A Political World Gazetteer

by John Knouse

This is an outline of the world's political divisions, organized by 1) continent; 2) area of continent if relevant; 3) nation; 4) national subdivision (province, state, department); 5) further subdivisions if they exist.

ASIA

Asia is the largest continent.

Asia Index

Afghanistan---Armenia---Azerbaijani---Al Bahrayn---Bangladesh---BharatBurma---Cambodia---China--- Chunghuo---Georgia---India---Iran---Iraq---Japan---Jordan---Kampuchea---Kazakhstan---Kirgizstan---Laos---Lebanon---Lubnan---Malaysia--- Muang Thai---Myanmar---Nihon---North Korea---Pakistan---Sakartvelo---Saudi Arabia---Singapore---South Korea---Syria---Tadzhikistan---Thailand---Turkey- --Turkmenistan---Al Urdun---Vietnam---

ASIA MINOR

 This designation includes nations of the Arabian Peninsula and the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Many of these nations speak Arabic and are Islamic.

AL BAHRAYN
English Language Name: Bahrain
Official Name:
Origin of Name:
Country Code:
Capital:
Origin of Capital Name:
Language:
Telephone Country Code: 973

IRAQ

Origin of Name: From a word meaning cliff or escarpment, referring to river bluffs along the Tigris River
Formerly Mesopotamia
Capital: Baghdad
Origin of Capital Name:
Telephone Country Code: 964

YISRA'EL

English Language Name: Israel

Origin of Name: From the ancient Hebrew, "He who contends with God"
Including all or part of the former Judea, Galilee
Capital: Tel Aviv
Official Language: Hebrew; English and Arabic also widely spoken
Telephone Country Code: 972

Mehoz:

  1. Ha Darom
  2. Ha Merkaz
  3. Ha Zafon
  4. Hefa
  5. Tel Aviv
  6. Yerushalayim

AL URDUN
English Language Name: Jordan
Origin of Name: After the River Urdun
Telephone Country Code:

Divisions:

  1. Amman
  2. Al Karak
  3. Irbid
  4. Ma'an

AL KUWAYT
English Language Name: Kuwait
Origin of Name:
Capital: Kuwait City
Origin of Capital Name:
Language: Arabic
Telephone Country Code: 965

LUBN N
English Language Name: Lebanon
Origin of Name:
Capital: Beirut
Origin of Capital Name:
Language:
Country Code:
Telephone Country Code:

Divisions:

  1. Al Biqa
  2. Jabal Lubnan
  3. Janub
  4. Ash Shamal

UM N
English Language Name: Oman
Origin of Name:
Capital:
Origin of Capital Name:
Language: Arabic
Country Code:
Telephone Country Code: 968

PALESTINE
As yet, Palestine is only a self-declared nation, with continued fighting and murders between
Israelis and Palestinians
Origin of Name:
Capital: Yerushalayim (Jerusalem)
Language: Arabic
Telephone Country Code:

QATAR
Capital:
Telephone Country Code: 974

AL 'ARAB YAH AS SU' D YAH
English Language Name: Saudi Arabia
Capital: Ar Riyad (Riyadh)
Official Language: Arabic
Telephone Country Code: 966

Divisions:

  1. 'As r: Abh
  2. Al Had d d ash Sham yah: Turayf
  3. Al Jawf: Al Jawf
  4. J z n: J z n
  5. Al Mad nah (Medina): Al Mad nah
  6. Makkah (Mecca): Makkah
  7. Najr n: Najr n
  8. Al Qa im: Buragdah
  9. Ar Riy d: Ar Riy d
  10. Ash Sharq yah: Ad Damm n
  11. Tab k Tab k

AL SURIYAH
English Language Name: Syria
Capital: Dimashq (Damascus)
Telephone Country Code:

Each division is named after its capital city:

  1. Dara
  2. Dayr az Zawr
  3. Dimashq
  4. Halab
  5. Hamah
  6. Hims
  7. Al Hasakah
  8. Id Lib
  9. Al Ladhiquiyah
  10. Al Qunaytirah
  11. Ar Raqqah
  12. As Suwayda
  13. Tartus
TšRKIYE (Turkey)
Most of nation occupies the Anatolian Peninsula
Origin of Name: After the Turks/Turkish people (an Altaic people); the name originates from the Chinese name given to a nation of nomadic Turkic peoples, T'u K e
Capital: Istanbul (formerly Constantinople)
Languages: Turkish
Telephone Country Code: 90

Iller (singular: Il):

  1. Adana: Adana
  2. Afyon: Afyon
  3. A ri: A ri
  4. Aksarag: Aksarag
  5. Amasya: Amasya
  6. Antalya: Antalya
  7. Artvia: Artvia
  8. Aydin: Aydin
  9. Balikesir: Balikesir
  10. Batman: Batman
  11. Bayburt: Bayburt
  12. Bilecik: Bilecik
  13. Bing”l: Bing”l
  14. Bitlis: Bitlis
  15. Bolu: Bolu
  16. Burdur: Burdur
  17. Bursa: Bursa
  18. €anakkale: €anakkale
  19. €ankiri: €ankiri
  20. €orum: €orum
  21. Crdu: Crdu
  22. Denizli: Denizli
  23. Diyorkbakir: Diyorkbakir
  24. Edirne: Edirne
  25. Elƒzi : Elƒzi
  26. Erzincan: Erzincan
  27. Erzurum: Erzurum
  28. Eski ehir: Eski ehir
  29. Gaziantep: Gaziantep
  30. Giresun: Giresun
  31. Gm hane: Gm hane
  32. Hakkƒri: Hakkƒri
  33. Hatay: Antakya
  34. I‡el: Mersin
  35. Istanbul: Istanbul
  36. Izmir: Izmir
  37. Karaman: Karaman
  38. Kars: Kars
  39. Kastamonu: Kastamonu
  40. Kayseri: Kayseri
  41. Kirikkale: Kirikkale
  42. Kirklareli: Kirklareli
  43. Kir ehir: Kir ehir
  44. Kocaeli: Izmit
  45. Konya: Konya
  46. Ktahya: Ktahya
  47. Ma la: Ma la
  48. Manisa: Manisa
  49. Mu : Mu
  50. Nev ehir: Nev ehir
  51. Rize: Rize
  52. Sakarya: Adapazari
  53. Samsun: Samsun
  54. anliurfa: anliurfa
  55. Siirt: Siirt
  56. irnak: irnak
  57. Sivas: Sivas
  58. Tekirdag: Tekirdag
  59. Tokat: Tokat
  60. Trabzon: Trabzon
  61. Tunceli: Tunceli
  62. Usak: Usak
  63. Van: Van
  64. Yozgat: Yozgat
  65. Zonguldak: Zonguldak
AL IM R T AL 'ARAB YAH AL MUTTAHIDAH (United Arab Emirates)
A confederation of emirate states, which are:
Telephone Country Code: 971

Emirates:

  1. Ajman: Ajman
  2. Dubayy (Dubai): Dubayy
  3. Al Fujayrah: Al Fujayrah
  4. Ra's al Khaymah: Ra's al Khaymah
  5. Ash Sh riqah: Ash Sh riqah
  6. Umm al Qaywayn: Umm al Qaywayn
  7. Ab Zaby (Abu Dhabi): Al Badj'ah
AL YAMAN (Yemen)
Capital: Balad yat 'Adan (Aden)
Telephone Country Code:

ASIA: SOUTH-CENTRAL

This designation includes nations of the Indian subcontinent and the mountainous areas of south- central Asia. It is roughly bounded by the Himalayas and Karakoram Mountains on the east and northeast, the Tigris River on the west, the Indian Ocean on the south, and the Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Caucasus Mountains on the Northwest. Many of these nations are Islamic.

AZERBAIJAN

Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or )
Origin of Name:
Capital: Baku
Language: Azerbaijani, also some Russian
Telephone Country Code:
HAYASTAN (Armenia)
Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or )
Origin of Name:
Capital: Jerevan (Yerevan)
Language: Armenian, also some Russian
Telephone Country Code: 374
SAKARTVELO (Georgia)
Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or )
Origin of Name:
Capital: Tbilisi
Language: Georgian, also Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian
Telephone Country Code: 995

TURKMENISTAN

Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR); one of the Turkic nations

Origin of Name: Nation of the Turkmen people
Capital: Ashgabat
Origin of Capital Name:
Language: Turkmen, also Russian and Uzbek
Telephone Country Code:

Velayati:

    Akhalskiy Velayat: Ashgabat (also national capital) Balkanskiy Velayat: Nebitdag Dashkhovuzskiy Velayat: Dashkhovuz Lebapskiy Velayat: Chardzhev Maryyskiy Velayat: Mary
    TAJIKISTAN
    Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or )
    Origin of Name: Nation of the Tajiki people
    Capital: Dushanbe
    Language: Tajik, also some Russian
    Telephone Country Code:
    KYRGYZSTAN (Kyrgizistan)
    Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or )
    Origin of Name: Nation of the Kyrgyz people
    Capital: Bishkek (formerly Frunze)
    Language: Kyrgyz (official) and Russian
    Telephone Country Code:

    Oblasti:

    1. Chuyskaya Oblast': Kara-Balta Dzalal-Abadskaya Oblast': Dzalal-Abad Issyk-Kul'skaya Oblast': Karakol Narynskaya Oblast': Naryn Oshkaya Oblast': Osh Talasskaya Oblast': Talas
      KAZAKHSTAN (Qazaqstan)
      Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or )
      Origin of Name: Nation of the Kazakh people
      Capital: Almaty
      Language: Kazakh and Russian
      Telephone Country Code

      Divisions:

      1. Akmola: Akmola Aktyubinsk: Aktyubinsk Almaty (Alma-Ata): Almaty Atyrau: Atyrau Karaganda: Karaganda Kokshetau: Kokshetau Kustanay: Kustanay Kzyl-Orda: Kzyl-Orda Mangistau: Aktau Pavlodar: Pavlodar Semipalatinsk: Semipalatinsk Severnyy Kazhakstan (Northern Kazakhstan): Petropavlask Taldykorgan: Taldykorgan Turgay: Arkalyk Vostochnyy Kazakhstan (Eastern Kazakhstan): Ust'-Kamenogorsk Yuzhnyy Kazakhstan (Southern Kazakhstan): Shymkent Zapadnyy Kazakhstan (Western Kazakhstan): Ural'sk Zhambyl: Zhambyl Zhezkazgan: Zhezkazgan
        UZBEKISTAN
        Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or )
        Origin of Name: Nation of the Uzbek people
        Capital: Tashkent
        Language: Uzbekh, also Russian and Tajiz
        Telephone Country Code:

        Respublika:

        1. Qoraqalpoghiston Respublika: Nukus

          Wiloyati:

          1. Andijon Wiloyati: Andijon Bukhoro Wiloyati: Bukhoro Forghona Wiloyati: Forghona Jizzakh Wiloyati: Jizzakh Khorazin Wiloyati: Urganeh Namangan Wiloyati: Namangan Nawoiy Wiloyati: Nawoiy Qashqadary Wiloyati: Qarshi Samarqand Wiloyati: Samarqand Sirdaryo Wiloyati: Guliston Surkhondaryo Wiloyati: Termiz Toshkent Wiloyati: Toshkent
            IRAN
            Formerly Persia
            Pronunciation: ee - RAHN
            Origin of Name:
            Capital: Tehran
            Telephone Country Code: 98

            Ost n:

            1. Ardab l: Ardab l rb yj n-Eb khtar : Or m yeh A rb yjan-e-Kh var : Tabr z B shehr: Bandar-e-B shehr Chak rmakall va Bakht rj: Shahr-e-Kord E fah n: E fah n F rs: Shir z G lan: Rasht Hamad n: Hamad n Hormozg n: Bandar-e-'Abb s l m: l m Kerm n: Kerm n Khor s n: Mashhad Kh zest n: Ahr z Kohk l šyeh va B yer Ahmadi: Y s j Kordest n: Samandaj Markaz : Ar k M zandar n: S r Semn n: Semn n S st n va Bal chest n: Z hed n Tehr n: Tehr n Yazd: Yazd Zanj n: Zanj n

            PAKISTAN
            Origin of Name: Nation of the Paki people
            Country Code: PK
            Capital: Islamabad
            Language: Pakistani
            Area: 796,095 square kilometers
            Telephone Country Code: 92

            Special Areas:

            1. Islamabad, Federal Capital Territory; 0.9
            2. Federally-Administered Tribal Area; 27.2

            Provinces:

            1. Balochistan (Baluchistan), 347.2: Quetta
            2. Jammu & Kashmir-includes territory occupied claimed by both Pakistan and Bharat.
            3. Northwest Frontier Province; 74.5
            4. Punjab; 205.3: Lahore
            5. Sindh; 104.9: Kar chi

            AFGHANISTAN
            Origin of Name: Nation of the Afghani people
            Country Code: AF
            Capital: Kabul
            Origin of Capital Name:
            Languages:
            Area: 652,225 square kilometers
            Telephone Country Code:

            Veliyat:

            2. Badakhshan (47.4): Faizabad
            3. Badghis (21.9): Kalainow
            4. Baghlan (17.1): Baghlan
            5. Balkh (12.6): Mazar-i-Sharif
            6. Bamian (17.4): Bamian
            7. Farah (47.8): Farah
            8. Fariab (22.3): Maymana
            9. Ghazni (23.4): Ghazni
            10. Ghor (38.7): Cheghcheran
            11. Helmand (61.8): Lashkargha
            12. Herat (61.3): Herat
            13. Jawzjan (25.5): Shiberghan
            14. Kabul (4.6): Kabul
            15. Kapesa (1981; 1.9): Mahmudraki
            16. Kunar (10.5): Asadabad
            17. Kunduz (7.8): Kunduz
            18. Laghman (7.2): Mehterlam
            19. Loghar (1981; 4.7): Pul-i-Alam (formerly in Baraiki Barak)
            20. Nangarhar (7.6): Jalalabad
            21. Neemroze (41.4): Zarang
            22. Paktia (9.6): Gardiz
            23. Paktika (19.3): Sheran
            24. Parwan (9.4): Sharikar
            25. Qandahar (47.7): Qandahar
            26. Samangan (15.5): Aibak
            27. Takhar (12.4): Talukan
            28. Uruzgan (29.3): Terincot
            29. Wardag (1981; 9.0): Maidanshar
            30. Zabul (17.3): Qalat

            BHARAT

            English Language Name: India
            Origin of Name: ; English name: After the Indus River
            Country Code: IN
            Capital: (New) Delhi
            Origin of Capital Name:
            Languages: English, Hindi, and ; a huge number of local languages are spoken
            Telephone Country Code: 91

            Pradesh (states):

            1. Andhra Pradesh: Hyderabad; 275.0
            2. Arunachal Pradesh (1987): Itanagar; 83.7
            3. Assam: Dispur; 78.4
            4. Bihar: Patna; 173.9
            5. Goa (1987): Panaji; 3.7
            6. Gujarat: Gandhinaga; 196.0
            7. Haryana: Chandigarh; 44.2
            8. Himachal Pradesh: Simla; 55.7
            9. Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar; 222.2 (part occupied by Pakistan)
            10. Karnataka: Bangalore; 191.8
            11. Kerala: Thiruvanan-thapuram (Trivandrum); 38.9
            12. Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal; 443.4
            13. Maharashtra: Mumbai (Bombay): 307.7
            14. Manipur: Imphal; 22.4
            15. Meghalaya: Shillong; 22.4
            16. Mizoram: Aizawl; 21.1
            17. Nagaland: Kohima; 16.6
            18. Orissa: Bhubaneswar; 155.7
            19. Punjab: Chandigarh; 50.4
            20. Rajasthan: Jaipur; 342.2
            21. Sikkim: Gangtok; 7.1
            22. Tamil Nadu: Channai (Madras); 130.1
            23. Tripura: Agartala; 10.5
            24. Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow; 294.4
            25. West Bengal: Kolkata (Calcutta); 88.8

            Territories:

            1. Andaman and Nicobar islands: Port Blair; 8.2
            2. Chandigarh: Chandigarh; 0.1
            3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli: Silvassa; 0.5
            4. Daman and Diu: Daman; 0.1
            5. Delhi: Delhi; 1.5
            6. Lakshadweep: Kavaratti; 0.03
            7. Pondicherry: Pondicherry; 0.5

            Index

            SRI LANKA

            Formerly called Ceylon
            Origin of Name: Sri is equivalent to honorable sir or lord; Lanka is the name of a deity
            Country Code:
            Capital: Colombo
            Origin of Capital Name: After Cristobal Colombo (Christopher Columbus)
            Languages: Sinhali, Tamil, English
            Telephone Country Code: 94

            Divisions:

            Index

            NEPAL

            Origin of Name:
            Country Code:
            Capital: Kathmandu
            Origin of Capital Name:
            Language: Nepali
            Telephone Country Code:

            Divisions:

            1. Far Western: Dipayal
            2. Mid Western: Surkhet
            3. Western: Pokhara
            4. Central: Kathmandu
            5. East: Dhankuta

            Index

            DRUK

            English Language Name: Bhutan
            Country Code:
            Origin of Name:
            Capital: Thimphu
            Origin of Capital Name:
            Language:
            Telephone Country Code:

            Index

            BANGLADESH

            Formerly East Pakistan
            Origin of Name: Bengal State (Land of the Vanga People)
            Capital: Dhaka (Dacca)
            Language: Bengali
            Telephone Country Code:

            Divisions:

            1. Barisal: Barisal
              1. Barguna
              2. Bhola
              3. Jhalakati
              4. Patuakhali
              5. Pirojpor
            2. Chittagong: Chittagong
              1. Banderban
              2. Brahmanbaria
              3. Chandpur
              4. Comilla
              5. Cox's Bazar
              6. Feni
              7. Khagrachari
              8. Maijdi
              9. Rangamati
            3. Dhaka: Dhaka
              1. Faridpur
              2. Gopalganj
              3. Jamalpar
              4. Kishorganj
              5. Madoripur
              6. Manikganj
              7. Munshiganj
              8. Mymensingh
              9. Narayanganj
              10. Narsingdi
              11. Netrakona
              12. Rajbari
              13. Sherpur
              14. Tangail
            4. Khulna: Khulna
              1. Bagherhat
              2. Chuadanga
              3. Jessore
              4. Jhenida
              5. Kushtia
              6. Magura
              7. Meherpar
              8. Narail
              9. Satkhira
            5. Rajshahi: Rajshahi
              1. Bogra
              2. Dinajpur
              3. Gaibandha
              4. Jaipurhat
              5. Kurigram
              6. Lalmanirhat
              7. Naogaon
              8. Nator
              9. Nawabganj
              10. Nilphamari
              11. Pabna
              12. Panchagorh
              13. Rangpur
              14. Sirajganj
              15. Thakurgaon
            6. Sylhet: Sylhet
              1. Habiganj
              2. Maulvi Bazar
              3. Sunamganj

              ASIA: EASTERN

              This designation includes nations of the Far East, primarily comprising peoples of the Mongoloid racial types. It is roughly bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the east, the Indian Ocean to the South, Russia to the north and north-west. This region contains about one-quarter of the world's total population.

              Index

              NIHON (or NIPPON)

              English Language Name: JAPAN
              Pronunciation: nee - HOHN
              Origin of Name:
              Country Code:
              Capital: Tokyo
              Origin of Capital Name: Japanese for "Eastern Capital"; formerly Edo
              Telephone Country Code: 81

              Divisions:

              1. Hokkaido Honshu Kyushu

              Index

              CHOS N-MINJUJUUI-INNIN-KONGHWAGUK (Choson-MIK or North Korea)
              Formerly part of a united Korea
              Origin of Name:
              Country Code:
              Capital: P'yongyang
              Origin of Capital Name:
              Telephone Country Code: 82

              Cities:

              1. Ch'onghin Si
              2. Kaes ng Si
              3. P'y ngyang Si

                Divisions:

                1. Chagang-Do: Kanggye
                2. Hamgyong-Namdo: Hamhong
                3. Hamgyong-Pukto: Ch'onghin?
                4. Hwanghae-Namdo: Haeju
                5. Hwanghae-Pukto: Sariwon
                6. Kangwon Do: Wonsan
                7. P'yongan-Namdo: P'yongyang?
                8. P'y ngan-Pukto: Sinoiju
                9. Yanggang-Do: Hyesan

                Index

                TAEHAN MIN'GUK

                English Language Name: South Korea
                Formerly part of a united Korea
                Origin of Name:
                Country Code:
                Capital: Seoul
                Origin of Capital Name:
                Language: Korean
                Telephone Country Code: 82

                Cities:

                1. Pusan Si
                2. S ul Si (Seoul)

                Divisions:

                1. Cheju-Do (island): Cheju
                2. Ch lla-Namdo: Kwangju
                3. Ch lla-Pukto: Ch nju
                4. Ch'ungch' ng-Namdo: Taej n
                5. Ch'ungch' ng-Pukto: Ch'ongju
                6. Kangwon-Do: Ch'unch' n
                7. Kyonggi-Do: Inch'on
                8. Kyongsang-Namdo: Masan
                9. Kyongsang-Pukto: Taeju

                Index

                PILIPINAS

                English Language Name: The Philippines
                Formerly 1) a Spanish colony, then 2) an American colony
                Origin of Name: After King Philip of Spain (name applied while still Prince Philip)
                Country Code:
                Capital: Manila
                Origin of Capital Name:
                Languages: English, Filipino, Tagalong, Maori
                Telephone Country Code: 63

                Divisions:

                1. Luzon
                2. Mindinao
                3. Sama

                Index

                MONGOL ARD ULS

                English Language Name: Mongolia
                Origin of Name: After the Mongol people
                Country Code:
                Capital: Ulaan Baatar
                Origin of Capital Name: Mongolian for "Red Hero," commemorating
                Telephone Country Code:

                Divisions:

                Index

                ZHUNGHUA RENMIN GONGHEGUO

                English Language Name: China
                Pronunciation: ZHOONG - gwah
                Origin of Name:
                Country Code: CN
                Capital: Beijing (Peking)
                Origin of Capital Name:
                Currency: Yuan; Renminbi; CNY
                Official Language: Mandarin; many, many local dialectss and languages spoken, Cantonese in Hong Kong
                Northeastern Chungkuo was formerly the independent nation of Manchukuo (Manchuria), comprising Fengtien, Heilungkiang, Khingan, Kirin, and Jehot; southwestern Chungkuo (Xizan Province) was formerly the independent nation of Tibet; Chungkuo also claims Taiwan
                Telephone Country Code: 86

                Independent Municipal Areas:

                1. Beijing
                2. Chongqing (Chungking)
                3. Shanghai
                4. Tianjin

                  Autonomous Regions:

                  1. Guangxi Zhuang
                  2. Nei Monggol (Outer Mongolia): Hohhot; the northern part was formerly part of Manchuria
                  3. Ningxia Huizu: Yinchuan
                  4. Xingjiang Uyguy: Urumgi
                  5. Xizan (Tibet): Lllasa

                    Special Administrative Regions:

                    1. Hong Kong
                    2. Macau

                      Provinces:

                      1. Anhui: Hefei
                      2. Fujian: Fuzhou
                      3. Gansu: Lanzhou
                      4. Guangdong: Guangzhou
                      5. Guizhou: Guiyang
                      6. Hainan: Haikou
                      7. Hebei: Shijiazhuang
                      8. Hailongjiang (Heilungkiang): Harbin; formerly part of Manchuria
                      9. Henan: Zhengzhou
                      10. Hubei: Wuhan
                      11. Hunan: Changsa
                      12. Jiangsu: Nanjing (Nanking)
                      13. Jiangxi: Nanchang
                      14. Jilin: Changchun; formerly part of Manchuria
                      15. Liaoning: Shenyang, Luda, Fushun; formerly part of Manchuria
                      16. Qinghai: Xining
                      17. Shaanxi: Xian
                      18. Shandong: Jinan, Qingdao
                      19. Shanxi: Taiyuan
                      20. Sichuan (Szechuan): Chengdu
                      21. Yunnan: Kunming
                      22. Zhejiang: Hangzhou

                      Index

                      TAIWAN

                      Formerly called Formosa ("beautiful") from the Spanish
                      Claimed by Chungkuo
                      Origin of Name:
                      Country Code:
                      Capital: Taipei
                      Origin of Capital Name:
                      Official Language: Mandarin
                      Telephone Country Code: 886

                      Index

                      SINGAPURA
                      English Language Name: Singapore
                      Formerly part of Malaya/Malaysia
                      Origin of Name:
                      Country Code: SG
                      Capital: Singapura (Singapore)
                      Telephone Country Code: 65

                      Index

                      VIET-NAM
                      Official Name: Viet-Nam Can-Chu Cong-Hoa
                      Origin of Name: Vietnamese for "South Land"
                      Country Code: VN
                      Capital: Hanoi
                      Origin of Capital Name:
                      Telephone Country Code: 84

                      Old Administrative Divisions (subdivided into current provinces):

                        TONKIN:

                      1. North Mountains and Midlands; 103.0
                        1. Bac Can (1997; formerly part of Bac Thai); 4.8
                        2. Bac Giang (1997; formerly part of Ha Bac); 3.8
                        3. Bac Ninh (1997; formerly part of Ha Bac); 0.8
                        4. Cao Bang; 8.4
                        5. Ha Giang; 7.8
                        6. Hoa Binh; 4.6
                        7. Lai Chau; 17.1
                        8. Lang Son; 8.2
                        9. Lao Cai; 8.0
                        10. Quang Ninh; 5.9
                        11. Son La; 14.2
                        12. Thai Nguyen (1997; formerly part of Bac Thai); 3.5
                        13. Tuyen Quang; 5.8
                        14. Vinh Phu; 4.8
                        15. Yen Bai; 6.8
                      2. Red River Delta; 12.5
                        1. Hai Hung; 2.6
                        2. Haiphong (City); 1.5
                        3. Ha Noi (City); 0.9
                        4. Ha Tay; 2.1
                        5. Nam Ha; 2.5
                        6. Ninh Binh; 1.4
                        7. Thai Binh; 1.5
                      3. North-Central Coast; 15.2
                        1. Ha Tinh; 6.1
                        2. Nghe An; 16.4
                        3. Quang Binh; 8.0
                        4. Quang Tri; 4.6
                        5. Thanh Hoa; 11.2
                        6. Thua Thien-Hu‚; 5.0

                        ANNAM:

                      4. South-Central Coast; 45.9
                        1. Binh Dinh; 6.1
                        2. Binh Thuan; 8.0
                        3. Khanh Hoa; 5.3
                        4. Ninh Thuan; 3.4
                        5. Phu Yen; 5.3
                        6. Quang Nam-Da Nang (Da Nang is City); 12.0
                        7. Quang Ngai; 5.9
                      5. Central Highlands; 55.7
                        1. Dac Lac; 19.8
                        2. Gia Lai; 15.7
                        3. Kon Tum; 9.9
                        4. Lam Dong; 10.2

                        COCHIN CHINA:

                      6. Northeast South; 23.5
                        1. Ba Ria-Vung Tau; 2.0
                        2. Dong Nai; 5.9
                        3. Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon); 2.1
                        4. Song Be; 9.5
                        5. Tay Ninh; 4.0
                      7. Mekong River Delta; 39.6
                        1. An Giang; 3.4
                        2. Ben Tre; 2.2
                        3. Can Tho (City); 3.0
                        4. Dong Thap; 3.3
                        5. Kien Giang; 6.2
                        6. Long An; 4.3
                        7. Minh Hai; 7.7
                        8. Soc Trang; 3.2
                        9. Tien Giang; 2.3
                        10. Tra Vinh; 2.4
                        11. Vinh Long; 1.5

                      Index

                      MUANG THAI
                      English Language Name: Thailand
                      Origin of Name: Thai for "Thai People"
                      Country Code: TH
                      Capital: Krung Thep (Bangkok)
                      Origin of Capital Name:
                      Telephone Country Code: 66

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                      LAOS
                      Origin of Name: After the Lao people
                      Country Code: LA
                      Capital: Vientiane
                      Origin of Capital Name:
                      Language: Laotian
                      Area: 236.8 thousand square kilometers
                      Telephone Country Code:

                      Divisions:

                      2. Vientiane (City; 3.9)
                      3. Special Region (7.1)
                      4. Attopu (10.3)
                      5. Bokeo (6.2)
                      6. Bolikhamsai (14.9)
                      7. Champasak (15.4)
                      8. Houaphanh (16.5)
                      9. Khammouane (16.3)
                      10. Luang Man Tha (9.3)
                      11. Luang Prabang (16.9)
                      12. Oudomxay (15.4)
                      13. Phongsali (16.3)
                      14. Saravan (10.7)
                      15. Savannakhet (21.8)
                      16. Sayabouri (16.4)
                      17. Sekong (7.7)
                      18. Vientiane (15.9)
                      19. Xiangkhouang (15.9)

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                      BURMA
                      Official Name: Union of Burma
                      Also known as Myan Mar or Myanma
                      Origin of name:
                      Country Code: MM
                      Capital: Yangon (Rangoon)
                      Origin of Capital Name: Burmese for "An End to Strife"
                      Telephone Country Code:

                      Divisions:

                      1. Arakan: Sittwe (Akyab)
                      2. Chin: Haka
                      3. Irrawaddy: Bassein (Pathein)
                      4. Kachin: Myitkyina
                      5. Kayah: Loikaw
                      6. Kayin
                      7. Magwe: Magwe
                      8. Mandalay: Mandalay
                      9. Mon: Moulmein
                      10. Pegu: Pegu
                      11. Sagaing: Sagaing
                      12. Shan: Taunggyi
                      13. Tenasserim: Tavoy
                      14. Yangon: Yangon (Rangoon)

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                      KAMPUCHÉA
                      Also known as Cambodia
                      Origin of Name:
                      Country Code: KH
                      Capital: Phnom Phen
                      Origin of Capital Name: Cambodian for "Penh Hill," Penh being a 14th-century Cambodian woman who came to live there, during which time a statue of the Buddha washed up on the foot of the hill during a flood, attracting pilgrims. Briefly the capital in the 15th century, then again in the 1800s
                      Currency: Riel; KHR
                      Telephone Country Code: 855

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                      MALAYSIA
                      Origin of Name: After the Malay people
                      Country Code: MY
                      Capital: Kuala Lumpur
                      Origin of Capital Name:
                      Languages:
                      Telephone Country Code: 60

                      States:

                      1. Johore: Johore Bahru
                      2. Kedah: Alor Star
                      3. Kelantan: Kota Bahru
                      4. Malacca: Malacca
                      5. Negri Sembilan: Seremban
                      6. Pahang: Kuantan
                      7. Penang: George Town
                      8. Perak: Ipoh
                      9. Perlis: Kangar
                      10. Sabah: Kota Kinabalu
                      11. Sarawak: Kuching
                      12. Selangor: Shah Alam
                      13. Trengganu: Kuala Trengganu

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                      INDONESIA
                      Origin of Name:
                      Country Code: ID
                      Capital: Jakarta
                      Origin of Capital Name:
                      Telephone Country Code: 62

                      Lesser Sunda Islands

                      1. Jawa (Java)
                      2. Irian Jaya
                      3. Moluku (Molucca)
                      4. Sumatera (Sumatra)
                      5. Sulawesi (Celebes)
                      6. Kalimantan (Borneo)
                      7. Moluku
                      8. Timor

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                      BRUNEI DARESSALAM
                      Origin of Name:
                      Country Code: BN
                      Capital:
                      Origin of Capital Name:
                      Language:
                      Telephone Country Code:

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                      TIMOR TIMUR
                      Origin of Name: Means "East Timor"
                      Country Code: TP
                      Capital: Dili
                      Origin of Capital Name:
                      Telephone Country Code:

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