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Administrative divisions was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2011 edition carries it in 235 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2011 edition: 235
the first edition with it: 1990
the latest edition with it: 2025

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World

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World

195 countries, 72 dependent areas and other entities

Africa

57 entries

Algeria

48 provinces (wilayat, singular - wilaya);

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

Angola

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

Benin

12 departments;

Alibori,
Atakora,
Atlantique,
Borgou,
Collines,
Kouffo,
Donga,
Littoral,
Mono,
Oueme,
Plateau,
Zou

Botswana

9 districts and 5 town councils*;

Central,
Francistown*,
Gaborone*,
Ghanzi,
Jwaneng*,
Kgalagadi,
Kgatleng,
Kweneng,
Lobatse*,
Northeast,
Northwest,
Selebi-Pikwe*,
Southeast,
Southern

Burkina Faso

45 provinces;

Bale,
Bam,
Banwa,
Bazega,
Bougouriba,
Boulgou,
Boulkiemde,
Comoe,
Ganzourgou,
Gnagna,
Gourma,
Houet,
Ioba,
Kadiogo,
Kenedougou,
Komondjari,
Kompienga,
Kossi,
Koulpelogo,
Kouritenga,
Kourweogo,
Leraba,
Loroum,
Mouhoun,
Nahouri,
Namentenga,
Nayala,
Noumbiel,
Oubritenga,
Oudalan,
Passore,
Poni,
Sanguie,
Sanmatenga,
Seno,
Sissili,
Soum,
Sourou,
Tapoa,
Tuy,
Yagha,
Yatenga,
Ziro,
Zondoma,
Zoundweogo

Burundi

17 provinces;

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

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

17 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho);
Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Filipe, Sao Miguel, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal

Cameroon

10 regions (regions, singular - region);

Adamaoua,
Centre,
Est,
Extreme-Nord,
Littoral,
Nord,
North-West (Nord-Ouest),
Ouest,
Sud,
South-West (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, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga

Chad

22 regions (regions, singular - region);

Barh el Gazel,
Batha,
Borkou,
Chari-Baguirmi,
Ennedi,
Guera,
Hadjer-Lamis,
Kanem,
Lac,
Logone Occidental,
Logone Oriental,
Mandoul,
Mayo-Kebbi Est,
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest,
Moyen-Chari,
Ouaddai,
Salamat,
Sila,
Tandjile,
Tibesti,
Ville de N'Djamena,
Wadi Fira

Comoros

3 islands and 4 municipalities*;

Grande Comore (N'gazidja),
Anjouan (Ndzuwani),
Domoni*,
Fomboni*,
Moheli (Mwali),
Moroni*,
Moutsamoudou*

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

10 provinces (provinces, singular - province) and 1 city* (ville);
Bandundu, Bas-Congo (Lower Congo), Equateur, Kasai-Occidental (West Kasai), Kasai-Oriental (East Kasai), Katanga, Kinshasa*, Maniema, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Orientale, Sud-Kivu (South Kivu)

note: according to the Constitution adopted in December 2005, the current administrative divisions were to be subdivided into 26 new provinces by 2009 but this has yet to be implemented

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

10 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 commune*;
Bouenza, Brazzaville*, Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, Sangha

Cote d'Ivoire

19 regions;

Agneby,
Bafing,
Bas-Sassandra,
Denguele,
Dix-Huit Montagnes,
Fromager,
Haut-Sassandra,
Lacs,
Lagunes,
Marahoue,
Moyen-Cavally,
Moyen-Comoe,
N'zi-Comoe,
Savanes,
Sud-Bandama,
Sud-Comoe,
Vallee du Bandama,
Worodougou,
Zanzan

Djibouti

6 districts (cercles, singular - cercle);

Ali Sabieh,
Arta,
Dikhil,
Djibouti,
Obock,
Tadjourah

Egypt

27 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat);

Ad Daqahliyah,
Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea),
Al Buhayrah,
Al Fayyum,
Al Gharbiyah,
Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria),
Al Isma'iliyah (Ismailia),
Al Jizah (Giza),
Al Minufiyah,
Al Minya,
Al Qahirah (Cairo),
Al Qalyubiyah,
Al Uqsur (Luxor),
Al Wadi al Jadid (New Valley),
As Suways (Suez),
Ash Sharqiyah,
Aswan,
Asyut,
Bani Suwayf,
Bur Sa'id (Port Said),
Dumyat (Damietta),
Janub Sina' (South Sinai),
Kafr ash Shaykh,
Matruh,
Qina,
Shamal Sina' (North Sinai),
Suhaj

Equatorial Guinea

7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia);

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

Eritrea

6 regions (zobatat, singular - zoba);

Anseba,
Debub (South),
Debubawi K'eyih Bahri (Southern Red Sea),
Gash Barka,
Ma'akel (Central),
Semenawi Keyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea)

Swaziland now Eswatini

4 districts;

Hhohho,
Lubombo,
Manzini,
Shiselweni

Ethiopia

9 ethnically based states (kililoch, singular - kilil) and 2 self-governing administrations* (astedaderoch, singular - astedader);
Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara), Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela Peoples), Hareri Hizb (Harari People), Oromiya (Oromia), Sumale (Somali), Tigray, Ye Debub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples)

Gabon

9 provinces;

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

Gambia, The now The Gambia

5 divisions and 1 city*;

Banjul*,
Central River,
Lower River,
North Bank,
Upper River,
Western

Ghana

10 regions;

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

Guinea

33 prefectures and 1 special zone (zone special)*;
Beyla, Boffa, Boke, Conakry*, Coyah, Dabola, Dalaba, Dinguiraye, Dubreka, 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;
note - Bolama may have been renamed Bolama/Bijagos

Kenya

7 provinces and 1 area*;
Central, Coast, Eastern, Nairobi Area*, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western;
note - the constitution promulgated in August 2010 designates 47 yet-to-be-defined counties as first-order administrative units

Lesotho

10 districts;

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

Liberia

15 counties;

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

Libya

22 districts (shabiyat, singular - shabiyat);
Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jufrah, Al Kufrah, Al Marj, Al Marqab, Al Wahat, An Nuqat al Khams, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus, Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati

Madagascar

6 provinces (faritany);

Antananarivo,
Antsiranana,
Fianarantsoa,
Mahajanga,
Toamasina,
Toliara

Malawi

28 districts;

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

Mali

8 regions (regions, singular - region);

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

Mauritania

13 regions (wilayas, singular - wilaya);

Adrar,
Assaba,
Brakna,
Dakhlet Nouadhibou,
Gorgol,
Guidimaka,
Hodh ech Chargui,
Hodh El Gharbi,
Inchiri,
Nouakchott,
Tagant,
Tiris Zemmour,
Trarza

Mauritius

9 districts and 3 dependencies*;

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

Mayotte

none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)

Morocco

15 regions;

Grand Casablanca,
Chaouia-Ouardigha,
Doukkala-Abda,
Fes-Boulemane,
Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen,
Guelmim-Es Smara,
Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra,
Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz,
Meknes-Tafilalet,
Oriental,
Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer,
Souss-Massa-Draa,
Tadla-Azilal,
Tanger-Tetouan,
Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate

note: Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara, the political status of which is considered undetermined by the US Government; portions of the regions Guelmim-Es Smara and Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra as claimed by Morocco lie within Western Sahara; Morocco also claims Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, another region that falls entirely within Western Sahara

Mozambique

10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city (cidade)*;
Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade de Maputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia

Namibia

13 regions;

Caprivi,
Erongo,
Hardap,
Karas,
Khomas,
Kunene,
Ohangwena,
Okavango,
Omaheke,
Omusati,
Oshana,
Oshikoto,
Otjozondjupa

Niger

8 regions (regions, singular - region) includes 1 capital district* (communite urbaine);

Agadez,
Diffa,
Dosso,
Maradi,
Niamey*,
Tahoua,
Tillaberi,
Zinder

Nigeria

36 states and 1 territory*;

Abia,
Adamawa,
Akwa Ibom,
Anambra,
Bauchi,
Bayelsa,
Benue,
Borno,
Cross River,
Delta,
Ebonyi,
Edo,
Ekiti,
Enugu,
Federal Capital Territory*,
Gombe,
Imo,
Jigawa,
Kaduna,
Kano,
Katsina,
Kebbi,
Kogi,
Kwara,
Lagos,
Nassarawa,
Niger,
Ogun,
Ondo,
Osun,
Oyo,
Plateau,
Rivers,
Sokoto,
Taraba,
Yobe,
Zamfara

Rwanda

4 provinces (in French - provinces, singular - province; in Kinyarwanda - intara for singular and plural) and 1 city* (in French - ville; in Kinyarwanda - umujyi);
Est (Eastern), Kigali*, Nord (Northern), Ouest (Western), Sud (Southern)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

3 administrative areas;

Ascension,
Saint Helena,
Tristan da Cunha

Sao Tome and Principe

2 provinces; Principe, Sao Tome

note: Principe has had self government since 29 April 1995

Senegal

14 regions (regions, singular - region);

Dakar,
Diourbel,
Fatick,
Kaffrine,
Kaolack,
Kedougou,
Kolda,
Louga,
Matam,
Saint-Louis,
Sedhiou,
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),
Grand' Anse (on Praslin),
La Digue,
La Riviere Anglaise,
Mont Buxton,
Mont Fleuri,
Plaisance,
Pointe La Rue,
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 (Middle Jubba), Jubbada Hoose (Lower Jubba), Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe (Middle Shabeelle), Shabeellaha Hoose (Lower Shabeelle), Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed

South Africa

9 provinces;

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

South Sudan

10 states;

Central Equatoria,
Eastern Equatoria,
Jonglei,
Lakes,
Northern Bahr el Ghazal,
Unity,
Upper Nile,
Warrap,
Western Bahr el Ghazal,
Western Equatoria

Sudan

15 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah);

Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea),
Al Jazira (Gezira),
Al Khartoum (Khartoum),
Al Qadarif (Gedaref),
An Nil al Abyad (White Nile),
An Nil al Azraq (Blue Nile),
Ash Shimaliyya (Northern),
Gharb Darfur (Western Darfur),
Janub Darfur (Southern Darfur),
Janub Kurdufan (Southern Kordofan),
Kassala,
Nahr an Nil (River Nile),
Shimal Darfur (Northern Darfur),
Shimal Kurdufan (Northern Kordofan),
Sinnar

note: the Sudanese Government has announced the creation of two new states, Central Darfur and East Darfur, but they are not yet operational

Tanzania

26 regions;

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

Togo

5 regions (regions, singular - region);

Centrale,
Kara,
Maritime,
Plateaux,
Savanes

Tunisia

24 governorates;

Ariana (Aryanah),
Beja (Bajah),
Ben Arous (Bin 'Arus),
Bizerte (Banzart),
Gabes (Qabis),
Gafsa (Qafsah),
Jendouba (Jundubah),
Kairouan (Al Qayrawan),
Kasserine (Al Qasrayn),
Kebili (Qibili),
Kef (Al Kaf),
Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah),
Manouba (Manubah),
Medenine (Madanin),
Monastir (Al Munastir),
Nabeul (Nabul),
Sfax (Safaqis),
Sidi Bou Zid (Sidi Bu Zayd),
Siliana (Silyanah),
Sousse (Susah),
Tataouine (Tatawin),
Tozeur (Tawzar),
Tunis,
Zaghouan (Zaghwan)

Uganda

80 districts;

Abim,
Adjumani,
Amolatar,
Amuria,
Amuru,
Apac,
Arua,
Budaka,
Bududa,
Bugiri,
Bukedea,
Bukwa,
Bulisa,
Bundibugyo,
Bushenyi,
Busia,
Butaleja,
Dokolo,
Gulu,
Hoima,
Ibanda,
Iganga,
Isingiro,
Jinja,
Kaabong,
Kabale,
Kabarole,
Kaberamaido,
Kalangala,
Kaliro,
Kampala,
Kamuli,
Kamwenge,
Kanungu,
Kapchorwa,
Kasese,
Katakwi,
Kayunga,
Kibale,
Kiboga,
Kiruhara,
Kisoro,
Kitgum,
Koboko,
Kotido,
Kumi,
Kyenjojo,
Lira,
Luwero,
Lyantonde,
Manafwa,
Maracha,
Masaka,
Masindi,
Mayuge,
Mbale,
Mbarara,
Mityana,
Moroto,
Moyo,
Mpigi,
Mubende,
Mukono,
Nakapiripirit,
Nakaseke,
Nakasongola,
Namutumba,
Nebbi,
Ntungamo,
Oyam,
Pader,
Pallisa,
Rakai,
Rukungiri,
Sembabule,
Sironko,
Soroti,
Tororo,
Wakiso,
Yumbe

Western Sahara

none (territory west of the berm under de facto Moroccan control)

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, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands

Antarctic Region

1 entry

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 five administrative districts named Iles Crozet, Iles Eparses, Iles Kerguelen, Ile Saint-Paul et Ile Amsterdam;
the fifth district is the "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

4 municipalities (kommuner, singular kommune);

Kujalleq,
Qaasuitsup,
Qeqqata,
Sermersooq

note: the North and East Greenland National Park (Avannaarsuani Tunumilu Nuna Allanngutsaaliugaq) and the Thule Air Base in Pituffik (in northwest Greenland) are two unincorporated areas; the national park's 972,000 sq km - about 46% of the island - make it the largest national park in the world and also the most northerly

Iceland

8 regions;

Austurland,
Hofudhborgarsvaedhi,
Nordhurland Eystra,
Nordhurland Vestra,
Sudhurland,
Sudhurnes,
Vestfirdhir,
Vesturland

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

34 provinces (welayat, singular - welayat);
Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul

Armenia

11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz);

Aragatsotn,
Ararat,
Armavir,
Geghark'unik',
Kotayk',
Lorri,
Shirak,
Syunik',
Tavush,
Vayots' Dzor,
Yerevan

Azerbaijan

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

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

Bangladesh

7 divisions;

Barisal,
Chittagong,
Dhaka,
Khulna,
Rajshahi,
Rangpur,
Sylhet

Bhutan

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

China

23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities (shi, singular and plural)

provinces:: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang; (see note on Taiwan)
autonomous regions:: Guangxi,
Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia),
Ningxia,
Xinjiang Uygur,
Xizang (Tibet)
municipalities:: Beijing,
Chongqing,
Shanghai,
Tianjin

note: China considers Taiwan its 23rd province; see separate entries for the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau

Georgia

9 regions (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 1 city (k'alak'i), and 2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika)

regions:: Guria,
Imereti,
Kakheti,
Kvemo Kartli,
Mtskheta-Mtianeti,
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti,
Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti,
Samtskhe-Javakheti,
Shida Kartli
city:: Tbilisi
autonomous republics:: Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika (Sokhumi), Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika (Bat'umi)

note: the administrative centers of the two autonomous republics are shown in parentheses

India

28 states and 7 union territories*;

Andaman and Nicobar Islands*,
Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chandigarh*,
Chhattisgarh,
Dadra and Nagar Haveli*,
Daman and Diu*,
Delhi*,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu and Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Lakshadweep*,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Orissa,
Puducherry*,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu,
Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal

Japan

47 prefectures;

Aichi,
Akita,
Aomori,
Chiba,
Ehime,
Fukui,
Fukuoka,
Fukushima,
Gifu,
Gunma,
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

14 provinces (oblystar, singular - oblys) and 3 cities* (qalalar, singular - qala);

Almaty Oblysy,
Almaty Qalasy*,
Aqmola Oblysy (Astana),
Aqtobe Oblysy,
Astana Qalasy*,
Atyrau Oblysy,
Batys Qazaqstan Oblysy [West Kazakhstan] (Oral),
Bayqongyr Qalasy [Baykonur]*,
Mangghystau Oblysy (Aqtau),
Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy [South Kazakhstan] (Shymkent),
Pavlodar Oblysy,
Qaraghandy Oblysy,
Qostanay Oblysy,
Qyzylorda Oblysy,
Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen),
Soltustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Petropavlovsk),
Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz)

note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Baykonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (Baykonur, formerly Leninsk); in 2004, a new agreement extended the lease to 2050

Korea, North now North Korea

9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 2 municipalities (si, singular and plural)

provinces:: Chagang-do (Chagang),
Hamgyong-bukto (North Hamgyong),
Hamgyong-namdo (South Hamgyong),
Hwanghae-bukto (North Hwanghae),
Hwanghae-namdo (South Hwanghae),
Kangwon-do (Kangwon),
P'yongan-bukto (North P'yongan),
P'yongan-namdo (South P'yongan),
Yanggang-do (Yanggang)
municipalities:: Nason-si, P'yongyang-si (Pyongyang)

Korea, South now South Korea

9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 7 metropolitan cities (gwangyoksi, singular and plural)

provinces:: Chungcheong-bukto (North Chungcheong),
Chungcheong-namdo (South Chungcheong),
Gangwon,
Gyeonggi,
Gyeongsang-bukto (North Gyeongsang),
Gyeongsang-namdo (South Gyeongsang),
Jeju,
Jeolla-bukto (North Jeolla),
Jeolla-namdo (South Jeolla)
metropolitan cities:: Busan (Pusan),
Daegu (Taegu),
Daejon (Taejon),
Gwangju (Kwangju),
Incheon (Inch'on),
Seoul,
Ulsan

Kyrgyzstan

7 provinces (oblastlar, singular - oblasty) and 1 city* (shaar);
Batken Oblasty, Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblasty (Bishkek), Jalal-Abad Oblasty, Naryn Oblasty, Osh Oblasty, Talas Oblasty, Ysyk-Kol Oblasty (Karakol)

note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

Maldives

7 provinces and 1 municipality*;

Dhekunu (South),
Maale*,
Mathi Dhekunu (Upper South),
Mathi Uthuru (Upper North),
Medhu (Central),
Medhu Dhekunu (South Central),
Medhu Uthuru (North Central),
Uthuru (North)

Mongolia

21 provinces (aymguud, singular - aymag) and 1 municipality* (singular - hot);
Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy, Bulgan, Darhan-Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan (Zavkhan), Govi-Altay, Govisumber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Orhon, 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**, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province), Punjab, Sindh

note: the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region consists of two administrative entities: Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan

Russia

46 provinces (oblastey, singular - oblast), 21 republics (respublik, singular - respublika), 4 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnykh okrugov, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 9 krays (krayev, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (goroda, singular - gorod), and 1 autonomous oblast (avtonomnaya oblast')

oblasts:: Amur (Blagoveshchensk),
Arkhangel'sk,
Astrakhan',
Belgorod,
Bryansk,
Chelyabinsk,
Irkutsk,
Ivanovo,
Kaliningrad,
Kaluga,
Kemerovo,
Kirov,
Kostroma,
Kurgan,
Kursk,
Leningrad,
Lipetsk,
Magadan,
Moscow,
Murmansk,
Nizhniy Novgorod,
Novgorod,
Novosibirsk,
Omsk,
Orenburg,
Orel,
Penza,
Pskov,
Rostov,
Ryazan',
Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk),
Samara,
Saratov,
Smolensk,
Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg),
Tambov,
Tomsk,
Tula,
Tver',
Tyumen',
Ul'yanovsk,
Vladimir,
Volgograd,
Vologda,
Voronezh,
Yaroslavl'
republics:: Adygeya (Maykop),
Altay (Gorno-Altaysk),
Bashkortostan (Ufa),
Buryatiya (Ulan-Ude),
Chechnya (Groznyy),
Chuvashiya (Cheboksary),
Dagestan (Makhachkala),
Ingushetiya (Magas),
Kabardino-Balkariya (Nal'chik),
Kalmykiya (Elista),
Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Cherkessk),
Kareliya (Petrozavodsk),
Khakasiya (Abakan),
Komi (Syktyvkar),
Mariy-El (Yoshkar-Ola),
Mordoviya (Saransk),
North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz),
Sakha [Yakutiya] (Yakutsk),
Tatarstan (Kazan'),
Tyva (Kyzyl),
Udmurtiya (Izhevsk)
autonomous okrugs:: Chukotka (Anadyr'),
Khanty-Mansi (Khanty-Mansiysk),
Nenets (Nar'yan-Mar),
Yamalo-Nenets (Salekhard)
krays:: Altay (Barnaul),
Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy),
Khabarovsk,
Krasnodar,
Krasnoyarsk,
Perm',
Primorskiy [Maritime] (Vladivostok),
Stavropol',
Zabaykal'sk (Chita)
federal cities:: Moscow [Moskva], Saint Petersburg [Sankt-Peterburg]
autonomous oblast:: Yevrey [Jewish] (Birobidzhan)

note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

Sri Lanka

9 provinces;

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

Tajikistan

2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat) and 1 autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor);
Viloyati Khatlon (Qurghonteppa), Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon [Gorno-Badakhshan]* (Khorugh), Viloyati Sughd (Khujand);
the rest of the country consists of "districts under republican subordination," ruled directly from Dushanbe

note: the administrative center name follows in parentheses

Turkmenistan

5 provinces (welayatlar, singular - welayat) and 1 independent city*: Ahal Welayaty (Anew), Ashgabat*, Balkan Welayaty (Balkanabat), Dashoguz Welayaty, Lebap Welayaty (Turkmenabat), Mary Welayaty

note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

Uzbekistan

12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (respublika), and 1 city** (shahar);
Andijon Viloyati, Buxoro Viloyati, Farg'ona Viloyati, Jizzax Viloyati, Namangan Viloyati, Navoiy Viloyati, Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi), Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi [Karakalpakstan Republic]* (Nukus), Samarqand Viloyati, Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri [Tashkent City]**, Toshkent Viloyati [Tashkent province], Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch)

note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

none (overseas 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 (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

31 districts;

Acklins Islands,
Berry Islands,
Bimini,
Black Point,
Cat Island,
Central Abaco,
Central Andros,
Central Eleuthera,
City of Freeport,
Crooked Island and Long Cay,
East Grand Bahama,
Exuma,
Grand Cay,
Harbour Island,
Hope Town,
Inagua,
Long Island,
Mangrove Cay,
Mayaguana,
Moore's Island,
North Abaco,
North Andros,
North Eleuthera,
Ragged Island,
Rum Cay,
San Salvador,
South Abaco,
South Andros,
South Eleuthera,
Spanish Wells,
West Grand Bahama

Barbados

11 parishes and 1 city*;

Bridgetown*,
Christ Church,
Saint Andrew,
Saint George,
Saint James,
Saint John,
Saint Joseph,
Saint Lucy,
Saint Michael,
Saint Peter,
Saint Philip,
Saint Thomas

Belize

6 districts;

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

British Virgin Islands

none (overseas 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

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

Curacao

none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

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

31 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 district* (distrito);

Azua,
Bahoruco,
Barahona,
Dajabon,
Distrito Nacional*,
Duarte,
El Seibo,
Elias Pina,
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,
San Cristobal,
San Jose de Ocoa,
San Juan,
San Pedro de Macoris,
Sanchez Ramirez,
Santiago,
Santiago Rodriguez,
Santo Domingo,
Valverde

El Salvador

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

Grenada

6 parishes and 1 dependency*;

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

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

10 departments (departements, singular - departement);

Artibonite,
Centre,
Grand'Anse,
Nippes,
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

note: for local government purposes, Kingston and Saint Andrew were amalgamated in 1923 into the present single corporate body known as the Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation

Montserrat

3 parishes;

Saint Anthony,
Saint Georges,
Saint Peter

Nicaragua

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

Panama

9 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 3 indigenous territories* (comarcas);
Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Embera-Wounaan*, Herrera, Kuna Yala*, Los Santos, Ngobe-Bugle*, Panama, Veraguas

Puerto Rico

none (territory of the US with commonwealth status); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 78 municipalities (municipios, singular - municipio) at the second order; Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Anasco, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamon, Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canovanas, Carolina, Catano, Cayey, Ceiba, Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida, Guanica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Hormigueros, Humacao, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marias, Las Piedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Manati, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayaguez, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Penuelas, Ponce, Quebradillas, Rincon, Rio Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, San German, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Santa Isabel, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa, Yauco

Saint Kitts and Nevis

14 parishes;

Christ Church Nichola Town,
Saint Anne Sandy Point,
Saint George 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

Sint Maarten

none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Trinidad and Tobago

9 regional corporations, 2 city corporations, 3 borough corporations, 1 ward

regional corporations:: Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo,
Diego Martin,
Mayaro/Rio Claro,
Penal/Debe,
Princes Town,
Sangre Grande,
San Juan/Laventille,
Siparia,
Tunapuna/Piarco
city corporations:: Port of Spain, San Fernando
borough corporations:: Arima,
Chaguanas,
Point Fortin
ward:: Tobago

Turks and Caicos Islands

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Virgin Islands

none (territory of the US);
there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three islands at the second order;
Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas

Europe

48 entries

Albania

12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark);

Berat,
Diber,
Durres,
Elbasan,
Fier,
Gjirokaster,
Korce,
Kukes,
Lezhe,
Shkoder,
Tirane,
Vlore

Andorra

7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia);

Andorra la Vella,
Canillo,
Encamp,
Escaldes-Engordany,
La Massana,
Ordino,
Sant Julia de Loria

Austria

9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland);
Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria), Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol (Tyrol), Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna)

Belarus

6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad);
Brest, Homyel' (Gomel), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)

note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers; Russian spelling provided for reference when different from Belarusian

Belgium

3 regions (French: regions, singular - region; Dutch: gewesten, singular - gewest);
Brussels-Capital Region, also known as Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Dutch), Region de Bruxelles-Capitale (French long form), Bruxelles-Capitale (French short form);
Flemish Region (Flanders), also known as Vlaams Gewest (Dutch long form), Vlaanderen (Dutch short form), Region Flamande (French long form), Flandre (French short form);
Walloon Region (Wallonia), also known as Region Wallone (French long form), Wallonie (French short form), Waals Gewest (Dutch long form), Wallonie (Dutch short form)

note: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 first-order administrative divisions and 1 internationally supervised district* - Brcko district (Brcko Distrikt)*, the Bosniak/Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federacija Bosna i Hercegovina) and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska;
note - Brcko district is in northeastern Bosnia and is a self-governing administrative unit under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina and formally held in condominium between the two entities;
the District remains under international supervision

Bulgaria

28 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast);
Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Khaskovo, Kurdzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Ruse, Shumen, Silistra, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofiya (Sofia), Sofiya-Grad (Sofia City), Stara Zagora, Turgovishte, Varna, Veliko Turnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Yambol

Croatia

20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular) and 1 city* (grad - singular);

Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska,
Brodsko-Posavska,
Dubrovacko-Neretvanska (Dubrovnik-Neretva),
Istarska (Istria),
Karlovacka,
Koprivnicko-Krizevacka,
Krapinsko-Zagorska,
Licko-Senjska (Lika-Senj),
Medimurska,
Osjecko-Baranjska,
Pozesko-Slavonska (Pozega-Slavonia),
Primorsko-Goranska,
Sibensko-Kninska,
Sisacko-Moslavacka,
Splitsko-Dalmatinska (Split-Dalmatia),
Varazdinska,
Viroviticko-Podravska,
Vukovarsko-Srijemska,
Zadarska,
Zagreb*,
Zagrebacka

Czech Republic now Czechia

13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) and 1 capital city* (hlavni mesto);
Jihocesky (South Bohemia), Jihomoravsky (South Moravia), Karlovarsky, Kralovehradecky, Liberecky, Moravskoslezsky (Moravia-Silesia), Olomoucky, Pardubicky, Plzensky (Pilsen), Praha (Prague)*, Stredocesky (Central Bohemia), Ustecky, Vysocina, Zlinsky

Denmark

metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions (regioner, singular - region); Hovedstaden, Midtjylland, Nordjylland, Sjaelland, Syddanmark

note: an extensive local government reform merged 271 municipalities into 98 and 13 counties into five regions, effective 1 January 2007

Estonia

15 counties (maakonnad, singular - maakond);
Harjumaa (Tallinn), Hiiumaa (Kardla), Ida-Virumaa (Johvi), Jarvamaa (Paide), Jogevamaa (Jogeva), Laanemaa (Haapsalu), Laane-Virumaa (Rakvere), Parnumaa (Parnu), Polvamaa (Polva), Raplamaa (Rapla), Saaremaa (Kuressaare), Tartumaa (Tartu), Valgamaa (Valga), Viljandimaa (Viljandi), Vorumaa (Voru)

note: counties have the administrative center name following in parentheses

Faroe Islands

none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark);
there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 34 municipalities

Finland

19 regions (maakunnat, singular - maakunta (Finnish); landskapen, singular - landskapet (Swedish));
Aland (Swedish), Ahvenanmaa (Finnish);
Etela-Karjala (Finnish), Sodra Karelen (Swedish) [South Karelia];
Etela-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Sodra Osterbotten (Swedish) [South Ostrobothnia];
Etela-Savo (Finnish), Sodra Savolax (Swedish) [South Savo];
Kanta-Hame (Finnish), Egentliga Tavastland (Swedish);
Kainuu (Finnish), Kajanaland (Swedish);
Keski-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Mellersta Osterbotten (Swedish) [Central Ostrobothnia];
Keski-Suomi (Finnish), Mellersta Finland (Swedish) [Central Finland];
Kymenlaakso (Finnish), Kymmenedalen (Swedish);
Lappi (Finnish), Lappland (Swedish);
Paijat-Hame (Finnish), Paijanne-Tavastland (Swedish);
Pirkanmaa (Finnish), Birkaland (Swedish) [Tampere];
Osterbotten (Swedish), Pohjanmaa (Finnish) [Ostrobothnia];
Pohjois-Karjala (Finnish), Norra Karelen (Swedish) [North Karelia];
Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Norra Osterbotten (Swedish) [North Ostrobothnia];
Pohjois-Savo (Finnish), Norra Savolax (Swedish) [North Savo];
Satakunta (Finnish and Swedish);
Uusimaa (Finnish), Nyland (Swedish) [Newland];
Varsinais-Suomi (Finnish), Egentliga Finland (Swedish) [Southwest Finland]

France

27 regions (regions, singular - region);

Alsace,
Aquitaine,
Auvergne,
Basse-Normandie (Lower Normandy),
Bourgogne (Burgundy),
Bretagne (Brittany),
Centre,
Champagne-Ardenne,
Corse (Corsica),
Franche-Comte,
Guadeloupe,
Guyane (French Guiana),
Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy),
Ile-de-France,
Languedoc-Roussillon,
Limousin,
Lorraine,
Martinique,
Mayotte,
Midi-Pyrenees,
Nord-Pas-de-Calais,
Pays de la Loire,
Picardie,
Poitou-Charentes,
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur,
Reunion,
Rhone-Alpes

note: France is divided into 22 metropolitan regions (including the "territorial collectivity" of Corse or Corsica) and 5 overseas regions (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion) and is subdivided into 96 metropolitan departments and 5 overseas departments (which are the same as the overseas regions)

Germany

16 states (Laender, singular - Land);
Baden-Wurttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia);
note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat)

Gibraltar

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Greece

13 regions (perifereies, singular - perifereia) and 1 autonomous monastic state* (aftonomi monastiki politeia);

Agion Oros* (Mount Athos),
Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki (East Macedonia and Thrace),
Attiki (Attica),
Dytiki Ellada (Western Greece),
Dytiki Makedonia (Western Macedonia),
Ionia Nisia (Ionian Islands),
Ipeiros (Epirus),
Kentriki Makedonia (Central Macedonia),
Kriti (Crete),
Notio Aigaio (South Aegean),
Peloponnisos (Peloponnese),
Sterea Ellada (Central Greece),
Thessalia (Thessaly),
Voreio Aigaio (North Aegean)

Guernsey

none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes: Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale

Holy See (Vatican City)

none

Hungary

19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 23 urban counties (singular - megyei varos), and 1 capital city (fovaros)

counties:: Bacs-Kiskun,
Baranya,
Bekes,
Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen,
Csongrad,
Fejer,
Gyor-Moson-Sopron,
Hajdu-Bihar,
Heves,
Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok,
Komarom-Esztergom,
Nograd,
Pest,
Somogy,
Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg,
Tolna,
Vas,
Veszprem,
Zala
urban counties:: Bekescsaba,
Debrecen,
Dunaujvaros,
Eger,
Erd,
Gyor,
Hodmezovasarhely,
Kaposvar,
Kecskemet,
Miskolc,
Nagykanizsa,
Nyiregyhaza,
Pecs,
Salgotarjan,
Sopron,
Szeged,
Szekesfehervar,
Szekszard,
Szolnok,
Szombathely,
Tatabanya,
Veszprem,
Zalaegerszeg
capital city:: Budapest

Ireland

29 counties and 5 cities*;

Carlow,
Cavan,
Clare,
Cork,
Cork*,
Donegal,
Dublin*,
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown,
Fingal,
Galway,
Galway*,
Kerry,
Kildare,
Kilkenny,
Laois,
Leitrim,
Limerick,
Limerick*,
Longford,
Louth,
Mayo,
Meath,
Monaghan,
North Tipperary,
Offaly,
Roscommon,
Sligo,
South Dublin,
South Tipperary,
Waterford,
Waterford*,
Westmeath,
Wexford,
Wicklow

Isle of Man

none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections

Italy

15 regions (regioni, singular - regione) and 5 autonomous regions (regioni autonome, singular - regione autonoma)

regions:: Abruzzo,
Basilicata,
Calabria,
Campania,
Emilia-Romagna,
Lazio (Latium),
Liguria,
Lombardia,
Marche,
Molise,
Piemonte (Piedmont),
Puglia (Apulia),
Toscana (Tuscany),
Umbria,
Veneto (Venetia)
autonomous regions:: Friuli-Venezia Giulia;
Sardegna (Sardinia);
Sicilia (Sicily);
Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) or Trentino-Suedtirol (German);
Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley) or Vallee d'Aoste (French)

Jersey

none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 12 parishes: Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Ouen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, and Trinity

Kosovo

37 municipalities (komunat, singular - komuna in Albanian; opstine, singular - opstina in Serbian);

Decan (Decani),
Dragash (Dragas),
Ferizaj (Urosevac),
Fushe Kosove (Kosovo Polje),
Gjakove (Dakovica),
Gjilan (Gnjilane),
Gllogovc/Drenas (Glogovac),
Gracanice (Gracanica),
Hani i Elezit (Deneral Jankovic),
Istog (Istok),
Junik,
Kacanik,
Kamenice/Dardana (Kamenica),
Kline (Klina),
Kllokot-Verboc (Klokot-Vrbovac),
Leposaviq (Leposavic),
Lipjan (Lipljan),
Malisheve (Malisevo),
Mamushe (Mamusa),
Mitrovice (Mitrovica),
Novoberde (Novo Brdo),
Obiliq (Obilic),
Partesh (Partes),
Peje (Pec),
Podujeve (Podujevo),
Prishtine (Pristina),
Prizren,
Rahovec (Orahovac),
Ranillug (Ranilug),
Shterpce (Strpce),
Shtime (Stimlje),
Skenderaj (Srbica),
Suhareke (Suva Reka),
Viti (Vitina),
Vushtrri (Vucitrn),
Zubin Potok,
Zvecan

note - the Government of Kosovo has announced that the current Mitrovice (Mitrovica) municipality is to be split into Mitrovice (Mitrovica) North and Mitrovice (Mitrovica) South

Latvia

109 municipalities (novadi, singular-novads) and 9 cities

municipalities:: Adazu Novads,
Aglonas Novads,
Aizkraukles Novads,
Aizputes Novads,
Aknistes Novads,
Alojas Novads,
Alsungas Novads,
Aluksnes Novads,
Amatas Novads,
Apes Novads,
Auces Novads,
Babites Novads,
Baldones Novads,
Baltinavas Novads,
Balvu Novads,
Bauskas Novads,
Beverinas Novads,
Brocenu Novads,
Burtnieku Novads,
Carnikavas Novads,
Cesu Novads,
Cesvaines Novads,
Ciblas Novads,
Dagdas Novads,
Daugavpils Novads,
Dobeles Novads,
Dundagas Novads,
Durbes Novads,
Engures Novads,
Erglu Novads,
Garkalnes Novads,
Grobinas Novads,
Gulbenes Novads,
Iecavas Novads,
Ikskiles Novads,
Ilukstes Novads,
Incukalna Novads,
Jaunjelgavas Novads,
Juanpiebalgas Novads,
Jaunpils Novads,
Jekabpils Novads,
Jelgavas Novads,
Kandavas Novads,
Karsavas Novads,
Keguma Novads,
Kekavas Novads,
Kocenu Novads,
Kokneses Novads,
Kraslavas Novads,
Krimuldas Novads,
Krustpils Novads,
Kuldigas Novads,
Lielvardes Novads,
Ligatnes Novads,
Limbazu Novads,
Livanu Novads,
Lubanas Novads,
Ludzas Novads,
Madonas Novads,
Malpils Novads,
Marupes Novads,
Mazsalacas Novads,
Nauksenu Novads,
Neretas Novads,
Nicas Novads,
Ogres Novads,
Olaines Novads,
Ozolnieku Novads,
Pargaujas Novads,
Pavilostas Novads,
Plavinu Novads,
Preilu Novads,
Priekules Novads,
Priekulu Novads,
Raunas Novads,
Rezeknes Novads,
Riebinu Novads,
Rojas Novads,
Ropazu Novads,
Rucavas Novads,
Rugaju Novads,
Rujienas Novads,
Rundales Novads,
Salacgrivas Novads,
Salas Novads,
Salaspils Novads,
Saldus Novads,
Saulkrastu Novads,
Sejas Novads,
Siguldas Novads,
Skriveru Novads,
Skrundas Novads,
Smiltenes Novads,
Stopinu Novads,
Strencu Novads,
Talsu Novads,
Tervetes Novads,
Tukuma Novads,
Vainodes Novads,
Valkas Novads,
Varaklanu Novads,
Varkavas Novads,
Vecpiebalgas Novads,
Vecumnieku Novads,
Ventspils Novads,
Viesites Novads,
Vilakas Novads,
Vilanu Novads,
Zilupes Novads
cities:: Daugavpils,
Jekabpils,
Jelgava,
Jurmala,
Liepaja,
Rezekne,
Riga,
Valmiera,
Ventspils

Liechtenstein

11 communes (Gemeinden, singular - Gemeinde);

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

Lithuania

10 counties (apskritys, singular - apskritis);

Alytaus,
Kauno,
Klaipedos,
Marijampoles,
Panevezio,
Siauliu,
Taurages,
Telsiu,
Utenos,
Vilniaus

Luxembourg

3 districts;

Diekirch,
Grevenmacher,
Luxembourg

Malta

none (administered directly from Valletta);
note - local councils carry out administrative orders and have some responsibility for local road and other public maintenance

Moldova

32 raions (raioane, singular - raion), 3 municipalities (municipii, singular - municipiul), 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala autonoma), and 1 territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala)

raions:: Anenii Noi,
Basarabeasca,
Briceni,
Cahul,
Cantemir,
Calarasi,
Causeni,
Cimislia,
Criuleni,
Donduseni,
Drochia,
Dubasari,
Edinet,
Falesti,
Floresti,
Glodeni,
Hincesti,
Ialoveni,
Leova,
Nisporeni,
Ocnita,
Orhei,
Rezina,
Riscani,
Singerei,
Soldanesti,
Soroca,
Stefan-Voda,
Straseni,
Taraclia,
Telenesti,
Ungheni
municipalities:: Balti,
Bender,
Chisinau
autonomous territorial unit:: Gagauzia
territorial unit:: Stinga Nistrului (Transnistria)

Monaco

none;
there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier);
Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo

Montenegro

21 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina);
Andrijevica, Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Herceg Novi, Kolasin, Kotor, Mojkovac, Niksic, Plav, Pljevlja, Pluzine, Podgorica, Rozaje, Savnik, Tivat, Ulcinj, Zabljak

Netherlands

12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie);
Drenthe, Flevoland, Fryslan (Friesland), Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Noord-Holland (North Holland), Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (Zealand), Zuid-Holland (South Holland)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

84 municipalities (opstini, singular - opstina);

Aerodrom (Skopje),
Aracinovo,
Berovo,
Bitola,
Bogdanci,
Bogovinje,
Bosilovo,
Brvenica,
Butel (Skopje),
Cair (Skopje),
Caska,
Centar (Skopje),
Centar Zupa,
Cesinovo,
Cucer Sandevo,
Debar,
Debarca,
Delcevo,
Demir Hisar,
Demir Kapija,
Dojran,
Dolneni,
Dorce Petrov (Gjorce Petrov) (Skopje),
Drugovo,
Gazi Baba (Skopje),
Gevgelija,
Gostivar,
Gradsko,
Ilinden,
Jegunovce,
Karbinci,
Karpos (Skopje),
Kavadarci,
Kicevo,
Kisela Voda (Skopje),
Kocani,
Konce,
Kratovo,
Kriva Palanka,
Krivogastani,
Krusevo,
Kumanovo,
Lipkovo,
Lozovo,
Makedonska Kamenica,
Makedonski Brod,
Mavrovo i Rostusa,
Mogila,
Negotino,
Novaci,
Novo Selo,
Ohrid,
Oslomej,
Pehcevo,
Petrovec,
Plasnica,
Prilep,
Probistip,
Radovis,
Rankovce,
Resen,
Rosoman,
Saraj (Skopje),
Sopiste,
Staro Nagoricane,
Stip,
Struga,
Strumica,
Studenicani,
Suto Orizari (Skopje),
Sveti Nikole,
Tearce,
Tetovo,
Valandovo,
Vasilevo,
Veles,
Vevcani,
Vinica,
Vranestica,
Vrapciste,
Zajas,
Zelenikovo,
Zelino,
Zrnovci

note: the 10 municipalities followed by Skopje in parentheses collectively constitute the larger Skopje Municipality

Norway

19 counties (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

16 provinces (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo);
Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesia), Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Kuyavia-Pomerania), Lodzkie, Lubelskie (Lublin), Lubuskie (Lubusz), Malopolskie (Lesser Poland), Mazowieckie (Masovia), Opolskie, Podkarpackie (Subcarpathia), Podlaskie, Pomorskie (Pomerania), Slaskie (Silesia), Swietokrzyskie, Warminsko-Mazurskie (Warmia-Masuria), Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland), Zachodniopomorskie (West Pomerania)

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 (Lisbon), Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu

Romania

41 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu);
Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti (Bucharest)*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Ilfov, 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, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle

Serbia

167 municipalities (opcstine, singular - opcstina)

Serbia Proper:
Belgrade City (Beograd):: Barajevo, Cukarica, Grocka, Lazarevac, Mladenovac, Novi Beograd, Obrenovac, Palilula, Rakovica, Savski Venac, Sopot, Stari Grad, Surcin, Vozdovac, Vracar, Zemun, Zvezdara;
Bor: Bor, Kladovo, Majdanpek, Negotin;
Branicevo: Golubac, Kucevo, Malo Crnice, Petrovac, Pozarevac, Veliko Gradiste, Zabari, Zagubica;
Grad Nis: Crveni Krst, Mediana, Niska Banja, Palilula, Pantelej;
Jablanica: Bojnik, Crna Trava, Lebane, Leskovac, Medveda, Vlasotince;
Kolubara: Lajkovac, Ljig, Mionica, Osecina, Ub, Valjevo;
Macva: Bogatic, Koceljeva, Krupanj, Ljubovija, Loznica, Mali Zvornik, Sabac, Vladimirci;
Moravica: Cacak, Gornkji Milanovac, Ivanjica, Lucani;
Nisava: Aleksinac, Doljevac, Gadzin Han, Merosina, Nis, Razanj, Svrljig;
Pcinja: Bosilegrad, Bujanovac, Presevo, Surdulica, Trgoviste, Vladicin Han, Vranje;
Pirot: Babusnica, Bela Palanka, Dimitrovgrad, Pirot;
Podunavlje: Smederevo, Smederevskia Palanka, Velika Plana;
Pomoravlje: Cuprija, Despotovac, Jagodina, Paracin, Rekovac, Svilajnac;
Rasina: Aleksandrovac, Brus, Cicevac, Krusevac, Trstenik, Varvarin;
Raska: Kraljevo, Novi Pazar, Raska, Tutin, Vrnjacka Banja;
Sumadija: Arandelovac, Batocina, Knic, Kragujevac, Lapovo, Raca, Topola;
Toplica: Blace, Kursumlija, Prokuplje, Zitorada;
Zajecar: Boljevac, Knjazevac, Sokobanja, Zajecar;
Zlatibor: Arilje, Bajina Basta, Cajetina, Kosjeric, Nova Varos, Pozega, Priboj, Prijepolje, Sjenica, Uzice
Vojvodina Autonomous Province:
South Backa:: Bac, Backa Palanka, Backi Petrovac, Becej, Beocin, Novi Sad, Sremski Karlovci, Srobobran, Temerin, Titel, Vrbas, Zabalj;
South Banat: Alibunar, Bela Crkva, Kovacica, Kovin, Opovo, Pancevo, Plandiste, Vrsac;
North Backa: Backa Topola, Mali Idjos, Subotica;
North Banat: Ada, Coka, Kanjiza, Kikinda, Novi Knezevac, Senta;
Central Banat: Nova Crnja, Novi Becej, Secanj, Zitiste, Zrenjanin;
Srem: Indija, Irig, Pecinci, Ruma, Sid, Sremska Mitrovica, Stara Pazova;
West Backa: Apatin, Kula, Odzaci, Sombor

Slovakia

8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj);

Banskobystricky,
Bratislavsky,
Kosicky,
Nitriansky,
Presovsky,
Trenciansky,
Trnavsky,
Zilinsky

Slovenia

200 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11 urban municipalities (mestne obcine, singular - mestna obcina)

municipalities:: Ajdovscina,
Apace,
Beltinci,
Benedikt,
Bistrica ob Sotli,
Bled,
Bloke,
Bohinj,
Borovnica,
Bovec,
Braslovce,
Brda,
Brezice,
Brezovica,
Cankova,
Cerklje na Gorenjskem,
Cerknica,
Cerkno,
Cerkvenjak,
Cirkulane,
Crensovci,
Crna na Koroskem,
Crnomelj,
Destrnik,
Divaca,
Dobje,
Dobrepolje,
Dobrna,
Dobrova-Polhov Gradec,
Dobrovnik/Dobronak,
Dolenjske Toplice,
Dol pri Ljubljani,
Domzale,
Dornava,
Dravograd,
Duplek,
Gorenja Vas-Poljane,
Gorisnica,
Gorje,
Gornja Radgona,
Gornji Grad,
Gornji Petrovci,
Grad,
Grosuplje,
Hajdina,
Hoce-Slivnica,
Hodos,
Horjul,
Hrastnik,
Hrpelje-Kozina,
Idrija,
Ig,
Ilirska Bistrica,
Ivancna Gorica,
Izola/Isola,
Jesenice,
Jezersko,
Jursinci,
Kamnik,
Kanal,
Kidricevo,
Kobarid,
Kobilje,
Kocevje,
Komen,
Komenda,
Kosanjevica na Krki,
Kostel,
Kozje,
Kranjska Gora,
Krizevci,
Krsko,
Kungota,
Kuzma,
Lasko,
Lenart,
Lendava/Lendva,
Litija,
Ljubno,
Ljutomer,
Log-Dragomer,
Logatec,
Loska Dolina,
Loski Potok,
Lovrenc na Pohorju,
Luce,
Lukovica,
Majsperk,
Makole,
Markovci,
Medvode,
Menges,
Metlika,
Mezica,
Miklavz na Dravskem Polju,
Miren-Kostanjevica,
Mirna,
Mirna Pec,
Mislinja,
Mokronog-Trebelno,
Moravce,
Moravske Toplice,
Mozirje,
Muta,
Naklo,
Nazarje,
Odranci,
Oplotnica,
Ormoz,
Osilnica,
Pesnica,
Piran/Pirano,
Pivka,
Podcetrtek,
Podlehnik,
Podvelka,
Poljcane,
Polzela,
Postojna,
Prebold,
Preddvor,
Prevalje,
Puconci,
Race-Fram,
Radece,
Radenci,
Radlje ob Dravi,
Radovljica,
Ravne na Koroskem,
Razkrizje,
Recica ob Savinji,
Rence-Vogrsko,
Ribnica,
Ribnica na Pohorju,
Rogaska Slatina,
Rogasovci,
Rogatec,
Ruse,
Selnica ob Dravi,
Semic,
Sevnica,
Sezana,
Slovenska Bistrica,
Slovenske Konjice,
Sodrazica,
Solcava,
Sredisce ob Dravi,
Starse,
Straza,
Sveta Ana,
Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah,
Sveti Andraz v Slovenskih Goricah,
Sveti Jurij ob Scavnici,
Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah,
Sveti Tomaz,
Salovci,
Sempeter-Vrtojba,
Sencur,
Sentilj,
Sentjernej,
Sentjur,
Sentrupert,
Skocjan,
Skofja Loka,
Skofljica,
Smarje pri Jelsah,
Smarjeske Toplice,
Smartno ob Paki,
Smartno pri Litiji,
Sostanj,
Store,
Tabor,
Tisina,
Tolmin,
Trbovlje,
Trebnje,
Trnovska Vas,
Trzic,
Trzin,
Turnisce,
Velika Polana,
Velike Lasce,
Verzej,
Videm,
Vipava,
Vitanje,
Vodice,
Vojnik,
Vransko,
Vrhnika,
Vuzenica,
Zagorje ob Savi,
Zalec,
Zavrc,
Zelezniki,
Zetale,
Ziri,
Zirovnica,
Zrece,
Zuzemberk
urban municipalities:: Celje,
Koper-Capodistria,
Kranj,
Ljubljana,
Maribor,
Murska Sobota,
Nova Gorica,
Novo Mesto,
Ptuj,
Slovenj Gradec,
Velenje

Spain

17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma);
Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Baleares (Balearic Islands), Ceuta*, Canarias (Canary Islands), Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Cataluna (Catalonia), Comunidad Valenciana (Valencian Community), Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Melilla*, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco (Basque Country)

note: the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla plus three small islands of Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, administered directly by the Spanish central government, are all along the coast of Morocco and are collectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania)

Sweden

21 counties (lan, singular and plural);

Blekinge,
Dalarna,
Gavleborg,
Gotland,
Halland,
Jamtland,
Jonkoping,
Kalmar,
Kronoberg,
Norrbotten,
Orebro,
Ostergotland,
Skane,
Sodermanland,
Stockholm,
Uppsala,
Varmland,
Vasterbotten,
Vasternorrland,
Vastmanland,
Vastra Gotaland

Switzerland

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

note: 6 of the cantons - Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden, Appenzell-Inner-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Nidwalden, Obwalden - are refered to as half cantons because they elect only one member to the Council of States and, in popular referendums where a majority of popular votes and a majority of cantonal votes are required, these six cantons only have a half vote

Ukraine

24 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast'), 1 autonomous republic* (avtonomna respublika), and 2 municipalities (mista, singular - misto) with oblast status**;
Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Crimea or Avtonomna Respublika Krym* (Simferopol'), Dnipropetrovs'k, Donets'k, Ivano-Frankivs'k, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmel'nyts'kyy, Kirovohrad, Kyiv**, Kyiv, Luhans'k, L'viv, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sevastopol'**, Sumy, Ternopil', Vinnytsya, Volyn' (Luts'k), Zakarpattya (Uzhhorod), Zaporizhzhya, Zhytomyr

note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

United Kingdom

England:: 27 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 56 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*)
two-tier counties:: Buckinghamshire,
Cambridgeshire,
Cumbria,
Derbyshire,
Devon,
Dorset,
East Sussex,
Essex,
Gloucestershire,
Hampshire,
Hertfordshire,
Kent,
Lancashire,
Leicestershire,
Lincolnshire,
Norfolk,
North Yorkshire,
Northamptonshire,
Nottinghamshire,
Oxfordshire,
Somerset,
Staffordshire,
Suffolk,
Surrey,
Warwickshire,
West Sussex,
Worcestershire
London boroughs and City of London or Greater London:
Barking and Dagenham,
Barnet,
Bexley,
Brent,
Bromley,
Camden,
Croydon,
Ealing,
Enfield,
Greenwich,
Hackney,
Hammersmith and Fulham,
Haringey,
Harrow,
Havering,
Hillingdon,
Hounslow,
Islington,
Kensington and Chelsea,
Kingston upon Thames,
Lambeth,
Lewisham,
City of London,
Merton,
Newham,
Redbridge,
Richmond upon Thames,
Southwark,
Sutton,
Tower Hamlets,
Waltham Forest,
Wandsworth,
Westminster
metropolitan districts:: Barnsley,
Birmingham,
Bolton,
Bradford,
Bury,
Calderdale,
Coventry,
Doncaster,
Dudley,
Gateshead,
Kirklees,
Knowlsey,
Leeds,
Liverpool,
Manchester,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
North Tyneside,
Oldham,
Rochdale,
Rotherham,
Salford,
Sandwell,
Sefton,
Sheffield,
Solihull,
South Tyneside,
St. Helens,
Stockport,
Sunderland,
Tameside,
Trafford,
Wakefield,
Walsall,
Wigan,
Wirral,
Wolverhampton
unitary authorities:: Bath and North East Somerset,
Blackburn with Darwen,
Bedford,
Blackpool,
Bournemouth,
Bracknell Forest,
Brighton and Hove,
City of Bristol,
Central Bedfordshire,
Cheshire East,
Cheshire West and Chester,
Cornwall,
Darlington,
Derby,
Durham County*,
East Riding of Yorkshire,
Halton,
Hartlepool,
Herefordshire*,
Isle of Wight*,
Isles of Scilly*,
City of Kingston upon Hull,
Leicester,
Luton,
Medway,
Middlesbrough,
Milton Keynes,
North East Lincolnshire,
North Lincolnshire,
North Somerset,
Northumberland*,
Nottingham,
Peterborough,
Plymouth,
Poole,
Portsmouth,
Reading,
Redcar and Cleveland,
Rutland,
Shropshire,
Slough,
South Gloucestershire,
Southampton,
Southend-on-Sea,
Stockton-on-Tees,
Stoke-on-Trent,
Swindon,
Telford and Wrekin,
Thurrock,
Torbay,
Warrington,
West Berkshire,
Wiltshire,
Windsor and Maidenhead,
Wokingham,
York
Northern Ireland:: 26 district council areas
district council areas:: Antrim,
Ards,
Armagh,
Ballymena,
Ballymoney,
Banbridge,
Belfast,
Carrickfergus,
Castlereagh,
Coleraine,
Cookstown,
Craigavon,
Derry,
Down,
Dungannon,
Fermanagh,
Larne,
Limavady,
Lisburn,
Magherafelt,
Moyle,
Newry and Mourne,
Newtownabbey,
North Down,
Omagh,
Strabane
Scotland:: 32 council areas
council areas:: Aberdeen City,
Aberdeenshire,
Angus,
Argyll and Bute,
Clackmannanshire,
Dumfries and Galloway,
Dundee City,
East Ayrshire,
East Dunbartonshire,
East Lothian,
East Renfrewshire,
City of Edinburgh,
Eilean Siar (Western Isles),
Falkirk,
Fife,
Glasgow City,
Highland,
Inverclyde,
Midlothian,
Moray,
North Ayrshire,
North Lanarkshire,
Orkney Islands,
Perth and Kinross,
Renfrewshire,
Shetland Islands,
South Ayrshire,
South Lanarkshire,
Stirling,
The Scottish Borders,
West Dunbartonshire,
West Lothian
Wales:: 22 unitary authorities
unitary authorities:: Blaenau Gwent;
Bridgend;
Caerphilly;
Cardiff;
Carmarthenshire;
Ceredigion;
Conwy;
Denbighshire;
Flintshire;
Gwynedd;
Isle of Anglesey;
Merthyr Tydfil;
Monmouthshire;
Neath Port Talbot;
Newport;
Pembrokeshire;
Powys;
Rhondda Cynon Taff;
Swansea;
The Vale of Glamorgan;
Torfaen;
Wrexham

Middle East

15 entries

Bahrain

5 governorates;

Asamah,
Janubiyah,
Muharraq,
Shamaliyah,
Wasat

note: each governorate administered by an appointed governor

Cyprus

6 districts;
Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos;
note - Turkish Cypriot area's administrative divisions include Kyrenia, all but a small part of Famagusta, and small parts of Nicosia (Lefkosia) and Larnaca

Iran

31 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan);

Alborz,
Ardabil,
Azarbayjan-e Gharbi (West Azerbaijan),
Azarbayjan-e Sharqi (East Azerbaijan),
Bushehr,
Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari,
Esfahan,
Fars,
Gilan,
Golestan,
Hamadan,
Hormozgan,
Ilam,
Kerman,
Kermanshah,
Khorasan-e Jonubi (South Khorasan),
Khorasan-e Razavi (Razavi Khorasan),
Khorasan-e Shomali (North Khorasan),
Khuzestan,
Kohgiluyeh va Bowyer Ahmad,
Kordestan,
Lorestan,
Markazi,
Mazandaran,
Qazvin,
Qom,
Semnan,
Sistan va Baluchestan,
Tehran,
Yazd,
Zanjan

Iraq

18 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah) and 1 region*;
Al Anbar, Al Basrah, Al Muthanna, Al Qadisiyah (Ad Diwaniyah), An Najaf, Arbil (Erbil), As Sulaymaniyah, Babil, Baghdad, Dahuk, Dhi Qar, Diyala, Karbala', Kirkuk, Kurdistan Regional Government*, Maysan, Ninawa, Salah ad Din, Wasit

Israel

6 districts (mehozot, singular - mehoz);

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

Jordan

12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah);
Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba

Kuwait

6 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah);

Al Ahmadi,
Al 'Asimah,
Al Farwaniyah,
Al Jahra',
Hawalli,
Mubarak al Kabir

Lebanon

6 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah);

Beqaa,
Beyrouth (Beirut),
Liban-Nord,
Liban-Sud,
Mont-Liban,
Nabatiye

note: two new governorates - Aakkar and Baalbek-Hermel - have been legislated but not yet implemented

Oman

5 regions (manatiq, singular - mintaqat) and 4 governorates* (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Al Buraymi*, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat (Muscat)*, Musandam*, Zufar (Dhofar)*

Qatar

7 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah);

Ad Dawhah,
Al Khawr wa adh Dhakhirah,
Al Wakrah,
Ar Rayyan,
Ash Shamal,
Az Za'ayin,
Umm Salal

Saudi Arabia

13 provinces (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah);
Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (Northern Border), Al Jawf, Al Madinah (Medina), Al Qasim, Ar Riyad (Riyadh), Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jizan, Makkah (Mecca), Najran, Tabuk

Syria

14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah);
Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah (Latakia), Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq (Damascus), Halab, Hamah, Hims, Idlib, Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside), Tartus

Turkey now Turkiye

81 provinces (iller, singular - ili);

Adana,
Adiyaman,
Afyonkarahisar,
Agri,
Aksaray,
Amasya,
Ankara,
Antalya,
Ardahan,
Artvin,
Aydin,
Balikesir,
Bartin,
Batman,
Bayburt,
Bilecik,
Bingol,
Bitlis,
Bolu,
Burdur,
Bursa,
Canakkale,
Cankiri,
Corum,
Denizli,
Diyarbakir,
Duzce,
Edirne,
Elazig,
Erzincan,
Erzurum,
Eskisehir,
Gaziantep,
Giresun,
Gumushane,
Hakkari,
Hatay,
Igdir,
Isparta,
Istanbul,
Izmir (Smyrna),
Kahramanmaras,
Karabuk,
Karaman,
Kars,
Kastamonu,
Kayseri,
Kilis,
Kirikkale,
Kirklareli,
Kirsehir,
Kocaeli,
Konya,
Kutahya,
Malatya,
Manisa,
Mardin,
Mersin,
Mugla,
Mus,
Nevsehir,
Nigde,
Ordu,
Osmaniye,
Rize,
Sakarya,
Samsun,
Sanliurfa,
Siirt,
Sinop,
Sirnak,
Sivas,
Tekirdag,
Tokat,
Trabzon (Trebizond),
Tunceli,
Usak,
Van,
Yalova,
Yozgat,
Zonguldak

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 (Quwain)

Yemen

21 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah);
Abyan, 'Adan (Aden), Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Amanat al 'Asimah (Sanaa City), 'Amran, Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Raymah, Sa'dah, San'a' (Sanaa), Shabwah, Ta'izz

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

9 parishes and 2 municipalities*;

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

Canada

10 provinces and 3 territories*;

Alberta,
British Columbia,
Manitoba,
New Brunswick,
Newfoundland and Labrador,
Northwest Territories*,
Nova Scotia,
Nunavut*,
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 de Ignacio de la Llave (Veracruz),
Yucatan,
Zacatecas

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

none (territorial overseas collectivity of France);
note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are two communes - Saint Pierre, Miquelon at the second order

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);
there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three districts and two islands* at the second order;
Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western

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 lands of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are five second order administrative units named Iles Australes, Iles du Vent, Iles Marquises, Iles Sous le Vent, Iles Tuamotu et Gambier

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 - one for each of the inhabited islands (Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina)

Marshall Islands

33 municipalities;

Ailinginae,
Ailinglaplap,
Ailuk,
Arno,
Aur,
Bikar,
Bikini,
Bokak,
Ebon,
Enewetak,
Erikub,
Jabat,
Jaluit,
Jemo,
Kili,
Kwajalein,
Lae,
Lib,
Likiep,
Majuro,
Maloelap,
Mejit,
Mili,
Namorik,
Namu,
Rongelap,
Rongrik,
Toke,
Ujae,
Ujelang,
Utirik,
Wotho,
Wotje

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

4 states;

Chuuk (Truk),
Kosrae (Kosaie),
Pohnpei (Ponape),
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 Province des Iles, Province Nord, and Province Sud

New Zealand

16 regions and 1 territory*;

Auckland,
Bay of Plenty,
Canterbury,
Chatham Islands*,
Gisborne,
Hawke's Bay,
Manawatu-Wanganui,
Marlborough,
Nelson,
Northland,
Otago,
Southland,
Taranaki,
Tasman,
Waikato,
Wellington,
West Coast

Niue

none; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages at the second order

Norfolk Island

none (territory of Australia)

Northern Mariana Islands

none (commonwealth in political union with the US);
there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four municipalities at the second order: Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian

Palau

16 states;

Aimeliik,
Airai,
Angaur,
Hatohobei,
Kayangel,
Koror,
Melekeok,
Ngaraard,
Ngarchelong,
Ngardmau,
Ngatpang,
Ngchesar,
Ngeremlengui,
Ngiwal,
Peleliu,
Sonsorol

Papua New Guinea

18 provinces, 1 autonomous region*, and 1 district**;
Bougainville*, Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Madang, Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, National Capital**, New Ireland, Northern, Sandaun, Southern Highlands, Western, Western Highlands, West New Britain

Pitcairn Islands

none (overseas territory of the UK)

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

9 provinces and 1 capital territory*;

Central,
Choiseul,
Guadalcanal,
Honiara*,
Isabel,
Makira,
Malaita,
Rennell and Bellona,
Temotu,
Western

Tokelau

none (territory of New Zealand)

Tonga

3 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 at the second order named Alo, Sigave, Wallis

South America

13 entries

Argentina

23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 autonomous city*;
Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires*, Cordoba, Corrientes, 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 (Tierra del Fuego), Tucuman

note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica

Bolivia

9 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento);

Beni,
Chuquisaca,
Cochabamba,
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

15 regions (regiones, singular - region);
Aisen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo, Antofagasta, Araucania, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Biobio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Rios, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena, Maule, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), 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

24 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia);
Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)

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) and 1 capital city*;
Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion*, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro

Peru

25 regions (regiones, singular - region) and 1 province* (provincia);
Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Lima*, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali

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

23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 capital district* (distrito capital), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal);
Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales (Federal Dependencies)**, Distrito Capital (Capital District)*, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy, Zulia

note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

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

Belait,
Brunei-Muara,
Temburong,
Tutong

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

7 divisions (taing-myar, singular - taing) and 7 states* (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne)

divisions:: Ayeyarwady,
Bago,
Magway,
Mandalay,
Sagaing,
Tanintharyi,
Yangon
states:: Chin,
Kachin,
Kayah,
Kayin,
Mon,
Rakhine (Arakan),
Shan

Cambodia

23 provinces (khett, singular and plural) and 1 municipality (krong, singular and plural)

provinces:: Banteay Mean Choay,
Batdambang,
Kampong Cham,
Kampong Chhnang,
Kampong Spoe,
Kampong Thum,
Kampot,
Kandal,
Kaoh Kong,
Keb,
Krachen,
Mondol Kiri,
Otdar Mean Choay,
Pailin,
Pouthisat,
Preah Seihanu (Sihanoukville),
Preah Vihear,
Prey Veng,
Rotanokiri,
Siem Reab,
Stoeng Treng,
Svay Rieng,
Takev
municipalities:: Phnum Penh (Phnom Penh)

Christmas Island

none (territory of Australia)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

none (territory of Australia)

Hong Kong

none (special administrative region of China)

Indonesia

30 provinces (provinsi-provinsi, singular - provinsi), 2 special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah khusus ibukota);

Aceh*,
Bali,
Banten,
Bengkulu,
Gorontalo,
Jakarta Raya**,
Jambi,
Jawa Barat (West Java),
Jawa Tengah (Central Java),
Jawa Timur (East Java),
Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan),
Kalimantan Selatan (South Kalimantan),
Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan),
Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan),
Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (Bangka Belitung Islands),
Kepulauan Riau (Riau Islands),
Lampung,
Maluku,
Maluku Utara (North Maluku),
Nusa Tenggara Barat (West Nusa Tenggara),
Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara),
Papua,
Papua Barat (West Papua),
Riau,
Sulawesi Barat (West Sulawesi),
Sulawesi Selatan (South Sulawesi),
Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi),
Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi),
Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi),
Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra),
Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra),
Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra),
Yogyakarta*

note: following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and municipalities have become the key administrative units responsible for providing most government services

Laos

16 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural) and 1 capital city* (nakhon luang, singular and plural);
Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphrabang, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan (Vientiane)*, Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xekong, Xiangkhoang

Macau

none (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China)

Malaysia

13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri) Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu;
and 1 federal territory (Wilayah Persekutuan) with three components, city of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya

Philippines

80 provinces and 120 chartered cities

provinces:: Abra,
Agusan del Norte,
Agusan del Sur,
Aklan,
Albay,
Antique,
Apayao,
Aurora,
Basilan,
Bataan,
Batanes,
Batangas,
Biliran,
Benguet,
Bohol,
Bukidnon,
Bulacan,
Cagayan,
Camarines Norte,
Camarines Sur,
Camiguin,
Capiz,
Catanduanes,
Cavite,
Cebu,
Compostela,
Davao del Norte,
Davao del Sur,
Davao Oriental,
Dinagat Islands,
Eastern Samar,
Guimaras,
Ifugao,
Ilocos Norte,
Ilocos Sur,
Iloilo,
Isabela,
Kalinga,
Laguna,
Lanao del Norte,
Lanao del Sur,
La Union,
Leyte,
Maguindanao,
Marinduque,
Masbate,
Mindoro Occidental,
Mindoro Oriental,
Misamis Occidental,
Misamis Oriental,
Mountain Province,
Negros Occidental,
Negros Oriental,
North Cotabato,
Northern Samar,
Nueva Ecija,
Nueva Vizcaya,
Palawan,
Pampanga,
Pangasinan,
Quezon,
Quirino,
Rizal,
Romblon,
Samar,
Sarangani,
Siquijor,
Sorsogon,
South Cotabato,
Southern Leyte,
Sultan Kudarat,
Sulu,
Surigao del Norte,
Surigao del Sur,
Tarlac,
Tawi-Tawi,
Zambales,
Zamboanga del Norte,
Zamboanga del Sur,
Zamboanga Sibugay
chartered cities:: Alaminos,
Angeles,
Antipolo,
Bacolod,
Bago,
Baguio,
Bais,
Balanga,
Batac,
Batangas,
Bayawan,
Bislig,
Butuan,
Cabadbaran,
Cabanatuan,
Cadiz,
Cagayan de Oro,
Calamba,
Calapan,
Calbayog,
Candon,
Canlaon,
Cauayan,
Cavite,
Cebu,
Cotabato,
Dagupan,
Danao,
Dapitan,
Davao,
Digos,
Dipolog,
Dumaguete,
Escalante,
Gapan,
General Santos,
Gingoog,
Himamaylan,
Iligan,
Iloilo,
Isabela,
Iriga,
Kabankalan,
Kalookan,
Kidapawan,
Koronadal,
La Carlota,
Laoag,
Lapu-Lapu,
Las Pinas,
Legazpi,
Ligao,
Lipa,
Lucena,
Maasin,
Makati,
Malabon,
Malaybalay,
Malolos,
Mandaluyong,
Mandaue,
Manila,
Marawi,
Marikina,
Masbate,
Mati,
Meycauayan,
Muntinlupa,
Munoz,
Naga,
Navotas,
Olongapo,
Ormoc,
Oroquieta,
Ozamis,
Pagadian,
Palayan,
Panabo,
Paranaque,
Pasay,
Pasig,
Passi,
Puerto Princesa,
Quezon,
Roxas,
Sagay,
Samal,
San Carlos (in Negros Occidental),
San Carlos (in Pangasinan),
San Fernando (in La Union),
San Fernando (in Pampanga),
San Jose,
San Jose del Monte,
San Juan,
San Pablo,
Santa Rosa,
Santiago,
Silay,
Sipalay,
Sorsogon,
Surigao,
Tabaco,
Tacloban,
Tacurong,
Tagaytay,
Tagbilaran,
Taguig,
Tagum,
Talisay (in Cebu),
Talisay (in Negros Occidental),
Tanauan,
Tangub,
Tanjay,
Tarlac,
Toledo,
Tuguegarao,
Trece Martires,
Urdaneta,
Valencia,
Valenzuela,
Victorias,
Vigan,
Zamboanga (2009)

Singapore

none

Taiwan

includes main island of Taiwan plus smaller islands nearby and off coast of China's Fujian Province;
Taiwan is divided into 14 counties (hsien, singular and plural), 3 municipalities (shih, singular and plural), and 5 special municipalities (chih-hsia-shih, singular and plural)

note: Taiwan uses a variety of romanization systems; while a modified Wade-Giles system still dominates, the city of Taipei has adopted a Pinyin romanization for street and place names within its boundaries; other local authorities use different romanization systems; names for administrative divisions that follow are taken from the Taiwan Yearbook 2007 published by the Government Information Office in Taipei.

counties:: Changhua,
Chiayi (county),
Hsinchu (county),
Hualien,
Kinmen,
Lienchiang,
Miaoli,
Nantou,
Penghu,
Pingtung,
Taitung,
Taoyuan,
Yilan,
Yunlin
municipalities:: Chiayi (city),
Hsinchu (city),
Keelung
special municipalities:: Kaohsiung,
New Taipei,
Taichung,
Tainan,
Taipei

Thailand

77 provinces (changwat, singular and plural);

Amnat Charoen,
Ang Thong,
Bueng Kan,
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

Timor-Leste

13 administrative districts;

Aileu,
Ainaro,
Baucau,
Bobonaro (Maliana),
Cova-Lima (Suai),
Dili,
Ermera (Gleno),
Lautem (Los Palos),
Liquica,
Manatuto,
Manufahi (Same),
Oecussi (Ambeno),
Viqueque

note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

Vietnam

58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural) and 5 municipalities (thanh pho, singular and plural)

provinces:: An Giang,
Bac Giang,
Bac Kan,
Bac Lieu,
Bac Ninh,
Ba Ria-Vung Tau,
Ben Tre,
Binh Dinh,
Binh Duong,
Binh Phuoc,
Binh Thuan,
Ca Mau,
Cao Bang,
Dac Lak,
Dac Nong,
Dien Bien,
Dong Nai,
Dong Thap,
Gia Lai,
Ha Giang,
Ha Nam,
Ha Tinh,
Hai Duong,
Hau Giang,
Hoa Binh,
Hung Yen,
Khanh Hoa,
Kien Giang,
Kon Tum,
Lai Chau,
Lam Dong,
Lang Son,
Lao Cai,
Long An,
Nam Dinh,
Nghe An,
Ninh Binh,
Ninh Thuan,
Phu Tho,
Phu Yen,
Quang Binh,
Quang Nam,
Quang Ngai,
Quang Ninh,
Quang Tri,
Soc Trang,
Son La,
Tay Ninh,
Thai Binh,
Thai Nguyen,
Thanh Hoa,
Thua Thien-Hue,
Tien Giang,
Tra Vinh,
Tuyen Quang,
Vinh Long,
Vinh Phuc,
Yen Bai
municipalities:: Can Tho,
Da Nang,
Ha Noi,
Hai Phong,
Ho Chi Minh City

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2011, “Administrative divisions”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/administrative-divisions/2011.

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