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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.
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Cortland
Cortland, county, central New York state, U.S., located midway between the cities of Syracuse and Binghamton. It......
Coruña, A
A Coruña, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Galicia, northwestern Spain.......
Cotswold
Cotswold, district, administrative county of Gloucestershire, south-central England, in the eastern part of the......
county
county, internal territorial and administrative division in the United Kingdom, United States, and other English-speaking......
Covasna
Covasna, judeƫ (county), east-central Romania. The eastern Carpathian Mountains, including the Vrancei and Baraolt......
Coyoacán
Coyoacán, delegación (administrative subdivision), central Federal District, central Mexico. It is a large residential......
Cracow, Republic of
Republic of Cracow, tiny state that for the 31 years of its existence (1815–46) was the only remaining independent......
Craigavon
Craigavon, former district and borough (1973–2015) established from portions of the former counties of Antrim,......
Craven
Craven, district, administrative county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, England. The traditional......
Crawford
Crawford, county, northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., bordered to the west by Ohio. It consists of a hilly region......
Crete
Crete, island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea that is one of 13 administrative regions (periféreies) of Greece.......
Crewe and Nantwich
Crewe and Nantwich, former borough (district), Cheshire East unitary authority, historic county of Cheshire, northwestern......
Crimea
Crimea, autonomous republic, southern Ukraine. The republic is coterminous with the Crimean Peninsula, lying between......
Cross River
Cross River, state, southeastern Nigeria. What is now Cross River state was part of the former Eastern region until......
Croydon
Croydon, outer borough of London, England, on the southern edge of the metropolis. It is in the historic county......
Crozet Islands
Crozet Islands, archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, 1,500 miles (2,400 km) off the coast of Antarctica, administratively......
Csongrád
Csongrád, megye (county), southeastern Hungary. It is bordered by the counties of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok to the north......
Cuenca
Cuenca, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Castile–La Mancha, east-central......
Cumberland
Cumberland, county, south-central Pennsylvania, U.S. It consists of a hilly region in the Appalachian Ridge and......
Cumberland
Cumberland, county, southwestern New Jersey, U.S. It consists of a coastal lowland bounded by the Delaware River......
Cumberland
Cumberland, county, southwestern Maine, U.S. It largely consists of a coastal region, facing Casco Bay to the southeast,......
Cumbria
Cumbria, administrative county in the northwest of England. It comprises six districts: Allerdale, Eden, and South......
Curry
Curry, county, eastern New Mexico, U.S., a farming region in the High Plains, bordered on the east by Texas. It......
Cuu Long
Cuu Long, former tinh (province) of southern Vietnam. Located in the Mekong River delta region, it was created......
Cuvette
Cuvette, former région of northern Congo (Brazzaville), west-central Africa. Since 1997 it has been divided into......
Cyclades
Cyclades, group of about 30 islands, South Aegean (Modern Greek: Nótio Aigaío) periféreia (region), southeastern......
Cyrene
Cyrene, ancient Greek colony in Libya, founded c. 631 bce by a group of emigrants from the island of Thera in the......
Cáceres
Cáceres, provincia (province) of the Extremadura comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), western Spain, bordering......
Cádiz
Cádiz, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, southwestern Spain,......
César
César, departamento, northern Colombia, bounded on the northeast by Venezuela and on the southwest by the Magdalena......
Córdoba
Córdoba, provincia (province), central Argentina. From the Grande Mountains in the west, which rise to 9,462 feet......
Córdoba
Córdoba, provincia (province) in the northern section of the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia,......
Călărași
Călărași, județ (county), southwestern Romania. The county, consisting mostly of lowlands, was formed in 1981 from......
Dacorum
Dacorum, borough (district), administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, England. The borough, in the......
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, district, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu union territory, west-central India,......
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, union territory, western India, consisting of three noncontiguous districts—Dadra......
Dagestan
Dagestan, republic in southwestern Russia. Dagestan lies on the eastern end of the northern flank of the Greater......
Dalarna
Dalarna, län (county) and traditional landskap (province), central Sweden. It extends from the Norwegian border......
Daman and Diu
Daman and Diu, former union territory of India, which comprised two widely separated districts on the country’s......
Daqahliyyah, Al-
Al-Daqahliyyah, muḥāfaẓah (governorate), northeastern Nile River delta, Lower Egypt, bordering on the Mediterranean......
Darlington
Darlington, town and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Durham, northeastern England, bounded......
Darlington
Darlington, county, northeastern South Carolina, U.S. It lies for the most part on the rolling hills of the Coastal......
Dauphin
Dauphin, county, central Pennsylvania, U.S., bounded to the north by Mahantango Creek, to the west by the Susquehanna......
Delaware
Delaware, constituent state of the United States of America. The first of the original 13 states to ratify the......
Delaware
Delaware, county, south-central New York state, U.S., bordered by the Susquehanna River to the northwest and Pennsylvania......
Delaware
Delaware, county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., located southwest of Philadelphia and bounded to the east by......
Delta
Delta, state, southern Nigeria. It is bounded by Edo state to the north, Anambra state to the east, Rivers state......
Delta Amacuro
Delta Amacuro, estado (state), northeastern Venezuela. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the northeast, Guyana......
Denbighshire
Denbighshire, county of northern Wales extending inland from the Irish Sea coast. The present county of Denbighshire......
Derby
Derby, city and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Derbyshire, England. It lies along the River......
Derbyshire
Derbyshire, administrative, geographic, and historic county in the East Midlands of England. The landscape varies......
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales, district, administrative and historic county of Derbyshire, England. About half of the district......
Derry City and Strabane
Derry City and Strabane, district, northwestern Northern Ireland. It is bounded to the north by Lough Foyle, to......
Derwentside
Derwentside, former district, unitary authority and historic county of Durham, northeastern England, located in......
Devon
Devon, administrative, geographic, and historic county of England. It forms part of the South West (or Cornish)......
Dillon
Dillon, county, eastern South Carolina, U.S. It lies in a fertile tobacco-growing region of the Coastal Plain.......
Dolj
Dolj, județ (county), southwestern Romania, bounded on the south by Bulgaria. The Jiu and Teslui rivers drain the......
Dolnośląskie
Dolnośląskie, województwo (province), southwestern Poland. It was established in 1999 when the provinces of Poland......
Donegal
Donegal, most northerly county of Ireland, in the historic province of Ulster. The small village of Lifford in......
Dorchester
Dorchester, county, southeastern Maryland, U.S., bounded by the Choptank River to the north, Delaware to the east,......
Dorchester
Dorchester, county, southern South Carolina, U.S. The Edisto River forms the southwestern boundary, and the county......
Dorset
Dorset, administrative, geographic, and historic county of southwestern England. It is bordered by the English......
Douglas
Douglas, county, west-central Nevada, U.S., adjacent to the lower half of Lake Tahoe and the California border.......
Dover
Dover, district, eastern part of the administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England, on the Strait......
Down
Down, former district (1973–2015) within the former County Down, now part of Newry, Mourne and Down district, situated......
Drenthe
Drenthe, provincie (province), northeastern Netherlands. It extends westward from the German border, between the......
Dubai
Dubai, constituent emirate of the United Arab Emirates (formerly Trucial States or Trucial Oman). The second most......
Dublin
Dublin, geographic county in the province of Leinster, eastern Ireland. In 1994 it was replaced administratively......
Dudley
Dudley, metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Midlands, west-central England, at the western edge of......
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway, council area of southwestern Scotland whose coast borders the Solway Firth, the Irish Sea,......
Dumyāṭ
Dumyāṭ, muḥāfaẓah (governorate) in the Nile River delta, Lower Egypt, on the Mediterranean coast. It is bisected......
Durango
Durango, estado (state), north-central Mexico. It is bounded by the states of Chihuahua to the north, Coahuila......
Durham
Durham, unitary authority and geographic and historic county of northeastern England, on the North Sea coast. The......
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies, one of the overseas territories of the Netherlands until December 1949, now Indonesia. This......
Dutchess
Dutchess, county, southeastern New York state, U.S., bounded by Connecticut to the east and the Hudson River to......
Dâmbovița
Dâmbovița, județ (county), southern Romania. The Transylvanian Alps (Southern Carpathians) and the sub-Carpathians......
Désirade, La
La Désirade, island in the Lesser Antilles, eastern Caribbean Sea, and a dependency of Guadeloupe, an overseas......
Ealing
Ealing, outer borough of London, England, midway between central London and the western periphery of the metropolis.......
Easington
Easington, former district, unitary authority and historic county of Durham, northeastern England, that extends......
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire, council area, southwestern Scotland. It covers an undulating lowland in the north and west that......
East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire, district, administrative and historic county of Cambridgeshire, east-central England. It occupies......
East Devon
East Devon, district, administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern England. It is located in the southeastern......
East Dorset
East Dorset, district, administrative county of Dorset, southern England. It is located in the northeastern corner......
East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire, council area, west-central Scotland. East Dunbartonshire’s largest towns, Bearsden and Milngavie......
East Hampshire
East Hampshire, district, administrative and historic county of Hampshire, southern England. The district, a rural......
East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire, district, administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, southeastern England, at the......
East Java
East Java, propinsi (or provinsi; province), eastern Java, Indonesia. It is bounded by the province of Central......
East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan, propinsi (or provinsi; province), east-central Borneo, Indonesia. It is bounded by the East Malaysian......
East Lindsey
East Lindsey, district, administrative and historic county of Lincolnshire, east-central England. It is located......
East Lothian
East Lothian, council area and historic county, southeastern Scotland. It lies on the southern coast of the Firth......
East Malaysia
East Malaysia, component of the 13-state federation of Malaysia in Southeast Asia. It consists of the states of......
East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire, district, administrative and historic county of Northamptonshire, south-central England,......
East Nusa Tenggara
East Nusa Tenggara, propinsi (or provinsi; province) of Indonesia comprising islands in the eastern portion of......
East Prussia
East Prussia, former German province bounded, between World Wars I and II, north by the Baltic Sea, east by Lithuania,......
East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire, council area, west-central Scotland, just southwest of the city of Glasgow. It forms a part......
East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire, unitary authority and geographic county, historic county of Yorkshire, northeastern England.......
East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire, borough (district), administrative county of Staffordshire, central England. The borough’s......
East Sussex
East Sussex, administrative and geographic county of southeastern England, bordering the English Channel. The county’s......
East York
East York, former borough (1967–98), southeastern Ontario, Canada. In 1998 it amalgamated with the cities of North......
Eastbourne
Eastbourne, district and borough, administrative county of East Sussex, historic county of Sussex, southeastern......

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