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Most important first level subdivisions in Europe

With the given hints, name the most important subdivisions in European countries
*Territory or Autonomous Region
°The three Czech lands are Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia
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Country
Hint
Answer
Albania
Capital
Tirana
Andorra
Capital
Andorra la Vella
Austria
Capital
Vienna
Austria
Linz
Lower Austria
Austria
Surrounds the capital
Upper Austria
Austria
Graz
Styria
Austria
Innsbruck
Tyrol
Belarus
Capital
Minsk
Belarus
Surrounds the capital
Minsk Oblast
Belarus
Second largest city
Gomel
Belgium
Capital
Brussels
Belgium
Dutch half
Flanders
Belgium
French half
Wallonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
*insert country name here*
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbian part
Republika Srpska
Bulgaria
Capital
Sofia
Bulgaria
Surrounds the capital
Sofia Oblast
Bulgaria
Second largest city
Plovdiv Oblast
Bulgaria
Major city on the coast
Varna Oblast
Croatia
Capital
Grad Zagreb
Croatia
Surrounds the capital
Zagreb County
Croatia
Peninsula close to Italy
Istria County
Croatia
Second largest city - Croatian coastal region
Split-Dalmatia County
Czechia
Capital
Prague
Czechia
Surrounds capital, centre of one of the three Czech lands°
Central Bohemia
Czechia
Ostrava; Czech land° shared with Poland
Moravia-Silesia
Czechia
Brno; South of another one of the three Czech lands°
South Moravia
Denmark
Capital
Capital Region
Denmark
Northern part of the Danish peninsula
North Jutland
Denmark
Central part of the Danish peninsula
Central Jutland
Denmark
Southern part of the Danish peninsula
South Jutland
Denmark
Island where the Capital is, similar to a Dutch subdivision
Zealand
Denmark*
Islands between Iceland and Shetland Islands
Faroe Islands
Denmark*
In North America, Largest island in the world
Greenland
Estonia
Capital county
Harju
Finland
Capital region
Uusimaa
Finland
Southwestern region of the mainland
Southwest Finland
Finland
Northernmost region; Where Santa is said to live
Lapland
Finland*
Islands close to Sweden
Åland Islands
France
Capital region
Île-de-France
France
Lyon
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
France
Rennes; Celtic region
Brittany
France
Island close to Italy
Corsica
France
Strasbourg; "Great East"
Grand Est
France
Lille; Northernmost region
Hauts-de-France
France
Bordeaux
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
France
Marseille; French Riviera
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
France
Toulouse; Pyrenees
Occitanie
Germany
Capital
Berlin
Germany
Hanseatic City
Bremen
Germany
Hanseatic City
Hamburg
Germany
Munich; Oktoberfest
Bavaria
Germany
Cologne (Köln); Where the Ruhr Metropolitan Area is
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Dresden; Leipzig
Saxony
Germany
Stuttgart; union of two kingdoms in south Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Greece
Capital region
Attica
Greece
Thessaloniki; centre of the historical region of Alexander the Great
Central Macedonia
Greece
Large island south of the Aegean Sea
Crete
Greece
Peninsula in southern Greece
Peloponnese
Hungary
Capital
Budapest
Hungary
Surrounds the capital
Pest
Iceland
Capital
Reykjavik
Ireland
Capital
Dublin
Ireland
Secons largest city
Cork
Italy
Capital region
Lazio
Italy
Naples
Campania
Italy
Milan; Longobards
Lombardy
Italy
Turin; under the Kingdom of Sardinia before unification
Piedmont
Italy
Florence; Renaissance
Tuscany
Italy
Venice
Veneto
Italy
Largest island in the Mediterranean
Sicily
Italy
Second largest island in the Mediterranean
Sardinia
Kosovo
Capital
Pristina
Latvia
Capital
Riga
Liechtenstein
Capital
Vaduz
Lithuania
Capital
Vilnius
Country
Hint
Answer
Luxembourg
Capital
Luxembourg
Malta
Capital
Valletta
Moldova
Capital
Chisinau
Moldova
Pro-Russian region de facto independent
Transnistria
Monaco
Municipality known for its Casino; "Mount Charles" in Monegasque and Italian
Monte Carlo
Montenegro
Capital
Podgorica
Netherlands
Capital region; Northern part of the most important region of the Netherlands
North Holland
Netherlands
Rotterdam and The Hague; Southern part of the region mentioned above
South Holland
Netherlands
Eindhoven and 's-Hertogenbosch; Northern part of a region also in Belgium
North Brabant
North Macedonia
Capital
Skopje
Norway
Capital
Oslo
Norway
Bergen; "West land"
Vestland
Norway*
Group of islands close to the North Pole, the largest on is Spitsbergen
Svalbard
Poland
Capital voivodeship
Masovia
Poland
Katowice is the most populous city in the Upper _______n Urban Area
Silesia
Poland
Wrocław; Lower part of the region mentioned above
Lower Silesia
Poland
Poznan; largest one of the two voivodeships that have "Poland" in the name
Greater Poland
Poland
Krakow; smaller one of the two voivodeships that have "Poland" in the name
Lesser Poland
Poland
Third largest city after Warsaw and Krakow
Łodz
Poland
Gdansk; Historical region on the Baltic Sea also found in Germany
Pomerania
Portugal
Capital
Lisbon
Portugal
Second largest city
Porto
Portugal*
Ponta Delgada; Islands in the Atlantic Ocean
Azores
Portugal*
Funchal; Island in the Atlantic Ocean
Madeira
Romania
Capital
Bucharest
Romania
Second largest city, it's on the Black Sea
Constanta
Romania
Where ____-Napoca is found; Transylvania
Cluj
Russia
Capital
Moscow
Russia
Surrounds the capital
Moscow Oblast
Russia
Second largest city
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Surrounds the city above; Soviet name of the city above
Leningrad
Russia
Third largest city (by city proper); it has "new" in the name (in Russian)
Nizhny Novgorod
Russia
Between Poland and Lithuania
Kaliningrad
Russia
Where ______-on-Don is found; borders Ukraine
Rostov
Russia
City on the Volga; Stalingrad
Volgograd
Russia
Kazan; Republic home to the largest minority in Russia
Tatarstan Republic
Russia / Ukraine
Disputed peninsula on the Black Sea
Republic of Crimea
Russia / Ukraine
Largest city of the peninsula above, but is not acrually part of it politically
Sevastopol
San Marino
Capital
San Marino
Serbia
Capital
Belgrade
Serbia
Novi Sad; Vojvodina; Southern district of the region occupied by Hungary during WW2
South Backa
Slovakia
Capital
Bratislava
Slovakia
Second largest city
Kosice
Slovenia
Capital
Ljubljana
Slovenia
Second largest city
Maribor
Spain
Capital
Madrid
Spain
Southernmost in Iberia
Andalusia
Spain
Islands in the Mediterranean
Balearic Islands
Spain
Bilbao; Home to a unique language not part of the Indo-European language family
Basque Country
Spain
Islands in the Atlantic Ocean
Canary Islands
Spain
Ferdinand of Aragon married Isabella I, queen of this kingdom
Castile and Leon
Spain
Barcelona
Catalonia
Spain
Santiago de Compostela; North of Portugal
Galicia
Spain
Where the third largest city is, it's on the Mediterranean
Valencian Community
Sweden
Capital
Stockholm
Sweden
Island in the Baltic Sea
Gotland
Sweden
Malmo; Close to Denmark
Skåne
Sweden
Major city north of Stockholm
Uppsala
Sweden
Linkoping; "Eastern Gotalans"
Ostergotland
Sweden
Gothenburg; "Western Gotaland"
Vastra Gotaland
Switzerland
Capital
Bern
Switzerland
Most populous city
Zurich
Switzerland
Most populous French speaking city
Geneva
Ukraine
Capital
Kyiv
Ukraine
Surrounds the capital
Kyiv Oblast
Ukraine
Second largest city
Kharkiv
Ukraine
Second largest city on the Dnieper after Kyiv
Dnipro
Ukraine
Largest city in the Northwestern part of Ukraine; Close to Poland
Lviv
Ukraine
Largest city in the sea
Odessa
Ukraine
Occupied by pro-Russian rebel forces before the Russian militar operation along side Luhansk
Donetsk
United Kingdom
London
England
United Kingdom
Edinburgh
Scotland
United Kingdom
Cardiff
Wales
United Kingdom
Belfast
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom*
Island between Ireland and Great Britain
Isle of Man
United Kingdom*
Territory disputed with Spain
Gibraltar
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