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U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions. Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. [1] [2] The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used... for data collection and analysis", [3] and is the most commonly used classification system.
6 regions (régions) 15 sub-prefectures [am] 6 arrondissements [an] Dominica: Unitary 10 parishes: Dominican Republic: Unitary 31 provinces (provincias) 158 municipalities (municipios) 40+ municipal districts (distritos municipales) 1 National District (Distrito Nacional): Distrito Nacional: Ecuador: Unitary 24 provinces (provincias) 221 ...
Province in Canada is a loose analogy for state in the US, and obviously would create great confusion if the same word was used in two vastly different geographical classifications. As late as 1914, the terminology used by an AAG publication used the term "natural region" as the basic denomination of physiography.
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
Pages in category "Former regions and territories of the United States" The following 142 pages are in this category, out of 142 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Regions of North America. ... Geologic provinces of the United States (9 C, 14 P) Great Lakes region (U.S.) (4 C, 19 P)
This is one of a series of comprehensive lists of continents, countries, and first level administrative country subdivisions such as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial area. [1]
The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory. [1] [2]