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Argentina
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the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica |
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Bahrain
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all municipalities administered from Manama |
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Belarus
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voblasti have the administrative center name following in parentheses |
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Bhutan
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there may be two new districts named Gasa and Yangtse |
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Burkina Faso
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a new electoral code was approved by the National Assembly in January 1997; the number of administrative provinces was increased from 30 to 45 (Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komandjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koupelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Nahouri, Namentenga, Nayala, Naumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Samentenga, Sanguie, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondomo, Zoundweogo), however, this change has not yet been confirmed by the US Board on Geographic Names |
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Chad
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instead of 14 prefectures, there may be a new administrative structure of 28 departments (departments, singular - department), and 1 city*; Assongha, Baguirmi, Bahr El Gazal, Bahr Koh, Batha Oriental, Batha Occidental, Biltine, Borkou, Dababa, Ennedi, Guera, Hadjer Lamis, Kabia, Kanem, Lac, Lac Iro, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mandoul, Mayo-Boneye, Mayo-Dallah, Monts de Lam, N'djamena*, Ouaddai, Salamat, Sila, Tandjile Oriental, Tandjile Occidental, Tibesti |
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Chile
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the US does not recognize claims to Antarctica |
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Denmark
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see separate entries for the Faroe Islands and Greenland, which are part of the Kingdom of Denmark and are self-governing overseas administrative divisions |
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Estonia
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counties have the administrative center name following in parentheses |
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France
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metropolitan France is divided into 22 regions (including the "territorial collectivity" of Corse or Corsica) and is subdivided into 96 departments; see separate entries for the overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion) and the overseas territorial collectivities (Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon) |
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French Polynesia
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Clipperton Island is administered by France from French Polynesia |
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Georgia
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the administrative centers of the 2 autonomous republics are shown in parentheses |
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Greenland
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there are 18 municipalities in Greenland |
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Iceland
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there may be four other counties |
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Indonesia
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following the 30 August 1999 provincial referendum for independence which was overwhelmingly approved by the people of Timor Timur and the October 1999 concurrence of Indonesia's national legislature, the name East Timor was adopted as a provisional name for the political entity formerly known as Propinsi Timor Timur; East Timor gained its formal independence on 20 May 2002 |
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Ireland
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Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan are part of Ulster Province |
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Kazakhstan
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administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995 the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Baykonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (Baykonyr, formerly Leninsk) |
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Kyrgyzstan
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administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses) |
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Malaysia
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the city of Kuala Lumpur is located within the federal territory of Wilayah Persekutuan; the terms therefore are not interchangeable; there is a new federal territory named Putrajaya, but this change has not yet been approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN) |
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Morocco
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three additional provinces of Ad Dakhla (Oued Eddahab), Boujdour, and Es Smara as well as parts of Tan-Tan and Laayoune fall within Moroccan-claimed Western Sahara; decentralization/regionalization law passed by the legislature in March 1997 created many new provinces/regions; specific details and scope of the reorganization not yet available |
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Netherlands Antilles
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each island has its own government |
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Pakistan
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the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas |
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Peru
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the 1979 constitution mandated the creation of regions (regiones, singular - region) to function eventually as autonomous economic and administrative entities; so far, 12 regions have been constituted from 23 of the 24 departments - Amazonas (from Loreto), Andres Avelino Caceres (from Huanuco, Pasco, Junin), Arequipa (from Arequipa), Chavin (from Ancash), Grau (from Tumbes, Piura), Inca (from Cusco, Madre de Dios, Apurimac), La Libertad (from La Libertad), Los Libertadores-Huari (from Ica, Ayacucho, Huancavelica), Mariategui (from Moquegua, Tacna, Puno), Nor Oriental del Maranon (from Lambayeque, Cajamarca, Amazonas), San Martin (from San Martin), Ucayali (from Ucayali); formation of another region has been delayed by the reluctance of the constitutional province of Callao to merge with the department of Lima; because of inadequate funding from the central government and organizational and political difficulties, the regions have yet to assume major responsibilities; the 1993 constitution retains the regions but limits their authority; the 1993 constitution also reaffirms the roles of departmental and municipal governments |
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Republic of Macedonia
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the seven municipalities followed by Skopje in parentheses collectively constitute "greater Skopje" |
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Russia
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administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses) |
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Principe has had self-government since 29 April 1995 |
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Senegal
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there may be another region called Matam |
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Slovenia
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there may be 45 more municipalities |
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Spain
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three small Spanish possessions are located off the coast of Morocco: Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera |
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Taiwan
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Taiwan uses the Wade-Giles system for romanization |
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Tajikistan
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the administrative center name follows in parentheses |
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Turkmenistan
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administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses) |
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Uganda
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there may be eleven more districts: Kaberamaido, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kayunga, Kyenjojo, Mayngc, Nakapiripiti, Pader, Sironko, Wakiso, Yumbe |
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Ukraine
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oblasts have the administrative center name following in parentheses |
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Uzbekistan
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administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses) |
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Venezuela
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the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands |
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Yemen
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there may be one additional governorate of the capital city of Sanaa |
