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Administrative divisions was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2019 edition carries it in 234 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2019 edition: 234
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

56 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,
Tamanrasset,
Tebessa,
Tiaret,
Tindouf,
Tipaza,
Tissemsilt,
Tizi Ouzou,
Tlemcen

Angola

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

Benin

12 departments;

Alibori,
Atacora,
Atlantique,
Borgou,
Collines,
Couffo,
Donga,
Littoral,
Mono,
Oueme,
Plateau,
Zou

Botswana

10 districts and 6 town councils*;

Central,
Chobe,
Francistown*,
Gaborone*,
Ghanzi,
Jwaneng*,
Kgalagadi,
Kgatleng,
Kweneng,
Lobatse*,
North East,
North West,
Selebi-Phikwe*,
South East,
Southern,
Sowa Town*

Burkina Faso

13 regions;

Boucle du Mouhoun,
Cascades,
Centre,
Centre-Est,
Centre-Nord,
Centre-Ouest,
Centre-Sud,
Est,
Hauts-Bassins,
Nord,
Plateau-Central,
Sahel,
Sud-Ouest

Burundi

18 provinces;

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

Cabo Verde

22 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho);
Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Porto Novo, Praia, Ribeira Brava, Ribeira Grande, Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina do Fogo, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Filipe, Sao Lourenco dos Orgaos, Sao Miguel, Sao Salvador do Mundo, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal, Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau

Cameroon

10 regions (regions, singular - region);

Adamaoua,
Centre,
East (Est),
Far North (Extreme-Nord),
Littoral,
North (Nord),
North-West (Nord-Ouest),
West (Ouest),
South (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

23 regions (regions, singular - region);

Barh el Gazel,
Batha,
Borkou,
Chari-Baguirmi,
Ennedi-Est,
Ennedi-Ouest,
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;

Anjouan (Ndzuwani),
Grande Comore (N'gazidja),
Moheli (Mwali)

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

26 provinces (provinces, singular - province);
Bas-Uele (Lower Uele), Equateur, Haut-Katanga (Upper Katanga), Haut-Lomami (Upper Lomami), Haut-Uele (Upper Uele), Ituri, Kasai, Kasai-Central, Kasai-Oriental (East Kasai), Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Maniema, Mongala, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Nord-Ubangi (North Ubangi), Sankuru, Sud-Kivu (South Kivu), Sud-Ubangi (South Ubangi), Tanganyika, Tshopo, Tshuapa

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

12 departments (departments, singular - department);
Bouenza, Brazzaville, Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pointe-Noire, Pool, Sangha

Cote d'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

12 districts and 2 autonomous districts*;
Abidjan*, Bas-Sassandra, Comoe, Denguele, Goh-Djiboua, Lacs, Lagunes, Montagnes, Sassandra-Marahoue, Savanes, Vallee du Bandama, Woroba, Yamoussoukro*, 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 K'eyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea)

Eswatini

4 regions;

Hhohho,
Lubombo,
Manzini,
Shiselweni

Ethiopia

9 ethnically based regional 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 regions, 1 city*, and 1 municipality**;

Banjul*,
Central River,
Kanifing**,
Lower River,
North Bank,
Upper River,
West Coast

Ghana

16 regions;

Ahafo,
Ashanti,
Bono,
Bono East,
Central,
Eastern,
Greater Accra,
North East,
Northern,
Oti,
Savannah,
Upper East,
Upper West,
Volta,
Western,
Western North

Guinea

7 regions administrative and 1 gouvenorat*;

Boke,
Conakry*,
Faranah,
Kankan,
Kindia,
Labe,
Mamou,
N'Zerekore

Guinea-Bissau

9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao);

Bafata,
Biombo,
Bissau,
Bolama/Bijagos,
Cacheu,
Gabu,
Oio,
Quinara,
Tombali

Kenya

47 counties;

Baringo,
Bomet,
Bungoma,
Busia,
Elgeyo/Marakwet,
Embu,
Garissa,
Homa Bay,
Isiolo,
Kajiado,
Kakamega,
Kericho,
Kiambu,
Kilifi,
Kirinyaga,
Kisii,
Kisumu,
Kitui,
Kwale,
Laikipia,
Lamu,
Machakos,
Makueni,
Mandera,
Marsabit,
Meru,
Migori,
Mombasa,
Murang'a,
Nairobi City,
Nakuru,
Nandi,
Narok,
Nyamira,
Nyandarua,
Nyeri,
Samburu,
Siaya,
Taita/Taveta,
Tana River,
Tharaka-Nithi,
Trans Nzoia,
Turkana,
Uasin Gishu,
Vihiga,
Wajir,
West Pokot

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 governorates (muhafazah, singular - muhafazat);
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 (Benghazi), Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus (Tripoli), 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,
Mangochi,
Mchinji,
Mulanje,
Mwanza,
Mzimba,
Neno,
Ntcheu,
Nkhata Bay,
Nkhotakota,
Nsanje,
Ntchisi,
Phalombe,
Rumphi,
Salima,
Thyolo,
Zomba

Mali

10 regions (regions, singular - region), 1 district*;
District de Bamako*, Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Menaka, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Taoudenni, Tombouctou (Timbuktu);
note - Menaka and Taoudenni were legislated in 2016, but implementation has not been confirmed by the US Board on Geographic Names

Mauritania

15 regions (wilayas, singular - wilaya);

Adrar,
Assaba,
Brakna,
Dakhlet Nouadhibou,
Gorgol,
Guidimaka,
Hodh ech Chargui,
Hodh El Gharbi,
Inchiri,
Nouakchott Nord,
Nouakchott Ouest,
Nouakchott Sud,
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

Morocco

11 regions (recognized);

Beni Mellal-Khenifra,
Casablanca-Settat,
Draa-Tafilalet,
Fes-Meknes,
Guelmim-Oued Noun,
Laayoune-Sakia al Hamra,
Oriental,
Marrakech-Safi,
Rabat-Sale-Kenitra,
Souss-Massa,
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima

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-Oued Noun and Laayoune-Sakia al Hamra as claimed by Morocco lie within Western Sahara; Morocco also claims a 12th region, Dakhla-Oued ed Dahab, 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

14 regions;
Erongo, Hardap, //Karas, Kavango East, Kavango West, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, Zambezi;
note - the Karas Region was renamed //Karas in September 2013 to include the alveolar lateral click of the Khoekhoegowab language

Niger

7 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 capital district* (communaute 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,
Nasarawa,
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

6 districts (distritos, singular - distrito), 1 autonomous region* (regiao autonoma);

Agua Grande,
Cantagalo,
Caue,
Lemba,
Lobata,
Me-Zochi,
Principe*

Senegal

14 regions (regions, singular - region);

Dakar,
Diourbel,
Fatick,
Kaffrine,
Kaolack,
Kedougou,
Kolda,
Louga,
Matam,
Saint-Louis,
Sedhiou,
Tambacounda,
Thies,
Ziguinchor

Seychelles

25 administrative districts;

Anse aux Pins,
Anse Boileau,
Anse Etoile,
Anse Royale,
Au Cap,
Baie Lazare,
Baie Sainte Anne,
Beau Vallon,
Bel Air,
Bel Ombre,
Cascade,
Glacis,
Grand Anse Mahe,
Grand Anse Praslin,
Inner Islands,
La Riviere Anglaise,
Les Mamalles,
Mont Buxton,
Mont Fleuri,
Plaisance,
Pointe Larue,
Port Glaud,
Roche Caiman,
Saint Louis,
Takamaka

Sierra Leone

4 provinces and 1 area*;

Eastern,
Northern,
North Western,
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;
note - in 2015, the creation of 28 new states was announced and in 2017 four additional, but these 32 states have not yet been vetted by the US Board on Geographic Names

Sudan

18 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah);

Blue Nile,
Central Darfur,
East Darfur,
Gedaref,
Gezira,
Kassala,
Khartoum,
North Darfur,
North Kordofan,
Northern,
Red Sea,
River Nile,
Sennar,
South Darfur,
South Kordofan,
West Darfur,
West Kordofan,
White Nile

Tanzania

31 regions;

Arusha,
Dar es Salaam,
Dodoma,
Geita,
Iringa,
Kagera,
Kaskazini Pemba (Pemba North),
Kaskazini Unguja (Zanzibar North),
Katavi,
Kigoma,
Kilimanjaro,
Kusini Pemba (Pemba South),
Kusini Unguja (Zanzibar Central/South),
Lindi,
Manyara,
Mara,
Mbeya,
Mjini Magharibi (Zanzibar Urban/West),
Morogoro,
Mtwara,
Mwanza,
Njombe,
Pwani (Coast),
Rukwa,
Ruvuma,
Shinyanga,
Simiyu,
Singida,
Songwe,
Tabora,
Tanga

Togo

5 regions (regions, singular - region);

Centrale,
Kara,
Maritime,
Plateaux,
Savanes

Tunisia

24 governorates (wilayat, singular - wilayah);

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),
L'Ariana (Aryanah),
Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah),
Manouba (Manubah),
Medenine (Madanin),
Monastir (Al Munastir),
Nabeul (Nabul),
Sfax (Safaqis),
Sidi Bouzid (Sidi Bu Zayd),
Siliana (Silyanah),
Sousse (Susah),
Tataouine (Tatawin),
Tozeur (Tawzar),
Tunis,
Zaghouan (Zaghwan)

Uganda

121 districts and 1 capital city*;

Abim,
Adjumani,
Agago,
Alebtong,
Amolatar,
Amudat,
Amuria,
Amuru,
Apac,
Arua,
Budaka,
Bududa,
Bugiri,
Buhweju,
Buikwe,
Bukedea,
Bukomansimbi,
Bukwa,
Bulambuli,
Buliisa,
Bundibugyo,
Bunyangabu,
Bushenyi,
Busia,
Butaleja,
Butambala,
Butebo,
Buvuma,
Buyende,
Dokolo,
Gomba,
Gulu,
Hoima,
Ibanda,
Iganga,
Isingiro,
Jinja,
Kaabong,
Kabale,
Kabarole,
Kaberamaido,
Kagadi,
Kakumiro,
Kalangala,
Kaliro,
Kalungu,
Kampala*,
Kamuli,
Kamwenge,
Kanungu,
Kapchorwa,
Kasese,
Katakwi,
Kayunga,
Kibaale,
Kiboga,
Kibuku,
Kiruhura,
Kiryandongo,
Kisoro,
Kitgum,
Koboko,
Kole,
Kotido,
Kumi,
Kween,
Kyankwanzi,
Kyegegwa,
Kyenjojo,
Kyotera,
Lamwo,
Lira,
Luuka,
Luwero,
Lwengo,
Lyantonde,
Manafwa,
Maracha,
Masaka,
Masindi,
Mayuge,
Mbale,
Mbarara,
Mitooma,
Mityana,
Moroto,
Moyo,
Mpigi,
Mubende,
Mukono,
Nakapiripirit,
Nakaseke,
Nakasongola,
Namayingo,
Namisindwa,
Namutumba,
Napak,
Nebbi,
Ngora,
Ntoroko,
Ntungamo,
Nwoya,
Omoro,
Otuke,
Oyam,
Pader,
Pakwach,
Pallisa,
Rakai,
Rubanda,
Rubirizi,
Rukiga,
Rukungiri,
Sembabule,
Serere,
Sheema,
Sironko,
Soroti,
Tororo,
Wakiso,
Yumbe,
Zombo

Western Sahara

none officially;
the territory west of the Moroccan berm falls under de facto Moroccan control;
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

Zambia

10 provinces;

Central,
Copperbelt,
Eastern,
Luapula,
Lusaka,
Muchinga,
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 5 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

5 municipalities (kommuner, singular kommune);

Avannaata,
Kujalleq,
Qeqertalik,
Qeqqata,
Sermersooq

note: Northeast Greenland National Park (Kalaallit Nunaanni Nuna Eqqissisimatitaq) 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 - makes it the largest national park in the world and also the most northerly

Iceland

74 municipalities (sveitarfelog, singular - sveitarfelagidh);

Akrahreppur,
Akraneskaupstadhur,
Akureyrarkaupstadhur,
Arneshreppur,
Asahreppur,
Blaskogabyggdh,
Blonduosbaer,
Bolungarvikurkaupstadhur,
Borgarbyggdh,
Borgarfjardharhreppur,
Breidhdalshreppur,
Dalabyggdh,
Dalvikurbyggdh,
Djupavogshreppur,
Eyjafjardharsveit,
Eyja-og Miklaholtshreppur,
Fjallabyggdh,
Fjardhabyggdh,
Fljotsdalsheradh,
Fljotsdalshreppur,
Floahreppur,
Gardhabaer,
Grimsnes-og Grafningshreppur,
Grindavikurbaer,
Grundarfjardharbaer,
Grytubakkahreppur,
Hafnarfjardharkaupstadhur,
Helgafellssveit,
Horgarsveit,
Hrunamannahreppur,
Hunathing Vestra,
Hunavatnshreppur,
Hvalfjardharsveit,
Hveragerdhisbaer,
Isafjardharbaer,
Kaldrananeshreppur,
Kjosarhreppur,
Kopavogsbaer,
Langanesbyggdh,
Mosfellsbaer,
Myrdalshreppur,
Nordhurthing,
Rangarthing Eystra,
Rangarthing Ytra,
Reykholahreppur,
Reykjanesbaer,
Reykjavikurborg,
Sandgerdhisbaer,
Seltjarnarnesbaer,
Seydhisfjardharkaupstadhur,
Skaftarhreppur,
Skagabyggdh,
Skeidha-og Gnupverjahreppur,
Skorradalshreppur,
Skutustadhahreppur,
Snaefellsbaer,
Strandabyggdh,
Stykkisholmsbaer,
Sudhavikurhreppur,
Svalbardhshreppur,
Svalbardhsstrandarhreppur,
Sveitarfelagidh Arborg,
Sveitarfelagidh Gardhur,
Sveitarfelagidh Hornafjordhur,
Sveitarfelagidh Olfus,
Sveitarfelagidh Skagafjordhur,
Sveitarfelagidh Skagastrond,
Sveitarfelagidh Vogar,
Talknafjardharhreppur,
Thingeyjarsveit,
Tjorneshreppur,
Vestmannaeyjabaer,
Vesturbyggdh,
Vopnafjardharhreppur

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

66 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities (saharlar; sahar - singular); rayons: Abseron, Agcabadi, Agdam, Agdas, Agstafa, Agsu, Astara, Babak, Balakan, Barda, Beylaqan, Bilasuvar, Cabrayil, Calilabad, Culfa, Daskasan, Fuzuli, Gadabay, Goranboy, Goycay, Goygol, Haciqabul, Imisli, Ismayilli, Kalbacar, Kangarli, Kurdamir, Lacin, Lankaran, Lerik, Masalli, Neftcala, Oguz, Ordubad, Qabala, Qax, Qazax, Qobustan, Quba, Qubadli, Qusar, Saatli, Sabirabad, Sabran, Sadarak, Sahbuz, Saki, Salyan, Samaxi, Samkir, Samux, Sarur, Siyazan, Susa, Tartar, Tovuz, Ucar, Xacmaz, Xizi, Xocali, Xocavand, Yardimli, Yevlax, Zangilan, Zaqatala, Zardab; cities: Baku, Ganca, Lankaran, Mingacevir, Naftalan, Naxcivan (Nakhichevan), Saki, Sirvan, Sumqayit, Xankandi, Yevlax

Bangladesh

8 divisions;

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

Bhutan

20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural);
Bumthang, Chhukha, Dagana, Gasa, Haa, Lhuentse, Mongar, Paro, Pemagatshel, Punakha, Samdrup Jongkhar, Samtse, Sarpang, Thimphu, Trashigang, Trashi Yangtse, Trongsa, Tsirang, Wangdue Phodrang, Zhemgang

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 (kalaki), 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;
note - the breakaway region of South Ossetia consists of the northern part of Shida Kartli, eastern slivers of the Imereti region and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, and part of western Mtskheta-Mtianeti;
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 note: the United States recognizes the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to be part of Georgia

India

28 states and 9 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,
Ladakh*,
Lakshadweep*,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Puducherry*,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal

note: although its status is that of a union territory, the official name of Delhi is National Capital Territory of Delhi

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 (oblyslar, singular - oblys) and 4 cities* (qalalar, singular - qala);
Almaty (Taldyqorghan), Almaty*, Aqmola (Kokshetau), Aqtobe, Astana*, Atyrau, Batys Qazaqstan [West Kazakhstan] (Oral), Bayqongyr*, Mangghystau (Aqtau), Pavlodar, Qaraghandy, Qostanay, Qyzylorda, Shyghys Qazaqstan [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen), Shymkent*, Soltustik Qazaqstan [North Kazakhstan] (Petropavl), Turkistan, Zhambyl (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 Baikonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (Baikonur, formerly Leninsk); in 2004, a new agreement extended the lease to 2050

Korea, North now North Korea

9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 3 cities (si, singular and plural) provinces: Chagang, Hambuk (North Hamgyong), Hamnam (South Hamgyong), Hwangbuk (North Hwanghae), Hwangnam (South Hwanghae), Kangwon, P'yongbuk (North Pyongan), P'yongnam (South Pyongan), Ryanggang; cities: Namp'o, P'yongyang, Rason

note: Namp'o is sometimes designated as a metropolitan city, P'yongyang as a directly controlled city, and Rason as a city

Korea, South now South Korea

9 provinces (do, singular and plural), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi, singular and plural), 1 special city (teugbyeolsi), and 1 special self-governing city (teukbyeoljachisi) provinces: Chungbuk (North Chungcheong), Chungnam (South Chungcheong), Gangwon, Gyeongbuk (North Gyeongsang), Gyeonggi, Gyeongnam (South Gyeongsang), Jeju, Jeonbuk (North Jeolla), Jeonnam (South Jeolla);
metropolitan cities: Busan (Pusan), Daegu (Taegu), Daejeon (Taejon), Gwangju (Kwangju), Incheon (Inch'on), Ulsan;
special city: Seoul;
special self-governing city: Sejong

Kyrgyzstan

7 provinces (oblustar, singular - oblus) and 2 cities* (shaarlar, singular - shaar);
Batken Oblusu, Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblusu (Bishkek), Jalal-Abad Oblusu, Naryn Oblusu, Osh Oblusu, Osh Shaary*, Talas Oblusu, Ysyk-Kol Oblusu (Karakol)

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

Maldives

21 administrative atolls (atholhuthah, singular - atholhu);

Addu (Addu City),
Ariatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Ari Atoll),
Ariatholhu Uthuruburi (North Ari Atoll),
Faadhippolhu,
Felidhuatholhu (Felidhu Atoll),
Fuvammulah,
Hahdhunmathi,
Huvadhuatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Huvadhu Atoll),
Huvadhuatholhu Uthuruburi (North Huvadhu Atoll),
Kolhumadulu,
Maale (Male),
Maaleatholhu (Male Atoll),
Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi (South Maalhosmadulu),
Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi (North Maalhosmadulu),
Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi (South Miladhunmadulu),
Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi (North Miladhunmadulu),
Mulakatholhu (Mulaku Atoll),
Nilandheatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Nilandhe Atoll),
Nilandheatholhu Uthuruburi (North Nilandhe Atoll),
Thiladhunmathee Dhekunuburi (South Thiladhunmathi),
Thiladhunmathee Uthuruburi (North Thiladhunmathi)

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

7 provinces;

Gandaki Pradesh,
Karnali Pradesh,
Province No. One,
Province No. Two,
Province No. Three,
Province No. Five,
Sudurpashchim Pradesh

Pakistan

4 provinces, 2 Pakistan-administered areas*, and 1 capital territory**;
Azad Kashmir*, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh

Russia

46 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast), 21 republics (respubliki, singular - respublika), 4 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnyye okrugi, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 9 krays (kraya, 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-Yugra (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 [Transbaikal] (Chita); federal cities: Moscow [Moskva], Saint Petersburg [Sankt-Peterburg]; autonomous oblast: Yevreyskaya [Jewish] (Birobidzhan)

note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses) note: the United States does not recognize Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol, nor their redesignation as the "Republic of Crimea" and the "Federal City of Sevastopol"

Sri Lanka

9 provinces;

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

Tajikistan

2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor), 1 capital region** (viloyati poytakht), and 1 area referred to as Districts Under Republic Administration***;
Dushanbe**, Khatlon (Qurghonteppa), Kuhistoni Badakhshon [Gorno-Badakhshan]* (Khorugh), Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhuri***, Sughd (Khujand)

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), Dasoguz 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* (avtonom respublikasi), and 1 city** (shahar);

Andijon Viloyati,
Buxoro Viloyati [Bukhara Province],
Farg'ona Viloyati [Fergana Province],
Jizzax Viloyati,
Namangan Viloyati,
Navoiy Viloyati,
Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi),
Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi [Karakalpakstan Republic]* (Nukus),
Samarqand Viloyati [Samarkand Province],
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)

note: Aruba is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three are the Netherlands, Curacao, and Sint Maarten

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

6 districts;

Bodden Town,
Cayman Brac and Little Cayman,
East End,
George Town,
North Side,
West Bay

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)

note: Curacao is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three are the Netherlands, Aruba, and Sint Maarten

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

10 regions (regiones, singular - region);

Cibao Nordeste,
Cibao Noroeste,
Cibao Norte,
Cibao Sur,
El Valle,
Enriquillo,
Higuamo,
Ozama,
Valdesia,
Yuma

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);
Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Costa Caribe Norte*, Costa Caribe Sur*, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas

Panama

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

Puerto Rico

none (territory of the US); 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

10 districts;

Anse-la-Raye,
Canaries,
Castries,
Choiseul,
Dennery,
Gros-Islet,
Laborie,
Micoud,
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)

note: Sint Maarten is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three are the Netherlands, Aruba, and Curacao

Trinidad and Tobago

9 regions, 3 boroughs, 2 cities, 1 ward regions: Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo, Diego Martin, Mayaro/Rio Claro, Penal/Debe, Princes Town, Sangre Grande, San Juan/Laventille, Siparia, Tunapuna/Piarco;
borough: Arima, Chaguanas, Point Fortin;
cities: Port of Spain, San Fernando;
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 3 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; the 2012 sixth state reform transferred additional competencies from the federal state to the regions and linguistic communities

Bosnia and Herzegovina

3 first-order administrative divisions - Brcko District (Brcko Distrikt) (ethnically mixed), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine) (predominantly Bosniak-Croat), Republika Srpska (predominantly Serb)

Bulgaria

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

Croatia

20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular) and 1 city* (grad - singular) with special county status;

Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska(Bjelovar-Bilogora),
Brodsko-Posavska (Brod-Posavina),
Dubrovacko-Neretvanska (Dubrovnik-Neretva),
Istarska (Istria),
Karlovacka (Karlovac),
Koprivnicko-Krizevacka (Koprivnica-Krizevci),
Krapinsko-Zagorska (Krapina-Zagorje),
Licko-Senjska (Lika-Senj),
Medimurska (Medimurje),
Osjecko-Baranjska (Osijek-Baranja),
Pozesko-Slavonska (Pozega-Slavonia),
Primorsko-Goranska (Primorje-Gorski Kotar),
Sibensko-Kninska (Sibenik-Knin),
Sisacko-Moslavacka (Sisak-Moslavina),
Splitsko-Dalmatinska (Split-Dalmatia),
Varazdinska (Varazdin),
Viroviticko-Podravska (Virovitica-Podravina),
Vukovarsko-Srijemska (Vukovar-Syrmia),
Zadarska (Zadar),
Zagreb*,
Zagrebacka (Zagreb county)

Czechia

13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) and 1 capital city* (hlavni mesto);
Jihocesky (South Bohemia), Jihomoravsky (South Moravia), Karlovarsky (Karlovy Vary), Kralovehradecky (Hradec Kralove), Liberecky (Liberec), Moravskoslezsky (Moravia-Silesia), Olomoucky (Olomouc), Pardubicky (Pardubice), Plzensky (Pilsen), Praha (Prague)*, Stredocesky (Central Bohemia), Ustecky (Usti), Vysocina (Highlands), Zlinsky (Zlin)

Denmark

metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions (regioner, singular - region);
Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)

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

part of the Kingdom of Denmark;
self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark;
there are 29 first-order municipalities (kommunur, singular - kommuna) Eidhis, Eystur, Famjins, Fuglafjardhar, Fugloyar, Hovs, Husavikar, Hvalbiar, Hvannasunds, Klaksvikar, Kunoyar, Kvivik, Nes, Porkeris, Runavikar, Sands, Sjovar, Skalavikar, Skopunar, Skuvoyar, Sorvags, Sumbiar, Sunda, Torshavnar, Tvoroyrar, Vaga, Vags, Vestmanna, Vidhareidhis

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];
Pohjanmaa (Finnish), Osterbotten (Swedish) [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

18 regions (regions, singular - region);

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes,
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte (Burgundy-Free County),
Bretagne (Brittany),
Centre-Val de Loire (Center-Loire Valley),
Corse (Corsica),
Grand Est (Grand East),
Guadeloupe,
Guyane (French Guiana),
Hauts-de-France (Upper France),
Ile-de-France,
Martinique,
Mayotte,
Normandie (Normandy),
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (New Aquitaine),
Occitanie (Occitania),
Pays de la Loire (Lands of the Loire),
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur,
Reunion

note: France is divided into 13 metropolitan regions (including the "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-Wuerttemberg, 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), while Bremen calls itself a Free Hanseatic City (Freie Hansestadt) and Hamburg considers itself a Free and Hanseatic City (Freie und Hansestadt)

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 (West Greece),
Dytiki Makedonia (West 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

note: two additional parishes for Guernsey are sometimes listed - the parish of Saint Anne on the island of Alderney and the parish of Saint Peter on the island of Sark - but they are generally not included in the enumeration of parishes

Holy See (Vatican City)

none

Hungary

19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 23 cities with county rights (megyei jogu varosok, singular - megyei jogu 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;
cities with county rights: 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

28 counties and 3 cities*;

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

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

Decan (Decani),
Dragash (Dragas),
Ferizaj (Urosevac),
Fushe Kosove (Kosovo Polje),
Gjakove (Dakovica),
Gjilan (Gnjilane),
Gllogovc (Glogovac),
Gracanice (Gracanica),
Hani i Elezit (Deneral Jankovic),
Istog (Istok),
Junik,
Kacanik,
Kamenice (Kamenica),
Kline (Klina),
Kllokot (Klokot),
Leposaviq (Leposavic),
Lipjan (Lipljan),
Malisheve (Malisevo),
Mamushe (Mamusa),
Mitrovice e Jugut (Juzna Mitrovica) [South Mitrovica],
Mitrovice e Veriut (Severna Mitrovica) [North 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

Latvia

110 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, Jaunpiebalgas 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, Mersraga 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

60 municipalities (savivaldybe, singular - savivaldybe);

Akmene,
Alytaus Miestas,
Alytus,
Anksciai,
Birstono,
Birzai,
Druskininkai,
Elektrenai,
Ignalina,
Jonava,
Joniskis,
Jurbarkas,
Kaisiadorys,
Kalvarijos,
Kauno Miestas,
Kaunas,
Kazlu Rudos,
Kedainiai,
Kelme,
Klaipedos Miestas,
Klaipeda,
Kretinga,
Kupiskis,
Lazdijai,
Marijampole,
Mazeikiai,
Moletai,
Neringa,
Pagegiai,
Pakruojis,
Palangos Miestas,
Panevezio Miestas,
Panevezys,
Pasvalys,
Plunge,
Prienai,
Radviliskis,
Raseiniai,
Rietavo,
Rokiskis,
Sakiai,
Salcininkai,
Siauliu Miestas,
Siauliai,
Silale,
Silute,
Sirvintos,
Skuodas,
Svencionys,
Taurage,
Telsiai,
Trakai,
Ukmerge,
Utena,
Varena,
Vilkaviskis,
Vilniaus Miestas,
Vilnius,
Visaginas,
Zarasai

Luxembourg

12 cantons (cantons, singular - canton);

Capellen,
Clervaux,
Diekirch,
Echternach,
Esch-sur-Alzette,
Grevenmacher,
Luxembourg,
Mersch,
Redange,
Remich,
Vianden,
Wiltz

Malta

68 localities (Il-lokalita);

Attard,
Balzan,
Birgu,
Birkirkara,
Birzebbuga,
Bormla,
Dingli,
Fgura,
Floriana,
Fontana,
Ghajnsielem,
Gharb,
Gharghur,
Ghasri,
Ghaxaq,
Gudja,
Gzira,
Hamrun,
Iklin,
Imdina,
Imgarr,
Imqabba,
Imsida,
Imtarfa,
Isla,
Kalkara,
Kercem,
Kirkop,
Lija,
Luqa,
Marsa,
Marsaskala,
Marsaxlokk,
Mellieha,
Mosta,
Munxar,
Nadur,
Naxxar,
Paola,
Pembroke,
Pieta,
Qala,
Qormi,
Qrendi,
Rabat,
Rabat (Ghawdex),
Safi,
San Giljan/Saint Julian,
San Gwann/Saint John,
San Lawrenz/Saint Lawrence,
Sannat,
San Pawl il-Bahar/Saint Paul's Bay,
Santa Lucija/Saint Lucia,
Santa Venera/Saint Venera,
Siggiewi,
Sliema,
Swieqi,
Tarxien,
Ta' Xbiex,
Valletta,
Xaghra,
Xewkija,
Xghajra,
Zabbar,
Zebbug,
Zebbug (Ghawdex),
Zejtun,
Zurrieq

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 4 quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier);
Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo;
note - Moneghetti, a part of La Condamine, is sometimes called the 5th quarter of Monaco

Montenegro

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

note: the Netherlands is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three, Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten, are all islands in the Caribbean; while all four parts are considered equal partners, in practice, most of the Kingdom's affairs are administered by the Netherlands, which makes up about 98% of the Kingdom's total land area and population note: three other Caribbean islands, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba, are considered to be special municipalities of the Netherlands proper

North Macedonia

70 municipalities (opstini, singular - opstina) and 1 city* (grad);

Aracinovo,
Berovo,
Bitola,
Bogdanci,
Bogovinje,
Bosilovo,
Brvenica,
Caska,
Centar Zupa,
Cesinovo-Oblesevo,
Cucer Sandevo,
Debar,
Debarca,
Delcevo,
Demir Hisar,
Demir Kapija,
Dojran,
Dolneni,
Gevgelija,
Gostivar,
Gradsko,
Ilinden,
Jegunovce,
Karbinci,
Kavadarci,
Kicevo,
Kocani,
Konce,
Kratovo,
Kriva Palanka,
Krivogastani,
Krusevo,
Kumanovo,
Lipkovo,
Lozovo,
Makedonska Kamenica,
Makedonski Brod,
Mavrovo i Rostusa,
Mogila,
Negotino,
Novaci,
Novo Selo,
Ohrid,
Pehcevo,
Petrovec,
Plasnica,
Prilep,
Probistip,
Radovis,
Rankovce,
Resen,
Rosoman,
Skopje*,
Sopiste,
Staro Nagoricane,
Stip,
Struga,
Strumica,
Studenicani,
Sveti Nikole,
Tearce,
Tetovo,
Valandovo,
Vasilevo,
Veles,
Vevcani,
Vinica,
Vrapciste,
Zelenikovo,
Zelino,
Zrnovci

Norway

18 counties (fylker, singular - fylke);

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

Poland

16 voivodships [provinces] (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo);

Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesia),
Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Kuyavia-Pomerania),
Lodzkie (Lodz),
Lubelskie (Lublin),
Lubuskie (Lubusz),
Malopolskie (Lesser Poland),
Mazowieckie (Masovia),
Opolskie (Opole),
Podkarpackie (Subcarpathia),
Podlaskie,
Pomorskie (Pomerania),
Slaskie (Silesia),
Swietokrzyskie (Holy Cross),
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, Dambovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Ilfov, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Valcea, Vrancea

San Marino

9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello);
Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle

Serbia

119 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina) and 26 cities (gradovi, singular - grad) municipalities: Ada*, Aleksandrovac, Aleksinac, Alibunar*, Apatin*, Arandelovac, Arilje, Babusnica, Bac*, Backa Palanka*, Backa Topola*, Backi Petrovac*, Bajina Basta, Batocina, Becej*, Bela Crkva*, Bela Palanka, Beocin*, Blace, Bogatic, Bojnik, Boljevac, Bor, Bosilegrad, Brus, Bujanovac, Cajetina, Cicevac, Coka*, Crna Trava, Cuprija, Despotovac, Dimitrov, Doljevac, Gadzin Han, Golubac, Gornji Milanovac, Indija*, Irig*, Ivanjica, Kanjiza*, Kladovo, Knic, Knjazevac, Koceljeva, Kosjeric, Kovacica*, Kovin*, Krupanj, Kucevo, Kula*, Kursumlija, Lajkovac, Lapovo, Lebane, Ljig, Ljubovija, Lucani, Majdanpek, Mali Idos*, Mali Zvornik, Malo Crnice, Medveda, Merosina, Mionica, Negotin, Nova Crnja*, Nova Varos, Novi Becej*, Novi Knezevac*, Odzaci*, Opovo*, Osecina, Paracin, Pecinci*, Petrovac na Mlavi, Plandiste*, Pozega, Presevo, Priboj, Prijepolje, Prokuplje, Raca, Raska, Razanj, Rekovac, Ruma*, Secanj*, Senta*, Sid*, Sjenica, Smederevska Palanka, Sokobanja, Srbobran*, Sremski Karlovci*, Stara Pazova*, Surdulica, Svilajnac, Svrljig, Temerin*, Titel*, Topola, Trgoviste, Trstenik, Tutin, Ub, Varvarin, Velika Plana, Veliko Gradiste, Vladicin Han, Vladimirci, Vlasotince, Vrbas*, Vrnjacka Banja, Zabalj*, Zabari, Zagubica, Zitiste*, Zitorada; cities: Beograd, Cacak, Jagodina, Kikinda*, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Krusevac, Leskovac, Loznica, Nis, Novi Pazar, Novi Sad*, Pancevo*, Pirot, Pozarevac, Sabac, Smederevo, Sombor*, Sremska Mitrovica*, Subotica*, Uzice, Valjevo, Vranje, Vrsac*, Zajecar, Zrenjanin*

note: the northern 37 municipalities and 8 cities - about 28% of Serbia's area - compose the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and are indicated with *

Slovakia

8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj);

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

Slovenia

201 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11 urban municipalities (mestne obcine, singular - mestna obcina) municipalities: Ajdovscina, Ankaran, 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;
Canarias (Canary Islands);
Cantabria;
Castilla-La Mancha;
Castilla-Leon;
Cataluna (Castilian), Catalunya (Catalan), Catalonha (Aranese) [Catalonia];
Ceuta*;
Comunidad Valenciana (Castilian), Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian) [Valencian Community];
Extremadura;
Galicia;
Illes Baleares (Balearic Islands);
La Rioja;
Madrid;
Melilla*;
Murcia;
Navarra (Castilian), Nafarroa (Basque) [Navarre];
Pais Vasco (Castilian), Euskadi (Basque) [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 Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Berne/Bern, Fribourg/Freiburg, Geneve (Geneva), Glarus, Graubuenden/Grigioni/Grischun, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais/Wallis, Vaud, Zug, Zuerich

note: 6 of the cantons - Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Nidwalden, Obwalden - are referred to as half cantons because they elect only one member (instead of two) to the Council of States and, in popular referendums where a majority of popular votes and a majority of cantonal votes are required, these 6 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 (Dnipro), Donets'k, Ivano-Frankivs'k, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmel'nyts'kyy, Kirovohrad (Kropyvnyts'kyy), 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); plans include the eventual renaming of Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad oblasts, but because these names are mentioned in the Constitution of Ukraine, the change will require a constitutional amendment note: the US Government does not recognize Russia's illegal annexation of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol, nor their redesignation as the "Republic of Crimea" and the "Federal City of Sevastopol"

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: 5 borough councils, 4 district councils, 2 city councils; borough councils: Antrim and Newtownabbey; Ards and North Down; Armagh City, Banbridge, and Craigavon; Causeway Coast and Glens; Mid and East Antrim; district councils: Derry City and Strabane; Fermanagh and Omagh; Mid Ulster; Newry, Murne, and Down; city councils: Belfast; Lisburn and Castlereagh; 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

4 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah);

Asimah (Capital),
Janubiyah (Southern),
Muharraq,
Shamaliyah (Northern)

note: each governorate administered by an appointed governor

Cyprus

6 districts;
Ammochostos (Famagusta);
(all but a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community), Keryneia (Kyrenia; the only district located entirely in the Turkish Cypriot community), Larnaka (Larnaca; with a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community), Lefkosia (Nicosia; a small part administered by Turkish Cypriots), Lemesos (Limassol), Pafos (Paphos);
note - the 5 "districts" of the "TRNC" are Gazimagusa (Famagusta), Girne (Kyrenia), Guzelyurt (Morphou), Iskele (Trikomo), Lefkosa (Nicosia)

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 (Arabic); parezgakan, singular - parezga (Kurdish)) and 1 region*;
Al Anbar;
Al Basrah;
Al Muthanna;
Al Qadisiyah (Ad Diwaniyah);
An Najaf;
Arbil (Erbil) (Arabic), Hewler (Kurdish);
As Sulaymaniyah (Arabic), Slemani (Kurdish);
Babil;
Baghdad;
Dahuk (Arabic), Dihok (Kurdish);
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, Al ‘Asimah (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

8 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah);
Aakkar, Baalbek-Hermel, Beqaa (Bekaa), Beyrouth (Beirut), Liban-Nord (North Lebanon), Liban-Sud (South Lebanon), Mont-Liban (Mount Lebanon), Nabatiye

Oman

11 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafaza);
Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Buraymi, Al Wusta, Az Zahirah, Janub al Batinah (Al Batinah South), Janub ash Sharqiyah (Ash Sharqiyah South), Masqat (Muscat), Musandam, Shamal al Batinah (Al Batinah North), Shamal ash Sharqiyah (Ash Sharqiyah North), Zufar (Dhofar)

Qatar

8 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah);
Ad Dawhah, Al Khawr wa adh Dhakhirah, Al Wakrah, Ar Rayyan, Ash Shamal, Ash Shihaniyah, Az Za'ayin, Umm Salal

Saudi Arabia

13 regions (manatiq, singular - mintaqah);
Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (Northern Border), Al Jawf, Al Madinah al Munawwarah (Medina), Al Qasim, Ar Riyad (Riyadh), Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jazan, Makkah al Mukarramah (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 (Aleppo), Hamah, Hims (Homs), 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

Yemen

22 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, Arkhabil Suqutra (Socotra Archipelago), 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*

Mexico

32 states (estados, singular - estado);

Aguascalientes,
Baja California,
Baja California Sur,
Campeche,
Chiapas,
Chihuahua,
Coahuila,
Colima,
Cuidad de Mexico,
Durango,
Guanajuato,
Guerrero,
Hidalgo,
Jalisco,
Mexico,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit,
Nuevo Leon,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Queretaro,
Quintana Roo,
San Luis Potosi,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Tabasco,
Tamaulipas,
Tlaxcala,
Veracruz,
Yucatan,
Zacatecas

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

none (territorial overseas collectivity of France);
note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 2 communes at the second order - Saint Pierre, Miquelon

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 3 districts and 2 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

14 provinces and 1 dependency*;

Ba,
Bua,
Cakaudrove,
Kadavu,
Lau,
Lomaiviti,
Macuata,
Nadroga and Navosa,
Naitasiri,
Namosi,
Ra,
Rewa,
Rotuma*,
Serua,
Tailevu

French Polynesia

5 administrative subdivisions (subdivisions administratives, singular - subdivision administrative): Iles Australes (Austral Islands), Iles du Vent (Windward Islands), Iles Marquises (Marquesas Islands), Iles Sous-le-Vent (Leeward Islands), Iles Tuamotu-Gambier;
note - the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands together make up the Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)

Guam

none (territory of the US)

Kiribati

3 geographical units: Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions, but 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

24 municipalities;

Ailinglaplap,
Ailuk,
Arno,
Aur,
Bikini & Kili,
Ebon,
Enewetak & Ujelang,
Jabat,
Jaluit,
Kwajalein,
Lae,
Lib,
Likiep,
Majuro,
Maloelap,
Mejit,
Mili,
Namorik,
Namu,
Rongelap,
Ujae,
Utrik,
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,
Baitsi,
Boe,
Buada,
Denigomodu,
Ewa,
Ijuw,
Meneng,
Nibok,
Uaboe,
Yaren

New Caledonia

3 provinces; Province Iles (Islands Province), Province Nord (North Province), and Province Sud (South Province)

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 4 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

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

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 city*;

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

Tokelau

none (territory of New Zealand)

Tonga

5 island divisions;

'Eua,
Ha'apai,
Ongo Niua,
Tongatapu,
Vava'u

Tuvalu

7 island councils and 1 town council*;

Funafuti*,
Nanumaga,
Nanumea,
Niutao,
Nui,
Nukufetau,
Nukulaelae,
Vaitupu

Vanuatu

6 provinces;

Malampa,
Penama,
Sanma,
Shefa,
Tafea,
Torba

Wallis and Futuna

3 administrative precincts (circonscriptions, singular - circonscription) Alo, Sigave, Uvea

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 - Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands), 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

16 regions (regiones, singular - region);
Aysen, Antofagasta, Araucania, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Biobio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Rios, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena (Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica), Maule, Nuble, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso

note: the US does not recognize any 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,
Archipielago de San Andres,
Providencia y Santa Catalina (colloquially 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

note: Callao, the largest port in Peru, is also referred to as a constitutional province, the only province of the Callao region

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 dan Muara,
Temburong,
Tutong

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

7 regions (taing-myar, singular - taing), 7 states (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne), 1 union territory regions: Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy), Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Tanintharyi, Yangon (Rangoon);
states: Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan;
union territory: Nay Pyi Taw

Cambodia

24 provinces (khett, singular and plural) and 1 municipality (krong, singular and plural) provinces: Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Kampot, Kandal, Kep, Koh Kong, Kratie, Mondolkiri, Oddar Meanchey, Pailin, Preah Sihanouk, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Pursat, Ratanakiri, Siem Reap, Stung Treng, Svay Rieng, Takeo, Tbong Khmum; municipalities: Phnom Penh (Phnum Penh)

Christmas Island

none (territory of Australia)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

none (territory of Australia)

Hong Kong

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

Indonesia

31 provinces (provinsi-provinsi, singular - provinsi), 1 autonomous province*, 1 special region** (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 national capital district*** (daerah khusus ibukota);

Aceh*,
Bali,
Banten,
Bengkulu,
Gorontalo,
Jakarta***,
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),
Kalimantan Utara (North 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

17 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural) and 1 prefecture* (kampheng nakhon);
Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphabang, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan (Vientiane)*, Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xaisomboun, Xekong, Xiangkhouang

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 3 components, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya

Philippines

81 provinces and 38 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, Cotabato, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, 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, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, 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: Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Caloocan, Cebu, Cotabato, Dagupan, Davao, General Santos, Iligan, Iloilo, Lapu-Lapu, Las Pinas, Lucena, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Mandaue, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Naga, Navotas, Olongapo, Ormoc, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, San Juan, Santiago, Tacloban, Taguig, Valenzuela, Zamboanga (2012)

Singapore

no first order administrative divisions; there are five community development councils: Central Singapore Development Council, North East Development Council, North West Development Council, South East Development Council, South West Development Council (2019)

Taiwan

includes main island of Taiwan plus smaller islands nearby and off coast of China's Fujian Province;
Taiwan is divided into 13 counties (xian, singular and plural), 3 cities (shi, singular and plural), and 6 special municipalities directly under the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan counties: Changhua, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kinmen, Lienchiang, Miaoli, Nantou, Penghu, Pingtung, Taitung, Yilan, Yunlin;
cities: Chiayi, Hsinchu, Keelung;
special municipalities: Kaohsiung (city), New Taipei (city), Taichung (city), Tainan (city), Taipei (city), Taoyuan (city)

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

Thailand

76 provinces (changwat, singular and plural) and 1 municipality* (maha nakhon);

Amnat Charoen,
Ang Thong,
Bueng Kan,
Buri Ram,
Chachoengsao,
Chai Nat,
Chaiyaphum,
Chanthaburi,
Chiang Mai,
Chiang Rai,
Chon Buri,
Chumphon,
Kalasin,
Kamphaeng Phet,
Kanchanaburi,
Khon Kaen,
Krabi,
Krung Thep* (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,
Saraburi,
Satun,
Sing Buri,
Si Sa Ket,
Songkhla,
Sukhothai,
Suphan Buri,
Surat Thani,
Surin,
Tak,
Trang,
Trat,
Ubon Ratchathani,
Udon Thani,
Uthai Thani,
Uttaradit,
Yala,
Yasothon

Timor-Leste

12 municipalities (municipios, singular municipio) and 1 special adminstrative region* (regiao administrativa especial);
Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau, Bobonaro (Maliana), Covalima (Suai), Dili, Ermera (Gleno), Lautem (Lospalos), Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi (Same), Oe-Cusse Ambeno* (Pante Macassar), 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, Dak Lak, Dak 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 (Hanoi), Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2019, “Administrative divisions”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/administrative-divisions/2019.

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