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, 271 municipalities will be merged to98 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 34 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
France26 regions (regions, singular - region); Alsace, Aquitaine,Auvergne, Basse-Normandie (Lower Normandy), Bourgogne, Bretagne(Brittany), Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse (Corsica),Franche-Comte, Guadeloupe, Guyane (French Guiana), Haute-Normandie(Upper Normandy), Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin,Lorraine, Martinique, Reunion, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais,Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Coted'Azur, Rhone-Alpesnote: France is divided into 22 metropolitan regions (including the"territorial collectivity" of Corse or Corsica) and 4 overseasregions and is subdivided into 96 metropolitan departments and 4overseas departments
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
Germany16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wuerttemberg,Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen,Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania),Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (NorthRhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland,Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt),Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia); note - Bayern, Sachsen,and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten,singular - Freistaat)
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
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 (Latium), Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise,Piemonte (Piedmont), Puglia (Apulia), Sardegna* (Sardinia),Sicilia*, Toscana (Tuscany), Trentino-Alto Adige* (Trentino-SouthTyrol), Umbria, Valle d'Aosta* (Aosta Valley), 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); there are no first-orderadministrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but thereare 12 parishes including Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement,Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary,Saint Quen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, and Trinity
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 the larger Skopje Municipality
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
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 overseas 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
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, Govisumber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Orhon,Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov, Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs
Montenegro21 municipalities (opstini, singular - opstina);Andrijevia, Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad,Herceg Novi, Kolasin, Kotor, Mojkovac, Niksic, Plav, Pluzine,Pljevlja, Podgornica, Rozaje, Savnik, Tivat, Ulcinj, Zabljak
Montserrat3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, Saint Peter
Morocco15 regions; Grand Casablanca, Chaouia-Ouardigha,Doukkala-Abda, Fes-Boulemane, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Guelmim-EsSmara, Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz,Meknes-Tafilalet, Oriental, Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer,Souss-Massa-Draa, Tadla-Azilal, Tanger-Tetouan, Taza-AlHoceima-Taounatenote: Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara, the politicalstatus of which is considered undetermined by the US Government;portions of the regions Guelmim-Es Smara and Laayoune-Boujdour-SakiaEl Hamra as claimed by Morocco lie within Western Sahara; Moroccoclaims another region, Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, which falls entirelywithin Western Sahara
Mozambique10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city(cidade)*; Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade deMaputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia
Namibian13 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 (North Brabant), Noord-Holland (NorthHolland), Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland (South 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 Province des Iles,Province Nord, and Province Sud
New Zealand16 regions and 1 territory*; Auckland, Bay of Plenty,Canterbury, Chatham Islands*, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay,Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland,Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, Wellington, West Coast
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
Niger8 regions (regions, singular - region) includes 1 capitaldistrict* (communite urbaine); 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 (manatiq, singular - mintaqat) and 4 governorates*(muhafazat, singular - muhafazat) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, AlBuraymi*, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat*, Musandam*,Zufar (Dhofar)*
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 consists of two administrative entities: Azad Kashmirand 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*(Kuna Yala), andVeraguas
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
Peru25 regions (regiones, singular - region) and 1 province*(provincia); Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho,Cajamarca, Callao, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, LaLibertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Lima*, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua,Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali
Philippines79 provinces and 117 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,Taguig, 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 wojewodztwo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie wojewodztwo, Lodzkiewojewodztwo, Lubelskie wojewodztwo, Lubuskie wojewodztwo,Malopolskie wojewodztwo, Mazowieckie wojewodztwo, Opolskiewojewodztwo, Podkarpackie wojewodztwo, Podlaskie wojewodztwo,Pomorskie wojewodztwo, Slaskie wojewodztwo, Swietokrzyskiewojewodztwo, Warminsko-Mazurskie wojewodztwo, Wielkopolskiewojewodztwo, Zachodniopomorskie wojewodztwo
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 (territory of the US with commonwealth status);there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by theUS Government, 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
Romania41 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality*(municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud,Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti (Bucharest)*, 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
Russia48 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast), 21 republics(respublik, singular - respublika), 7 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnykhokrugov, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 7 krays (krayev, singular -kray), 2 federal cities (goroda, singular - gorod), and 1 autonomousoblast (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, 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), North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz), Sakha [Yakutiya](Yakutsk), Tatarstan (Kazan'), Tyva (Kyzyl), Udmurtiya (Izhevsk)autonomous okrugs: Aga Buryat (Aginskoye), Chukotka (Anadyr'),Khanty-Mansi, Koryak (Palana), Nenets (Nar'yan-Mar), Ust'-OrdaBuryat (Ust'-Ordynskiy), Yamalo-Nenets (Salekhard)krays: Altay (Barnaul), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk,Permskiy, Primorskiy (Vladivostok), Stavropol'federal cities: Moscow (Moskva), Saint 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)
Rwanda5 provinces (in French - provinces, singular - province; inKinyarwanda - prefigintara for singular and plural); East, Kigali,North, South, West
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 overseas collectivity ofFrance); note - there are no first-order administrative divisions asdefined by the US Government, but there are two communes - SaintPierre, 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
Serbia190 municipalites (opcinas, singular - opcina)Serbia Proper: Beograd: Barajevo, Cukavica, Grocka, Lazarevac,Mladnovac, Novi Beograd, Obrenovac, Palilula, Rakovica, SavskiVenac, Sopot, Stari Grad, Surcin, Vozdovac, Vracar, Zemun, ZrezdaraBorski Okrug: Bor, Kladovo, Majdanpek, Negotin; Branicevski Okrug:Golubac, Kucevo, Malo Crnice, Petrovac, Pozarevac, Veliko Gradiste,Zabari, Zagubica Jablanicki Okrug: Bojnik, Crna Trava, Lebane,Leskovac, Medvedja, Vlasotince; Kolubarski Okrug: Lajkovac, Ljig,Mionica, Osecina, Ub, Valjevo; Macvanski Okrug: Bogotic, Koceljeva,Krupanj, Ljubovija, Loznica, Malizvornik, Sabac, Vladimirci;Moravicki Okrug: Cacak, Gornkji Milanovac, Ivanjica, Lucani;Nisavski Okrug: Aleksinac, Doljevac, Gadzin Han, Merosina, Nis,Razanj, Svrljig; Pcinjski Okrug: Bosilegrad, Bujanovac, Presevo,Surdulica, Trgoviste, Vladcin Han, Vranje; Pirotski Okrug:Babusnica, Bela Palanka, Dimitrovgrad, Pirot; Podunavski Okrug:Smederevo, Smederevskia Palanka, Velika Plana; Pomoravaki Okrug:Cuprija, Despotovac, Jagodina, Paracin, Rckovac, Svilajnac; RasinskiOkrug: Aleksandrovac, Brus, Cicevac, Krusevac, Trstenik, Varvarin;Raski Okrug: Kraljevo, Novi Pazar, Raska, Tutin, Vrnjacka Banja;Sumadijski Okrug: Arandjelovac, Batocina, Knic, Kragujevac, Lapovo,Raca, Topola; Toplicki Okrug: Blace, Kursumlija, Prokuplje,Zitoradja; Zajocarski Okrug: Boljevac, Knjazevac, Sokobanja,Zalecar; Zlatiborski Okrug: Arilje, Bajina Basta, Cejetina,Kosjevic, Nova Varos, Pozega, Priboj, Prijepolje, Sjenica, Uzice;Vojvodina Autonomous Province: Juzno-Backi Okrug: Backi Petrovac,Beocin, Novi Sad, Sremski Karlovci, Temerin, Titel, Zabalj; JuznoBanatski Okrug: Alibunar, Bela Crkva, Kovacica, Kovin, Opovo,Pancevo, Plandiste, Vrsac; Severno-Backi Okrug: Bacha Topola, MaliIdjos, Subotica; Severno-Banatski Okrug: Ada, Coka, Kanjiza,Kikinda, Novi Knezevac, Senta Srednjo-Banatski Okrug: Nova Crnja,Novi Becej, Secanj, Zitiste, Zrenjanin; Sremski Okrug: Indjija,Irig, Pecinci, Ruma, Sid, Sremska Mitrovica, Stara Pazova;Zapadno-Backi Okrug: Apatin, Kula, Odzaci, SomborKosovo and Metojia Autonomous Province: Kosovaki Okrug: Glogovac,Kacanik, Kosovo Polje, Lipljan, Obilic, Podujevo, Pristina, Stimlje,Strpce, Urosevac; Kosovsko-Mitrovacki Okrug: Kosovska Mitrovica,Leposavic, Srbica, Vucitrn, Zubin Potok, Zvecan; Kosovsko-PomoravskiOkrug: Gnjilane, Kosovska Kamenica, Novo Brdo, Vitina; Pecki Okrug:Decani, Djakovica, Istok, Klina, Pec; Prizrenski Okrug: Gora iOpolje, Orahovac, Prizren, Suva Reka
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 kraj,Bratislavsky kraj, Kosicky kraj, Nitriansky kraj, Presovsky kraj,Trenciansky kraj, Trnavsky kraj, Zilinsky kraj
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: the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla plus three smallislands of Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velezde la Gomera, administered directly by the Spanish centralgovernment, are all located along the coast of Morocco and arecollectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty (Plazas deSoberania)
Sri Lanka8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, NorthWestern, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Westernnote: in 1998 the Government of Sri Lanka proposed a merger of theformer Northern and Eastern provinces; while this merger was neverratified, the Government treats North Eastern Province as a de factosingular administrative unit
Sudan25 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); A'ali an Nil (UpperNile), Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea), Al Buhayrat (Lakes), Al Jazirah(El Gezira), Al Khartum (Khartoum), Al Qadarif (Gedaref), Al Wahdah(Unity), An Nil al Abyad (White Nile), An Nil al Azraq (Blue Nile),Ash Shamaliyah (Northern), Bahr al Jabal (Bahr al Jabal), Gharb alIstiwa'iyah (Western Equatoria), Gharb Bahr al Ghazal (Western Bahral Ghazal), Gharb Darfur (Western Darfur), Janub Darfur (SouthernDarfur), Janub Kurdufan (Southern Kordofan), Junqali (Jonglei),Kassala (Kassala), Nahr an Nil (Nile), Shamal Bahr al Ghazal(Northern Bahr al Ghazal), Shamal Darfur (Northern Darfur), ShamalKurdufan (Northern Kordofan), Sharq al Istiwa'iyah (EasternEquatoria), Sinnar (Sinnar), Warab (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 main island of Taiwan plus smaller islands nearbyand and off coast of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is divided into18 counties (hsien, singular and plural), 5 municipalities (shih,singular and plural), and 2 special municipalities (chuan-shih,singular and plural)note: Taiwan uses a variety of romanization systems; while theWade-Giles system still dominates, city of Taipei has adoptedstandard Pinyin romanization for street and place names within itsboundaries; other local authorities use different romanizationsystems; names for administrative divisions that follow are inWade-Giles system with Pinyin equivalents in parenthesescounties: Chang-hua (Changhua), Chia-i (Chiayi) [county], Hsin-chu(Hsinchu), Hua-lien (Hualien), I-lan (Yilan), Kao-hsiung (Kaohsiung)[county], Kin-men (Kinmen), Lien-chiang (Lienchiang, also Matsu),Miao-li (Miaoli), Nan-t'ou (Nantou), P'eng-hu (Penghu), P'ing-tung(Pingtung), T'ai-chung (Taichung), T'ai-nan (Tainan), T'ai-pei(Taipei) [county], T'ai-tung (Taitung), T'ao-yuan (Taoyuan), andYun-lin (Yunlin)municipalities: Chia-i (Chiayi) [city], Chi-lung (Keelung), Hsin-chu(Hsinchu), T'ai-chung (Taichung), T'ai-nan (Tainan)special municipalities: Kao-hsiung (Kaohsiung) [city], T'ai-pei(Taipei) [city]
Tajikistan2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat) and 1autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor); Viloyati Khatlon(Qurghonteppa), Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon*[Gorno-Badakhshan] (Khorugh), 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); Centrale, Kara,Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes
Tokelaunone (territory of New Zealand)
Tonga3 island groups; Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Vava'u
Trinidad and Tobago9 regional corporations, 2 city corporations, 3borough corporations, 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 Fernandoborough corporations: Arima, Chaguanas, Point Fortinward: 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, Icel (Mersin), Igdir,Isparta, Istanbul, Izmir, Kahramanmaras, Karabuk, Karaman, Kars,Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kilis, Kirikkale, Kirklareli, Kirsehir, Kocaeli,Konya, Kutahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mugla, Mus, Nevsehir,Nigde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Sanliurfa, Siirt,Sinop, Sirnak, Sivas, Tekirdag, Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Usak, Van,Yalova, Yozgat, Zonguldak
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, Yumbenote: as of a July 2005, 13 new districts were reportedly addedbringing the total up to 69; the new districts are Amolatar, Amuria,Budaka, Butaleja, Ibanda, Kaabong, Kabingo, Kaliro, Kiruhura,Koboko, Manafwa, Mityana, Nakaseke; a total of ten more districtsare in the process of being added
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, Kyiv**, Kyiv, 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 (Quwayn)
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 (or unitary authorities): 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, North Yorkshire,Northamptonshire, Northumberland, 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 counties (historic)districts: 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, Londonderry (Derry)counties (historic): County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down,County Fermanagh, County Londonderry, and County Tyrone are stillreferred to in common parlance, but do not constitute a level ofadministrationScotland: 32 council areas: Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus,Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, DundeeCity, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, EastRenfrewshire, City of Edinburgh, Eilean Siar (Western Isles),Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian,Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth andKinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, SouthLanarkshire, Stirling, The Scottish Borders, West Dunbartonshire,West LothianWales: 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: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Denbighshire, Flintshire,Isle of Anglesey, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Powys, The Vale ofGlamorgancities 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),Qoraqalpog'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