States & Other Subdivisions, WES-ZAR
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
West Java, propinsi (or provinsi; province), western Java, Indonesia. It is bounded by the province of Central......
West Kalimantan, propinsi (or provinsi; province), western Borneo, Indonesia. It is bounded by the East Malaysian......
West Lancashire, district, administrative and historic county of Lancashire, northwestern England, north of the......
West Lindsey, district, administrative and historic county of Lincolnshire, east-central England, north of the......
West Lothian, council area and historic county, southeastern Scotland, on the southern shore of the River Forth......
West Nusa Tenggara, propinsi (or provinsi; province) of Indonesia, comprising the western Lesser Sunda Islands......
West Oxfordshire, district, administrative and historic county of Oxfordshire, south-central England. It encompasses......
West Papua, propinsi (or provinsi; province) of Indonesia, including the Bomberai and Doberai (Vogelkop) peninsulas......
West Somerset, district, administrative and historic county of Somerset, southwestern England. It is located on......
West Sulawesi, propinsi (or provinsi; province), western Celebes (Sulawesi), Indonesia, bounded by Central Sulawesi......
West Sumatra, propinsi (or provinsi; province), west-central Sumatra, Indonesia, fronting the Indian Ocean to the......
West Sussex, administrative county of southern England, bordering the English Channel. West Sussex lies within......
West Virginia, constituent state of the United States of America. Admitted to the union as the 35th state in 1863,......
West Wiltshire, former district, administrative and historic county of Wiltshire, southern England, in the west-central......
Westchester, county, southeastern New York state, U.S., lying just north of New York City. It consists of a hilly......
Western Australia, state of western Australia occupying that part of the continent most isolated from the major......
Western Cape, province, South Africa, situated in the southern extremity of the African continent. The provincial......
Western Isles, council area of Scotland, in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwestern coast of the Scottish mainland,......
Western Reserve, in American history, territory of some 6,000 square miles (15,500 square km) along the southern......
Western Sahara, territory occupying an extensive desert Atlantic-coastal area (97,344 square miles [252,120 square......
Westmeath, county in the province of Leinster, central Ireland. It is bounded by Counties Cavan (north), Meath......
City of Westminster, inner borough of London, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames at the heart......
Westmoreland, county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., located just east of Pittsburgh and bounded to the north......
Westmorland, historic county of northwestern England, bounded on the north and west by Cumberland, on the southwest......
Wexford, county in the province of Leinster, southeastern Ireland. It is bounded on the east and south by the Irish......
Weymouth and Portland, borough, administrative and historic county of Dorset, southern England. It consists of......
Do you remember, as a kid, coloring with a blue crayon and then going over it with a red crayon? Voilà: Purple.......
Democracy and republic, while often used interchangeably, have distinct meanings, origins, and implications. Democracy......
An enclave, in political geography, is a territory that’s surrounded by foreign territory. The word enclave comes......
With an area of almost 3,800,000 square miles (9,840,000 square km), the United States is the fourth largest country......
The map is littered with place names that are derived from older place names. New Brunswick. New Hampshire. New......
Battleground states, also known as swing states, are those American states where both the Democratic and Republican......
Four U.S. states are officially known as commonwealths because their constitutions use that term. So why did the......
California is called the “Golden State” primarily because of its historical association with the California Gold......
The nickname Constitution State refers to Connecticut’s adoption of the Fundamental Orders in 1638, a pioneering......
Missouri has long been known as the Show Me state, but the origins of that nickname aren’t entirely clear. Perhaps......
New Jersey became known as the Garden State in the 18th century because of its fertile land and agricultural productivity.......
New York is called the “Empire State” due to its historical significance, economic power, and cultural influence.......
Oklahoma earned its “Sooner State” nickname from settlers who jumped the gun—literally—during the Land Rush of......
Pennsylvania is called the Keystone State because of its central location among the original 13 American colonies......
In 2018 petitioners addressing the United Nations (UN) Special Committee on Decolonization described the United......
Tennessee earned the nickname the “Volunteer State” due to its residents’ remarkable willingness to serve in the......
Texas is called the Lone Star State because of its historical association with the single star on its flag. This......
Utah’s moniker of the “Beehive State” comes from the reputation bees have for industriousness, a value that is......
Wicklow, county in the province of Leinster, eastern Ireland. It is bounded by Counties Wexford (south), Carlow......
Wicomico, county, southeastern Maryland, U.S., bordered by Delaware to the north, the Pocomoke River to the east,......
Wielkopolskie, województwo (province), west-central Poland. One of 16 provinces created in 1999 when Poland underwent......
Isle of Wight, island, unitary authority, and geographic county, part of the historic county of Hampshire. It lies......
Williamsburg, county, eastern South Carolina, U.S. It is bordered to the south by the Santee River, and the Great......
Wiltshire, geographic and historic county and unitary authority of southern England. It is situated on a low plateau......
Windham, county, northeastern Connecticut, U.S. It is bordered to the north by Massachusetts and to the east by......
Windham, county, southeastern Vermont, U.S., bounded to the west by the Green Mountains, to the south by Massachusetts,......
Windsor, county, eastern Vermont, U.S., bounded to the east by New Hampshire (the Connecticut River constituting......
Windsor and Maidenhead, royal borough and unitary authority, geographic county of Berkshire, southern England,......
Wirral, metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Merseyside, historic county of Cheshire, northwestern England.......
Wisconsin, constituent state of the United States of America. Wisconsin was admitted to the union as the 30th state......
Woking, borough (district), administrative and historic county of Surrey, southeastern England. Woking lies about......
Wokingham, town and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Berkshire, southern England. It lies 33......
Wolverhampton, metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Midlands, historic county of Staffordshire, west-central......
Worcester, county, extreme southeastern Maryland, U.S., bordered by Delaware to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to......
Worcester, county, central Massachusetts, U.S., bordered on the north by New Hampshire and on the south by Rhode......
Worcestershire, administrative and historic county of west-central England. It is located in the western portion......
Worthing, borough (district), administrative county of West Sussex, historic county of Sussex, England, on the......
Wrexham, county borough, northeastern Wales, along the English border. It covers a lowland area in the east, where......
Wychavon, district, administrative county of Worcestershire, west-central England. It is located in the southeastern......
Wycombe, district, administrative and historic county of Buckinghamshire, England, in the southern part of the......
Wyoming, constituent state of the United States of America. Wyoming became the 44th state of the union on July......
Wyoming, county, western New York state, U.S., consisting of a plateau region bounded by the Genesee River to the......
Wyoming, county, northeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a mountainous region on the Allegheny Plateau that......
Wyre, borough (district), administrative and historic county of Lancashire, northwestern England. It borders the......
Wyre Forest, district, administrative county of Worcestershire, west-central England, in the northern part of the......
Al-Wādī al-Jadīd, desert muḥāfaẓah (governorate), southwestern Egypt. It includes the entire southwestern quadrant......
Xinjiang, autonomous region of China, occupying the northwestern corner of the country. It is bordered by the Chinese......
Xochimilco, district of Mexico City and delegación (legation), central Distrito Federal (Federal District), central......
Yamagata, prefecture (ken), northern Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan (East Sea). Much of the prefecture is mountainous.......
Yamaguchi, prefecture (ken), extreme western Honshu, Japan, bordered by the Sea of Japan (East Sea; north), the......
Yamalo-Nenets, autonomous okrug (district), in northwestern Siberia, central Russia. It was established in 1930......
Yamanashi, landlocked ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. The prefectural capital, Kōfu, is located in central......
Yaracuy, estado (state), northwestern Venezuela. It is bounded by the states of Falcón (north), Carabobo (east),......
Yaren, district, de facto capital of Nauru, southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is located on the southern coast of......
Yaroslavl, oblast (region), western Russia. It lies in the upper Volga River basin. Most of the oblast is a low......
Yates, county, west-central New York state, U.S., comprising a hilly upland region bounded by Canandaigua Lake......
Yazoo land fraud, in U.S. history, scheme by which Georgia legislators were bribed in 1795 to sell most of the......
Yobe, state, northeastern Nigeria. It borders the Republic of Niger to the north and the Nigerian states of Borno......
Yogyakarta, daerah istimewa (special district), south-central Java, Indonesia. It is bounded to the west, north,......
York, county, northern South Carolina, U.S. North Carolina forms the northern border, the Catawba River part of......
York, city and unitary authority, geographic county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northern......
York, county, extreme southwestern Maine, U.S. It is located in a coastal region bordered by New Hampshire to the......
York, county, southern Pennsylvania, U.S., bordered to the northeast and east by the Susquehanna River, to the......
Ysyk-Köl, oblasty (province), northeastern Kyrgyzstan. In the northeast is Lake Ysyk (Issyk-Kul) at an elevation......
Yucatán, estado (state), southeastern Mexico. Occupying part of the northern Yucatán Peninsula, it is bounded to......
Yukon, territory of northwestern Canada, an area of rugged mountains and high plateaus. It is bounded by the Northwest......
Yunnan, sheng (province) of China, a mountain and plateau region on the country’s southwestern frontier. It is......
Yün-lin, hsien (county), west-central Taiwan. It is bordered by the hsien of Chang-hua (north), Nan-t’ou (east),......
Zabaykalye, kray (territory) in Siberia, Russia. The territory was created in 2008 by the merger of the former......
Zacatecas, estado (state), north-central Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Coahuila to the north, San Luis......
Zachodniopomorskie, województwo (province), northwestern Poland. Created in 1999 as part of Poland’s provincial......
Zala, megye (county), western Hungary. It is bordered by the counties of Vas to the northwest, Veszprém to the......
Zamora, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Castile-León, northwestern Spain.......
Zaragoza, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Aragon, northeastern Spain.......