Types of Administrative Divisions in World Countries

How are the countries of the world divided administratively? Get ready for a challenge.

Source: http://basementgeographer.com/province-state-department-periphery-names-for-first-order-administrative-divisions-around-the-world/

Some countries mentioned multiple times due to their sub- sub- subdivisions.

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Hint	Answer
Spain	Autonomous Community
Switzerland	Canton
Panama	Comarca
United Kingdom	Constituent Country
Albania, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Liberia, Lithuania, Norway, Romania, Sweden	County
Benin, Bolivia, Colombia, Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay	Department
Antigua and Barbuda	Dependency
Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Cyprus, East Timor, Israel, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Nauru, Portugal, Samoa, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Suriname, Swaziland, Tuvalu, Uganda	District
Bangladesh, Fiji, Gambia	Division
United Arab Emirates	Emirate
Russia (the generic used for first-order divisions)	Federal Subject
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Federation
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen, Palestine	Governorate
Comoros, Kiribati	Island
Russia	Krai
Malta	Local Council

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South Korea	Metropolitan City
Cape Verde, China, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Marshall Islands, Montenegro, Qatar, San Marino, Slovenia, Taiwan	Municipality
Russia, Ukraine	Oblast
Russia	Okrug
Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Parish
Greece	Periphery
Central African Republic, Japan	Prefecture
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, DR Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar, Maldives, Mongolia, Mozambique, Netherlands, Pakistan, Panama, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe	Province
Monaco, Saint Lucia	Quarter
Moldova	Raion
Belgium, Burkina Faso, Burma (Myanmar), Cameroon, Chad, Chile, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Italy, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Slovakia, Somalia35, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Western Sahara	Region
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia	Republic
Australia, Austria, Brazil, Burma (Myanmar), Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Nigeria, Palau, Sudan, United States, Venezuela	State
Australia, Canada, India, Pakistan	Territory
Poland	Voivodeship

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