List of autonomous areas by country
Created by internal statutes

List of autonomous areas by country

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Country	Native term Translation or equivalent	Instances (areas became autonomous in the year(s) indicated, if available)	References

Antigua and Barbuda	autonomous island	Barbuda

Australia	regional authority	Torres Strait Islands (1994)

Azerbaijan	muxtar respublika autonomous republic	Nakhchivan (1924)

China (PRC)	自治区 (zìzhìqū) autonomous region	Guangxi (1958) · Inner Mongolia (1947) · Ningxia (1958) · Xinjiang (1955) · Tibet (1965)

自治州 (zìzhìzhōu) autonomous prefecture	Bayingolin · Bortala · Changji · Chuxiong · Dali · Dehong · Dêqên · Enshi · Gannan · Garzê · Golog · Yushu · Haibei · Hainan · Haixi · Honghe · Huangnan · Ili · Kizilsu · Liangshan · Linxia · Ngawa · Nujiang · Qiandongnan · Qiannan · Qianxinan · Wenshan · Xiangxi · Xishuangbanna (Sibsongbanna) · Yanbian

自治县 (zìzhìxiàn) autonomous county	117 (full list)

自治旗 (zìzhìqí) autonomous banner	Evenki · Morin Dawa · Oroqen

Denmark	rigsfællesskabet country with devolution	Faroe Islands (1948) · Greenland (1979)

Fiji	autonomous region	Rotuma

France	collectivité territoriale territorial collectivity	Corsica (2003)

Georgia	avtonomiuri respublika autonomous republic	Abkhazia (1991) · Adjara (1991)

provisional administrative entity	South Ossetia South Ossetia (2007)

Greece	aftonomi monastiki politia autonomous monastic state	Mount Athos (1913)

India	autonomous district and territorial council	Bodoland (2003) · Chakma (1972) · Dima Hasao (1970) · Garo Hills (1952) · Gorkhaland (2011) · Jaintia Hills (1972) · Karbi Anglong (1970) · Kargil Hills (1995) · Khasi Hills (1952) · Lai (1972) · Leh Hills (1995) · Mara (1972) · Mising · Rabha Hasong (1995) · Sadar Hills (1995) · Tripura Tribal Areas (1982) and de facto autonomous area – North Sentinel Island (1947)

Indonesia	daerah istimewa special region	-

daerah otonomi khusus special autonomous region	-

Iraq	kurdistan region autonomous region	Iraqi Kurdistan Kurdistan Region (1992)

Italy	regione autonoma autonomous region	Aosta Valley (1948) · Friuli-Venezia Giulia (1963) · Sardinia (1948) · Sicily (1946) · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (1948)	`

provincia autonoma autonomous province	-

Mauritius	autonomous island	Rodrigues (2002)

Mexico	autonomous city	Mexico City (2016)

Moldova	unitate teritorială autonomă autonomous territorial unit	Găgăuzia (1995) · Transnistria Transnistria (2005)

Myanmar	self-administered zones	Danu Self-Administered Zone · Kokang Self-Administered Zone · Naga Self-Administered Zone · Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone · Pa-O Self-Administered Zone · Wa Self-Administered Division (2011)

Nicaragua	región autónoma autonomous region	Atlántico Norte (1986) · Atlántico Sur (1986)

Panama	comarca indígena indigenous territory	Emberá-Wounaan (1983) · Kuna de Madugandí (1996) · Kuna de Wargandí (2000) · Kuna Yala (1938) · Ngöbe-Buglé (1997)

Papua New Guinea	autonomous region	Bougainville (2000)

Philippines	rehiyong awtonomus autonomous region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (2019)

Portugal	região autónoma autonomous region	Azores (1976) · Madeira (1976)

Russia	respublika (autonomous) republic	Adygea · Altai Republic · Bashkortostan · Buryatia · Chechnya · Chuvashia · Republic of Crimea · Dagestan · Ingushetia · Kabardino-Balkaria · Kalmykia · Karachay-Cherkessia · Karelia · Khakassia · Komi · Mari El · Mordovia · North Ossetia-Alania · Sakha Republic · Tatarstan · Tuva · Udmurtia

avtonomnaya oblast autonomous province	Jewish Autonomous Oblast (1934)

avtonomny okrug autonomous district	Chukotka · Khanty-Mansi · Nenets · Yamalo-Nenets

Saint Kitts and Nevis	autonomous island	Nevis (1967)

São Tomé and Príncipe	região autónoma autonomous region	Autonomous Region of Príncipe (1995)

Serbia	autonomna pokrajina autonomous province	Vojvodina (1945) · Kosovo and Metohija (1963)

Somalia	autonomous region	Puntland (1998)

South Korea	teukbyeol jachido special autonomous province	Jejudo (2006)

Tajikistan	viloyat mukhtor autonomous province	Gorno-Badakhshan (1925)

Tanzania	Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar revolutionary government	Zanzibar (1964)

Trinidad and Tobago	autonomous island	Tobago

Ukraine	avtonomna respublika autonomous republic	Crimea (1992)

United Kingdom	UK constituent country with devolution	Scotland (1999) · Wales (1999) · Northern Ireland

Uzbekistan	respublika (autonomous) republic	Karakalpakstan

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Mount Athos is one of the autonomous area within the Greek Republic.

final_sentence: Mount Athos is one of the autonomous area within the Greek Republic.