French Southern and Antarctic Landsnone (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
Gabon9 provinces; Estuaire, Haut-Ogooue, Moyen-Ogooue, Ngounie,Nyanga, Ogooue-Ivindo, Ogooue-Lolo, Ogooue-Maritime, Woleu-Ntem
Gambia, The5 divisions and 1 city*; Banjul*, Central River, LowerRiver, North Bank, Upper River, Western
Georgia9 regions (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 9 cities(k'alak'ebi, singular - k'alak'i), and 2 autonomous republics(avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika)regions: Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti,Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti,Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartlicities: Chiat'ura, Gori, K'ut'aisi, P'ot'i, Rust'avi, T'bilisi,Tqibuli, Tsqaltubo, Zugdidiautonomous republics: Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is AvtonomiuriRespublika (Sokhumi), Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika(Bat'umi)note: the administrative centers of the 2 autonomous republics areshown in parentheses
Germany13 states (Laender, singular - Land) and 3 free states*(Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern*,Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen,Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen,Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen*, Sachsen-Anhalt,Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen*
Ghana10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, GreaterAccra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western
Gibraltarnone (overseas territory of the UK)
Greece51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos) and 1 autonomousregion*; Agion Oros* (Mt. Athos), Achaia, Aitolia kai Akarmania,Argolis, Arkadia, Arta, Attiki, Chalkidiki, Chanion, Chios,Dodekanisos, Drama, Evros, Evrytania, Evvoia, Florina, Fokidos,Fthiotis, Grevena, Ileia, Imathia, Ioannina, Irakleion, Karditsa,Kastoria, Kavala, Kefallinia, Kerkyra, Kilkis, Korinthia, Kozani,Kyklades, Lakonia, Larisa, Lasithi, Lefkas, Lesvos, Magnisia,Messinia, Pella, Pieria, Preveza, Rethynnis, Rodopi, Samos, Serrai,Thesprotia, Thessaloniki, Trikala, Voiotia, Xanthi, Zakynthos
Greenland3 districts (landsdele); Avannaa (Nordgronland), Tunu(Ostgronland), Kitaa (Vestgronland)note: there are 18 municipalities in Greenland
Grenada6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and PetitMartinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John,Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
Guadeloupenone (overseas department of France)
Guamnone (territory of the US)
Guatemala22 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
Guernseynone (British crown dependency); there are no first-orderadministrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but thereare 10 parishes including Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale,Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, SaintMartin, Saint Andrew
Guinea33 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-Bissau9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao); Bafata,Biombo, Bissau, Bolama, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali; note -Bolama may have been renamed Bolama/Bijagos
Guyana10 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
Haiti9 departments (departements, singular - departement);Artibonite, Centre, Grand 'Anse, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest,Sud, Sud-Est
Holy See (Vatican City)none
Honduras18 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 Kongnone (special administrative region of China)
Hungary19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 20 urban counties(singular - megyei varos), and 1 capital city (fovaros)counties: Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen,Csongrad, Fejer, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves,Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Nograd, Pest, Somogy,Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zalaurban counties: Bekescsaba, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Gyor,Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa,Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szolnok,Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszegcapital city: Budapest
Iceland8 regions; Austurland, Hofudhborgarsvaedhi, NordhurlandEystra, Nordhurland Vestra, Sudhurland, Sudhurnes, Vestfirdhir,Vesturland
India28 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
Indonesia30 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 JayaBarat, Jakarta Raya**, Jambi, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur,Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, KalimantanTimur, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung, Kepulauan Riau, Lampung, Maluku,Maluku Utara, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Papua, Riau,Sulawesi Barat, Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Tengah, SulawesiTenggara, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera Barat, Sumatera Selatan, SumateraUtara, Yogyakarta*; note - with the implementation ofdecentralization on 1 January 2001, the 357 districts or regenciesbecame the key administrative units responsible for providing mostgovernment services
Iran28 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan); Ardabil, Azarbayjan-eGharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari,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
Iraq18 governorates (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
Ireland26 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, Wicklownote: Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan are part of Ulster Province
Israel6 districts (mehozot, singular - mehoz); Central, Haifa,Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv
Italy16 regions (regioni, singular - regione) and 4 autonomousregions* (regioni autonome, singular - regione autonoma); Abruzzo,Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-VeneziaGiulia*, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte,Puglia, Sardegna*, Sicilia, Toscana, Trentino-Alto Adige*, Umbria,Valle d'Aosta*, Veneto
Jamaica14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester,Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth,Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmorelandnote: for local government purposes, Kingston and Saint Andrew wereamalgamated in 1923 into the present single corporate body known asthe Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation
Japan47 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
Jerseynone (British crown dependency)
Jordan12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ajlun, Al'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, AzZarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba
Kazakhstan14 provinces (oblystar, singular - oblys) and 3 cities*(qala, singular - qalasy); Almaty Oblysy, Almaty Qalasy*, AqmolaOblysy (Astana), Aqtobe Oblysy, Astana Qalasy*, Atyrau Oblysy, BatysQazaqstan Oblysy (Oral), Bayqongyr Qalasy*, Mangghystau Oblysy(Aqtau), Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Shymkent), Pavlodar Oblysy,Qaraghandy Oblysy, Qostanay Oblysy, Qyzylorda Oblysy, ShyghysQazaqstan Oblysy (Oskemen), Soltustik Qazaqstan Oblysy(Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz)note: administrative divisions have the same names as theiradministrative centers (exceptions have the administrative centername following in parentheses); in 1995 the Governments ofKazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia wouldlease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing theBaykonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr(Baykonur, formerly Leninsk)
Kenya7 provinces and 1 area*; Central, Coast, Eastern, NairobiArea*, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western
Kiribati3 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, North9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 4municipalities (si, singular and plural)provinces: Chagang-do (Chagang), Hamgyong-bukto (North Hamgyong),Hamgyong-namdo (South Hamgyong), Hwanghae-bukto (North Hwanghae),Hwanghae-namdo (South Hwanghae), Kangwon-do (Kangwon),P'yongan-bukto (North P'yongan), P'yongan-namdo (South P'yongan),Yanggang-do (Yanggang)municipalites: Kaesong-si (Kaesong), Najin Sonbong-si (Najin),Namp'o-si (Namp'o), P'yongyang-si (Pyongyang)
Korea, South9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 7metropolitan cities (gwangyoksi, singular and plural)provinces: Cheju-do, Cholla-bukto (North Cholla), Cholla-namdo(South Cholla), Ch'ungch'ong-bukto (North Ch'ungch'ong),Ch'ungch'ong-namdo (South Ch'ungch'ong), Kangwon-do, Kyonggi-do,Kyongsang-bukto (North Kyongsang), Kyongsang-namdo (South Kyongsang)metropolitan cities: Inch'on-gwangyoksi (Inchon), Kwangju-gwangyoksi(Kwangju), Pusan-gwangyoksi (Pusan), Soul-t'ukpyolsi (Seoul),Taegu-gwangyoksi (Taegu), Taejon-gwangyoksi (Taejon),Ulsan-gwangyoksi (Ulsan)
Kuwait5 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi,Al Farwaniyah, Al 'Asimah, Al Jahra', Hawalli
Kyrgyzstan7 provinces (oblastlar, singular - oblasty) and 1 city*(shaar); Batken Oblasty, Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblasty (Bishkek),Jalal-Abad Oblasty, Naryn Oblasty, Osh Oblasty, Talas Oblasty,Ysyk-Kol Oblasty (Karakol)note: administrative divisions have the same names as theiradministrative centers (exceptions have the administrative centername following in parentheses)
Laos16 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, Louangphrabang,Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan*, Viangchan,Xaignabouli, Xaisomboun**, Xekong, Xiangkhoang
Latvia26 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, Liepaja*, 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
Lebanon6 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Beyrouth,Beqaa, Liban-Nord, Liban-Sud, Mont-Liban, Nabatiye
Lesotho10 districts; Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru,Mohale's Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka
Liberia15 counties; Bomi, Bong, Gbarpolu, Grand Bassa, Grand CapeMount, Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Lofa, Margibi, Maryland, Montserrado,Nimba, River Cess, River Gee, Sinoe
Libya25 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ajdabiya,Al 'Aziziyah, Al Fatih, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jufrah, Al Khums, AlKufrah, 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 25municipalities may have been replaced by 13 regions
Liechtenstein11 communes (Gemeinden, singular - Gemeinde); Balzers,Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell, Schaan, Schellenberg,Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz
Lithuania10 counties (apskritys, singular - apskritis); Alytaus,Kauno, Klaipedos, Marijampoles, Panevezio, Siauliu, Taurages,Telsiu, Utenos, Vilniaus
Luxembourg3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
Macaunone (special administrative region of China)
Macedonia123 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, Dorce Petrov (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-Polosko,Novaci, Novo Selo, Oblesevo, Ohrid, Orasac, Orizari, Oslomej,Pehcevo, Petrovec, Plasnica, Podares, Prilep, Probistip, Radovis,Rankovce, Resen, Rosoman, Rostusa, Samokov, Saraj, Sipkovica,Sopiste, Sopotnica, Srbinovo, Star Dojran, Staravina, StaroNagoricane, 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, Zeleno, Zitose,Zletovo, Zrnovcinote: the seven municipalities followed by Skopje in parenthesescollectively constitute "greater Skopje"; new information suggeststhat the 123 municipalities have been consolidated into 84municipalities
Madagascar6 provinces (faritany); Antananarivo, Antsiranana,Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
Malawi27 districts; Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu,Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga(Kasupe), Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Ntcheu, NkhataBay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo,Zomba
Malaysia13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri) Johor, Kedah,Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, PulauPinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu; and one federalterritory (wilayah persekutuan) with three components, city of KualaLumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya
Maldives19 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
Mali8 regions (regions, singular - region); Gao, Kayes, Kidal,Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou
Maltanone (administered directly from Valletta); note - LocalCouncils carry out administrative orders
Man, Isle ofnone; there are no first-order administrative divisionsas defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authoritieseach with its own elections
Marshall Islands33 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
Martiniquenone (overseas department of France)
Mauritania12 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
Mauritius9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, BlackRiver, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka,Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart,Rodrigues*, Savanne
Mayottenone (territorial collectivity of France)
Mexico31 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 of4 states; Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae(Kosaie), Pohnpei (Ponape), Yap
Moldova32 raions (raioane, singular - raionul), 3 municipalities(municipiul), 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitatea teritorialaautonoma), and 1 territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala)counties: Anenii Noi, Basarabeasca, Briceni, Cahul, Cantemir,Calarasi, Causeni, Cimislia, Criuleni, Donduseni, Drochia, Dubasari,Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Glodeni, Hincesti, Ialoveni, Leova,Nisporeni, Ocnita, Orhei, Rezina, Riscani, Singerei, Soldanesti,Soroca, Stefan-Voda, Straseni, Taraclia, Telenesti, Unghenimunicipalities: Balti, Bender, Chisinauautonomous territorial unit: Gagauziaterritorial unit: Stinga Nistrului
Monaconone; 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
Mongolia21 provinces (aymguud, singular - aymag) and 1municipality* (singular - hot); Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy,Bulgan, Darhan Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan,Govi-Altay, Govi-Sumber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Orhon,Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov, Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs
Montserrat3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, Saint Peter
Morocco16 regions: Casablanca, Chaouia-Ourdigha, Doukkala-Abda,Fes-Boulmane, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Guelmim-Es Smara,Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz,Meknes-Tafilalet, Oriental, Oued Eddahab-Lagouira,Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer, Souss-Massa-Draa, Tadla-Azilal,Tangier-Tetouan, Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate
Mozambique10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city(cidade)*; Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade deMaputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia
Namibia13 regions; Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Khomas, Kunene,Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa
Nauru14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe,Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren
Nepal14 zones (anchal, singular and plural); Bagmati, Bheri,Dhawalagiri, Gandaki, Janakpur, Karnali, Kosi, Lumbini, Mahakali,Mechi, Narayani, Rapti, Sagarmatha, Seti
Netherlands12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie);Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland (Fryslan), Gelderland, Groningen,Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland,Zuid-Holland
Netherlands Antillesnone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)note: each island has its own government
New Caledonianone (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 Zealand13 regions; Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury,Gisborne-Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Nelson-Marlborough,Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Waikato, Wellington, WestCoast
Nicaragua15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento)and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - regionautonomista); Atlantico Norte*, Atlantico Sur*, Boaco, Carazo,Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz,Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas
Niger7 departments (departements, singular - departement) and 1capital district* (capitale district); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi,Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder
Nigeria36 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom,Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi,Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory*, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa,Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nassarawa, Niger,Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara
Niuenone; note - there are no first-order administrative divisionsas defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages at thesecond order
Norfolk Islandnone (territory of Australia)
Northern Mariana Islandsnone (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
Norway19 counties (fylker, singular - fylke); Akershus, Aust-Agder,Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Nordland,Nord-Trondelag, Oppland, Oslo, Ostfold, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane,Sor-Trondelag, Telemark, Troms, Vest-Agder, Vestfold
Oman5 regions (manaatiq, singular - mintaqat) and 3 governorates*(muhaafazaat, singular - muhaafaza) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, AlWusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat*, Musandam*, Zufar*
Pakistan4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital territory**;Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad CapitalTerritory**, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindhnote: the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu andKashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas
Palau16 states; Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur, Hatohobei, Kayangel,Koror, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngarchelong, Ngardmau, Ngatpang,Ngchesar, Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Peleliu, Sonsorol
Panama9 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1territory* (comarca); Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon,Darien, Herrera, Los Santos, Panama, San Blas*, and Veraguas
Papua New Guinea20 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
Paraguay17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and1 capital city*; Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion*,Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion,Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari,Presidente Hayes, San Pedro
Peru24 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, Ucayalinote: some reports indicate that the 24 departments and 1constitutional province are now being referred to as regions; Peruis implementing a decentralization program whereby these 25administrative divisions will begin to exercise greater governmentalauthority over their territories; in November 2002, voters chosetheir new regional presidents and other regional leaders; theauthority that the regional government will exercise has not yetbeen clearly defined, but it will be devolved to the regions overthe course of several years
Philippines79 provinces and 116 chartered citiesprovinces: Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay,Antique, Apayao, Aurora, Basilan, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas,Biliran, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Cagayan, CamarinesNorte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cebu,Compostela, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, EasternSamar, Guimaras, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela,Kalinga, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, La Union, Leyte,Maguindanao, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro Occidental, MindoroOriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain Province,Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato, Northern Samar,Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon,Quirino, Rizal, Romblon, Samar, Sarangani, Siquijor, Sorsogon, SouthCotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao del Norte,Surigao del Sur, Tarlac, Tawi-Tawi, Zambales, Zamboanga del Norte,Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugaychartered cities: Alaminos, Angeles, Antipolo, Bacolod, Bago,Baguio, Bais, Balanga, Batangas, Bayawan, Bislig, Butuan,Cabanatuan, Cadiz, Cagayan de Oro, Calamba, Calapan, Calbayog,Candon, Canlaon, Cauayan, Cavite, Cebu, Cotabato, Dagupan, Danao,Dapitan, Davao, Digos, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Escalante, Gapan, GeneralSantos, Gingoog, Himamaylan, Iligan, Iloilo, Isabela, Iriga,Kabankalan, Kalookan, Kidapawan, Koronadal, La Carlota, Laoag,Lapu-Lapu, Las Pinas, Legazpi, Ligao, Lipa, Lucena, Maasin, Makati,Malabon, Malaybalay, Malolos, Mandaluyong, Mandaue, Manila, Marawi,Markina, Masbate, Muntinlupa, Munoz, Naga, Olongapo, Ormoc,Oroquieta, Ozamis, Pagadian, Palayan, Panabo, Paranaque, Pasay,Pasig, Passi, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Roxas, Sagay, Samal, SanCarlos (in Negros Occidental), San Carlos (in Pangasinan), SanFernando (in La Union), San Fernando (in Pampanga), San Jose, SanJose del Monte, San Pablo, Santa Rosa, Santiago, Silay, Sipalay,Sorsogon, Surigao, Tabaco, Tacloban, Tacurong, Tagaytay, Tagbilaran,Tagum, Talisay (in Cebu), Talisay (in Negros Oriental), Tanauan,Tangub, Tanjay, Tarlac, Toledo, Tuguegarao, Trece Martires,Urdaneta, Valencia, Valenzuela, Victorias, Vigan, Zamboanga
Pitcairn Islandsnone (overseas territory of the UK)
Poland16 provinces (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo);Dolnoslaskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Lodzkie, Lubelskie, Lubuskie,Malopolskie, Mazowieckie, Opolskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie,Pomorskie, Slaskie, Swietokrzyskie, Warminsko-Mazurskie,Wielkopolskie, Zachodniopomorskie
Portugal18 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 Riconone (commonwealth associated with the US); there are nofirst-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
Qatar10 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); AdDawhah, Al Ghuwayriyah, Al Jumayliyah, Al Khawr, Al Wakrah, ArRayyan, Jarayan al Batinah, Madinat ash Shamal, Umm Sa'id, Umm Salal
Reunionnone (overseas department of France); there are nofirst-order administrative divisions as defined by the USGovernment, but there are 4 arrondissements, 24 communes, and 47cantons
Romania41 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, Ilfov,Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare,Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vilcea, Vrancea
Russia49 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast), 21 republics(respublik, singular - respublika), 10 autonomous okrugs(avtonomnykh okrugov, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 6 krays (krayev,singular - kray), 2 federal cities (singular - gorod), and 1autonomous oblast (avtonomnaya oblast')oblasts: Amur (Blagoveshchensk), Arkhangel'sk, Astrakhan', Belgorod,Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Chita, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga,Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy), Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma,Kurgan, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk,Nizhniy Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Orel,Penza, Perm', Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan', Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk),Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Tambov,Tomsk, Tula, Tver', Tyumen', Ul'yanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd,Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl'republics: Adygeya (Maykop), Altay (Gorno-Altaysk), Bashkortostan(Ufa), Buryatiya (Ulan-Ude), Chechnya (Groznyy), Chuvashiya(Cheboksary), Dagestan (Makhachkala), Ingushetiya (Magas),Kabardino-Balkariya (Nal'chik), Kalmykiya (Elista),Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Cherkessk), Kareliya (Petrozavodsk),Khakasiya (Abakan), Komi (Syktyvkar), Mariy-El (Yoshkar-Ola),Mordoviya (Saransk), Sakha [Yakutiya] (Yakutsk), North Ossetia(Vladikavkaz), Tatarstan (Kazan'), Tyva (Kyzyl), Udmurtiya (Izhevsk)autonomous okrugs: Aga Buryat (Aginskoye), Chukotka (Anadyr'), Evenk(Tura), Khanty-Mansi, Komi-Permyak (Kudymkar), Koryak (Palana),Nenets (Nar'yan-Mar), Taymyr [Dolgano-Nenets] (Dudinka), Ust'-OrdaBuryat (Ust'-Ordynskiy), Yamalo-Nenets (Salekhard)krays: Altay (Barnaul), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk,Primorskiy (Vladivostok), Stavropol'federal cities: Moscow (Moskva), St. Petersburg (Sankt-Peterburg)autonomous oblast: Yevrey [Jewish] (Birobidzhan)note: administrative divisions have the same names as theiradministrative centers (exceptions have the administrative centername following in parentheses)
Rwanda12 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 Helena1 administrative area and 2 dependencies*; Ascension*,Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha*
Saint Kitts and Nevis14 parishes; Christ Church Nichola Town, SaintAnne Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint George Gingerland,Saint James Windward, Saint John Capesterre, Saint John Figtree,Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Paul Capesterre, Saint Paul Charlestown,Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Thomas Lowland, Saint Thomas MiddleIsland, Trinity Palmetto Point
Saint Lucia11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin,Dennery, Gros-Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux-Fort
Saint Pierre and Miquelonnone (territorial collectivity of France);note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as definedby the US Government, but there are two communes - Saint Pierre,Miquelon at the second order
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines,Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick
Samoa11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga,Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga,Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano
San Marino9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello);Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano,Fiorentino, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle
Sao Tome and Principe2 provinces; Principe, Sao Tomenote: Principe has had self-government since 29 April 1995
Saudi Arabia13 provinces (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah); Al Bahah,Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Al Jawf, Al Madinah, Al Qasim, Ar Riyad,Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern Province), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jizan, Makkah,Najran, Tabuk
Senegal11 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel,Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda,Thies, Ziguinchor
Serbia and Montenegro2 republics (republike, singular - republika);and 2 nominally autonomous provinces* (autonomn pokrajine, singular- autonomna pokrajina); Kosovo* (currently under UN administrationpending resolution of its future status), Montenegro, Serbia,Vojvodina*
Seychelles23 administrative districts; Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau,Anse Etoile, Anse Louis, Anse Royale, Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne,Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade, Glacis, Grand' Anse (onMahe), Grand' Anse (on Praslin), La Digue, La Riviere Anglaise, MontBuxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe La Rue, Port Glaud, SaintLouis, Takamaka
Sierra Leone3 provinces and 1 area*; Eastern, Northern, Southern,Western*
Singaporenone
Slovakia8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj); Banskobystricky,Bratislavsky, Kosicky, Nitriansky, Presovsky, Trenciansky, Trnavsky,Zilinsky
Slovenia182 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11 urbanmunicipalities* (mestne obcine , singular - mestna obcina )Ajdovscina, Beltinci, Benedikt, Bistrica ob Sotli, Bled, Bloke,Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Braslovce, Brda, Brezice, Brezovica,Cankova, Celje*, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica, Cerkno,Cerkvenjak, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik, Divaca,Dobje, Dobrepolje, Dobrna, Dobrova-Horjul-Polhov Gradec,Dobrovnik-Dobronak, Dolenjske Toplice, Dol pri Ljubljani, Domzale,Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane, Gorisnica, GornjaRadgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grad, Grosuplje, Hajdina,Hoce-Slivnica, Hodos-Hodos, Horjul, Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina,Idrija, Ig, Ilirska Bistrica, Ivancna Gorica, Izola-Isola, Jesenice,Jezersko, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal, Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje,Kocevje, Komen, Komenda, Koper-Capodistria*, Kostel, Kozje, Kranj*,Kranjska Gora, Krizevci, Krsko, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart,Lendava-Lendva, Litija, Ljubljana*, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Logatec, LoskaDolina, Loski Potok, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk,Maribor*, Markovci, Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miklavz naDravskem Polju, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mirna Pec, Mislinja, Moravce,Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Murska Sobota*, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje,Nova Gorica*, Novo Mesto*, Odranci, Oplotnica, Ormoz, Osilnica,Pesnica, Piran-Pirano, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podlehnik, Podvelka,Polzela, Postojna, Prebold, Preddvor, Prevalje, Ptuj*, Puconci,Race-Fram, Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne naKoroskem, Razkrizje, Ribnica, Ribnica na Pohorju, Rogasovci, RogaskaSlatina, Rogatec, Ruse, Salovci, Selnica ob Dravi, Semic,Sempeter-Vrtojba, Sencur, Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur pri Celju,Sevnica, Sezana, Skocjan, Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Slovenj Gradec*,Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smartno obPaki, Smartno pri Litiji, Sodrazica, Solcava, Sostanj, Starse,Store, Sveta Ana, Sveti Andraz v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Jurij,Tabor, Tisina, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trnovska Vas, Trzic,Trzin, Turnisce, Velenje*, Velika Polana, Velike Lasce, Verzej,Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice, Vojnik, Vransko, Vrhnika, Vuzenica,Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Zetale, Ziri, Zirovnica,Zuzemberk, Zrecenote: there may be 45 more municipalities
Solomon Islands9 provinces and 1 capital territory*; Central,Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Rennelland Bellona, Temotu, Western
Somalia18 regions (plural - NA, singular - gobolka); Awdal, Bakool,Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe,Jubbada Hoose, Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe, ShabeellahaHoose, Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed
South Africa9 provinces; Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng,KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West, Northern Cape,Western Cape
Spain17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular -comunidad autonoma)and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas,singular - ciudad autonoma); Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Baleares(Balearic Islands), Ceuta*, Canarias (Canary Islands), Cantabria,Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Cataluna, Comunidad Valenciana,Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Melilla*, Murcia, Navarra,Pais Vasco (Basque Country)note: three small Spanish possessions of Islas Chafarinas, Penon deAlhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, administered directly bythe Spanish central government, are all located off the coast ofMorocco and are collectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty(Plazas de Soberania)
Sri Lanka8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, NorthWestern, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western; note - North Easternprovince may have been divided in two - Northern and Eastern
Sudan26 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); A'ali an Nil, Al Bahral 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
Suriname10 districts (distrikten, singular - distrikt); Brokopondo,Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Nickerie, Para, Paramaribo,Saramacca, Sipaliwini, Wanica
Swaziland4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni
Sweden21 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
Switzerland26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French;cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; kantone, singular - kantonin German); Aargau, Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden, Appenzell Inner-Rhoden,Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus,Graubunden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, SanktGallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri,Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich
Syria14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Hasakah, AlLadhiqiyah, Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr azZawr, Dimashq, Halab, Hamah, Hims, Idlib, Rif Dimashq, Tartus
Taiwanincludes central island of Taiwan plus numerous smallerislands near central island and off coast of China's FujianProvince; Taiwan is divided into 18 counties (hsien, singular andplural), 5 municipalities (shih, singular and plural), and 2 specialmunicipalities (chuan-shih, singular and plural)counties: Chang-hua, Chia-i, Hsin-chu, Hua-lien, I-lan, Kao-hsiungcounty, Kin-men, Lien-chiang, Miao-li, Nan-t'ou, P'eng-hu,P'ing-tung, T'ai-chung, T'ai-nan, T'ai-pei county, T'ai-tung,T'ao-yuan, and Yun-linmunicipalities: Chia-i, Chi-lung, Hsin-chu, T'ai-chung, T'ai-nanspecial municipalities: Kao-hsiung city, T'ai-pei citynote: Taiwan generally uses Wade-Giles system for romanization;special municipality of Taipei adopted standard pinyin romanizationfor street and place names within city boundaries, other localauthorities have selected a variety of romanization systems
Tajikistan2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat) and 1autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor); Viloyati Mukhtori KuhistoniBadakhshon* [Gorno-Badakhshan] (Khorugh), Viloyati Khatlon(Qurghonteppa), Viloyati Sughd (Khujand)note: the administrative center name follows in parentheses
Tanzania26 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera,Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara,Mwanza, Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga,Singida, Tabora, Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North,Zanzibar Urban/West
Thailand76 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
Togo5 regions (regions, singular - region); Kara, Plateaux,Savanes, Centrale, Maritime
Tokelaunone (territory of New Zealand)
Tonga3 island groups; Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Vava'u
Trinidad and Tobago9 regional corporations, 2 city corporations, 3borough corporations, and 1 wardregional corporations: Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo, Diego Martin,Mayaro/Rio Claro, Penal/Debe, Princes Town, Sangre Grande, SanJuan/Laventille, Siparia, Tunapuna/Piarcocity corporations: Port of Spain, San Fernando;borough corporations: Arima, Point Fortin, Chaguanasward: Tobago
Tunisia24 governorates; Ariana (Aryanah), Beja (Bajah), Ben Arous(Bin 'Arus), Bizerte (Banzart), Gabes (Qabis), Gafsa (Qafsah),Jendouba (Jundubah), Kairouan (Al Qayrawan), Kasserine (Al Qasrayn),Kebili (Qibili), Kef (Al Kaf), Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah), Manouba(Manubah), Medenine (Madanin), Monastir (Al Munastir), Nabeul(Nabul), Sfax (Safaqis), Sidi Bou Zid (Sidi Bu Zayd), Siliana(Silyanah), Sousse (Susah), Tataouine (Tatawin), Tozeur (Tawzar),Tunis, Zaghouan (Zaghwan)
Turkey81 provinces (iller, singular - il); Adana, Adiyaman,Afyonkarahisar, Agri, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan,Artvin, Aydin, Balikesir, Bartin, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingol,Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli,Diyarbakir, Duzce, Edirne, Elazig, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskisehir,Gaziantep, Giresun, Gumushane, Hakkari, Hatay, Igdir, Isparta,Istanbul, Izmir, Kahramanmaras, Karabuk, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu,Kayseri, Kilis, Kirikkale, Kirklareli, Kirsehir, Kocaeli, Konya,Kutahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Mugla, Mus, Nevsehir,Nigde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Sanliurfa, Siirt,Sinop, Sirnak, Sivas, Tekirdag, Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Usak, Van,Yalova, Yozgat, Zonguldak
Turkmenistan5 provinces (welayatlar, singular - welayat): AhalWelayaty (Ashgabat), Balkan Welayaty (Balkanabat), DashoguzWelayaty, Lebap Welayaty (Turkmenabat), Mary Welayatynote: administrative divisions have the same names as theiradministrative centers (exceptions have the administrative centername following in parentheses)
Turks and Caicos Islandsnone (overseas territory of the UK)
Tuvalunone
Uganda56 districts; Adjumani, Apac, Arua, Bugiri, Bundibugyo,Bushenyi, Busia, Gulu, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale, Kabarole,Kaberamaido, Kalangala, Kampala, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu,Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Kayunga, Kibale, Kiboga, Kisoro, Kitgum,Kotido, Kumi, Kyenjojo, Lira, Luwero, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge,Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakapiripirit,Nakasongola, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Pader, Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri,Sembabule, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe
Ukraine24 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast'), 1 autonomousrepublic* (avtonomna respublika), and 2 municipalities (mista,singular - misto) with oblast status**; Cherkasy, Chernihiv,Chernivtsi, Crimea or Avtonomna Respublika Krym* (Simferopol'),Dnipropetrovs'k, Donets'k, Ivano-Frankivs'k, Kharkiv, Kherson,Khmel'nyts'kyy, Kirovohrad, Kiev (Kyyiv)**, Kyyiv, Luhans'k, L'viv,Mykolayiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sevastopol'**, Sumy, Ternopil',Vinnytsya, Volyn' (Luts'k), Zakarpattya (Uzhhorod), Zaporizhzhya,Zhytomyrnote: administrative divisions have the same names as theiradministrative centers (exceptions have the administrative centername following in parentheses)
United Arab Emirates7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); AbuZaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah),Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn
United KingdomEngland - 47 boroughs, 36 counties, 29 Londonboroughs, 12 cities and boroughs, 10 districts, 12 cities, 3 royalboroughsboroughs: Barnsley, Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Bolton,Bournemouth, Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Bury, Calderdale,Darlington, Doncaster, Dudley, Gateshead, Halton, Hartlepool,Kirklees, Knowsley, Luton, Medway, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes,North Tyneside, Oldham, Poole, Reading, Redcar and Cleveland,Rochdale, Rotherham, Sandwell, Sefton, Slough, Solihull,Southend-on-Sea, South Tyneside, St. Helens, Stockport,Stockton-on-Tees, Swindon, Tameside, Thurrock, Torbay, Trafford,Walsall, Warrington, Wigan, Wirral, Wolverhamptoncounties: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire,Cornwall, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, East Sussex,Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire,Isle of Wight, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire,Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, North Yorkshire,Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire,Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, Wiltshire, WorcestershireLondon boroughs: Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent,Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney,Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon,Hounslow, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge,Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, WalthamForest, Wandsworthcities and boroughs: Birmingham, Bradford, Coventry, Leeds,Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Salford, Sheffield,Sunderland, Wakefield, Westminsterdistricts: Bath and North East Somerset, East Riding of Yorkshire,North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Somerset,Rutland, South Gloucestershire, Telford and Wrekin, West Berkshire,Wokinghamcities: City of Bristol, Derby, City of Kingston upon Hull,Leicester, City of London, Nottingham, Peterborough, Plymouth,Portsmouth, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Yorkroyal boroughs: Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames,Windsor and MaidenheadNorthern Ireland - 24 districts, 2 cities, 6 countiesdistricts: Antrim, Ards, Armagh, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Banbridge,Carrickfergus, Castlereagh, Coleraine, Cookstown, Craigavon, Down,Dungannon, Fermanagh, Larne, Limavady, Lisburn, Magherafelt, Moyle,Newry and Mourne, Newtownabbey, North Down, Omagh, Strabanecities: Belfast, Derrycounties: County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down, CountyFermanagh, County Londonderry, County TyroneScotland - 32 council areas: Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus,Argyll and Bute, The Scottish Borders, Clackmannanshire, Dumfriesand Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, EastLothian, East Renfrewshire, City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, Fife,Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, NorthAyrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross,Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire,Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, Eilean Siar (Western Isles), WestLothian;Wales - 11 county boroughs, 9 counties, 2 cities and countiescounty boroughs: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Conwy,Gwynedd, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Rhondda CynonTaff, Torfaen, Wrexhamcounties: Isle of Anglesey, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire,Denbighshire, Flintshire, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Powys, TheVale of Glamorgancities and counties: Cardiff, Swansea
United States50 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
Uruguay19 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
Uzbekistan12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1autonomous republic* (respublika), and 1 city** (shahar); AndijonViloyati, Buxoro Viloyati, Farg'ona Viloyati, Jizzax Viloyati,Namangan Viloyati, Navoiy Viloyati, Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi),Qaraqalpog'iston Respublikasi* (Nukus), Samarqand Viloyati, SirdaryoViloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), ToshkentShahri**, Toshkent Viloyati, Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch)note: administrative divisions have the same names as theiradministrative centers (exceptions have the administrative centername following in parentheses)
Vanuatu6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba
Venezuela23 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, Zulianote: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlledisland groups with a total of 72 individual islands
Vietnam59 provinces (tinh, singular and plural) and 5municipalities (thu do, singular and plural)provinces: An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, BaRia-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, BinhThuan, Ca Mau, Cao Bang, Dac Lak, Dac Nong, Dien Bien, Dong Nai,Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Hai Duong, Ha Nam, Ha Tay, Ha Tinh,Hau Giang, Hoa Binh, Hung Yen, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, LaiChau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, NinhBinh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, QuangNgai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh,Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, TuyenQuang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc, Yen Baimunicipalities: Can Tho, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh
Virgin Islandsnone (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 Futunanone (overseas territory of France); there are nofirst-order administrative divisions as defined by the USGovernment, but there are three kingdoms at the second order namedAlo, Sigave, Wallis
Western Saharanone (under de facto control of Morocco)
World271 nations, dependent areas, and other entities
Yemen19 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan,'Adan, Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, AlMahwit, 'Amran, Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib,Sa'dah, San'a', Shabwah, Ta'izznote: for electoral and administrative purposes, the capital city ofSanaa is treated as an additional governorate
Zambia9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka,Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western
Zimbabwe8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status;Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, MashonalandEast, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, MatabelelandSouth, Midlands
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@2052 Agriculture - products
Afghanistanopium, wheat, fruits, nuts, wool, mutton, sheepskins,lambskins
Albaniawheat, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, sugar beets,grapes; meat, dairy products
Algeriawheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits; sheep,cattle
American Samoabananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit,yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock
Andorrasmall quantities of rye, wheat, barley, oats, vegetables;sheep
Angolabananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc(tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forestproducts; fish
Anguillasmall quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
Antigua and Barbudacotton, fruits, vegetables, bananas, coconuts,cucumbers, mangoes, sugarcane; livestock
Argentinasunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco,peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock
Armeniafruit (especially grapes), vegetables; livestock
Arubaaloes; livestock; fish
Australiawheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry
Austriagrains, potatoes, sugar beets, wine, fruit; dairy products,cattle, pigs, poultry; lumber
Azerbaijancotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea,tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats
Bahamas, Thecitrus, vegetables; poultry
Bahrainfruit, vegetables; poultry, dairy products; shrimp, fish
Bangladeshrice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco,pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruit; beef, milk, poultry
Barbadossugarcane, vegetables, cotton
Belarusgrain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk
Belgiumsugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco; beef,veal, pork, milk
Belizebananas, coca, citrus, sugar; fish, cultured shrimp; lumber;garments
Benincotton, corn, cassava (tapioca), yams, beans, palm oil,peanuts, livestock (2001)
Bermudabananas, vegetables, citrus, flowers; dairy products
Bhutanrice, corn, root crops, citrus, foodgrains; dairy products,eggs
Boliviasoybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice,potatoes; timber
Bosnia and Herzegovinawheat, corn, fruits, vegetables; livestock
Botswanalivestock, sorghum, maize, millet, beans, sunflowers,groundnuts
Brazilcoffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa,citrus; beef
British Virgin Islandsfruits, vegetables; livestock, poultry; fish
Bruneirice, vegetables, fruits, chickens, water buffalo
Bulgariavegetables, fruits, tobacco, livestock, wine, wheat,barley, sunflowers, sugar beets
Burkina Fasocotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet,corn, rice; livestock
Burmarice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood;fish and fish products
Burundicoffee, cotton, tea, corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas,manioc (tapioca); beef, milk, hides
Cambodiarice, rubber, corn, vegetables, cashews, tapioca
Camerooncoffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains,root starches; livestock; timber
Canadawheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairyproducts; forest products; fish
Cape Verdebananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee,peanuts; fish
Cayman Islandsvegetables, fruit; livestock, turtle farming
Central African Republiccotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca),yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber
Chadcotton, sorghum, millet, peanuts, rice, potatoes, manioc(tapioca); cattle, sheep, goats, camels
Chilegrapes, apples, pears, onions, wheat, corn, oats, peaches,garlic, asparagus, beans, beef, poultry, wool; fish; timber
Chinarice, wheat, potatoes, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley,cotton, oilseed, pork, fish
Christmas IslandNA
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsvegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
Colombiacoffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn,sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; forest products; shrimp
Comorosvanilla, cloves, perfume essences, copra, coconuts, bananas,cassava (tapioca)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea, quinine, cassava (tapioca), palm oil, bananas, root crops, corn, fruits; wood products
Congo, Republic of thecassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, corn,peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products
Cook Islandscopra, citrus, pineapples, tomatoes, beans, pawpaws,bananas, yams, taro, coffee; pigs, poultry
Costa Ricacoffee, pineapples, bananas, sugar, corn, rice, beans,potatoes; beef; timber
Cote d'Ivoirecoffee, cocoa beans, bananas, palm kernels, corn,rice, manioc (tapioca), sweet potatoes, sugar, cotton, rubber; timber
Croatiawheat, corn, sugar beets, sunflower seed, barley, alfalfa,clover, olives, citrus, grapes, soybeans, potatoes; livestock, dairyproducts