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Countries with at least one autonomous area. This list of autonomous areas arranged by country gives an overview of autonomous areas of the world. An autonomous area is defined as an area of a country that has a degree of autonomy, or has freedom from an external authority.
Other examples of autonomous regions include the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China and the Cherokee Nation in the United States. There is also an example of Sri Lanka where the Sri Lankan Tamils asked for regional autonomy and the government declined it, leading to struggle by the Tamil community.
United States: North America: 476 2022 [4] 7.1 67 Maryland: State United States: North America: 470 2022 [4] 6.2 76 Eastern Province: Province Saudi Arabia: Asia: 460 2021 4.9 94 Arizona: State United States: North America: 459 2022 [4] 7.4 62 Minnesota: State United States: North America: 446 2022 [4] 5.7 78 Lombardy: Administrative Region ...
Under each region listed is one or more of the following: De facto state (de facto entity): for regions without diplomatic recognition but with de facto autonomy. [Proposed state: proposed name for a seceding sovereign state. Proposed autonomous area: for movements towards greater autonomy for an area but not outright secession.
The US economy varies in its biggest cities. Metro areas such as San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, and San Jose have particularly strong economies; Cleveland, Virginia Beach, and Providence are much ...
Economy of the United States by region and state (5 C) H. Economy of the Hudson Valley (8 C) N. Economy of New England (7 C, 2 P) This page was last edited on 29 ...
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.
Local government in the United States varies widely by state; some entities cross county and other boundaries. The US Census in 2012 counted 19,522 municipalities, 16,364 townships, 37,203 special districts, and 12,884 independent school districts which have active governments. [45]