States & Other Subdivisions, SOR-TAR
Every nation has its own subdivisions to demarcate smaller political units within its territory. Counties, districts, oblasts, polis, nomos, unitary authorities, boroughs, and cities are all examples (among many others) of how land can be organized.
States & Other Subdivisions Encyclopedia Articles By Title
Soria, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Castile-León, north-central Spain.......
South African Republic (SAR), 19th-century Boer state formed by Voortrekkers (Boer migrants from the British Cape......
South Australia, state of south-central Australia. It occupies one of the driest, most barren parts of the continent,......
South Ayrshire, council area, southwestern Scotland. It stretches along the shores of the Firth of Clyde and includes......
South Bedfordshire, former district, Central Bedfordshire unitary authority, south-central England. The former......
South Bucks, district, administrative and historic county of Buckinghamshire, England. The River Misbourne drains......
South Cambridgeshire, district, administrative county of Cambridgeshire, east-central England. The district lies......
South Carolina, constituent state of the United States of America, one of the 13 original colonies. It lies on......
South Chungcheong, do (province), west-central South Korea. Facing the Yellow Sea to the west, it is bounded on......
South Dakota, constituent state of the United States of America. South Dakota became the 40th state of the union......
South Derbyshire, district, administrative and historic county of Derbyshire, England. Undulating arable land is......
South Dublin, county in the province of Leinster, eastern Ireland. The county of South Dublin was created in 1994......
South Georgia, mountainous barren island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 800 miles (1,300 km) east-southeast of the......
South Gloucestershire, unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Gloucestershire, southwestern England,......
South Gyeongsang, do (province), southeastern South Korea. It is bordered to the south by the Korea Strait, to......
South Hams, southernmost district in the administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern England. It......
South Holland, district, administrative and historic county of Lincolnshire, east-central England. It occupies......
South Jeolla, do (province), extreme southwestern South Korea. It is bounded by North Jeolla province (north),......
South Kalimantan, propinsi (or provinsi; province), southeastern Borneo, Indonesia. It is bounded by the Makassar......
South Kesteven, district, administrative and historic county of Lincolnshire, east-central England, lying in the......
South Lakeland, district, administrative county of Cumbria, northwestern England. It lies in the southern part......
South Lanarkshire, council area, south-central Scotland, encompassing Clydesdale—the valley of the River Clyde—and......
South Norfolk, district, administrative and historic county of Norfolk, eastern England, occupying an area directly......
South Northamptonshire, district, administrative and historic county of Northamptonshire, south-central England.......
South Oxfordshire, district, administrative county of Oxfordshire, south-central England. It occupies an area in......
South Papua, propinsi (or provinsi; province) of Indonesia on the western half of the island of New Guinea. It......
South Ribble, borough (district), administrative and historic county of Lancashire, northwestern England. It occupies......
South Sandwich Islands, group of actively volcanic islets in the South Atlantic Ocean, north of the Weddell Sea......
South Shropshire, former district, administrative county of Shropshire, western England. Nearly all of the former......
South Somerset, district, administrative county of Somerset, southwestern England, encompassing the southeastern......
South Staffordshire, district, administrative and historic county of Staffordshire, central England, immediately......
South Sulawesi, propinsi (or provinsi; province), central and southwestern Celebes (Sulawesi), Indonesia. It is......
South Sumatra, propinsi (or provinsi; province), southern Sumatra, Indonesia. It is bounded to the north by the......
South Tyneside, metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, northeastern England. It lies just......
Southampton, city and English Channel port, a unitary authority in the historic county of Hampshire, southern England.......
Southeast Sulawesi, propinsi (or provinsi; province), southeastern arm of the island of Celebes (Sulawesi), Indonesia.......
Southland, regional council, southwestern South Island, New Zealand. Bordering the Tasman Sea to the west, the......
Southwark, inner borough of London, England. Situated opposite the central City of London, Southwark borough extends......
Spanish North Africa, five small areas, in special relationship with the Spanish government, on and off the Mediterranean......
Spartanburg, county, northern South Carolina, U.S. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina and to the southwest......
special district, in U.S. politics, service providers created by local authorities to operate within specifically......
Spelthorne, borough (district), administrative county of Surrey, historic county of Middlesex, southeastern England.......
Staffordshire, administrative, geographic, and historic county in the Midlands of west-central England. It extends......
Staffordshire Moorlands, district, administrative and historic county of Staffordshire, central England. It is......
Staten Island, island and borough, New York City, southeastern New York state, U.S. The island lies in New York......
Stavropol, kray (territory), southwestern Russia, on the northern flank of the Greater Caucasus. The territory......
Steiermark, Bundesland (federal state), southeastern and central Austria, bordering Slovenia on the south and bounded......
Steuben, county, southwestern New York state, U.S., bordered by Pennsylvania to the south and Keuka Lake to the......
Stevenage, new town and borough (district) in the administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, England.......
Stirling, council area, central Scotland. The area south of Loch Katrine and the River Forth lies within the historic......
Stockholm, län (county) of east-central Sweden. It lies along the Baltic Sea and surrounds Stockholm, the national......
Stockton-on-Tees, town and unitary authority, northeastern England. The unitary authority encompasses an area on......
Stoke-on-Trent, city and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Staffordshire, west-central England,......
Strafford, county, southeastern New Hampshire, U.S., bounded to the east by Maine and to the southeast by Little......
Stratford-on-Avon, district, administrative county of Warwickshire, central England. It is in the southern part......
Stroud, town (parish) and district, administrative and historic county of Gloucestershire, south-central England.......
Suceava, judeƫ (county), northeastern Romania, and bounded on the north by Ukraine. The Eastern Carpathian Mountains......
Sucre, departamento, northern Colombia, in the Caribbean coastal plain, crossed by the Cauca and San Jorge rivers.......
Sucre, estado (state), northeastern Venezuela. It is bounded to the north and west by the Caribbean Sea and to......
Suffolk, administrative and historic county in East Anglia, eastern England. It is bounded to the north by Norfolk,......
Suffolk, county, southeastern New York state, U.S., on central and eastern Long Island. It consists of a coastal......
Suffolk, county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S., bordered on the east by Massachusetts Bay and Boston Harbor. It consists......
Suffolk Coastal, district, administrative and historic county of Suffolk, eastern England. It occupies an area......
Sullivan, county, southeastern New York state, U.S., bordered by Pennsylvania to the southwest (the Delaware River......
Sullivan, county, north-central Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a mountainous region on the Allegheny Plateau.......
Sullivan, county, southwestern New Hampshire, U.S., bounded to the west by Vermont; the Connecticut River constitutes......
Sumter, county, central South Carolina, U.S. It is bordered to the west by the Wateree River, which flows into......
Surigao, city, northeastern tip of Mindanao Island, Philippines. Surigao was one of the earliest places of Spanish......
Surkhandarya, most southerly oblast (province) of Uzbekistan. It embraces the basins of the Sherabad and Surkhan......
Surquillo, city, southern Lima-Callao metropolitan area, Peru. Surquillo is primarily a lower- and middle-income......
Surrey, administrative and historic county of southeastern England. It is situated just southwest of London, adjoining......
Surrey Heath, borough (district) in the northwestern part of the administrative and historic county of Surrey,......
Susquehanna, county, northeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a mountainous region of the Allegheny Plateau......
Sussex, county, extreme northern New Jersey, U.S., bordered by Pennsylvania to the northwest (the Delaware River......
Sussex, historic county of southeastern England, covering a coastal area along the English Channel south of London.......
Sutton, outer borough of London, England, on the southern perimeter of the metropolis. It lies at the edge of the......
Suzdal, medieval principality that occupied the area between the Oka River and the Upper Volga in northeastern......
Svalbard, archipelago, part of Norway, located in the Arctic Ocean well north of the Arctic Circle. The islands......
Sverdlovsk, oblast (region), west-central Russia. The oblast occupies an area along the eastern slopes of the Ural......
Swale, borough (district), administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England. It is located on the......
Swansea, county, southwestern Wales, comprising the city of Swansea as well as the entire peninsula of Gower in......
Swindon, town and unitary authority in the northeastern part of the geographic and historic county of Wiltshire,......
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, megye (county), northeastern Hungary. It has a very short border with Slovakia in the north......
São Paulo, estado (state) of southeastern Brazil, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast and bounded......
Södermanland, län (county) of east-central Sweden. It lies along the Baltic Sea near Stockholm and is bounded by......
Sălaj, judeƫ (county), northwestern Romania. The Western Carpathian Mountains of Romania, including the Şes Mountains,......
Sūhāj, muḥāfaẓah (governorate) in Upper Egypt, south of Asyūṭ and north of Qinā governorates. It is a ribbonlike......
Tabasco, estado (state), southeastern Mexico. It is bounded by the Gulf of Mexico to the north, by the state of......
Taiwan, island in the western Pacific Ocean that lies roughly 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of southeastern......
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Talbot, county, east-central Maryland, U.S. It adjoins Chesapeake Bay to the west, the Choptank River to the south......
Tamaulipas, estado (state), northeastern Mexico. It is bounded by the United States (Texas) to the north, the Gulf......
Tambov, oblast (region), western Russia. It is located on the low, level plain of the Oka and Don rivers. The natural......
Tameside, metropolitan borough in the eastern part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, northwestern......
Tamil Nadu, state of India, located in the extreme south of the subcontinent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean......
Tamworth, borough (district), administrative county of Staffordshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the......
Tandridge, district, administrative and historic county of Surrey, southeastern England. It occupies southeastern......
Tangub, chartered city, northwestern Mindanao, Philippines. Located on the northern shore of Panguil Bay (an arm......
Taos, county, a scenic region in northern New Mexico, U.S., bordered on the north by Colorado. It lies in the Southern......
Taraba, state, eastern Nigeria. It was created in 1991 from the southwestern half of former Gongola state. Taraba......
Taranaki, regional council, west North Island, northern New Zealand. It is centred on the Taranaki Peninsula and......