Japan:47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui,Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo,Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi,Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara,Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga,Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama,Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi
Jersey:none (British crown dependency)
Jordan:12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ajlun, Al'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, AzZarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba
Kazakhstan:14 oblystar (singular - oblysy) and 3 cities (qala,singular - qalasy)*; Almaty, Almaty*, Aqmola (Astana), Aqtobe,Astana*, Atyrau, Batys Qazaqstan (Oral), Bayqongyr*, Mangghystau(Aqtau; formerly Shevchenko), Ongtustik Qazaqstan (Shymkent),Pavlodar, Qaraghandy, Qostanay, Qyzylorda, Shyghys Qazaqstan(Oskemen; formerly Ust'-Kamenogorsk), Soltustik Qazaqstan(Petropavl), Zhambyl (Taraz; formerly Dzhambul)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995 the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Baykonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (Baykonyr, formerly Leninsk)
Kenya:7 provinces and 1 area*; Central, Coast, Eastern, NairobiArea*, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western
Kiribati:3 units; Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands;note - in addition, there are 6 districts (Banaba, Central Gilberts,Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) and 21island 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)
Korea, North:9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 3 specialcities* (si, singular and plural); Chagang-do (Chagang Province),Hamgyong-bukto (North Hamgyong Province), Hamgyong-namdo (SouthHamgyong Province), Hwanghae-bukto (North Hwanghae Province),Hwanghae-namdo (South Hwanghae Province), Kaesong-si* (KaesongCity), Kangwon-do (Kangwon Province), Namp'o-si* (Namp'o City),P'yongan-bukto (North P'yongan Province), P'yongan-namdo (SouthP'yongan Province), P'yongyang-si* (P'yongyang City), Yanggang-do(Yanggang Province)
Korea, South:9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 7metropolitan cities* (gwangyoksi, singular and plural); Cheju-do,Cholla-bukto, Cholla-namdo, Ch'ungch'ong-bukto, Ch'ungch'ong-namdo,Inch'on-gwangyoksi*, Kangwon-do, Kwangju-gwangyoksi*, Kyonggi-do,Kyongsang-bukto, Kyongsang-namdo, Pusan-gwangyoksi*,Soul-t'ukpyolsi*, Taegu-gwangyoksi*, Taejon-gwangyoksi*,Ulsan-gwangyoksi*
Kuwait:5 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi,Al Farwaniyah, Al 'Asimah, Al Jahra', Hawalli
Kyrgyzstan:7 oblastlar (singular - oblast) and 1 city* (singular -shaar); Batken Oblasty, Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblasty (Bishkek),Jalal-Abad Oblasty, Naryn Oblasty, Osh Oblasty, Talas Oblasty,Ysyk-Kol Oblasty (Karakol)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as theiradministrative centers (exceptions have the administrative centername following in parentheses)
Laos:16 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural), 1 municipality*(kampheng nakhon, singular and plural), and 1 special zone**(khetphiset, singular and plural); Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxai,Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphabang,Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan*, Viangchan,Xaignabouli, Xaisomboun**, Xekong, Xiangkhoang
Latvia:26 counties (singular - rajons) and 7 municipalities*:Aizkraukles Rajons, Aluksnes Rajons, Balvu Rajons, Bauskas Rajons,Cesu Rajons, Daugavpils*, Daugavpils Rajons, Dobeles Rajons,Gulbenes Rajons, Jekabpils Rajons, Jelgava*, Jelgavas Rajons,Jurmala*, Kraslavas Rajons, Kuldigas Rajons, Leipaja*, LiepajasRajons, Limbazu Rajons, Ludzas Rajons, Madonas Rajons, Ogres Rajons,Preilu Rajons, Rezekne*, Rezeknes Rajons, Riga*, Rigas Rajons,Saldus Rajons, Talsu Rajons, Tukuma Rajons, Valkas Rajons, ValmierasRajons, Ventspils*, Ventspils Rajons
Lebanon:5 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Beyrouth,Ech Chimal, Ej Jnoub, El Bekaa, Jabal Loubnane
Lesotho:10 districts; Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru,Mohales Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka
Liberia:13 counties; Bomi, Bong, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount,Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Lofa, Margibi, Maryland, Montserrado, Nimba,River Cess, Sinoe
Libya:25 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah);Ajdabiya, Al 'Aziziyah, Al Fatih, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jufrah, AlKhums, Al Kufrah, An Nuqat al Khams, Ash Shati', Awbari, Az Zawiyah,Banghazi, Darnah, Ghadamis, Gharyan, Misratah, Murzuq, Sabha,Sawfajjin, Surt, Tarabulus, Tarhunah, Tubruq, Yafran, Zlitan; note -the 25 municipalities may have been replaced by 13 regions
Liechtenstein:11 communes (gemeinden, singular - gemeinde);Balzers, Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell, Schaan,Schellenberg, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz
Lithuania:44 regions (rajonai, singular - rajonas) and 11municipalities*: Akmenes Rajonas, Alytaus Rajonas, Alytus*, AnyksciuRajonas, Birstonas*, Birzu Rajonas, Druskininkai*, IgnalinosRajonas, Jonavos Rajonas, Joniskio Rajonas, Jurbarko Rajonas,Kaisiadoriu Rajonas, Kaunas*, Kauno Rajonas, Kedainiu Rajonas,Kelmes Rajonas, Klaipeda*, Klaipedos Rajonas, Kretingos Rajonas,Kupiskio Rajonas, Lazdiju Rajonas, Marijampole*, MarijampolesRajonas, Mazeikiu Rajonas, Moletu Rajonas, Neringa* PakruojoRajonas, Palanga*, Panevezio Rajonas, Panevezys*, Pasvalio Rajonas,Plunges Rajonas, Prienu Rajonas, Radviliskio Rajonas, RaseiniuRajonas, Rokiskio Rajonas, Sakiu Rajonas, Salcininku Rajonas,Siauliai*, Siauliu Rajonas, Silales Rajonas, Silutes Rajonas,Sirvintu Rajonas, Skuodo Rajonas, Svencioniu Rajonas, TauragesRajonas, Telsiu Rajonas, Traku Rajonas, Ukmerges Rajonas, UtenosRajonas, Varenos Rajonas, Vilkaviskio Rajonas, Vilniaus Rajonas,Vilnius*, Zarasu Rajonas
Luxembourg:3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
Macau:none (special administrative region of China)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:123 municipalities(opstini, singular - opstina); Aracinovo, Bac, Belcista, Berovo,Bistrica, Bitola, Blatec, Bogdanci, Bogomila, Bogovinje, Bosilovo,Brvenica, Cair (Skopje), Capari, Caska, Cegrane, Centar (Skopje),Centar Zupa, Cesinovo, Cucer-Sandevo, Debar, Delcevo, Delogozdi,Demir Hisar, Demir Kapija, Dobrusevo, Dolna Banjica, Dolneni, DorcePetrov (Skopje), Drugovo, Dzepciste, Gazi Baba (Skopje), Gevgelija,Gostivar, Gradsko, Ilinden, Izvor, Jegunovce, Kamenjane, Karbinci,Karpos (Skopje), Kavadarci, Kicevo, Kisela Voda (Skopje), Klecevce,Kocani, Konce, Kondovo, Konopiste, Kosel, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka,Krivogastani, Krusevo, Kuklis, Kukurecani, Kumanovo, Labunista,Lipkovo, Lozovo, Lukovo, Makedonska Kamenica, Makedonski Brod,Mavrovi Anovi, Meseista, Miravci, Mogila, Murtino, Negotino,Negotino-Poloska, Novaci, Novo Selo, Oblesevo, Ohrid, Orasac,Orizari, Oslomej, Pehcevo, Petrovec, Plasnia, Podares, Prilep,Probistip, Radovis, Rankovce, Resen, Rosoman, Rostusa, Samokov,Saraj, Sipkovica, Sopiste, Sopotnika, Srbinovo, Star Dojran,Staravina, Staro Nagoricane, Stip, Struga, Strumica, Studenicani,Suto Orizari (Skopje), Sveti Nikole, Tearce, Tetovo, Topolcani,Valandovo, Vasilevo, Velesta, Veles, Vevcani, Vinica, Vitoliste,Vranestica, Vrapciste, Vratnica, Vrutok, Zajas, Zelenikovo, Zileno,Zitose, Zletovo, Zrnovci
note: the seven municipalities followed by Skopje in parenthesescollectively constitute "greater Skopje"
Madagascar:6 provinces (faritany); Antananarivo, Antsiranana,Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
Malawi:24 districts; Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa,Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Lilongwe, Machinga (Kasupe),Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay,Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba; note -there may be three new districts named Balaka, Likoma, and Phalombe
Malaysia:13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri) and 2 federalterritories* (wilayah-wilayah persekutuan, singular - wilayahpersekutuan); Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Labuan*, Melaka, NegeriSembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak,Selangor, Terengganu, Wilayah Persekutuan*
note: the city of Kuala Lumpur is located within the federalterritory of Wilayah Persekutuan; the terms therefore are notinterchangeable; there may be a new federal territory named Putrajaya
Maldives:19 atolls (atholhu, singular and plural) and 1 otherfirst-order administrative division*; Alifu, Baa, Dhaalu, Faafu,Gaafu Alifu, Gaafu Dhaalu, Gnaviyani, Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Kaafu,Laamu, Lhaviyani, Maale*, Meemu, Noonu, Raa, Seenu, Shaviyani, Thaa,Vaavu
Mali:8 regions (regions, singular - region); Gao, Kayes, Kidal,Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou
Malta:none (administered directly from Valletta)
Man, Isle of:there are 24 local authorities each with its ownelections
Marshall Islands:33 municipalities; Ailinginae, Ailinglaplap,Ailuk, Arno, Aur, Bikar, Bikini, Bokak, Ebon, Enewetak, Erikub,Jabat, Jaluit, Jemo, Kili, Kwajalein, Lae, Lib, Likiep, Majuro,Maloelap, Mejit, Mili, Namorik, Namu, Rongelap, Rongrik, Toke, Ujae,Ujelang, Utirik, Wotho, Wotje
Martinique:none (overseas department of France)
Mauritania:12 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 capitaldistrict*; Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol,Guidimaka, Hodh Ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott*,Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza
Mauritius:9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, BlackRiver, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka,Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart,Rodrigues*, Savanne
Mayotte:none (territorial collectivity of France)
Mexico:31 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federaldistrict* (distrito federal); Aguascalientes, Baja California, BajaCalifornia Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza,Colima, Distrito Federal*, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo,Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon,Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro de Arteaga, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi,Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz-Llave,Yucatan, Zacatecas
Micronesia, Federated States of:4 states; Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae,Pohnpei, Yap
Moldova:10 juletule (singular - juletul), 1 municipality*, and 1autonomous territorial unit**; Balti, Cahul, Chisinau, Chisinau*,Dubasari, Edinet, Gagauzia**, Lapusna, Orhei, Soroca, Tighina,Ungheni
Monaco:none; there are no first-order administrative divisions asdefined by the US Government, but there are four quarters(quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine,Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
Mongolia:18 provinces (aymguud, singular - aymag) and 3municipalities* (hotuud, singular - hot); Arhangay, Bayanhongor,Bayan-Olgiy, Bulgan, Darhan*, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan,Erdenet*, Govi-Altay, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Ovorhangay,Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov, Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs
note: there may be a new province named Gobi-Sumber; further, there may now be 21 provinces and 1 capital city instead of 18 provinces and 3 municipalities
Montserrat:3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, Saint Peter's
Morocco:37 provinces and 2 wilayas*; Agadir, Al Hoceima, Azilal,Beni Mellal, Ben Slimane, Boulemane, Casablanca*, Chaouen, ElJadida, El Kelaa des Srarhna, Er Rachidia, Essaouira, Fes, Figuig,Guelmim, Ifrane, Kenitra, Khemisset, Khenifra, Khouribga, Laayoune,Larache, Marrakech, Meknes, Nador, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat-Sale*,Safi, Settat, Sidi Kacem, Tanger, Tan-Tan, Taounate, Taroudannt,Tata, Taza, Tetouan, Tiznit
note: three additional provinces of Ad Dakhla (Oued Eddahab), Boujdour, and Es Smara as well as parts of Tan-Tan and Laayoune fall within Moroccan-claimed Western Sahara; decentralization/regionalization law passed by the legislature in March 1997 creating many new provinces/regions; specific details and scope of the reorganization not yet available
Mozambique:10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); CaboDelgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala,Tete, Zambezia
Namibia:13 regions; Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Khomas, Kunene,Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa
Nauru:14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe,Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren
Nepal:14 zones (anchal, singular and plural); Bagmati, Bheri,Dhawalagiri, Gandaki, Janakpur, Karnali, Kosi, Lumbini, Mahakali,Mechi, Narayani, Rapti, Sagarmatha, Seti
Netherlands:12 provinces (provincien, singular - provincie);Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg,Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland,Zuid-Holland
Netherlands Antilles:none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
note: each island has its own government
New Caledonia:none (overseas territory of France); there are nofirst-order administrative divisions as defined by the USGovernment, but there are 3 provinces named Iles Loyaute, Nord, andSud
New Zealand:93 counties, 9 districts*, and 3 town districts**;Akaroa, Amuri, Ashburton, Bay of Islands, Bruce, Buller, ChathamIslands, Cheviot, Clifton, Clutha, Cook, Dannevirke, Egmont,Eketahuna, Ellesmere, Eltham, Eyre, Featherston, Franklin, GoldenBay, Great Barrier Island, Grey, Hauraki Plains, Hawera*, Hawke'sBay, Heathcote, Hikurangi**, Hobson, Hokianga, Horowhenua, Hurunui,Hutt, Inangahua, Inglewood, Kaikoura, Kairanga, Kiwitea, Lake,Mackenzie, Malvern, Manaia**, Manawatu, Mangonui, Maniototo,Marlborough, Masterton, Matamata, Mount Herbert, Ohinemuri, Opotiki,Oroua, Otamatea, Otorohanga*, Oxford, Pahiatua, Paparua, Patea,Piako, Pohangina, Raglan, Rangiora*, Rangitikei, Rodney, Rotorua*,Runanga, Saint Kilda, Silverpeaks, Southland, Stewart Island,Stratford, Strathallan, Taranaki, Taumarunui, Taupo, Tauranga,Thames-Coromandel*, Tuapeka, Vincent, Waiapu, Waiheke, Waihemo,Waikato, Waikohu, Waimairi, Waimarino, Waimate, Waimate West,Waimea, Waipa, Waipawa*, Waipukurau*, Wairarapa South, Wairewa,Wairoa, Waitaki, Waitomo*, Waitotara, Wallace, Wanganui, Waverley**,Westland, Whakatane*, Whangarei, Whangaroa, Woodville
note: there may be a new administrative structure of 16 regions(Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay,Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman,Waikato, Wanganui-Manawatu, Wellington, West Coast) that aresubdivided into 57 districts and 16 cities* (Ashburton, Auckland*,Banks Peninsula, Buller, Carterton, Central Hawke's Bay, CentralOtago, Christchurch*, Clutha, Dunedin*, Far North, Franklin,Gisborne, Gore, Grey, Hamilton*, Hastings, Hauraki, Horowhenua,Hurunui, Hutt*, Invercargill*, Kaikoura, Kaipara, Kapiti Coast,Kawerau, Mackenzie, Manawatu, Manukau*, Marlborough, Masterton,Matamata Piako, Napier*, Nelson*, New Plymouth, North Shore*,Opotiki, Otorohanga, Palmerston North*, Papakura*, Porirua*,Queenstown Lakes, Rangitikei, Rodney, Rotorua, Ruapehu, Selwyn,Southland, South Taranaki, South Waikato, South Wairarapa,Stratford, Tararua, Tasman, Taupo, Tauranga, Thames Coromandel,Timaru, Upper Hutt*, Waikato, Waimakariri, Waimate, Waipa, Wairoa,Waitakere*, Waitaki, Waitomo, Wanganui, Wellington*, Western Bay ofPlenty, Westland, Whakatane, Whangarei)
Nicaragua:15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento),2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - regionautonomista); Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada,Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia,Rio San Juan, Rivas, Atlantico Norte*, Atlantico Sur*
Niger:7 departments (departements, singular - departement), and 1capital district* (capitale district); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi,Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder
Nigeria:36 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Abuja Federal CapitalTerritory*, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue,Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo,Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nassarawa,Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe,Zamfara
Niue:none; note - there are no first-order administrative divisionsas defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages each withits own village council whose members are elected and servethree-year terms
Norfolk Island:none (territory of Australia)
Northern Mariana Islands:none (commonwealth in political union withthe US); there are no first-order administrative divisions asdefined by the US Government, but there are four municipalities atthe second order; Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian
Norway:19 provinces (fylker, singular - fylke); Akershus,Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, More og Romsdal,Nordland, Nord-Trondelag, Oppland, Oslo, Ostfold, Rogaland, Sogn ogFjordane, Sor-Trondelag, Telemark, Troms, Vest-Agder, Vestfold
Oman:6 regions (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah) and 2 governorates*(muhafazat, singular - muhafazah) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, AlWusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat, Musandam*, Zufar*; note -the US Embassy in Oman reports that Masqat is a governorate, butthis has not been confirmed by the US Board of Geographic Names (BGN)
Pakistan:4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital territory**;Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad CapitalTerritory**, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh
note: the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu andKashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas
Palau:18 states; Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur, Hatobohei, Kayangel,Koror, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngarchelong, Ngardmau, Ngatpang,Ngchesar, Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Palau Island, Peleliu, Sonsoral, Tobi
Panama:9 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and oneterritory* (comarca); Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon,Darien, Herrera, Los Santos, Panama, San Blas*, and Veraguas
Papua New Guinea:20 provinces; Bougainville, Central, Chimbu,Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Madang,Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, National Capital, New Ireland, Northern,Sandaun, Southern Highlands, Western, Western Highlands, West NewBritain
Paraguay:17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento)and one capital city; Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion(city), Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion,Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari,Presidente Hayes, San Pedro
Peru:24 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1constitutional province* (provincia constitucional); Amazonas,Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao*, Cusco,Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima,Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin,Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali
note: the 1979 constitution mandated the creation of regions (regiones, singular - region) to function eventually as autonomous economic and administrative entities; so far, 12 regions have been constituted from 23 of the 24 departments - Amazonas (from Loreto), Andres Avelino Caceres (from Huanuco, Pasco, Junin), Arequipa (from Arequipa), Chavin (from Ancash), Grau (from Tumbes, Piura), Inca (from Cusco, Madre de Dios, Apurimac), La Libertad (from La Libertad), Los Libertadores-Huari (from Ica, Ayacucho, Huancavelica), Mariategui (from Moquegua, Tacna, Puno), Nor Oriental del Maranon (from Lambayeque, Cajamarca, Amazonas), San Martin (from San Martin), Ucayali (from Ucayali); formation of another region has been delayed by the reluctance of the constitutional province of Callao to merge with the department of Lima; because of inadequate funding from the central government and organizational and political difficulties, the regions have yet to assume major responsibilities; the 1993 constitution retains the regions but limits their authority; the 1993 constitution also reaffirms the roles of departmental and municipal governments
Philippines:73 provinces and 61 chartered cities*; Abra, Agusan delNorte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay, Angeles*, Antique, Aurora,Bacolod*, Bago*, Baguio*, Bais*, Basilan, Basilan City*, Bataan,Batanes, Batangas, Batangas City*, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon,Bulacan, Butuan*, Cabanatuan*, Cadiz*, Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro*,Calbayog*, Caloocan*, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin,Canlaon*, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cavite City*, Cebu, CebuCity*, Cotabato*, Dagupan*, Danao*, Dapitan*, Davao City* Davao,Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Dipolog*, Dumaguete*, Eastern Samar,General Santos*, Gingoog*, Ifugao, Iligan*, Ilocos Norte, IlocosSur, Iloilo, Iloilo City*, Iriga*, Isabela, Kalinga-Apayao, LaCarlota*, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Laoag*,Lapu-Lapu*, La Union, Legaspi*, Leyte, Lipa*, Lucena*, Maguindanao,Mandaue*, Manila*, Marawi*, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro Occidental,Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain,Naga*, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato, NorthernSamar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Olongapo*, Ormoc*, Oroquieta*,Ozamis*, Pagadian*, Palawan, Palayan*, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Pasay*,Puerto Princesa*, Quezon, Quezon City*, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon,Roxas*, Samar, San Carlos* (in Negros Occidental), San Carlos* (inPangasinan), San Jose*, San Pablo*, Silay*, Siquijor, Sorsogon,South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao*,Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tacloban*, Tagaytay*,Tagbilaran*, Tangub*, Tarlac, Tawitawi, Toledo*, Trece Martires*,Zambales, Zamboanga*, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur
Pitcairn Islands:none (overseas territory of the UK)
Poland:16 provinces (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo);Dolnoslaskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Lodzkie, Lubelskie, Lubuskie,Malopolskie, Mazowieckie, Opolskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie,Pomorskie, Slaskie, Swietokrzyskie, Warminsko-Mazurskie,Wielkopolskie, Zachodniopomorskie
Portugal:18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma);Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco,Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa, Madeira*, Portalegre,Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu
Puerto Rico:none (commonwealth associated with the US); there areno first-order administrative divisions as defined by the USGovernment, but there are 78 municipalities (municipios, singular -municipio) at the second order; Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, AguasBuenas, 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, LasPiedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Manati, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayaguez, Moca,Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Penuelas, Ponce,Quebradillas, Rincon, Rio Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, SanGerman, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Santa Isabel, ToaAlta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja,Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa, Yauco
Qatar:9 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); AdDawhah, Al Ghuwayriyah, Al Jumayliyah, Al Khawr, Al Wakrah, ArRayyan, Jarayan al Batinah, Madinat ash Shamal, Umm Salal
Reunion:none (overseas department of France); there are nofirst-order administrative divisions as defined by the USGovernment, but there are 4 arrondissements, 24 communes, and 47cantons
Romania:40 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality*(municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud,Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti*, Buzau, Calarasi,Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati,Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Maramures,Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu,Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vilcea, Vrancea
Russia:49 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast), 21 republics*(respublik, singular - respublika), 10 autonomousokrugs**(avtonomnykh okrugov, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 6krays*** (krayev, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (singular -gorod)****, and 1 autonomous oblast*****(avtonomnaya oblast');Adygeya (Maykop)*, Aginskiy Buryatskiy (Aginskoye)**, Altay(Gorno-Altaysk)*, Altayskiy (Barnaul)***, Amurskaya(Blagoveshchensk), Arkhangel'skaya, Astrakhanskaya, Bashkortostan(Ufa)*, Belgorodskaya, Bryanskaya, Buryatiya (Ulan-Ude)*, Chechnya(Groznyy)*, Chelyabinskaya, Chitinskaya, Chukotskiy (Anadyr')**,Chuvashiya (Cheboksary)*, Dagestan (Makhachkala)*, Evenkiyskiy(Tura)**, Ingushetiya (Nazran')*, Irkutskaya, Ivanovskaya,Kabardino-Balkariya (Nal'chik)*, Kaliningradskaya, Kalmykiya(Elista)*, Kaluzhskaya, Kamchatskaya (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy),Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Cherkessk)*, Kareliya (Petrozavodsk)*,Kemerovskaya, Khabarovskiy***, Khakasiya (Abakan)*,Khanty-Mansiyskiy (Khanty-Mansiysk)**, Kirovskaya, Komi(Syktyvkar)*, Koryakskiy (Palana)**, Kostromskaya, Krasnodarskiy***,Krasnoyarskiy***, Kurganskaya, Kurskaya, Leningradskaya, Lipetskaya,Magadanskaya, Mariy-El (Yoshkar-Ola)*, Mordoviya (Saransk)*,Moskovskaya, Moskva (Moscow)****, Murmanskaya, Nenetskiy(Nar'yan-Mar)**, Nizhegorodskaya, Novgorodskaya, Novosibirskaya,Omskaya, Orenburgskaya, Orlovskaya (Orel), Penzenskaya, Permskaya,Komi-Permyatskiy (Kudymkar)**, Primorskiy (Vladivostok)***,Pskovskaya, Rostovskaya, Ryazanskaya, Sakha (Yakutsk)*,Sakhalinskaya (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Samarskaya, Sankt-Peterburg(Saint Petersburg)****, Saratovskaya, Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya[North Ossetia] (Vladikavkaz)*, Smolenskaya, Stavropol'skiy***,Sverdlovskaya (Yekaterinburg), Tambovskaya, Tatarstan (Kazan')*,Taymyrskiy (Dudinka)**, Tomskaya, Tul'skaya, Tverskaya, Tyumenskaya,Tyva (Kyzyl)*, Udmurtiya (Izhevsk)*, Ul'yanovskaya, Ust'-OrdynskiyBuryatskiy (Ust'-Ordynskiy)**, Vladimirskaya, Volgogradskaya,Vologodskaya, Voronezhskaya, Yamalo-Nenetskiy (Salekhard)**,Yaroslavskaya, Yevreyskaya*****; note - when using a place name withan adjectival ending 'skaya' or 'skiy,' the word Oblast' orAvonomnyy Okrug or Kray should be added to the place name
note: the autonomous republics of Chechnya and Ingushetiya were formerly the autonomous republic of Checheno-Ingushetia (the boundary between Chechnya and Ingushetia has yet to be determined); administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
Rwanda:12 prefectures (in French - prefectures, singular -prefecture; in Kinyarwanda - plural - NA, singular - prefegitura);Butare, Byumba, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Gisenyi, Gitarama, Kibungo,Kibuye, Kigali Rurale, Kigali-ville, Umutara, Ruhengeri
Saint Helena:1 administrative area and 2 dependencies*; Ascension*,Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha*
Saint Kitts and Nevis:14 parishes; Christ Church Nichola Town,Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint GeorgeGingerland, Saint James Windward, Saint John Capisterre, Saint JohnFigtree, Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Paul Capisterre, Saint PaulCharlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Thomas Lowland, SaintThomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto Point
Saint Lucia:11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin,Dennery, Gros Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux Fort
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: none (territorial collectivity of France); note - there are no first-order administrative divisions approved by the US Government, but there are two communes - Saint Pierre, Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines,Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick
Samoa:11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga,Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga,Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano
San Marino:9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello);Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano,Fiorentino, Monte Giardino, San Marino, Serravalle
Sao Tome and Principe:2 provinces; Principe, Sao Tome
note: Principe has had self-government since 29 April 1995
Saudi Arabia:13 provinces (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah); AlBahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Al Jawf, Al Madinah, Al Qasim, ArRiyad, Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern Province), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jizan,Makkah, Najran, Tabuk
Senegal:10 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel,Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Thies,Ziguinchor
Seychelles:23 administrative districts; Anse aux Pins, AnseBoileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Louis, Anse Royale, Baie Lazare, BaieSainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade, Glacis,Grand' Anse (on Mahe), Grand' Anse (on Praslin), La Digue, LaRiviere Anglaise, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe LaRue, Port Glaud, Saint Louis, Takamaka
Sierra Leone:3 provinces and 1 area*; Eastern, Northern, Southern,Western*
Singapore:none
Slovakia:8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj); Banskobystricky,Bratislavsky, Kosicky, Nitriansky, Presovsky, Trenciansky, Trnavsky,Zilinsky
Slovenia:136 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11urban municipalities* (mestne obcine , singular - mestna obcina )Ajdovscina, Beltinci, Bled, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Brda, Brezice,Brezovica, Cankova-Tisina, Celje*, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica,Cerkno, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik-TrnovskaVas, Divaca, Dobrepolje, Dobrova-Horjul-Polhov Gradec, Dol priLjubljani, Domzale, Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane,Gorisnica, Gornja Radgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grosuplje,Hodos Salovci, Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina, Idrija, Ig, IlirskaBistrica, Ivancna Gorica, Izola, Jesenice, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal,Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje, Kocevje, Komen, Koper*, Kozje, Kranj*,Kranjska Gora, Krsko, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava,Litija, Ljubljana*, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Logatec, Loska Dolina, LoskiPotok, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk, Maribor*, Medvode, Menges, Metlika,Mezica, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mislinja, Moravce, Moravske Toplice,Mozirje, Murska Sobota*, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje, Nova Gorica*, NovoMesto*, Odranci, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica, Piran, Pivka, Podcetrtek,Podvelka-Ribnica, Postojna, Preddvor, Ptuj*, Puconci, Race-Fram,Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne-Prevalje,Ribnica, Rogasevci, Rogaska Slatina, Rogatec, Ruse, Semic, Sencur,Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur pri Celju, Sevnica, Sezana, Skocjan,Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Slovenj Gradec*, Slovenska Bistrica,Slovenske Konjice, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smartno ob Paki, Sostanj,Starse, Store, Sveti Jurij, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trzic,Turnisce, Velenje*, Velike Lasce, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice,Vojnik, Vrhnika, Vuzenica, Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki,Ziri, Zrece
note: there may be 45 more municipalities
Solomon Islands:7 provinces and 1 town*; Central, Guadalcanal,Honiara*, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Temotu, Western; note - there maybe two new provinces of Choiseul (Lauru) and Rennell/Bellona and theadministrative unit of Honiara may have been abolished
Somalia:18 regions (plural - NA, singular - gobolka); Awdal,Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, JubbadaDhexe, Jubbada Hoose, Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe,Shabeellaha Hoose, Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed
South Africa:9 provinces; Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng,KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North-West, Northern Cape, NorthernProvince, Western Cape
Spain:17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular -comunidad autonoma); Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Baleares (BalearicIslands), Canarias (Canary Islands), Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha,Castilla y Leon, Cataluna, Communidad Valencian, Extremadura,Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco (BasqueCountry)
note: there are five places of sovereignty on and off the coast ofMorocco: Ceuta and Melilla are administered as autonomouscommunities; Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon deVelez de la Gomera are under direct Spanish administration
Sri Lanka:8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, NorthWestern, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western; note - North Easternprovince may have been divided in two - Northern and Eastern
Sudan:26 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); A'ali an Nil, AlBahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrat, Al Jazirah, Al Khartum, Al Qadarif, AlWahdah, An Nil al Abyad, An Nil al Azraq, Ash Shamaliyah, Bahr alJabal, Gharb al Istiwa'iyah, Gharb Bahr al Ghazal, Gharb Darfur,Gharb Kurdufan, Janub Darfur, Janub Kurdufan, Junqali, Kassala, Nahran Nil, Shamal Bahr al Ghazal, Shamal Darfur, Shamal Kurdufan, Sharqal Istiwa'iyah, Sinnar, Warab
Suriname:10 districts (distrikten, singular - distrikt);Brokopondo, Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Nickerie, Para,Paramaribo, Saramacca, Sipaliwini, Wanica
Swaziland:4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni
Sweden:21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarnas,Gavleborgs, Gotlands, Hallands, Jamtlands, Jonkopings, Kalmar,Kronobergs, Norrbottens, Orebro, Ostergotlands, Skane,Sodermanlands, Stockholms, Uppsala, Varmlands, Vasterbottens,Vasternorrlands, Vastmanlands, Vastra Gotalands
Switzerland:26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French;cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; kantone, singular - kantonin German); Aargau, Ausser-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt,Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubunden, Inner-Rhoden, Jura,Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen,Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich
Syria:14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Hasakah,Al Ladhiqiyah, Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr azZawr, Dimashq, Halab, Hamah, Hims, Idlib, Rif Dimashq, Tartus
Tajikistan:2 oblasts (viloyatho, singular - viloyat) and oneautonomous oblast* (viloyati mukhtori); Viloyati Mukhtori KuhistoniBadakhshon* (Khorugh - formerly Khorog), Viloyati Khatlon(Qurghonteppa - formerly Kurgan-Tyube), Viloyati Leninobod (Khujand- formerly Leninabad)
note: the administrative center name follows in parentheses
Tanzania:25 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera,Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza,Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida,Tabora, Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, ZanzibarUrban/West
Thailand:76 provinces (changwat, singular and plural); AmnatCharoen, Ang Thong, Buriram, Chachoengsao, Chai Nat, Chaiyaphum,Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chon Buri, Chumphon, Kalasin,Kamphaeng Phet, Kanchanaburi, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Krung ThepMahanakhon (Bangkok), Lampang, Lamphun, Loei, Lop Buri, Mae HongSon, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, NakhonPhanom, 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, RoiEt, Sa Kaeo, Sakon Nakhon, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, SamutSongkhram, Sara Buri, Satun, Sing Buri, Sisaket, Songkhla,Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Surin, Tak, Trang, Trat, UbonRatchathani, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit, Yala, Yasothon
Togo:5 regions (regions, singular - region); De La Kara, DesPlateaux, Des Savanes, Du Centre, Maritime
Tokelau:none (territory of New Zealand)
Tonga:3 island groups; Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Vava'u
Trinidad and Tobago:8 counties, 3 municipalities*, and 1 ward**;Arima*, Caroni, Mayaro, Nariva, Port-of-Spain*, Saint Andrew, SaintDavid, Saint George, Saint Patrick, San Fernando*, Tobago**, Victoria
Tunisia:23 governorates; Ariana (Aryanah), Beja (Bajah), Ben Arous(Bin 'Arus), Bizerte (Banzart), El Kef (Al Kaf), Gabes (Qabis),Gafsa (Qafsah), Jendouba (Jundubah), Kairouan (Al Qayrawan),Kasserine (Al Qasrayn), Kebili (Qibili), Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah),Medenine (Madanin), Monastir (Al Munastir), Nabeul (Nabul), Sfax(Safaqis), Sidi Bou Zid (Sidi Bu Zayd), Siliana (Silyanah), Sousse(Susah), Tataouine (Tatawin), Tozeur (Tawzar), Tunis, Zaghouan(Zaghwan)
Turkey:80 provinces (iller, singular - il); Adana, Adiyaman, Afyon,Agri, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydin,Balikesir, Bartin, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingol, Bitlis, Bolu,Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Diyarbakir,Edirne, Elazig, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Giresun,Gumushane, Hakkari, Hatay, Icel, Igdir, Isparta, Istanbul, Izmir,Kahramanmaras, Karabuk, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kilis,Kirikkale, Kirklareli, Kirsehir, Kocaeli, Konya, Kutahya, Malatya,Manisa, Mardin, Mugla, Mus, Nevsehir, Nigde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize,Sakarya, Samsun, Sanliurfa, Siirt, Sinop, Sirnak, Sivas, Tekirdag,Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Usak, Van, Yalova, Yozgat, Zonguldak; note- there may be another province called Duzce
Turkmenistan:5 welayatlar (singular - welayat): Ahal Welayaty(Ashgabat), Balkan Welayaty (Nebitdag), Dashhowuz Welayaty (formerlyTashauz), Lebap Welayaty (Charjew), Mary Welayaty
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
Turks and Caicos Islands:none (overseas territory of the UK)
Tuvalu:none
Uganda:45 districts; Adjumani, Apac, Arua, Bugiri, Bundibugyo,Bushenyi, Busia, Gulu, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale, Kabarole,Kalangala, Kampala, Kamuli, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Kibale,Kiboga, Kisoro, Kitgum, Kotido, Kumi, Lira, Luwero, Masaka, Masindi,Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakasongola,Nebbi, Ntungamo, Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri, Sembabule, Soroti, Tororo
Ukraine:24 oblasti (singular - oblast'), 1 autonomous republic*(avtomnaya respublika), and 2 municipalities (mista, singular -misto) with oblast status**; Cherkas'ka (Cherkasy), Chernihivs'ka(Chernihiv), Chernivets'ka (Chernivtsi), Dnipropetrovs'ka(Dnipropetrovs'k), Donets'ka (Donets'k), Ivano-Frankivs'ka(Ivano-Frankivs'k), Kharkivs'ka (Kharkiv), Khersons'ka (Kherson),Khmel'nyts'ka (Khmel'nyts'kyy), Kirovohrads'ka (Kirovohrad),Kyyiv**, Kyyivs'ka (Kiev), Luhans'ka (Luhans'k), L'vivs'ka (L'viv),Mykolayivs'ka (Mykolayiv), Odes'ka (Odesa), Poltavs'ka (Poltava),Avtonomna Respublika Krym* (Simferopol'), Rivnens'ka (Rivne),Sevastopol'**, Sums'ka (Sumy), Ternopil's'ka (Ternopil'), Vinnyts'ka(Vinnytsya), Volyns'ka (Luts'k), Zakarpats'ka (Uzhhorod), Zaporiz'ka(Zaporizhzhya), Zhytomyrs'ka (Zhytomyr); note - when using a placename with an adjectival ending 's'ka' or 'z'ka,' the word Oblast'should be added to the place name
note: oblasts have the administrative center name following inparentheses
United Arab Emirates:7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); AbuZaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah),Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn
United Kingdom:England - 47 boroughs, 36 counties*, 29 Londonboroughs**, 12 cities and boroughs***, 10 districts****, 12cities*****, 3 royal boroughs******; Barking and Dagenham**,Barnet**, Barnsley, Bath and North East Somerset****, Bedfordshire*,Bexley**, Birmingham***, Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Bolton,Bournemouth, Bracknell Forest, Bradford***, Brent**, Brighton andHove, City of Bristol*****, Bromley**, Buckinghamshire*, Bury,Calderdale, Cambridgeshire*, Camden**, Cheshire*, Cornwall*,Coventry***, Croydon**, Cumbria*, Darlington, Derby*****,Derbyshire*, Devon*, Doncaster, Dorset*, Dudley, Durham*, Ealing**,East Riding of Yorkshire****, East Sussex*, Enfield**, Essex*,Gateshead, Gloucestershire*, Greenwich**, Hackney**, Halton,Hammersmith and Fulham**, Hampshire*, Haringey**, Harrow**,Hartlepool, Havering**, Herefordshire*, Hertfordshire*,Hillingdon**, Hounslow**, Isle of Wight*, Islington**, Kensingtonand Chelsea******, Kent*, City of Kingston upon Hull*****, Kingstonupon Thames******, Kirklees, Knowsley, Lambeth**, Lancashire*,Leeds***, Leicester*****, Leicestershire*, Lewisham**,Lincolnshire*, Liverpool***, City of London*****, Luton,Manchester***, Medway, Merton**, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes,Newcastle upon Tyne***, Newham**, Norfolk*, Northamptonshire*, NorthEast Lincolnshire****, North Lincolnshire****, North Somerset****,North Tyneside, Northumberland*, North Yorkshire*, Nottingham*****,Nottinghamshire*, Oldham, Oxfordshire*, Peterborough*****,Plymouth*****, Poole, Portsmouth*****, Reading, Redbridge**, Redcarand Cleveland, Richmond upon Thames**, Rochdale, Rotherham,Rutland****, Salford***, Shropshire*, Sandwell, Sefton,Sheffield***, Slough, Solihull, Somerset*, Southampton*****,Southend-on-Sea, South Gloucestershire****, South Tyneside,Southwark**, Staffordshire*, St. Helens, Stockport,Stockton-on-Tees, Stoke-on-Trent*****, Suffolk*, Sunderland***,Surrey*, Sutton**, Swindon, Tameside, Telford and Wrekin****,Thurrock, Torbay, Tower Hamlets**, Trafford, Wakefield***, Walsall,Waltham Forest**, Wandsworth**, Warrington, Warwickshire*, WestBerkshire****, Westminster***, West Sussex*, Wigan, Wiltshire*,Windsor and Maidenhead******, Wirral, Wokingham****, Wolverhampton,Worcestershire*, York*****; Northern Ireland - 24 districts, 2cities*; Antrim, Ards, Armagh, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Banbridge,Belfast*, Carrickfergus, Castlereagh, Coleraine, Cookstown,Craigavon, Down, Dungannon, Fermanagh, Larne, Limavady, Lisburn,Derry*, Magherafelt, Moyle, Newry and Mourne, Newtownabbey, NorthDown, Omagh, Strabane; Scotland - 32 council areas; Aberdeen City,Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, The Scottish Borders,Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire,East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, City ofEdinburgh, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde,Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, OrkneyIslands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, SouthAyrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, EileanSiar (Western Isles), West Lothian; Wales - 11 county boroughs, 9counties*, 2 cities and counties**; Isle of Anglesey*, BlaenauGwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff**, Ceredigion*,Carmarthenshire*, Conwy, Denbighshire*, Flintshire*, Gwynedd,Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire*, Neath Port Talbot, Newport,Pembrokeshire*, Powys*, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea**, Torfaen, TheVale of Glamorgan*, Wrexham
United States:50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona,Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District ofColumbia*, 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, NorthCarolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, RhodeIsland, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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
Uzbekistan:12 wiloyatlar (singular - wiloyat), 1 autonomousrepublic* (respublikasi), and 1 city** (shahri); Andijon Wiloyati,Bukhoro Wiloyati, Farghona Wiloyati, Jizzakh Wiloyati, KhorazmWiloyati (Urganch), Namangan Wiloyati, Nawoiy Wiloyati, QashqadaryoWiloyati (Qarshi), Qoraqalpoghiston* (Nukus), Samarqand Wiloyati,Sirdaryo Wiloyati (Guliston), Surkhondaryo Wiloyati (Termiz),Toshkent Shahri**, Toshkent Wiloyati
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
Vanuatu:6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba
Venezuela:23 states (estados, singular - estado),1 federaldistrict* (distrito federal), and 1 federal dependency**(dependencia federal); Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas,Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales**,Distrito Federal*, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas,Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Vargas,Yaracuy, Zulia
note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlledisland groups with a total of 72 individual islands
Vietnam:58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural), 3 municipalities*(thu do, singular and plural); An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, BacLieu, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong,Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Can Tho, Cao Bang, Dac Lak, Da Nang,Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Hai Duong, Hai Phong*, HaNam, Ha Noi*, Ha Tay, Ha Tinh, Hoa Binh, Ho Chi Minh*, Hung Yen,Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, LaoCai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, PhuYen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, SocTrang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, ThuaThien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc,Yen Bai
Virgin Islands:none (territory of the US); there are no first-orderadministrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but thereare three islands at the second order; Saint Croix, Saint John,Saint Thomas
Wallis and Futuna:none (overseas territory of France); there are nofirst-order administrative divisions as defined by the USGovernment, but there are three kingdoms named Alo, Sigave, Wallis
Western Sahara:none (under de facto control of Morocco)
World:267 nations, dependent areas, other, and miscellaneous entries
Yemen:17 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan,'Adan, Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, 'Ataq,Dhamar, Hadhramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Sa'dah, San'a',Ta'izz
note: there may be three more governorates: Al Daleh, Shabwah, andthe capital city of Sana'a
Yugoslavia:2 republics (republike, singular - republika); and 2nominally autonomous provinces* (autonomn pokrajine, singular -autonomna pokrajina); Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia, Vojvodina*
Zambia:9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka,Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western
Zimbabwe:8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status;Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, MashonalandEast, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, MatabelelandSouth, Midlands
Taiwan:since in the past the authorities claimed to be thegovernment of all China, the central administrative divisionsinclude the provinces of Fu-chien (some 20 offshore islands ofFujian Province including Quemoy and Matsu) and Taiwan (the islandof Taiwan and the Pescadores islands); note - the more commonlyreferenced administrative divisions are those of Taiwan Province -16 counties (hsien, singular and plural), 5 municipalities* (shih,singular and plural), and 2 special municipalities** (chuan-shih,singular and plural); Chang-hua, Chia-i, Chia-i*, Chi-lung*,Hsin-chu, Hsin-chu*, Hua-lien, I-lan, Kao-hsiung, Kao-hsiung**,Miao-li, Nan-t'ou, P'eng-hu, P'ing-tung, T'ai-chung, T'ai-chung*,T'ai-nan, T'ai-nan*, T'ai-pei, T'ai-pei**, T'ai-tung, T'ao-yuan, andYun-lin; the provincial capital is at Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un
note: Taiwan uses the Wade-Giles system for romanization
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@Age structure
Afghanistan: 0-14 years: 42.2% (male 5,775,921; female 5,538,836)
15-64 years: 55.01% (male 7,644,242; female 7,106,568)
65 years and over: 2.79% (male 394,444; female 353,046) (2001 est.)
Albania: 0-14 years: 29.53% (male 536,495; female 500,026)
15-64 years: 63.48% (male 1,073,351; female 1,155,115)
65 years and over: 6.99% (male 107,476; female 138,021) (2001 est.)
Algeria: 0-14 years: 34.21% (male 5,528,755; female 5,328,083)
15-64 years: 61.72% (male 9,901,319; female 9,687,449)
65 years and over: 4.07% (male 594,973; female 695,474) (2001 est.)
American Samoa: 0-14 years: 38.44% (male 13,278; female 12,512)
15-64 years: 56.57% (male 18,784; female 19,163)
65 years and over: 4.99% (male 1,779; female 1,568) (2001 est.)
Andorra: 0-14 years: 15.29% (male 5,425; female 4,917)
15-64 years: 72.06% (male 25,654; female 23,078)
65 years and over: 12.65% (male 4,299; female 4,254) (2001 est.)
Angola: 0-14 years: 43.31% (male 2,266,870; female 2,222,262)
15-64 years: 53.98% (male 2,847,089; female 2,748,091)
65 years and over: 2.71% (male 127,798; female 153,921) (2001 est.)
Anguilla: 0-14 years: 25.55% (male 1,574; female 1,526)
15-64 years: 67.47% (male 4,200; female 3,985)
65 years and over: 6.98% (male 376; female 471) (2001 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda: 0-14 years: 27.97% (male 9,527; female 9,203)
15-64 years: 67.15% (male 22,450; female 22,519)
65 years and over: 4.88% (male 1,360; female 1,911) (2001 est.)
Argentina: 0-14 years: 26.54% (male 5,077,593; female 4,842,811)
15-64 years: 63.04% (male 11,795,282; female 11,773,855)
65 years and over: 10.42% (male 1,609,672; female 2,285,603) (2001 est.)
Armenia:0-14 years: 23.23% (male 394,194; female 380,911)
15-64 years: 67.04% (male 1,094,646; female 1,141,760)
65 years and over: 9.73% (male 135,477; female 189,112) (2001 est.)
Aruba: 0-14 years: 21.29% (male 7,709; female 7,193)
15-64 years: 68.52% (male 23,111; female 24,859)
65 years and over: 10.19% (male 2,954; female 4,181) (2001 est.)
Australia: 0-14 years: 20.64% (male 2,045,892; female 1,948,949)
15-64 years: 66.86% (male 6,538,096; female 6,405,014)
65 years and over: 12.5% (male 1,059,107; female 1,360,536) (2001 est.)
Austria:0-14 years: 16.57% (male 691,925; female 658,375)
15-64 years: 68.05% (male 2,802,019; female 2,744,536)
65 years and over: 15.38% (male 478,498; female 775,482) (2001 est.)
Azerbaijan: 0-14 years: 28.95% (male 1,146,315; female 1,103,393)
15-64 years: 63.93% (male 2,415,678; female 2,552,759)
65 years and over: 7.12% (male 219,549; female 333,398) (2001 est.)
Bahamas, The: 0-14 years: 29.43% (male 44,179; female 43,486)
15-64 years: 64.46% (male 94,329; female 97,674)
65 years and over: 6.11% (male 7,618; female 10,566) (2001 est.)
Bahrain: 0-14 years: 29.6% (male 96,697; female 94,330)
15-64 years: 67.43% (male 257,360; female 177,839)
65 years and over: 2.97% (male 9,721; female 9,414) (2001 est.)
Bangladesh: 0-14 years: 35.04% (male 23,550,607; female 22,451,006)
15-64 years: 61.6% (male 41,432,123; female 39,434,633)
65 years and over: 3.36% (male 2,389,639; female 2,011,852) (2001 est.)
Barbados:0-14 years: 21.68% (male 30,122; female 29,572)
15-64 years: 69.44% (male 93,283; female 97,915)
65 years and over: 8.88% (male 9,432; female 15,006) (2001 est.)
Belarus: 0-14 years: 17.93% (male 947,820; female 908,210)
15-64 years: 68.21% (male 3,428,920; female 3,631,290)
65 years and over: 13.86% (male 473,992; female 959,962) (2001 est.)
Belgium: 0-14 years: 17.48% (male 916,957; female 876,029)
15-64 years: 65.57% (male 3,390,145; female 3,336,908)
65 years and over: 16.95% (male 709,212; female 1,029,511) (2001 est.)
Belize:0-14 years: 42.04% (male 54,876; female 52,780)
15-64 years: 54.43% (male 70,534; female 68,837)
65 years and over: 3.53% (male 4,403; female 4,632) (2001 est.)
Benin: 0-14 years: 47.32% (male 1,574,124; female 1,544,741)
15-64 years: 50.38% (male 1,607,900; female 1,712,360)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 64,756; female 86,901) (2001 est.)
Bermuda: 0-14 years: 19.4% (male 6,091; female 6,230)
15-64 years: 69.43% (male 21,783; female 22,309)
65 years and over: 11.17% (male 3,073; female 4,017) (2001 est.)
Bhutan: 0-14 years: 39.99% (male 424,832; female 394,725)
15-64 years: 56.05% (male 591,152; female 557,498)
65 years and over: 3.96% (male 41,125; female 40,080) (2001 est.)
Bolivia: 0-14 years: 38.46% (male 1,626,698; female 1,565,748)
15-64 years: 57.07% (male 2,315,098; female 2,421,987)
65 years and over: 4.47% (male 166,986; female 203,946) (2001 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0-14 years: 20.13% (male 405,713; female 383,850)
15-64 years: 70.78% (male 1,422,796; female 1,353,410)
65 years and over: 9.09% (male 150,802; female 205,634) (2001 est.)
Botswana: 0-14 years: 40.3% (male 321,164; female 318,007)
15-64 years: 55.56% (male 423,954; female 457,227)
65 years and over: 4.14% (male 26,691; female 39,076) (2001 est.)
Brazil: 0-14 years: 28.57% (male 25,390,039; female 24,449,902)
15-64 years: 65.98% (male 56,603,895; female 58,507,289)
65 years and over: 5.45% (male 3,857,564; female 5,659,886) (2001 est.)
British Virgin Islands: 0-14 years: 22.77% (male 2,399; female 2,339)
15-64 years: 72.31% (male 7,741; female 7,309)
65 years and over: 4.92% (male 555; female 469) (2001 est.)
Brunei: 0-14 years: 30.77% (male 53,977; female 51,772)
15-64 years: 66.52% (male 121,601; female 107,007)
65 years and over: 2.71% (male 4,449; female 4,847) (2001 est.)
Bulgaria: 0-14 years: 15.11% (male 597,765; female 567,030)
15-64 years: 68.17% (male 2,588,805; female 2,665,736)
65 years and over: 16.72% (male 543,665; female 744,494) (2001 est.)
Burkina Faso: 0-14 years: 47.5% (male 2,937,285; female 2,892,107)
15-64 years: 49.59% (male 2,903,153; female 3,183,121)
65 years and over: 2.91% (male 150,688; female 205,935) (2001 est.)
Burma: 0-14 years: 29.14% (male 6,245,798; female 5,992,074)
15-64 years: 66.08% (male 13,779,571; female 13,970,707)
65 years and over: 4.78% (male 895,554; female 1,110,974) (2001 est.)
Burundi:0-14 years: 46.82% (male 1,472,618; female 1,441,548)
15-64 years: 50.37% (male 1,541,131; female 1,593,743)
65 years and over: 2.81% (male 71,984; female 102,873) (2001 est.)
Cambodia: 0-14 years: 41.25% (male 2,626,821; female 2,526,510)
15-64 years: 55.28% (male 3,253,611; female 3,651,129)
65 years and over: 3.47% (male 177,577; female 255,853) (2001 est.)
Cameroon: 0-14 years: 42.37% (male 3,385,898; female 3,310,504)
15-64 years: 54.28% (male 4,305,354; female 4,271,958)
65 years and over: 3.35% (male 244,419; female 285,087) (2001 est.)
Canada: 0-14 years: 18.95% (male 3,067,102; female 2,918,839)
15-64 years: 68.28% (male 10,846,151; female 10,725,800)
65 years and over: 12.77% (male 1,715,071; female 2,319,842) (2001 est.)
Cape Verde:0-14 years: 42.79% (male 87,458; female 85,895)
15-64 years: 50.76% (male 97,812; female 107,834)
65 years and over: 6.45% (male 10,204; female 15,960) (2001 est.)
Cayman Islands: 0-14 years: 22.21% (male 3,807; female 4,084)
15-64 years: 69.74% (male 12,102; female 12,676)
65 years and over: 8.05% (male 1,318; female 1,540) (2001 est.)
Central African Republic: 0-14 years: 43.23% (male 778,885; female 767,414)