List of administrative divisions

The List of administrative divisions included many national differences and similarities.

An administrative division is a portion of a country. The smaller administrative area is established for the purposes of managing of land and the affairs of people.

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Autonomous communities

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• 1st level:
  • Spain: 17 comunidad autónomas

Cantons

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• 1st level:
  • Switzerland: 26 cantons

• 2nd level:
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10 kantons or županija
  • Costa Rica: 81 cantones
  • Ecuador: cantones
  • Luxembourg: 12 cantons

• 4th level:
  • France: 4,039 cantons

Comarcas (regions)

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• 1st level:
  • Panama: 9 comarcas

Communes

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• 2nd level:
  • Romania: 2,686 comună

• 5th level:
  • France: 36,679 communes

Counties

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• 1st level:
  • Croatia: 22 županije
  • Estonia: 15 maakonnad
  • Hungary: 19 megyék
  • Norway: 19 fylker
  • Romania: 41 judeţe
  • Sweden: 21 län

• 2nd level:
  • United Kingdom: counties
  • United States: 2,995 counties

Departments

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• 1st level:
  • Benin: 12 départements
  • Bolivia: 9 departementos
  • Denmark: 14 amter
  • El Salvador: 14 departementos
  • Guatemala: 22 departementos
  • Haiti: 10 départements
  • Honduras: 18 departementos
  • Ivory Coast: 58 départements
  • Paraguay: 18 departementos
  • Uruguay: 19 departementos

• 2nd level:
  • Argentina: 376 departementos
  • Burkina Faso: départements
  • France: 100 départements
  • Indonesia: 268 kabupaten

Districts

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• 1st level:
  • Belize: 6 districts
  • Luxembourg: 3 districts

• 2nd level:
  • Afghanistan: districts
  • Austria: 100 Bezirke
  • Bangladesh: 64 zila
  • Germany: 22 Regierungsbezirke
  • Kenya: wilaya
  • Lebanon: 25 districts
  • Malaysia: 3 wilayah persekutuan
  • Nepal: 76 districts
  • Pakistan: 147 districts
  • Panama: distritos
  • Paraguay: distritos
  • Switzerland: 159 districts

• 3rd level:
  • Peru: 1,747 distritos

States

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• 1st level:
  • Australia : 6 states
  • Austria : 9 Länder
  • Brazil : 26 estados
  • Germany : 16 Länder
  • Malaysia : 13 negeri
  • Mexico : 31 estados
  • Myanmar : 7 chiu
  • Nigeria : 36 states
  • Palau : 16 'states
  • Republic of India : 27 states
  • Sudan : 26 wilayat
  • United States : 50 states
  • Venezuela : 23 estados

Governorates

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• 1st level:
  • Egypt : 27 muhafazat
  • Iraq : 18 muhafazat
  • Kuwait : 6 muhafazat
  • Lebanon : 6 muhafazat
  • Oman : 4 muhafazat
  • Palestine : 16 muhafazat
  • Syria : 14 muhafazat
  • Tunisia : 24 wilayas
  • Yemen : 19 muhafazat

Municipalities

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• 1st level:
  • Libya : 22 shabiyat
  • Mongolia : 1 hot
  • Republic of China : 2 municipalities

• 2nd level:
  • Angola : munícipios
  • Croatia : općina
  • Indonesia : 73 kota

• 3rd level:
  • Pakistan : Municipalities of Pakistan

Parishes

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• 1st level:
  • Andorra : 7 parròquies
  • Antigua and Barbuda : 6 parishes
  • Barbados : 11 parishes
  • Dominica: parishes
  • Grenada : 6 parishes
  • Jersey : 12 parishes
  • Montserrat : parishes
  • Nevis : 14 parishes
  • Grenadines : 6 parishes

• 2nd level:
  • Louisiana : 64 parishes

Prefectures

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• 1st level:
  • Japan : 47 prefectures
  • Central African Republic : 14 préfectures

• 2nd level:
  • Greece : 51 nomes

Provinces

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• 1st level:
  • Algeria: 48 wilayas
  • Angola: 18 províncias
  • Argentina: 23 provincias
  • Canada: 10 provinces
  • China (PRC): 22 shěng
  • China (ROC): 2 provinces
  • Congo: 11 provinces
  • Costa Rica: 7 provincias
  • Dominican Republic: 31 provincias
  • Gabon: 9 provinces
  • Indonesia: 33 propinsi and special territories
  • Iran: 30 ostan
  • Kenya: 7 mkoa
  • Kyrgyzstan: 7 oblastar
  • Mongolia: aymguud
  • Netherlands: 12 provincies
  • Pakistan: 4 provinces
  • South Africa: 9 provinces

• 2nd level:
  • Belgium: 10 provincies or provinces
  • Bolivia: provincias
  • Burkina Faso: 45 provinces
  • Spain: 50 provincias
  • Italy: 107 provinces
  • Oman: wilayat
  • Peru: 180 provincias

Regions

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• 1st level :
  • Belgium : 3 Gewesten or régions ot
  • Burkina Faso : 13 régions
  • Chile : 13 regiones
  • Ethiopia : 9 kililoch
  • France : 25 régions
  • Italy : 20 regioni
  • Oman : 5 mintaqah
  • Peru : 25 regiones'
  • Poland : 16 wojewodtzwo

• 2nd level:
  • Finland : 20 Liittot or Förbunder
  • Serbia : 7 regions

Territories

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• • 1st level:
  • Australia : 9 territories
  • Canada : 3 territoires
  • Pakistan : 5 territories
  • Republic of India : 6 territories

Related pages

• Administrative division

Other websites

• United Nations' Second Administrative Level Boundaries (SALB)