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Subnational entity is a generic term for an administrative region within a country — on an arbitrary level below that of the sovereign state — typically with a local government encompassing multiple municipalities, counties, or provinces with a certain degree of autonomy in a varying number of matters. Confusingly, in countries that are not nation states, this may well mean that some or all "subnational" entities in reality are also national entities.
Subnational entities are conceptually separate from dependent areas, in that the former are included in the core or mainland of the respective state.
Designations
Some of the designations for subnational entities are:
- Autonomous community - Autonomous communities of Spain
- Autonomous region - Political divisions of China
- Bailiwick - Channel Islands
- Bundesland - States of Austria, States of Germany
- Canton - Cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cantons of Switzerland, Cantons of France
- City - Nelson, New Zealand (the only city in the country that is not part of a larger region)
- Commune - Commune in France, Comune of Italy
- Community - Belgium
- County - Counties of Ireland
- Department - Departments of France, Departments of Bolivia
- District
- Municipality - Municipality of China, Municipalities of Sweden
- Parish
- Periphery - Peripheries of Greece
- Prefecture - Prefectures of Japan
- Province - Provinces of Canada, Political divisions of China, Provinces of Italy, Provinces of Madagascar, Provinces of the Philippines, Provinces of Spain, Provinces of Thailand, Provinces of Belgium
- Region - Regions of Finland, Regions of France, Regions of Italy, Regions of New Zealand, Regions of Belgium
- Republic - Republics of Russia
- Shire - Shires of England
- Subprefecture
- Special administrative region - Political divisions of China
- State - U.S. state, States and territories of Australia, States and territories of India
- Territory - Provinces and territories of Canada, Chatham Islands
- Voivodship - Voivodships of Poland
Terms used in English-speaking countries
Native terms
see: List of native terms for subnational entities
Translation into English sometimes is difficult.
Compare:
- Country (a national or supra-national entity)
- Empire (a supra-national entity)
- State (a national or supra-national entity)
See also
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