EthiopiaSaudi Arabia 6.9%, Djibouti 6.8%, Switzerland 6.4%, Italy5.9%, US 5.5%, Netherlands 4.2% (2005)
European UnionUS 24.2%, Switzerland 7.7%, China 5%, Russia 4.7%(2004)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Spain 81.9%, US 6%, UK 4.5% (2005)
Faroe IslandsDenmark 38.2%, UK 29.6%, Nigeria 8.9%, Norway 6.1%,Netherlands 4.3% (2005)
FijiUS 19.7%, Australia 17%, UK 12.3%, Japan 5.4%, Samoa 4.1% (2005)
FinlandRussia 11.2%, Sweden 10.7%, Germany 10.5%, UK 6.6%, US 6.2%,Netherlands 4.8% (2005)
FranceGermany 14.7%, Spain 9.6%, Italy 8.7%, UK 8.3%, US 7.2%,Belgium 7.1% (2005)
French GuianaFrance 62%, Switzerland 7%, US 2% (2004)
French PolynesiaFrance 46.3%, Japan 20.8%, Niger 12.8%, US 12.5%(2005)
GabonUS 53.5%, France 6.4%, China 6.3%, Trinidad and Tobago 4%(2005)
Gambia, TheIndia 40.4%, UK 18.2%, Indonesia 8.3%, Senegal 4.6%,Belgium 4.3% (2005)
Gaza StripIsrael, Egypt, West Bank (2004)
GeorgiaRussia 18.1%, Turkey 14.3%, Azerbaijan 9.8%, Turkmenistan8.9%, Bulgaria 5%, Armenia 4.7%, Ukraine 4.4%, Canada 4.2% (2005)
GermanyFrance 10.2%, US 8.8%, UK 7.9%, Italy 6.9%, Netherlands6.1%, Belgium 5.6%, Austria 5.4%, Spain 5.1% (2005)
GhanaNetherlands 12.6%, UK 8.3%, US 6.7%, Belgium 5.8%, France5.7%, Germany 4.5% (2005)
GibraltarUK 30.8%, Spain 22.7%, Germany 13.7%, Turkmenistan 10.4%,Switzerland 8.3%, Italy 6.7% (2005)
GreeceGermany 12.4%, Italy 10.4%, UK 6.7%, Bulgaria 5.9%, US 5.3%,Cyprus 5.2%, Turkey 5.1%, France 4.2% (2005)
GreenlandDenmark 62.5%, Japan 12.3%, China 5.3% (2005)
GrenadaSaint Lucia 12.1%, US 11.3%, Antigua and Barbuda 8.2%,Germany 7.9%, Netherlands 7.8%, Saint Kitts & Nevis 7.4%, Dominica7.4%, UK 6.8%, France 4.2% (2005)
GuadeloupeFrance 60%, Martinique 18%, US 4% (2004)
GuamJapan 67.2%, Singapore 11.6%, UK 4.8% (2005)
GuatemalaUS 50.1%, El Salvador 12.1%, Honduras 7.3%, Mexico 4%(2005)
GuernseyUK; note - regarded as internal trade (2004)
GuineaRussia 14.6%, South Korea 11.3%, Spain 10.2%, Ukraine 7.9%,US 6.1%, Ireland 6%, France 5.7%, Germany 5%, Belgium 4.5% (2005)
Guinea-BissauIndia 72%, Nigeria 17.1%, Ecuador 4% (2005)
GuyanaCanada 18.9%, US 18.9%, UK 11.7%, Portugal 8.1%, Jamaica5.3%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.2% (2005)
HaitiUS 80.8%, Dominican Republic 6.9%, Canada 4% (2005)
HondurasUS 73.2%, Guatemala 2.9%, El Salvador 2.9% (2005)
Hong KongChina 45%, US 16.1%, Japan 5.3% (2005)
HungaryGermany 29.4%, Austria 5.9%, Italy 5.6%, France 5%, UK 4.7%(2005)
IcelandUK 17.9%, Germany 16.4%, Netherlands 13%, US 8.1%, Spain7.7%, Denmark 4.3% (2005)
IndiaUS 16.7%, UAE 8.5%, China 6.6%, Singapore 5.3%, UK 4.9%, HongKong 4.4% (2005)
IndonesiaJapan 21.1%, US 11.5%, Singapore 9.2%, South Korea 8.3%,China 7.8%, Malaysia 4% (2005)
IranJapan 16.6%, China 11%, Italy 5.8%, South Korea 5.7%, SouthAfrica 5.7%, Turkey 5.6%, Netherlands 4.5%, France 4.3% (2005)
IraqUS 49.3%, Italy 10.3%, Spain 6.2%, Canada 5.6% (2005)
IrelandUS 18.7%, UK 17.4%, Belgium 15.2%, Germany 7.4%, France6.4%, Netherlands 4.8% (2005)
Isle of ManUK (2004)
IsraelUS 36.5%, Belgium 8.7%, Hong Kong 5.6% (2005)
ItalyGermany 13.1%, France 12.3%, US 8.1%, Spain 7.4%, UK 6.4%(2005)
JamaicaUS 25.8%, Canada 19.3%, UK 10.7%, Netherlands 8.6%, China7%, Norway 6.4%, Germany 5.6% (2005)
JapanUS 22.9%, China 13.4%, South Korea 7.8%, Taiwan 7.3%, HongKong 6.1% (2005)
JerseyUK (2004)
JordanUS 29.4%, Iraq 15.6%, India 8.8%, Saudi Arabia 5.9% (2005)
KazakhstanBermuda 12.5%, Russia 11.1%, Germany 10.7%, China 10%,Italy 7.9%, France 7.7%, Romania 4.5%, US 4% (2005)
KenyaUganda 13.9%, UK 10.5%, US 9.5%, Netherlands 8.2%, Egypt 5.1%,Tanzania 4.7%, Pakistan 4.5% (2005)
KiribatiUS 22.8%, Belgium 21.5%, Japan 14.3%, Samoa 7.8%, Australia7.5%, Malaysia 6.7%, Taiwan 5.6%, Denmark 4.6% (2005)
Korea, NorthChina 45.6%, South Korea 20.2%, Japan 12.9% (2004)
Korea, SouthChina 21.8%, US 14.6%, Japan 8.5%, Hong Kong 5.5% (2005)
KuwaitJapan 19.6%, South Korea 15.3%, US 11.8%, Taiwan 11%,Singapore 9.5%, Netherlands 4.7% (2005)
KyrgyzstanUAE 35.6%, Russia 18.6%, China 13.4%, Kazakhstan 12.6%(2005)
LaosThailand 29.6%, Vietnam 12%, France 6.1%, Germany 4.6% (2005)
LatviaLithuania 11%, Estonia 10.8%, Germany 10.2%, UK 10.2%, Russia7.9%, Sweden 7.8%, Denmark 5.3%, Poland 5.3% (2005)
LebanonSyria 25.3%, UAE 11.4%, Switzerland 8.1%, Turkey 6%, SaudiArabia 6% (2005)
LesothoHong Kong 43.6%, China 35.4%, Germany 8.4% (2005)
LiberiaBelgium 41.4%, Spain 11.6%, US 9.1%, Malaysia 5.5%, Thailand4.6%, Poland 4.6%, Germany 4.4% (2005)
LibyaItaly 37.9%, Germany 15.2%, Spain 8.7%, Turkey 6.3%, France6.2%, US 5.2% (2005)
LiechtensteinEU 62.6% (Germany 24.3%, Austria 9.5%, France 8.9%,Italy 6.6%, UK 4.6%), US 18.9%, Switzerland 15.7% (2004)
LithuaniaRussia 10.4%, Latvia 10.2%, Germany 9.4%, France 7%,Estonia 5.9%, Poland 5.5%, Sweden 5%, US 4.7%, UK 4.7%, Denmark 4.3%(2005)
LuxembourgGermany 21%, France 16.3%, Belgium 9.2%, UK 8.3%, Italy7.5%, Spain 6.6%, Netherlands 4.3% (2005)
MacauUS 48.7%, China 14.9%, Hong Kong 9.8%, Germany 5.9% (2005)
MacedoniaGermany 17.8%, Greece 15.3%, Italy 8.3% (2005)
MadagascarFrance 30.9%, US 30.3%, Germany 8.6% (2005)
MalawiUS 18%, South Africa 12.2%, Egypt 7.6%, Germany 7%,Netherlands 6.9%, Japan 4.8%, Russia 4.6%, UK 4.2%, Mozambique 4%(2005)
MalaysiaUS 19.7%, Singapore 15.6%, Japan 9.3%, China 6.6%, HongKong 5.8%, Thailand 5.4% (2005)
MaldivesJapan 22.8%, Thailand 22.7%, Sri Lanka 16.4%, UK 12.6%,Singapore 5.8%, Germany 4.8%, France 4.3% (2005)
MaliChina 25.2%, Pakistan 12.8%, Thailand 8.7%, Taiwan 6.7%, Italy4.5% (2005)
MaltaFrance 15.4%, US 14.4%, Singapore 12.3%, UK 11.3%, Germany11.2%, Italy 5.1%, Libya 4.2% (2005)
Marshall IslandsUS, Japan, Australia, China (2004)
MartiniqueFrance 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (2004)
MauritaniaItaly 14.9%, Japan 12.3%, France 11.8%, Belgium 8.5%,Germany 8.3%, Cote d'Ivoire 7.2%, Spain 6.5%, Russia 5%, Netherlands4.4% (2005)
MauritiusUK 32.3%, France 20.7%, US 11.7%, Madagascar 6.2%, Italy5.3% (2005)
MayotteFrance 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2004)
MexicoUS 85.7%, Canada 2%, Spain 1.4% (2005)
Micronesia, Federated States ofJapan, US, Guam (2004)
MoldovaRussia 32.9%, Italy 12.7%, Romania 10.6%, Ukraine 9.5%,Belarus 6.7%, Germany 4.5% (2005)
MongoliaChina 56.2%, Canada 15.6%, US 14.7% (2005)
MontenegroSwitzerland 83.9%, Italy 6.1%, Bosnia and Herzegovina1.3% (2003)
MontserratUS, Antigua and Barbuda (2004)
MoroccoFrance 30.3%, Spain 18%, UK 6.2%, Italy 5.2%, India 4.1%(2005)
MozambiqueBelgium 25.5%, South Africa 12.2%, Spain 11.6%, Italy11.6%, Germany 7.7% (2005)
NamibiaSouth Africa 33.4%, US 4% (2004)
NauruSouth Africa 63.7%, South Korea 7.6%, Canada 6.6% (2005)
NepalIndia 53.7%, US 17.4%, Germany 7.1% (2005)
NetherlandsGermany 24.9%, Belgium 13%, France 9.4%, UK 9.1%, Italy5.7%, US 4.3%, Spain 4.1% (2005)
Netherlands AntillesUS 29.4%, Panama 14.4%, Mexico 8.8%, Haiti5.6%, Venezuela 4.9%, Bahamas, The 4.5% (2005)
New CaledoniaJapan 21.4%, France 16%, Taiwan 11.4%, South Korea10.1%, Spain 9%, China 7.2%, South Africa 5.2%, Belgium 4.5% (2005)
New ZealandAustralia 21.4%, US 14.1%, Japan 10.6%, China 5.1%, UK4.7% (2005)
NicaraguaUS 60.7%, Mexico 8.6%, El Salvador 6.2% (2005)
NigerFrance 47.8%, Nigeria 21.4%, US 20.3% (2005)
NigeriaUS 49.7%, Brazil 10.4%, Spain 7.6% (2005)
NiueNew Zealand mainly, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia (2004)
Norfolk IslandAustralia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia,Europe (2004)
Northern Mariana IslandsUS (2004)
NorwayUK 25.5%, Germany 12.6%, Netherlands 9.9%, France 9.1%, US6.7%, Sweden 6.5% (2005)
OmanChina 21.7%, South Korea 19.5%, Japan 14.3%, Thailand 12.7%,UAE 7.1%, Taiwan 4.1% (2005)
PakistanUS 22.5%, UAE 8.9%, UK 5.8%, China 5.4%, Germany 4.6% (2005)
PalauUS, Japan, Singapore (2004)
PanamaUS 44.9%, Spain 8.9%, Sweden 5.6%, Netherlands 4.9%, CostaRica 4% (2005)
Papua New GuineaAustralia 28.7%, Japan 8.6%, China 5.4% (2005)
ParaguayUruguay 26.7%, Brazil 15.2%, Argentina 4.8%, Chile 4.7%(2005)
PeruUS 31.1%, China 10.8%, Chile 6.6%, Canada 5.9%, Switzerland4.6% (2005)
PhilippinesUS 18%, Japan 17.5%, China 9.9%, Netherlands 9.8%, HongKong 8.1%, Singapore 6.6%, Malaysia 6%, Taiwan 4.6% (2005)
PolandGermany 28.2%, France 6.2%, Italy 6.1%, UK 5.6%, CzechRepublic 4.6%, Russia 4.4%, Netherlands 4.2% (2005)
PortugalSpain 25.9%, France 13.1%, Germany 11.9%, UK 8%, US 5.4%,Italy 4.3% (2005)
Puerto RicoUS 90.3%, UK 1.6%, Netherlands 1.4%, Dominican Republic1.4% (2004)
QatarJapan 37.1%, South Korea 19.5%, Singapore 8.3% (2005)
ReunionFrance 74%, Japan 6%, Comoros 4% (2004)
RomaniaItaly 19.4%, Germany 14%, Turkey 7.9%, France 7.4%, UK 5.5%,Hungary 4.1%, US 4.1% (2005)
RussiaNetherlands 10.3%, Germany 8.3%, Italy 7.9%, China 5.5%,Ukraine 5.2%, Turkey 4.5%, Switzerland 4.4% (2005)
RwandaGermany 11%, China 6.5%, Belgium 4.5% (2005)
Saint HelenaTanzania 37.7%, US 17.4%, Japan 15.2%, UK 8.4%, Nigeria4.8%, Spain 4.5% (2005)
Saint Kitts and NevisUS 63.5%, Canada 8.4%, UK 5.8% (2005)
Saint LuciaFrance 29.3%, US 17.4%, China 17%, UK 13.1%, Brazil 6.2%(2005)
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSpain 33.6%, Belgium 21.8%, India 18.3%,France 9.4%, US 7.5% (2005)
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFrance 50.3%, Italy 21%, Greece11%, US 4.2% (2005)
SamoaAustralia 75.9%, American Samoa 13.6%, US 6.5% (2005)
Sao Tome and PrincipeNetherlands 61.1%, Belgium 9.2%, Turkey 5.5%,South Korea 4% (2005)
Saudi ArabiaUS 16.4%, Japan 16.1%, South Korea 9.1%, China 6.9%,Singapore 5.1%, Taiwan 4.2% (2005)
SenegalMali 16.9%, India 13.1%, France 9.5%, Spain 6.1%, Italy5.5%, Gambia, The 4.6% (2005)
SeychellesUK 23%, Spain 19.6%, France 11.4%, Japan 9.7%, Italy7.4%, Germany 5.7%, Netherlands 5.4% (2005)
Sierra LeoneBelgium 66.2%, Germany 13.5%, US 4.6% (2005)
SingaporeMalaysia 14.7%, US 11.5%, Indonesia 10.7%, Hong Kong10.4%, China 9.5%, Japan 6%, Thailand 4.5%, Australia 4.1% (2005)
SlovakiaGermany 26.2%, Czech Republic 14.1%, Austria 7.1%, Italy6.7%, Poland 6.3%, Hungary 5.7% (2005)
SloveniaGermany 19.9%, Italy 12.7%, Croatia 9.4%, Austria 8.1%,France 8.1% (2005)
Solomon IslandsChina 40.7%, South Korea 13.2%, Thailand 6.9%, Japan6.3%, Philippines 4.5%, Italy 4.1% (2005)
SomaliaUAE 52.6%, Yemen 14.6%, Oman 6.3%, India 4.2% (2005)
South AfricaUK 11.1%, US 9.1%, Japan 8.3%, Germany 6.3%, China5.2%, Italy 4.5% (2005)
SpainFrance 19.4%, Germany 11.4%, Portugal 9.5%, UK 8.5%, Italy8.4% (2005)
Sri LankaUS 30.9%, UK 11.6%, India 7.3%, Belgium 4.8%, Germany 4.5%(2005)
SudanChina 71.1%, Japan 12%, Saudi Arabia 2.8% (2005)
SurinameNorway 23.5%, US 16.5%, Canada 16.1%, Belgium 9.7%, France7.9%, UAE 7.3% (2005)
SwazilandSouth Africa 59.7%, EU 8.8%, US 8.8%, Mozambique 6.2%(2004)
SwedenUS 10.6%, Germany 10.2%, Norway 8.7%, UK 7.3%, Denmark 6.5%,Finland 5.7%, France 4.9%, Netherlands 4.5%, Belgium 4.3% (2005)
SwitzerlandGermany 19.4%, US 10.9%, Italy 9.1%, France 8.7%, UK5.4%, Spain 4.1% (2005)
SyriaIraq 22.3%, Saudi Arabia 15.3%, Italy 8.4%, Germany 8.3%,Lebanon 7.7%, Egypt 4.3%, France 4.2% (2005)
TaiwanChina 21.6%, US 16.22%, Hong Kong 15.1%, Japan 7.7% (2005)
TajikistanNetherlands 46.6%, Turkey 15.8%, Russia 9.1%, Uzbekistan7.3%, Latvia 4.9%, Iran 4% (2005)
TanzaniaChina 10.2%, Canada 8.6%, India 7.3%, Netherlands 5.2%,Japan 4.5%, Kenya 4.4%, Germany 4.3% (2005)
ThailandUS 15.5%, Japan 13.7%, China 8.3%, Singapore 6.8%, HongKong 5.6%, Malaysia 5.2% (2005)
TogoGhana 21.1%, Burkina Faso 18.2%, Benin 11.5%, Mali 7.3%, India5.8%, Nigeria 4% (2005)
TokelauNew Zealand (2004)
TongaJapan 41.5%, US 33.1%, NZ 6.3% (2005)
Trinidad and TobagoUS 68.8%, Jamaica 5.5%, Barbados 2.9% (2005)
TunisiaFrance 30.9%, Italy 21.1%, Germany 9.4%, Spain 5.5%, Libya4.5% (2005)
TurkeyGermany 12.9%, UK 8.1%, Italy 7.6%, US 6.7%, France 5.2%,Spain 4.1% (2005)
TurkmenistanUkraine 43.5%, Iran 15%, Hungary 5.4% (2005)
Turks and Caicos IslandsUS, UK (2004)
TuvaluGermany 60.5%, Italy 20.1%, Fiji 6.9% (2005)
UgandaKenya 15.1%, Belgium 9.9%, Netherlands 9.7%, France 7.1%,Germany 5.1%, Rwanda 4% (2005)
UkraineRussia 22.1%, Turkey 6%, Italy 5.6% (2005)
United Arab EmiratesJapan 24.6%, South Korea 9.8%, Thailand 5.6%,India 4.3% (2005)
United KingdomUS 15.1%, Germany 10.5%, France 8.9%, Ireland 7.3%,Netherlands 5.5%, Belgium 5%, Spain 4.4% (2005)
United StatesCanada 23.4%, Mexico 13.3%, Japan 6.1%, China 4.6%, UK4.3% (2005)
UruguayUS 18.6%, Brazil 15.6%, Mexico 6.9%, Argentina 6.1%, Spain4.1%, Germany 4% (2005)
UzbekistanRussia 24.6%, China 12.3%, Turkey 7.1%, Ukraine 5.6%,Bangladesh 4.9%, Poland 4.3%, Tajikistan 4.2% (2005)
VanuatuThailand 46.5%, India 14.1%, Poland 7.9%, Turkey 7.7%, Japan6.9% (2005)
VenezuelaUS 51.2%, Netherlands Antilles 7.3%, Canada 2.4% (2005)
VietnamUS 21.2%, Japan 13.3%, Australia 8.4%, China 7.5%, Singapore5.3%, Germany 5% (2005)
Virgin IslandsUS, Puerto Rico (2004)
Wallis and FutunaItaly 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13% (2004)
West BankIsrael, Jordan, Gaza Strip (2004)
Western SaharaMorocco claims and administers Western Sahara, sotrade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts (2004)
WorldUS 15.6%, Germany 7.4%, China 5.7%, France 4.9%, UK 4.7%,Japan 4.5% (2005)
YemenChina 36.5%, Chile 19.2%, Thailand 12.5%, Japan 5.4%, SouthKorea 4.4%, US 4.1% (2005)
ZambiaSwitzerland 28.7%, South Africa 18.6%, UK 14.4%, DemocraticRepublic of the Congo 5.4%, Tanzania 5.1%, Zimbabwe 4.1% (2005)
ZimbabweSouth Africa 32.8%, China 7.4%, Japan 6.3%, Zambia 5.2%,Netherlands 5%, US 4.6%, Italy 4.2%, Germany 4.1% (2005)
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@2051 Administrative divisions
Afghanistan34 provinces (velayat, singular - velayat); Badakhshan,Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamian, Daykondi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni,Ghowr, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khowst,Konar, Kondoz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Nurestan,Oruzgan, Paktia, Paktika, Panjshir, Parvan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol,Takhar, Vardak, Zabol
Albania12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark); Qarku i Beratit, Qarkui Dibres, Qarku i Durresit, Qarku i Elbasanit, Qarku i Fierit, Qarkui Gjirokastres, Qarku i Korces, Qarku i Kukesit, Qarku i Lezhes,Qarku i Shkodres, Qarku i Tiranes, Qarku i Vlores
Algeria48 provinces (wilayat, singular - wilaya); Adrar, Ain Defla,Ain Temouchent, Alger, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Blida,Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes, Chlef, Constantine, Djelfa,El Bayadh, El Oued, El Tarf, Ghardaia, Guelma, Illizi, Jijel,Khenchela, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea, Mila, Mostaganem, M'Sila,Naama, Oran, Ouargla, Oum el Bouaghi, Relizane, Saida, Setif, SidiBel Abbes, Skikda, Souk Ahras, Tamanghasset, Tebessa, Tiaret,Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen
American Samoanone (territory of the US); there are no first-orderadministrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but thereare three districts and two islands* at the second order; Eastern,Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western
Andorra7 parishes (parroquies, singular - parroquia); Andorra laVella, Canillo, Encamp, Escaldes-Engordany, La Massana, Ordino, SantJulia de Loria
Angola18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo,Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul,Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje,Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire
Anguillanone (overseas territory of the UK)
Antigua and Barbuda6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; Barbuda*,Redonda*, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, SaintPeter, Saint Philip
Argentina23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1autonomous city* (distrito federal); Buenos Aires, Buenos AiresCapital Federal*, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Corrientes,Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones,Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe,Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas delAtlantico Sur, Tucumannote: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica
Armenia11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz); Aragatsotn, Ararat,Armavir, Geghark'unik', Kotayk', Lorri, Shirak, Syunik', Tavush,Vayots' Dzor, Yerevan
Arubanone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Australia6 states and 2 territories*; Australian CapitalTerritory*, New South Wales, Northern Territory*, Queensland, SouthAustralia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Austria9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland,Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich, Oberoesterreich, Salzburg,Steiermark (Styria), Tirol, Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna)
Azerbaijan59 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities(saharlar; sahar - singular), 1 autonomous republic (muxtarrespublika)rayons: Abseron Rayonu, Agcabadi Rayonu, Agdam Rayonu, Agdas Rayonu,Agstafa Rayonu, Agsu Rayonu, Astara Rayonu, Balakan Rayonu, BardaRayonu, Beylaqan Rayonu, Bilasuvar Rayonu, Cabrayil Rayonu,Calilabad Rayonu, Daskasan Rayonu, Davaci Rayonu, Fuzuli Rayonu,Gadabay Rayonu, Goranboy Rayonu, Goycay Rayonu, Haciqabul Rayonu,Imisli Rayonu, Ismayilli Rayonu, Kalbacar Rayonu, Kurdamir Rayonu,Lacin Rayonu, Lankaran Rayonu, Lerik Rayonu, Masalli Rayonu,Neftcala Rayonu, Oguz Rayonu, Qabala Rayonu, Qax Rayonu, QazaxRayonu, Qobustan Rayonu, Quba Rayonu, Qubadli Rayonu, Qusar Rayonu,Saatli Rayonu, Sabirabad Rayonu, Saki Rayonu, Salyan Rayonu, SamaxiRayonu, Samkir Rayonu, Samux Rayonu, Siyazan Rayonu, Susa Rayonu,Tartar Rayonu, Tovuz Rayonu, Ucar Rayonu, Xacmaz Rayonu, XanlarRayonu, Xizi Rayonu, Xocali Rayonu, Xocavand Rayonu, YardimliRayonu, Yevlax Rayonu, Zangilan Rayonu, Zaqatala Rayonu, ZardabRayonucities: Ali Bayramli Sahari, Baki Sahari, Ganca Sahari, LankaranSahari, Mingacevir Sahari, Naftalan Sahari, Saki Sahari, SumqayitSahari, Susa Sahari, Xankandi Sahari, Yevlax Sahariautonomous republic: Naxcivan Muxtar Respublikasi
Bahamas, The21 districts; Acklins and Crooked Islands, Bimini, CatIsland, Exuma, Freeport, Fresh Creek, Governor's Harbour, GreenTurtle Cay, Harbour Island, High Rock, Inagua, Kemps Bay, LongIsland, Marsh Harbour, Mayaguana, New Providence, Nichollstown andBerry Islands, Ragged Island, Rock Sound, Sandy Point, San Salvadorand Rum Cay
Bahrain5 governorates; Asamah, Janubiyah, Muharraq, Shamaliyah,Wasatnote: each governorate administered by an appointed governor
Bangladesh6 divisions; Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna,Rajshahi, Sylhet
Barbados11 parishes; Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George,Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael,Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas; note - the city ofBridgetown may be given parish status
Belarus6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel', Horad Minsk*, Hrodna,Mahilyow, Minsk, Vitsyebsknote: administrative divisions have the same names as theiradministrative centers
Belgium10 provinces (French: provinces, singular - province; Dutch:provincies, singular - provincie) and 3 regions* (French: regions;Dutch: gewesten); Antwerpen, Brabant Wallon, Brussels* (Bruxelles),Flanders*, Hainaut, Liege, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur,Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaams-Brabant, Wallonia*, West-Vlaanderennote: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthereddevolution into a federal state, there are now three levels ofgovernment (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with acomplex division of responsibilities
Belize6 districts; Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek,Toledo
Benin12 departments; Alibori, Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou,Collines, Kouffo, Donga, Littoral, Mono, Oueme, Plateau, Zou
Bermuda9 parishes and 2 municipalities*; Devonshire, Hamilton,Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint George's, Sandys,Smith's, Southampton, Warwick
Bhutan18 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural); Bumthang,Chhukha, Chirang, Dagana, Geylegphug, Ha, Lhuntshi, Mongar, Paro,Pemagatsel, Punakha, Samchi, Samdrup Jongkhar, Shemgang, Tashigang,Thimphu, Tongsa, Wangdi Phodrangnote: there may be two new districts named Gasa and Yangtse
Bolivia9 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento);Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Pando, Potosi, SantaCruz, Tarija
Bosnia and Herzegovina2 first-order administrative divisions and 1internationally supervised district* - Brcko district (BrckoDistrikt)*, the Bosniak/Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina(Federacija Bosna i Hercegovina) and the Bosnian Serb-led RepublikaSrpska; note - Brcko district is in northeastern Bosnia and is anadministrative unit under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina;the district remains under international supervision
Botswana9 districts and 5 town councils*; Central, Francistown*,Gaborone*, Ghanzi, Jwaneng*, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kweneng, Lobatse*,Northeast, Northwest, Selebi-Pikwe*, Southeast, Southern
Brazil26 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federaldistrict* (distrito federal); Acre, Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia,Ceara, Distrito Federal*, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, MatoGrosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana,Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grandedo Sul, Rondonia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe,Tocantins
British Virgin Islandsnone (overseas territory of the UK)
Brunei4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait,Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong
Bulgaria28 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast); Blagoevgrad,Burgas, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Khaskovo, Kurdzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech,Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Ruse, Shumen,Silistra, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofiya, Sofiya-Grad, Stara Zagora,Turgovishte, Varna, Veliko Turnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Yambol
Burkina Faso45 provinces; Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba,Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba,Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo,Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Nahouri, Namentenga,Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie,Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga,Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo
Burma7 divisions (taing-myar, singular - taing) and 7 states (pyine-myar, singular - pyi ne)divisions: Ayeyarwady, Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Tanintharyi,Yangonstates: Chin State, Kachin State, Kayah State, Kayin State, MonState, Rakhine State, Shan State
Burundi17 provinces; Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rurale,Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo,Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi, Rutana, Ruyigi
Cambodia20 provinces (khaitt, singular and plural) and 4municipalities* (krong, singular and plural)provinces: Banteay Mean Cheay, Batdambang, Kampong Cham, KampongChhnang, Kampong Spoe, Kampong Thum, Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong,Krachen, Mondol Kiri, Otdar Mean Cheay, Pouthisat, Preah Vihear,Prey Veng, Rotanah Kiri, Siem Reab, Stoeng Treng, Svay Rieng, Takevmunicipalities: Keb, Pailin, Phnum Penh, Preah Seihanu
Cameroon10 provinces; Adamaoua, Centre, Est, Extreme-Nord,Littoral, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Ouest
Canada10 provinces and 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia,Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, NorthwestTerritories*, Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island,Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory*
Cape Verde17 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho); BoaVista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, RibeiraGrande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Filipe,Sao Miguel, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal
Cayman Islands8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town,Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western
Central African Republic14 prefectures (prefectures, singular -prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques,singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**;Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou,Kemo, Lobaye, Mambere-Kadei, Mbomou, Nana-Grebizi*, Nana-Mambere,Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha-Mbaere*, Vakaga
Chad14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture); Batha,Biltine, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti, Chari-Baguirmi, Guera, Kanem, Lac,Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mayo-Kebbi, Moyen-Chari,Ouaddai, Salamat, Tandjilenote: instead of 14 prefectures, there may be a new administrativestructure of 28 departments (departments, singular - department) and1 city*; Assongha, Baguirmi, Bahr El Gazal, Bahr Koh, BathaOriental, Batha Occidental, Biltine, Borkou, Dababa, Ennedi, Guera,Hadjer Lamis, Kabia, Kanem, Lac, Lac Iro, Logone Occidental, LogoneOriental, Mandoul, Mayo-Boneye, Mayo-Dallah, Monts de Lam,N'Djamena*, Ouaddai, Salamat, Sila, Tandjile Oriental, TandjileOccidental, Tibesti
Chile13 regions (regiones, singular - region); Aisen del GeneralCarlos Ibanez del Campo, Antofagasta, Araucania, Atacama, Bio-Bio,Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos,Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena, Maule, Region Metropolitana(Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaisonote: the US does not recognize claims to Antarctica
China23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomousregions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities (shi,singular and plural)provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei,Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin,Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan,Zhejiang; (see note on Taiwan)autonomous regions: Guangxi, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Xizang(Tibet)municipalities: Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjinnote: China considers Taiwan its 23rd province; see separate entriesfor the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau
Christmas Islandnone (territory of Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsnone (territory of Australia)
Colombia32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and1 capital district* (distrito capital); Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca,Atlantico, Bogota*, Bolivar, Boyaca, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare,Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia, Guaviare,Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Narino, Norte de Santander,Putumayo, Quindio, Risaralda, San Andres y Providencia, Santander,Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes, Vichada
Comoros3 islands and 4 municipalities*; Grande Comore (Njazidja),Anjouan (Nzwani), Domoni*, Fomboni*, Moheli (Mwali), Moroni*,Moutsamoudou*
Congo, Democratic Republic of the10 provinces (provinces, singular- province) and 1 city* (ville); Bandundu, Bas-Congo, Equateur,Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Katanga, Kinshasa*, Maniema,Nord-Kivu, Orientale, Sud-Kivu
Congo, Republic of the10 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1commune*; Bouenza, Brazzaville*, Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest, Kouilou,Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, Sangha
Cook Islandsnone
Costa Rica7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Alajuela,Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose
Cote d'Ivoire19 regions; Agneby, Bafing, Bas-Sassandra, Denguele,Dix-Huit Montagnes, Fromager, Haut-Sassandra, Lacs, Lagunes,Marahoue, Moyen-Cavally, Moyen-Comoe, N'zi-Comoe, Savanes,Sud-Bandama, Sud-Comoe, Vallee du Bandama, Worodougou, Zanzan
Croatia20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular) and 1 city*(grad - singular); Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska Zupanija, Brodsko-PosavskaZupanija, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska Zupanija, Istarska Zupanija,Karlovacka Zupanija, Koprivnicko-Krizevacka Zupanija,Krapinsko-Zagorska Zupanija, Licko-Senjska Zupanija, MedimurskaZupanija, Osjecko-Baranjska Zupanija, Pozesko-Slavonska Zupanija,Primorsko-Goranska Zupanija, Sibensko-Kninska Zupanija,Sisacko-Moslavacka Zupanija, Splitsko-Dalmatinska Zupanija,Varazdinska Zupanija, Viroviticko-Podravska Zupanija,Vukovarsko-Srijemska Zupanija, Zadarska Zupanija, Zagreb*,Zagrebacka Zupanija
Cuba14 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 specialmunicipality* (municipio especial); Camaguey, Ciego de Avila,Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Islade la Juventud*, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio,Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara
Cyprus6 districts; Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia,Paphos; note - Turkish Cypriot area's administrative divisionsinclude Kyrenia, all but a small part of Famagusta, and small partsof Lefkosia (Nicosia) and Larnaca
Czech Republic13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) and 1 capitalcity* (hlavni mesto); Jihocesky Kraj, Jihomoravsky Kraj, KarlovarskyKraj, Kralovehradecky Kraj, Liberecky Kraj, Moravskoslezsky Kraj,Olomoucky Kraj, Pardubicky Kraj, Plzensky Kraj, Praha (Prague)*,Stredocesky Kraj, Ustecky Kraj, Vysocina, Zlinsky Kraj
Denmarkmetropolitan Denmark - 14 counties (amter, singular - amt)and 2 boroughs* (amtskommuner, singular - amtskommune); Arhus,Bornholm, Frederiksberg*, Frederiksborg, Fyn, Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn(Copenhagen)*, Nordjylland, Ribe, Ringkobing, Roskilde,Sonderjylland, Storstrom, Vejle, Vestsjalland, Viborgnote: as a result of an extensive 2005 local government reform, with2006 being a transition year, 275 municipalities will be merged to99 by 1 January 2007, and the 14 counties will be reorganized intofive regions
Djibouti6 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); Ali Sabieh, Arta,Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjourah
Dominica10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, SaintJohn, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, SaintPaul, Saint Peter
Dominican Republic31 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia)and 1 district* (distrito); Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabon,Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, El Seibo, Elias Pina, Espaillat, HatoMayor, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, MariaTrinidad Sanchez, Monsenor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata,Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Salcedo, Samana, San Cristobal,San Jose de Ocoa, San Juan, San Pedro de Macoris, Sanchez Ramirez,Santiago, Santiago Rodriguez, Santo Domingo, Valverde
East Timor13 administrative districts; Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau,Bobonaro (Maliana), Cova-Lima (Suai), Dili, Ermera, Lautem (LosPalos), Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi (Same), Oecussi (Ambeno),Viqueque
Ecuador22 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Azuay,Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas,Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi,Morona-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Sucumbios,Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe
Egypt26 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); AdDaqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrah, Al Fayyum, Al Gharbiyah,Al Iskandariyah, Al Isma'iliyah, Al Jizah, Al Minufiyah, Al Minya,Al Qahirah, Al Qalyubiyah, Al Wadi al Jadid, As Suways, AshSharqiyah, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf, Bur Sa'id, Dumyat, JanubSina', Kafr ash Shaykh, Matruh, Qina, Shamal Sina', Suhaj
El Salvador14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento);Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz,La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana,Sonsonate, Usulutan
Equatorial Guinea7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia);Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral,Wele-Nzas
Eritrea6 regions (zobatat, singular - zoba); Anseba, Debub(Southern), Debubawi K'eyih Bahri (Southern Red Sea), Gash Barka,Ma'akel (Central), Semenawi Keyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea)
Estonia15 counties (maakonnad, singular - maakond): Harjumaa(Tallinn), Hiiumaa (Kardla), Ida-Virumaa (Johvi), Jarvamaa (Paide),Jogevamaa (Jogeva), Laanemaa (Haapsalu), Laane-Virumaa (Rakvere),Parnumaa (Parnu), Polvamaa (Polva), Raplamaa (Rapla), Saaremaa(Kuressaare), Tartumaa (Tartu), Valgamaa (Valga), Viljandimaa(Viljandi), Vorumaa (Voru)note: counties have the administrative center name following inparentheses
Ethiopia9 ethnically-based states (kililoch, singular - kilil) and2 self-governing administrations* (astedaderoch, singular -astedader); Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara),Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela Peoples),Hareri Hizb (Harari People), Oromiya (Oromia), Sumale (Somali),Tigray, Ye Debub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations,Nationalities and Peoples)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)none (overseas territory of theUK; also claimed by Argentina)
Faroe Islandsnone (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governingoverseas administrative division of Denmark); there are nofirst-order administrative divisions as defined by the USGovernment, but there are 49 municipalities
Fiji4 divisions and 1 dependency*; Central, Eastern, Northern,Rotuma*, Western
Finland6 provinces (laanit, singular - laani); Aland, Etela-SuomenLaani, Ita-Suomen Laani, Lansi-Suomen Laani, Lappi, Oulun Laani
France22 regions (regions, singular - region); Alsace, Aquitaine,Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre,Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, Haute-Normandie,Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine,Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie,Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpesnote: metropolitan France is divided into 22 regions (including the"territorial collectivity" of Corse or Corsica) and is subdividedinto 96 departments; see separate entries for the overseasdepartments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion) and theoverseas territorial collectivities (Mayotte, Saint Pierre, Miquelon)
French Guiananone (overseas department of France)
French Polynesianone (overseas lands of France); there are nofirst-order administrative divisions as defined by the USGovernment, but there are five archipelagic divisions named Archipeldes Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles duVent, Iles Sous-le-Ventnote: Clipperton Island is administered by France from FrenchPolynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Landsnone (overseas territory ofFrance); there are no first-order administrative divisions asdefined by the US Government, but there are three districts namedIle Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, 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, Tbilisi,Tqibuli, Tsqaltubo, Zugdidiautonomous republics: Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is AvtonomiuriRespublika (Sokhumi), Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika(Bat'umi)note: the administrative centers of the two 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*; Achaia, Agion Oros* (Mt. Athos), Aitolia kai Akarnania,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 Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, SaintMartin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, SaintSaviour, Torteval, Vale
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
Haiti10 departments (departements, singular - departement);Artibonite, Centre, Grand 'Anse, Nippes, 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), 22 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, Salgotarjan, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar,Szekszard, 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,Puducherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, UttarPradesh, Uttaranchal, 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: following the implementation of decentralization beginning on1 January 2001, the 440 districts or regencies have become the keyadministrative units responsible for providing most governmentservices
Iran30 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-e Janubi, Khorasan-e Razavi, Khorasan-eShemali, 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
Isle of Mannone; there are no first-order administrative divisionsas defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authoritieseach with its own elections
Israel6 districts (mehozot, singular - mehoz); Central, Haifa,Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv
Italy15 regions (regioni, singular - regione) and 5 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, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo,Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi,Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara,Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga,Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama,Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi
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); in 2004, a new agreement extended thelease to 2050
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 (Inch'on),Kwangju-gwangyoksi (Kwangju), Pusan-gwangyoksi (Pusan),Soul-t'ukpyolsi (Seoul), Taegu-gwangyoksi (Taegu), Taejon-gwangyoksi(Taejon), Ulsan-gwangyoksi (Ulsan)
Kuwait6 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi,Al 'Asimah, Al Farwaniyah, Al Jahra', Hawalli, Mubarak Al Kabir
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 (Vientiane)*,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
Lebanon8 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Aakkar,Baalbek-Hermel, 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)
Macedonia85 municipalities (opstini, singular - opstina); Aerodrom(Skopje), Aracinovo, Berovo, Bitola, Bogdanci, Bogovinje, Bosilovo,Brvenica, Butel (Skopje), Cair (Skopje), Caska, Centar (Skopje),Centar Zupa, Cesinovo, Cucer-Sandevo, Debar, Debartsa, Delcevo,Demir Hisar, Demir Kapija, Dojran, Dolneni, Drugovo, Gazi Baba(Skopje), Gevgelija, Gjorce Petrov (Skopje), Gostivar, Gradsko,Ilinden, Jegunovce, Karbinci, Karpos (Skopje), Kavadarci, Kicevo,Kisela Voda (Skopje), Kocani, Konce, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka,Krivogastani, Krusevo, Kumanovo, Lipkovo, Lozovo, MakedonskaKamenica, Makedonski Brod, Mavrovo i Rastusa, Mogila, Negotino,Novaci, Novo Selo, Ohrid, Oslomej, Pehcevo, Petrovec, Plasnica,Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Rankovce, Resen, Rosoman, Saraj(Skopje), Skopje, Sopiste, Staro Nagoricane, Stip, Struga, Strumica,Studenicani, Suto Orizari (Skopje), Sveti Nikole, Tearce, Tetovo,Valandovo, Vasilevo, Veles, Vevcani, Vinica, Vranestica, Vrapciste,Zajas, Zelenikovo, Zelino, Zrnovcinote: the ten municipalities followed by Skopje in parenthesescollectively constitute "greater Skopje"
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 the capitalcity*; Alifu, Baa, Dhaalu, Faafu, Gaafu Alifu, Gaafu Dhaalu,Gnaviyani, Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Kaafu, Laamu, Lhaviyani, Maale*(Male), 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
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)raions: Anenii Noi, Basarabeasca, Briceni, Cahul, Cantemir,Calarasi, Causeni, Cimislia, Criuleni, Donduseni, Drochia, Dubasari,Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Glodeni, Hincesti, Ialoveni, Leova,Nisporeni, Ocnita, Orhei, Rezina, Riscani, Singerei, Soldanesti,Soroca, Stefan-Voda, Straseni, Taraclia, Telenesti, Unghenimunicipalities: Balti, Bender, Chisinauautonomous territorial unit: Gagauziaterritorial unit: Stinga Nistrului