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English
This is a list of English-language terms for sub-national entities.
- Bailiwick
- Borough
- Canton
- City
- County
- Department
- District
- Duchy
- Emirate
- Federal State
- Local government
- Municipality
- Parish
- Prefecture
- Province
- Region
- Rural district
- Shire
- State
- Subdistrict
- Subprefecture
- Township
- Village
Non-English
This is a list of native non-English terms for sub-national entities.
| Name | Countries | English equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Amt | Denmark, Germany | County |
| Apskritis | Lithuania | County |
| Arrondissement | French-speaking countries, Netherlands | |
| autonoma (suf.) | autonomous | |
| avtonomniy (pref.) | Russia | autonomous |
| Aymag | Mongolia | Province |
| Baladiyah (pref. baladiyat) | Arab countries | Municipality |
| Binh | Vietnam | Province |
| Bundesland | Germany | Federal state |
| Bwrdeistref | Wales | Borough county |
| Changwat | Thailand | Province |
| Comunidad | Spain | Community |
| Comunidad autónoma | Spain | Autonomous community |
| Deelgemeente | Belgium | sub-municipal entity |
| Departamento | Latin America | Department |
| Département | French-speaking countries | Department |
| Distrikt | Germany | District |
| Distrito | Spanish-speaking countries | District |
| Dzongkhag | Bhutan | District |
| Estado | Mexico, Venezuela | Federal state |
| Imarah | UAE, formerly other Arab countries | Emirate |
| Fylke | Norway | County |
| Gemeinde | Germany | Municipality |
| Gobolka | Somalia | |
| Gouvernorat | Guinea | Governorate |
| Guberniya | Imperial Russia | Governorate |
| Judetul (pl. judeţe) | 1990s Moldova | County |
| Kanton | Switzerland (German) | Canton |
| Kaza | Turkey | District |
| Ken | Japan | Prefecture |
| Khett | Cambodia | Province |
| Khoueng | Laos | Province |
| Kilil (pl. kililoch) | Ethiopia | Region |
| Kozhuun | Russia (Tyva Republic) | District |
| Krai | Russia | Region |
| Kraj | Czech Republic, Slovakia | Region |
| Lääni, Län | Finland, Sweden | Province (Finland), County (Sweden) |
| Maakond | Estonia | County |
| Megye | Hungary | County |
| Mahoz (pl. mehozot) | Israel | District |
| Merindad | Medieval Spain | County |
| Mintaqah (pref. mintaqat) | Arab countries | Province, Region |
| Muhafazah (pref. muhafazat) | Arab countries | Governorate |
| Municipio/Município | Spanish/Portuguese-speaking countries | Municipality |
| Nafa | Israel | Sub-district |
| Negeri | Malaysia | State |
| Nomos | Greece | Prefecture |
| Oblast/Oblast' | Slavic countries | Province, Region |
| Okres | Czech Republic, Slovakia | District |
| Okrug | Russia | District |
| Opstina | Serbia, Montenegro | |
| Ostan (pl. ostanha, pref. ostan-e) | Iran | Province |
| Parroquia | Spain (Galicia), Andorra | Parish |
| Pradesh | India | Province |
| Propinsi | Indonesia | Province |
| Provincia | Italian and Spanish-speaking countries | Province |
| Quang | Vietnam | Province |
| Raion | Russian-speaking countries | District |
| Raionul | Moldova | District |
| Respublika | Russia | Republic |
| Selsoviet | Russia | Rural district |
| Somon, Sum, Sumon | Mongolia | District |
| Sýsla | Iceland, Faroe Islands | District |
| Tinh | Vietnam | |
| Ulus | Russia (Sakha Republic) | District |
| Voivodship, Wojewodztwo | Poland, Serbia (Vojvodina) | |
| Volost | Czarist Russia | |
| Wilayah, Velayah | Arab countries, Turkey | Province |
| Zupanija | Croatia | County |
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