Politics of Finland The state of Finland comprised six provinces Finnish language Finnish l nit , Swedish ... Swedish language municipalities cooperate even if they do not share a border. Provinces of Finland ... No changes small a. note aaa Some duties, which in Mainland Finland are handled by the provinces ... wikitable Former provinces of the Republic of Finland colspan 3 name rowspan 2 dates of existence ... by 1917 br &bull merged into the Provinces of Eastern Finland and Southern Finland Province of Northern ..., administratives provinces were formed in Sweden, and therefore in Finland, which was a part of Sweden until 1809. Six of the provinces covered what is now Finland some of these also covered parts ... 0 border 0 bgcolor white File Finnish counties 1635.jpg thumb upright left Provinces of Finland 1634 ... Finnish counties 1721.jpg thumb upright left Provinces of Finland 1721 1 Turku and Pori, 14 Uusimaa ... upright left Provinces of Finland 1747 1 Turku and Pori, 14 Uusimaa and Tavastia, 17 Kymenkartano and Savo, 18 Ostrobothnia File Finnish counties 1776.jpg thumb upright left Provinces of Finland 1776 ... File Finnish counties 1831.jpg thumb upright left Provinces of Finland 1831 1 Turku and Pori, 2 Uusimaa ... upright left Provinces of Finland 1921 1 Turku and Pori, 2 Uusimaa, 12 land, 3 Tavastia, 13 Viipuri ..., 4 Vaasa, 10 Oulu, 11 Lapland File Finnish counties 1945.jpg thumb upright left Provinces of Finland ... Oulu, 11 Lapland File Finnish counties 1960.jpg thumb upright left Provinces of Finland 1960 1 Turku ... Finland, 4 Vaasa, 10 Oulu, 11 Lapland See also Regions of Finland Historical provinces of Finland ... lh home.nsf pages indexeng State Provincial Offices ndash Official site Provinces of FinlandFinland topics Category Former provinces of Finland Category Finland related lists ar ... makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces was reduced from twelve to six ... did not follow the borders of the provinces. The provinces were abolished altogether on January 1, 2010 ... more details
Image Historical provinces in Finland with coats of arms.png 275px right thumb Historical provinces of Finland br the borders of Regions of Finland modern regions with pink colour Image Svpmap blank.png right thumb 170px Sweden Finlands s provinces from 1658 to 1809. The historical provinces lang fi historialliset maakunnat , singular historiallinen maakunta , lang sv historiska landskap of Finland are a legacy of the country s joint history with Sweden . The provinces ceased to be administrative entities in 1634 when they were superseded by the Counties of Finland counties , a reform which remained in force in Finland until 1997 . The provinces remain as a tradition, but have no administrative ... died in the 1960s . The coats of arms of the historical provinces have served as a basis for the arms of newer administrative divisions. See also Provinces of Sweden Historical provinces of Sweden and Finland sterland Norrland Provinces of Finland Regions of Finland External links commonscat Historical provinces of Finland http www.fotw.net flags fi prov.html Finnish provinces at Flags of the World . Category Historical provinces of Finland Category Vernacular geography Category Former provinces of Finland Category Former provinces of Sweden Finland Category Medieval Finland Category Sweden ... Suomen.vaakuna.svg 30px Finland Proper historical province Finland Proper Varsinais Suomi, Egentliga Finland Image Karjalan historiallisen maakunnan vaakuna.svg 30px Karelia historical province of Finland Karelia Karjala, Karelen Image Lapin maakunnan vaakuna.svg 30px Laponia historical province of Finland ... of King Gustav I of Sweden Gustav Vasa in 1560 , the coats of arms for the provinces were displayed ... the separation of Finland from Sweden in 1809 the traditions for the provincial arms have somewhat diverged. Finland maintains the distinction between Duke Ducal and Count al dignity shown in the coronets for arms of the historical provinces while all the Provinces of Sweden Swedish provinces have ... more details
, Finland is shared between the Arctic, central European and northern European provinces ... of Finland Regions of Finland Sub regions of Finland Municipalities of Finland Historical provinces ... Infobox country native name lang fi Suomen tasavalta fi icon br lang sv Republiken Finland sv icon conventional long name Republic of Finland common name Finland image flag Flag of Finland.svg image ... nuanced The adoption of a new constitution on 1 March 2000 meant that Finland was no longer a case ... under his or her own desire. Finland is actually represented by its Prime Minister, and not by its ... leader title1 President of Finland President leader title2 Prime Minister of Finland Prime Minister leader title3 Speaker of the Parliament of Finland Speaker of the Parliament leader name1 Sauli Niinist ... name3 Eero Hein luoma Social Democratic Party of Finland SDP accessionEUdate January 1, 1995 area ...?docid 5864&site 3&id 0 title V est 30.11.2011 date 30 November 2011 publisher Statistics Finland ...&a &pr.x 52&pr.y 4 title Finland publisher International Monetary Fund accessdate 2011 04 21 ref GDP ... ref name imf2 GDP nominal per capita rank sovereignty type History of Finland Independence sovereignty note established event1 Grand Duchy of Finland Autonomy br small within Russian Empire Russia ... drives on right cctld .fi , .ax calling code Telephone numbers in Finland 358 footnote1 The .eu ... for the Autonomous land Islands Finland IPAc en audio en us Finland.ogg f n l n d Audio Suomi Finland.ogg Finnish Suomi Swedish Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , ref Republic of Finland , or lang fi Suomen tasavalta in Finnish, lang sv Republiken Finland in Swedish, and lang ... and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland . Around 5.4 million people reside in Finland, with the majority concentrated in the southern region. ref name Population ... populated country in the European Union . Finland is a Parliamentary system parliamentary republic ... more details
This is Finland is an illustrated children s book by Finnish authors Aino Havukainen and Sami Toivonen , translated into English by Owen F. Witesman. It introduces young children to the history, culture and geography of Finland . It was first published in 2007 by the Finnish publishing house Otava under the original title Tatun ja Patun Suomi Swedish name Det h r r Finland and has won the Finnish Finlandia Junior book price for the same year. ref cite web title Word and Image Walk. Separate Roads .A selection of new picture books, autumn 2007 url http www.finlit.fi fili en spotlight kuvakirjat.html work publisher FILI Finnish Literature Exchange author Jyrkk , Hannele date accessdate 2009 10 09 ref It is part of a collection the Tatu ja Patu collection of six illustrated books for children describing every day life. References Reflist http www.otava.fi kirjat lasten ja nuorten 2007 fi FI tatun ja patun suomi child book stub Category 2007 books ... more details
Denmark Norway . Others like the historical provinces of Finlandprovinces of Finland were lost. Lapland ... Dominions of Sweden Historical provinces of Finland Counties of Sweden References Reflist Provinces ...refimprove date December 2007 The provinces of Sweden , landskap , are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical ... counties correspond almost exactly to the provinces, as is Blekinge to Blekinge County and Gotland ... importance of the provinces. In addition, the administrative units are subject to continuous changes several new counties were for instance created in the 1990s while the provinces have had their historical borders outlined for centuries. The provinces of Sweden are still used in colloquial speech and cultural references, The provinces of Sweden can therefore not be regarded as an archaic concept ... have province borders through them. Provinces Swedish Latin rowspan 33 Image Sverigekarta Landskap Text.svg right 350px Provinces of Sweden ngermanland Angermannia Blekinge Blechingia Bohusl n Bahusia ... 170px Sweden s provinces from 1658 to 1809 The origins of the provincial divisions lay in the petty ... governed themselves. The historical provinces were considered duchy duchies , but newly conquered provinces added to the kingdom either received the status of a duchy or a county, depending on their individual ... only some were incorporated as provinces. The most permanent acquisitions were from the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, in which the former Denmark Danish Scanian lands &ndash the provinces of Sk ne , Blekinge ... of V sterbotten that took place with the cession of Finland caused Norrbotten County Norrbotten to emerge ... divided into the four lands G taland Sweden Svealand Sweden sterland Finland Norrland Sweden and Finland ... in Finland, was an integral part of Sweden, but was in 1809 annexed by Russia as the Grand Duchy of Finland , to become in 1917 the independent country of Finland . The borders of these regions have ... more details
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Nine Provinces Japanese and Chinese may refer to Nine Provinces China , territorial divisions during Xia and Shang Dynasty China. Ky sh , an island of Japan. disambig ... more details
United Provinces may refer to United Provinces, another name for the Dutch Republic 1581 1795 , now The Netherlands United Provinces of Agra and Oudh 1902 1921 , a former province of British India now Uttar Pradesh United Provinces of British India 1921 1937 , a former province of British India now Uttar Pradesh United Provinces 1937 1950 , a former province of British India & Dominion of India now Uttar Pradesh United Provinces of New Granada , 1810 1816 , a Confederacy formed after the independence of Colombia United Provinces of Canada or Province of Canada 1841 1867 , a former British colony in North America Federal Republic of Central America United Provinces of Central America 1823 1840 , a former country in Central America United Provinces of Central Italy 1859 1860 , a short lived client state of the Kingdom of Piedmont Sardinia United Provinces of China 1911 1912 , was an Federalism in China Nationalist era proposals early translation of the Republic of China in Xinhai Revolution United Provinces of Heilongjiang and Nenjiang 1947 , a short lived Communist Chinese province now Heilongjiang United Provinces of South America or United Provinces of the River Plate 1816 1853 , official name of Argentina. See also United States disambiguation disambig ca Prov ncies Unides desambiguaci es Provincias Unidas pt Prov ncias Unidas ru ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Citations missing date September 2008 Danubian provinces refer to the Roman provinces of the Lower Danube Dacia Dacia Trajana Trajana and Dacia Aureliana Aureliana , Moesia Inferior and Superior and Scythia Minor , as well as Pannonia Inferior . DEFAULTSORT Danubian Provinces Category Ancient Rome sh Dunavske provincije ... more details
The Provinces of Eritrea existed between Eritrea s incorporation as a Colony of Italy until the conversion of the provinces into administrative regions. When ruled as the Italian Eritrea Colony of Eritrea , the Italian Colonial Administration had divided the colony into eight provinces administrative regions . These administrative regions relied heavily upon the historical political boundaries in the region, including, but not exclusively, that of local nobility. These Provinces of Eritrea were also used by the Federated Eritrean Government from 1952 1962 and as districts in Eritrea when it was annexed by Ethiopia from 1962 1991. These eight provinces are enumerated below Akele Guzay Barka Eritrea Barka Denkalia Hamasien Sahel Eritrea Sahel Semhar Senhit Seraye After Independence, the Provisional Government of Eritrea converted the original eight Provinces of Eritrea from the Italian Colonial period to ten provinces by splitting the Barka province in two, the north known as Barka Eritrea Barka Province and the south as Gash Setit Province, while at the same time separating Asmara from the rest of Hamasien . On 1996 04 15, the Government of Eritrea converted the then ten Provinces of Eritrea into six administrative regions. See also Regions of Eritrea Category Former provinces of Eritrea Category Subdivisions of Eritrea Category Lists of former subdivisions of countries Category Eritrea related lists Provinces Eritrea stub it Province d Eritrea ... more details
The Central Provinces was a Provinces of India province of British India . It comprised British conquests from the Mughals and Maratha s in central India, and covered parts of present day Madhya Pradesh , Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra states. Its capital was Nagpur . The Central Provinces was formed in 1861 by the merger of the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories and Nagpur Province . It was almost an island encircled by a sea of native States such as Bhopal State and Rewa State to the north, Chota Nagpur State and Kalahandi State to the east, and the Nizam s territories of Hyderabad, India Hyderabad to the south and Berar Province Berar to the west. ref cite book url http www.lib.virginia.edu area studies SouthAsia Ideas CP ch02regions.html title Colonial Administration and Social Developments in middle India The Central Provinces, 1861 1921 Ph. D. Dissertation year 1980 author Philip F. McEldowney ... of the Hyderabad State Hyderabad princely state was annexed to the Central Provinces. On 8 November 1913 the Central Provinces Legislative Council was formed. ref http www.maharashtra.gov.in english ... Provinces. Between 1920 to 1936 the Legislative Council continued for the Governor of the Central Provinces. After 1936, Legislative Assembly of Central Provinces and Berar was formed. ref http www.idcpublishers.com pdf 240 titlelist.pdf ref On 24 October 1936, it became the new Central Provinces ... into the Central Provinces and Berar, which, when the Constitution of India went into effect in 1950 ... Saugor and Nerbudda Territories Berar Province Central Provinces and Berar List of Governors of the Central Provinces and Berar References references Markovits, Claude ed. 2004 . A History of Modern ... Provinces of British India Category History of Madhya Pradesh Category History of Maharashtra Category ... Category Historical Indian regions Category Central Provinces ca Prov ncies Centrals de Central Provinces sv Centralprovinserna i Brittiska Indien ... more details
In its history, Brazil was divided into provinces. The first seven were Gr o Par Maranh o Pernambuco Bahia Rio de Janeiro S o Paulo S o Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul File Brazil provinces 1825.PNG thumb 300px Provinces of the Brazilian Empire in 1825 . In 1825 Brazil had these additional provinces Mato Grosso Goias 1822 Santa Catarina state Santa Catarina Cisplatina Province In 1821, the Provincia Oriental del R o de la Plata present day Uruguay , was annexed by Brazil under the name of Prov ncia Cisplatina. Ceara 1822 Category Subdivisions of Brazil pt Prov ncias no Brasil ... more details
The Provinces of Venezuela were administrative divisions used from Venezuela s independence from Gran Colombia in 1830 to 1864, when the States of Venezuela were created. There were initially 11 provinces, with 3 created later, until in 1856 the Law of Territorial Division divided Venezuela into 21 provinces. Most of the provinces created at independence had previously existed in a similar form during the Spanish Empire, in some cases having been abolished during the Gran Colombia period. With the conclusion of the Federal War in 1863, a new constitution transformed the provinces into the States of Venezuela . At independence, 1830 Apure Province Barcelona Province Venezuela Barcelona Province created 1520, see also Barcelona Province Gran Colombia Barinas Province 1786 Carabobo Province Caracas Province 1527, during Spanish Empire also known as Venezuela Province Coro Province 1815 Cuman Province 1537, during Spanish Empire also known as Nueva Andalusia Province Guayana Province 1585 Maracaibo Province Venezuela Maracaibo Province 1830 Maracaibo Province Spanish Empire Maracaibo Province originally created 1676 see also Maracaibo Province Gran Colombia Margarita Province 1525 M rida Province Venezuela M rida Province 1811 see also M rida Province Spanish Empire M rida Province 1622 1676 Later Barquisimeto Province 1832, splitting from Carabobo Province Trujillo Province Venezuela Trujillo Province 1831, splitting from Maracaibo Province see also Trujillo Province Gran Colombia Aragua Province 1848, splitting from Caracas Province 1856 Law of Territorial Division divides Venezuela into 21 provinces, with the new provinces being Amazonas Province , Cojedes Province , Gu rico Province , Maturin Province , Portuguesa Province , T chira Province Yaracuy Province . 1860 Amazonas ... of Apure and Barinas provinces the merger was reversed in 1864 External links http www.statoids.com ... Provinces of Venezuela ... more details
Politics of Mozambique stack Image Mozambique Provinces numbered 300px.png thumb right 250px Provinces of Mozambique Mozambique is divided into 10 province s prov ncias and 1 capital city cidade with provincial status Cabo Delgado Province Gaza Province Inhambane Province Manica Province Maputo City Maputo Province Nampula Province Niassa Province Sofala Province Tete Province Zambezia Province See also Districts of Mozambique ISO 3166 2 MZ External links http www.statoids.com umz.html Provinces of Mozambique , Statoids.com MZ Provinces Articles on first level administrative divisions of African countries Category Provinces of Mozambique Category Subdivisions of Mozambique Category Lists of country subdivisions Mozambique, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Africa Mozambique 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Mozambique Category Mozambique related lists af Provinsies van Mosambiek bg bs Provincije u Mozambiku de Provinzen Mosambiks el es Organizaci n territorial de Mozambique eu Mozambikeren banaketa administratiboa gl Subdivisi ns de Mozambique ko it Suddivisioni del Mozambico he sw Mikoa ya Msumbiji nl Provincies van Mozambique ja pl Podzia administracyjny Mozambiku pt Prov ncias de Mo ambique ru sco Provinces o Mozambique fi Mosambikin maakunnat sv Mo ambiques provinser tr Mozambik in y netim b lgeleri zh ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2008 Politics of Burundi Burundi is divided into seventeen province s, each named after their respective Capital political capital . col begin width auto col 2 Bubanza Province Bubanza Bujumbura Mairie Province Bujumbura Mairie Bujumbura Rural Province Bujumbura Rural Bururi Province Bururi Cankuzo Province Cankuzo Cibitoke Province Cibitoke Gitega Province Gitega Karuzi Province Karuzi Kayanza Province Kayanza Kirundo Province Kirundo Makamba Province Makamba Muramvya Province Muramvya Muyinga Province Muyinga Mwaro Province Mwaro Ngozi Province Ngozi Rutana Province Rutana Ruyigi Province Ruyigi col 2 Provinces of Burundi Image Map col end See also Communes of Burundi Collines of Burundi Geography of Burundi List of Burundian provinces by area List of Burundian provinces by population List of Burundian provincial governors Ranked list of Burundian provinces ISO 3166 2 BI Articles on first level administrative divisions of African countries Provinces of Burundi Burundi topics Category Provinces of Burundi Category Subdivisions of Burundi Category Lists of country subdivisions Burundi, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Africa Burundi 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Burundi Category Burundi related lists Burundi geo stub be be x old bg de Provinzen Burundis es Organizaci n territorial de Burundi eo Provincoj de Burundo fr Subdivisions du Burundi ko it Province del Burundi hu Burundi tartom nyai nl Provincies van Burundi ja no Burundis provinser pl Podzia administracyjny Burundi pt Prov ncias do Burundi ro Subdiviziunile Burundiului ru fi Burundin provinssit sv Burundis provinser tg tr Burundi nin y netim b lgeleri zh ... more details
Province Mahajanga Province Toamasina Province Toliara Province The provinces were dissolved ... 2009 for the transition. But in the new constitution, adopted in 2010, six autonomous provinces are listed again. ref Art. 5 of the Constitution ref History The provinces were created in 1946, when .... Paris 1960. Pages 268 and 274. ref The same provinces continued to exist after the independence ..., departments and communes. The provinces were not mentioned in the law. After former president ... existing provinces were transformed to autonomous provinces . Before that, no constitution had stated ... provinces were created in 2000. The official motivation was to make Madagascar a decentralised federal ... from most of the provinces his party AREMA won the provincial elections 2000 in all provinces except ... provinces , although they nominally remain in place because they are included in the constitution. Rumours about the dissolution of the autonomous provinces had been around for some time, when ... a revised constitution without any provinces. The new Regions of Madagascar regions will become the highest ... . The communes were created in 1996. The existing provinces were not mentioned in the law. With former ... and specifically mention six autonomous provinces, divided into undefined regions and communes. The autonomous provinces, having the same names and territories as the already existing provinces, were ... in an AREMA majority in all provinces except Antananarivo. During the power struggle after the presidential elections in 2001, five of those provinces, whose governors supported Ratsiraka, declared themselves ... provinces have ceased to exist as such, and their dissolution is planned see below . In 2004, the regions ... originally proposed had become 22. Although they are subdivisions of the provinces, they are representatives .... In the 2007 Constitution the autonomous provinces have been removed. Instead, the regions ... provinces ISO 3166 2 MG Subdivisions of Madagascar Regions of Madagascar Districts of Madagascar ... more details
Politics of Gabon stack Provinces of Gabon Image Map Gabon is divided into nine province s capitals in parentheses Estuaire Province Estuaire Libreville Haut Ogoou Franceville Moyen Ogoou Lambar n Ngouni Mouila Nyanga Province Nyanga Tchibanga Ogoou Ivindo Makokou Ogoou Lolo Koulamoutou Ogoou Maritime Port Gentil Woleu Ntem Oyem These provinces are further divided into 37 Departments of Gabon departments . See also ISO 3166 2 GA Provinces of Gabon Articles on first level administrative divisions of African countries Gabon topics Category Provinces of Gabon Category Subdivisions of Gabon Category Lists of country subdivisions Gabon, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Africa Gabon 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Gabon Category Gabon related lists be x old bg de Provinzen von Gabun es Provincias de Gab n eu Gabonen banaketa administratiboa fr Provinces du Gabon ko it Province del Gabon he sw Mikoa ya Gabon lt Gabono provincijos nl Provincies van Gabon ja no Gabons provinser pl Podzia administracyjny Gabonu pt Prov ncias do Gab o ro Provinciile Gabonului ru fi Gabonin maakunnat sv Gabons provinser zh ... more details
Politics of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven province s singular oblast , plural oblasttar . The capital, Bishkek , is administratively an independent city shaar , as well as being the capital of Chuy Province . Osh also has shaar status Citation needed date June 2011 . stack Kyrgyzstan Provinces Image Map The provinces, with their capitals, are as follows Bishkek shaar Batken Province Batken Chuy Province Bishkek Jalal Abad Province Jalal Abad Naryn Province Naryn Osh Province Osh Talas Province Talas, Kyrgyzstan Talas Issyk Kul Province Karakol Osh shaar Each province is further divided into Raions of Kyrgyzstan raions districts , administered by government appointed officials. Rural communities aiyl okmotus consisting of up to twenty small settlements have their own elected mayor s and Local government councils . See also ISO 3166 2 KG Provinces of Kyrgyzstan Provincial seats of Kyrgyzstan Articles on first level administrative divisions of Asian countries Category Provinces of Kyrgyzstan Category Subdivisions of Kyrgyzstan Category Lists of country subdivisions Kyrgyzstan, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Asia Kyrgyzstan 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Kyrgyzstan Category Kyrgyzstan related lists Kyrgyzstan geo stub bg es Organizaci n territorial de Kirguist n eo Teritoria organizado de Kirgizio fr Subdivisions du Kirghizistan ko hy it Suddivisioni del Kirghizistan he ky la Oblasta Chirgisiae lt Kirgizijos sritys hu Kirgiziszt n k zigazgat sa nl Oblasten van Kirgizi ja uz Qirgiziston Hududiy bo linishi pl Podzia administracyjny Kirgistanu pt Subdivis es do Quirguist o ru sco Provinces o Kyrgyzstan sv Kirgizistans provinser tg tr K rg zistan n illeri uk ... more details
Laos is divided into provinces Lao alphabet Lao , khoeng , qwang or khoueng and 1 prefecture kampheng nakhon plus the Vientiane Capital city municipality , nakhon louang, or Na Kone Luang Vientiane . The special administrative zone , khet phiset Xaisomboun created in 1994 was dissolved on January 13 2006. ref http www.statoids.com ula.html Statoids ref Distribution of provincesProvinces of Laos Image Map Attopu Province Attapu Attapeu Bokeo Province Bokeo Borkeaw Bolikhamxai Bolikhamsai, Borlikumsai Champasak Province Champasak Champasack Houaphanh Province Houaphan Houaphanh, Huapun, Hoapang Khammouane Province Khammouan Khammuane Louang Namtha Province Louang Namtha Luang Prabang Province Louangphabang Luang Prabang Oudomxay Province Oudomxai Oudomxay Phongsaly Province Phongsali Phongsaly, Pongsalee Sainyabuli Province Sainyabuli Xaignabouli, Saiyabouly Salavan Province Salavan Saravan Savannakhet Province Savannakhet Sawangnekate Sekong Province Sekong Xekong Vientiane Prefecture and Vientiane Vientiane Capital municipality Vientiane Province Xiangkhouang Province ... provinces.png thumb Provinces of Laos 700px div style width 55 Attopu Province Attapu Attapeu Bokeo ... parts of Bolikhamxai, Vientiane, and Xiangkhoang provinces. In 2006 Xaisomboun special region was dissolved ... district was transferred to Xiengkhuang province. Further divisions The provinces are then subdivided into Districts of Laos district s muang and villages baan . Geography The provinces are grouped ... article http www.laos travel guide.com provinces of laos.html Provinces Of Laos Laos geo stub Provinces of Laos Articles on first level administrative divisions of Asian countries Category Provinces of Laos Category Subdivisions of Laos Category Lists of country subdivisions Laos, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Asia Laos 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces ... do Laos ru sco Provinces o Laos sv Laos provinser th ... more details
Image Provinces of Japan.svg thumb The provinces in Kamakura period to 1868 Before the modern Prefectures of Japan prefecture system was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni , country countries , usually known in English language English as provinces . ref Nussbaum, Louis Fr d ric. 2005 . Provinces and prefectures in Google books p2QnPijAEmEC Japan Encyclopedia , p. 780 page 780 n.b., Louis Fr d ric is pseudonym of Louis Fr d ric Nussbaum, see http dispatch.opac.ddb.de DB 4.1 PPN?PPN 128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File . ref Each province was divided into gun , districts of Japan district s earlier called k ri . The provinces were originally established ... of the sengoku daimyo . Under the rule of Toyotomi Hideyoshi , the provinces were totally replaced as administrative units by daimyo s fief s. In the Edo period , the fiefs became known as han . The provinces ... and rural prefectures ken . Provinces as part of the system of addresses were not abolished but, on the contrary, augmented. As of 1871, the number of prefectures was 304, while the number of provinces ... prefectures were not only very complicated, but also did not match those of the provinces. Prefectures ... total of 47 prefectures. Provinces are classified into Kinai within the capital , and seven or eight ... has been issued abolishing provinces. Provinces are nonetheless today considered obsolete, although ... of old provinces, they may be shared among several prefectures such as the original Adachi District ... of provinces of Japan Notes reflist References Nussbaum, Louis Fr d ric and K the Roth. 2005 . http ...?referer di&ht edition OCLC 58053128 External links Detailed maps of the provinces at different times ... archives Japan Old Province Category Old provinces of Japan cs Japonsk provincie de Provinzen Japans es Provincias de Jap n eo Provincoj de Japanio fr Provinces du Japon gl Provincia hist rica do ... ja pl Prowincje Japonii pt Prov ncias do Jap o ru simple Provinces of Japan sk ... more details
divisions of South American countries Panama topics DEFAULTSORT Provinces Of Panama Categories Category Provinces of Panama Category Subdivisions of Panama Category Lists of country subdivisions Panama, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of the Americas Panama 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Panama Category Panama related lists Panama geo stub Other languages ... de Panam eu Panamaren banaketa administratiboa fr Provinces du Panama hy ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2008 Politics of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is divided into 8 province s and 2 cities with provincial status class wikitable sortable Map key Province Capital 1 Bulawayo city 2 Harare city 3 Manicaland Mutare 4 Mashonaland Central Bindura 5 Mashonaland East Marondera 6 Mashonaland West Chinhoyi 7 Masvingo Province Masvingo 8 Matabeleland North Lupane 9 Matabeleland South Gwanda 10 Midlands Province Gweru colspan 3 Image Zimbabwe Provinces numbered 300px.png center See also Districts of Zimbabwe Municipalities of Zimbabwe List of provincial governors of Zimbabwe ISO 3166 2 ZW External links http www.statoids.com uzw.html statoid site ZW provinces Articles on first level administrative divisions of African countries Category Provinces of Zimbabwe Category Subdivisions of Zimbabwe Category Lists of country subdivisions Zimbabwe, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Africa Zimbabwe 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Zimbabwe Category Zimbabwe related lists af Provinsies van Zimbabwe be x old bg de Provinzen von Simbabwe es Organizaci n territorial de Zimbabue eu Zimbabweren banaketa administratiboa fr Provinces du Zimbabwe ko hy he mrj nl Provincies van Zimbabwe ja no Zimbabwes provinser pl Podzia administracyjny Zimbabwe pt Prov ncias do Zimbabwe ru fi Zimbabwen provinssit sv Zimbabwes provinser zh ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Until 1995 Ethiopia was divided into province s, further subdivided into awrajja s or districts. They were replaced by regions of Ethiopia regions and two chartered cities with the adoption of a 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia new constitution that year . Eritrea was an Ethiopian province until 1993. File Provinces Ethiopie.png left 450px caption From 1942 until 1995 the provinces of Ethiopia were table tr td align left valign top Arsi Province Arsi Bale Province, Ethiopia Bale Gondar Gamu Gofa Gojjam td td align left valign top Hararghe Illubabor Province Illubabor Kaffa Province, Ethiopia Kaffa Shewa Shoa td td align left valign top Sidamo Province Sidamo Tigray Province Tigray Welega Province Welega Wollo Province Wollo td tr table Older provinces, which are frequently used to indicate location within Ethiopia, include table tr td align left valign top Agame Agawmeder Amhara Province Amhara Dawaro Dembiya Enderta Province Enderta F t gar td td align left valign top Hadiya Ifat Province Ifat Lasta Province Lasta Menz Province Menz Qwara Province Qwara Semien province Semien td td align left valign top Tembien Tselemt Province Tselemt Tsegede Province Tsegede Wag province Wag Wegera td tr table First level administrative divisions of Ethiopia DEFAULTSORT Provinces Of Ethiopia Category Subdivisions of Ethiopia Category Provinces of Ethiopia Ethiopia geo stub es Provincias de Etiop a fr Provinces de l thiopie gl Provincias de Etiop a ... more details
Politics of Rwanda imagemap Image Rwanda Provinces 2006.png left 300px poly 211 66 216 74 223 76 230 102 262 85 306 169 296 177 277 166 247 178 241 188 209 179 193 160 176 155 172 127 167 123 140 119 131 107 153 84 174 84 189 74 204 79 Northern Province, Rwanda poly 348 11 343 18 368 73 392 84 405 95 407 109 426 140 420 198 439 230 426 263 428 281 412 294 398 286 387 298 376 294 370 299 346 278 330 278 328 285 298 288 286 302 277 302 260 288 252 283 241 279 252 228 283 219 292 227 298 221 296 214 299 209 299 204 307 200 303 180 307 170 283 117 286 111 281 109 264 82 273 82 284 73 286 60 321 28 324 14 Eastern Province, Rwanda poly 279 168 296 181 302 181 302 190 306 198 297 202 299 207 296 214 ... 281 109 276 139 267 166 253 179 203 Southern Province, Rwanda desc bottom left imagemap The Provinces ... of Rwanda Rwandan Government decided to establish new provinces in an attempt to address ... the Rwandan Genocide genocide . Second, the new provinces are more Multiethnic society multiethnic than the previous twelve, helping to weaken ethnic divisions. Finally, the new provinces will not have the associations the previous twelve did with events from the genocide. Until 2002, the provinces were called prefectures perefegitura . ref Cite web title Provinces of Rwanda work Statoids publisher ... Provinces Since January 1, 2006, the five provinces of Rwanda are Northern Province, Rwanda Northern ... Previous provinces Prior to 2006 the provinces were . Image Rwanda.geohive.gif thumb 300px left Subnational ... Rwanda redrawn to reflect compass , BBC News , 3 January 2006 Rwanda provinces Articles on first level administrative divisions of African countries Rwanda topics Category Provinces of Rwanda Category Subdivisions of Rwanda Category Lists of country subdivisions Rwanda, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Africa Rwanda 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces ... Ruandas es Provincias de Ruanda fr Provinces du Rwanda ko he rw Intara ... more details
Turkmenistan Provinces Image Map Politics of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is divided into five provinces or welayatlar singular Wilaya welayat and one capital city district her . class wikitable sortable bgcolor efefef Division ISO 3166 2 TM ISO 3166 2 Capital city Area ref Passport of Turkmenistan 1998 , National Institute of Statistics and Forecasting of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 1998 ru icon . ref Pop 2001 ref Social economic situation of Turkmenistan in 2001 , National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2002, pp. 68 69 ru icon . ref Key A gabat TM S Ashgabat convert 260 km2 sqmi abbr on 730,000 Ahal Province TM A Anau convert 97260 km2 sqmi abbr on 785,800 1 Balkan Province TM B Balkanabat convert 139300 km2 sqmi abbr on 479,500 2 Da oguz Province TM D Da oguz convert 73400 km2 sqmi abbr on 1,196,700 3 Lebap Province TM L T rkmenabat convert 93700 km2 sqmi abbr on 1,160,300 4 Mary Province TM M Mary, Turkmenistan Mary convert 87200 km2 sqmi abbr on 1,287,700 5 The heads of the provinces lang tk hyakim , the leader are appointed by the President of Turkmenistan Constitution of Turkmenistan , Articles 80 81 . See also Districts of Turkmenistan References reflist Turkmenistan geo stub Provinces of Turkmenistan Articles on first level administrative divisions of Asian countries Category Provinces of Turkmenistan Category Subdivisions of Turkmenistan Category Lists of country subdivisions Turkmenistan, Provinces Category Country subdivisions of Asia Turkmenistan 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Provinces, Turkmenistan Category Turkmenistan related lists bg ca Prov ncies del Turkmenistan es Organizaci n territorial de Turkmenist n eo Teritoria organizado de Turkmenio fr Provinces du Turkm nistan hi ko hy ... ru sco Provinces o Turkmenistan sv Turkmenistans provinser ... more details
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