States & Other Subdivisions, UMB-WES
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
Umbria
Umbria, region, central Italy, including the provinces of Perugia and Terni. It lies roughly equidistant between......
Umm al-Quwain
Umm al-Quwain, constituent emirate of the United Arab Emirates, located on the Arabian Peninsula facing the Persian......
Union
Union, county, northern South Carolina, U.S. It is bordered by the Pacolet River to the north, the Broad River......
Union
Union, county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S., bounded by the Passaic River to the west, Newark Bay and Arthur Kill......
Union
Union, county, northeastern New Mexico, U.S., bordered on the north by Colorado and on the east by Oklahoma and......
Union
Union, county, central Pennsylvania, U.S., bounded by the West Branch Susquehanna River to the east and Penns Creek......
union territory
union territory, one of the first-order administrative units in the Republic of India. Union territories are governed,......
unitary state
unitary state, a system of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized......
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. The United Kingdom comprises......
- Introduction
- Highlands, Islands, Geography
- Lowlands, England, Wales
- Flora, Fauna, Ecosystems
- Christianity, Islam, Judaism
- Urbanization, Cities, Towns
- Economy, Trade, Manufacturing
- Trade, Manufacturing, Services
- Local Gov, Devolved Regions, Councils
- Health, Welfare, Care
- Universities, Colleges, Education
- Sports, Recreation, Culture
- Ancient History, Celts, Romans
- Roman Britain, Celts, Anglo-Saxons
- Roman Society, Culture, History
- Anglo-Saxon, England, History
- Heptarchy, Kingdoms, Unification
- Scandinavian Invasions, Britain, Anglo-Saxons
- Church, Monastic, Revival
- Normans, 1066-1154, Monarchy
- Monarchy, Succession, William I
- Early Plantagenets, Monarchy, Sovereignty
- John, 1199-1216, Monarchy
- Henry III, 1216-72, Monarchy
- Edward I, Magna Carta, Parliament
- Industrialization, Immigration, Devolution
- Edward III, Monarchy, Reformation
- Richard II, Monarchy, Parliament
- Lancaster, York, History
- Wars of Roses, Dynastic Conflict, Plantagenets
- 15th Century, England, Politics
- Dynastic, Threats, Wars
- Henry VIII, Tudor, Reformation
- Reformation, Henry VIII, Church of England
- Edward VI (1547â53)
- Elizabethan, Society, Monarchy
- Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I, Reformation
- Stuart Monarchy, Commonwealth, Civil War
- Monarchy, Union, Parliament
- Charles I, Civil War, Restoration
- The Long Parliament
- Commonwealth, Protectorate, Monarchy
- Monarchy, Revolution, Union
- Revolution, 1688, Glorious
- Anne, Union, Sovereignty
- 18th-century Britain, 1714â1815
- Walpole, Politics, Reforms
- Industrialization, Reforms, Monarchy
- Britain from 1754 to 1783
- William Pitt, Prime Minister, Reforms
- The Napoleonic Wars
- Early and mid-Victorian Britain
- Gladstone, Disraeli, Politics
- Cultural change
- Late Victorian Britain
- The return of the Liberals
- Industrialization, WWI, WWII
- Baldwin, Abdication, Crisis
- Post-WWII, Brexit, Monarchy
- Thatcher, Politics, Economy
- Blair, Politics, Devolution
- Conservative, Liberal, Coalition
- The âBrexitâ referendum
- Society, state, and economy
- Family, Gender, Society
- Monarchs, Royalty, History
United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands, organized unincorporated island territory of the United States, situated at the eastern......
Uppsala
Uppsala, lÀn (county) in east-central Sweden. It lies between MÀlaren (lake) on the south and the Gulf of Bothnia......
Uri
Uri, canton, central Switzerland, traversed by the steep-sided valleys of the Reuss River and its tributaries.......
Ust-Ordyn Buryat
Ust-Ordyn Buryat, former autonomous okrug (district), south-central Siberia, Russia. In 2008 the district was absorbed......
Utah
Utah, constituent state of the United States of America. Mountains, high plateaus, and deserts form most of its......
Utrecht
Utrecht, provincie, central Netherlands, the countryâs smallest, with an area of 514 square miles (1,331 square......
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh, the most populous and fourth largest state of India. It lies in the north-central part of the country.......
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand, state of India, located in the northwestern part of the country. It is bordered to the northwest by......
Uttlesford
Uttlesford, district, administrative and historic county of Essex, England. It occupies the northwestern corner......
Valais
Valais, canton, southern Switzerland. It borders Italy to the south and France to the west and is bounded by the......
Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan, county, southern Wales, extending along the Bristol Channel coast west of Cardiff and lying......
Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse, district, administrative county of Oxfordshire, historic county of Berkshire, England, lying......
Vale Royal
Vale Royal, former borough (district), Cheshire West and Chester unitary authority, historic county of Cheshire,......
Valencia
Valencia, county, central New Mexico, U.S., in the Mexican Highland section of the Basin and Range Province. The......
Valencia
Valencia, comunidad autĂłnoma (autonomous community) of eastern Spain. It encompasses the provincias (provinces)......
Valencia
Valencia, provincia (province) in the comunidad autĂłnoma (autonomous community) of Valencia, eastern Spain. It......
Valladolid
Valladolid, provincia (province) in the comunidad autĂłnoma (autonomous community) of Castile-LeĂłn, northwestern......
Valle del Cauca
Valle del Cauca, departamento, western Colombia, rising from the Pacific lowlands across the Andean Cordillera......
Valle dâAosta
Valle dâAosta, region, northwestern Italy, containing the upper basin of the Dora Baltea River, from its source......
ValparaĂso
ValparaĂso, regiĂłn, central Chile, bordering the Pacific Ocean on the west, Argentina on the east, and Santiago......
Van Diemenâs Land
Van Diemenâs Land, (1642â1855), the southeastern Australian island colony that became the commonwealth state of......
Vas
Vas, megye (county), western Hungary. It borders the counties of Györ-Moson-Sopron to the north, Veszprém to the......
Vaslui
Vaslui, judeƫ (county), eastern Romania, occupying an area of 2,053 square mi (5,318 square km), bounded on the......
Vaud
Vaud, canton, southwestern Switzerland, bordering France and the Jura Mountains to the west and Lake Geneva (Lac......
Vaupés
VaupĂ©s, departamento, southeastern Colombia. It is bounded by GuainĂa departamento (north), Brazil (east), the......
Venango
Venango, county, northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a hilly region on the Allegheny Plateau that is......
Venda
Venda, former republic (though never internationally recognized as such) and Bantustan in Southern Africa. It consisted......
Venetia
Venetia, territory of northeastern Italy and western Slovenia between the Alps and the Po River and opening on......
Veneto
Veneto, regione, northern and northeastern Italy, comprising the provincie of Venezia, Padova, Rovigo, Verona,......
Veracruz
Veracruz, estado (state), east-central Mexico. Veracruz is bounded by the state of Tamaulipas to the north, by......
Vermont
Vermont, constituent state of the United States of America. One of the six New England states lying in the northeastern......
Veszprém
Veszprém, megye (county), western Hungary, extending north from Lake Balaton. It is bordered by the counties of......
Vicente LĂłpez
Vicente LĂłpez, partido (county) of Gran (Greater) Buenos Aires, eastern Argentina. It is located directly north......
Vichada
Vichada, departamento, eastern Colombia. It lies in the Llanos (plains) of the Orinoco River basin and is bounded......
Victoria
Victoria, state of southeastern Australia, occupying a mountainous coastal region of the continent. Victoria is......
- Introduction
- Temperate, Rainfall, Mediterranean
- Indigenous, Multicultural, Settlers
- Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism
- Agriculture, Mining, Manufacturing
- Government, Society, Politics
- Arts, Cuisine, Festivals
- Aboriginal, Gold Rush, Colonization
- Independent Settlement, Gold Discovery
- Australia, Federation, Economy
Villa ObregĂłn
Villa ObregĂłn, delegaciĂłn (legation), north-central Distrito Federal (Federal District), central Mexico, in the......
Virginia
Virginia, constituent state of the United States of America, one of the original 13 colonies. It is bordered by......
Vitsyebsk
Vitsyebsk, voblasts (province), northeastern Belarus. It lies mostly in the broad, shallow basin of the Western......
Vivarais
Vivarais, ancient mountainous province of France, centred on the town of Viviers (Viviers-sur-RhĂŽne) and corresponding......
Vizcaya
Vizcaya, provincia (province) in the comunidad autĂłnoma (autonomous community) of Basque Country, northern Spain.......
Vladimir
Vladimir, oblast (region), western Russia. It is centred on Vladimir city and lies east of Moscow in the basin......
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, autonomous province in Serbia. It is the northernmost part of Serbia, bordered by Croatia to the west,......
Volgograd
Volgograd, oblast (region), southwestern Russia, lying athwart the lower Volga and Don rivers. The Volga is flanked......
Volhynia
Volhynia, area of northwestern Ukraine that was a principality (10thâ14th century) and then an autonomous component......
Vologda
Vologda, oblast (region), northwestern Russia. The oblast consists of alternating broad river basins and morainic......
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg, Bundesland (federal state), far western Austria. It is bounded on the north by Bavaria (Germany) and......
Voronezh
Voronezh, oblast (region), western Russia. The oblast lies in the basin of the middle Don River, which bisects......
Vrancea
Vrancea, judeƫ (county), east-central Romania, occupying an area of 1,875 square miles (4,857 square km). The Eastern......
VĂąlcea
VĂąlcea, judeÆ« (county), south-central Romania. The Transylvanian Alps (Southern Carpathians) and the sub-Carpathians......
VĂ€rmland
VÀrmland, lÀn (county) of west-central Sweden, extending north from VÀnern (lake) and northwest to the Norwegian......
VĂ€sterbotten
VÀsterbotten, lÀn (county), northern Sweden, extending from the Gulf of Bothnia west to the Norwegian border. Its......
VĂ€sternorrland
VÀsternorrland, lÀn (county) of northeast Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia. Its area takes in most of the two traditional......
VĂ€stmanland
VÀstmanland, lÀn (county) of central Sweden, extending north of Lake MÀlar. Its area includes the southwestern......
VÀstra Götaland
VÀstra Götaland, lÀn (county), southwestern Sweden. It was created in 1998 by the amalgamation of the counties......
Waikato
Waikato, regional council, northern North Island, New Zealand. It includes the mountainous Coromandel Peninsula......
Wairarapa
Wairarapa, geographic plain, extreme southeastern North Island, New Zealand, comprising a trough that has been......
Wakayama
Wakayama, ken (prefecture), west-central Honshu, Japan. It occupies the southwestern and southern portions of the......
Wake Island
Wake Island, atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) west of Honolulu. It is an unincorporated......
Walachia
Walachia, principality on the lower Danube River, which in 1859 joined Moldavia to form the state of Romania. Its......
Waldo
Waldo, county, south-central Maine, U.S. It comprises a coastal region bounded to the east by the Penobscot River......
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna, self-governing overseas collectivity of France consisting of two island groups in the west-central......
Wallonia
Wallonia, region that constitutes the southern half of Belgium. The self-governing Walloon Region was created during......
Walsall
Walsall, metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Midlands, historic county of Staffordshire, west-central......
Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest, outer borough of London, England. It lies on the northeastern perimeter of the metropolis, adjoining......
Wandsworth
Wandsworth, inner borough of London, England, in the historic county of Surrey. It lies west of Lambeth and stretches......
Wansbeck
Wansbeck, former district, administrative and historic county of Northumberland, northern England, along the North......
WarmiĆsko-Mazurskie
WarmiĆsko-Mazurskie, wojewĂłdztwo (province), northern Poland. It is bordered by Russia to the north, by the provinces......
Warren
Warren, county, northeastern New York state, U.S., consisting of a mountainous region bounded by Lake George to......
Warren
Warren, county, northwestern New Jersey, U.S., bordered by Pennsylvania to the west and northwest (the Delaware......
Warren
Warren, county, northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., bounded to the north by New York state. It consists of a hilly......
Warrington
Warrington, urban area (from 2011 built-up area) and unitary authority, geographic county of Cheshire, northwestern......
Warsaw, Duchy of
Duchy of Warsaw, independent Polish state created by Napoleon. It became a focal point of efforts to restore the......
Warwick
Warwick, district in the central part of the administrative and historic county of Warwickshire, central England.......
Warwickshire
Warwickshire, administrative and historic county of central England, in the Midlands region. As an administrative......
Washington
Washington, county, eastern New York state, U.S. It is bordered by Lake George to the northwest, Vermont to the......
Washington
Washington, constituent state of the United States of America. Lying at the northwestern corner of the 48 conterminous......
Washington
Washington, county, northern Maryland, U.S., bounded by Pennsylvania to the north and the Potomac River (which......
Washington
Washington, county, eastern Maine, U.S., bordered to the east by New Brunswick, Canada (the Chiputneticook Lakes,......
Washington
Washington, county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., bordered by West Virginia to the west, Enlow Fork and Tenmile......
Washington
Washington, county, southwestern Rhode Island, U.S. It is bordered by Connecticut to the west, Narragansett Bay......
Washington
Washington, county, central Vermont, U.S. It comprises a piedmont region in the east that rises up into the Green......
Waterford
Waterford, county in the province of Munster, southern Ireland. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the south......
Waveney
Waveney, district, administrative and historic county of Suffolk, England. It is bounded to the east by the North......
Waverley
Waverley, borough (district), administrative and historic county of Surrey, southeastern England. It occupies the......
Wayne
Wayne, county, extreme northeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., bounded to the northeast and north by New York state (the......
Wayne
Wayne, county, north-central New York state, U.S. It comprises a lowland region bordered by Lake Ontario to the......
Wealden
Wealden, district, administrative county of East Sussex, historic county of Sussex, southeastern England. Hailsham,......
Wear Valley
Wear Valley, former district, administrative and historic county of Durham, northeastern England, in the northwestern......
Wellington
Wellington, regional council, extreme southern North Island, New Zealand. It includes the cities of Wellington......
Welwyn Hatfield
Welwyn Hatfield, district, administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, southeastern England, directly......
West Bank
West Bank, area of the former British mandate of Palestine that was under Jordanian control after the 1948 Arab-Israeli......