| Страна |
Административное деление |
| Afghanistan |
32 provinces (velayat, singular - velayat); Badakhshan,
Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamian, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni,
Ghowr, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol, Kandahar, Kapisa,
Khowst, Konar, Kondoz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz,
Nurestan, Oruzgan, Paktia, Paktika, Parvan, Samangan,
Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Vardak, and Zabol |
| Albania |
12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark); Qarku i Beratit,
Qarku i Dibres, Qarku i Durresit, Qarku i Elbasanit,
Qarku i Fierit, Qarku i Gjirokastres, Qarku i Korces,
Qarku i Kukesit, Qarku i Lezhes, Qarku i Shkodres, Qarku
i Tiranes, Qarku i Vlores |
| Algeria |
48 provinces (wilayas, singular - wilaya); Adrar,
Ain Defla, Ain Temouchent, Alger, Annaba, Batna, Bechar,
Bejaia, Biskra, Blida, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes,
Chlef, Constantine, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Oued, El Tarf,
Ghardaia, Guelma, Illizi, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat,
Mascara, Medea, Mila, Mostaganem, M'Sila, Naama, Oran,
Ouargla, Oum el Bouaghi, Relizane, Saida, Setif, Sidi
Bel Abbes, Skikda, Souk Ahras, Tamanghasset, Tebessa,
Tiaret, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen
|
| 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 |
| Andorra |
7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra
la Vella, Canillo, Encamp, La Massana, Escaldes-Engordany,
Ordino, Sant Julia de Loria |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Argentina |
23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and
1 autonomous city* (distrito federal); Buenos Aires,
Buenos Aires Capital Federal*, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut,
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, Tucuman
note: the US does
not recognize any claims to Antarctica |
| Armenia |
11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz); Aragatsotn,
Ararat, Armavir, Geghark'unik', Kotayk', Lorri, Shirak,
Syunik', Tavush, Vayots' Dzor, Yerevan |
| Aruba |
none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
| Australia |
6 states and 2 territories*; Australian Capital Territory*,
New South Wales, Northern Territory*, Queensland, South
Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia |
| Austria |
9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland,
Kaernten, Niederoesterreich, Oberoesterreich, Salzburg,
Steiermark, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Wien |
| Azerbaijan |
59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities*
(saharlar; sahar - singular), 1 autonomous republic**
(muxtar respublika); Abseron Rayonu, Agcabadi Rayonu,
Agdam Rayonu, Agdas Rayonu, Agstafa Rayonu, Agsu Rayonu,
Ali Bayramli Sahari*, Astara Rayonu, Baki Sahari*, Balakan
Rayonu, Barda Rayonu, Beylaqan Rayonu, Bilasuvar Rayonu,
Cabrayil Rayonu, Calilabad Rayonu, Daskasan Rayonu,
Davaci Rayonu, Fuzuli Rayonu, Gadabay Rayonu, Ganca
Sahari*, Goranboy Rayonu, Goycay Rayonu, Haciqabul Rayonu,
Imisli Rayonu, Ismayilli Rayonu, Kalbacar Rayonu, Kurdamir
Rayonu, Lacin Rayonu, Lankaran Rayonu, Lankaran Sahari*,
Lerik Rayonu, Masalli Rayonu, Mingacevir Sahari*, Naftalan
Sahari*, Naxcivan Muxtar Respublikasi**, Neftcala Rayonu,
Oguz Rayonu, Qabala Rayonu, Qax Rayonu, Qazax Rayonu,
Qobustan Rayonu, Quba Rayonu, Qubadli Rayonu, Qusar
Rayonu, Saatli Rayonu, Sabirabad Rayonu, Saki Rayonu,
Saki Sahari*, Salyan Rayonu, Samaxi Rayonu, Samkir Rayonu,
Samux Rayonu, Siyazan Rayonu, Sumqayit Sahari*, Susa
Rayonu, Susa Sahari*, Tartar Rayonu, Tovuz Rayonu, Ucar
Rayonu, Xacmaz Rayonu, Xankandi Sahari*, Xanlar Rayonu,
Xizi Rayonu, Xocali Rayonu, Xocavand Rayonu, Yardimli
Rayonu, Yevlax Rayonu, Yevlax Sahari*, Zangilan Rayonu,
Zaqatala Rayonu, Zardab Rayonu |
| Bahamas, The |
21 districts; Acklins and Crooked Islands, Bimini,
Cat Island, Exuma, Freeport, Fresh Creek, Governor's
Harbour, Green Turtle Cay, Harbour Island, High Rock,
Inagua, Kemps Bay, Long Island, Marsh Harbour, Mayaguana,
New Providence, Nichollstown and Berry Islands, Ragged
Island, Rock Sound, Sandy Point, San Salvador and Rum
Cay |
| Bahrain |
12 municipalities (manatiq, singular - mintaqah);
Al Hadd, Al Manamah, Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah
al Wusta, Al Mintaqah ash Shamaliyah, Al Muharraq, Ar
Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah, Jidd Hafs, Madinat
Hamad, Madinat 'Isa, Juzur Hawar, Sitrah
note:
all municipalities administered from Manama |
| Bangladesh |
5 divisions; Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi;
note - there may be one additional division named Sylhet
|
| Barbados |
11 parishes; Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George,
Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint
Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas; note
- the city of Bridgetown may be given parish status
|
| Belarus |
6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality*
(harady, singular - horad); Brestskaya (Brest), Homyel'skaya
(Homyel'), Horad Minsk*, Hrodzyenskaya (Hrodna), Mahilyowskaya
(Mahilyow), Minskaya, Vitsyebskaya (Vitsyebsk); note
- when using a place name with the adjectival ending
'skaya,' the word voblasts' should be added to the place
name
note: voblasti have the administrative
center name following in parentheses |
| Belgium |
10 provinces (French: provinces, singular - province;
Dutch: provincien, singular - provincie) and 3 regions*
(French: regions; Dutch: gewesten); Antwerpen, Brabant
Wallon, Brussels* (Bruxelles), Flanders*, Hainaut, Liege,
Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaams-Brabant,
Wallonia*, West-Vlaanderen |
| Belize |
6 districts; Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann
Creek, Toledo |
| Benin |
12 provinces; Alibori, Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou,
Collines, Couffo, Donga, Littoral, Mono, Oueme, Plateau,
Zou |
| Bermuda |
9 parishes and 2 municipalities*; Devonshire, Hamilton,
Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint George's,
Sandys, Smith's, Southampton, Warwick |
| Bhutan |
18 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural); Bumthang,
Chhukha, Chirang, Dagana, Geylegphug, Ha, Lhuntshi,
Mongar, Paro, Pemagatsel, Punakha, Samchi, Samdrup Jongkhar,
Shemgang, Tashigang, Thimphu, Tongsa, Wangdi Phodrang
note: there may be two new districts named
Gasa and Yangtse |
| Bolivia |
9 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento);
Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Beni, La Paz, Oruro, Pando,
Potosi, Santa Cruz, Tarija |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
there are two first-order administrative divisions
and one 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 an administrative
unit under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
the district remains under international supervision
|
| Botswana |
10 districts and four town councils*; Central, Chobe,
Francistown*, Gaborone*, Ghanzi, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng,
Kweneng, Lobatse*, Ngamiland, North-East, Selebi-Pikwe*,
South-East, Southern |
| 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 |
| British Virgin Islands |
none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Brunei |
4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait,
Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong |
| 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,
Sofiya-Grad, Stara Zagora, Turgovishte, Varna, Veliko
Turnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Yambol |
| Burkina Faso |
30 provinces; Bam, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde,
Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houe, Kadiogo, Kenedougou,
Komoe, Kossi, Kouritenga, Mouhoun, Namentenga, Naouri,
Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga,
Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Yatenga, Zoundweogo
note: a new electoral code was approved
by the National Assembly in January 1997; the number
of administrative provinces was increased from 30 to
45 (Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde,
Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo,
Kenedougou, Komandjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koupelogo,
Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Nahouri,
Namentenga, Nayala, Naumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore,
Poni, Samentenga, Sanguie, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou,
Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondomo, Zoundweogo);
however, this change has not yet been confirmed by the
US Board on Geographic Names |
| Burma |
7 divisions* (taing-myar, singular - taing) and 7
states (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne); Chin State,
Ayeyarwady*, Bago*, Kachin State, Kayin State, Kayah
State, Magway*, Mandalay*, Mon State, Rakhine State,
Sagaing*, Shan State, Tanintharyi*, Yangon* |
| Burundi |
16 provinces; Bubanza, Bujumbura, Bururi, Cankuzo,
Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba,
Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi, Rutana, Ruyigi |
| Cambodia |
20 provinces (khett, singular and plural) and 4 municipalities*
(krong, singular and plural); Banteay Mean Cheay, Batdambang,
Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Spoe, Kampong
Thum, Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong, Keb*, Kracheh, Mondol
Kiri, Otdar Mean Cheay, Pailin*, Phnum Penh*, Pouthisat,
Preah Seihanu*, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Rotanah Kiri,
Siem Reab, Stoeng treng, Svay Rieng, Takev |
| Cameroon |
10 provinces; Adamaoua, Centre, Est, Extreme-Nord,
Littoral, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Ouest |
| 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* |
| Cape Verde |
17 districts (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa
Vista, Brava, Calheta, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Praia,
Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa
Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Nicolau, Sao Filipe, Sao Vicente,
Tarrafal |
| Cayman Islands |
8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town,
Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western |
| 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 |
14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture);
Batha, Biltine, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti, Chari-Baguirmi,
Guera, Kanem, Lac, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental,
Mayo-Kebbi, Moyen-Chari, Ouaddai, Salamat, Tandjile
note: instead of 14 prefectures, there may
be a new administrative structure of 28 departments
(departments, singular - department), and 1 city*; Assongha,
Baguirmi, Bahr El Gazal, Bahr Koh, Batha Oriental, Batha
Occidental, Biltine, Borkou, Dababa, Ennedi, Guera,
Hadjer Lamis, Kabia, Kanem, Lac, Lac Iro, Logone Occidental,
Logone Oriental, Mandoul, Mayo-Boneye, Mayo-Dallah,
Monts de Lam, N'Djamena*, Ouaddai, Salamat, Sila, Tandjile
Oriental, Tandjile Occidental, Tibesti |
| Chile |
13 regions (regiones, singular - region); Aisen del
General Carlos Ibanez del Campo, Antofagasta, Araucania,
Atacama, Bio-Bio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo
O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena,
Maule, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso
note: the US does not recognize claims to
Antarctica |
| China |
23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous
regions* (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities**
(shi, singular and plural); Anhui, Beijing**, Chongqing**,
Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi*, Guizhou, Hainan,
Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi,
Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol*, Ningxia*, Qinghai, Shaanxi,
Shandong, Shanghai**, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tianjin**, Xinjiang*,
Xizang* (Tibet), Yunnan, Zhejiang; note - China considers
Taiwan its 23rd province; see separate entries for the
special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau
|
| Christmas Island |
none (territory of Australia) |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
none (territory of Australia) |
| Colombia |
32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento)
and 1 capital district* (distrito capital); Amazonas,
Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantico, Distrito Capital de 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
|
| Comoros |
3 islands; Grande Comore (Njazidja), Anjouan (Nzwani),
and Moheli (Mwali); note - there are also four municipalities
named Domoni, Fomboni, Moroni, and Moutsamoudou |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
10 provinces (provinces, singular - province) and
one city* (ville); Bandundu, Bas-Congo, Equateur, Kasai-Occidental,
Kasai-Oriental, Katanga, Kinshasa*, Maniema, Nord-Kivu,
Orientale, Sud-Kivu |
| Congo, Republic of the |
9 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 commune*;
Bouenza, Brazzaville*, Cuvette, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala,
Niari, Plateaux, Pool, Sangha |
| Cook Islands |
none |
| Costa Rica |
7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Alajuela,
Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San
Jose |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
58 departments (departements, singular - departement);
Abengourou, Abidjan, Aboisso, Adiake, Adzope, Agboville,
Agnibilekrou, Alepe, Bocanda, Bangolo, Beoumi, Biankouma,
Bondoukou, Bongouanou, Bouafle, Bouake, Bouna, Boundiali,
Dabakala, Dabou, Daloa, Danane, Daoukro, Dimbokro, Divo,
Duekoue, Ferkessedougou, Gagnoa, Grand-Bassam, Grand-Lahou,
Guiglo, Issia, Jacqueville, Katiola, Korhogo, Lakota,
Man, Mankono, Mbahiakro, Odienne, Oume, Sakassou, San-Pedro,
Sassandra, Seguela, Sinfra, Soubre, Tabou, Tanda, Tiebissou,
Tingrela, Tiassale, Touba, Toulepleu, Toumodi, Vavoua,
Yamoussoukro, Zuenoula |
| Croatia |
20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular) and 1
city* (grad - singular); Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska Zupanija,
Brodsko-Posavska Zupanija, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska Zupanija,
Istarska Zupanija, Karlovacka Zupanija, Koprivnicko-Krizevacka
Zupanija, Krapinsko-Zagorska Zupanija, Licko-Senjska
Zupanija, Medimurska Zupanija, Osjecko-Baranjska Zupanija,
Pozesko-Slavonska Zupanija, Primorsko-Goranska Zupanija,
Sibensko-Kninska Zupanija, Sisacko-Moslavacka Zupanija,
Splitsko-Dalmatinska Zupanija, Varazdinska Zupanija,
Viroviticko-Podravska Zupanija, Vukovarsko-Srijemska
Zupanija, Zadarska Zupanija, Zagreb*, Zagrebacka Zupanija
|
| Cuba |
14 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and
1 special municipality* (municipio especial); Camaguey,
Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma,
Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana,
Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus,
Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara |
| 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 Lefkosa (Nicosia) and Larnaca |
| Czech Republic |
13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) and 1 capital
city* (hlavni mesto); Jihocesky Kraj, Jihomoravsky Kraj,
Karlovarsky Kraj, Kralovehradecky Kraj, Liberecky Kraj,
Moravskoslezsky Kraj, Olomoucky Kraj, Pardubicky Kraj,
Plzensky Kraj, Praha*, Stredocesky Kraj, Ustecky Kraj,
Vysocina, Zlinsky Kraj |
| Denmark |
metropolitan Denmark - 14 counties (amter, singular
- amt) and 2 boroughs* (amtskommuner, singular - amtskomunes);
Arhus, Bornholm, Fredericksberg*, Frederiksborg, Fyn,
Kobenhavn, Kobenhavns*, Nordjylland, Ribe, Ringkobing,
Roskilde, Sonderjylland, Storstrom, Vejle, Vestsjalland,
Viborg
note: see separate entries for the
Faroe Islands and Greenland, which are part of the Kingdom
of Denmark and are self-governing overseas administrative
divisions |
| Djibouti |
5 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); 'Ali Sabih,
Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjoura |
| Dominica |
10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George,
Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint
Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter |
| Dominican Republic |
29 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and
1 district* (distrito); Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabon,
Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, Elias Pina, El Seibo, Espaillat,
Hato Mayor, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana,
La Vega, Maria trinidad Sanchez, Monsenor Nouel, Monte
Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata,
Salcedo, Samana, Sanchez Ramirez, San Cristobal, San
Juan, San Pedro de Macoris, Santiago, Santiago Rodriguez,
Valverde |
| East Timor |
13 administrative districts; Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau,
Bobonaro (Maliana), Cova-Lima (Suai), Dili, Ermera,
Lautem (Los Palos), Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi (Same),
Oecussi (Ambeno), Viqueque |
| Ecuador |
22 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,
Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe |
| Egypt |
26 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah);
Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrah, Al Fayyum,
Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah, Al Isma'iliyah, Al Jizah,
Al Minufiyah, Al Minya, Al Qahirah, Al Qalyubiyah, Al
Wadi al Jadid, Ash Sharqiyah, As Suways, Aswan, Asyut,
Bani Suwayf, Bur Sa'id, Dumyat, Janub Sina', Kafr ash
Shaykh, Matruh, Qina, Shamal Sina', Suhaj |
| El Salvador |
14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento);
Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad,
La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador,
Santa Ana, San Vicente, Sonsonate, Usulutan |
| Equatorial Guinea |
7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon,
Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral,
Wele-Nzas |
| Eritrea |
6 regions (regions, singular - region); Central, Anelba,
Southern Red Sea, Northern Red Sea, Southern, Gash-Barka
|
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by
Argentina) |
| 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 49 municipalities
|
| Fiji |
4 divisions and 1 dependency*; Central, Eastern, Northern,
Rotuma*, Western |
| Finland |
6 provinces (laanit, singular - laani); Aland, Etela-Suomen
Laani, Ita-Suomen Laani, Lansi-Suomen Laani, Lappi,
Oulun Laani |
| France |
22 regions (regions, singular - region); Alsace, Aquitaine,
Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre,
Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, Haute-Normandie,
Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine,
Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire,
Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur,
Rhone-Alpes
note: metropolitan France is
divided into 22 regions (including the "territorial
collectivity" of Corse or Corsica) and is subdivided
into 96 departments; see separate entries for the overseas
departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique,
Reunion) and the overseas territorial collectivities
(Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon) |
| French Guiana |
none (overseas department of France) |
| French Polynesia |
none (overseas territory of France); there are no
first-order administrative divisions as defined by the
US Government, but there are 5 archipelagic divisions
named Archipel des Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu,
Archipel des Tubuai, Iles du Vent, and Iles Sous-le-Vent
note: Clipperton Island is administered
by France from French Polynesia |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
none (overseas territory of France); there are no
first-order administrative divisions as defined by the
US Government, but there are 3 districts named Ile Crozet,
Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes
"Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized
by the US |
| Gabon |
9 provinces; Estuaire, Haut-Ogooue, Moyen-Ogooue,
Ngounie, Nyanga, Ogooue-Ivindo, Ogooue-Lolo, Ogooue-Maritime,
Woleu-Ntem |
| Gambia, The |
5 divisions and 1 city*; Banjul*, Central River, Lower
River, North Bank, Upper River, Western |
| Georgia |
9 regions, (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 9 cities*
(k'alak'ebi, singular - k'alak'i), and 2 autonomous
republics** (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika);
Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika** (Sokhumi),
Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika** (Bat'umi),
Chiat'ura*, Gori*, Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, K'ut'aisi*,
Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, P'ot'i*, Racha-Lechkhumi
and Kvemo Svaneti, Rust'avi*, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti,
Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli, T'bilisi*, Tqibuli*,
Tsqaltubo*, Zugdidi*
note: the administrative
centers of the 2 autonomous republics are shown in parentheses
|
| Germany |
16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wuerttemberg,
Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt,
Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen |
| Ghana |
10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern,
Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta,
Western |
| Gibraltar |
none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Greece |
51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos)and 1 autonomous
region*; Agion Oros* (Mt. Athos), Achaia, Aitolia kai
Akarmania, Argolis, Arkadia, Arta, Attiki, Chalkidiki,
Chanion, Chios, Dodekanisos, Drama, Evros, Evrytania,
Evvoia, Florina, Fokidos, Fthiotis, Grevena, Ileia,
Imathia, Ioannina, Irakleion, Karditsa, Kastoria, Kavala,
Kefallinia, Kerkyra, Kilkis, Korinthia, Kozani, Kyklades,
Lakonia, Larisa, Lasithi, Lefkas, Lesvos, Magnisia,
Messinia, Pella, Pieria, Preveza, Rethynnis, Rodopi,
Samos, Serrai, Thesprotia, Thessaloniki, trikala, Voiotia,
Xanthi, Zakynthos |
| Greenland |
3 districts (landsdele); Avannaa (Nordgronland), Tunu
(Ostgronland), Kitaa (Vestgronland)
note:
there are 18 municipalities in Greenland |
| Grenada |
6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petit
Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George,
Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick |
| Guadeloupe |
none (overseas department of France) |
| Guam |
none (territory of the US) |
| 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 |
| Guernsey |
none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order
administrative divisions as defined by the US Government,
but there are 10 parishes including Saint Peter Port,
Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre
du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew
|
| 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 |
| 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
|
| Haiti |
9 departments (departements, singular - departement);
Artibonite, Centre, Grand 'Anse, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest,
Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est |
| Holy See (Vatican City) |
none |
| 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 |
| Hong Kong |
none (special administrative region of China) |
| Hungary |
19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 20 urban counties*
(singular - megyei varos), and 1 capital city** (fovaros);
Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Bekescsaba*, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen,
Budapest**, Csongrad, Debrecen*, Dunaujvaros*, Eger*,
Fejer, Gyor*, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves,
Hodmezovasarhely*, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Kaposvar*,
Kecskemet*, Komarom-Esztergom, Miskolc*, Nagykanizsa*,
Nograd, Nyiregyhaza*, Pecs*, Pest, Somogy, Sopron*,
Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Szeged*, Szekesfehervar*, Szolnok*,
Szombathely*, Tatabanya*, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Veszprem*,
Zala, Zalaegerszeg* |
| Iceland |
23 counties (syslur, singular - sysla) and 14 independent
towns* (kaupstadhir, singular - kaupstadhur); Akranes*,
Akureyri*, Arnessysla, Austur-Bardhastrandarsysla, Austur-Hunavatnssysla,
Austur-Skaftafellssysla, Borgarfjardharsysla, Dalasysla,
Eyjafjardharsysla, Gullbringusysla, Hafnarfjordhur*,
Husavik*, Isafjordhur*, Keflavik*, Kjosarsysla, Kopavogur*,
Myrasysla, Neskaupstadhur*, Nordhur-Isafjardharsysla,
Nordhur-Mulasys-la, Nordhur-Thingeyjarsysla, Olafsfjordhur*,
Rangarvallasysla, Reykjavik*, Saudharkrokur*, Seydhisfjordhur*,
Siglufjordhur*, Skagafjardharsysla, Snaefellsnes-og
Hnappadalssysla, Strandasysla, Sudhur-Mulasysla, Sudhur-Thingeyjarsysla,
Vesttmannaeyjar*, Vestur-Bardhastrandarsysla, Vestur-Hunavatnssysla,
Vestur-Isafjardharsysla, Vestur-Skaftafellssysla
note: there may be four other counties |
| 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, Pondicherry*,
Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, tripura, Uttaranchal,
Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| Indonesia |
27 provinces (propinsi-propinsi, singular - propinsi),
2 special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular
- daerah istimewa), and 1 special capital city district**
(daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu,
Gorontalo, Jakarta Raya**, Jambi, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah,
Jawa Timur, Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan
Tengah, Kalimantan Timur, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung,
Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara, Nusa Tenggara Barat,
Nusa Tenggara Timur, Papua, Riau, Sulawesi Selatan,
Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara,
Sumatera Barat, Sumatera Selatan, Sumatera Utara, Yogyakarta*;
note - with the implementation of decentralization on
1 January 2001, the 357 districts (regencies) have become
the key administrative units responsible for providing
most government services
note: following
the 30 August 1999 provincial referendum for independence
that was overwhelmingly approved by the people of Timor
Timur and the October 1999 concurrence of Indonesia's
national legislature, the name East Timor was adopted
as the provisional name for the political entity formerly
known as Propinsi Timor Timur; East Timor gained its
formal independence on 20 May 2002 |
| Iran |
28 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan); Ardabil,
Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar
Mahall va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan,
Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan,
Khuzestan, Kohkiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan,
Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan, Sistan va
Baluchestan, T | |