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Congo, Democratic Republic of thediamonds, gold, copper, cobalt,wood products, crude oil, coffee

Congo, Republic of thepetroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa,coffee, diamonds

Cook Islandscopra, papayas, fresh and canned citrus fruit, coffee;fish; pearls and pearl shells; clothing

Costa Ricabananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants,sugar; seafood; electronic components, medical equipment

Cote d'Ivoirecocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas,pineapples, palm oil, fish

Croatiatransport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals,foodstuffs, fuels

Cubasugar, nickel, tobacco, fish, medical products, citrus, coffee

Cypruscitrus, potatoes, pharmaceuticals, cement, and clothing

Czech Republicmachinery and transport equipment 52%, raw materialsand fuel 9%, chemicals 5% (2003)

Denmarkmachinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairyproducts, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills

Djiboutireexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)

Dominicabananas, soap, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges

Dominican Republicferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa,tobacco, meats, consumer goods

Ecuadorpetroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee,hemp, wood, fish

Egyptcrude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metalproducts, chemicals

El Salvadoroffshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, textiles andapparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity, iron and steelmanufactures

Equatorial Guineapetroleum, methanol, timber, cocoa

Eritrealivestock, sorghum, textiles, food, small manufactures

Estoniamachinery and equipment 29%, wood and paper 13%, metals 10%,food products 8%, textiles 5%, chemical products (2007)

Ethiopiacoffee, qat, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseeds

European Unionmachinery, motor vehicles, aircraft, plastics,pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, fuels, iron and steel,nonferrous metals, wood pulp and paper products, textiles, meat,dairy products, fish, alcoholic beverages.

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)wool, hides, meat, fish, squid

Faroe Islandsfish and fish products 94%, stamps, ships (1999)

Fijisugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil

Finlandelectrical and optical equipment, machinery, transportequipment, paper and pulp, chemicals, basic metals; timber

Francemachinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics,chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages

French Polynesiacultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl,vanilla, shark meat

Gaboncrude oil 70%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)

Gambia, Thepeanut products, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels,re-exports

Gaza Stripcitrus, flowers, textiles

Georgiascrap metal, wine, mineral water, ores, vehicles, fruits andnuts

Germanymachinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures,foodstuffs, textiles

Ghanagold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore,diamonds, horticulture

Gibraltar(principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods41%, other 8%

Greecefood and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products,chemicals, textiles

Greenlandfish and fish products 94% (prawns 63%) (2001 est.)

Grenadabananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace

Guamtransshipments of refined petroleum products, constructionmaterials, fish, food and beverage products

Guatemalacoffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits andvegetables, cardamom

Guernseytomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, othervegetables

Guineabauxite, alumina, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish, agriculturalproducts

Guinea-Bissaucashew nuts, shrimp, peanuts, palm kernels, sawn lumber

Guyanasugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum,timber

Haitiapparel, manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee

Hondurascoffee, shrimp, bananas, gold, palm oil, fruit, lobster,lumber

Hong Kongelectrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel,footwear, watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones,printed material

Hungarymachinery and equipment 61.1%, other manufactures 28.7%,food products 6.5%, raw materials 2%, fuels and electricity 1.6%(2003)

Icelandfish and fish products 70%, aluminum, animal products,ferrosilicon, diatomite

Indiapetroleum products, textile goods, gems and jewelry,engineering goods, chemicals, leather manufactures

Indonesiaoil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles,rubber

Iranpetroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits andnuts, carpets

Iraqcrude oil 84%, crude materials excluding fuels 8%, food andlive animals 5%

Irelandmachinery and equipment, computers, chemicals,pharmaceuticals; live animals, animal products

Isle of Mantweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb

Israelmachinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agriculturalproducts, chemicals, textiles and apparel

Italyengineering products, textiles and clothing, productionmachinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals; food,beverages and tobacco; minerals, and nonferrous metals

Jamaicaalumina, bauxite, sugar, rum, coffee, yams, beverages,chemicals, wearing apparel, mineral fuels

Japantransport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors,electrical machinery, chemicals

Jerseylight industrial and electrical goods, dairy cattle,foodstuffs, textiles

Jordanclothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphates, vegetables,pharmaceuticals

Kazakhstanoil and oil products 59%, ferrous metals 19%, chemicals5%, machinery 3%, grain, wool, meat, coal (2001)

Kenyatea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish,cement

Kiribaticopra 62%, coconuts, seaweed, fish

Korea, Northminerals, metallurgical products, manufactures(including armaments), textiles, agricultural and fishery products

Korea, Southsemiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment,motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals

Kosovomining and processed metal products, scrap metals, leatherproducts, machinery, appliances

Kuwaitoil and refined products, fertilizers

Kyrgyzstancotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium,natural gas, hydropower; machinery; shoes

Laoswood products, coffee, electricity, tin, copper, gold

Latviawood and wood products, machinery and equipment, metals,textiles, foodstuffs

Lebanonjewelry, base metals, chemicals, miscellaneous consumergoods, fruit and vegetables, tobacco, construction minerals,electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibers, paper

Lesothomanufactures 75% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wooland mohair, food and live animals (2000)

Liberiarubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee

Libyacrude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals

Liechtensteinsmall specialty machinery, connectors for audio andvideo, parts for motor vehicles, dental products, hardware, preparedfoodstuffs, electronic equipment, optical products

Lithuaniamineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machineryand equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%,foodstuffs 5% (2001)

Luxembourgmachinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals,rubber products, glass

Macauclothing, textiles, footwear, toys, electronics, machinery andparts

Macedoniafood, beverages, tobacco; textiles, miscellaneousmanufactures, iron and steel

Madagascarcoffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth,chromite, petroleum products

Malawitobacco 53%, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, woodproducts, apparel

Malaysiaelectronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied natural gas,wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals

Maldivesfish

Malicotton, gold, livestock

Maltamachinery and transport equipment, manufactures

Marshall Islandscopra cake, coconut oil, handicrafts, fish

Mauritaniairon ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum

Mauritiusclothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish

Mayotteylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts,coffee, cinnamon

Mexicomanufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits,vegetables, coffee, cotton

Micronesia, Federated States offish, garments, bananas, blackpepper, sakau (kava), betel nut

Moldovafoodstuffs, textiles, machinery

Mongoliacopper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere,wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals, coal

Montserratelectronic components, plastic bags, apparel; hotpeppers, limes, live plants; cattle

Moroccoclothing and textiles, electric components, inorganicchemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (includingphosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish

Mozambiquealuminum, prawns, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, timber;bulk electricity

Namibiadiamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle,processed fish, karakul skins

Nauruphosphates

Nepalclothing, carpets, leather goods, jute goods, pulses, grain

Netherlandsmachinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs

Netherlands Antillespetroleum products

New Caledoniaferronickels, nickel ore, fish

New Zealanddairy products, meat, wood and wood products, fish,machinery

Nicaraguacoffee, beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold,peanuts

Nigeruranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions

Nigeriapetroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber

Niuecanned coconut cream, copra, honey, vanilla, passion fruitproducts, pawpaws, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts

Norfolk Islandpostage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine andKentia palm, small quantities of avocados

Northern Mariana Islandsgarments

Norwaypetroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment,metals, chemicals, ships, fish

Omanpetroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles

Pakistantextiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice,leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets andrugs

Palaushellfish, tuna, copra, garments

Panamabananas, shrimp, sugar, coffee, clothing

Papua New Guineaoil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee,cocoa, crayfish, prawns

Paraguaysoybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity,wood, leather

Perucopper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products,coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, fishmeal

Philippinessemiconductors and electronic products, transportequipment, garments, copper products, petroleum products, coconutoil, fruits

Pitcairn Islandsfruits, vegetables, curios, stamps

Polandmachinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediatemanufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%,food and live animals 7.6% (2003)

Portugalagricultural products, food products, oil products,chemical products, plastics and rubber, skins and leather, wood andcork, wood pulp and paper, textile materials, clothing, footwear,minerals and mineral products, base metals, machinery and tools,vehicles and other transport material, and optical and precisioninstruments

Puerto Ricochemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum,beverage concentrates, medical equipment

Qatarliquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers,steel

Romaniamachinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, metals andmetal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels,chemicals, agricultural products

Russiapetroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, wood and woodproducts, metals, chemicals, and a wide variety of civilian andmilitary manufactures

Rwandacoffee, tea, hides, tin ore

Saint Helenafish (frozen, canned, and salt-dried skipjack, tuna),coffee, handicrafts

Saint Kitts and Nevismachinery, food, electronics, beverages,tobacco

Saint Luciabananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits,coconut oil

Saint Pierre and Miquelonfish and fish products, soybeans, animalfeed, mollusks and crustaceans, fox and mink pelts

Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesbananas, eddoes and dasheen (taro),arrowroot starch; tennis racquets

Samoafish, coconut oil and cream, copra, taro, automotive parts,garments, beer

San Marinobuilding stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, bakedgoods, hides, ceramics

Sao Tome and Principecocoa 80%, copra, coffee, palm oil

Saudi Arabiapetroleum and petroleum products 90%

Senegalfish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates,cotton

Serbiamanufactured goods, food and live animals, machinery andtransport equipment

Seychellescanned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleumproducts (reexports)

Sierra Leonediamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish

Singaporemachinery and equipment (including electronics), consumergoods, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, mineral fuels

Slovakiavehicles 25.9%, machinery and electrical equipment 21.3%,base metals 14.6%, chemicals and minerals 10.1%, plastics 5.4% (2004)

Sloveniamanufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment,chemicals, food

Solomon Islandstimber, fish, copra, palm oil, cocoa

Somalialivestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal

South Africagold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals,machinery and equipment

Spainmachinery, motor vehicles; foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals,medicines, other consumer goods

Sri Lankatextiles and apparel, tea and spices; diamonds, emeralds,rubies; coconut products, rubber manufactures, fish

Sudanoil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock,groundnuts, gum arabic, sugar

Surinamealumina, gold, crude oil, lumber, shrimp and fish, rice,bananas

Swazilandsoft drink concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, cotton yarn,refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit

Swedenmachinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood,iron and steel products, chemicals

Switzerlandmachinery, chemicals, metals, watches, agriculturalproducts

Syriacrude oil, minerals, petroleum products, fruits andvegetables, cotton fiber, textiles, clothing, meat and live animals,wheat

Taiwanelectronics, flat panels, machinery, metals, textiles,plastics, chemicals, auto parts (2008)

Tajikistanaluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil,textiles

Tanzaniagold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton

Thailandtextiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber,jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances

Timor-Lestecoffee, sandalwood, marble; note - potential for oil andvanilla exports

Togoreexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa

Tokelaustamps, copra, handicrafts

Tongasquash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops

Trinidad and Tobagopetroleum and petroleum products, liquefiednatural gas (LNG), methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products,beverages, cereal and cereal products, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrusfruit, vegetables, flowers

Tunisiaclothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agriculturalproducts, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons,electrical equipment

Turkeyapparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transportequipment

Turkmenistangas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber

Turks and Caicos Islandslobster, dried and fresh conch, conch shells

Tuvalucopra, fish

Ugandacoffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers,horticultural products; gold

Ukraineferrous and nonferrous metals, fuel and petroleum products,chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, food products

United Arab Emiratescrude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, driedfish, dates

United Kingdommanufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food,beverages, tobacco

United Statesagricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%,industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods(transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers,telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles,medicines) 15.0% (2003)

Uruguaymeat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products

Uzbekistancotton, gold, energy products, mineral fertilizers,ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery,automobiles

Vanuatucopra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee

Venezuelapetroleum, bauxite and aluminum, steel, chemicals,agricultural products, basic manufactures

Vietnamcrude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea,garments, shoes

Virgin Islandsrefined petroleum products

Wallis and Futunacopra, chemicals, construction materials

West Bankolives, fruit, vegetables, limestone

Western Saharaphosphates 62%

Worldthe whole range of industrial and agricultural goods andservicestop ten - share of world trade: electrical machinery, includingcomputers 14.8%; mineral fuels, including oil, coal, gas, andrefined products 14.4%; nuclear reactors, boilers, and parts 14.2%;cars, trucks, and buses 8.9%; scientific and precision instruments3.5%; plastics 3.4%; iron and steel 2.7%; organic chemicals 2.6%;pharmaceutical products 2.6%; diamonds, pearls, and precious stones1.9% (2006 est.)

Yemencrude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish

Zambiacopper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers,cotton

Zimbabweplatinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys,textiles/clothing

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Field Listing :: Exports - partners

This entry provides a rank ordering of trading partners startingwith the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of totaldollar value.Country

Exports - partners(%)

AfghanistanIndia 20.5%, Pakistan 18.5%, US 17.2%, Tajikistan 13.3%,Netherlands 7.2% (2008)

AlbaniaItaly 55.9%, Greece 11.6%, China 7.2% (2008)

AlgeriaUS 23.9%, Italy 15.5%, Spain 11.4%, France 8%, Netherlands7.8%, Canada 6.8% (2008)

AngolaChina 33%, US 28.7%, France 6%, South Africa 4.6%, Canada4.1% (2008)

ArgentinaBrazil 18.9%, China 9.1%, US 7.9%, Chile 6.7%, Netherlands4.2% (2008)

ArmeniaRussia 20.2%, Germany 17.2%, Netherlands 12.2%, Belgium8.5%, Georgia 7.7%, Bulgaria 5.7%, US 4.9% (2008)

ArubaPanama 22.3%, Colombia 19.5%, Venezuela 17.1%, US 13.8%,Netherlands Antilles 10.8%, Netherlands 7.3% (2008)

AustraliaJapan 22.2%, China 14.6%, South Korea 8.2%, India 6.1%, US5.5%, NZ 4.3%, UK 4.2% (2008)

AustriaGermany 29.5%, Italy 8.6%, US 4.3%, Switzerland 4.2% (2008)

AzerbaijanItaly 40.2%, US 12.6%, Israel 7.6%, India 5.1%, France4.9% (2008)

Bahamas, TheUS 21.6%, Singapore 19%, Poland 18.2%, Germany 7.7%,Japan 7.5% (2008)

BahrainSaudi Arabia 3.4%, India 2.7%, UAE 2.2% (2008)

BangladeshUS 21%, Germany 13.2%, UK 8.6%, France 6.3%, Netherlands4.7% (2008)

BarbadosTrinidad and Tobago 15.6%, Jamaica 13.9%, Brazil 9.9%, US8.7%, UK 7.8%, Saint Lucia 7.3%, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.5% (2008)

BelarusRussia 32.2%, Netherlands 16.9%, Ukraine 8.5%, Latvia 6.6%,Poland 5.5%, UK 4.4% (2008)

BelgiumGermany 19.8%, France 17.4%, Netherlands 12.2%, UK 7.2%, US4.8%, Italy 4.7% (2008)

BelizeUS 35.6%, UK 21.5%, Cote d'Ivoire 5.3%, Italy 4.5%, Nigeria4% (2008)

BeninChina 15.6%, India 12%, Japan 8.5%, Niger 4.9%, US 4.6%,Nigeria 4.3% (2008)

BermudaBrazil 24.7%, US 16.2%, Germany 12.2%, South Africa 8.9%(2008)

BhutanIndia 89%, Bangladesh 6.5%, Italy 1.2% (2008)

BoliviaBrazil 60.1%, US 8.3%, Japan 4.1% (2008)

Bosnia and HerzegovinaCroatia 20.7%, Slovenia 16.7%, Italy 16.7%,Germany 13%, Austria 10.3%, Hungary 4.8% (2008)

BrazilUS 14.4%, China 12.4%, Argentina 8.4%, Netherlands 5%,Germany 4.5% (2008)

BruneiJapan 40.8%, Indonesia 21.6%, South Korea 15.4%, Australia10% (2008)

BulgariaGreece 9.9%, Germany 9.2%, Turkey 8.9%, Italy 8.5%, Romania7.2%, Belgium 5.9%, France 4.1% (2008)

Burkina FasoSingapore 17%, Belgium 12.9%, China 11.3%, Thailand9.1%, Ghana 7%, Niger 5.2%, Denmark 4.9% (2008)

BurmaThailand 52.3%, India 12.7%, China 8.9%, Japan 4.4% (2008)

BurundiSwitzerland 27.9%, UK 11%, Pakistan 9.5%, Belgium 5.1%,Rwanda 5%, Egypt 4.7% (2008)

CambodiaUS 54.4%, Germany 7.7%, Canada 5.9%, UK 5.5%, Vietnam 4.5%(2008)

CameroonSpain 19.8%, Italy 13.5%, US 10.6%, France 8.2%,Netherlands 8.1%, China 7.9%, Belgium 4% (2008)

CanadaUS 77.7%, UK 2.7%, Japan 2.3% (2008)

Cape VerdeJapan 37.5%, Spain 28.5%, Portugal 17.5%, Morocco 4.8%(2008)

Central African RepublicJapan 40.4%, Belgium 9.8%, China 8.2%,Morocco 6%, Indonesia 5.6%, France 4.4%, Italy 4.1%, DemocraticRepublic of the Congo 4% (2008)

ChadUS 92.8%, Japan 2.2%, France 1.5% (2008)

ChileChina 14.2%, US 11.3%, Japan 10.4%, Brazil 5.9%, South Korea5.7%, Netherlands 5.2%, Italy 4.4% (2008)

ChinaUS 17.7%, Hong Kong 13.3%, Japan 8.1%, South Korea 5.2%,Germany 4.1% (2008)

ColombiaUS 38%, Venezuela 16.2%, Ecuador 4% (2008)

ComorosFrance 27.1%, Turkey 15.2%, India 9.5%, Greece 9.4%, Brazil8.9%, Algeria 7%, Singapore 6.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.3% (2008)

Congo, Democratic Republic of theChina 48.4%, Belgium 15.8%,Finland 9.8%, US 8.3%, Zambia 4.5% (2008)

Congo, Republic of theUS 45.1%, China 32.3%, France 6% (2008)

Costa RicaUS 23.9%, Netherlands 13.3%, China 12.9%, UK 5%, Mexico4.9% (2008)

Cote d'IvoireGermany 10.9%, US 10.1%, Netherlands 9.7%, Nigeria9.3%, France 6.4%, Burkina Faso 4% (2008)

CroatiaItaly 18.9%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.3%, Germany 10.7%,Slovenia 7.7%, Austria 5.7% (2008)

CubaCanada 27.8%, China 26.6%, Spain 6.2%, Netherlands 5.5% (2008)

CyprusGreece 20.1%, UK 10.8%, Germany 6% (2008)

Czech RepublicGermany 30.6%, Slovakia 9.2%, Poland 6.5%, France5.3%, UK 4.8%, Austria 4.7%, Italy 4.6% (2008)

DenmarkGermany 18%, Sweden 14.5%, UK 8.2%, Norway 5.7%, US 5.3%,France 4.8%, Netherlands 4.6% (2008)

DjiboutiSomalia 79.9%, UAE 4.1%, Yemen 4.1% (2008)

DominicaJapan 33.5%, China 17.8%, Antigua and Barbuda 6.7%, Guyana5.7%, Jamaica 4.7%, UK 4.7% (2008)

Dominican RepublicUS 58.1%, Haiti 9.3%, Netherlands 2.9% (2008)

EcuadorUS 45.3%, Peru 9.2%, Chile 8.1%, Panama 4.8%, Colombia 4.2%(2008)

EgyptItaly 9.4%, US 7.1%, India 6.2%, Spain 6.1%, Syria 4.7%, SaudiArabia 4.6%, Japan 4.5%, Germany 4.5% (2008)

El SalvadorUS 47.5%, Guatemala 14.2%, Honduras 11.5%, Nicaragua4.6% (2008)

Equatorial GuineaUS 22.7%, Spain 18.2%, China 14.7%, France 7.9%,Italy 6%, South Korea 5.4% (2008)

EritreaItlay 25.3%, Sudan 17.2%, China 15.8%, India 8.8%, France6.7%, Saudi Arabia 6.5%, Russia 4.1% (2008)

EstoniaFinland 18.3%, Sweden 13.8%, Russia 10.3%, Latvia 10%,Lithuania 5.7%, Germany 5.1%, US 4.8% (2008)

EthiopiaGermany 11.8%, Saudi Arabia 8.7%, Netherlands 8.6%, US8.1%, Switzerland 7.7%, Italy 6.1%, China 6%, Sudan 5.5%, Japan 4.4%(2008)

Faroe IslandsDenmark 27.3%, UK 18.6%, Croatia 12%, Norway 11.7%,Nigeria 10%, Netherlands 5.5% (2008)

FijiUS 15.2%, UK 11.6%, Australia 10.2%, Samoa 5.2%, Tonga 4.6%,Japan 4.1% (2008)

FinlandRussia 11.6%, Sweden 10%, Germany 10%, US 6.4%, UK 5.5%,Netherlands 5.1% (2008)

FranceGermany 14.3%, Italy 8.7%, Spain 8.3%, UK 7.8%, Belgium 7.6%,US 5.8%, Netherlands 4.2% (2008)

GabonUS 25.4%, China 19.1%, Japan 10.2%, France 5.4%, Spain 4%(2008)

Gambia, TheIndia 30.5%, Japan 25.6%, Belgium 6.3%, China 5.5%, UK5.3%, Spain 4.1% (2008)

GeorgiaTurkey 16.9%, Azerbaijan 12.4%, Ukraine 8.5%, Canada 8.4%,Bulgaria 8.2%, Armenia 7.7%, US 7.1%, UK 4.2% (2008)

GermanyFrance 9.7%, US 7.1%, UK 6.7%, Netherlands 6.6%, Italy 6.4%,Austria 5.4%, Belgium 5.2%, Spain 4.4%, Poland 4% (2008)

GhanaNetherlands 13.5%, Ukraine 11.8%, UK 8%, France 5.7%, US 5.2%(2008)

GreeceItaly 11.5%, Germany 10.5%, Bulgaria 7%, Cyprus 6.2%, US 5%,UK 4.7%, Romania 4.4% (2008)

GreenlandDenmark 63.5%, Japan 11.1%, China 4.9%, Canada 4.8% (2008)

GrenadaSaint Lucia 16.4%, US 11.4%, UK 11.3%, Antigua and Barbuda11.1%, Saint Kitts & Nevis 10%, Dominica 10%, France 6.4% (2008)

GuatemalaUS 39.4%, El Salvador 12.6%, Honduras 9.5%, Mexico 6.6%,Nicaragua 4.2%, Costa Rica 4.1% (2008)

GuineaIndia 28.9%, Spain 10%, Russia 9.5%, Germany 6.7%, US 5.8%,Ireland 4.2%, France 4.1% (2008)

Guinea-BissauIndia 56.8%, Nigeria 35.6%, Pakistan 1.2% (2008)

GuyanaCanada 20.8%, US 15.2%, UK 12.3%, Netherlands 7.2%, Portugal4.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.7%, Jamaica 4.5%, Ukraine 4.3% (2008)

HaitiUS 70.7%, Dominican Republic 8.9%, Canada 3.1% (2008)

HondurasUS 62.1%, Guatemala 5.2%, El Salvador 5%, Mexico 4.1% (2008)

Hong KongChina 48.5%, US 12.8%, Japan 4.3% (2008)

HungaryGermany 26.5%, Italy 5.4%, Romania 5.3%, Austria 4.9%,Slovakia 4.7%, France 4.7%, UK 4.5%, Czech Republic 4% (2008)

IcelandNetherlands 33.8%, UK 11.7%, Germany 11.5%, US 5.8%, Japan4.9%, Norway 4.1% (2008)

IndiaUS 12.3%, UAE 9.4%, China 9.3% (2008)

IndonesiaJapan 20.2%, US 9.5%, Singapore 9.4%, China 8.5%, SouthKorea 6.7%, India 5.2%, Malaysia 4.7% (2008)

IranChina 15.3%, Japan 14.3%, India 10.4%, South Korea 6.4%, Turkey6.4%, Italy 4.5% (2008)

IraqUS 37.3%, India 13.8%, Italy 9.4%, South Korea 6.8% (2008)

IrelandUK 18.6%, US 18.6%, Belgium 14.7%, Germany 7%, France 5.9%,Spain 4.2% (2008)

IsraelUS 32.5%, Belgium 7.5%, Hong Kong 6.7% (2008)

ItalyGermany 12.8%, France 11.2%, Spain 6.6%, US 6.3%, UK 5.3%(2008)

JamaicaUS 40.3%, Canada 10.6%, UK 9.2%, Netherlands 7.9%, France5.4%, Russia 5.2% (2008)

JapanUS 17.8%, China 16%, South Korea 7.6%, Hong Kong 5.1% (2008)

JordanIndia 16.2%, Iraq 16.1%, US 13.2%, Saudi Arabia 6.9%, UAE4.6% (2008)

KazakhstanChina 13.5%, Russia 12%, Germany 10.6%, Italy 6.9%,Romania 6.6%, France 5.7%, Ukraine 5.4%, Turkey 4.1% (2008)

KenyaUK 10%, Netherlands 9.2%, Uganda 9%, Tanzania 8.7%, US 6.3%,Pakistan 5.6% (2008)

Korea, NorthSouth Korea 45%, China 35%, India 5% (2007)

Korea, SouthChina 21.4%, US 10.9%, Japan 6.6%, Hong Kong 4.6% (2008)

KuwaitJapan 18.4%, South Korea 14.6%, India 11.5%, US 8.9%,Singapore 7.9%, China 6.1% (2008)

KyrgyzstanSwitzerland 27.2%, Russia 19.2%, Uzbekistan 14.3%,Kazakhstan 11.4%, France 6.7% (2008)

LaosThailand 35.5%, Vietnam 15.5%, China 8.5% (2008)

LatviaLithuania 15.5%, Russia 14.7%, Estonia 13.2%, Germany 7.7%,Sweden 6.2%, Denmark 4.3% (2008)

LebanonSyria 24.9%, UAE 12.9%, Switzerland 6.6%, Saudi Arabia 6.1%,Turkey 4.2% (2008)

LesothoUS 58.9%, Belgium 37%, Madagascar 1.2% (2008)

LiberiaIndia 26.5%, US 17.9%, Poland 13.9%, Germany 10.1%, Belgium6.8% (2008)

LibyaItaly 38%, Germany 12%, France 7.4%, Spain 6.9%, US 6.4%,Switzerland 4.6% (2008)

LithuaniaRussia 16%, Latvia 11.6%, Germany 7.2%, Poland 5.8%,Estonia 5.7%, France 4.9%, UK 4.7%, Denmark 4.7%, Belarus 4.5% (2008)

LuxembourgGermany 21.8%, France 17.4%, Belgium 10%, Italy 6.9%, UK6.5%, Netherlands 6%, Spain 4.9% (2008)

MacauUS 39.9%, Hong Kong 19.7%, China 12.3%, Germany 4% (2008)

MacedoniaSerbia and Montenegro 20.4%, Germany 15.4%, Greece 12.4%,Bulgaria 10.1%, Italy 8.8%, Croatia 6.5% (2008)

MadagascarFrance 38.9%, US 20.3%, Germany 5% (2008)

MalawiSouth Africa 14.2%, Egypt 9.8%, Zimbabwe 8.6%, US 7.4%,Netherlands 7%, Russia 5.7%, Germany 5.7% (2008)

MalaysiaSingapore 14.7%, US 12.5%, Japan 10.8%, China 9.5%,Thailand 4.8%, Hong Kong 4.3% (2008)

MaldivesThailand 34.4%, UK 13.8%, France 12.2%, Italy 9%, Sri Lanka8.5% (2008)

MaliChina 26.7%, Thailand 10.7%, Denmark 6.4%, Pakistan 5.2%,Morocco 5% (2008)

MaltaGermany 13.5%, Singapore 13%, France 12.2%, US 9.6%, UK 8.2%,Hong Kong 6.7%, Japan 6.4%, Italy 4.7% (2008)

MauritaniaChina 41.4%, France 10.2%, Spain 7%, Italy 6.9%,Netherlands 5.4%, Belgium 4.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 4% (2008)

MauritiusUK 30.8%, France 15.1%, US 8.6%, Italy 6.5%, Belgium 5.3%,UAE 5.1%, Madagascar 4.1% (2008)

MexicoUS 80.2%, Canada 2.4%, Germany 1.7% (2008)

MoldovaMorocco 48.3%, Russia 15.2%, Romania 8.1%, Italy 5% (2008)

MongoliaChina 74%, Canada 9.4%, Russia 3.3% (2008)

MoroccoSpain 19.2%, France 17.6%, Brazil 7.1%, US 4.5%, Belgium4.5%, Italy 4.3% (2008)

MozambiqueNetherlands 55.5%, South Africa 9.2%, Zimbabwe 2.1% (2008)

NepalIndia 59.2%, US 8.7%, Bangladesh 8.3%, Germany 4.3% (2008)

NetherlandsGermany 25.5%, Belgium 13.8%, France 8.9%, UK 8.8%,Italy 5.2% (2008)

Netherlands AntillesUS 19%, Guatemala 10.6%, Dominican Republic9.3%, Haiti 7.4%, Singapore 6.7%, Bahamas, The 5.9%, Italy 4.5%,Honduras 4.4%, Mexico 4.1% (2008)

New CaledoniaFrance 18.9%, Japan 18.3%, Spain 7.3%, China 6.5%,Belgium 5.4%, Australia 4.6% (2008)

New ZealandAustralia 23.1%, US 10.1%, Japan 8.4%, China 5.8% (2008)

NicaraguaUS 32.3%, El Salvador 14.6%, Costa Rica 6.9%, Honduras6.8%, Mexico 5.3%, Canada 5%, Guatemala 5% (2008)

NigerJapan 80.4%, Nigeria 8.5%, France 2.9% (2008)

NigeriaUS 41.4%, India 10.4%, Brazil 9.4%, Spain 7.2%, France 4.6%(2008)

NorwayUK 27%, Germany 12.8%, Netherlands 10.4%, France 9.4%, Sweden6.5%, US 4.5% (2008)

OmanChina 31.7%, South Korea 17%, UAE 11.7%, Japan 11%, Thailand7.1% (2008)

PakistanUS 16%, UAE 11.7%, Afghanistan 8.6%, UK 4.5%, China 4.2%(2008)

PanamaUS 39.2%, Netherlands 10.7%, Costa Rica 5.8%, Sweden 5.4%, UK5.4%, Spain 5%, China 4.1% (2008)

Papua New GuineaAustralia 27.2%, Japan 9.2%, China 5.1% (2008)

ParaguayArgentina 31.7%, Brazil 15.9%, Uruguay 11.7%, Chile 6.4%,Russia 5.7% (2008)

PeruUS 20%, China 15.2%, Canada 8.3%, Japan 7%, Chile 5.8%, Brazil4.2% (2008)

PhilippinesUS 16.7%, Japan 15.7%, China 11.1%, Hong Kong 10.1%,Netherlands 7.5%, Singapore 5.3%, South Korea 5.1%, Germany 5% (2008)

PolandGermany 24.9%, France 6.2%, Italy 6%, UK 5.7%, Czech Republic5.6%, Russia 5.3% (2008)

PortugalSpain 25.7%, Germany 12.7%, France 11.1%, Angola 5.9%, UK5.3% (2008)

QatarJapan 38.5%, South Korea 20.9%, Singapore 11.1%, India 4.5%,Thailand 4.4% (2008)

RomaniaGermany 16.5%, Italy 15.6%, France 7.4%, Turkey 6.6%,Hungary 5.1%, Bulgaria 4.2% (2008)

RussiaNetherlands 11.2%, Italy 8.1%, Germany 8%, Turkey 6%, Ukraine5.1%, Poland 4.5%, China 4.3% (2008)

RwandaChina 9.1%, Thailand 8.6%, Germany 7.3%, US 4.5%, Belgium4.1% (2008)

Saint Kitts and NevisUS 65.7%, Azerbaijan 7.5%, Canada 6% (2008)

Saint LuciaUK 23.6%, US 19.3%, South Korea 16.6%, Antigua andBarbuda 5.9%, Dominica 5.8%, Barbados 5.2%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.8%(2008)

Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesGreece 31.8%, France 18.9%, India9.9%, China 8.3%, Italy 7.5% (2008)

SamoaAustralia 36.8%, American Samoa 35.3%, US 2.9% (2008)

Sao Tome and PrincipeJapan 77.5%, Belgium 7.7%, Netherlands 6.4%(2008)

Saudi ArabiaUS 17.1%, Japan 15.2%, South Korea 10.1%, China 9.3%,India 7%, Singapore 4.4% (2008)

SenegalMali 19.6%, India 7.2%, France 5.5%, Gambia, The 5.4%, Italy4.9% (2008)

SeychellesUK 21.1%, France 19.1%, Mauritius 10.1%, Japan 7.9%,Italy 7.8%, Netherlands 6% (2008)

Sierra LeoneBelgium 35.6%, US 20.1%, India 15.2%, France 4.9% (2008)

SingaporeMalaysia 12.1%, Indonesia 10.5%, Hong Kong 10.3%, China9.2%, US 7.1%, Japan 4.9%, Australia 4.1% (2008)

SlovakiaGermany 20%, Czech Republic 13.1%, France 6.7%, Poland6.6%, Hungary 6.3%, Austria 5.9%, Italy 5.8%, UK 4.7% (2008)

SloveniaGermany 18.7%, Italy 11.7%, Croatia 8.3%, Austria 7.5%,France 5.7%, Russia 4.8% (2008)

Solomon IslandsChina 47.7%, Thailand 6.7%, Spain 5.4%, South Korea5.2%, Philippines 4.6% (2008)

SomaliaUAE 56.2%, Yemen 21%, Saudi Arabia 3.6% (2008)

South AfricaJapan 11.1%, US 11.1%, Germany 8%, UK 6.8%, China 6%,Netherlands 5.2% (2008)

SpainFrance 18.4%, Germany 10.6%, Portugal 8.7%, Italy 8%, UK 6.7%,US 4.2% (2008)

Sri LankaUS 21.6%, UK 11.9%, India 6.8%, Germany 5.1%, Belgium4.8%, Italy 4.7% (2008)

SudanChina 49.8%, Japan 33.4%, Indonesia 5.5% (2008)

SurinameCanada 36.2%, Belgium 12.5%, Norway 12.4%, UAE 8.9%, US7.7% (2008)

SwedenGermany 10.4%, Norway 9.5%, Denmark 7.4%, UK 7.3%, US 6.6%,Finland 6.3%, Netherlands 5.1%, France 4.9%, Belgium 4.4% (2008)

SwitzerlandGermany 19.8%, US 9.6%, Italy 8.7%, France 8.6%, UK 5.2%(2008)

SyriaIraq 30.9%, Germany 9.8%, Lebanon 9.7%, Italy 6.4%, France5.5%, Egypt 5.4%, Saudi Arabia 5.1% (2008)

TaiwanChina 29.2%, US 12%, Hong Kong 9.8%, Japan 6.9%, Singapore4.6% (2008 est.)

TajikistanNetherlands 36.7%, Turkey 26.5%, Russia 8.6%, Iran 6.6%,China 5.7%, Uzbekistan 5.1% (2008)

TanzaniaIndia 8.1%, Japan 6.5%, China 6.3%, UAE 5.7%, Netherlands5.6%, Germany 5.1% (2008)

ThailandUS 11.4%, Japan 11.4%, China 9.2%, Singapore 5.7%, HongKong 5.6%, Malaysia 5.6%, Australia 4.3% (2008)

TogoGhana 12.7%, Burkina Faso 11%, Germany 9.8%, South Africa 7.3%,Benin 6.9%, India 6.3%, Brazil 4.9%, Belgium 4.8%, Mali 4.4%,Netherlands 4.3% (2008)

TongaUS 29.6%, Japan 12%, NZ 12%, Fiji 7.1%, Samoa 6%, Australia4.8%, South Korea 4.4%, Hong Kong 4.3% (2008)

Trinidad and TobagoUS 44.5%, Spain 7.8%, Jamaica 6.9%, Netherlands6.9%, Mexico 4.9% (2008)

TunisiaFrance 28.3%, Italy 17.9%, Germany 9.6%, Libya 5.8%, Spain5% (2008)

TurkeyGermany 9.8%, UK 6.2%, UAE 6%, Italy 5.9%, France 5%, Russia4.9% (2008)

TurkmenistanUkraine 51.7%, Poland 10%, Hungary 8.1% (2008)

UgandaSudan 14.3%, Kenya 9.5%, Switzerland 9%, Rwanda 7.9%, UAE7.4%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.3%, UK 6.9%, Netherlands4.7%, Germany 4.4% (2008)

UkraineRussia 23.5%, Turkey 6.9%, Italy 4.4% (2008)

United Arab EmiratesJapan 23%, South Korea 9.4%, India 7.9%, Iran6.5%, Thailand 5.3% (2008)

United KingdomUS 13.8%, Germany 11.5%, Netherlands 7.8%, France7.6%, Ireland 7.5%, Belgium 5.3%, Spain 4.1% (2008)

United StatesCanada 20.1%, Mexico 11.7%, China 5.5%, Japan 5.1%,Germany 4.2%, UK 4.1% (2008)

UruguayBrazil 18.7%, China 8.5%, Argentina 7.3%, Germany 6.5%,Mexico 4.9%, Netherlands 4.5%, Russia 4.3% (2008)

UzbekistanUkraine 27.3%, Russia 19.6%, Turkey 7.5%, Kazakhstan5.9%, Bangladesh 5%, China 4.3%, Japan 4.1% (2008)

VanuatuThailand 83%, Japan 5.9%, Belgium 1.8% (2008)

VenezuelaUS 40.7%, Netherlands Antilles 7.8%, China 4.7% (2008)

VietnamUS 18.9%, Japan 13.6%, China 7.2%, Australia 6.7%, Singapore4.2% (2008)

WorldUS 12.7%, Germany 7.2%, China 6.4%, France 4.5%, Japan 4.3%,UK 4.2% (2008)

YemenChina 28.4%, Thailand 23.6%, India 16.1%, South Africa 13.4%,Japan 4.7% (2008)

ZambiaChina 14.2%, South Africa 8.5%, Democratic Republic of theCongo 8.1%, Saudi Arabia 7.9%, South Korea 7.9%, Egypt 7.7%, Italy6.9%, Belgium 4.1% (2008)

ZimbabweSouth Africa 32.1%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.7%,Botswana 8.7%, China 5.6%, Zambia 4.8%, Japan 4.5%, Italy 4.4%, US4.3% (2008)

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Field Listing :: Administrative divisions

This entry generally gives the numbers, designatory terms, and first-order administrative divisions as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Changes that have been reported but not yet acted on by the BGN are noted. Country

Administrative divisions

Afghanistan34 provinces (welayat, singular - welayat); Badakhshan,Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni,Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost,Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika,Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul, Takhar, Uruzgan,Wardak, Zabul

Albania12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark); Berat, Diber, Durres,Elbasan, Fier, Gjirokaster, Korce, Kukes, Lezhe, Shkoder, Tirane,Vlore

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 (Lower Austria),Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria),Tirol (Tyrol), 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 (Nakhichevan)

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 Salvador,and 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 and 1 city*; Bridgetown*, Christ Church, SaintAndrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, SaintLucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas

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

Belgium3 regions (French: regions, singular - region; Dutch:gewesten, singular - gewest); Brussels-Capital Region, also known asBrussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Dutch), Region de Bruxelles-Capitale(French long form), Bruxelles-Capitale (French short form); FlemishRegion (Flanders), also known as Vlaams Gewest (Dutch long form),Vlaanderen (Dutch short form), Region Flamande (French long form),Flandre (French short form); Walloon Region (Wallonia), also knownas Region Wallone (French long form), Wallonie (French short form),Waals Gewest (Dutch long form), Wallonie (Dutch short form)note: 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

Bhutan20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural); Bumthang,Chhukha, Chirang, Daga, Gasa, Geylegphug, Ha, Lhuntshi, Mongar,Paro, Pemagatsel, Punakha, Samchi, Samdrup Jongkhar, Shemgang,Tashigang, Tashi Yangtse, Thimphu, Tongsa, Wangdi Phodrang

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-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, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan

Burundi17 provinces; Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rurale,Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo,Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi, Rutana, Ruyigi

Cambodia23 provinces (khett, singular and plural) and 1municipality (krong, singular and plural)provinces: Banteay Mean Cheay, Batdambang, Kampong Cham, KampongChhnang, Kampong Spoe, Kampong Thum, Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong, Keb,Krachen, Mondol Kiri, Otdar Mean Cheay, Pailin, Pouthisat, PreahSeihanu (Sihanoukville), Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Rotanah Kiri, SiemReab, Stoeng Treng, Svay Rieng, Takevmunicipalities: Phnum Penh (Phnom Penh)

Cameroon10 regions (regions, singular - region); Adamaoua, Centre,Est, Extreme-Nord, Littoral, Nord, North-West (Nord-Ouest), Ouest,Sud, South-West (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

Chad18 regions (regions, singular - region); Batha,Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti, Chari-Baguirmi, Guera, Hadjer-Lamis, Kanem,Lac, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mandoul, Mayo-Kebbi Est,Mayo-Kebbi Ouest, Moyen-Chari, Ouaddai, Salamat, Tandjile, Ville deN'Djamena, Wadi Fira

Chile15 regions (regiones, singular - region); Aisen del GeneralCarlos Ibanez del Campo, Antofagasta, Araucania, Arica y Parinacota,Atacama, Biobio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins,Los Lagos, Los Rios, 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 Uygur,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


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