This is a list of FIPS 10-4

FIPS 10-4

The FIPS 10-4 standard, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, lists two-letter country codes that are used by the U.S. Government for geographical data processing in many publications, such as the CIA World Factbook. The standard is...

 region codes from J-L, using a standardized name format, and cross-linking to articles.

On September 2, 2008, FIPS 10-4 was one of ten standards withdrawn by NIST as a Federal Information Processing Standard. The list here is the last version of codes. For earlier versions, see link below.

JA: Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 

• JA01: Aichi Prefecture
  Aichi Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
  
  , Japan
• JA02: Akita Prefecture
  Akita Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.- History :The area of Akita has been created from the ancient provinces of Dewa and Mutsu....
  
  , Japan
• JA03: Aomori Prefecture
  Aomori Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
  
  , Japan
• JA04: Chiba Prefecture
  Chiba Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
  
  , Japan
• JA05: Ehime Prefecture
  Ehime Prefecture
  is a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. The capital is Matsuyama.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime prefecture was known as Iyo Province...
  
  , Japan
• JA06: Fukui Prefecture
  Fukui Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...
  
  , Japan
• JA07: Fukuoka Prefecture
  Fukuoka Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
  
  , Japan
• JA08: Fukushima Prefecture
  Fukushima Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
  
  , Japan
• JA09: Gifu Prefecture
  Gifu Prefecture
  is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...
  
  , Japan
• JA10: Gunma Prefecture
  Gunma Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...
  
  , Japan
• JA11: Hiroshima Prefecture
  Hiroshima Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...
  
  , Japan
• JA12: Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
• JA13: Hyōgo Prefecture
  Hyogo Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
  
  , Japan
• JA14: Ibaraki Prefecture
  Ibaraki Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...
  
  , Japan
• JA15: Ishikawa Prefecture
  Ishikawa Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...
  
  , Japan
• JA16: Iwate Prefecture
  Iwate Prefecture
  is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...
  
  , Japan
• JA17: Kagawa Prefecture
  Kagawa Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is Takamatsu.- History :Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province.For a brief period between August 1876 and December 1888, Kagawa was made a part of Ehime Prefecture.-Battle of Yashima:...
  
  , Japan
• JA18: Kagoshima Prefecture
  Kagoshima Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...
  
  , Japan
• JA19: Kanagawa Prefecture
  Kanagawa Prefecture
  is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
  
  , Japan
• JA20: Kōchi Prefecture
  Kochi Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku. The capital is the city of Kōchi.- History :Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as Tosa Province and was controlled by the Chosokabe clan in the Sengoku period and the Yamauchi family during the Edo period.- Geography...
  
  , Japan
• JA21: Kumamoto Prefecture
  Kumamoto Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...
  
  , Japan
• JA22: Kyōto Prefecture
  Kyoto Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
  
  , Japan
• JA23: Mie Prefecture
  Mie Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
  
  , Japan
• JA24: Miyagi Prefecture
  Miyagi Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...
  
  , Japan
• JA25: Miyazaki Prefecture
  Miyazaki Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Miyazaki.- History :Historically, after the Meiji Restoration, Hyūga Province was renamed Miyazaki Prefecture....
  
  , Japan
• JA26: Nagano Prefecture
  Nagano Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
  
  , Japan
• JA27: Nagasaki Prefecture
  Nagasaki Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki...
  
  , Japan
• JA28: Nara Prefecture
  Nara Prefecture
  is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
  
  , Japan
• JA29: Niigata Prefecture
  Niigata Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...
  
  , Japan
• JA30: Ōita Prefecture
  Oita Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Ōita.- History :Around the 6th century Kyushu consisted of four regions: Tsukushi-no-kuni 筑紫国, Hi-no-kuni 肥国, and Toyo no kuni...
  
  , Japan
• JA31: Okayama Prefecture
  Okayama Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...
  
  , Japan
• JA32: Ōsaka Prefecture
  Osaka Prefecture
  is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
  
  , Japan
• JA33: Saga Prefecture
  Saga Prefecture
  is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is a region famous for producing ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita...
  
  , Japan
• JA34: Saitama Prefecture
  Saitama Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
  
  , Japan
• JA35: Shiga Prefecture
  Shiga Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...
  
  , Japan
• JA36: Shimane Prefecture
  Shimane Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is Matsue. It is the second least populous prefecture in Japan, after its eastern neighbor Tottori. The prefecture has an area elongated from east to west facing the Chūgoku Mountain Range on the south side and to...
  
  , Japan
• JA37: Shizuoka Prefecture
  Shizuoka Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
  
  , Japan
• JA38: Tochigi Prefecture
  Tochigi Prefecture
  is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
  
  , Japan
• JA39: Tokushima Prefecture
  Tokushima Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is the city of Tokushima.- Tokushima Prefecture and Myodo Prefecture :Long ago, Tokushima City belonged to a region known as Myōdō-gun...
  
  , Japan
• JA40: Tōkyō Prefecture, Japan
• JA41: Tottori Prefecture
  Tottori Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region. The capital is the city of Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.- History :Before the Meiji Restoration, Tottori encompassed the old provinces of Hōki and Inaba...
  
  , Japan
• JA42: Toyama Prefecture
  Toyama Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources....
  
  , Japan
• JA43: Wakayama Prefecture
  Wakayama Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.- History :Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.- 1953 Wakayama Prefecture flood disaster :...
  
  , Japan
• JA44: Yamagata Prefecture
  Yamagata Prefecture
  -Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :...
  
  , Japan
• JA45: Yamaguchi Prefecture
  Yamaguchi Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, however, is Shimonoseki.- History :...
  
  , Japan
• JA46: Yamanashi Prefecture
  Yamanashi Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...
  
  , Japan
• JA47: Okinawa Prefecture
  Okinawa Prefecture
  is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
  
  , Japan

JM: Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

 

• JM01: Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
  Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
  Clarendon is a parish in Jamaica. It is located on the south of the island, roughly half-way between the island's eastern and western ends...
  
  
• JM02: Hanover Parish, Jamaica
  Hanover Parish, Jamaica
  Hanover , is a parish located on the northwestern tip of the island of Jamaica. It is a part of the county of Cornwall, bordered by St. James in the east, and Westmoreland in the south. With the exception of Kingston, it is the smallest parish on the island...
  
  
• JM04: Manchester Parish, Jamaica
  Manchester Parish, Jamaica
  The parish of Manchester is located in west-central Jamaica, in the county of Middlesex. Its capital, Mandeville, is a major business centre, and the only parish capital not located on the coast or on a major river. The Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley The parish of Manchester is located in...
  
  
• JM07: Portland Parish, Jamaica
  Portland Parish, Jamaica
  Portland, with its capital town Port Antonio, is a parish located on Jamaica's northeast coast. It is situated to the north of St Thomas, and the east of St Mary in Surrey county. It is one of the rural areas of Jamaica and is known for its great beaches....
  
  
• JM08: Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
  Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
  Saint Andrew is a parish, situated in the southeast of Jamaica in the county of Surrey. It lies north, west and east of Kingston, and stretches into the Blue Mountains and at the 2001 census had the highest population of all the parishes in Jamaica. The Right Excellent George William Gordon Saint...
  
  
• JM09: Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
  Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
  Saint Ann is the largest parish in Jamaica. It is situated on the north coast of the island, in the county of Middlesex, roughly halfway between the eastern and western ends of the island. It is often called 'the Garden Parish of Jamaica' on account of its natural beauty...
  
  
• JM10: Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
  Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
  St Catherine is a parish located in the south east of Jamaica. It is located in the county of Middlesex, and is one of the island's largest and most economically valued parish because of its many resources. It includes the first capital of Jamaica, Spanish Town, originally known as San Jago de la...
  
  
• JM11: Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
  Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
  St. Elizabeth, one of Jamaica's largest parishes, is located in the southwest of the island, in the county of Cornwall. Its capital, Black River, is located at the mouth of the Black River, the longest on the island.-History:...
  
  
• JM12: Saint James Parish, Jamaica
  Saint James Parish, Jamaica
  St James is a suburban parish, located on the north west end of the island of Jamaica. Its capital, Montego Bay, derived from the Spanish word Manteca because many wild hogs were found there from which they made lard. It was named publicly the second city of Jamaica, behind Kingston, in 1981....
  
  
• JM13: Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
  Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
  Saint Mary is a parish located in the northeast section of Jamaica. With a population of 115,000 it is one of Jamaica's smallest parishes, located in the county of Middlesex. Its chief town and capital is Port Maria, located on the coast. It is also the birthplace of established dancehall reggae...
  
  
• JM14: Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
  Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
  Saint Thomas is a suburban parish that is situated at the south eastern end of Jamaica, in the county of Surrey. It is the birth place of The right Honorable Paul Bogle, one of Jamaica's seven National Heroes...
  
  
• JM15: Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
  Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
  Trelawny is a parish in Cornwall County in northwest Jamaica. Its capital is Falmouth. It is bordered by the parishes of Saint Ann in the east, Saint James in the west, and Saint Elizabeth and Manchester in the south.-History:...
  
  
• JM16: Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
  Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
  Westmoreland is the westernmost parish in Jamaica, located on the south side of the island. It is situated to the south of Hanover, the southwest of Saint James, and the northwest of Saint Elizabeth, in the county of Cornwall. The chief town and capital is Savanna-la-Mar...
  
  
• JM17: Kingston Parish, Jamaica
  Kingston Parish, Jamaica
  Kingston is one of the 14 Parishes of Jamaica. Together with neighboring St. Andrew Parish, it makes up the consolidated administrative unit of Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation, or, informally the City of Kingston....
  
  

JO: Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

 

• JO02: Al Balqa' Governorate, Jordan
• JO09: Al Karak Governorate
  Karak Governorate
  Karak is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital. Its capital is Al Karak. It borders Madaba and the Capital Governorates to the north, Ma'an Governorate from the east, Tafilah Governorate from the south, and the Dead Sea form the west.-Ancient History:The...
  
  , Jordan
• JO12: Aţ Ţafīlah Governorate
  Tafilah Governorate
  Tafilah is one of the governorates of Jordan, located about 180 km south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital.Tafilah Governorate is bordered by Karak Governorate to the north, Ma'an Governorate to the east and south, Aqaba Governorate to the south, and by Israel to the west. The area of this...
  
  , Jordan
• JO15: Al Mafraq Governorate
  Mafraq Governorate
  Mafraq is one of the governorates of Jordan, located to the north-east of Amman, capital of Jordan. It has a population of 254,219 with a percentage of 4.5% of Jordan's population...
  
  , Jordan
• JO16: `Ammān Governorate
  Amman Governorate
  Officially known as Muhafazat al-Asima , Amman Governorate is one of the governorates - locally known as muhafazat - in Jordan. This governorate's capital is the City of Amman, It is also Jordan's capital...
  
  , Jordan
• JO17: Az Zarqā' Governorate
  Zarqa Governorate
  Zarqa Governorate is the third largest governorate in Jordan by population. The capital of Zarqa governorate is Zarqa City, which is the largest city in the governorate. It is located 25 km east of the Jordanian capital Amman...
  
  , Jordan
• JO18: Irbid Governorate
  Irbid Governorate
  Irbid or Irbed is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located north of Amman, Jordan's capital. The capital of the governorate of Irbid is the city of Irbid...
  
  , Jordan
• JO19: Ma`ān Governorate
  Ma'an Governorate
  Ma'an is one of the governorates of Jordan, it is located south of Amman, Jordan's capital. Its capital is the city of Ma'an. This governorate is the largest in the kingdom of Jordan by area.-History:...
  
  , Jordan
• JO20: 'Ājlūn Governorate, Jordan
• JO21: Al 'Aqabah Governorate
  Aqaba Governorate
  Aqaba is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south of Amman, capital of Jordan. Its capital is Aqaba. It is the fourth largest governorate in Jordan by area and is ranked 10th by population....
  
  , Jordan
• JO22: Jarash Governorate
  Jerash Governorate
  Jerash is one of the governorates of Jordan; it is located north of Amman, Jordan's capital. It carrys the name of its capital and largest city, Jerash City....
  
  , Jordan
• JO23: Mādabā Governorate
  Madaba Governorate
  Madaba, is one of the governorates of Jordan, it is located south west of Amman, capital of Jordan. Its capital is Madaba. The governorate is ranked eighth by population and by area in Jordan...
  
  , Jordan

KE: Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 

• KE01: Central Province, Kenya
• KE02: Coast Province, Kenya
• KE03: Eastern Province, Kenya
• KE05: Nairobi Area, Kenya
• KE06: North Eastern Province, Kenya
• KE07: Nyanza Province, Kenya
• KE08: Rift Valley Province, Kenya
  Rift Valley Province, Kenya
  Rift Valley Province of Kenya, bordering Uganda, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi.Rift Valley Province is the largest and one of the most economically important provinces in Kenya. It is dominated by the Great Rift Valley which passes through it and gives the...
  
  
• KE09: Western Province, Kenya

KG: Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...

 

• KG01: Bishkek City
  Bishkek
  Bishkek , formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and the largest city of Kyrgyzstan.Bishkek is also the administrative centre of Chuy Province which surrounds the city, even though the city itself is not part of the province but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzstan.The name is thought to...
  
  , Kyrgyzstan
• KG02: Chüy Province
  Chuy Province
  Chuy Province or Chui Province is the northernmost province of the Kyrgyz Republic. It is bounded on the north by Kazakhstan, and clockwise, Issyk Kul Province, Naryn Province, Jalal-Abad Province and Talas Province...
  
  , Kyrgyzstan
• KG03: Jalal-Abad Province
  Jalal-Abad Province
  Jalal-Abad Province, also known as Jalalabat , is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jalal-Abad. It is surrounded by Talas Province, Chui Province, Naryn Province, Osh Province and Uzbekistan. The Jalal-Abad Province was established on November 21, 1939...
  
  , Kyrgyzstan
• KG04: Naryn Province
  Naryn Province
  Naryn Province is the largest province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Naryn. The province was established on November 21, 1939 as Tien-Shan Province. On December 20, 1962 the province was dissolved, but on December 11, 1970 re-established again...
  
  , Kyrgyzstan
• KG06: Talas Province
  Talas Province
  Talas Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Talas. It is bordered on the west and north by Jambyl Province of Kazakhstan, on the east by Chui Province, on the south by Jalal-Abad Province and on the southwest by a finger of Uzbekistan. It is basically a U-shaped valley open to the...
  
  , Kyrgyzstan
• KG07: Ysyk-Köl Province, Kyrgyzstan
• KG08: Osh Province
  Osh Province
  Osh Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh. It is bounded by Jalal-Abad Province, Naryn Province, Xinjiang, China, Tajikistan, Batken Province and Uzbekistan.-Geography:...
  
  , Kyrgyzstan
• KG09: Batken Province
  Batken Province
  Batken Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Batken. It is bounded on the east by Osh Province, on the south, west and north by Tajikistan and on the northeast by Uzbekistan. The northern part of the province is part of the flat, agricultural Ferghana Valley...
  
  , Kyrgyzstan

KN: North Korea

North Korea

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

 

• KN01: Chagang Province, North Korea
• KN03: Hamgyong-namdo Province, North Korea
• KN06: Hwanghae-namdo Province, North Korea
• KN07: Hwanghae-bukto, North Korea
• KN08: Kaesŏng-si Municipality, North Korea
  Kaesong
  Kaesŏng is a city in North Hwanghae Province, southern North Korea , a former Directly Governed City, and the capital of Korea during the Koryo Dynasty. The city is near Kaesŏng Industrial Region and it contains the remains of the Manwoldae palace. It was formally named Songdo while it was the...
  
  
• KN09: Kangwŏn-do Province, North Korea
• KN11: P'yongan-bukto Province, North Korea
• KN12: P'yŏngyang-si Municipality, North Korea
  Pyongyang
  Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
  
  
• KN13: Yanggang-do Province, North Korea
• KN14: Namp'o-si Municipality, North Korea
  Nampo
  Namp'o is a city and seaport in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. It was a provincial-level Directly Governed City from 1980 to 2004, when it was designated a "Special City" and made a part of South P'yŏngan...
  
  
• KN15: P'yongan-namdo Province, North Korea
• KN17: Hamgyong-bukto Province, North Korea
• KN18: Najin Sonbong-si Municipality, North Korea

KR: Kiribati

Kiribati

Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...

 

• KR01: Gilbert Islands
  Gilbert Islands
  The Gilbert Islands are a chain of sixteen atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean. They are the main part of Republic of Kiribati and include Tarawa, the site of the country's capital and residence of almost half of the population.-Geography:The atolls and islands of the Gilbert Islands...
  
  , Kiribati
• KR02: Line Islands
  Line Islands
  The Line Islands, Teraina Islands or Equatorial Islands, is a chain of eleven atolls and low coral islands in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawaiian Islands, that stretches for 2,350 km in a northwest-southeast direction, making it one of the longest islands chains of the world...
  
  , Kiribati
• KR03: Phoenix Islands
  Phoenix Islands
  The Phoenix Islands are a group of eight atolls and two submerged coral reefs, lying in the central Pacific Ocean east of the Gilbert Islands and west of the Line Islands. They are a part of the Republic of Kiribati. During the late 1930s they became the site of the last attempted colonial...
  
  , Kiribati

KS: South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 

• KS01: Cheju Province, South Korea
  Jeju-do
  Jeju-do is the only special autonomous province of South Korea, situated on and coterminous with the country's largest island. Jeju-do lies in the Korea Strait, southwest of Jeollanam-do Province, of which it was a part before it became a separate province in 1946...
  
  
• KS03: Chŏlla-bukto Province, South Korea
  Jeollabuk-do
  Jeollabuk-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...
  
  
• KS05: Ch'ungch'ŏng buk-do Province, South Korea
  Chungcheongbuk-do
  Chungcheongbuk-do is a province in the centre of South Korea. It was formed in 1896 from the northeastern half of the former Chungcheong province...
  
  
• KS06: Kangwŏn-do Province, South Korea
  Gangwon-do (South Korea)
  Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour Kangwŏn formed a single province.-History:...
  
  
• KS10: Pusan Metropolitan City, South Korea
• KS11: Sŏul Special City, South Korea
  Seoul
  Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
  
  
• KS12: Inch'ŏn Metropolitan City, South Korea
  Incheon
  The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
  
  
• KS13: Kyŏnggi-do Province, South Korea
  Gyeonggi-do
  Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Suwon. Seoul—South Korea's largest city and national capital—is located in the heart of the province, but has been separately administered as a provincial-level special city since 1946...
  
  
• KS14: Kyŏngsang-bukto, South Korea
  Gyeongsangbuk-do
  Gyeongsangbuk-do or shortly Gyeongbuk is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office is...
  
  
• KS15: Taegu Metropolitan City, South Korea
• KS16: Chŏlla-namdo, South Korea
  Jeollanam-do
  Jeollanam-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Jeolla province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...
  
  
• KS17: Ch'ungch'ŏng-namdo Province, South Korea
  Chungcheongnam-do
  Chungcheongnam-do or Chungnam is a province in the west of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the south-western half of the former Chungcheong Province and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, thereafter becoming part of South Korea...
  
  
• KS18: Kwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea
• KS19: Taejŏn Metropolitan City, South Korea
• KS20: Kyŏngsang-namdo, South Korea
  Gyeongsangnam-do
  Gyeongsangnam-do is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Changwon. It contains the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. Located there is UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple that houses the Tripitaka Koreana and attracts many...
  
  
• KS21: Ulsan Metropolitan City, South Korea
  Ulsan
  Ulsan , officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north and the Sea of Japan to the east.Ulsan is the...
  
  

KU: Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

 

• KU02: Al `Āşimah Governorate, Kuwait
• KU04: Al Aḩmadī Governorate, Kuwait
• KU05: Al Jahrā' Governorate, Kuwait
• KU07: Al Farwānīyah Governorate, Kuwait
• KU08: Ḩawallī Governorate, Kuwait
• KU09: Mubārak al Kabīr Governorate, Kuwait

KZ: Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

 

• KZ01: Almaty Province
  Almaty Province
  Almaty is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taldykorgan, which has a population of 118,400. The province itself has 1,603,700 people.-Geography:...
  
  , Kazakhstan
• KZ02: Almaty City
  Almaty
  Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
  
  , Kazakhstan
• KZ03: Akmola Province
  Akmola Province
  Akmola Province is a centrally located province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The capital of the whole country, Astana, is enclosed in the province, but is politically separate from Akmola Province. The province's population is 748,300; Kokshetau's is 124,000. The area is 146,200...
  
  , Kazakhstan
• KZ04: Aktobe Province, Kazakhstan
• KZ05: Astana City
  Astana
  Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...
  
  , Kazakhstan
• KZ06: Atyrau Province
  Atyrau Province
  Atyrau Oblast is a province of Kazakhstan. It is situated in the west of the country around the northeast of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Atyrau, with a population of 142,500 people; the province itself has 480,000 people...
  
  , Kazakhstan
• KZ07: Batys Qazaqstan Province
  West Kazakhstan Province
  West Kazakhstan Province is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Oral , a city of about 200,000 inhabitants.-Geography:...
  
  , Kazakhstan
• KZ08: Baykonyr City, Kazakhstan
• KZ09: Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan
• KZ10: Ongtüstik Qazaqstan Province
  South Kazakhstan Province
  South Kazakhstan Province is the southernmost province of Kazakhstan, with a population of 2,282,500 people. Its capital is Shymkent, with 539,600 people. Other cities in South Kazakhstan include Turkestan, Sayram, Kentau, Arys, Shardara, Jetysu, Saryag'ash and Lenger...
  
  , Kazakhstan
• KZ11: Pavlodar Province, Kazakhstan
• KZ12: Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
• KZ13: Kostanay Province
  Kostanay Province
  Kostanay Province is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kostanay City. The population of the province is 900,300. Population living in Kostanay is 207,000 that makes 23 % of the population of province...
  
  , Kazakhstan
• KZ14: Kyzylorda Province, Kazakhstan
• KZ15: Shyghys Qazaqstan Province, Kazakhstan
• KZ16: Soltustik Qazaqstan Province, Kazakhstan
• KZ17: Jambyl Province, Kazakhstan

LA: Laos

Laos

Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

 

• LA01: Attapu Province, Laos
• LA02: Champasak Province, Laos
• LA03: Houaphan Province, Laos
• LA07: Oudômxai Province
  Oudomxai Province
  Oudomxay or Oudômxai is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country. The province capital is Muang Xai.-History:The province was created in 1976, when it was split off from Luang Prabang...
  
  , Laos
• LA13: Xaignabouli Province, Laos
• LA14: Xiangkhoang Province, Laos
• LA15: Khammouan Province, Laos
• LA16: Louang Namtha Province, Laos
• LA17: Louangphrabang Province, Laos
• LA18: Phôngsali Province, Laos
• LA19: Salavan Province, Laos
• LA20: Savannakhét Province, Laos
• LA22: Bokèo Province, Laos
• LA23: Bolikhamxai Province, Laos
• LA24: Viangchan Municipality, Laos
• LA25: Xaisômboun Special Zone, Laos
  Xaisomboun
  Xaisomboun was a special zone of Laos, located in the north of the country, near the capital Vientiane. The special zone was created 1994 with area split off from the provinces Vientiane, and Xiangkhoang...
  
  
• LA26: Xékong Province
  Xekong Province
  Sekong is a province of Laos, located in the south-east of the country.-Geography:Sekong was created in 1984, when it was split off from Salavan Province. It is bordered by Vietnam to the east, Attapeu Province to the south, Salavanh Province to the north, and Champasak Province to the west...
  
  , Laos
• LA27: Vientiane Province, Laos

LE: Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 

• LE04: Beirut Governorate
  Beirut Governorate
  The Governorate of Beirut is the only Lebanese governorate that consists of one districtand one city, Beirut, which is also its capital, and the capital of Lebanon....
  
  , Lebanon
• LE05: Mount Lebanon Governorate
  Mount Lebanon Governorate
  Mount Lebanon is one of the Governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is Baabda. The overwhelming majority of its population is Maronites, Greek Orthodox, and Melkite Greek Catholic Christians...
  
  , Lebanon
• LE06: South Governorate
  South Governorate
  South Governorate is one of the governorates of Lebanon. South Lebanon has a population of 500,000 inhabitants and an area of 2,000 km². The capital is Sidon. The lowest elevation is sea-level; the highest is 1,000 meters. The inhabitants are a mixture of Shiites, Sunnis, Orthodox,...
  
  , Lebanon
• LE07: Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon
• LE08: Beqaa Governorate
  Beqaa Governorate
  Beqaa is a governorate in Lebanon with a population of 750,000 inhabitants.-Geography:The Beqaa governorate covers an area of 4,429 km². Béqaa is the primary center of Lebanon's agriculture. The Beqaa governorate forms the main geographical extension of Lebanon and it lies between the Western...
  
  , Lebanon
• LE09: North Governorate
  North Governorate
  North Governorate is one of the governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is Tripoli.-Districts:The North Governorate is divided into districts, or aqdya...
  
  , Lebanon
• LE10: Aakkâr Governorate, Lebanon
• LE11: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon

LG: Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

 

• LG01: Aizkraukle District
  Aizkraukle District
  Aizkraukle District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme and Selonia regions, in the country's centre.Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.-References:...
  
  , Latvia
• LG02: Alūksne District
  Aluksne District
  Alūksne district was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east, from the capital city Riga...
  
  , Latvia
• LG03: Balvi District
  Balvi District
  Balvi District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east. It was organized into two cities and nineteen parishes, each with a local government authority...
  
  , Latvia
• LG04: Bauskas District, Latvia
• LG05: Cēsis District
  Cesis District
  Cēsis District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. It bordered the former districts of Valmiera and Valka to the north, Limbaži and Riga to the west, Gulbene to the east, Ogre and Madona to the south. It was organized into two...
  
  , Latvia
• LG06: Daugavpils Municipality
  Daugavpils
  Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some...
  
  , Latvia
• LG07: Daugavpils District
  Daugavpils District
  Daugavpils District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgalia region, in the country's south-east. It was organized into two cities and twenty one parishes, each with a local government authority...
  
  , Latvia
• LG08: Dobele District
  Dobele District
  Dobele District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Courland and Semigallia regions, in the country's centre. It was organized into two cities, a municipality and fifteen parishes, each with a local government authority...
  
  , Latvia
• LG09: Gulbene District
  Gulbene District
  Gulbene District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. It was organized into a city and thirteen parishes, each with a local government authority...
  
  , Latvia
• LG10: Jēkabpils District
  Jekabpils District
  Jēkabpils district was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east. It was organized into three cities and twenty one parishes, each with a local government authority. The main city in the district was Jēkabpils....
  
  , Latvia
• LG11: Jelgava Municipality
  Jelgava
  -Sports:The city's main football team, FK Jelgava, plays in the Latvian Higher League and won the 2009/2010 Latvian Football Cup.- Notable people :*August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein - linguist, folklorist, ethnographer...
  
  , Latvia
• LG12: Jelgava District
  Jelgava District
  Jelgava District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia region, in the country's centre. It was organized into a city, two municipalities and twelve parishes, each with a local government authority...
  
  , Latvia
• LG13: Jūrmala Municipality
  Jurmala
  Jūrmala is a city in Latvia, about 25 kilometers west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River...
  
  , Latvia
• LG14: Krāslava District
  Kraslava District
  Krāslava District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east. It was organized into two cities and twenty three parishes, each with a local government authority...
  
  , Latvia
• LG15: Kuldīga District
  Kuldiga District
  Kuldīga District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west. It was organized into a city and thirteen parishes, each with a local government authority. The main city in the district was Kuldīga....
  
  , Latvia
• LG16: Liepāja Municipality
  Liepaja
  Liepāja ; ), is a republican city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea directly at 21°E. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port...
  
  , Latvia
• LG17: Liepāja District
  Liepaja District
  Liepāja District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west.Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009....
  
  , Latvia
• LG18: Limbaži District
  Limbaži District
  Limbaži District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east, on the shore of the Baltic Sea. It bordered Estonia in the north, the former districts of Riga in the south and Valmiera in the east, and the Gulf of Riga in the west. It covered the...
  
  , Latvia
• LG19: Ludza District
  Ludza District
  Ludza District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east.Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.- Provinces and parishes of Ludza District :*Blonti parish...
  
  , Latvia
• LG20: Madona District
  Madona District
  Madona District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme and Latgale regions, in the country's east. Within the district is the highest point in Latvia - Gaiziņkalns. The district also bordered Latvia's largest lake, Lake Lubāns....
  
  , Latvia
• LG21: Ogre District
  Ogre District
  The Ogre District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the country's centre. It was situated about 37km east of the capital Riga...
  
  , Latvia
• LG22: Preiļi District
  Preili District
  Preiļi District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east. It bordered the former districts of Jēkabpils, Madona, Rēzekne, Krāslava and Daugavpils....
  
  , Latvia
• LG23: Rēzekne Municipality
  Rezekne
  In the 19th century, the population of Rēzekne was 2/3 Jewish. As a result of the Pale of Settlement many Jews settled in Latgalia and were confined to the cities. The remainder of the population included Poles, Germans, Russians, and an extreme minority of native Latgalians...
  
  , Latvia
• LG24: Rēzekne District
  Rezekne District
  Rēzekne District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east.Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.-Cities:*Rēzekne*Viļāni...
  
  , Latvia
• LG25: Riga Municipality
  Riga
  Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
  
  , Latvia
• LG26: Riga District
  Riga District
  Riga District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the centre of the country. The district had the two cities of Riga and Jūrmala with the Gulf of Riga to the north. Beginning from the west and counterclockwise to the east, Riga District had...
  
  , Latvia
• LG27: Saldus District
  Saldus District
  Saldus District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west.Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.-Cities and parishes:*Saldus city*Brocēni town*Ezeres parish...
  
  , Latvia
• LG28: Talsi District
  Talsi District
  Talsi District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west. It was one of the former 26 rural districts of Latvia and it consisted of 20 local communities.These included three towns:...
  
  , Latvia
• LG29: Tukums District
  Tukums District
  Tukums District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west.Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009....
  
  , Latvia
• LG30: Valka District
  Valka District
  Valka district was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. The district's area was 2441 km2. The population was 31,314 inhabitants in 2008.The district contained 4 towns and 17 parishes...
  
  , Latvia
• LG31: Valmiera District
  Valmiera District
  The Valmiera district was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. Its administrative center was Valmiera. It bordered Estonia to the north and the former districts of Limbaži to the west, Valka to the east and Cēsis to the south...
  
  , Latvia
• LG32: Ventspils Municipality
  Ventspils
  Ventspils is a city in northwestern Latvia in the Courland historical region of Latvia, the sixth largest city in the country. As of 2006, Ventspils had a population of 43,806. Ventspils is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port...
  
  , Latvia
• LG33: Ventspils District
  Ventspils District
  The Ventspils District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west.The district consisted of 11 parishes - Ance, Jūrkalne, Pope, Puze, Targale, Ugale, Usma, Uzava, Varve, Ziras, Zlekas parish and Piltene town's rural territory.Districts were...
  
  , Latvia

LH: Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

 

• LH56: Alytus County
  Alytus County
  Alytus County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the southernmost county, and its capital is the city of Alytus. Its territory lies within the ethnographic region of Dzūkija...
  
  , Lithuania
• LH57: Kaunas County
  Kaunas County
  Kaunas County is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas...
  
  , Lithuania
• LH58: Klaipėda County
  Klaipeda County
  Klaipėda County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It lies in the west of the country and is the only county to have a coastline. Its capital is Klaipėda...
  
  , Lithuania
• LH59: Marijampolė County
  Marijampole County
  Marijampolė County is one of the ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the south of the country in the historical Suvalkija region, and its capital is the town Marijampolė...
  
  , Lithuania
• LH60: Panevėžys County
  Panevežys County
  Panevėžys County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the north-east of the country, and its capital is Panevėžys. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Panevėžys County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.- History :Historical documents...
  
  , Lithuania
• LH61: Šiauliai County
  Šiauliai County
  Šiauliai County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the north of the country, and its capital is Šiauliai...
  
  , Lithuania
• LH62: Tauragė County
  Taurage County
  Tauragė County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the west of the country, and its capital is Tauragė...
  
  , Lithuania
• LH63: Telšiai County
  Telšiai County
  Telšiai County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the west of the country, and its capital is Telšiai...
  
  , Lithuania
• LH64: Utena County
  Utena County
  Utena County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the most sparsely-populated county in Lithuania. The capital and the largest city in the county is Utena, which is located from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania...
  
  , Lithuania
• LH65: Vilnius County
  Vilnius County
  Vilnius County is the largest of the 10 counties of Lithuania, located in the east of the country around the city Vilnius. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Vilnius County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.-History:Until the Partitions of...
  
  , Lithuania

LI: Liberia

Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

 

• LI01: Bong County
  Bong County
  Bong is a county in the north-central portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has twelve districts. Gbarnga serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring...
  
  , Liberia
• LI09: Nimba County
  Nimba County
  Nimba is a county in the north-central portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six districts. Sanniquellie serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring , the largest in the nation...
  
  , Liberia
• LI10: Sinoe County
  Sinoe County
  Sinoe is one of Liberia's 15 counties and it has 17 districts. Greenville is the county's capital.As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 104,932, making it one of the least populous counties in Liberia....
  
  , Liberia
• LI11: Grand Bassa County
  Grand Bassa County
  Grand Bassa is a county in the west-central portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has eight districts. Buchanan serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring...
  
  , Liberia
• LI12: Grand Cape Mount County
  Grand Cape Mount County
  Grand Cape Mount is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has five districts. Robertsport serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring...
  
  , Liberia
• LI13: Maryland County
  Maryland County
  Maryland County is a county in the southeastern portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has two districts. Harper serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring...
  
  , Liberia
• LI14: Montserrado County
  Montserrado County
  Montserrado County is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has four districts. Bensonville serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring , the smallest...
  
  , Liberia
• LI15: Bomi County
  Bomi County
  Bomi is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has four districts. Tubmanburg serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring . As of the 2008 Census, it...
  
  , Liberia
• LI16: Grand Kru County
  Grand Kru County
  Grand Kru is a county in the southeastern portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has eighteen districts. Created in 1984, Barclayville serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring...
  
  , Liberia
• LI17: Margibi County
  Margibi County
  Margibi is a county on the north to central coast of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has four districts. Kakata serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring...
  
  , Liberia
• LI18: River Cess County
  River Cess County
  River Cess is a county in the south-central portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six districts. Cesstos City serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring...
  
  , Liberia
• LI19: Grand Gedeh County
  Grand Gedeh County
  Grand Gedeh is a county in the eastern portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has three districts. Zwedru serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring...
  
  , Liberia
• LI20: Lofa County
  Lofa County
  Lofa is a county in the northernmost portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six districts. Voinjama serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring...
  
  , Liberia
• LI21: Gbarpolu County
  Gbarpolu County
  Gbarpolu is a county in the northern portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six districts. Bopulu serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring...
  
  , Liberia
• LI22: River Gee County
  River Gee County
  River Gee is a county in the southern portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six districts. Fish Town serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring...
  
  , Liberia

LO: Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 

• LO01: Banská Bystrica Region
  Banská Bystrica Region
  The Banská Bystrica Region is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe.-Geography:It is located in the central part of Slovakia and has an area of 9,455 km². The region is prevailingly mountains, with several ranges within the area. The highest of them are the Low Tatras...
  
  , Slovakia
• LO02: Bratislava Region
  Bratislava Region
  The Bratislava Region is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. Its capital is Bratislava. It is the smallest of the eight regions of Slovakia.-Geography:...
  
  , Slovakia
• LO03: Košice Region
  Košice Region
  The Košice Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in the southern part of eastern Slovakia and covers an area of 6,752 km²...
  
  , Slovakia
• LO04: Nitra Region
  Nitra Region
  The Nitra Region is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia.-Geography:This region with a long history is situated in the southwest of Slovakia, mostly in the eastern part of the Danubian Lowland. It is divided into two sub-units: the Danubian Flat in the south-west, with eastern part of the...
  
  , Slovakia
• LO05: Prešov Region
  Prešov Region
  The Prešov Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 13 districts.-Geography:It is located in north-eastern Slovakia and has an area of 8,975 km². The region has diverse types of landscapes occurring in Slovakia, but mostly highlands and hilly lands dominate the...
  
  , Slovakia
• LO06: Trenčín Region
  Trencín Region
  The Trenčín Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 9 districts .-Geography:It is located in the north-western Slovakia, has an area of 4,502 km² and a population of 600,386 . The Danubian Lowland reaches the region to Nové Mesto nad Váhom and Partizánske areas...
  
  , Slovakia
• LO07: Trnava Region
  Trnava Region
  The Trnava Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions.-Geography:It is located in the middlewest part of Slovakia and forms a territorial band between the Bratislava Region and the rest of Slovakia, between Austrian and Czech borders in the north and Hungarian border in the south...
  
  , Slovakia
• LO08: Žilina Region
  Žilina Region
  The Žilina Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in northern Slovakia and has an area of 6,804 km² and a population of 694,763 . The whole area is mountainous, belonging to the Western Carpathians...
  
  , Slovakia

LS: Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

 

• LS01: Balzers Commune, Liechtenstein
  Balzers
  Balzers is a village and community located in southern Liechtenstein. As of the 2005 census, the community has a total population of 4,420. The main part of the village is situated along the east bank of the Rhine.- History and Culture :...
  
  
• LS02: Eschen Commune, Liechtenstein
  Eschen
  Eschen is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. As of 2005 it has a population of 4,150, and covers an area of 10.3 km². It is the fourth largest city in Liechtenstein.-External links:*...
  
  
• LS03: Gamprin Commune, Liechtenstein
  Gamprin
  -Overview:It contains Bendern which is among the most historic of Liechtenstein's communities. Lower Country men swore allegiance to the Prince in 1699 at Bendern. The community of Bendern also had ecclesiastical relevance going back to in least the fifteenth century. They have a church dedicated...
  
  
• LS04: Mauren Commune, Liechtenstein
  Mauren
  -History:It was first called "Muron" in documents from 1178. It has a memorial to the Liechtenstein educator and historian Peter Kaiser .-External links:**...
  
  
• LS05: Planken Commune, Liechtenstein
  Planken
  Planken is the least populated of Liechtenstein's municipalities. The entire community of Planken is estimated to have 366 people.-History:Its name is said to derive from a Latin word for rising meadows. Its most notable structure is an eighteenth-century chapel that was redesigned in 1955 under...
  
  
• LS06: Ruggell Commune, Liechtenstein
  Ruggell
  Ruggell is the most northerly and low lying of the Liechtenstein communities/municipalities, with population of 1,932 in 2007.-Overview:The name is said to be from the Latin for "clearing the land." Most known for conservation areas and the historic St...
  
  
• LS07: Schaan Commune, Liechtenstein
  Schaan
  Schaan is the largest municipality of Liechtenstein. It is located to the north of Vaduz, the capital, in the central part of the country. As of 2005 it has a population of making it the largest administrative district in Liechtenstein, and covers an area of 26.8 km², including mountains and...
  
  
• LS08: Schellenberg Commune, Liechtenstein
  Schellenberg
  Schellenberg is a municipality in the lowland area of Liechtenstein, on the banks of the Rhine. , it has a population of 952 and covers an area of .-Early history:...
  
  
• LS09: Triesen Commune, Liechtenstein
  Triesen
  Triesen is the third largest of Liechtenstein's municipalities. It contains several historic churches dating from the fifteenth century. It also has a weaving mill from 1863 that's considered a historical monument. The population is around 4,600....
  
  
• LS10: Triesenberg Commune, Liechtenstein
  Triesenberg
  Triesenberg is a municipality in Liechtenstein with a population of 2,564. Its area of 30 square kilometers makes it the largest municipality in Liechtenstein. The center of the municipality rests at an elevation of 884-1,000 metres.-History:...
  
  
• LS11: Vaduz Commune, Liechtenstein
  Vaduz
  Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the national parliament. The town, located along the Rhine, has about 5,100 inhabitants , most of whom are Roman Catholic. Its cathedral is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop....
  
  

LT: Lesotho

Lesotho

Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...

 

• LT10: Berea District
  Berea District
  -References:...
  
  , Lesotho
• LT11: Butha-Buthe District
  Butha-Buthe District
  Butha-Buthe is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 1,767 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 109,529. Butha-Buthe is the capital or camptown, and only town in the district.-Geography:...
  
  , Lesotho
• LT12: Leribe District
  Leribe District
  Leribè is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 2,828 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 298,352. Hlotse is the capital or camptown of the district. The district has one additional town, namely Maputsoe and Matukeng.-Geography:...
  
  , Lesotho
• LT13: Mafeteng District
  Mafeteng District
  Mafeteng is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 2,119 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 193,682. Mafeteng is the capital or camptown, and only town in the district.-Geography:...
  
  , Lesotho
• LT14: Maseru District
  Maseru District
  Maseru is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 4,279 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 429,823. Maseru is also the name of the district's capital, and is the only city in the district. Additionally it is the capital of the country. It is the largest urban area in the country,...
  
  , Lesotho
• LT15: Mohale's Hoek District
  Mohale's Hoek District
  Mohale's Hoek is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 3,530 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 174,924. Mohale's Hoek is the capital city or camptown, and only town in the district.-Geography:...
  
  , Lesotho
• LT16: Mokhotlong District
  Mokhotlong District
  Mokhotlong district is a district of Lesotho. It includes the highest terrain in the Maloti Range and the source of the Senqu River, Lesotho’s primary watershed. It has an area of 4,075 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 96,340. It is one of the poorest and most remote areas of...
  
  , Lesotho
• LT17: Qacha's Nek District
  Qacha's Nek District
  Qacha's Nek is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 2,349 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 71,876. Qacha's Nek is the capital or camptown, and only town in the district.-Geography:...
  
  , Lesotho
• LT18: Quthing District
  Quthing District
  Quthing is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 2,916 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 120,502. Quthing, also known as Moyeni, is the capital of the district or camptown, and the only town in the district...
  
  , Lesotho
• LT19: Thaba-Tseka District
  Thaba-Tseka District
  Thaba-Tseka is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 4,270 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 129,137. Thaba-Tseka is also the name of the district's capital or camptown, which is the only town in the district.-Geography:...
  
  , Lesotho

LU: Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

 

• LU01: Diekirch District, Luxembourg
  Diekirch (district)
  The District of Diekirch is one of three districts of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It contains 5 cantons divided into 43 communes:#Clervaux#*Clervaux#*Consthum#*Heinerscheid#*Hosingen#*Munshausen#*Troisvierges#*Weiswampach#*Wincrange#Diekirch...
  
  
• LU02: Grevenmacher District, Luxembourg
  Grevenmacher (district)
  The District of Grevenmacher is one of three districts of Luxembourg. It contains 3 cantons divided into 26 communes:#Echternach#*Beaufort#*Bech#*Berdorf#*Consdorf#*Echternach#*Mompach#*Rosport#*Waldbillig#Grevenmacher#*Betzdorf#*Biwer...
  
  
• LU03: Luxembourg District, Luxembourg
  Luxembourg (district)
  The District of Luxembourg, sometimes of Luxemburg, is one of three districts of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It contains four cantons, divided into 47...
  
  

LY: Libya

This list of codes for Libya

Libya

Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....

 is based upon the 1988–1995 baladiyat subdivision of Libya. The first level subdivisions of Libya have changed several times since then. See Districts of Libya.

• LY03: Al `Azīzīyah District, Libya
• LY05: Al Jufrah District, Libya
• LY08: Al Kufrah District, Libya
• LY13: Ash Shāţi' District, Libya
  Wadi Al Shatii District
  Wadi al Shatii , sometimes referred to as Ash Shati , is one of the districts of Libya in the central-west part of the country. Its capital is Brak. The area is mostly desert.To the west, Wadi al Shatii borders the Illizi Province of Algeria...
  
  
• LY30: Murzuq District, Libya
• LY34: Sabhā District, Libya
• LY41: Tarhūnah District, Libya
• LY42: Ţubruq District, Libya
• LY45: Zlīţan District, Libya
• LY47: Ajdābiyā District, Libya
• LY48: Al Fātiḩ District, Libya
• LY49: Al Jabal al Akhḑar District, Libya
• LY50: Al Khums District, Libya
• LY51: An Nuqāţ al Khams, Libya
• LY52: Awbār District, Libya
  Ubari
  Ubari is an oasis town and the capital of the Wadi al Hayaa District, in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya. It is in the Libyan section of the Sahara Desert...
  
  
• LY53: Az Zāwiyah District, Libya
• LY54: Benghazi District, Libya
  Benghazi
  Benghazi is the second largest city in Libya, the main city of the Cyrenaica region , and the former provisional capital of the National Transitional Council. The wider metropolitan area is also a district of Libya...
  
  
• LY55: Darnah District, Libya
• LY56: Ghadāmis District, Libya
• LY57: Gharyān District, Libya
• LY58: Mişrātah District, Libya
• LY59: Sawfajjīn District, Libya
• LY60: Sirte District, Libya
• LY61: Ţarābulus District, Libya
• LY62: Yafran District, Libya

See also

• List of FIPS region codes (A-C)
• List of FIPS region codes (D-F)
• List of FIPS region codes (G-I)
• List of FIPS region codes (M-O)
• List of FIPS region codes (P-R)
• List of FIPS region codes (S-U)
• List of FIPS region codes (V-Z)

Sources

• FIPS 10-4 Codes and history
  • Last version of codes
  • All codes (include earlier versions)
  • Table to see the evolution of the codes over time
• Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids"), Statoids.com