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.
829 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) |
| Āfar (Ethiopia) |
 | Agadez (Niger) |
 | Agalega Islands (Mauritius) |
 | Ahafo (Ghana) |
| Ain Defla (Algeria) |
| Aïn Témouchent (Algeria) |
| Akwa Ibom State (Nigeria) |
 | Al Buţnān (Libya) |
| Al Jabal al Akhḑar (Libya) |
| Al Jafārah (Libya) |
 | Al Jazīrah (Sudan) |
| Al Jufrah (Libya) |
| Al Kufrah (Libya) |
| Al Marj (Libya) |
| Al Marqab (Libya) |
| Al Qaḑārif (Sudan) |
| Al Wāḩāt (Libya) |
 | Alaotra Mangoro Region (Madagascar) |
 | Alexandria (Egypt) |
| Algiers (Algeria) |
 | Ali Sabieh (Djibouti) |
 | Alibori (Benin) |
| Amhara (Ethiopia) |
| Amoron'i Mania Region (Madagascar) |
| An Nuqāţ al Khams (Libya) |
| Analamanga Region (Madagascar) |
| Analanjirofo Region (Madagascar) |
| Anambra (Nigeria) |
| Androy Region (Madagascar) |
| Annaba (Algeria) |
 | Annobon (Equatorial Guinea) |
| Anosy Region (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 Region (Ghana) |
| Assaba (Mauritania) |
| Aswan (Egypt) |
| Asyut (Egypt) |
| Atakora (Benin) |
| Atlantique (Benin) |
| Atsimo-Andrefana Region (Madagascar) |
| Atsimo-Atsinanana (Madagascar) |
| Atsinanana Region (Madagascar) |
| Au Cap (Seychelles) |
 | Awdal (Somalia) |
| Az Zāwiyah (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) |
| Bangui (Central African Republic) |
 | Banjul (Gambia) |
 | Barh el Gazel (Chad) |
| Bari (Somalia) |
 | Baringo (Kenya) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
 | Béni Mellal-Khénifra (Morocco) |
| Beni Suweif (Egypt) |
| Benue State (Nigeria) |
 | Berea (Lesotho) |
| Betsiboka Region (Madagascar) |
| Bíe (Angola) |
| Bīnshangul Gumuz (Ethiopia) |
| Bioko Norte (Equatorial Guinea) |
| Bioko Sur (Equatorial Guinea) |
| Biombo (Guinea-Bissau) |
| Biskra (Algeria) |
| Bissau (Guinea-Bissau) |
| Bizerte Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Black River District (Mauritius) |
| Blida (Algeria) |
| Blue Nile (Sudan) |
 | Boa Vista (Cape Verde) |
| Boeny Region (Madagascar) |
 | Boké Region (Guinea) |
| Bolama (Guinea-Bissau) |
| Bomet County (Kenya) |
 | Bomi County (Liberia) |
| Bong County (Liberia) |
| Bongolava Region (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 (Cape 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 Region (Guinea-Bissau) |
| Cairo (Egypt) |
| Cankuzo (Burundi) |
| Cargados Carajos (Mauritius) |
| Casablanca-Settat (Morocco) |
| Cascade (Seychelles) |
| Cascades Region (Burkina Faso) |
 | Central (Botswana) |
| Central Darfur (Sudan) |
 | Central Equatoria (South Sudan) |
| Central Ethiopia Regional State (Ethiopia) |
 | Central Province (Zambia) |
 | Central Region (Malawi) |
 | Central Region (Uganda) |
| Central Region (Ghana) |
| 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 District (Botswana) |
| Cibitoke (Burundi) |
| Cidade de Maputo (Mozambique) |
| City of Francistown (Botswana) |
| Collines (Benin) |
| Comoé District (Ivory Coast) |
| Conakry Region (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 (Western Sahara) |
| 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 Region (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 Cape (South Africa) |
| Eastern Darfur (Sudan) |
| Eastern Equatoria State (South Sudan) |
 | Eastern Province (Sierra Leone) |
| Eastern Province (Zambia) |
 | Eastern Province (Rwanda) |
| Eastern Region (Uganda) |
| Eastern Region (Ghana) |
| 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 Ouest (Chad) |
| Ennedi-Est (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) |
| Fès-Meknès (Morocco) |
| Fitovinany Region (Madagascar) |
| Flacq District (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) |
| Ghāt (Libya) |
| Gitega (Burundi) |
| Giza (Egypt) |
| Glacis (Seychelles) |
| Gôh-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 District (Mauritius) |
 | Grande Comore (Comoros) |
| Greater Accra Region (Ghana) |
| Guelma (Algeria) |
| Guelmim-Oued Noun (Morocco) |
| Guéra (Chad) |
| Guidimakha (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) |
| Hiiraan (Somalia) |
| Hodh Ech Chargi (Mauritania) |
| Hodh El Gharbi (Mauritania) |
| Homa Bay County (Kenya) |
| Huambo (Angola) |
| Huíla (Angola) |
| Ihorombe Region (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 Region (Madagascar) |
| Ituri (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Jabal al Gharbi (Libya) |
| Jendouba Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Jigawa State (Nigeria) |
| Jijel (Algeria) |
| Jonglei (South Sudan) |
| Jubbada Dhexe Region (Somalia) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Kongo-Central (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| 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) |
| Laâyoune-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 (Cameroon) |
| Littoral (Benin) |
| Lobatse (Botswana) |
| Lobaye (Central African Republic) |
| Lofa County (Liberia) |
| Logone Occidental (Chad) |
| Logone Oriental (Chad) |
| Lomami (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Flag | State Name |
|---|---|
| Louga (Senegal) |
| Lower Jubba (Somalia) |
| Lower River (Gambia) |
| Lower Shabeelle (Somalia) |
| Lualaba (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Luanda (Angola) |
| Luanda Norte (Angola) |
| Luapula Province (Zambia) |
| Lunda Sul (Angola) |
| Lusaka Province (Zambia) |
| 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 (Cape 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 Province (Mozambique) |
| Manicaland (Zimbabwe) |
| Maniema (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Manouba (Tunisia) |
| Manyara (Tanzania) |
| 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 Region (Madagascar) |
| Menabe Region (Madagascar) |
| Ménaka (Mali) |
| Meru County (Kenya) |
| Middle Shabele (Somalia) |
| Midlands Province (Zimbabwe) |
| Migori County (Kenya) |
| Mila (Algeria) |
| Minya (Egypt) |
| Mohale's Hoek District (Lesotho) |
| Mohéli (Comoros) |
| Moka District (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 (Cape Verde) |
| Moxico (Angola) |
| Moyen-Chari (Chad) |
| Moyen-Ogooué (Gabon) |
| Mpumalanga (South Africa) |
| Mtsamboro (Mayotte) |
| Mtwara (Tanzania) |
| Muchinga (Zambia) |
| Mudug (Somalia) |
| Muramvya (Burundi) |
| Murang'A (Kenya) |
| Murzuq District (Libya) |
| Muyinga (Burundi) |
| Mwanza (Tanzania) |
| Mwaro (Burundi) |
| N'Djamena (Chad) |
| Naama (Algeria) |
| Nabeul Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Nairobi County (Kenya) |
| Nakuru County (Kenya) |
| Nālūt (Libya) |
| Namibe (Angola) |
| Nampula (Mozambique) |
| Nana-Grébizi (Central African Republic) |
| Nana-Mambéré (Central African Republic) |
| Nandi (Kenya) |
| Narok County (Kenya) |
| Nasarawa State (Nigeria) |
| Ndzuwani (Comoros) |
| 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 Kivu (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| Nord-Ubangi (Democratic Republic Of The Congo) |
| North (Cameroon) |
| North Bank (Gambia) |
| North East (Ghana) |
| 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 Province (Zambia) |
| Northern Bahr al Ghazal (South Sudan) |
| Northern Cape (South Africa) |
| Northern Darfur (Sudan) |
| Northern Province (Sierra Leone) |
| Northern Province (Zambia) |
| Northern Province (Rwanda) |
| Northern Red Sea (Eritrea) |
| Northern Region (Malawi) |
| Northern Region (Uganda) |
| Northern Region (Ghana) |
| Northern State (Sudan) |
| Nouakchott Nord (Mauritania) |
| Nouakchott Ouest (Mauritania) |
| Nouakchott Sud (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 Region (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 District (Mauritius) |
| Paul (Cape Verde) |
| Pemba North (Tanzania) |
| Pemba South (Tanzania) |
| Plaines Wilhems District (Mauritius) |
| Plaisance (Seychelles) |
| Plateau (Benin) |
| Plateau State (Nigeria) |
| Plateau-Central (Burkina Faso) |
| Plateaux (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Plateaux (Togo) |
| Pointe La Rue (Seychelles) |
| Pointe-Noire (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Pool (Republic Of The Congo) |
| Port Glaud (Seychelles) |
| Port Louis District (Mauritius) |
| Port Said (Egypt) |
| Porto Novo (Cape Verde) |
| Praia (Cape 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) |
| Région de Kédougou (Senegal) |
| Région de Thiès (Senegal) |
| Relizane (Algeria) |
 | Réunion (Reunion) |
| Ribeira Brava (Cape Verde) |
| Ribeira Grande (Cape Verde) |
| Ribeira Grande de Santiago (Cape Verde) |
| River Cess County (Liberia) |
| River Gee County (Liberia) |
| River Nile (Sudan) |
| Rivers State (Nigeria) |
| Rivière du Rempart District (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 Louis (Seychelles) |
| Saint-Louis (Senegal) |
| Sal (Cape 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 (Cape Verde) |
| Santa Catarina do Fogo (Cape Verde) |
| Santa Cruz (Cape Verde) |
| São Domingos (Cape Verde) |
| Sao Filipe (Cape Verde) |
| São Lourenço dos Órgãos (Cape Verde) |
| São Miguel (Cape Verde) |
| São Salvador do Mundo (Cape Verde) |
| São Tomé Island (Sao Tome And Principe) |
| São Vicente (Cape Verde) |
| Sassandra-Marahoué (Ivory Coast) |
| Sava Region (Madagascar) |
| Savanes (Togo) |
| Savanes District (Ivory Coast) |
| Savannah (Ghana) |
| Savanne District (Mauritius) |
| Sédhiou (Senegal) |
| Ségou (Mali) |
| Selibe Phikwe (Botswana) |
| Setif (Algeria) |
| Sfax Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Sha‘bīyat Banghāzī (Libya) |
| Sha‘bīyat Mişrātah (Libya) |
| Sharqia (Egypt) |
| Shinyanga (Tanzania) |
| Siaya County (Kenya) |
| Sidama Region (Ethiopia) |
| Sidi Bel Abbes (Algeria) |
| Sidi Bouzid Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Sikasso (Mali) |
| Sila (Chad) |
| Siliana Governorate (Tunisia) |
| Simiyu (Tanzania) |
| Singida (Tanzania) |
| Sinnār (Sudan) |
| Sinoe County (Liberia) |
| Skikda (Algeria) |
| Sofala (Mozambique) |
| Sofia Region (Madagascar) |
| Sohag (Egypt) |
| Sokoto State (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 (Sierra Leone) |
| Southern Province (Zambia) |
| Southern Province (Rwanda) |
| Southern Red Sea (Eritrea) |
| Southern Region (Malawi) |
| Sowa Town (Botswana) |
| St. Helena (Saint Helena) |
| 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 (Cape Verde) |
| Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau (Cape Verde) |
| Tataouine (Tunisia) |
| Tebessa (Algeria) |
| Tete (Mozambique) |
| Thaba-Tseka (Lesotho) |
| Tharaka - Nithi (Kenya) |
| 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 State (South Sudan) |
| Upper East Region (Ghana) |
| Upper Matsiatra (Madagascar) |
| Upper Nile (South Sudan) |
| Upper River (Gambia) |
| Upper West Region (Ghana) |
| Vakaga (Central African Republic) |
| Vakinankaratra Region (Madagascar) |
| Vallée du Bandama District (Ivory Coast) |
| Vatovavy Region (Madagascar) |
| Vihiga County (Kenya) |
| Volta Region (Ghana) |
| Wādī al Ḩayāt (Libya) |
| Wādī ash Shāţi’ (Libya) |
| Wadi Fira (Chad) |
| Wajir County (Kenya) |
| Warrap (South Sudan) |
| Wele-Nzas (Equatorial Guinea) |
| West (Cameroon) |
| West Coast (Gambia) |
| West Pokot County (Kenya) |
| Western Area (Sierra Leone) |
| Western Bahr el Ghazal State (South Sudan) |
| Western Cape (South Africa) |
| Western Darfur (Sudan) |
| Western Equatoria (South Sudan) |
| Western Kordofan State (Sudan) |
| Western North (Ghana) |
| Western Province (Zambia) |
| Western Province (Rwanda) |
| Western Region (Uganda) |
| Western Region (Ghana) |
| White Nile (Sudan) |
| Woleu-Ntem (Gabon) |
| Woqooyi Galbeed (Somalia) |
| Woroba (Ivory Coast) |
| Yamoussoukro Autonomous District (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.