Title: Administrative division Content: thumb|right|350px|World administrative divisions Administrative division is a term for an administrative region within a country that is created for the purposes of managing of land and the affairs of people. The area typically has a local government with a certain degree of autonomy, and is on a level below that of the sovereign state. == Select examples == === Autonomous communities === * 1st level: ** Spain: 17 comunidad autónomas === Cantons === * 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)=== * 1st level: ** Panama: 9 comarcas === Communes === * 2nd level: ** Romania: 2,686 comună * 5th level: ** France: 36,679 communes === Counties === * 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 === * 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 === * 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 === * 1st level: ** Australia : 6 states ** Austria : 9 Länder ** Brazil : 26 estados ** Germany : 16 Länder ** India : 27 states ** Malaysia : 13 negeri ** Mexico : 31 estados ** Myanmar : 7 chiu ** Nigeria : 36 states ** Palau : 16 'states ** Sudan : 26 wilayat ** United States : 50 states ** Venezuela : 23 estados === Governorates === * 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 === * 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 === * 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 === * 1st level: ** Japan : 47 prefecturesNussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Provinces and Prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780. ** Central African Republic : 14 préfectures * 2nd level: ** Greece : 51 nomes === Provinces === * 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 === * 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 === ** 1st level: ** Australia : 9 territories ** Canada : 3 territoires ** Pakistan : 5 territories ** Republic of India : 6 territories == Compare == * Country (a national or supra-national entity) * Empire (a supra-national entity) * State (a national or supra-national entity) == Related pages == * ISO 3166-2 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 2