States & Other Subdivisions, MAR-NAG
Every nation has its own subdivisions to demarcate smaller political units within its territory. Counties, districts, oblasts, polis, nomos, unitary authorities, boroughs, and cities are all examples (among many others) of how land can be organized.
States & Other Subdivisions Encyclopedia Articles By Title
Marlboro
Marlboro, county, northeastern South Carolina, U.S. It is located between the Great Pee Dee River to the west and......
Marlborough
Marlborough, unitary authority, northeastern South Island, New Zealand. It is bounded by Cook Strait (north), the......
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands, country in the central Pacific Ocean. It consists of some of the easternmost islands of Micronesia.......
Martinique
Martinique, island and overseas territorial collectivity of France, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It is included......
Mary
Mary, oblast (province), southeastern Turkmenistan. Mary city, in the centre of the province, is its administrative......
Maryland
Maryland, constituent state of the United States of America. One of the original 13 states, it lies at the center......
Massachusetts
Massachusetts, constituent state of the United States of America. It was one of the original 13 states and is one......
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the original English settlements in present-day Massachusetts, settled in 1630......
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso, inland estado (state) of central Brazil. It is bounded on the northwest by the states of Rondônia......
Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul, inland estado (state) of southwestern Brazil. It is bounded on the north by the state of Mato......
Maule
Maule, región, central Chile. It faces the Pacific Ocean on the west and borders Argentina on the east. Created......
Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Compact, document signed on the English ship Mayflower on November 21 [November 11, Old Style], 1620,......
Mayo
Mayo, county in the province of Connaught, western Ireland. Mayo is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean (north and west)......
Mayotte
Mayotte, overseas département (department) of France comprising the two southeasternmost islands of the Comoros......
Mazowieckie
Mazowieckie, województwo (province), east-central Poland. It is bounded by the provinces of Warmińsko-Mazurskie......
Małopolskie
Małopolskie, województwo (province), southern Poland. It is bounded by the provinces of Świętokrzyskie to the north,......
Maṭrūḥ
Maṭrūḥ, desert muḥāfaẓah (governorate) of Egypt that includes all of Egypt west of Al-Jīzah governorate and north......
McCormick
McCormick, county, western South Carolina, U.S. It consists of a piedmont region bordered to the west by the Savannah......
McKean
McKean, county, northern Pennsylvania, U.S., bounded to the north by New York state. It consists of a mountainous......
Meath
Meath, county in the province of Leinster, northeastern Ireland. It is bounded by Counties Monaghan (north), Louth......
Mecklenburg–West Pomerania
Mecklenburg–West Pomerania, Land (state), northeastern Germany. Mecklenburg–West Pomerania borders the Baltic Sea......
Medway
Medway, unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Kent, southeastern England. It is named for, and lies......
Meghalaya
Meghalaya, state of India, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bounded by the Indian state of......
Melekeok
Melekeok, state in Palau, western Pacific Ocean. It is located on the east coast of the country’s largest island,......
Melton
Melton, borough (district), administrative and historic county of Leicestershire, south-central England, in the......
Mendip
Mendip, district, administrative and historic county of Somerset, southwestern England, about 20 miles (32 km)......
Mendoza
Mendoza, provincia (province), western Argentina. The northern city of Mendoza is the provincial capital. Mendoza......
Mengzi
Mengzi, county, southern Yunnan sheng (province), China. The county seat is in Wenlan town. In the 19th century,......
Mercer
Mercer, county, west-central New Jersey, U.S., bordered by Pennsylvania to the west (the Delaware River constituting......
Mercer
Mercer, county, northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., bordered by Ohio to the west and located midway between the cities......
Merioneth
Merioneth, historic county of northwestern Wales, on Cardigan Bay north of the Dovey estuary. It extends from the......
Merrimack
Merrimack, county, central New Hampshire, U.S. It consists of a hilly upland region, bisected north-south by the......
Merseyside
Merseyside, metropolitan county in northwestern England. It is situated on both banks of the lower reaches of the......
Merton
Merton, outer borough of London, England, located south of Wandsworth. Merton is part of the historic county of......
Messenia
Messenia, ancient district and modern perifereiakí enótita (regional unit), southwestern Peloponnese (Modern Greek:......
Meta
Meta, departamento, eastern Colombia, bounded north by the Río Meta and south by the Río Guaviare. Created in 1959,......
Miao-li
Miao-li, county (hsien, or xian), northwestern Taiwan. It is bordered by Hsin-chu (Xinzhu) county to the north,......
Michigan
Michigan, constituent state of the United States of America. Although by the size of its land Michigan ranks only......
Michoacán
Michoacán, estado (state), west-central Mexico. It is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the southwest and by the......
Mid and East Antrim
Mid and East Antrim, district, northeastern Northern Ireland. It is bounded to the northwest by the Causeway Coast......
Mid Bedfordshire
Mid Bedfordshire, former district, Central Bedfordshire unitary authority, south-central England. The former district......
Mid Devon
Mid Devon, district, administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern England, located between the bleak......
Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk, district, administrative and historic county of Suffolk, southeastern England. It occupies the central......
Mid Sussex
Mid Sussex, district, administrative county of West Sussex, historic county of Sussex, southeastern England. It......
Mid Ulster
Mid Ulster, district, central Northern Ireland. It is bounded to the northwest and north by the Causeway Coast......
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough, town and unitary authority, geographic county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire,......
Middlesex
Middlesex, county, south-central Connecticut, U.S. It is bordered to the south by Long Island Sound and to the......
Middlesex
Middlesex, county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S., west and northwest of Boston and bordered on the north by......
Middlesex
Middlesex, county, east-central New Jersey, U.S., bounded by the Millstone River to the southwest, the Raritan......
Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées, former région of France. As a region, it encompassed the southwestern départements of Lot, Aveyron,......
Midway Islands
Midway Islands, unincorporated territory of the United States in the central Pacific Ocean, 1,300 miles (2,100......
Mie
Mie, ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It occupies the eastern part of the Kii Peninsula and faces Ise Bay......
Mifflin
Mifflin, county, central Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a mountainous region in the Appalachian Ridge and Valley......
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes, town and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Buckinghamshire, south-central England.......
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais, large inland estado (state) of southeastern Brazil. It is the country’s storehouse of mineral riches,......
Mineral
Mineral, county, west-central Nevada, U.S., on the California border (southwest). It consists mostly of arid mountains......
Minnesota
Minnesota, constituent state of the United States of America. It became the 32nd state of the union on May 11,......
Minsk
Minsk, voblasts (province), central Belarus. It extends from the rolling, morainic hills of the Belarusian Ridge......
Minyā, Al-
Al-Minyā, muḥāfaẓah (governorate) in Upper Egypt, between Banī Suwayf governorate to the north and Asyūṭ governorate......
Minūfiyyah, Al-
Al-Minūfiyyah, muḥāfaẓah (governorate) of Lower Egypt in the western part of the apex of the Nile River delta,......
Miranda
Miranda, estado (state), northern Venezuela, bounded by the Caribbean Seaon the northeast, by the Venezuelan states......
Misiones
Misiones, isolated provincia (province) of northeastern Argentina. Misiones lies between the Alto (Upper) Paraná......
Mississippi
Mississippi, constituent state of the United States of America. Its name derives from a Native American word meaning......
Missouri
Missouri, constituent state of the United States of America. To the north lies Iowa; across the Mississippi River......
Miyagi
Miyagi, ken (prefecture), northern Honshu, Japan, its indented coastline forming Sendai Bay of the Pacific Ocean.......
Miyazaki
Miyazaki, ken (prefecture), southeastern Kyushu, Japan, facing the Pacific Ocean. Most of its area is mountainous,......
Mizoram
Mizoram, state of India. It is located in the northeastern part of the country and is bounded by Myanmar (Burma)......
Moldavia
Moldavia, principality on the lower Danube River that joined Walachia to form the nation of Romania in 1859. Its......
Mole Valley
Mole Valley, district, administrative and historic county of Surrey, southeastern England. It occupies the south-central......
Molise
Molise, regione, southeast-central Italy. It consists of the provinces of Campobasso and Isernia and was created......
Monagas
Monagas, estado (state), northeastern Venezuela. It is bounded on the northeast by the Gulf of Paria, on the southeast......
Monaghan
Monaghan, one of the three counties of Ireland forming part of the historic province of Ulster that now projects......
Monmouth
Monmouth, county, east-central New Jersey, U.S., bounded by Raritan and Sandy Hook bays to the north and the Atlantic......
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire, county of southeastern Wales. The present county of Monmouthshire borders England to the east, the......
Monroe
Monroe, county, eastern Pennsylvania, U.S., bordered by New Jersey to the east (the Delaware River constituting......
Monroe
Monroe, county, northwestern New York state, U.S., comprising a lowland region bordered by Lake Ontario to the......
Montana
Montana, constituent state of the United States of America. Only three states—Alaska, Texas, and California—have......
Montgomery
Montgomery, county, central New York state, U.S., located midway between Utica and Albany. It consists of a hilly......
Montgomery
Montgomery, county, central Maryland, U.S. It consists of a piedmont region bounded by the Patuxent River to the......
Montgomery
Montgomery, county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a gently hilly piedmont region located northwest......
Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire, historic county of north-central Wales, along the English border. Montgomeryshire is an area of......
Montour
Montour, county, east-central Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a mountainous region in the Appalachian Ridge and......
Montserrat
Montserrat, island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The pear-shaped island, part of the Lesser Antilles......
Moray
Moray, council area and historic county of northeastern Scotland, extending inland from the southern shore of the......
Mordoviya
Mordoviya, republic in Russia, situated in the middle Volga River basin. The capital is Saransk. Mordoviya occupies......
Morea, Despotate of
Despotate of Morea, autonomous Byzantine principality located on the Greek Peloponnese (Morea). It was established......
Morelos
Morelos, estado (state), central Mexico. It is bordered to the west and north by the state of México and the Federal......
Moreno
Moreno, partido (county) on the western periphery of Gran (Greater) Buenos Aires, Argentina. The settlement of......
Morris
Morris, county, northern New Jersey, U.S., bounded by the Musconetcong River and Lake Hopatcong to the west, the......
Moscow
Moscow, oblast (region), western Russia. The oblast surrounds and includes the city of Moscow, the capital of Russia.......
Moscow, Grand Principality of
Grand Principality of Moscow, medieval principality that, under the leadership of a branch of the Rurik dynasty,......
Moyle
Moyle, former district (1973–2015) within the former County Antrim, now in Causeway Coast and Glens district, northern......
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga, province, northeastern South Africa. It is bounded by Limpopo province to the north, the countries......
Murcia
Murcia, comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) and historical region of southeastern Spain that is coextensive......
Mureş
Mureş, județ (county), north-central Romania, occupying an area of 2,592 square miles (6,714 square km). The eastern......
Murmansk
Murmansk, oblast (region), northwestern Russia, occupying the Kola Peninsula between the White and Barents seas.......
Málaga
Málaga, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, southern Spain, on......
Mérida
Mérida, estado (state), northwestern Venezuela. Except for a narrow neck extending northwestward to the shore of......
México
México, estado (state), in the central part of the country of Mexico, on its Mesa Central. It is bounded by the......
Nagaland
Nagaland, state of India, lying in the hills and mountains of the northeastern part of the country. It is one of......