The table below lists autonomous areas by country. An autonomous area is an area of a country that has a degree of autonomy. ...

Country	Native term Translation or equivalent	Instances
Argentina	ciudad autonoma autonomous city	Buenos Aires
Azerbaijan[1]	muxtar respublika autonomous republic	Nakhichevan
Cambodia	krong autonomous municipality	Phnom Penh · Sihanoukville · Pailin · Kep
CAR[2]	commune autonome autonomous commune	Bangui
China[3]	zìzhìqū autonomous region	Guangxi · Inner Mongolia · Ningxia · Xinjiang · Tibet
	zìzhìzhōu autonomous prefecture	Linxia Hui · Gannan · Qiandongnan · Qiannan · Qianxinan · Enshi · Xiangxi · Yanbian · Haibei · Hainan · Huangnan · Golog · Gyêgu · Haixi · Ngawa · Garzê · Liangshan · Kizilsu · Bortala · Changji · Bayin'gholin · Ili · Dehong · Nujiang · Dêqên · Dali · Chuxiong · Honghe · Wenshan · Xishuangbanna
	zìzhìxiàn autonomous county	over 110 (see Autonomous counties of China)
	zìzhìqí autonomous banner	Oroqin · Evenki · Morin
Comoros	autonomous island	Grande Comore · Mohéli · Anjouan
Denmark	autonomous region	Faroe Islands · Greenland[4]
Ethiopia	rasgez akababibi autonomous region
Finland	itsehallinnollinen maakunta autonomous province	Åland
Georgia	avtonomiuri respublika autonomous republic	Abkhazia · Adjara
Greece	autonomous region	Mount Athos
Guinea-Bissau	sector autónomo autonomous sector	Bissau Region
Indonesia	daerah istimewa special region	Aceh · Yogyakarta (special region) · Papua · Jakarta[5]
Italy	regione autonoma autonomous region	Aosta Valley · Friuli-Venezia Giulia · Sardinia · Sicily · Trentino-South Tyrol
South Korea	teukbyeol jachido autonomous province	Jeju-do
Madagascar	faritany mizakatena autonomous province	All six provinces are characterized as autonomous (mizakatena).
Moldova[6]	unitate teritorială autonomă territorial autonomous unit	Gagauzia
Nicaragua	regione autónoma autonomous region	Zelaya
Philippines	autonomous region	Muslim Mindanao
Portugal	região autónoma autonomous region	Azores · Madeira
Russia	respublika republic	Adygea · Altai · Bashkortostan · Buryatia · Dagestan · Ingushetia · Kabardino-Balkaria · Kalmykia · Karachay-Cherkessia · Karelia · Komi · Mari El · Mordovia · Sakha (Yakutia) · North Ossetia-Alania · Tatarstan · Tuva · Udmurtia · Khakassia · Chechnya · Chuvashia
	avtonomnaya oblast autonomous province[7]	Jewish Autonomous Oblast
	avtonomny okrug autonomous subject-level district[8]	Agin-Buryat · Chukotka · Evenk · Khanty-Mansi · Koryak · Nenets · Taymyr · Ust-Orda · Yamalo-Nenets
São Tomé & Príncipe	concelho province	(Príncipe[9])
Serbia	autonomous province	Kosovo and Metohija · Vojvodina
Spain	comunidad autónoma autonomous community	Andalusia · Aragon · Asturias · Balearic Islands · Basque Country · Canary Islands · Cantabria · Castile-La Mancha · Castile and León · Catalonia · Extremadura · Galicia · La Rioja · Madrid · Murcia · Navarre · Valencia
	ciudad autónoma autonomous city	Ceuta · Melilla
Tajikistan	viloyat mukhtor autonomous province	Gorno-Badakhshan
Tanzania		(Zanzibar[10])
Tokelau	autonomous community	Atafu · Fakaofo · Nukunonu
Ukraine	avtonomna respublika autonomous republic	Crimea
Uzbekistan	respublikasi republic	Karakalpakstan
	shahar autonomous city	Tashkent

Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... An autonomous (subnational) entity is a subnational entity that has a certain amount of autonomy. ... Buenos Aires (English: ; originally , City of the Most Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds;[1] pronounced ) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Azerbaijan. ... A significant number of autonomous republics can be found within the successor states of the Soviet Union, but the majority are located within Russia. ... Momine Khatun Mausoleum in Nakhichevan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cambodia. ... Motto: (Khmer: Nation, Religion, King) Anthem: Nokoreach Capital (largest city) Phnom Penh Khmer Government Democratic constitutional monarchy  - King Norodom Sihamoni  - Prime Minister Hun Sen Independence from France   - Declared 1949   - Recognized 1953  Area  - Total 181,035 km² (89th) 69,898 sq mi   - Water (%) 2. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... City motto: No motto City proper Province Phnom Penh Mayor Kep Chuktema ( ) Area 290 km² Population 862,000 Density 3446. ... Preah Seihanu (English: Sihanoukville), formerly known as Kampong Som, is a port city in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. ... Pailin is a city (krong) in the west of of Cambodia near the border of Thailand. ... Kep (also known as Keb) is a municipality in Cambodia with the status of a province. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Central_African_Republic. ... Motto: Unité, Dignité, Travail (French: Unity, Dignity, Work) Anthem: French version La Renaissance (Sango version E Zingo) Capital Bangui Largest city Bangui Official language(s) French Government President Prime Minister Republic François Bozizé Élie Doté Independence From France August 13, 1960 Area  - Total    - Water (%)   622,984 km² (42nd) 240... A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European and African countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Senegal, and the Scandinavian countries. ... Bangui is the capital of and the largest city in the Central African Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Unions titular nations, a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as autonomous within the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Region can be used to mean either: any more or less well-defined geographical area of a country or continent, defined by geography, culture or history in political geography, an administrative subdivision of a country or of the European Union. ... Guangxi (Zhuang: Gvangjsih; old orthography: ; Simplified Chinese: 广西; Traditional Chinese: 廣西; Pinyin: GuÇŽngxÄ«; Wade-Giles: Kuang-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangsi), full name Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Zhuang: Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih; old orthography: ; Simplified Chinese: 广西壮族自治区; Traditional Chinese: 廣西壯族自治區; Pinyin: GuÇŽngxÄ« Zhuàngzú ZìzhìqÅ«) is a Zhuang autonomous region of... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: &#6181;&#6186;&#6182;&#6199; &#6190;&#6179;&#6184;&#6202;&#6180;&#6191;&#6180;&#6184; &#6181;&#6186;&#6177;&#6199;&#6194;&#6177;&#6202;&#6177;&#6184; &#6197;&#6176;&#6192;&#6176;&#6188;&#6180; &#6179;&#6199;&#6180;&#6184; r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: &#20869;&#33945;&#21476;&#33258;&#27835;&#21306;; Hanyu Pinyin: N... Ningxia (Simplified Chinese: 宁夏; Traditional Chinese: 寧夏; Pinyin: Níngxià; Wade-Giles: Ning-hsia; Postal Pinyin: Ningsia), full name Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Simplified Chinese: 宁夏回族自治区; Traditional Chinese: 寧夏回族自治區; Pinyin: Níngxià Huízú ZìzhìqÅ«), is a Hui autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China, located on the northwest Loess... For the county in Shanxi province, see Xinjiang County. ... The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) (Tibetan: བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས་; Wylie: Bod-rang-skyong-ljongs; Simplified Chinese: 西藏自治区; Traditional Chinese: 西藏自治區; Pinyin: XÄ«zàng ZìzhìqÅ«), is a province-level autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Unions titular nations, a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as autonomous within the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Simplified Chinese: 甘南藏族自治州; Pinyin: Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: -དཀར་ལྷོ་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་ / Dkar-lho Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) is an autonomous prefecture in southern Gansu Province, China. ... Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 黔东南苗族侗族自治州; pinyin: Qiándōngnán Miáozú Dòngzú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 黔南布依族苗族自治州; pinyin: Qiánnán BùyÄ«zú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 黔西南布依族苗族自治州; pinyin: QiánxÄ«nán BùyÄ«zú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 恩施土家族苗族自治州; pinyin: Ä’nshÄ« TÇ”jiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu) List of Hubei County-level divisions Categories: | ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in Jilin province, in the northeastern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... location of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture within Qinghai Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 海北藏族自治州; pinyin: HÇŽibÄ›i Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: མཚོ་བཡྣང་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་; Wylie: Mtsho-byang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) is an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai province in China. ... location of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture within Qinghai Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 海南藏族自治州; pinyin: HÇŽinán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: མཚོ་ལྷོ་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་; Wylie: Mtsho-lho Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) is an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai province in China. ... location of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture within Qinghai Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 黄南藏族自治州; pinyin: HÇŽinán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: རྨ་ལྷོ་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་; Wylie: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) is an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai province in China. ... location of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture within Qinghai Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 果洛藏族自治州; pinyin: GuÇ’luò Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: མགོ་ལོག་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་; Wylie: Mgo-log Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) is an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai province in China. ... Gyêgu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 玉树藏族自治州; pinyin: Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: ཡུལ་ཤུལ་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་ / Yul-shul Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) is an autonomous prefecture in Qinghai. ... Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 海西蒙古族藏族自治州; pinyin: HÇŽixÄ« MÄ›nggÇ”zú Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan: མཚོ་ནུབ་སོག་རིགས་ཆ་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་; Wylie: Mtsho-nub Sog-rigs dang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) is an autonomous prefecture in Qinghai. ... The Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: རྔ་བ་བོད་རིགས་ཆ་བ༹ང་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་, Wylie transliteration: rnga ba bod rigs dang chang rigs rang skyong khul; Chinese: 阿坝藏族羌族自治州; Pinyin: Ä€bà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is Barkam. ... Garze Tibetan Autonomous Region (Chinese: 甘孜藏族自治州; pinyin: GānzÄ« Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu, Tibetan - དཀར་མཛེས་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་ / Dkar-mdzes bod-rigs rang-skyong khul) is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is Kangding County. ... Liangshan Yi Autonomous Region (simplified Chinese: 凉山彝族自治州 ; pinyin: Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu; Yi: ꆃꎭ/Niep Sha; in IPA: [nÉ›21Ê‚a33]) ) is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is Xichang. ... Kizilsu Kirghiz Prefecture (Chinese:克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州, Pinyin: KèzÄ«lèsÅ« KÄ“Ä›rkèzÄ« Zìzhìzhōu, Kirghiz: قىزىلسۇ قىرعىز اۋتونوم وبلاستى / Кыргыз Кызылсу aвтономиялы oбласты, Uyghur: قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى) is an autonomous prefecture of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, pinyin: BóěrtÇŽlā MÄ›nggÇ” Zìzhìzhōu, Mongolian in Cyrillic script: Борталын Монгол өөртөө засах тойрог) is a Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Changji Hui prefecture (simplified Chinese:昌吉回族自治州 , Pinyin: Chāngjí Huízú Zìzhìzhōu, Uyghur: سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى) is an autonomous prefecture of Xinjiang in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Bayingholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese:巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Pinyin: BāyÄ«nguōlèng MÄ›nggÇ” Zìzhìzhōu, Mongolian in Cyrillic script: Баянголын Монгол өөртөө засах тойрог, Uyghur: بايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى) is an autonomous prefecture of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 伊犁哈薩克自治州, Pinyin: YÄ«lí Hāsàkè zìzhìzhōu, Kazakh: ىله قازاق اۆتونومىيالى وبلىسى / Іле Қазақ автономиялы облысы, Uyghur: ئىلى قازاق ئاپتونوم ۋىلايىتى / Ili ĶazaÄ· aptonom wilayiti), in northernmost Xinjiang, is the only Kazakh autonomous prefecture of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: Déhóng DÇŽizú Jǐngpōzú zìzhìzhōu 德宏傣族景颇族自治州) is located in the west of Yunnan province in southwest China. ... Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 怒江傈僳族自治州; pinyin: Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan. ... Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 迪庆藏族自治州; pinyin: Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Tibetan - བདེ་ཆེན་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་ / Bde-chen Bod-rigs rang-skyong khul) is an autonomous prefecture in Yunnan. ... Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 大理白族自治州; pinyin: Dàlǐ Báizú Zìzhìzhōu; Bai: Darl•lit Baif•cuf zirl•zirl•zox) is an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan. ... Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 楚雄彝族自治州; pinyin: ChÇ”xióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture in Yunnan. ... Hongha Hani and YI This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 文山壮族苗族自治州; pinyin: Wenshān Zhuàngzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu) List of Yunnan County-level divisions Categories: | ... Xishuangbanna is an autonomous prefecture in southern Yunnan Province, Peoples Republic of China. ... In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Unions titular nations, a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as autonomous within the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Autonomous counties and autonomous banners are one kind of Autonomous areas of China. ... In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Unions titular nations, a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as autonomous within the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... A banner (Mongolian: khoshuu, Chinese: &#26071;, pinyin: qí) is an administrative division of Inner Mongolia. ... Oroqin Autonomous Banner (simplified Chinese: 鄂伦春自治旗; pinyin: ÈlúnchÅ«n Zìzhìqí) is an autonomous banner that lies directly south of the urban district of Hailar in the prefecture-level city of Hulunbuir. ... link titleEvenk Autonomous Banner (simplified Chinese: 鄂温克族自治旗; pinyin: ÈwÄ“nkèzú Zìzhìqí) is an autonomous banner that lies directly south of the urban district of Hailar in the prefecture-level city of Hulunbuir. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Comoros. ... Map of Comoros and Southern Africa Grande Comore (also known as Ngazidja and Ngasidja, and erroneously as Njazidja) is an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. ... Map of Mohéli Mohéli, also known as Mwali, is one of the three islands which make up the nation of Comoros. ... Map of Anjouan Anjouan (also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani) is an island in the Comoros. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ethiopia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Province is a name for a subnational entity. ... Motto: none Anthem: Ã…länningens sÃ¥ng Capital Mariehamn Largest city Mariehamn Swedish Government Autonomous province  - Governor Peter Lindbäck1  - Premier Roger Nordlund Autonomy    - Declared 1920   - Recognized 19212  Accession to EU January 1, 19953 Area  - Total 13,517 km² (n/a) 5,267 sq mi   - Water (%) 89 Population  - 2005 estimate... 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Capital Karyes Languages Koine Greek, Church Slavonic (both liturgical), as well as Modern Greek, Russian, Serbian, Georgian, Bulgarian, Romanian (civil) Area 390 km² Population approximately 2,250 Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Greek Athonite, Hagiorite Αθωνίτης, Αγιορίτης Mount Athos (Greek: Όρος Άθως) is a mountain and a peninsula in Macedonia, northern Greece, called Άγιον Όρος (Ayion Oros or Agion... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau. ... Bissau is a region in central Guinea-Bissau. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indonesia_(bordered). ... Daerah is the name for a district in Malaysia and Brunei. ... Aceh (IPA pronunciation: , pronounced approximately Ah-Cèh, but with [e], not [ei] at the end) is a special territory (daerah istimewa) of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. ... The Special Region of Yogyakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, or DIY), is a province of Indonesia on the island of Java. ... 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Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian, Σικελία in Greek) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 km² and 5 million inhabitants. ... Trentino-South Tyrol (German and Ladin: Trentino-Südtirol, Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige) is an Autonomous Region in Northern Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea_(bordered). ... Jejudo Flag Jeju-do is the smallest province of South Korea, situated on, and coterminous with, the countrys largest island. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Madagascar. ... Madagascar is divided into six provinces: Antananarivo province Antsiranana province Fianarantsoa province Mahajanga province Toamasina province Toliara province Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Madagascar | Provinces of Madagascar ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Moldova. ... Gagauzia (or Gagauz-Yeri) is an autonomous region within Moldova, located along the southern border with Ukraine, inhabited by the Gagauz, a Turkic people who are ethnically and culturally distinct from other Moldovans. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nicaragua. ... <Meow ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM; Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Muslim Mindanao) of the Philippines is composed of five provinces and one city namely: Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and the Marawi City. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Portugal has two autonomous regions: Azores and Madeira. ... Location Motto of the autonomous region: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Portuguese: To die free rather than to be subjugated in peace) Official language Portuguese Capitals Ponta Delgada (Presidency of the autonomous government), Angra do Heroísmo (Supreme Court), Horta (Legislative Assembly) Other towns Praia da Vitória... Motto: Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres (Of the islands, the most beautiful and free) Anthem: A Portuguesa (national) Hino da Região Autónoma da Madeira (local) Capital Funchal Largest city Funchal Official language(s) Portuguese Government Autonomous region  - President Alberto João Jardim Independence    - Settled 1420   - Autonomy... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... The Russian Federation is divided into 88 federal subjects (constituent units), 21 of which are republics. ... 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The Mari El Republic (Russian: &#1056;&#1077;&#1089;&#1087;&#1091;&#769;&#1073;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082;&#1072; &#1052;&#1072;&#1088;&#1080;&#769;&#1081; &#1069;&#1083;; Mari: &#1052;&#1072;&#1088;&#1080;&#1081; &#1069;&#1083; &#1056;&#1077;&#1089;&#1087;&#1091;&#1073;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082;&#1072;) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation... The Republic of Mordovia (Russian: ; Moksha: Мордовскяй Республикась; Erzya: Мордовской Республикась) or Mordvinia is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Sakha (Yakutia) Republic (Russian: &#1056;&#1077;&#1089;&#1087;&#1091;&#769;&#1073;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082;&#1072; &#1057;&#1072;&#1093;&#1072;&#769; (&#1071;&#1082;&#1091;&#769;&#1090;&#1080;&#1103;); Yakut: &#1057;&#1072;&#1093;&#1072; &#1056;&#1077;&#1089;&#1087;&#1091;&#1073;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082;&#1072;&#1090;&#1072;) is a federal subject of... Capital Vladikavkaz Area - total - % water 84th - 8,000 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density 68th - est. ... The Republic of Tatarstan (Russian: ; Tatar: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Tuva Republic (Russian: ; Tuvan: Тыва Республика) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Udmurt Republic (Russian: ; Udmurt: Удмурт Элькун) or Udmurtia (Russian: Удму́ртия) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Khakassia or Khakasiya (Russian: or ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) located in south central Siberia. ... Capital Grozny Area - total - % water Ranked 80th - 15,300 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 49th - est. ... Capital Cheboksary Area - total - % water 81st - 18,300 km² - N/A Population - Total - Density 41st - est. ... Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: о́бласт) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ... Capital Birobidzhan Area - total - % water Ranked 64th - 36,000 km² - no data Population - Total - Density Ranked 80th - est. ... Russia is divided into 88 federal subjects (subjekty), of which nine are avtonomnyye okruga (autonomous districts, sing. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Aga Buryatia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Chita Oblast). ... Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (Russian: , transliteration: Chukotsky avtonomny okrug; Chukchi: Чукоткакэн автономныкэн округ), or Chukotka (), is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug) located in the Far Eastern Federal District. ... Evenk Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Evenkia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Krasnoyarsk Krai). ... Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra (Russian: ), or Khantia-Mansia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast). ... Koryak Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Koryakia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Kamchatka Oblast). ... Flag Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Nenetsia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast). ... Taymyr Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Taymyria, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Krasnoyarsk Krai), the northernmost in mainland Russia (and thus Asia). ... Ust-Orda Buryatia Ust-Orda Buryatia on the map of Russia The flag of Ust-Orda Buryatia Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Ust-Orda Buryatia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Irkutsk Oblast). ... Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Yamalia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sao_Tome_and_Principe. ... Motto: n/a Anthem: Independência total Capital São Tomé Largest city São Tomé Official language(s) Portuguese Government President Prime Minister Republic Fradique de Menezes Tomé Vera Cruz Independence  - Date From Portugal 12 July 1975 Area  - Total    - Water (%)   964 km² (169th) 372 sq mi  0% (islands) Population... São Tomé and Príncipe is divided into 2 provinces: São Tomé (Capital: São Tomé)- The province is made up of the equatorial Atlantic island of São Tomé and is home to an overwhelming majority of the nations citizens with an estimated population in 2004 of... Príncipe is the smaller of the two major islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_(state)_(bordered). ... Motto: none Anthem: Bože pravde (English: God of Justice) Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Official language(s) Serbian1 Government Republic  - President Boris Tadić  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Formation and independence    - Formation of Serbia 814   - Formation of the Serbian Empire 1345   - Independence from the Ottoman Empire July 13, 1878... Kosovo (known in Albanian as Kosova, in Serbian as &#1050;&#1086;&#1089;&#1086;&#1074;&#1086; &#1080; &#1052;&#1077;&#1090;&#1086;&#1093;&#1080;&#1112;&#1072; / Kosovo i Metohija, and in English simply as Kosovo) is a province in southern Serbia. ... Republic of Serbia   â€“Vojvodina   â€“Kosovo (UN admin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Autonomous communities of Spain. ... Motto: Andalucía por sí, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia by herself, for Spain, and for humankind) Capital Seville Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 2nd  87,268 km²  17. ... Capital Zaragoza Official language(s) Spanish; Aragonese and Catalan also used Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 4th  47,719 km²  9. ... Anthem: Asturias, patria querida Capital Oviedo Official language(s) Spanish; Asturian have special status Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 10th  10,604 km²  2. ... Capital Palma Official language(s) Catalan and Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 17th  4,992 km²  1. ... Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz Official languages Basque and Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 14th  7 234 km²  1,4% Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 7th  2 124 846  4,9%  293,73/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  â€“ Basque  Basque  vasco/a euskal herritar, euskaldun GDP GDP/Cápita 30. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Capital Santander Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 15th  5 321 km²  1. ... Capital Toledo Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 3rd 79 463 km² 15,7% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 9th  1 782 038  4,3%  22,43/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  Castilian-Manchego  castellano-manchego Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 CM Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats... Capital no official capital of the community is defined; Valladolid however is the seat of the Regional Executive, and the Regional Parliament. ... Anthem: Els Segadors Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan, Spanish; In Aran Valley, also Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32,114 km²  6. ... Capital Mérida Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 5th  41 634 km²  8,2% Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 12th  1 083 879  2,5%  26,03/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  â€”  extremeño/a, castúo Statute of Autonomy February 26, 1983 ISO 3166-2 EX Parliamentary representation... Galicia (Iberian peninsula) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Capital Logroño Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 16th  5 045 km²  1,0% Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 17th   301 084  0,7%  59,68/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  â€”  riojano/a Statute of Autonomy June 9, 1982 Parliament  â€“ Congress seats  â€“ Senate seats  4  1 President Pedro Sanz... Capital Madrid Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 12th  7 995 km²  1,6% Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 3rd  5 964 143  13,5%  745,98/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  Madrilenian  madrileño/a Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166-2 M Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats... Capital Murcia Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 9th  11 313 km²  2,2% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 10th  1 226 993  2,9%  108,46/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  Murcian  murciano/a Statute of Autonomy June 9, 1982 ISO 3166-2 MU Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats  â€“ Senate... Capital Pamplona (Basque: Iruña) Official language(s) Spanish; Basque co-official in the north of community. ... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Castilian (Spanish) Area  â€“ total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 8th  23,255 km²  4. ... An autonomous (subnational) entity is a subnational entity that has a certain amount of autonomy. ... Area  â€“ Total   28 km² Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ Density  75,276  2688. ... Area  â€“ Total    20 km² (8 mi²) Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ Density  65,488  3274. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tajikistan. ... A wilāyah (Arabic: ولاية) or vilayet (Turkish: vilâyet) or (ولایت in Persian) is an administrative division, usually translated as province. ... Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAP) (Вилояти Мухтори Кӯҳистони Бадахшон/Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon or ولایت مختار کوهستان بدخشان in Tajik) is a mountainous province of Tajikistan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tanzania. ... Motto: Uhuru na Umoja (Swahili: Freedom and Unity) Anthem: Mungu ibariki Afrika (God Bless Africa) Capital Stone Town Largest city Stone Town English, Lamu (de facto) Government Republic  - President Amani Abeid Karume  - Prime Minister Shamsi Vuai Nahodha Independence From the United Kingdom   - Tanganyika December 9, 1961   - Zanzibar December 19, 1963... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Atafu, formerly known as the Duke of York Group is a group of coral islets within Tokelau in the south Pacific Ocean. ... 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Tashkent Tashkent (Toshkent or Тошкент in Uzbek, Ташкент in Russian; its name translates from Uzbek to Stone City in English. ...

Footnotes

Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Da&#287;l&#305;q Qaraba&#287; or Yuxar&#305; Qaraba&#287;, literally mountainous black garden or upper black garden; Russian: &#1053;&#1072;&#1075;&#1086;&#1088;&#1085;&#1099;&#1081; &#1050;&#1072;&#1088;&#1072;&#1073;&#1072;&#1093;, translit. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... This article talks about the special administrative regions set up by the Peoples Republic of China. ... Dependency has a number of meanings: In project management, a dependency is a link amongst a projects terminal elements. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of capital) is the principal city or town associated with a countrys government. ... Motto: For the right to live on this land Anthem: Anthem of Transnistria Capital Tiraspol Largest city Tiraspol Official languages Moldovan, Russian and Ukrainian Government President Parliamentary Republic Igor Smirnov Recognition Independence Recognition From Moldova none September 2, 1990 none Area  â€¢ Water (%) 4,163 km²  1,607 sq mi 2. ... Although Zanzibar is part of Tanzania, it elects its own president who is head of government for matters internal to the island. ... House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries. ...

See also

• List of sovereign states