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The table below indicates the types and, where known, numbers of
The table below indicates the types and, where known, numbers of administrative division
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
s used by countries and their major dependent territories
A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state, yet remains politically outside the controlli ...
. It is ordered alphabetically by country name in English.
Administrative divisions by country
Member and observer states of the United Nations
Other states
See also
*Country subdivision
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
* ISO 3166-2
ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and defines codes for identifying the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. The ...
, codes for country subdivisions
* Associated state
An associated state is the minor partner in a formal, free relationship between a political territory (some dependent, most fully sovereign states) and a major party—usually a larger nation.
The details of such free association are contain ...
* Asymmetric federation
Asymmetric federalism or asymmetrical federalism is found in a federation or other types of union in which different constituent states possess different powers: one or more of the substates has considerably more autonomy than the other substate ...
* Capital districts and territories
A capital district, capital region or capital territory is normally a specially designated administrative division where a country's seat of government is located. As such, in a Federation, federal model of government, no State (administrative d ...
* Condominium
A condominium (or condo for short) is an ownership structure whereby a building is divided into several units that are each separately owned, surrounded by common areas that are jointly owned. The term can be applied to the building or complex ...
, joint sovereignty over an area shared by two or more states.
* Dependent territory
A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state, yet remains politically outside the controll ...
* Federacy
* Federation
A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government ( federalism). In a federation, the self-gover ...
* Federated state
A federated state (which may also be referred to as a state, a province, a region, a canton, a land, a governorate, an oblast, an emirate or a country) is a territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federation. Such sta ...
* List of terms for country subdivisions
This is a list of English and non-English terms for administrative divisions.
English
Non-English
This is an alphabetical list of native non-English terms for administrative divisions; some, such as ''arrondissement'' and ''okrug'', have become ...
* List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions
The table below lists capitals serving as administrative divisions by country.
Countries where the capital is a first-level subdivision
Countries where the capital is a second-level subdivision
Countries where the capital is a third-level ...
* List of autonomous areas by country
This list of autonomous areas arranged by country gives an overview of autonomous areas of the world. An autonomous area is defined as an area of a country that has a degree of autonomy, or has freedom from an external authority. It is typical ...
* List of ISO 3166 country codes
The International Organization for Standardization (International Organization for Standardization, ISO) created and maintains the ISO 3166, ISO 3166 standard – ''Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions''. The I ...
* List of sovereign states
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership wit ...
* Matrix of country subdivisions
* List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area, comparing continents, countries, and first-level administrative country subdivisions.
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