Administrative division

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Administrative divisions[1] (also administrative units,[2][3][4] administrative regions,[5] #-level subdivisions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divided. Such a unit usually has an administrative authority with the power to take administrative or policy decisions for its area.[3]

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  5. ^ "OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms - Administrative regions Definition". OECD Statistics. August 26, 2004. Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-27.