The provinces are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country.

The two cities are the only administrative subdivisions the state has.

Flags of some administrative subdivisions also resemble the national flag.

They are the second-level political and administrative subdivisions of the country.

In some countries, (or administrative subdivisions within a country), prostitution is legal and regulated.

The term metropolitan borough was first used for administrative subdivisions of London between 1900 and 1965.

Below communal or town level, there are no further formal administrative subdivisions.

Most Canadian counties never had sufficient population to justify administrative subdivisions.

While utilized by some governmental organizations, these regions are not administrative subdivisions.

These are only a few of the names given to administrative subdivisions; more examples are provided below.