Judicial branch: Supreme Court (the final court of appeal; justices are appointed by the president); High Court (has unlimited jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases)
Political parties and leaders: Agenda for Zambia or AZ [AkashambatwaLEWANIKA]; Labor Party or LP [Chibiza MFUNI]; Liberal ProgressiveFront or LPF [Roger CHONGWE, president]; Movement for DemocraticProcess or MDP [Chama CHAKOM BOKA]; Movement for MultipartyDemocracy or MMD [Frederick CHILUBA]; National Party or NP [DanielLISULO]; Republican Party or RP [Ben MWILA]; Social Democratic Partyor SDP [Gwendoline Konie]; United National Independence Party orUNIP [Tilyenji KAUNDA]; United Party for National Development orUPND [Anderson MAZOKA]; Zambia Democratic Congress or Zadeco [EdenJERRY, acting head]
Political pressure groups and leaders: NA
International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA,FAO, G-19, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC,IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, MONUC, NAM, OAU,OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIK,UNTAET, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: AmbassadorAtan SHANSONGA
chancery: 2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 265-9717 through 9719
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: AmbassadorDavid B. DUNN
embassy: corner of Independence and United Nations Avenues
mailing address: P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka
telephone: [260] (1) 250-955
Flag description: green with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag
Zambia Economy
Economy - overview: Despite progress in privatization and budgetary reform, Zambia's economy has a long way to go. Privatization of government-owned copper mines relieved the government from covering mammoth losses generated by the industry and greatly improved the chances for copper mining to return to profitability and spur economic growth. In late 2000, Zambia was determined to be eligible for debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. Inflation and unemployment rates remain high, but the GDP growth rate should rise in 2001.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $8.5 billion (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: 4% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $880 (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 18%
industry: 27%
services: 55% (1999 est.)
Population below poverty line: 86% (1993 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 39.2% (1995)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 27.3% (2000 est.)
Labor force: 3.4 million
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 85%, industry 6%, services 9%
Unemployment rate: 50% (2000 est.)
Budget: revenues: $900 million
expenditures: $1 billion, including capital expenditures of NA million (1999 est.)
Industries: copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer
Industrial production growth rate: 6.1% (2000 est.)
Electricity - production: 7.642 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 0.55%
hydro: 99.45%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (1999)
Electricity - consumption: 5.926 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports: 1.6 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports: 419 million kWh (1999)
Agriculture - products: corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca); cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides; coffee
Exports: $928 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Exports - commodities: copper, cobalt, electricity, tobacco
Exports - partners: Japan, Saudi Arabia, India, Thailand, SouthAfrica, US, Malaysia (1997)
Imports: $1.05 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Imports - commodities: machinery, transportation equipment, fuels, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer; foodstuffs, clothing
Imports - partners: South Africa 48%, Saudi Arabia, UK, Zimbabwe (1997)
Debt - external: $6.5 billion (2000)
Economic aid - recipient: $1.99 billion (1995)
Currency: Zambian kwacha (ZMK)
Currency code: ZMK
Exchange rates: Zambian kwacha per US dollar - 4,024.53 (January 2001), 3,110.84 (2000), 2,388.02 (1999), 1,862.07 (1998), 1,314.50 (1997), 1,207.90 (1996)
Fiscal year: calendar year
Zambia Communications
Telephones - main lines in use: 77,935 (in addition there are about 40,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 6,000 (1998)
Telephone system: general assessment: facilities are among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa
domestic: high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; several cellular telephone services in operation; Internet service is widely available; very small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks are operated by private firms
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 (1998)
Radios: 1.03 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 9 (1997)
Televisions: 277,000 (1997)
Internet country code: .zm
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3 (2000)
Internet users: 15,000 (2000)
Zambia Transportation
Railways: total: 2,164 km (1995)
narrow gauge: 2,164 km 1.067-m gauge (13 km double track)
note: the total includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), which operates 1,860 km of 1.067-m narrow gauge track between Dar es Salaam and Kapiri Mposhi where it connects to the Zambia Railways system; TAZARA is not a part of the Zambia Railways system; Zambia Railways assets are scheduled for concessioning in 2001
Highways: total: 66,781 km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km (1997 est.)
Waterways: 2,250 km
note: includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula rivers
Pipelines: crude oil 1,724 km
Ports and harbors: Mpulungu
Airports: 112 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 13
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 99
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 65
under 914 m: 31 (2000 est.)
Zambia Military
Military branches: Army, Air Force, National Service, police
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 2,246,640 (2001 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 1,193,047 (2001 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $76 million (FY97)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.8% (FY97)
Zambia Transnational Issues
Illicit drugs: transshipment point for moderate amounts of methaqualone, small amounts of heroin, and cocaine bound for Southern Africa and possibly Europe; regional money-laundering center
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@Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Introduction
Background: The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated to keep whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded voting rights for the black African majority in the country (then called Rhodesia). UN sanctions and a guerrilla uprising finally led to free elections in 1979 and independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the nation's first prime minister, has been the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) and has dominated the country's political system since independence.
Zimbabwe Geography
Location: Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
Geographic coordinates: 20 00 S, 30 00 E
Map references: Africa
Area: total: 390,580 sq km
land: 386,670 sq km
water: 3,910 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly larger than Montana
Land boundaries: total: 3,066 km
border countries: Botswana 813 km, Mozambique 1,231 km, South Africa 225 km, Zambia 797 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
Climate: tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November toMarch)
Terrain: mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east
Elevation extremes: lowest point: junction of the Runde and Save rivers 162 m
highest point: Inyangani 2,592 m
Natural resources: coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals
Land use: arable land: 7%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 13%
forests and woodland: 23%
other: 57% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 1,930 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
Environment - current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; air and water pollution; the black rhinoceros herd - once the largest concentration of the species in the world - has been significantly reduced by poaching
Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity,Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea,Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note: landlocked
Zimbabwe People
Population: 11,365,366
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 38.68% (male 2,223,332; female 2,172,479)
15-64 years: 57.69% (male 3,319,982; female 3,236,286)
65 years and over: 3.63% (male 208,785; female 204,502) (2001 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.15% (2001 est.)
Birth rate: 24.68 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate: 23.22 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
note: there is a small but steady flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa in search of better paid employment
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 62.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 37.13 years
male: 38.51 years
female: 35.7 years (2001 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.28 children born/woman (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 25.06% (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 1.5 million (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 160,000 (1999 est.)
Nationality: noun: Zimbabwean(s)
adjective: Zimbabwean
Ethnic groups: African 98% (Shona 71%, Ndebele 16%, other 11%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1%
Religions: syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%,Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
Languages: English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 85%
male: 90%
female: 80% (1995 est.)
Zimbabwe Government
Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Zimbabwe
conventional short form: Zimbabwe
former: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia
Government type: parliamentary democracy
Capital: Harare
Administrative divisions: 8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincialstatus; Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central,Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North,Matabeleland South, Midlands
Independence: 18 April 1980 (from UK)
National holiday: Independence Day, 18 April (1980)
Constitution: 21 December 1979
Legal system: mixture of Roman-Dutch and English common law
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: chief of state: Executive President RobertGabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); Co-Vice Presidents SimonVengai MUZENDA (since 31 December 1987) and Joseph MSIKA (since 23December 1999); note - the president is both the chief of state andhead of government
head of government: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); Co-Vice Presidents Simon Vengai MUZENDA (since 31 December 1987) and Joseph MSIKA (since 23 December 1999); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president; responsible to the House of Assembly
elections: presidential candidates nominated with a nomination paper signed by at least 10 registered voters (at least one from each province) and elected by popular vote; election last held 16-17 March 1996 (next to be held NA March 2002); co-vice presidents appointed by the president
election results: Robert Gabriel MUGABE reelected president; percent of electoral college vote - Robert Gabriel MUGABE 92.7%, Abel MUZOREWA 4.8%; Ndabaningi SITHOLE 2.4%
Legislative branch: unicameral parliament, called House of Assembly (150 seats - 120 elected by popular vote for six-year terms, 12 nominated by the president, 10 occupied by traditional chiefs chosen by their peers, and 8 occupied by provincial governors)
elections: last held 24-25 June 2000 (next to be held NA 2006)
election results: percent of vote by party - ZANU-PF 47.2%, MDC 45.6%, ZANU-Ndonga 0.7%, United Parties 0.7%; seats by party - ZANU-PF 63, MDC 56, ZANU-Ndonga 1
Judicial branch: Supreme Court; High Court
Political parties and leaders: Movement for Democratic Change or MDC[Morgan TSVANGIRAI]; Popular Democratic Front or PDF [AustinCHAKAODZA]; United Parties [Abel MUZOREWA]; Zimbabwe AfricanNational Union-Ndonga or ZANU-Ndonga [Ndabaningi SITHOLE]; ZimbabweAfrican National Union-Patriotic Front or ZANU-PF [Robert MUGABE];Zimbabwe Unity Movement or ZUM [Edgar TEKERE]
Political pressure groups and leaders: National ConstitutionalAssembly or NCA
International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA,FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC,IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU,NAM, OAU, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIK, UNTAET,UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: AmbassadorSimbi Veke MUBAKO
chancery: 1608 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 332-7100
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affairs Earl M. IRVING
embassy: 172 Herbert Chitepo Avenue, Harare
mailing address: P. O. Box 3340, Harare
telephone: [263] (4) 250-593
Flag description: seven equal horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, and green with a white isosceles triangle edged in black with its base on the hoist side; a yellow Zimbabwe bird is superimposed on a red five-pointed star in the center of the triangle
Zimbabwe Economy
Economy - overview: The government of Zimbabwe faces a wide variety of difficult economic problems as it struggles to consolidate earlier moves to develop a market-oriented economy. Its involvement in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for example, has already drained hundreds of millions of dollars from the economy. Badly needed support from the IMF suffers delays in part because of the country's failure to meet budgetary goals. Inflation rose from an annual rate of 32% in 1998 to 59% in 1999 and 60% in 2000. The economy is being steadily weakened by excessive government deficits and AIDS; Zimbabwe has the highest rate of infection in the world. Per capita GDP, which is twice the average of the poorer sub-Saharan nations, will increase little if any in the near-term, and Zimbabwe will suffer continued frustrations in developing its agricultural and mineral resources.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $28.2 billion (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: -6.1% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $2,500 (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 28%
industry: 32%
services: 40% (1997 est.)
Population below poverty line: 60% (1999 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 1.8%
highest 10%: 46.9% (1990)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 60% (2000 est.)
Labor force: 5.5 million (2000 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 66%, services 24%, industry 10% (1996 est.)
Unemployment rate: 50% (2000 est.)
Budget: revenues: $2.5 billion
expenditures: $2.9 billion, including capital expenditures of $279 million (FY96/97 est.)
Industries: mining (coal, gold, copper, nickel, tin, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel, wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity - production: 5.78 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 69.98%
hydro: 30.02%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (1999)
Electricity - consumption: 6.939 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports: 1.564 billion kWh (1999)
Agriculture - products: corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts; cattle, sheep, goats, pigs
Exports: $1.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Exports - commodities: tobacco 29%, gold 7%, ferroalloys 7%, cotton 5% (1999 est.)
Exports - partners: South Africa 10%, UK 9%, Malawi 8%, Botswana 8%,Japan 7%, (1999 est.)
Imports: $1.3 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Imports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment 35%, other manufactures 18%, chemicals 17%, fuels 14% (1999 est.)
Imports - partners: South Africa 46%, UK 6%, China 4%, Germany 4%,US 3% (1999 est.)
Debt - external: $4.1 billion (2000 est.)
Economic aid - recipient: $200 million (2000 est.)
Currency: Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD)
Currency code: ZWD
Exchange rates: Zimbabwean dollars per US dollar - 54.9451 (January 2001), 43.2900 (2000), 38.3142 (1999), 21.4133 (1998), 11.8906 (1997), 9.9206 (1996)
Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June
Zimbabwe Communications
Telephones - main lines in use: 212,000 (in addition there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 70,000 (1999)
Telephone system: general assessment: system was once one of the best in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance; more than 100,000 outstanding requests for connection despite an equally large number of installed but unused main lines
domestic: consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare and planned for all major towns and for some of the smaller ones
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; two international digital gateway exchanges (in Harare and Gweru)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios: 1.14 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 16 (1997)
Televisions: 370,000 (1997)
Internet country code: .zw
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 6 (2000)
Internet users: 30,000 (1999)
Zimbabwe Transportation
Railways: total: 2,759 km (1995)
narrow gauge: 2,759 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified; 42 km double track) (1995 est.)
Highways: total: 18,338 km
paved: 8,692 km
unpaved: 9,646 km (1996 est.)
Waterways: the Mazoe and Zambezi rivers are used for transporting chrome ore from Harare to Mozambique
Pipelines: petroleum products 212 km
Ports and harbors: Binga, Kariba
Airports: 455 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 18
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 437
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 209
under 914 m: 224 (2000 est.)
Zimbabwe Military
Military branches: Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe,Zimbabwe Republic Police (includes Police Support Unit, ParamilitaryPolice)
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 2,996,631 (2001 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 1,860,167 (2001 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $127 million (FY99/00)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 3.1% (FY99/00)
Zimbabwe Transnational Issues
Illicit drugs: significant transit point for African cannabis andSouth Asian heroin, mandrax, and methamphetamines destined for theSouth African and European markets
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@Administrative divisions
Afghanistan:30 provinces (velayat, singular - velayat); Badakhshan,Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamian, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr,Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol, Kandahar, Kapisa, Konar, Kondoz,Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Oruzgan, Paktia, Paktika,Parvan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Vardak, Zabol; note - there maybe two new provinces of Nurestan (Nuristan) and Khowst
Albania:36 districts (rrethe, singular - rreth) and 1 municipality*(bashki); Berat, Bulqize, Delvine, Devoll (Bilisht), Diber(Peshkopi), Durres, Elbasan, Fier, Gjirokaster, Gramsh, Has (Krume),Kavaje, Kolonje (Erseke), Korce, Kruje, Kucove, Kukes, Kurbin,Lezhe, Librazhd, Lushnje, Malesi e Madhe (Koplik), Mallakaster(Ballsh), Mat (Burrel), Mirdite (Rreshen), Peqin, Permet, Pogradec,Puke, Sarande, Shkoder, Skrapar (Corovode), Tepelene, Tirane(Tirana), Tirane* (Tirana), Tropoje (Bajram Curri), Vlore
note: administrative divisions have the same names as theiradministrative centers (exceptions have the administrative centername following in parentheses)
Algeria:48 provinces (wilayas, singular - wilaya); Adrar, AinDefla, 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-orderadministrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but thereare three districts and two islands* at the second order; Eastern,Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western
Andorra:7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra laVella, Canillo, Encamp, La Massana, Escaldes-Engordany, Ordino, SantJulia 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, SaintPeter, Saint Philip
Argentina:23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1autonomous city* (distrito federal); Buenos Aires; Buenos AiresCapital 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, Antartica e Islas delAtlantico Sur; Tucuman
note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica
Armenia:10 provinces (marzer, singular - marz) and 1 city*(k'aghak'ner, singular - k'aghak'); 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 CapitalTerritory*, New South Wales, Northern Territory*, Queensland, SouthAustralia, 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** (muxtarrespublika); Abseron Rayonu, Agcabadi Rayonu, Agdam Rayonu, AgdasRayonu, Agstafa Rayonu, Agsu Rayonu, Ali Bayramli Sahari*, AstaraRayonu, Baki Sahari*, Balakan Rayonu, Barda Rayonu, Beylaqan Rayonu,Bilasuvar Rayonu, Cabrayil Rayonu, Calilabad Rayonu, DaskasanRayonu, 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 MuxtarRespublikasi**, Neftcala Rayonu, Oguz Rayonu, Qabala Rayonu, QaxRayonu, Qazax Rayonu, Qobustan Rayonu, Quba Rayonu, Qubadli Rayonu,Qusar Rayonu, Saatli Rayonu, Sabirabad Rayonu, Saki Rayonu, SakiSahari*, Salyan Rayonu, Samaxi Rayonu, Samkir Rayonu, Samux Rayonu,Siyazan Rayonu, Sumqayit Sahari*, Susa Rayonu, Susa Sahari*, TartarRayonu, Tovuz Rayonu, Ucar Rayonu, Xacmaz Rayonu, Xankandi Sahari*,Xanlar Rayonu, Xizi Rayonu, Xocali Rayonu, Xocavand Rayonu, YardimliRayonu, Yevlax Rayonu, Yevlax Sahari*, Zangilan Rayonu, ZaqatalaRayonu, Zardab Rayonu
Bahamas, The:21 districts; Acklins and Crooked Islands, Bimini, CatIsland, Exuma, Freeport, Fresh Creek, Governor's Harbour, GreenTurtle Cay, Harbour Island, High Rock, Inagua, Kemps Bay, LongIsland, Marsh Harbour, Mayaguana, New Providence, Nicholls Town andBerry Islands, Ragged Island, Rock Sound, Sandy Point, San Salvadorand Rum Cay
Bahrain:12 municipalities (manatiq, singular - mintaqah); Al Hadd,Al Manamah, Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah al Wusta, AlMintaqah ash Shamaliyah, Al Muharraq, Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah alJanubiyah, 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 ofBridgetown 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 aplace name with the adjectival ending 'skaya' the word voblasts'should be added to the place name
note: voblasti have the administrative center name following inparentheses
Belgium:10 provinces (French: provinces, singular - province;Flemish: provincien, singular - provincie); Antwerpen, BrabantWallon, Hainaut, Liege, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Oost-Vlaanderen,Vlaams Brabant, West-Vlaanderen; note - the Brussels Capitol Regionis not included within the 10 provinces
Belize:6 districts; Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, StannCreek, Toledo
Benin:6 provinces; Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou, Mono, Oueme, Zou;note - six additional provinces have been reported but notconfirmed; they are Alibori, Collines, Couffo, Donga, Littoral, andPlateau; moreover, the term "province" may have been changed to"department"
Bermuda:9 parishes and 2 municipalities*; Devonshire, Hamilton,Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint Georges, Sandys,Smiths, Southampton, Warwick
Bhutan:18 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural); Bumthang,Chhukha, Chirang, Daga, Geylegphug, Ha, Lhuntshi, Mongar, Paro,Pemagatsel, Punakha, Samchi, Samdrup Jongkhar, Shemgang, Tashigang,Thimphu, Tongsa, Wangdi Phodrang
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, SantaCruz, Tarija
Bosnia and Herzegovina:there are two first-order administrativedivisions - the Bosniak/Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina(Federacija Bosna i Hercegovina) and the Bosnian Serb-led RepublikaSrpska; note - Brcko in northeastern Bosnia is a self-governingadministrative unit under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina;it is not part of either the Federation or Republika Srpska
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 federaldistrict* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia,Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, MatoGrosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana,Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grandedo 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 inJanuary 1997; the number of administrative provinces was increasedfrom 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 beenconfirmed by the US Board on Geographic Names
Burma:7 divisions* (yin-mya, singular - yin) and 7 states(pyine-mya, singular - pyine); Chin State, Ayeyarwady*, Bago*,Kachin State, Kayin State, Kayah State, Magway*, Mandalay*, MonState, 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 4municipalities* (krong, singular and plural); Banteay Mean Cheay,Batdambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Spoe, KampongThum, Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong, Keb*, Kracheh, Mondol Kiri, OtdarMean Cheay, Pailin*, Phnum Penh*, Pouthisat, Preah Seihanu*(Sihanoukville), 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, Northwest Territories*, NovaScotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec,Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory*
Cape Verde:14 districts (concelhos, singular - concelho); BoaVista, Brava, Fogo, Maio, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande,Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal;note - there may be a new administrative structure of 16 districts(Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, RibeiraGrande, 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, Gribingui*, Haute-Kotto,Haute-Sangha, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo-Gribingui, Lobaye, Mbomou,Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha*,Vakaga
Chad:14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture); Batha,Biltine, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti, Chari-Baguirmi, Guera, Kanem, Lac,Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mayo-Kebbi, Moyen-Chari,Ouaddai, Salamat, Tandjile
Chile:13 regions (regiones, singular - region); Aisen del GeneralCarlos 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 autonomousregions* (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 forthe 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, 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, DistritoCapital de Santa Fe de Bogota*, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle delCauca, Vaupes, Vichada
Comoros:3 islands; Grande Comore (Njazidja), Anjouan (Nzwani), andMoheli (Mwali); note - there are also four municipalities namedDomoni, 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:50 departments (departements, singular -departement); Abengourou, Abidjan, Aboisso, Adzope, Agboville,Agnibilekrou, Bangolo, Beoumi, Biankouma, Bondoukou, Bongouanou,Bouafle, Bouake, Bouna, Boundiali, Dabakala, Daloa, Danane, Daoukro,Dimbokro, Divo, Duekoue, Ferkessedougou, Gagnoa, Grand-Lahou,Guiglo, Issia, Katiola, Korhogo, Lakota, Man, Mankono, Mbahiakro,Odienne, Oume, Sakassou, San-Pedro, Sassandra, Seguela, Sinfra,Soubre, Tabou, Tanda, Tingrela, Tiassale, Touba, Toumodi, Vavoua,Yamoussoukro, Zuenoula
note: Cote d'Ivoire may have a new administrative structureconsisting of 58 departments; the following additional departmentshave been reported but not yet confirmed by the US Board onGeographic Names (BGN); Adiake', Ale'pe', Dabon, Grand Bassam,Jacqueville, Tiebissou, Toulepleu, Bocanda
Croatia:20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular), 1 city (grad-singular)*: Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska Zupanija, Brodsko-PosavskaZupanija, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska Zupanija, Istarska Zupanija,Karlovacka Zupanija, Koprivnicko-Krizevacka Zupanija,Krapinsko-Zagorska Zupanija, Licko-Senjska Zupanija, MedimurskaZupanija, 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 specialmunicipality* (municipio especial); Camaguey, Ciego de Avila,Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Islade 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 divisionsinclude Kyrenia, all but a small part of Famagusta, and small partsof Lefkosa (Nicosia) and Larnaca
Czech Republic:13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) and 1 capitalcity* (hlavni mesto); Brnensky, Budejovicky, Jihlavsky, Karlovarsky,Kralovehradecky, Liberecky, Olomoucky, Ostravsky, Pardubicky,Plzensky, Praha*, Stredocesky, Ustecky, Zlinsky
Denmark:metropolitan Denmark - 14 counties (amter, singular - amt)and 2 kommunes*; 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-governingadministrative 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, HatoMayor, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, MariaTrinidad Sanchez, Monsenor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata,Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Salcedo, Samana, Sanchez Ramirez,San Cristobal, San Juan, San Pedro de Macoris, Santiago, SantiagoRodriguez, Valverde
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); AdDaqahliyah, 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, AsSuways, 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, LaLibertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, SantaAna, San Vicente, Sonsonate, Usulutan
Equatorial Guinea:7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia);Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral,Wele-Nzas
Eritrea:8 provinces (singular - awraja); Akale Guzay, Barka,Denkel, Hamasen, Sahil, Semhar, Senhit, Seraye
note: in May 1995 the National Assembly adopted a resolution stating that the administrative structure of Eritrea, which had been established by former colonial powers, would consist of only six provinces when the new constitution, then being drafted, became effective in 1997; the new provinces, the names of which had not been recommended by the US Board on Geographic Names for recognition by the US Government, pending acceptable definition of the boundaries, were: Anseba, Debub, Debubawi Keyih Bahri, Gash-Barka, Maakel, and Semanawi Keyih Bahri; more recently, it has been reported that these provinces have been redesignated regions and renamed Southern Red Sea, Northern Red Sea, Anseba, Gash-Barka, Southern, and Central
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(Kuessaare), Tartumaa (Tartu), Valgamaa (Valga), Viljandimaa(Viljandi), Vorumaa (Voru)
note: counties have the administrative center name following inparentheses
Ethiopia:9 ethnically-based states (kililoch, singular - kilil) and2 self-governing administrations* (astedaderoch, singular -astedader): Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa); Afar; Amara, BinshangulGumuz; Dire Dawa*; Gambela Hizboch; Hareri Hizb; Oromiya; Sumale;Tigray; YeDebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations,Nationalities, and Peoples Region)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):none (overseas territory of theUK; also claimed by Argentina)
Faroe Islands:none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governingoverseas administrative division of Denmark); there are nofirst-order administrative divisions as defined by the USGovernment, but there are 49 municipalities
Fiji:4 divisions and 1 dependency*; Central, Eastern, Northern,Rotuma*, Western
Finland:6 provinces (laanit, singular - laani); Aland, Etela-SuomenLaani, 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 nofirst-order administrative divisions as defined by the USGovernment, but there are 5 archipelagic divisions named Archipeldes Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles duVent, and Iles Sous-le-Vent
note: Clipperton Island is administered by France from FrenchPolynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands:none (overseas territory ofFrance); there are no first-order administrative divisions asdefined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts named IleCrozet, 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*, Lower River, CentralRiver, North Bank, Upper River, Western
Georgia:53 rayons (raionebi, singular - raioni), 9 cities*(k'alak'ebi, singular - k'alak'i), and 2 autonomous republics**(avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika); Abashis,Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika** (Sokhumi),Adigenis, Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika** (Bat'umi),Akhalgoris, Akhalk'alak'is, Akhalts'ikhis, Akhmetis, Ambrolauris,Aspindzis, Baghdat'is, Bolnisis, Borjomis, Chiat'ura*,Ch'khorotsqus, Ch'okhatauris, Dedop'listsqaros, Dmanisis, Dushet'is,Gardabanis, Gori*, Goris, Gurjaanis, Javis, K'arelis, Kaspis,Kharagaulis, Khashuris, Khobis, Khonis, K'ut'aisi*, Lagodekhis,Lanch'khut'is, Lentekhis, Marneulis, Martvilis, Mestiis,Mts'khet'is, Ninotsmindis, Onis, Ozurget'is, P'ot'i*, Qazbegis,Qvarlis, Rust'avi*, Sach'kheris, Sagarejos, Samtrediis, Senakis,Sighnaghis, T'bilisi*, T'elavis, T'erjolis, T'et'ritsqaros,T'ianet'is, Tqibuli*, Ts'ageris, Tsalenjikhis, Tsalkis, Tsqaltubo*,Vanis, Zestap'onis, Zugdidi*, Zugdidis
note: administrative divisions have the same names as theiradministrative centers (exceptions have the administrative centername following 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, GreaterAccra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western
Gibraltar:none (overseas territory of the UK)
Greece:51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos)and 1 autonomousregion*; Ayion Oros* (Mt. Athos), Aitolia kai Akarnania, Akhaia,Argolis, Arkadhia, Arta, Attiki, Dhodhekanisos, Drama, Evritania,Evros, Evvoia, Florina, Fokis, Fthiotis, Grevena, Ilia, Imathia,Ioannina, Irakleion, Kardhitsa, Kastoria, Kavala, Kefallinia,Kerkyra, Khalkidhiki, Khania, Khios, Kikladhes, Kilkis, Korinthia,Kozani, Lakonia, Larisa, Lasithi, Lesvos, Levkas, Magnisia,Messinia, Pella, Pieria, Preveza, Rethimni, Rodhopi, Samos, Serrai,Thesprotia, Thessaloniki, Trikala, Voiotia, Xanthi, Zakinthos
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 PetitMartinique*, 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, SantaRosa, Solola, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa
Guernsey:none (British crown dependency); there are no first-orderadministrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but thereare 10 parishes including St. Peter Port, St. Sampson, Vale, Castel,St. Saviour, St. Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, St. Martin, St.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, UpperDemerara-Berbice, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
Haiti:9 departments (departements, singular - departement);Artibonite, Centre, Grand'Anse, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest,Sud, Sud-Est
Honduras:18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento);Atlantida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso,Francisco Morazan, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, LaPaz, 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 (syslar, singular - sysla) and 14 independenttowns* (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 NicobarIslands*, 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), 2special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerahistimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah khususibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Irian Jaya,Jakarta Raya**, Jambi, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur,Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, KalimantanTimur, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung, Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara,Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Riau, Sulawesi Selatan,Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera Barat,Sumatera Selatan, Sumatera Utara, Yogyakarta*; note - the provinceof Irian Jaya may have been divided into two new provinces - CentralIrian Jaya and West Irian Jaya; with the implementation ofdecentralization on 1 January 2001, the 357 districts (regencies)may become the key administrative units
note: following the 30 August 1999 provincial referendum for independence which 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 a provisional name for the political entity formerly known as Propinsi Timor Timur; East Timor is under UN administration pending its formal independence
Iran:28 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan); Ardabil,Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar Mahall vaBakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam,Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad,Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan,Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan
Iraq:18 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Anbar, AlBasrah, Al Muthanna, Al Qadisiyah, An Najaf, Arbil, As Sulaymaniyah,At Ta'mim, Babil, Baghdad, Dahuk, Dhi Qar, Diyala, Karbala', Maysan,Ninawa, Salah ad Din, Wasit
Ireland:26 counties; Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin,Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick,Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo,Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow
Israel:6 districts (mehozot, singular - mehoz); Central, Haifa,Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv
Italy:20 regions (regioni, singular - regione); Abruzzi,Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-VeneziaGiulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte, Puglia,Sardegna, Sicilia, Toscana, Trentino-Alto Adige, Umbria, Valled'Aosta, Veneto
Jamaica:14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester,Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth,Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland