States In F
States in F: Comprehensive directory of administrative divisions, provinces, states and regions across F continent. Discover the diverse federal states, autonomous territories, constitutional divisions, oblasts, länder, prefectures and other sub-national government entities that form the political and administrative framework of F nations. Navigate through hundreds of administrative units from developed and developing countries to find detailed information about state governance structures, capital cities, geographic boundaries, population centers, economic zones and regional characteristics. Invaluable resource for international business expansion, market research, travel itinerary planning, logistics coordination and geopolitical analysis. Explore how different F countries organize their internal administrative systems through federal arrangements, unitary structures or hybrid governance models. Access comprehensive data for business professionals identifying new markets, travelers planning multi-region journeys and analysts studying regional development patterns, cultural diversity, administrative innovations and governance effectiveness across F's fascinating political landscape.
841 states found in F
| Flag | State Name |
|---|---|
 | Abia State (Nigeria) |
 | Abidjan Autonomous District (Ivory Coast) |
 | Acoua (Mayotte) |
 | Adamaoua (Cameroon) |
| Adamawa (Nigeria) |
 | Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) |
 | Adrar (Mauritania) |
 | Adrar (Algeria) |
| Afar (Ethiopia) |
 | Agadez (Niger) |
 | Agalega Islands (Mauritius) |
 | Ahafo (Ghana) |
| Aïn Defla (Algeria) |
| Aïn Témouchent (Algeria) |
| Akwa Ibom State (Nigeria) |
 | Al Butnan (Libya) |
| Al Jabal al Akhdar (Libya) |
| Al Jafarah (Libya) |
 | Al Jazirah (Sudan) |
| Al Jufrah (Libya) |
| Al Kufrah (Libya) |
| Al Marj (Libya) |
| Al Marqab (Libya) |
| Al Qaḑarif (Sudan) |
| Al Wahat (Libya) |
 | Alaotra Mangoro (Madagascar) |
| Alaotra Mangoro (Madagascar) |
 | Alexandria (Egypt) |
| Algiers (Algeria) |
 | Ali Sabieh (Djibouti) |
 | Alibori (Benin) |
| Amhara (Ethiopia) |
| Amoron'i Mania (Madagascar) |
| An Nuqat al Khams (Libya) |
| Analamanga (Madagascar) |
| Analanjirofo (Madagascar) |
| Anambra (Nigeria) |
| Androy (Madagascar) |
 | Anjouan (Comoros) |
| Annaba (Algeria) |
 | Annobon (Equatorial Guinea) |
| Anosy (Madagascar) |
 | Anse Boileau (Seychelles) |
| Anse Etoile (Seychelles) |
| Anse Royale (Seychelles) |
| Anse-aux-Pins (Seychelles) |
 | Anseba (Eritrea) |
 | Ariana Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Arta (Djibouti) |
 | Arusha (Tanzania) |
 | Ascension (Saint Helena) |
| Ashanti (Ghana) |
| Assaba (Mauritania) |
| Aswan (Egypt) |
| Asyut (Egypt) |
| Atakora (Benin) |
| Atlantique (Benin) |
| Atsimo-Andrefana (Madagascar) |
| Atsimo-Atsinanana (Madagascar) |
| Atsinanana (Madagascar) |
| Au Cap (Seychelles) |
 | Awdal (Somalia) |
| Az Zawiyah (Libya) |
 | Bafatá (Guinea-Bissau) |
| Baie Lazare (Seychelles) |
| Baie Sainte Anne (Seychelles) |
| Bakool (Somalia) |
 | Bamako (Mali) |
 | Bamingui-Bangoran (Central African Republic) |
| Banaadir (Somalia) |
| Bandraboua (Mayotte) |
| Bandrele (Mayotte) |
| Banghazi (Libya) |
| Bangui (Central African Republic) |
 | Banjul (Gambia) |
 | Barh el Gazel (Chad) |
| Bari (Somalia) |
 | Baringo (Kenya) |
 | Bas-Congo (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Bas-Sassandra District (Ivory Coast) |
| Bas-Uele (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Basse-Kotto (Central African Republic) |
| Batha (Chad) |
| Batna (Algeria) |
| Bauchi (Nigeria) |
| Bay (Somalia) |
| Bayelsa State (Nigeria) |
| Bayelsa State (Nigeria) |
| Beau Vallon (Seychelles) |
| Béchar (Algeria) |
| Beheira (Egypt) |
| Béja Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Béjaïa (Algeria) |
| Bel Air (Seychelles) |
| Bel Ombre (Seychelles) |
| Ben Arous Governorate (Tunisia) |
 | Bengo (Angola) |
| Benguela (Angola) |
| Beni Abbes (Algeria) |
 | Beni Mellal-Khenifra (Morocco) |
| Beni Suweif (Egypt) |
| Benue State (Nigeria) |
 | Berea (Lesotho) |
| Betsiboka (Madagascar) |
| Bíe (Angola) |
| Binshangul Gumuz (Ethiopia) |
| Bioko Norte (Equatorial Guinea) |
| Bioko Sur (Equatorial Guinea) |
| Biombo (Guinea-Bissau) |
| Biskra (Algeria) |
| Bissau (Guinea-Bissau) |
| Bizerte Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Black River (Mauritius) |
| Blida (Algeria) |
| Blue Nile (Sudan) |
 | Boa Vista (Cabo Verde) |
| Boeny (Madagascar) |
 | Boké Region (Guinea) |
| Bolama (Guinea-Bissau) |
| Bomet County (Kenya) |
 | Bomi County (Liberia) |
| Bong County (Liberia) |
| Bongolava (Madagascar) |
| Bono (Ghana) |
| Bono East (Ghana) |
| Bordj Badji Mokhtar (Algeria) |
| Bordj Bou Arréridj (Algeria) |
| Borgou (Benin) |
| Borkou (Chad) |
| Borno State (Nigeria) |
 | Boucle du Mouhoun (Burkina Faso) |
| Bouéni (Mayotte) |
 | Bouenza (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Bouira (Algeria) |
| Boumerdes (Algeria) |
| Brakna (Mauritania) |
| Brava (Cabo Verde) |
| Brazzaville (Republic Of The Congo) |
 | Bubanza (Burundi) |
| Bujumbura Mairie (Burundi) |
| Bujumbura Rural (Burundi) |
 | Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) |
| Bungoma County (Kenya) |
| Bururi (Burundi) |
| Busia County (Kenya) |
| Butha-Buthe (Lesotho) |
| Cabinda (Angola) |
 | Cabo Delgado Province (Mozambique) |
| Cacheu (Guinea-Bissau) |
| Cairo (Egypt) |
| Cankuzo (Burundi) |
| Cargados Carajos (Mauritius) |
| Casablanca-Settat (Morocco) |
| Cascade (Seychelles) |
| Cascades Region (Burkina Faso) |
| Central (Ghana) |
 | Central (Botswana) |
| Central Darfur (Sudan) |
 | Central Equatoria (South Sudan) |
| Central Ethiopia Regional State (Ethiopia) |
 | Central Province (Zambia) |
 | Central Region (Malawi) |
 | Central Region (Uganda) |
| Central River (Gambia) |
 | Centrale (Togo) |
| Centre (Cameroon) |
| Centre (Burkina Faso) |
| Centre-Est (Burkina Faso) |
| Centre-Nord (Burkina Faso) |
| Centre-Ouest (Burkina Faso) |
| Centre-Sud (Burkina Faso) |
| Centro Sur (Equatorial Guinea) |
| Chari-Baguirmi (Chad) |
| Chiconi (Mayotte) |
| Chirongui (Mayotte) |
| Chlef (Algeria) |
| Chobe (Botswana) |
| Cibitoke (Burundi) |
| City of Francistown (Botswana) |
| Collines (Benin) |
| Comoé District (Ivory Coast) |
| Conakry (Guinea) |
| Constantine (Algeria) |
| Copperbelt (Zambia) |
| Cross River State (Nigeria) |
| Cuando Cobango (Angola) |
| Cuanza Norte (Angola) |
| Cunene (Angola) |
| Cuvette (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Cuvette-Ouest (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Dakahlia (Egypt) |
 | Dakar (Senegal) |
| Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (Morocco) |
| Dakhlet Nouadhibou (Mauritania) |
| Damietta (Egypt) |
| Dar es Salaam Region (Tanzania) |
| Darnah (Libya) |
| Debub (Eritrea) |
| Delta (Nigeria) |
| Dembeni (Mayotte) |
| Denguélé District (Ivory Coast) |
| Diana (Madagascar) |
| Diffa (Niger) |
| Dikhil (Djibouti) |
| Diourbel Region (Senegal) |
| Dire Dawa (Ethiopia) |
| Djanet (Algeria) |
| Djelfa (Algeria) |
| Djibloho (Equatorial Guinea) |
| Djibouti (Djibouti) |
| Dodoma (Tanzania) |
| Donga (Benin) |
| Dosso Region (Niger) |
| Drâa-Tafilalet (Morocco) |
| Dzaoudzi (Mayotte) |
| East (Cameroon) |
| East Kasai (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Eastern (Ghana) |
 | Eastern Cape (South Africa) |
| Eastern Darfur (Sudan) |
| Eastern Equatoria (South Sudan) |
 | Eastern Province (Rwanda) |
 | Eastern Province (Sierra Leone) |
| Eastern Province (Zambia) |
| Eastern Region (Uganda) |
| Ebonyi State (Nigeria) |
| Edo State (Nigeria) |
| Ekiti State (Nigeria) |
| El Bayadh (Algeria) |
| El Menia (Algeria) |
| El Mghair (Algeria) |
| El Oued (Algeria) |
| El Tarf (Algeria) |
| Elegeyo-Marakwet (Kenya) |
| Embu County (Kenya) |
| Ennedi-Est (Chad) |
| Ennedi-Ouest (Chad) |
| Enugu State (Nigeria) |
| Équateur (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
 | Erongo Region (Namibia) |
| Est (Burkina Faso) |
 | Estuaire (Gabon) |
| Faiyum (Egypt) |
| Far North (Cameroon) |
| Faranah (Guinea) |
| Fatick (Senegal) |
| FCT (Nigeria) |
| Fes-Meknes (Morocco) |
| Fitovinany Region (Madagascar) |
| Flacq (Mauritius) |
| Free State (South Africa) |
| Gabès Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Gaborone (Botswana) |
| Gabú (Guinea-Bissau) |
| Gafsa (Tunisia) |
| Galguduud (Somalia) |
| Gambela (Ethiopia) |
| Gao (Mali) |
| Garissa County (Kenya) |
| Gash-Barka (Eritrea) |
| Gauteng (South Africa) |
| Gaza Province (Mozambique) |
| Gbarpolu County (Liberia) |
| Gedo (Somalia) |
| Geita (Tanzania) |
| Ghanzi (Botswana) |
| Gharbia (Egypt) |
| Ghardaia (Algeria) |
| Ghat (Libya) |
| Gitega (Burundi) |
| Giza (Egypt) |
| Glacis (Seychelles) |
| Goh-Djiboua (Ivory Coast) |
| Gombe State (Nigeria) |
| Gorgol (Mauritania) |
| Grand Anse Mahe (Seychelles) |
| Grand Anse Praslin (Seychelles) |
| Grand Bassa County (Liberia) |
| Grand Cape Mount County (Liberia) |
| Grand Gedeh County (Liberia) |
| Grand Kru County (Liberia) |
| Grand Port (Mauritius) |
| Grande Comore (Comoros) |
| Greater Accra (Ghana) |
| Guelma (Algeria) |
| Guelmim-Oued Noun (Morocco) |
| Guéra (Chad) |
| Guidimaka (Mauritania) |
| Hadjer-Lamis (Chad) |
| Harare (Zimbabwe) |
| Harari (Ethiopia) |
| Hardap Region (Namibia) |
| Haut-Katanga (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Haut-Lomami (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Haut-Mbomou (Central African Republic) |
| Haut-Ogooué (Gabon) |
| Haut-Uele (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Haute-Kotto (Central African Republic) |
| Hauts-Bassins (Burkina Faso) |
 | Hhohho Region (Eswatini) |
| Hiiraan (Somalia) |
| Hodh Ech Chargi (Mauritania) |
| Hodh El Gharbi (Mauritania) |
| Homa Bay County (Kenya) |
| Huambo (Angola) |
| Huíla (Angola) |
| Ihorombe (Madagascar) |
| Ile Perseverance I (Seychelles) |
| Ile Perseverance II (Seychelles) |
| Illizi (Algeria) |
| Imo State (Nigeria) |
| In Guezzam (Algeria) |
| In Salah (Algeria) |
| Inchiri (Mauritania) |
| Inhambane Province (Mozambique) |
| Iringa (Tanzania) |
| Isiolo County (Kenya) |
| Ismailia (Egypt) |
| Itasy (Madagascar) |
| Ituri (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Jabal al Gharbi (Libya) |
| Jendouba Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Jigawa State (Nigeria) |
| Jijel (Algeria) |
| Jonglei (South Sudan) |
| Jwaneng (Botswana) |
| Kaduna State (Nigeria) |
| Kaffrine (Senegal) |
| Kafr el-Sheikh (Egypt) |
| Kagera (Tanzania) |
| Kairouan (Tunisia) |
| Kajiado County (Kenya) |
| Kakamega County (Kenya) |
| Kanem (Chad) |
| Kani-Kéli (Mayotte) |
| Kankan Region (Guinea) |
| Kano State (Nigeria) |
| Kaolack (Senegal) |
| Kara (Togo) |
| Karas Region (Namibia) |
| Karuzi (Burundi) |
| Kasai (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Kasai-Central (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Kassala (Sudan) |
| Kasserine Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Katavi (Tanzania) |
| Katsina State (Nigeria) |
| Kavango East (Namibia) |
| Kavango West (Namibia) |
| Kayanza (Burundi) |
| Kayes (Mali) |
| Kebbi (Nigeria) |
| Kebili Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Kedougou (Senegal) |
| Kef Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Kémo (Central African Republic) |
| Kericho County (Kenya) |
| Kgalagadi (Botswana) |
| Kgatleng (Botswana) |
| Khartoum (Sudan) |
| Khenchela (Algeria) |
| Khomas Region (Namibia) |
| Kiambu County (Kenya) |
| Kidal (Mali) |
| Kié-Ntem (Equatorial Guinea) |
| Kigali (Rwanda) |
| Kigoma (Tanzania) |
| Kilifi County (Kenya) |
| Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) |
| Kindia (Guinea) |
| Kinshasa (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Kirinyaga County (Kenya) |
| Kirundo (Burundi) |
| Kisii County (Kenya) |
| Kisumu County (Kenya) |
| Kitui County (Kenya) |
| Kogi State (Nigeria) |
| Kolda (Senegal) |
| Kouffo (Benin) |
| Kouilou (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Koulikoro (Mali) |
| Koungou (Mayotte) |
| Kunene Region (Namibia) |
| Kwale County (Kenya) |
| Kwango (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Kwanza Sul (Angola) |
| Kwara State (Nigeria) |
| KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) |
| Kweneng (Botswana) |
| Kwilu (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| La Digue and Inner Islands (Seychelles) |
| La Rivière Anglaise (Seychelles) |
| Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (Morocco) |
| Labé Region (Guinea) |
| Lac (Chad) |
| Lacs District (Ivory Coast) |
| Laghouat (Algeria) |
| Lagos (Nigeria) |
| Lagunes District (Ivory Coast) |
| Laikipia (Kenya) |
| Lakes (South Sudan) |
| Lamu (Kenya) |
| Lékoumou (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Leribe (Lesotho) |
| Les Mamelles (Seychelles) |
| Likouala (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Lim-Pendé (Central African Republic) |
| Limpopo (South Africa) |
| Lindi (Tanzania) |
| Litoral (Equatorial Guinea) |
| Littoral (Benin) |
| Littoral (Cameroon) |
| Lobatse (Botswana) |
| Lobaye (Central African Republic) |
| Lofa County (Liberia) |
| Logone Occidental (Chad) |
| Logone Oriental (Chad) |
| Lomami (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Louga (Senegal) |
| Lower Juba (Somalia) |
| Lower River (Gambia) |
| Flag | State Name |
|---|---|
| Lower Shabeelle (Somalia) |
| Lualaba (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Luanda (Angola) |
| Luanda Norte (Angola) |
| Lubombo Region (Eswatini) |
| Lunda Sul (Angola) |
| Luxor (Egypt) |
| M'Sila (Algeria) |
| M'Tsangamouji (Mayotte) |
| Machakos County (Kenya) |
| Maekel (Eritrea) |
| Mafeteng District (Lesotho) |
| Mahdia Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Mai-Ndombe (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Maio (Cabo Verde) |
| Makamba (Burundi) |
| Makueni County (Kenya) |
| Malanje (Angola) |
| Mambéré (Central African Republic) |
| Mambéré-Kadéï (Central African Republic) |
| Mamou Region (Guinea) |
| Mamoudzou (Mayotte) |
| Mandera County (Kenya) |
| Mandoul (Chad) |
| Manica (Mozambique) |
| Manicaland (Zimbabwe) |
| Maniema (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Manouba (Tunisia) |
| Manyara (Tanzania) |
| Manzini Region (Eswatini) |
| Maputo City (Mozambique) |
| Maputo Province (Mozambique) |
| Mara (Tanzania) |
| Maradi Region (Niger) |
| Margibi County (Liberia) |
| Maritime (Togo) |
| Marrakesh-Safi (Morocco) |
| Marsabit County (Kenya) |
| Maryland County (Liberia) |
| Mascara (Algeria) |
| Maseru District (Lesotho) |
| Mashonaland Central (Zimbabwe) |
| Mashonaland East Province (Zimbabwe) |
| Mashonaland West (Zimbabwe) |
| Masvingo Province (Zimbabwe) |
| Matabeleland North (Zimbabwe) |
| Matabeleland South Province (Zimbabwe) |
| Matam (Senegal) |
| Matruh (Egypt) |
| Mayo-Kebbi Est (Chad) |
| Mayo-Kebbi Ouest (Chad) |
| Mbeya (Tanzania) |
| Mbomou (Central African Republic) |
| Medea (Algeria) |
| Medenine Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Melaky (Madagascar) |
| Menabe (Madagascar) |
| Ménaka (Mali) |
| Meru County (Kenya) |
| Middle Juba (Somalia) |
| Middle Shabele (Somalia) |
| Midlands Province (Zimbabwe) |
| Migori County (Kenya) |
| Mila (Algeria) |
| Minya (Egypt) |
| Misratah (Libya) |
| Mohale's Hoek District (Lesotho) |
| Mohéli (Comoros) |
| Moka (Mauritius) |
| Mokhotlong District (Lesotho) |
| Mombasa County (Kenya) |
| Monastir Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Mongala (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Mono (Benin) |
| Mont Buxton (Seychelles) |
| Mont Fleuri (Seychelles) |
| Montagnes (Ivory Coast) |
| Montserrado County (Liberia) |
| Monufia (Egypt) |
| Mopti (Mali) |
| Morogoro (Tanzania) |
| Mostaganem (Algeria) |
| Mosteiros (Cabo Verde) |
| Moxico (Angola) |
| Moyen-Chari (Chad) |
| Moyen-Ogooué (Gabon) |
| Mpumalanga (South Africa) |
| Mpumalanga (South Africa) |
| Mpumalanga (South Africa) |
| Mpumalanga (South Africa) |
| Mpumalanga (South Africa) |
| Mpumalanga (South Africa) |
| Mpumalanga (South Africa) |
| Mpumalanga (South Africa) |
| Mtsamboro (Mayotte) |
| Mtwara (Tanzania) |
| Mudug (Somalia) |
| Muramvya (Burundi) |
| Murang'A (Kenya) |
| Murzuq District (Libya) |
| Muyinga (Burundi) |
| Mwanza (Tanzania) |
| N’Djaména (Chad) |
| Naama (Algeria) |
| Nabeul Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Nairobi County (Kenya) |
| Nakuru County (Kenya) |
| Nalut (Libya) |
| Namibe (Angola) |
| Nampula (Mozambique) |
| Nana-Grébizi (Central African Republic) |
| Nana-Mambéré (Central African Republic) |
| Nana-Mambéré (Central African Republic) |
| Nandi (Kenya) |
| Narok County (Kenya) |
| Nasarawa State (Nigeria) |
| New Valley (Egypt) |
| Ngouni (Gabon) |
| Ngozi (Burundi) |
| Ngwaketsi (Botswana) |
| Niamey (Niger) |
| Niari (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Niassa Province (Mozambique) |
| Niger State (Nigeria) |
| Nimba (Liberia) |
| Njombe (Tanzania) |
| Nord (Burkina Faso) |
| Nord-Ubangi (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| North (Cameroon) |
| North Bank (Gambia) |
| North East (Ghana) |
| North Kivu (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| North Kordofan (Sudan) |
| North Sinai (Egypt) |
| North West (Sierra Leone) |
| North West (South Africa) |
| North-East (Botswana) |
| North-West (Cameroon) |
| North-West (Botswana) |
| North-Western (Zambia) |
| Northern (Ghana) |
| Northern Bahr al Ghazal (South Sudan) |
| Northern Cape (South Africa) |
| Northern Darfur (Sudan) |
| Northern Province (Zambia) |
| Northern Province (Sierra Leone) |
| Northern Province (Rwanda) |
| Northern Red Sea (Eritrea) |
| Northern Region (Malawi) |
| Northern Region (Uganda) |
| Northern State (Sudan) |
| Nouakchott North (Mauritania) |
| Nouakchott South (Mauritania) |
| Nouakchott West (Mauritania) |
| Nugaal (Somalia) |
| Nyamira county (Kenya) |
| Nyandarua County (Kenya) |
| Nyanga (Gabon) |
| Nyeri County (Kenya) |
| Nzérékoré Region (Guinea) |
| Obock (Djibouti) |
| Ogooué-Ivindo (Gabon) |
| Ogooué-Lolo (Gabon) |
| Ogooué-Maritime (Gabon) |
| Ogun State (Nigeria) |
| Ohangwena Region (Namibia) |
| Oio (Guinea-Bissau) |
| Omaheke Region (Namibia) |
| Ombella-M'Poko (Central African Republic) |
| Omusati Region (Namibia) |
| Ondo State (Nigeria) |
| Oran (Algeria) |
| Oriental (Morocco) |
| Oromiya (Ethiopia) |
| Oshana Region (Namibia) |
| Oshikoto Region (Namibia) |
| Osun State (Nigeria) |
| Oti (Ghana) |
| Otjozondjupa Region (Namibia) |
| Ouadaï (Chad) |
| Ouaka (Central African Republic) |
| Ouangani (Mayotte) |
| Ouargla (Algeria) |
| Ouémé (Benin) |
| Ouham (Central African Republic) |
| Ouham-Fafa (Central African Republic) |
| Ouham-Pendé (Central African Republic) |
| Ouled Djellal (Algeria) |
| Oum el Bouaghi (Algeria) |
| Outer Islands (Seychelles) |
| Oyo State (Nigeria) |
| Pamandzi (Mayotte) |
| Pamplemousses (Mauritius) |
| Paul (Cabo Verde) |
| Pemba North (Tanzania) |
| Pemba South (Tanzania) |
| Plaines Wilhems (Mauritius) |
| Plaisance (Seychelles) |
| Plateau (Benin) |
| Plateau State (Nigeria) |
| Plateau-Central (Burkina Faso) |
| Plateaux (Togo) |
| Plateaux (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Pointe La Rue (Seychelles) |
| Pointe-Noire (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Pool (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Port Glaud (Seychelles) |
| Port Louis (Mauritius) |
| Port Said (Egypt) |
| Porto Novo (Cabo Verde) |
| Praia (Cabo Verde) |
 | Príncipe (Sao Tome And Principe) |
| Pwani (Tanzania) |
| Qacha's Nek District (Lesotho) |
| Qalyubia (Egypt) |
| Qena (Egypt) |
| Quinara (Guinea-Bissau) |
| Quthing (Lesotho) |
| Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (Morocco) |
| Red Sea (Sudan) |
| Red Sea (Egypt) |
| Relizane (Algeria) |
 | Reunion (Reunion) |
| Ribeira Brava (Cabo Verde) |
| Ribeira Grande (Cabo Verde) |
| Ribeira Grande de Santiago (Cabo Verde) |
| River Cess County (Liberia) |
| River Gee County (Liberia) |
| River Nile (Sudan) |
| Rivers State (Nigeria) |
| Rivière du Rempart (Mauritius) |
| Roche Caiman (Seychelles) |
| Rodrigues (Mauritius) |
| Rukwa (Tanzania) |
| Rumonge (Burundi) |
| Rutana (Burundi) |
| Ruvuma (Tanzania) |
| Ruyigi (Burundi) |
| Sabha District (Libya) |
| Sada (Mayotte) |
| Sahel (Burkina Faso) |
| Saida (Algeria) |
| Saint Helena (Saint Helena) |
| Saint Louis (Seychelles) |
| Saint-Louis (Senegal) |
| Sal (Cabo Verde) |
| Salamat (Chad) |
| Samburu County (Kenya) |
| Sanaag (Somalia) |
| Sangha (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Sangha-Mbaéré (Central African Republic) |
| Sankuru (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Santa Catarina (Cabo Verde) |
| Santa Catarina do Fogo (Cabo Verde) |
| Santa Cruz (Cabo Verde) |
| São Domingos (Cabo Verde) |
| São Filipe (Cabo Verde) |
| São Lourenço dos Órgãos (Cabo Verde) |
| São Miguel (Cabo Verde) |
| São Salvador do Mundo (Cabo Verde) |
| São Tomé Island (Sao Tome And Principe) |
| São Vicente (Cabo Verde) |
| Sassandra-Marahoue (Ivory Coast) |
| Sava (Madagascar) |
| Savanes (Togo) |
| Savanes District (Ivory Coast) |
| Savannah (Ghana) |
| Savanne (Mauritius) |
| Sédhiou (Senegal) |
| Ségou (Mali) |
| Selibe Phikwe (Botswana) |
| Sennar (Sudan) |
| Sétif (Algeria) |
| Sfax Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Sha‘biyat Banghazi (Libya) |
| Sha‘biyat Mişratah (Libya) |
| Sharqia (Egypt) |
| Shinyanga (Tanzania) |
| Shiselweni (Eswatini) |
| Siaya County (Kenya) |
| Sidama Region (Ethiopia) |
| Sidi Bel Abbès (Algeria) |
| Sidi Bouzid Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Sikasso (Mali) |
| Sikasso (Mali) |
| Sila (Chad) |
| Siliana Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Simiyu (Tanzania) |
| Singida (Tanzania) |
| Sinoe County (Liberia) |
| Skikda (Algeria) |
| Sofala (Mozambique) |
| Sofia (Madagascar) |
| Sohag (Egypt) |
| Sokoto (Nigeria) |
| Somali (Ethiopia) |
| Songwe (Tanzania) |
| Sool (Somalia) |
| Souk Ahras (Algeria) |
| Souss-Massa (Morocco) |
| Sousse Governorate (Tunisia) |
| South (Cameroon) |
| South Ethiopia Regional State (Ethiopia) |
| South Kivu (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| South Sinai (Egypt) |
| South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region (Ethiopia) |
| South-East (Botswana) |
| South-West (Cameroon) |
| Southern Darfur (Sudan) |
| Southern Kordofan (Sudan) |
| Southern Province (Zambia) |
| Southern Province (Sierra Leone) |
| Southern Province (Rwanda) |
| Southern Red Sea (Eritrea) |
| Southern Region (Malawi) |
| Sowa Town (Botswana) |
| Sud-Ouest (Burkina Faso) |
| Sud-Ubangi (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Suez (Egypt) |
| Surt (Libya) |
| Tabora (Tanzania) |
| Tadjourah (Djibouti) |
| Tagant (Mauritania) |
| Tahoua Region (Niger) |
| Taita Taveta (Kenya) |
| Takamaka (Seychelles) |
| Tamanrasset (Algeria) |
| Tambacounda (Senegal) |
| Tana River County (Kenya) |
| Tandjilé (Chad) |
| Tanga (Tanzania) |
| Tanganyika (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (Morocco) |
| Taoudénit (Mali) |
| Taraba State (Nigeria) |
| Tarrafal (Cabo Verde) |
| Tarrafal de São Nicolau (Cabo Verde) |
| Tataouine (Tunisia) |
| Tébessa (Algeria) |
| Tete (Mozambique) |
| Thaba-Tseka (Lesotho) |
| Tharaka - Nithi (Kenya) |
| Thies (Senegal) |
| Tiaret (Algeria) |
| Tibesti (Chad) |
| Tigray (Ethiopia) |
| Tillabéri Region (Niger) |
| Timimoun (Algeria) |
| Tindouf (Algeria) |
| Tipaza (Algeria) |
| Tiris Zemmour (Mauritania) |
| Tissemsilt (Algeria) |
| Tizi Ouzou (Algeria) |
| Tlemcen (Algeria) |
| Togdheer (Somalia) |
| Tombali (Guinea-Bissau) |
| Tombouctou (Mali) |
| Touggourt (Algeria) |
| Tozeur Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Trans Nzoia (Kenya) |
| Trarza (Mauritania) |
| Tripoli (Libya) |
| Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena) |
| Tshopo (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Tshuapa (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Tsingoni (Mayotte) |
| Tunis Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Turkana County (Kenya) |
| Uasin Gishu County (Kenya) |
| Uíge (Angola) |
| Unity (South Sudan) |
| Upper East (Ghana) |
| Upper Matsiatra (Madagascar) |
| Upper Nile (South Sudan) |
| Upper River (Gambia) |
| Upper West (Ghana) |
| Vakaga (Central African Republic) |
| Vakinankaratra (Madagascar) |
| Vallée du Bandama District (Ivory Coast) |
| Vatovavy Region (Madagascar) |
| Vihiga County (Kenya) |
| Volta (Ghana) |
| Wadi al Hayat (Libya) |
| Wadi ash Shati' (Libya) |
| Wadi Fira (Chad) |
| Wajir County (Kenya) |
| Warrap (South Sudan) |
| Wele-Nzas (Equatorial Guinea) |
| West (Cameroon) |
| West Kordofan (Sudan) |
| West Pokot County (Kenya) |
| Western (Gambia) |
| Western (Ghana) |
| Western Area (Sierra Leone) |
| Western Bahr al Ghazal (South Sudan) |
| Western Cape (South Africa) |
| Western Darfur (Sudan) |
| Western Equatoria (South Sudan) |
| Western North (Ghana) |
| Western Province (Zambia) |
| Western Province (Rwanda) |
| Western Region (Uganda) |
| White Nile (Sudan) |
| Woleu-Ntem (Gabon) |
| Woqooyi Galbeed (Somalia) |
| Woroba (Ivory Coast) |
| Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast) |
| Yobe State (Nigeria) |
| Zaghouan Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Zaire (Angola) |
| Zambezi Region (Namibia) |
| Zambezia Province (Mozambique) |
| Zamfara State (Nigeria) |
| Zanzan District (Ivory Coast) |
| Zanzibar Central/South (Tanzania) |
| Zanzibar North (Tanzania) |
| Zanzibar Urban/West (Tanzania) |
| Ziguinchor (Senegal) |
| Zinder Region (Niger) |
| Zou (Benin) |
🌍 Understanding States, Provinces & Administrative Divisions Worldwide
What Are Administrative Divisions?
Administrative divisions are sub-national governmental units within sovereign countries. Known by various names - states (USA, India, Brazil), provinces (Canada, China, Argentina), regions (Italy, France), länder (Germany), oblasts (Russia), prefectures (Japan), territories (Australia, Canada), cantons (Switzerland) - these entities represent the primary level of internal political organization. Each division typically maintains its own capital, government structure, legislative body and specific jurisdictional powers delegated by the national government.
Federal vs Unitary Systems
Federal Countries (USA, India, Germany, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Argentina, Nigeria) grant substantial autonomy to states/provinces, including legislative powers over health, taxation and local governance.
Unitary Countries (France, UK, Japan, Italy, Indonesia, Thailand) maintain centralized control with administrative divisions serving implementation roles for national policies.
State Capitals & Governance
Every state/province has a designated capital city serving as its administrative center. Famous examples include Sacramento (California), Albany (New York), Delhi (India), Toronto (Ontario), Munich (Bavaria), Sydney (New South Wales).
State capitals house governor/premier offices, legislatures, supreme courts and government departments. Many capitals were chosen for geographic centrality rather than population size.
Explore Global Geographic Data
States are integral to understanding global political geography. Explore countries worldwide, discover national capitals, browse population statistics, check time zones and learn about languages for comprehensive intelligence on administrative systems globally.