States & Other Subdivisions, TER-VAL
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
Teruel, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Aragon, northeastern central Spain.......
Teschen, eastern European duchy centred on the town of Teschen (Cieszyn; q.v.) that was contested and then divided......
Test Valley, borough (district), administrative and historic county of Hampshire, southern England, occupying a......
Tewkesbury, borough (district), administrative county of Gloucestershire, south-central England, north of the city......
Texas, constituent state of the United States of America. It became the 28th state of the union in 1845. Texas......
Thanet, district, administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England, in the extreme northeast of......
Thasos, large, wooded island of the northernmost Aegean Sea, northeastern Greece. It constitutes a dímos (municipality)......
Three Rivers, district, administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, southeast England, in the southwestern......
Thurgau, canton, northeastern Switzerland. It is bordered on the north by Lake Constance (Bodensee), by the Rhine......
Thuringia, historic region and Land (state) of east-central Germany. Thuringia is surrounded by the German states......
Thurrock, seaport and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Essex, England. It occupies the north......
Tibet, historic region and autonomous region of China that is often called “the roof of the world.” It occupies......
Ticino, canton, southern Switzerland; wedge shaped, it protrudes into Italy to the west and south and is bounded......
Tierra del Fuego, provincia (province), far southern Argentina. It consists of the eastern half of the triangular......
Timbuktu, région, northern Mali, West Africa, bordering Mauritania on the northwest, Algeria on the northeast,......
Timiș, județ (county), southwestern Romania, bounded by Serbia on the southwest. The Western Carpathian Mountains......
Tioga, county, southern New York state, U.S., bordered by Pennsylvania to the south. It consists of a hilly upland......
Tioga, county, northern Pennsylvania, U.S., bordered by New York state to the north and Lycoming Creek to the southeast.......
Tipperary, geographic county in the province of Munster, south-central Ireland, occupying a broad strip of country......
Tirol, Bundesland (federal state), western Austria, consisting of North Tirol (Nordtirol) and East Tirol (Osttirol).......
Tlalpan, delegación (legation), central Distrito Federal (Federal District), central Mexico. At 1,425 feet (2,294......
Tlaxcala, estado (state), central Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Puebla to the northeast, east, and south,......
Tocantins, inland estado (state) of north-central Brazil. Tocantins is bounded by the states of Maranhão and Piauí......
Tochigi, ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, in the northern Kantō chihō (region). Utsunomiya, in south-central Tochigi,......
Tokelau, island territory of New Zealand, consisting of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean. Tokelau lies about......
Tokushima, prefecture (ken) and city, Shikoku, Japan, facing the Pacific Ocean. The prefecture is drained by the......
Tokyo, to (metropolis), in east-central Honshu, Japan. It is bordered by the ken (prefectures) of Saitama (north),......
Toledo, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Castile–La Mancha, south-central......
Tolima, departamento, central Colombia, extending from the Andean Cordillera (mountains) Central across the Magdalena......
Tolland, county, north-central Connecticut, U.S. It is bordered to the north by Massachusetts and consists of an......
Tolna, megye (county), south-central Hungary. It lies in the southern part of Transdanubia and borders the counties......
Tombali, region located in southern Guinea-Bissau. The Tombali River flows east-west in the western part of the......
Tompkins, county, west-central New York state, U.S., constituting a plateau region that rises to rugged hills in......
Tomsk, oblast (region), central Russia, in the basin of the middle Ob River, which bisects it. The terrain is flat......
Tonbridge and Malling, borough (district), administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England, on......
Torbay, unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Devon, southwestern England, on the English Channel......
Torfaen, county borough, historic county of Monmouthshire, southeastern Wales. Torfaen is centred on the urbanized......
Torrance, county, central New Mexico, U.S. It lies in the Basin and Range Province, with the western portion including......
Torridge, district in the northwestern part of the administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern England.......
Tottori, ken (prefecture), western Honshu, Japan, along the Sea of Japan (East Sea). The coastal plain is bounded......
Tower Hamlets, inner borough of London, England, extending eastward from the Tower of London and including most......
Toyama, ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It lies along the Sea of Japan (East Sea), and the coastal plain......
Trafford, metropolitan borough in the southwestern part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, northwestern......
Transcaucasia, small but densely populated region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains. It includes three independent......
history of Transcaucasia, history of the region from prehistoric times to the present. Food-gathering cultures......
Transkei, former republic (though never internationally recognized as such) and Bantustan in Southern Africa. It......
Transvaal, former province of South Africa. It occupied the northeastern part of the country. The Limpopo River......
Trentino–Alto Adige/Südtirol, autonomous regione (region), northern Italy, comprising the province (provinces)......
Tres de Febrero, partido (county), central Gran (Greater) Buenos Aires, eastern Argentina, immediately west of......
Trieste, city and capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia regione and of Trieste provincia, northeastern Italy, located......
Tripura, state of India. It is located in the northeastern part of the subcontinent. It is bordered to the north,......
Tristan da Cunha, island and group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between southern Africa......
Trujillo, estado (state), northwestern Venezuela. It is bounded on the west by Lake Maracaibo and by the states......
Tucumán, provincia (province), northwestern Argentina. It is the second smallest of the country’s provinces. The......
Tula, oblast (region), western Russia, in the Central Russian Upland. The oblast’s rolling hills, which are much......
Tulcea, județ (county), southeastern Romania. It is bounded on the north by Moldova and the eastward-draining Danube......
Turgay, region and former oblysy (administrative region), central Kazakhstan. The administrative unit was created......
Turks and Caicos Islands, overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the West Indies. It consists of two groups......
Tuscany, regione (region), west-central Italy. It lies along the Tyrrhenian and Ligurian seas and comprises the......
Tver, medieval principality located in the region northwest of Moscow and centring on the city of Tver and including......
Tver, oblast (region), western Russia. It extends from the morainic Valdai Hills in the southwest, across the broad,......
Tyne and Wear, metropolitan county in northeastern England. Named for its two main rivers, the Tyne and the Wear,......
Tynedale, former district, administrative and historic county of Northumberland, northern England, in the western......
Tyumen, oblast (region), central Russia, in the Ob-Irtysh Basin. In the extreme west the Ural Mountains attain......
Tyva, republic in south-central Siberia, Russia. Tyva borders northwestern Mongolia and occupies the basin of the......
Táchira, estado (state), western Venezuela. It is bounded on the west by Colombia, on the east by the Venezuelan......
Tōhoku, chihō (region), constituting the northern portion of Honshu, Japan. It is bordered to the west by the Sea......
T’ai-chung, former county (hsien, or xian), west-central Taiwan. Since 2010 it has been incorporated administratively......
T’ai-nan, former county (hsien, or xian), southwestern Taiwan. Since 2010 it has been incorporated administratively......
T’ai-tung, hsien (county), southeastern Taiwan. It is bordered by the hsiens of Hua-lien (north) and Kao-hsiung......
T’ao-yüan, former county (hsien, or xian), northern Taiwan. In 2014 it was combined administratively with the municipality......
U.S. state, first-order administrative unit of the United States, one of the 50 constituent political entities......
Udmurtiya, republic in west-central Russia. It lies partly in the basin of the middle Kama River, which flows along......
Ulster, county, southeastern New York state, U.S., bordered by the Hudson River to the east and the Catskill Mountains......
Ulster, one of the ancient provinces of Ireland and subsequently the northernmost of Ireland’s four traditional......
Ulyanovsk, oblast (region), western Russia. The oblast lies athwart the middle Volga River, which is there transformed......
Umbria, region, central Italy, including the provinces of Perugia and Terni. It lies roughly equidistant between......
Umm al-Quwain, constituent emirate of the United Arab Emirates, located on the Arabian Peninsula facing the Persian......
Union, county, northern South Carolina, U.S. It is bordered by the Pacolet River to the north, the Broad River......
Union, county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S., bounded by the Passaic River to the west, Newark Bay and Arthur Kill......
Union, county, northeastern New Mexico, U.S., bordered on the north by Colorado and on the east by Oklahoma and......
Union, county, central Pennsylvania, U.S., bounded by the West Branch Susquehanna River to the east and Penns Creek......
union territory, one of the first-order administrative units in the Republic of India. Union territories are governed,......
unitary state, a system of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized......
United Kingdom, island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. The United Kingdom comprises......
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United States Virgin Islands, organized unincorporated island territory of the United States, situated at the eastern......
Uppsala, län (county) in east-central Sweden. It lies between Mälaren (lake) on the south and the Gulf of Bothnia......
Uri, canton, central Switzerland, traversed by the steep-sided valleys of the Reuss River and its tributaries.......
Ust-Ordyn Buryat, former autonomous okrug (district), south-central Siberia, Russia. In 2008 the district was absorbed......
Utah, constituent state of the United States of America. Mountains, high plateaus, and deserts form most of its......
Utrecht, provincie, central Netherlands, the country’s smallest, with an area of 514 square miles (1,331 square......
Uttar Pradesh, the most populous and fourth largest state of India. It lies in the north-central part of the country.......
Uttarakhand, state of India, located in the northwestern part of the country. It is bordered to the northwest by......
Uttlesford, district, administrative and historic county of Essex, England. It occupies the northwestern corner......
Valais, canton, southern Switzerland. It borders Italy to the south and France to the west and is bounded by the......
Vale of Glamorgan, county, southern Wales, extending along the Bristol Channel coast west of Cardiff and lying......
Vale of White Horse, district, administrative county of Oxfordshire, historic county of Berkshire, England, lying......
Vale Royal, former borough (district), Cheshire West and Chester unitary authority, historic county of Cheshire,......
Valencia, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Valencia, eastern Spain. It......
Valencia, comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of eastern Spain. It encompasses the provincias (provinces)......