Subnational entity
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Subnational entity is a generic name for an administrative region within a country (normally with a local government encompassing multiple municipalities, counties or provinces with a certain degree of autonomy in a varying number of matters. It is separate from other forms of dependent areas.
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Designations
Some of the designations for subnational entities are:
- Autonomous community
- Bundesland -- States of Austria, States of Germany
- Canton -- Cantons of Switzerland
- City-state
- County
- Department -- Departments of France, Departments of Bolivia
- District
- [[L�n]] -- Counties of Sweden, Provinces of Finland
- Land -- (also a national entity, however in Bundesland subnational)
- Local government
- Municipality
- Prefecture
- Province -- Provinces of Thailand, Provinces of the Philippines
- Region -- Regions of France, Regions of Finland
- Subprefecture
- State -- U.S. state, Bundesland above
Compare:
- Country (a national or supra-national entity)
- Empire (a supra-national entity)
- State (a national or supra-national entity)
See also
- List of subnational entities by country
- List of capitals of subnational entities
- List of subnational name etymologies
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Subnational entity" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnational_entity December 4, 2003
