Political Subdivisions
This list is comprised of states, provinces, counties and other high-level, official subdivisions of countries.
| Name | Kind | Country | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | council area | Scotland |  | |
| Aberdeenshire | council area | Scotland | | |
| Abruzzo | region | Italy | | |
| Adygea | republic | Russia | | |
| Ain | department | France | | |
| Aisne | department | France | | |
| Alabama | state | United States | | |
| Alaska | state | United States | | |
| Alberta | province | Canada | | |
| Allier | department | France | | |
| Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | department | France | | |
| Alpes-Maritimes | department | France | | |
| Hautes-Alpes | department | France | | |
| Altai | republic | Russia | | |
| Altai Krai | krai | Russia | | |
| Amur | oblast | Russia | | |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | union territory | India | | |
| Andhra Pradesh | state | India | | |
| Isle of Anglesey | principal area | Wales | | |
| Angus | council area | Scotland | | |
| Anhui | province | China | | |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | district | Northern Ireland | | |
| County Antrim | county | Northern Ireland | | |
| Mid and East Antrim | district | Northern Ireland | | |
| Aosta Valley | region | Italy | | |
| Apulia | region | Italy | (Puglia) | |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | region | France | | |
| Ardèche | department | France | | |
| Ardennes | department | France | | |
| Ards and North Down | district | Northern Ireland | | |
| Argyll and Bute | council area | Scotland | | |
| Ariège | department | France | | |
| Arizona | state | United States | | |
| Arkansas | state | United States | | |
| Arkhangelsk Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon | district | Northern Ireland | | |
| County Armagh | county | Northern Ireland | | |
| Côtes-d'Armor | department | France | | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | state | India | | |
| Assam | state | India | | |
| Astrakhan Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Aube | department | France | | |
| Auckland | region | New Zealand | | |
| Aude | department | France | | |
| South Australia | state | Australia | | |
| Western Australia | state | Australia | | |
| Australian Capital Territory | territory | Australia | | |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | region | France | | |
| Aveyron | department | France | | |
| East Ayrshire | council area | Scotland | | |
| North Ayrshire | council area | Scotland | | |
| South Ayrshire | council area | Scotland | | |
| Baden-Württemberg | state | Germany | | |
| Bali | province | Indonesia | | |
| Bashkortostan | republic | Russia | | |
| Basilicata | region | Italy | | |
| Bavaria | state | Germany | (Bayern) | |
| Bedfordshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Beijing | federal city | China | (Peking) | |
| Belfast | district | Northern Ireland | | |
| Territoire de Belfort | department | France | | |
| Belgorod Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| West Bengal | state | India | | |
| Berkshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Berlin | state | Germany | | |
| Bihar | state | India | | |
| Blaenau Gwent | principal area | Wales | | |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | region | France | | |
| North Brabant | province | Netherlands | | |
| Brandenburg | state | Germany | | |
| Bremen | state | Germany | | |
| Bridgend | principal area | Wales | | |
| Bristol | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Brittany | region | France | (Bretagne) | |
| New Brunswick | province | Canada | | |
| Bryansk Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Buckinghamshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Buryatia | republic | Russia | | |
| Caerphilly | principal area | Wales | | |
| Calabria | region | Italy | | |
| Pas-de-Calais | department | France | | |
| California | state | United States | | |
| Calvados | department | France | | |
| Cambridgeshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Campania | region | Italy | | |
| Cantal | department | France | | |
| Canterbury | region | New Zealand | (Waitaha) | |
| Cardiff | principal area | Wales | | |
| Carmarthenshire | principal area | Wales | | |
| North Carolina | state | United States | | |
| South Carolina | state | United States | | |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | district | Northern Ireland | | |
| Ceredigion | principal area | Wales | | |
| Chandigarh | union territory | India | | |
| Charente | department | France | | |
| Charente-Maritime | department | France | | |
| Chechnya | republic | Russia | (Chechen, Chechnia) | |
| Chelyabinsk Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Cher | department | France | | |
| Cheshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Chhattisgarh | state | India | | |
| Chongqing | federal city | China | | |
| Chukotka | okrug | Russia | | |
| Chuvashia | republic | Russia | (Chuvash) | |
| Clackmannanshire | council area | Scotland | | |
| Colorado | state | United States | | |
| British Columbia | province | Canada | (BC) | |
| District of Columbia | federal district | United States | (Washington) | |
| Connecticut | state | United States | | |
| Conwy | principal area | Wales | | |
| Cornwall | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Corrèze | department | France | | |
| Corse-du-Sud | department | France | | |
| Haute-Corse | department | France | | |
| Corsica | region | France | | |
| Creuse | department | France | | |
| Cumbria | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | union territory | India | | |
| Dagestan | republic | Russia | | |
| North Dakota | state | United States | | |
| South Dakota | state | United States | | |
| Daman and Diu | union territory | India | | |
| Delaware | state | United States | | |
| Delhi | union territory | India | | |
| Denbighshire | principal area | Wales | | |
| Derbyshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Derry and Strabane | district | Northern Ireland | | |
| Deux-Sèvres | department | France | | |
| Devon | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Dordogne | department | France | | |
| Dorset | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Doubs | department | France | | |
| County Down | county | Northern Ireland | | |
| Drenthe | province | Netherlands | | |
| Drôme | department | France | | |
| Dumfries and Galloway | council area | Scotland | | |
| East Dunbartonshire | council area | Scotland | | |
| West Dunbartonshire | council area | Scotland | | |
| Dundee City | council area | Scotland | | |
| County Durham | ceremonial county | England | | |
| City of Edinburgh | council area | Scotland | | |
| Emilia-Romagna | region | Italy | | |
| England | country | United Kingdom | | |
| Essex | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Essonne | department | France | | |
| Eure | department | France | | |
| Eure-et-Loir | department | France | | |
| Falkirk | council area | Scotland | | |
| County Fermanagh | county | Northern Ireland | | |
| Fermanagh and Omagh | district | Northern Ireland | | |
| Fife | council area | Scotland | | |
| Finistère | department | France | | |
| Flevoland | province | Netherlands | | |
| Flintshire | principal area | Wales | | |
| Florida | state | United States | | |
| Hauts-de-France | region | France | | |
| Île-de-France | region | France | | |
| Friesland | province | Netherlands | (Frisia) | |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | region | Italy | | |
| Fujian | province | China | | |
| Gansu | province | China | | |
| Gard | department | France | | |
| Haute-Garonne | department | France | | |
| Gelderland | province | Netherlands | | |
| Georgia | state | United States | | |
| Gers | department | France | | |
| Gironde | department | France | | |
| Gisborne | region | New Zealand | | |
| Vale of Glamorgan | principal area | Wales | | |
| Glasgow City | council area | Scotland | | |
| Gloucestershire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Goa | state | India | | |
| Grand Est | region | France | | |
| Groningen | province | Netherlands | | |
| Guadeloupe | department; region | France | | |
| Guangdong | province | China | | |
| Guangxi | autonomous region | China | (Guangxi Zhuang) | |
| French Guiana | department; region | France | (Guyane) | |
| Guizhou | province | China | | |
| Gujarat | state | India | | |
| Gwynedd | principal area | Wales | | |
| Hainan | province | China | | |
| Hamburg | state | Germany | | |
| Hampshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| New Hampshire | state | United States | | |
| Haryana | state | India | | |
| Hawaii | state | United States | | |
| Hawke's Bay | region | New Zealand | | |
| Hebei | province | China | | |
| Heilongjiang | province | China | | |
| Henan | province | China | | |
| Hérault | department | France | | |
| Herefordshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Hertfordshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Hesse | state | Germany | | |
| Highland | council area | Scotland | | |
| Himachal Pradesh | state | India | | |
| Hokkaido | prefecture | Japan | | |
| North Holland | province | Netherlands | | |
| South Holland | province | Netherlands | | |
| Hong Kong | special region | China | | |
| Hubei | province | China | | |
| Hunan | province | China | | |
| Idaho | state | United States | | |
| Ille-et-Vilaine | department | France | | |
| Illinois | state | United States | | |
| Indiana | state | United States | | |
| Indre | department | France | | |
| Indre-et-Loire | department | France | | |
| Ingushetia | republic | Russia | | |
| Inverclyde | council area | Scotland | | |
| Iowa | state | United States | | |
| Northern Ireland | country | United Kingdom | | |
| Irkutsk Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Isère | department | France | | |
| Ivanovo Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | union territory | India | | |
| New Jersey | state | United States | | |
| Jervis Bay Territory | territory | Australia | | |
| Jewish Autonomous Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Jharkhand | state | India | | |
| Jiangsu | province | China | | |
| Jiangxi | province | China | | |
| Jilin | province | China | | |
| Jura | department | France | | |
| Kabardino-Balkaria | republic | Russia | | |
| Kaliningrad Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Kalmykia | republic | Russia | | |
| Kaluga Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Kamchatka | krai | Russia | | |
| Kansas | state | United States | | |
| Karachay-Cherkessia | republic | Russia | (Circassia) | |
| Karelia | republic | Russia | | |
| Karnataka | state | India | | |
| Kemerovo Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Kent | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Kentucky | state | United States | | |
| Kerala | state | India | | |
| Khabarovsk Krai | krai | Russia | | |
| Khakassia | republic | Russia | | |
| Khanty-Mansia | okrug | Russia | (Yugra) | |
| Kirov Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Komi | republic | Russia | | |
| Kostroma Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Krasnodar Krai | krai | Russia | | |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | krai | Russia | | |
| Kurgan Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Kursk Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Lakshadweep | union territory | India | | |
| North Lanarkshire | council area | Scotland | | |
| South Lanarkshire | council area | Scotland | | |
| Lancashire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Landes | department | France | | |
| Lazio | region | Italy | | |
| Leicestershire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Leningrad Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Liaoning | province | China | | |
| Liguria | region | Italy | | |
| Limburg | province | Netherlands | | |
| Lincolnshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Lipetsk Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | district | Northern Ireland | | |
| Loir-et-Cher | department | France | | |
| Centre-Val de Loire | region | France | | |
| Haute-Loire | department | France | | |
| Loire | department | France | | |
| Loire-Atlantique | department | France | | |
| Pays de la Loire | region | France | | |
| Loiret | department | France | | |
| Lombardy | region | Italy | (Lombardia) | |
| City of London | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Greater London | ceremonial county | England | | |
| County Londonderry | county | Northern Ireland | (Derry) | |
| Lot | department | France | | |
| Lot-et-Garonne | department | France | | |
| East Lothian | council area | Scotland | | |
| West Lothian | council area | Scotland | | |
| Louisiana | state | United States | | |
| Lozère | department | France | | |
| Macau | special region | China | | |
| Madhya Pradesh | state | India | | |
| Magadan Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Maharashtra | state | India | | |
| Maine | state | United States | | |
| Maine-et-Loire | department | France | | |
| Manawatū-Whanganui | region | New Zealand | | |
| Manche | department | France | | |
| Greater Manchester | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Manipur | state | India | | |
| Manitoba | province | Canada | | |
| Marche | region | Italy | | |
| Mari El | republic | Russia | | |
| Marlborough | region | New Zealand | | |
| Haute-Marne | department | France | | |
| Marne | department | France | | |
| Val-de-Marne | department | France | | |
| Martinique | department; region | France | | |
| Maryland | state | United States | | |
| Massachusetts | state | United States | | |
| Mayenne | department | France | | |
| Mayotte | department; region | France | | |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | state | Germany | (Pomerania) | |
| Meghalaya | state | India | | |
| Merseyside | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Merthyr Tydfil | principal area | Wales | | |
| Meurthe-et-Moselle | department | France | | |
| Meuse | department | France | | |
| New Mexico | state | United States | | |
| Michigan | state | United States | | |
| West Midlands | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Midlothian | council area | Scotland | | |
| Minnesota | state | United States | | |
| Mississippi | state | United States | | |
| Missouri | state | United States | | |
| Mizoram | state | India | | |
| Molise | region | Italy | | |
| Inner Mongolia | autonomous region | China | | |
| Monmouthshire | principal area | Wales | | |
| Montana | state | United States | | |
| Moray | council area | Scotland | | |
| Morbihan | department | France | | |
| Mordovia | republic | Russia | | |
| Moscow | federal city | Russia | | |
| Moscow Oblast | oblast | Russia | (Podmoskovye) | |
| Moselle | department | France | | |
| Murmansk Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Nagaland | state | India | | |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | council area | Scotland | (Eilean Siar, Hebrides) | |
| Neath Port Talbot | principal area | Wales | | |
| Nebraska | state | United States | | |
| Nelson | region | New Zealand | | |
| Nenets Autonomous Okrug | okrug | Russia | | |
| Nevada | state | United States | | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | province | Canada | | |
| Newport | principal area | Wales | | |
| Newry, Mourne and Down | district | Northern Ireland | | |
| Nièvre | department | France | | |
| Ningxia | autonomous region | China | | |
| Nord | department | France | | |
| Norfolk | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Normandy | region | France | | |
| Northamptonshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Northern Territory | territory | Australia | | |
| Northland | region | New Zealand | | |
| Northumberland | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Northwest Territories | territory | Canada | | |
| Nottinghamshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Nova Scotia | province | Canada | | |
| Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Novgorod Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Nunavut | territory | Canada | | |
| Occitanie | region | France | | |
| Odisha | state | India | | |
| Ohio | state | United States | | |
| Oise | department | France | | |
| Val-d'Oise | department | France | | |
| Oklahoma | state | United States | | |
| Omsk Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Ontario | province | Canada | | |
| Côte-d'Or | department | France | | |
| Oregon | state | United States | | |
| Orenburg Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Orkney Islands | council area | Scotland | | |
| Orne | department | France | | |
| Oryol Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| North Ossetia-Alania | republic | Russia | | |
| Otago | region | New Zealand | (Ōtākou) | |
| Overijssel | province | Netherlands | | |
| Oxfordshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Paris | department | France | | |
| Pembrokeshire | principal area | Wales | | |
| Pennsylvania | state | United States | | |
| Penza Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Perm Krai | krai | Russia | | |
| Perth and Kinross | council area | Scotland | | |
| Piedmont | region | Italy | (Piemonte) | |
| Bay of Plenty | region | New Zealand | | |
| Powys | principal area | Wales | | |
| Primorsky Krai | krai | Russia | | |
| Prince Edward Island | province | Canada | (PEI) | |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | region | France | | |
| Pskov Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Puducherry | union territory | India | | |
| Puerto Rico | territory | United States | | |
| Punjab | state | India | | |
| Puy-de-Dôme | department | France | | |
| Hautes-Pyrénées | department | France | | |
| Pyrénées-Atlantiques | department | France | | |
| Pyrénées-Orientales | department | France | | |
| Qinghai | province | China | | |
| Quebec | province | Canada | | |
| Queensland | state | Australia | | |
| Rajasthan | state | India | | |
| East Renfrewshire | council area | Scotland | | |
| Renfrewshire | council area | Scotland | | |
| Réunion | department; region | France | | |
| Bas-Rhin | department | France | | |
| Haut-Rhin | department | France | | |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | state | Germany | | |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | state | Germany | | |
| Rhode Island | state | United States | | |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | principal area | Wales | | |
| Bouches-du-Rhône | department | France | | |
| Rhône | department | France | | |
| Rostov Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Rutland | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Ryazan Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Saarland | state | Germany | | |
| Saint Petersburg | federal city | Russia | (Leningrad, Petrograd) | |
| Sakha | republic | Russia | (Yakutia) | |
| Sakhalin | oblast | Russia | | |
| Samara Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Haute-Saône | department | France | | |
| Saône-et-Loire | department | France | | |
| Saratov Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Sardinia | region | Italy | | |
| Sarthe | department | France | | |
| Saskatchewan | province | Canada | | |
| Haute-Savoie | department | France | | |
| Savoie | department | France | | |
| Lower Saxony | state | Germany | | |
| Saxony | state | Germany | | |
| Saxony-Anhalt | state | Germany | | |
| Schleswig-Holstein | state | Germany | | |
| Scotland | country | United Kingdom | | |
| Scottish Borders | council area | Scotland | | |
| Hauts-de-Seine | department | France | | |
| Seine-et-Marne | department | France | | |
| Seine-Maritime | department | France | | |
| Seine-Saint-Denis | department | France | | |
| Sevastopol | federal city | Russia | | |
| Shaanxi | province | China | | |
| Shandong | province | China | | |
| Shanghai | federal city | China | | |
| Shanxi | province | China | | |
| Shetland Islands | council area | Scotland | | |
| Shropshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Sichuan | province | China | | |
| Sicily | region | Italy | (Sicilia) | |
| Sikkim | state | India | | |
| Smolensk Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Somerset | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Somme | department | France | | |
| Southland | region | New Zealand | (Murihiku) | |
| Staffordshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Stavropol Krai | krai | Russia | | |
| Stirling | council area | Scotland | | |
| Suffolk | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Surrey | ceremonial county | England | | |
| East Sussex | ceremonial county | England | | |
| West Sussex | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Swansea | principal area | Wales | | |
| Tambov Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Tamil Nadu | state | India | | |
| Taranaki | region | New Zealand | | |
| Tarn | department | France | | |
| Tarn-et-Garonne | department | France | | |
| Tasman | region | New Zealand | | |
| Tasmania | state | Australia | | |
| Tatarstan | republic | Russia | | |
| Telangana | state | India | | |
| Tennessee | state | United States | | |
| Texas | state | United States | | |
| Thuringia | state | Germany | | |
| Tianjin | federal city | China | | |
| Tibet | autonomous region | China | | |
| Tomsk Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Torfaen | principal area | Wales | | |
| Trentino-South Tyrol | region | Italy | (Adige) | |
| Tripura | state | India | | |
| Tula Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Tuscany | region | Italy | | |
| Tuva | republic | Russia | | |
| Tver Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Tyne and Wear | ceremonial county | England | | |
| County Tyrone | county | Northern Ireland | | |
| Tyumen Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Udmurtia | republic | Russia | | |
| Mid Ulster | district | Northern Ireland | | |
| Ulyanovsk Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Umbria | region | Italy | | |
| Utah | state | United States | | |
| Utrecht | province | Netherlands | | |
| Uttar Pradesh | state | India | | |
| Uttarakhand | state | India | | |
| Var | department | France | | |
| Vaucluse | department | France | | |
| Vendée | department | France | | |
| Veneto | region | Italy | | |
| Vermont | state | United States | | |
| Victoria | state | Australia | | |
| Haute-Vienne | department | France | | |
| Vienne | department | France | | |
| Virginia | state | United States | | |
| West Virginia | state | United States | | |
| Vladimir Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Volgograd Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Vologda Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Voronezh Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Vosges | department | France | | |
| Waikato | region | New Zealand | | |
| New South Wales | state | Australia | | |
| Wales | country | United Kingdom | | |
| Warwickshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Washington | state | United States | | |
| Wellington | region | New Zealand | | |
| West Coast | region | New Zealand | | |
| Isle of Wight | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Wiltshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Wisconsin | state | United States | | |
| Worcestershire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Wrexham | principal area | Wales | | |
| Wyoming | state | United States | | |
| Xinjiang | autonomous region | China | | |
| Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | okrug | Russia | | |
| Yaroslavl Oblast | oblast | Russia | | |
| Yonne | department | France | | |
| New York | state | United States | | |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| North Yorkshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| South Yorkshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| West Yorkshire | ceremonial county | England | | |
| Yukon | territory | Canada | | |
| Yunnan | province | China | | |
| Yvelines | department | France | | |
| Zabaykalsky Krai | krai | Russia | | |
| Zeeland | province | Netherlands | | |
| Zhejiang | province | China | |