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[edit] Political Entities

Rule# Type Group Criteria Entities # Lvl
Countries (245) Sovereign states (203) States with general international recognition (193) Member states of the UN (192) AFALDZADAOAGARAMAUATAZBSBHBDBBBYBEBZBJBTBOBABWBRBNBGBFBIKHCMCACVCFTDCLCNCOKMCDCGCRCIHRCUCYCZDKDJDMDOTLECEGSVGQEREEETFJFIFRGAGMGEDEGHGRGDGTGNGWGYHTHNHUISINIDIRIQIEILITJMJPJOKZKEKIKPKRKWKGLALVLBLSLRLYLILTLUMKMGMWMYMVMLMTMHMRMUMXFMMDMCMNMEMAMZMMNANRNPAWNZNINENGNOOMPKPWPAPGPYPEPHPLPTQARORURWKNLCVCWSSMSTSASNRSSCSLSGSKSISBSOZAESLKSDSRSZSECHSYTJTZTHTGTOTTTNTRTMTVUGUAAEAIUSUYUZVUVEVNYEZMZW 192 L1
State with general international recognition but not UN membership. UN permanent observer. Vatican City (VA)[1] 1 L1
States lacking general international recognition, but defined as states in the body of customary international law, drawing on the precedent of the Montevideo Convention (10) State, no longer a UN member since late 1971, recognized by 24 UN member states and the Holy See (Vatican City), and currently with de facto international relations with many others Taiwan (TW) 1 L1
State, declared independent and partially recognized, formerly a UN-administered territory inside the de jure territory of a sovereign state. Kosovo 1 L2
State, member of the African Union and the Asian-African Strategic Partnership formed at the 2005 Asian-African Conference, recognized by 43 UN member states but never admitted to the UN itself, with most of its claimed territory under Morocco de facto administration Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara (EH) 1 L2
State, member of the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, recognized by more than 100 UN member states though never itself a UN member, with no sovereignty over its claimed territories State of Palestine (PS) 1 L2
De facto independent states lacking any significant measure of diplomatic recognition from other states. None recognized by any UN member state (except Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is recognized by Turkey). (6) Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 1 L2
AbkhaziaNagorno-KarabakhPridnestrovieSomalilandSouth Ossetia 5 L2
Dependent territories, inhabited (38) Australia External territories Christmas Island (CX)Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CX)Norfolk Island (NF) 3 L2
Denmark Overseas countries Greenland (GL)Faroe Islands (FO) 3 L2
France Overseas territories Sui generis (Unique) Community New Caledonia (NC) 1 L2
Overseas country French Polynesia (PF) 1 L2
Departmental collectivity Mayotte (YT) 1 L2
Territorial collectivity Saint Pierre and Miquelon (PM) 1 L2
Collectivities Saint Barthelemy (BL)Saint Martin (MF) 2 L2
Territory Wallis and Futuna (WF) 1 L2
Kingdom of the Netherlands Overseas countries Aruba (AW)Netherlands Antilles (AN) 2 L2
New Zealand Dependent territories States in free association with New Zealand Cook Islands (CK)Niue (NU) 2 L2
Overseas territory Tokelau (TK) 1 L2
UK Dependent territories Crown dependencies Guernsey (GG)Jersey (JE)Isle of Man (IM) 3 L2
Overseas territories Anguilla (AI)Bermuda (BM)British Virgin Islands (VG)Cayman Islands (KY)Falkland Islands (FK)Gibraltar (GI)Montserrat (MS)Pitcairn Islands (PN)Saint Helena (SH)Ascension Island (AC)Tristan da Cunha (TA)[2]Turks and Caicos Islands (TC) • The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia 13 L2
US unincorporated territories Commonwealths Northern Mariana Islands (MP)Puerto Rico (PR) 2 L2
Organized territories Guam (GU)United States Virgin Islands (VI) 2 L2
De facto organized territory lacking an Organic Act American Samoa (AS) 1 L2
Areas of special sovereignty (4) Special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement (4) Åland (AX)Svalbard (SJ)[3]Hong Kong (HK)Macau (MO) 4 L2


194 L1
51 L2
Total 245

[edit] Political Separation, Part 2

Group Sub-Group Parent Type Entities # Lvl
Autonomous areas: An area of a country that has a degree of autonomy, or freedom from an external authority. De jure autonomous areas (except where autonomous in name only) [4]. Azerbaijan Autonomous Republic Nakhchivan (NX) 1 L3
Bosnia and Herzegovina Entity Republika Srpska 1 L3
China Autonomous regions Guangxi (CN-45) • Inner Mongolia (CN-15) • Ningxia (CN-64) • Tibet (CN-54) • Xinjiang (CN-65) 5 L3
Georgia Autonomous Republics Autonomous Republic of Adjara (GE-AJ) 1 L3
Greece Autonomous Monastic State Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain (Mount Athos) (GR-69) 1 L3
India Autonomous regions Darjeeling Gorkha Autonomous Hill CouncilBodolandTripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District CouncilLadakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (Kashimr) 4 L3
Indonesia Autonomous regions Aceh (ID-AC) • Papua [5] (ID-PA) 2 L3
Special Region The Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat (Yogyakarta) (ID-YO) 1 L3
Iraq Autonomous region Iraqi Kurdistan 1 L3
Italy Autonomous regions with special statute Aosta ValleyTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolFriuli-Venezia GiuliaSardiniaSicily 5 L3
Korea, South Special Self-Governing Province Jeju-do (KR-49) 1 L3
Malaysia Autonomous Sarawak (MY-13)Sabah (MY-12) [6] 2 L3
Moldova Autonomous Territorial Unit Gagauzia (MD-GA) • (Transnistria) 1 L3
Mauritius Autonomous region Rodrigues Island (MU-RO) 1 L3
Nicaragua Autonomous region Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte (NI-AN) • Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur (NI-AS) 2 L3
Philippines Autonomous region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1 L3
Papua New Guinea Autonomous region Bougainville Province (North Solomons) 1 L3
Portugal Autonomous regions Azores (PT-20) • Madeira (PT-30) 2 L3
São Tomé and Príncipe Self-governing province Príncipe[7] (ST-P) 1 L3
Serbia Autonomous province Vojvodina 1 L3
Spain Autonomous communities of Spain (Historical nationalities) CataloniaBasque CountryGalicia 3 L3
Sudan Autonomous region Southern Sudan[8]Transitional Darfur Regional Authority [9] 2 L3
Tajikistan Autonomous province Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (TJ-GB) 1 L3
Tanzania Semi-autonomous Zanzibar [10] 1 L3
Ukraina Autonomous Republic Autonomous Republic of Crimea (UA-43) 1 L3
Uzbekistan Republic Republic of Karakalpakstan (UZ-QR) 1 L3
United Kingdom Constituent countries with devolution Scotland (GB-SCT) • Wales (GB-WLS) • Northern Ireland (GB-NIR) 3 L3
De facto autonomous areas Mexico The rebel Zapatista communities of Chiapas 1 L3
Sri Lanka Tamil Eelam 1 L3
De jure "autonomous" areas with only limited autonomity Guinea-Bissau Autonomous sector Bissau Region (GW-BS) 1 L4
Spain Autonomous communities AndalusiaAragonAsturiasBalearic IslandsCanary IslandsCantabriaCastile-La ManchaCastile and LeónExtremaduraMadridMurciaNavarreLa RiojaValencian Community 13 L4
Total 47 L3
Total L4
Grand Total



[edit] Political Separation, Part 3

Group Sub-Group Parent Type Entities # Lvl
Condo- miniums France and Spain Pheasant Island 1 L4
Luxembourg and Germany Moselle River Islands 1 L4
Special administrative regions North Korea Sinuiju Special Administrative RegionKaesong Industrial RegionKumgangsan Tourist Region 3 L3
Philippines Cordillera Administrative Region 1 L3
Disputed Territories Kashmir Pakistan-administered: Azad State of Jammu and KashmirNorthern Areas
India-administered: Jammu and Kashmir
China-administered: Aksai ChinTrans-Karakoram Tract
1 L3
Islands Paracel Islands 2 L3
Spratly Islands 1 L3
Scarborough Reef L3
Uninhabited territories Antarctica: Area covered by the Antarctic Treaty (i.e. south of 60°). Mainland Norway Queen Maud Land 1 L3
France Adélie Land [11]
New Zealand Ross Dependency
Argentina Argentine Antarctica
United Kingdom British Antarctic Territory
Australia Australian Antarctic Territory
Chile Chilean Antarctic Territory
Unclaimed Territory 90°W to 150°W (except Peter I Island)
Islands (more than 200 nm offshore) Norway Peter I Island (68°50′S, 90°35′W) 1 L3
New Zealand Scott Island (505 km, 67°24′S, 179°55′W) 1 L3
Balleny Islands (66°55′S, 163°45′E) 1 L3
United Kingdom South Orkney Islands (60°35′S, 045°30′W) 1 L3
Uninhabited dependent territories Norway Jan MayenBouvet Island 3 L3
United States Minor Outlying Islands (UM) Baker Island (UM-81)Howland Island (UM-84)Jarvis Island (UM-86)Johnston Island (UM-67)Kingman Reef (UM-89)Midway Island (UM-71)Navassa Island (UM-76)Palmyra Atoll (UM-95)Wake Island (UM-79) L3
UK British Indian Ocean Territory (IO)South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (GS) 2 L3
France Clipperton Island (CP) 1 L3
French Southern Territories (TF)[12]: (Amsterdam IslandSaint Paul IslandCrozet IslandsKerguelen IslandsScattered islands in the Indian Ocean (Europa Island (eu) • Glorioso Islands (go) • Juan de Nova Island (ju) • Tromelin Island (te) • Bassas da India (bs)) 1 L3
Country Fragments Federation Sub-divisions Argentina Provinces Buenos AiresCatamarcaChacoChubutCórdobaCorrientesEntre RíosFormosaJujuyLa PampaLa RiojaMendozaMisionesNeuquénRío NegroSaltaSan JuanSan LuisSanta CruzSanta FeSantiago del EsteroTierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur[13]Tucumán 23 L4
Federal District Ciudad autónoma de Buenos Aires 1 L5
Australia States New South WalesQueenslandSouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaWestern Australia 8 L4
Territories Australian Capital TerritoryNorthern TerritoryJervis Bay Territory
L4
External territories Ashmore and Cartier IslandsAustralian Antarctic TerritoryChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsCoral Sea IslandsHeard Island and McDonald Islands (HM) • Norfolk Island -
Austria States BurgenlandCarinthiaLower AustriaUpper AustriaSalzburgStyriaTyrolVorarlbergVienna 9 L4
Belgium Communities BrusselsFlandersWallonia 3 L3
Regions 3 L3
Bosnia Entities Bosnia and HerzegovinaRepublika Srpska 3 L3
District Brčko District 1 L4
Brazil States AcreAlagoasAmapáAmazonasBahiaCearáEspírito SantoGoiásMaranhãoMato Grosso do SulMato GrossoMinas GeraisParáParaíbaParanáPernambucoPiauíRio de JaneiroRio Grande do NorteRio Grande do SulRondôniaRoraimaSanta CatarinaSão PauloSergipeTocantins 26 L4
Federal district Distrito Federal 1 L5
Canada Provinces Alberta (AB) • British Columbia (BC) • Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) • Manitoba (MB) • New Brunswick (NB) • Nova Scotia (NS) • Ontario (ON) • Prince Edward Island (PE) • Quebec (QC) • Saskatchewan (SK) 10 L4
Territories Northwest Territories (NT) • Nunavut (NU) • Yukon Territory (YT) 3 L4
Comoros Islands AnjouanGrand ComoroMoheli 3 L4
Ethiopia Regions AfarAmharaBenishangul-GumuzGambelaHarariOromiaSomaliSouthern Nations, Nationalities, and People's RegionTigray 9 L4
Chartered cities Addis AbabaDire Dawa 2 L5
Germany States Baden-WürttembergBavariaBrandenburgHesseLower SaxonyMecklenburg-VorpommernNorth Rhine-WestphaliaRhineland-PalatinateSaarlandSaxonySaxony-AnhaltSchleswig-HolsteinThuringiaBerlinBremenHamburg 16 L4
India States Andhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChhattisgarhGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJammu and KashmirJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttarakhandWest Bengal 28 L4
Union Territories Andaman and Nicobar IslandsChandigarhDadra and Nagar HaveliNational Capital Territory of DelhiDaman and DiuLakshadweepPuducherry 7 L4
Iraq Governorates Al-AnbarArbilBabilBaghdadAl-BasrahDahukDhi QarDiyalaKarbalaMaysanAn-NajafNinawaAl-MuthannaAl-QadisiyyahKirkukSalah ad-DinAs-SulaymaniyahWasit 18 L4
Autonomous Region Iraqi Kurdistan 1 -
Malaysia States JohorKedahKelantanMalaccaNegeri SembilanPahangPerakPerlisPenangSelangorTerengganu ( • SabahSarawak) 13 L4
Federal Territories Kuala LumpurLabuanPutrajaya 3 L5
Mexico States AguascalientesBaja CaliforniaBaja California SurChihuahuaColimaCampecheCoahuilaChiapasDurangoGuerreroGuanajuatoHidalgoJaliscoMichoacánMorelosMéxicoNayaritNuevo LeónOaxacaPueblaQuintana RooQuerétaroSinaloaSan Luis PotosíSonoraTabascoTlaxcalaTamaulipasVeracruzYucatánZacatecas 31 L4
Federal district Distrito Federal 1 L5
Micronesia States ChuukKosraePohnpeiYap 4 L4
Nepal Zones BagmatiBheriDhawalagiriGandakiJanakpurKarnaliKoshiLumbiniMahakaliMechiNarayaniRaptiSagarmathaSeti 14 L4
Kingdom of the Netherlands Constituent countries NetherlandsArubaNetherlands Antilles (Sint MaartenBonaireSabaCuraçaoSint Eustatius) [14] 3 L4
Nigeria Nigeria AbiaAdamawaAkwa IbomAnambraBauchiBayelsaBenueBornoCross RiverDeltaEbonyiEdoEkitiEnuguGombeImoJigawaKadunaKanoKatsinaKebbiKogiKwaraLagosNasarawaNigerOgunOndoOsunOyoPlateauRiversSokotoTarabaYobeZamfara 36 L4
Federal Capital Territory Abuja 1 L4
Pakistan Provinces BalochistanNorth-West Frontier ProvincePunjabSindh 4 L4
Federal Territories Islamabad Capital TerritoryFederally Administered Tribal Areas

Kashmir: Azad KashmirNorthern Areas

4 L4
Russia Republics AdygeaAltaiBashkortostanBuryatiaChechnyaChuvashiaDagestanIngushetiaKabardino-BalkariaKalmykiaKarachay-CherkessiaKareliaKhakassiaKomiMari ElMordoviaNorth Ossetia-AlaniaSakhaTatarstanTuvaUdmurtia 21 L4
Krais AltaiKamchatkaKhabarovskKrasnodarKrasnoyarskPermPrimorskyStavropol 8 L5
Oblasts AmurArkhangelskAstrakhanBelgorodBryanskChelyabinskChita[15]IrkutskIvanovoKaliningradKalugaKemerovoKirovKostromaKurganKurskLeningradLipetskMagadanMoscowMurmanskNizhny NovgorodNovgorodNovosibirskOmskOrenburgOryolPenzaPskovRostovRyazanSakhalinSamaraSaratovSmolenskSverdlovskTambovTomskTulaTverTyumenUlyanovskVladimirVolgogradVologdaVoronezhYaroslavl 47 L5
Autonomous oblasts Jewish 1 L4
Autonomous okrugs Aga Buryatia[16]ChukotkaKhantia-MansiaNenetsiaYamalia - L4
Federal cities MoscowSt. Petersburg 2 L5
Federal districts CentralFar EasternNorthwesternSiberianSouthernUralsVolga 7 -
Saint Kitts and Nevis States NevisSaint Kitts 2 L4
Switzerland Cantons AargauAppenzell AusserrhodenAppenzell InnerrhodenBasel-CityBasel-CountryBerneFribourgGenevaGlarusGraubündenJuraLucerneNeuchâtelNidwaldenObwaldenSchaffhausenSchwyzSolothurnSt. GallenThurgauTicinoUriValaisVaudZugZürich 26 L4
Sudan States Al JazirahAl QadarifBlue NileCentral EquatoriaEast EquatoriaJunqaliKassalaKhartoumLakesNorth Bahr al GhazalNorth DarfurNorth KurdufanNorthernRed SeaRiver NileSennarSouth DarfurSouth KurdufanUnityUpper NileWarabWest Bahr al GhazalWest DarfurWest EquatoriaWhite Nile 26 L4
UAE Emirates Abu Dhabi (AZ) • Ajman (AJ) • Dubai (DU) • Fujeirah (FU) • Ras Al Khaimah (RK) • Sharjah (SH) • Umm Al Qaiwain (UQ) 7 L3
USA States AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming 50 L4
Federal district Washington D.C. 1 L5
Venezuela States AmazonasAnzoáteguiApureAraguaBarinasBolívarCaraboboCojedesDelta AmacuroFalcónGuáricoLaraMéridaMirandaMonagasNueva EspartaPortuguesaSucreTáchiraTrujilloVargasYaracuyZulia 23 L4
Federal dependencies Los Monjes ArchipelagoLas Aves ArchipelagoIsla Aves • Los Hermanos Island • Islas Los FrailesLos Roques Archipelago • La Sola Island • La Tortuga IslandLa Orchila • La Blanquilla Island • Los Testigos Island • Isla de Patos 1 L4
Capital District Caracas 1 -
Assymmetric federations Spain CataloniaBasque CountryGalicia 3 L3
Ceuta (ES-CE) • Melilla (ES-ML) 2 -
L4
First-level subnational entities of unitary states L5
45 L3
0 L4
Total 0



[edit] Geographic Separation

Type Group Sub-Group Parent Entities # Lvl
Separated Areas Discontinous Land: Areas not distinguished by separate administration (Enclaves and Exclaves) Type A: True enclaves Belgium in Netherlands Baarle-Hertog (Plus one semi-enclave) 21 L4
Bosnia and Herzegovina in Serbia Sastavci 1 L4
Cyprus in UK's Dhekelia Sovereign Base OrmidhiaXylotymvou • Dhekelia power station (North) [17] 3 L4
Germany in Belgium Vennbahn enclaves at Roetgen/Monschau [18] 5 L4
Germany in Switzerland Büsingen 1 L4
Italy in Switzerland Campione d'Italia 1 L4
Netherlands in Belgium Baarle-Nassau (incl. 7 counter-enclaves) 8 L4
Russia in Belarus Sankovo-Medvezhe [19] 1 L4
Spain in France Llivia 1 L4
Bangladesh in India Cooch Behar enclaves (incl. 21 Counter-enclaves) 92 L4
India in Bangladesh Cooch Behar enclaves (incl. 3 Counter-enclaves and 1 Counter-counter enclave) 106 L4
Armenia in Azerbaijan Artchvašen (Bashkend) 1 L4
Azerbaijan in Armenia Tatly (2) • Barkhudali • Yukhari Askipara (Upper Askipara) • Kiarky [20] 5 L4
Kyrgistan in Uzbekistan Barak ail (Barak) (in Ferghana Valley)[21] 1 L4
Tajikistan in Uzbekistan Servaksoi / Servaki-bolo / Sarvan (in Ferghana Valley) [22] 1 L4
Tajikistan in Kyrgistan Vorukh, Kairagach (in Ferghana Valley) [23] 2 L4
Uzbekistan in Kyrgistan Kalacha • Sokh • Dzhangail • Shakhimardan/Iordan (in Ferghana Valley) [24] 4 L4
Oman in UAE Madha 1 L4
UAE in Oman Nahwa (Counter-enclave in Madha) 1 L4
Type B: Exclave (but not enclave) Angola bounded by D.R.Congo and Congo Cabinda (AO-CAB) 1 L4
Brunei bounded by Malaysia Temburong District 1 L4
Croatia bounded by Dubrovnik-Neretva County 1 L4
Cyprus bounded by UK's Dhekelia Sovereign Base Dhekelia power station (South) [25]Paralimni area [26] 2 L4
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus bounded by Cyprus Kokkina/Erenkoy (de facto) 1 L4
Equatorial Guinea bounded by Gabon, Cameroon Rio Muni[27] (GQ-C) 1 L4
Oman bounded by UAE Ras Musandam 1 L4
Spain bounded by Morocco Ceuta (ES-CE) • Melilla (ES-ML) 2 L4
Timor-Leste bounded by Indonesia Oecussi-Ambeno (TL-OE) 1 L4
Turkey Turkish Thrace (Turkey in Europe) [28] 1 L4
United Kingdom on Ireland Northern Ireland (GB-NIR) 1 L4
Type B-2: Exclave separation by 100 km or more USA bounded by Canada Alaska (US-AK) 1 L3
Russia Kaliningrad (RU-KGD) 1 L3
France bounded by Suriname, Brazil French Guiana[29] (GF) 1 L3
Type D: "Semi-Enclave" (connected Austria in Germany Jungholz [30] 1 L4
Belgium in Netherlands Baarle-Hertog (Also 21 true enclaves) 1 L4
Type H: "Practical Exclave" (territorial water is continous) Russia bounded by Estonia Dupki [31] 1 -
USA bounded by Canada Point RobertsNorthwest AngleElm PointAlburgh 1 -
Type I: Island: Enclave and exclave if territorial waters considered Malawi in Mozambique Chisumulu Island • Likoma Island[32] 2 L4
Argentina in Paraguay Isla Apipé[33] 1 L4
Argentina in Uruguay Isla Martin Garcia[34] 1 L4
45 L3
0 L4
Total 0


[edit] Geographic Separation, Part 2

Group Sub-Group Parent Criteria Entities # Lvl
Separation by Water Islands w/ 200 nm separation Australia Christmas I.Cocos (Keeling) Is.Heard I.Lord Howe I.Macquarie I.Norfolk I. 6 L3
Brazil (870 km from the Fernando de Noronha and 1,010 km from Brazil) St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks 1 L3
(1.200 km east of Brazil) Trindade & Martim Vaz Is. 1 L3
Chile (3,600 km W of Chile) Easter I. 1 L3
Juan Fernandez Is. 3 L3
San Felix & San Ambrosio 3 L3
Colombia Malpelo I. 2 L3
San Andres & Providencia 2 L3
Ecuador (965 km W of Ecuador) Galapagos Islands (EC-W) 1 L3
Fiji (465 km N of Fiji) Rotuma I. 1 L3
France (Overseas departments) Guadeloupe 3 L3
Martinique 3 L3
Réunion 3 L3
French Polynesia (1,600 km NE of Tahiti) Marquesas Is. 1 L3
Japan 1,000 km south of Tokyo) Ogasawara 2 L3
(1,848 km SE of Tokyo, 1,267 E of Iwo Jima, Ogasawara) Minami Torishima 2 L3
Mexico (386 km SW of Baja California) Revillagigedo 1 L3
New Caledonia (550 km NW of Grande Terre, New Caledonia) Chesterfield Is. 1 L3
New Zealand (800 km E) Chatham Is. 3 L3
Auckland & Campbell Is. 3 L3
(800 km NE) Kermadec Is. 3 L3
Pitcairn Islands 540 km E of Pitcairn Ducie I. 1 L3
Russia Franz Josef Land 1 L3
South Africa 1,770 km from RSA Prince Edward & Marion Is. 1 L3
Spain Canary Is. 1 L3
Taiwan (340 km SE of Hong Kong) Pratas I. 1 L3
Venezuela (550 km N of Venezuela) Aves I. 1 L3
Islands Ineligible Australia Coral Sea Is. 8 L3
Spain Balearic Is. 1 L3
Brazil (354 km from Brazil) Fernando de Noronha 1 L3
Canada Sable I. (180 km southeast of Nova Scotia)St. Paul I. (24 km offshore) 2 -
Cook Islands N. Cook Is.S. Cook Is. 2 L3
Fiji Conway Reef 1 L3
Kiribati Banaba (Ocean) I.C. Kiribati (British)E. Kiribati (Line Is.)W. Kiribati (Gilbert Is.) 4 L3
Equatorial Guinea Annobon I. (GQ-AN) 1 L3
Mauritius Agalega and St. Brandon Is.Rodrigues I. 2 L3
French Southern and Antarctic Lands Crozet I.Kerguelen Is. 2 L3
Solomon Islands Temotu Province (SB-TE) 1 L3
Hawaii (89 km beyond Midway Atoll in the NW Hawaiian Islands) Kure I. 1 L3
British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Is. 1 -
DXCC Entities Puerto Rico Desecheo I. 1 L4
Finland Market ReefMalyj Vysotskij I. 2 L4
Sweden Market Reef 1 L4
45 L3
0 L4
Total 0




[edit] Political Separation, Part 4

Group Sub-Group Parent Administrative divisions # LvL
Country Fragments First-level country subdivisions (unitary states or assymetruc federations) not included elsewhere Afghanistan Provinces of Afghanistan 34 L5
Albania Counties of Albania 12
Algeria Provinces of Algeria 48
Angola Provinces of Angola 18
Armenia Provinces of Armenia 10
Azerbaijan Regions of Azerbaijan [35] 10
Bahamas Districts of the Bahamas 31
Bahrain Governorates of Bahrain 5
Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh 6
Belarus Provinces of Belarus (6) • Minsk 7
Belgium Provinces of Belgium [36] 10
Belize Districts of Belize 6
Benin Departments of Benin 12
Bhutan Districts of Bhutan 20
Bolivia Departments of Bolivia 9
Bosnia and Herzegovina Fed. of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Cantons 10
Republika Srpska: Regions 7
Brčko District 1
Botswana Districts of Botswana 9
Brunei Districts of Brunei 4
Bulgaria Provinces of Bulgaria 28
Burkina Faso Regions of Burkina Faso 13
Burundi Provinces of Burundi 17
Cambodia Provinces of Cambodia (20) • Autonomous municipalities (4) 24
Cameroon Provinces of Cameroon 10
Cape Verde Counties/municipalities 22
Cayman Islands districts 8
Central African Republic Prefectures of the Central African Republic (16) • Bangui 17
Chad Regions of Chad 18
Chile Regions of Chile 15
China (PRC) Provinces of China (22) • Direct-controlled municipalities (4) 26
Colombia Departments of Colombia (32) • Bogotá 33
Democratic Republic of the Congo [37] Provinces (25) • Kinshasa 26
Republic of the Congo [38] Regions of the Republic of the Congo (10) • Brazzaville 11
Costa Rica Provinces of Costa Rica 7
Côte d'Ivoire[39] Regions of Côte d'Ivoire 19
Croatia Counties of Croatia 20
Cuba Provinces of Cuba 14
Cyprus Districts of Cyprus 6
Czech Republic Regions of the Czech Republic (14) • Prague 15
Denmark Regions of Denmark 5
Faroe Islands Regions of the Faroe Islands 7
Greenland Regions 3
Djibouti Regions of Djibouti (5) • Djibouti City 6
Dominica Parishes of Dominica 10
Dominican Republic Provinces of the Dominican Republic (31) • Distrito Nacional 32
East Timor[40] Districts of East Timor 13
Ecuador Provinces of Ecuador 22
Egypt Governorates of Egypt 27
El Salvador Departments of El Salvador 14
Equatorial Guinea Provinces of Equatorial Guinea 7
Eritrea Regions of Eritrea 6
Estonia Counties of Estonia 15
Ethiopia Regions of Ethiopia 9
Fiji Divisions of Fiji (4) [41] 4
Finland Provinces of Finland 6
France Metropolitan Regions (21) • CorsicaFrench GuianaGuadeloupeMartiniqueRéunion 26
French Polynesia[42][43] Administrative divisions of French Polynesia 5
New Caledonia Provinces of New Caledonia 3
Wallis and Futuna Kingdoms of Wallis and Futuna 3
Gabon Provinces of Gabon 9
Gambia Divisions of The Gambia (5) • Banjul 6
Georgia Regions (9) • Tbilisi 10
Ghana Regions 10
Greece Peripheries of Greece 13
Guatemala Departments of Guatemala 22
Guinea Regions of Guinea 8
Guinea-Bissau Regions of Guinea-Bissau (8) [44] 8
Guyana Regions of Guyana 10
Haiti Administrative divisions of Haiti 10
Honduras Departments of Honduras 18
Hungary Counties of Hungary (19) • Budapest 20
Iceland Regions of Iceland 8
Indonesia Provinces of Indonesia (33) • Special regions of Indonesia (3) & Jakarta 37
Iran Provinces of Iran 30
Iraq Governorates of Iraq 18
Ireland Counties of the Republic of Ireland 26
Israel Districts of Israel 6
Italy Regions of Italy [45] 15
Jamaica Parishes of Jamaica 14
Japan Prefectures of Japan 47
Jordan Governorates of Jordan 12
Kazakhstan Provinces of Kazakhstan (14) • Cities (3) 17
Kenya Provinces of Kenya (7) • Nairobi 8
North Korea Provinces of North Korea (9) • Directly-governed cities (2) [46] 11
South Korea Provinces of South Korea (9) • Jeju-doMetropolitan Cities (6) • Seoul 16
Kosovo Districts of Kosovo 7
Kuwait Governorates of Kuwait 6
Kyrgyzstan Provinces of Kyrgyzstan (7) • Independent Cities (2) 9
Laos Provinces of Laos (16) • XaisombounVientiane 18
Latvia Districts of Latvia (26) • 7 cities 26
Lebanon Governorates of Lebanon 6
Lesotho Districts of Lesotho 10
Liberia Counties of Liberia 15
Libya Municipalities of Libya 22
Lithuania Counties of Lithuania 10
Luxembourg Districts of Luxembourg 3
Macedonia Regions of Macedonia 8
Madagascar Provinces of Madagascar 6
Malawi Districts of Malawi 3
Maldives Administrative divisions (atolls) of the Maldives 20
Mali Regions of Mali (8) • Bamako 9
Malta Local councils of Malta 68
Mauritania Regions of Mauritania (12) • Nouakchott 13
Mauritius Districts (9)• territories (3) 12
Moldova Districts of Moldova (32) • municipalities (3) 35
Mongolia Aimags of Mongolia 21
Montserrat Parishes of Montserrat 3
Morocco Regions of Morocco (16) [47] 16
Mozambique Provinces of Mozambique (10) • Maputo 11
Myanmar Divisions of Myanmar (7) • States of Myanmar (7) 14
Namibia Regions of Namibia 13
Nauru Districts of Nauru 14
Nepal Regions of Nepal (5) or Zones of Nepal (14) 14
Netherlands Provinces of the Netherlands 12
New Zealand Regions (12) • unitary authorities (4) 16
Nicaragua Departments of Nicaragua 15
Niger Departments of Niger (7) • Niamey 8
Nigeria States of Nigeria (36) • Abuja 37
Norway Counties of Norway 19
Oman Regions of Oman (5) • Governorates (4) (Both) 9
Pakistan Provinces of Pakistan (4) • Tribal Areas (1) • Islamabad [48] 6
Palau States of Palau 16
Palestinian territories Gaza Strip Governorates (5) • West Bank Governorates (11) 16
Panama Provinces of Panama (9) • Comarcas indígena (3) 12
Papua New Guinea Provinces of Papua New Guinea [49] (18) • National Capital District 19
Paraguay Departments of Paraguay (17) • Asunción Capital District 18
Peru Regions of Peru 25
Philippines Regions of the Philippines [50] 16
Poland Voivodeships of Poland 16
Portugal Districts of Portugal 18
Romania Counties of Romania (40) • Bucharest 41
Russia Provinces (Oblasts) of Russia (47) • Autonomous subject-level districts of Russia (5) • Territories (Krays) of Russia (8) • Jewish Autonomous Oblast (1) • Federal cities of Russia (2) [51] 63
Rwanda Provinces of Rwanda 5
Samoa Districts of Samoa 11
São Tomé and Príncipe Provinces of São Tomé and Príncipe 2
Saudi Arabia Provinces of Saudi Arabia 13
Senegal Regions of Senegal 11
Serbia Central Serbia: Districts of Serbia (29) • Belgrade 29
Seychelles Districts of the Seychelles 23
Sierra Leone Provinces of Sierra Leone (3) • 1 area 4
Singapore Districts of Singapore 5
Slovakia Regions of Slovakia 8
Slovenia Regions [52] 12
Solomon Islands Provinces of the Solomon Islands 9
Somalia Regions of Somalia 18
South Africa Provinces of South Africa 9
Spain Autonomous communities of Spain (17) less "historic nationalities" (3) and islands (2) [53] 12
Sri Lanka Provinces of Sri Lanka 8
Sudan States of Sudan 26
Suriname Districts of Suriname 10
Swaziland Districts of Swaziland 4
Sweden Counties of Sweden 21
Syria Governorates of Syria 14
Taiwan Provinces of Taiwan 2
Tajikistan Provinces of Tajikistan (3) • Dushanbe 4
Tanzania Regions of Tanzania 26
Thailand Provinces of Thailand (75) • Bangkok 76
Togo Regions of Togo 5
Tonga Divisions 5
Trinidad and Tobago Corporations of Trinidad and Tobago 14
Tunisia Governorates of Tunisia 24
Turkey Provinces of Turkey 81
Turkmenistan Provinces of Turkmenistan (5) • Aşgabat 6
Tuvalu Island groups 9
Uganda Districts of Uganda 80
Ukraine Provinces of Ukraine (24) • 2 cities with special status 26
United Kingdom Regions of England (9) • Regions of Scotland (12) • Counties of Northern Ireland (6) • Principal areas of Wales (22) 49
Uruguay Departments of Uruguay 19
Uzbekistan Provinces of Uzbekistan (12) • Tashkent 13
Vanuatu Provinces of Vanuatu 6
Vietnam Provinces of Vietnam (59) • Centrally-controlled municipalities (5) 64
Western Sahara Regions
Yemen Governorates of Yemen (19) • Sanaa 20
Zambia Provinces of Zambia 9
Zimbabwe Provinces of Zimbabwe (8) • 2 cities 10
Countries without subdivisions (or only parishes, municipalities etc.) Andorra Parishes of Andorra 7 -
Anguilla districts 14
Antigua and Barbuda Parishes of Antigua and Barbuda 6
Barbados Parishes of Barbados 11
Bermuda 9 parishes & 2 municipalities 11
Grenada Parishes of Grenada [54] 6
Guernsey[55] Parishes 10
Isle of Man Sheadings 6
Kiribati
Mayotte [56] 1
St. Pierre and Miquelon communes 2
Liechtenstein Municipalities of Liechtenstein 11
Marshall Islands 1
Monaco Commune 1
Montenegro Municipalities of Montenegro 23
Qatar Municipalities of Qatar 9
San Marino Communes 9
St. Helena 1
St. Kitts and Nevis Parishes of Saint Kitts and Nevis 14
St. Lucia Quarters of Saint Lucia 10
St. Vincent and the Gren. Parishes of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6
Dependencies Antigua and Barbuda BarbudaRedonda 2 L4
Mauritius Agalega Islands (Vingt Cinq) • Cargados Carajos ShoalsRodrigues [57] 3
Fiji Rotuma 1



[edit] Entities not included

  • Places where extraterritoriality is applied such as embassies, consulates and military bases of foreign countries
  • (Constituent countries - Distinct political and legal entities which are countries but are considered integral parts of a sovereign state)
  • Also, in the Annex to the list of countries, an outline is given on the entities not included in the List of countries.



  1. ^ The Vatican City is governed by the Holy See.
  2. ^ Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha are dependencies of Saint Helena
  3. ^ SJ consists of both Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  4. ^ Applies to for example the Autonomous Provinces/Municipalities/Banners of China and most autonomous communities of Spain
  5. ^ Special Autonomy status since 2000
  6. ^ Malaysia is an assymetric federation where Sarawak and Sabah have retained many rights.
  7. ^ Príncipe have self-government since April 29, 1995.
  8. ^ Southern Sudan is a region of Sudan, comprising ten of that country's provinces. The Sudanese government agreed to give autonomy to the region in the Comprehensive Peace AgreementSouthern Sudan is a region of Sudan, comprising ten of that country's provinces. The Sudanese government agreed to give autonomy to the region in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed on January 9, 2005 in Naivasha, Kenya with the SPLA/M, tentatively bringing an end to the Second Sudanese Civil War.
  9. ^ TDRA is an interim authority for the Darfur region of Sudan, was established in April 2007 under the terms of the Darfur Peace Agreement signed in May 2006.
  10. ^ Zanzibar has the semi-autonomous Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar
  11. ^ Part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  12. ^ Covers the current jurisdiction of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands except Adélie Land.
  13. ^ Tierra del Fuego, Antarctic claim, South Atlantic islands.
  14. ^ The Netherlands Antilles is to be disbanded on December 15, 2008. Curaçao and Sint Maarten will become new associated states within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, while Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius would become a direct part of the Netherlands as special municipalities.
  15. ^ On March 1, 2008, Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug are due to merge to form Zabaykalsky Krai.
  16. ^ On March 1, 2008, Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug are due to merge to form Zabaykalsky Krai.
  17. ^ (Dhekelia power station area is divided in two by a British road, craeting one northern exclave/enclave and one southern exclave, as it has sea access)
  18. ^ http://geosite.jankrogh.com/vennbahn.htm
  19. ^ http://geosite.jankrogh.com/sankova_medvezhe.htm
  20. ^ http://geosite.jankrogh.com/azerbaijan.htm
  21. ^ http://geosite.jankrogh.com/kyrgyzstan.htm
  22. ^ http://geosite.jankrogh.com/tajikistan.htm
  23. ^ http://geosite.jankrogh.com/tajikistan.htm
  24. ^ http://geosite.jankrogh.com/uzbekistan.htm
  25. ^ (Dhekelia power station area is divided in two by a British road, craeting one northern exclave/enclave and one southern exclave, as it has sea access)
  26. ^ The part of Famagusta District not controlled by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. A de facto, though not de jure, exclave.
  27. ^ May be consiered an exclave as the capital is located on Bioko island.
  28. ^ Not a "practical exclave" as the Bosporus is considered international waters.
  29. ^ (overseas region/overseas department, integral part)
  30. ^ Actually, Jungholz is attached in a single point
  31. ^ http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/Baltics/Estonia.htm
  32. ^ http://geosite.jankrogh.com/malawi.htm
  33. ^ http://geosite.jankrogh.com/apipe.htm
  34. ^ http://geosite.jankrogh.com/islandmartingarcia.htm
  35. ^ See also Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan (Rayons). Note: Some rayons are completely (5) or partially (2) de facto administered by the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  36. ^ The Regions of Belgium are included under Federations.
  37. ^ Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Kinshasa.
  38. ^ also known as Congo-Brazzaville.
  39. ^ Also known as the Ivory Coast.
  40. ^ Timor-Leste.
  41. ^ The dependecy Rotuma is accounted for eslewhere.
  42. ^ a collectivité d'outre-mer (overseas collectivity).
  43. ^ also known as a pays d'outre-mer (overseas country).
  44. ^ Bissau Region (Aut. sector)
  45. ^ Another 5 are autonomous regions with special statute (Italy)
  46. ^ Also: [[[Administrative divisions of North Korea|Special Regions]]]] (3)
  47. ^ some disputed; see Regions of Morocco.16 prefectures
  48. ^ Also: Pakistan-administered Kashmir: 2 administered territories, the Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas of Kashmir.
  49. ^ There is also a region division: Regions of Papua New Guinea
  50. ^ Excluding Muslim Mindanao, an autonomous region.
  51. ^ The Republics of Russia are found under federation areas.
  52. ^ Currently under revision
  53. ^ Also: 2 ciudades autónomas (Ceuta and Melilla) and 3 plazas menores de soberanía - sovereign places in northern Africa.  
  54. ^ Also 2 dependencies Carriacou and Petite Martinique
  55. ^ a bailiwick.
  56. ^ also known as a collectivité départementale (departmental collectivity).
  57. ^ Maybe accounted for elsewehere


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