Germany

16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wurttemberg,

Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen,

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania),

Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North

Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland,

Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt),

Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringen (Thuringia); note - Bayern, Sachsen,

and Thuringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten,

singular - Freistaat)

Ghana

10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater

Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western

Gibraltar

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Greece

51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos) and 1 autonomous

region*; 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

Greenland

3 districts (landsdele); Avannaa (Nordgronland), Tunu

(Ostgronland), Kitaa (Vestgronland)

note: there are 18 municipalities in Greenland

Grenada

6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petite

Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John,

Saint Mark, Saint Patrick

Guam

none (territory of the US)

Guatemala

22 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, Santa

Rosa, Solola, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa

Guernsey

none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order

administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there

are 10 parishes including Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint

Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint

Saviour, Torteval, Vale

Guinea

33 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-Bissau

9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao); Bafata,

Biombo, Bissau, Bolama, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali; note -

Bolama may have been renamed Bolama/Bijagos

Guyana

10 regions; Barima-Waini, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Demerara-Mahaica,

East Berbice-Corentyne, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara,

Mahaica-Berbice, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Potaro-Siparuni, Upper

Demerara-Berbice, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo

Haiti

10 departments (departements, singular - departement);

Artibonite, Centre, Grand 'Anse, Nippes, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest,

Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est

Holy See (Vatican City)

none

Honduras

18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento);

Atlantida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso,

Francisco Morazan, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La

Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro

Hong Kong

none (special administrative region of China)

Hungary

19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 23 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, Zala

urban counties: Bekescsaba, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Erd, Gyor,

Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa,

Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Salgotarjan, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar,

Szekszard, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszeg

capital city: Budapest

Iceland

8 regions; Austurland, Hofudhborgarsvaedhi, Nordhurland

Eystra, Nordhurland Vestra, Sudhurland, Sudhurnes, Vestfirdhir,

Vesturland

India

28 states and 7 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar

Islands*, 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, Uttar

Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

Indonesia

30 provinces (provinsi-provinsi, singular - provinsi), 2

special regions* (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah

istimewa), and 1 special capital city district** (daerah khusus

ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Jakarta Raya**,

Jambi, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Kalimantan Barat,

Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Timur, Kepulauan

Bangka Belitung, Kepulauan Riau, Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara, Nusa

Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Papua, Papua Barat, Riau,

Sulawesi Barat, Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi

Tenggara, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera Barat, Sumatera Selatan, Sumatera

Utara, Yogyakarta*

note: following the implementation of decentralization beginning on

1 January 2001, the 465 regencies and municipalities have become the

key administrative units responsible for providing most government

services

Iran

30 provinces (ostanha, singular - ostan); Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e

Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari,

Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman,

Kermanshah, Khorasan-e Jonubi, Khorasan-e Razavi, Khorasan-e

Shomali, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh va Bowyer Ahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan,

Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan,

Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan

Iraq

18 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah) and 1

region*; Al Anbar, Al Basrah, Al Muthanna, Al Qadisiyah, An Najaf,

Arbil, As Sulaymaniyah, At Ta'mim, Babil, Baghdad, Dahuk, Dhi Qar,

Diyala, Karbala', Kurdistan Regional Government*, Maysan, Ninawa,

Salah ad Din, Wasit

Ireland

29 counties and 5 cities*; Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork,

Cork*, Donegal, Dublin*, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Galway,

Galway*, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick,

Limerick*, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, North Tipperary,

Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, South Dublin, South Tipperary, Waterford,

Waterford*, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow

Isle of Man

none; there are no first-order administrative divisions

as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities

each with its own elections

Israel

6 districts (mehozot, singular - mehoz); Central, Haifa,

Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv

Italy

15 regions (regioni, singular - regione) and 5 autonomous

regions (regioni autonome, singular - regione autonoma)

regions: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna,

Lazio (Latium), Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte

(Piedmont), Puglia (Apulia), Toscana (Tuscany), Umbria, Veneto

(Venetia)

autonomous regions: Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Sardegna (Sardinia);

Sicilia (Sicily); Trentino-South Tyrol, also known as Trentino-Alto

Adige (Italian), Trentino-Suedtirol (German); Aosta Valley, also

known as Valle d'Aosta (Italian), Vallee d'Aoste (French)

Jamaica

14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester,

Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth,

Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland

note: for local government purposes, Kingston and Saint Andrew were

amalgamated in 1923 into the present single corporate body known as

the Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation

Japan

47 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

Jersey

none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order

administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there

are 12 parishes including Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement,

Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary,

Saint Ouen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, and Trinity

Jordan

12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ajlun, Al

'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, 'Amman, At Tafilah, Az

Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba

Kazakhstan

14 provinces (oblystar, singular - oblys) and 3 cities*

(qalalar, singular - qala); Almaty Oblysy, Almaty Qalasy*, Aqmola

Oblysy (Astana), Aqtobe Oblysy, Astana Qalasy*, Atyrau Oblysy, Batys

Qazaqstan Oblysy (Oral), Bayqongyr Qalasy*, Mangghystau Oblysy

(Aqtau), Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Shymkent), Pavlodar Oblysy,

Qaraghandy Oblysy, Qostanay Oblysy, Qyzylorda Oblysy, Shyghys

Qazaqstan Oblysy (Oskemen), Soltustik Qazaqstan Oblysy

(Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz)

note: administrative divisions have the same names as their

administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center

name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of

Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would

lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the

Baykonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr

(Baykonur, formerly Leninsk); in 2004, a new agreement extended the

lease to 2050

Kenya

7 provinces and 1 area*; Central, Coast, Eastern, Nairobi

Area*, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western

Kiribati

3 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 21

island 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, North

9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 2

municipalities (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)

municipalities: Nason-si, P'yongyang-si

Korea, South

9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 7

metropolitan 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, Kwangju-gwangyoksi,

Pusan-gwangyoksi, Soul-t'ukpyolsi, Taegu-gwangyoksi,

Taejon-gwangyoksi, Ulsan-gwangyoksi

Kosovo

30 municipalities (komunat, singular - komuna in Albanian;

opstine, singular - opstina in Serbian); Decan (Decani), Dragash

(Dragas), Ferizaj (Urosevac), Fushe Kosove (Kosovo Polje), Gjakove

(Dakovica), Gjilan (Gnjilane), Gllogovc/Drenas (Glogovac), Istog

(Istok), Kacanik, Kamenice/Dardana (Kamenica), Kline (Klina),

Leposaviq (Leposavic), Lipjan (Lipljan), Malisheve (Malisevo),

Mitrovice (Mitrovica), Novoberde (Novo Brdo), Obiliq (Obilic), Peje

(Pec), Podujeve (Podujevo), Prishtine (Pristina), Prizren, Rahovec

(Orahovac), Shterpce (Strpce), Shtime (Stimlje), Skenderaj (Srbica),

Suhareke (Suva Reka), Viti (Vitina), Vushtrri (Vucitrn), Zubin

Potok, Zvecan

Kuwait

6 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi,

Al 'Asimah, Al Farwaniyah, Al Jahra', Hawalli, Mubarak al Kabir

Kyrgyzstan

7 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 their

administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center

name following in parentheses)

Laos

16 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural) and 1 capital city*

(nakhon luang, singular and plural); Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxai,

Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphrabang,

Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan (Vientiane)*,

Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xekong, Xiangkhoang

Latvia

26 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*, Liepajas

Rajons, Limbazu Rajons, Ludzas Rajons, Madonas Rajons, Ogres Rajons,

Preilu Rajons, Rezekne*, Rezeknes Rajons, Riga*, Rigas Rajons,

Saldus Rajons, Talsu Rajons, Tukuma Rajons, Valkas Rajons, Valmieras

Rajons, Ventspils*, Ventspils Rajons

Lebanon

6 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Beqaa,

Beyrouth (Beirut), Liban-Nord, Liban-Sud, Mont-Liban, Nabatiye

note: two new governorates - Aakar and Baalbek-Hermel - have been

legislated but not yet implemented

Lesotho

10 districts; Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru,

Mohale's Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka

Liberia

15 counties; Bomi, Bong, Gbarpolu, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape

Mount, Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Lofa, Margibi, Maryland, Montserrado,

Nimba, River Cess, River Gee, Sinoe

Libya

25 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ajdabiya,

Al 'Aziziyah, Al Fatih, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jufrah, Al Khums, Al

Kufrah, 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 25

municipalities may have been replaced by 13 regions

Liechtenstein

11 communes (Gemeinden, singular - Gemeinde); Balzers,

Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell, Schaan, Schellenberg,

Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz

Lithuania

10 counties (apskritys, singular - apskritis); Alytaus,

Kauno, Klaipedos, Marijampoles, Panevezio, Siauliu, Taurages,

Telsiu, Utenos, Vilniaus

Luxembourg

3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg

Macau

none (special administrative region of the People's Republic

of China)

Macedonia

84 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, Debarca, Delcevo, Demir

Hisar, Demir Kapija, Dojran, Dolneni, Dorce Petrov (Gjorce Petrov)

(Skopje), Drugovo, Gazi Baba (Skopje), Gevgelija, Gostivar, Gradsko,

Ilinden, Jegunovce, Karbinci, Karpos (Skopje), Kavadarci, Kicevo,

Kisela Voda (Skopje), Kocani, Konce, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka,

Krivogastani, Krusevo, Kumanovo, Lipkovo, Lozovo, Makedonska

Kamenica, Makedonski Brod, Mavrovo i Rostusa, Mogila, Negotino,

Novaci, Novo Selo, Ohrid, Oslomej, Pehcevo, Petrovec, Plasnica,

Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Rankovce, Resen, Rosoman, Saraj

(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, Zrnovci

note: the 10 municipalities followed by Skopje in parentheses

collectively constitute the larger Skopje Municipality

Madagascar

6 provinces (faritany); Antananarivo, Antsiranana,

Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara

Malawi

28 districts; Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu,

Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga

(Kasupe), Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Neno, Ntcheu,

Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima,

Thyolo, Zomba

Malaysia

13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri) Johor, Kedah,

Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau

Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu; and 1 federal

territory (wilayah persekutuan) with three components, city of Kuala

Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya

Maldives

19 atolls (atholhu, singular and plural) and 1 capital

city*; 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

Mali

8 regions (regions, singular - region); Gao, Kayes, Kidal,

Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou

Malta

none (administered directly from Valletta); note - local

councils carry out administrative orders

Marshall Islands

33 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

Mauritania

12 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 capital

district*; Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol,

Guidimaka, Hodh Ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott*,

Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza

Mauritius

9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, Black

River, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka,

Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart,

Rodrigues*, Savanne

Mayotte

none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)

Mexico

31 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal

district* (distrito federal); Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja

California 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 of

4 states; Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae

(Kosaie), Pohnpei (Ponape), Yap

Moldova

32 raions (raioane, singular - raionul), 3 municipalities

(municipiul), 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala

autonoma), 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, Ungheni

municipalities: Balti, Bender, Chisinau

autonomous territorial unit: Gagauzia

territorial unit: Stinga Nistrului (Transnistria)

Monaco

none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as

defined by the US Government, but there are four quarters

(quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine,

Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo

Mongolia

21 provinces (aymguud, singular - aymag) and 1

municipality* (singular - hot); Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy,

Bulgan, Darhan-Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan (Zavkhan),

Govi-Altay, Govisumber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Orhon,

Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov, Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs

Montenegro

21 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina);

Andrijevica, Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad,

Herceg Novi, Kolasin, Kotor, Mojkovac, Niksic, Plav, Pljevlja,

Pluzine, Podgorica, Rozaje, Savnik, Tivat, Ulcinj, Zabljak

Montserrat

3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, Saint Peter

Morocco

15 regions; Grand Casablanca, Chaouia-Ouardigha,

Doukkala-Abda, Fes-Boulemane, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Guelmim-Es

Smara, Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz,

Meknes-Tafilalet, Oriental, Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer,

Souss-Massa-Draa, Tadla-Azilal, Tanger-Tetouan, Taza-Al

Hoceima-Taounate

note: Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara, the political

status of which is considered undetermined by the US Government;

portions of the regions Guelmim-Es Smara and Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia

El Hamra as claimed by Morocco lie within Western Sahara; Morocco

also claims Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, another region which falls

entirely within Western Sahara

Mozambique

10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city

(cidade)*; Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade de

Maputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia

Namibia

13 regions; Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Khomas, Kunene,

Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa

Nauru

14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe,

Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren

Nepal

14 zones (anchal, singular and plural); Bagmati, Bheri,

Dhawalagiri, Gandaki, Janakpur, Karnali, Kosi, Lumbini, Mahakali,

Mechi, Narayani, Rapti, Sagarmatha, Seti

Netherlands

12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie);

Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland (Fryslan), Gelderland, Groningen,

Limburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Noord-Holland (North

Holland), Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (Zealand), Zuid-Holland

(South Holland)

Netherlands Antilles

none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

note: each island has its own government

New Caledonia

none (overseas territory of France); there are no

first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US

Government, but there are 3 provinces named Province des Iles,

Province Nord, and Province Sud

New Zealand

16 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

Nicaragua

15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento)

and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region

autonoma); Atlantico Norte*, Atlantico Sur*, Boaco, Carazo,

Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz,

Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas

Niger

8 regions (regions, singular - region) includes 1 capital

district* (communite urbaine); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi,

Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder

Nigeria

36 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

Niue

none; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions

as defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages at the

second order

Norfolk Island

none (territory of Australia)

Northern Mariana Islands

none (commonwealth in political union with

the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as

defined by the US Government, but there are four municipalities at

the second order: Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian