name differs from oblast' name

United Kingdom

47 counties, 7 metropolitan counties, 26 districts, 9 regions, and 3 islands areas

Middle East

15 entries

Bahrain

  • 12 municipalites (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, Juzur Hawar, Sitrah;
  • note - all municipalities administered from Manama

Cyprus

  • 6 districts;
  • Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos;
  • note - Turkish area administrative divisions include Kyrenia, all but a small part of Famagusta, and small parts of Nicosia and Larnaca

Iran

  • 25 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan);
  • Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshahan, 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 (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah);

  • Al Ahmadi,
  • Al Jahrah,
  • Al Kuwayt,
  • Hawalli,
  • Al Farwaniyah

Lebanon

5 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah);

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

Oman

6 regions (mintaqah, singular - mintaqat) and 2 governorates* (muhafazah, singular - muhafazat) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat, Musandam*, Zufar*

Qatar

  • 9 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah);
  • Ad Dawhah, Al Ghuwayriyah, Al Jumayliyah, Al Khawr, Al Wakrah, Ar Rayyan, Jarayan al Batnah, Ash Shamal, Umm Salal

Saudi Arabia

  • 13 provinces (mintaqah, singular - mintaqat);
  • Al Bahah, Al Hudud Ash Shamaliyah, Al Jawf, Al Madinah, Al Qasim, Ar Riyad, Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern Province), 'Asir, Hail, 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

79 provinces (iller, singular - il);

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

note: Karabuk, Kilis, and Yalova are three new Turkish provinces mentioned in the 24 December 1995 election results

United Arab Emirates

7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah);

  • Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi),
  • 'Ajman,
  • Al Fujayrah,
  • Ash Shariqah (Sharjah),
  • Dubayy (Dubai),
  • Ra's al Khaymah,
  • Umm al Qaywayn

Yemen

  • 17 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah);
  • Abyan, Aden, Al Bayda, Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Ataq, Dhamar, Hadhramaut, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Sa'dah, San'a', Ta'izz

note: there may be a new governorate for the capital city of Sanaa

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

9 parishes and 2 municipalities*;

  • Devonshire,
  • Hamilton,
  • Hamilton*,
  • Paget,
  • Pembroke,
  • Saint George*,
  • Saint Georges,
  • 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 de Zaragoza, Colima, Distrito Federal*, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro de Arteaga, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz-Llave, 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 by France from French Polynesia

Guam

none (territory of the US)

Kiribati

3 units;

  • Gilbert Islands,
  • Line Islands,
  • Phoenix Islands

note: in addition, there are 6 districts (Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) and 21 island councils (Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina; note - one council for each of the inhabited islands)

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,
  • 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

note: there may be a new administrative structure of 16 regions (Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, Wanganui-Manawatu, Wellington, West Coast) that are subdivided into 57 districts and 16 cities* (Ashburton, Auckland*, Banks Peninsula, Buller, Carterton, Central Hawke's Bay, Central Otago, Christchurch*, Clutha, Dunedin*, Far North, Franklin, Gisborne, Gore, Grey, Hamilton*, Hastings, Hauraki, Horowhenua, Hurunui, Hutt*, Invercargill*, Kaikoura, Kaipara, Kapiti Coast, Kawerau, Mackenzie, Manawatu, Manukau*, Marlborough, Masterton, Matamata Piako, Napier*, Nelson*, New Plymouth, North Shore*, Opotiki, Otorohanga, Palmerston North*, Papakura*, Porirua*, Queenstown Lakes, Rangitikei, Rodney, Rotorua, Ruapehu, Selwyn, Southland, South Taranaki, South Waikato, South Wairarapa, Stratford, Tararua, Tasman, Taupo, Tauranga, Thames Coromandel, Timaru, Upper Hutt*, Waikato, Waimakariri, Waimate, Waipa, Wairoa, Waitakere*, Waitaki, Waitomo, Wanganui, Wellington*, Western Bay of Plenty, Westland, Whakatane, Whangarei)

Niue

none

Norfolk Island

none (territory of Australia)

Northern Mariana Islands

none

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,
  • Western

note: there may be two new provinces of Choiseul (Lauru) and Rennell/Bellona and the administrative unit of Honiara may have been abolished

Tokelau

none (territory of New Zealand)

Tonga

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

Tuvalu

none

Vanuatu

6 provinces;

  • Malampa,
  • Penama,
  • Sanma,
  • Shefa,
  • Tafea,
  • Torba

Wallis and Futuna

none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three kingdoms named Wallis, Sigave, Alo

South America

14 entries

Argentina

  • 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 federal district* (distrito federal);
  • 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 US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica or Argentina's claims to the Falkland Islands

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, 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

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

  • 32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital district* (distrito capital);
  • Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantico, Bogota*, 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

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

  • 17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento);
  • Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, 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 mandated the creation of regions (regiones, singular - region) to function eventually as autonomous economic and administrative entities; so far, 12 regions have been constituted from 23 of the 24 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 and organizational and political difficulties, the regions have yet to assume major responsibilities; the 1993 constitution retains the regions but limits their authority; the 1993 constitution also reaffirms the roles of departmental and municipal governments

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** (distrito federal), and 1 federal dependency*** (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 dependency 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, Ayeyarwady*, Bago*, Kachin State, Kayin State, Kayah State, Magway*, Mandalay*, Mon State, Rakhine State, Sagaing*, Shan State, Tanintharyi*, Yangon*

Cambodia

  • 21 provinces (khett, singular and plural);
  • Banteay Mean Cheay, Batdambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Spoe, Kampong Thum, Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong, Kracheh, Mondol Kiri, Phnum Penh, Pouthisat, Preah Seihanu (Sihanoukville), Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Rotanah Kiri, Siem Reab, Stoeng Treng, Svay Rieng, Takev

note: a new province of Otdar Mean Cheay may have been created from parts of Banteay Mean Cheay and Siem Reab

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, Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphabang, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan*, Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xekong, 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

72 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

  • 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) - 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);
  • note - 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

76 provinces (changwat, singular and plural);

  • Amnat Charoen,
  • 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 (Bangkok),
  • Lampang,
  • Lamphun,
  • Loei,
  • Lop Buri,
  • Mae Hong Son,
  • Maha Sarakham,
  • Mukdahan,
  • Nakhon Nayok,
  • Nakhon Pathom,
  • Nakhon Phanom,
  • Nakhon Ratchasima,
  • Nakhon Sawan,
  • Nakhon Si Thammarat,
  • Nan,
  • Narathiwat,
  • Nong Bua Lamphu,
  • 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,
  • Sa Kaeo,
  • 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* (thu do, singular and plural);

  • An Giang,
  • Ba Ria-Vung Tau,
  • Bac Thai,
  • Ben Tre,
  • Binh 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,
  • Khanh Hoa,
  • Kien Giang,
  • Kon Tum,
  • Lai Chau,
  • Lam Dong,
  • Lang 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-Hue,
  • Tien Giang,
  • Tra Vinh,
  • Tuyen Quang,
  • Vinh Long,
  • Vinh Phu,
  • Yen Bai

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1996, “Administrative divisions”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/administrative-divisions/1996.

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