The modern administrative structure of the Republic of Chad came into existence in 2002 with the creation of 18 regions. In 2012, the number of regions reached its current total of 23 and in 2018 regions were renamed provinces. The provinces of the Republic of Chad and their capital cities have French and Arabic names. …
Decentralized Territorial Collectivities of the Republic of Madagascar
The Constitution 2010 of the sovereign, unitary, republican and secular Republic of Madagascar divides the nation into a system of three administratively and financially autonomous Decentralized Territorial Collectivities (Communities) consisting of: Decentralized Territorial CollectivitiesSubdivisionProvinces (faritany mizakatena)n/aRegions (faritra) District (distrika)Communes (faribohitra/kaominina)Fokontany The Constitutional referendum of 04 April 2007 backed a revised constitution without any provinces "in …
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Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The modern 2005 constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) states that the DRC consists of: "the city of Kinshasa and 25 provinces which possess legal personality" It was the 2015 provincial administrative reorganisation that changed the number of DRC provinces from 11 to 26. Known as the Découpage, it was passed into law …
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Member States of the Union
Since the formation of the Union by the Articles of Association in 1774 and the Declaration of Independence in 1776, through the ratification of the Constitution by the 13 Colonies in 1787-88 and civil war from 1861 to 1865, and ending with the admission by Congress of Alaska and Hawaii in 1959, it took 183 …
Administrative Geography of Myanmar
In 2008 Myanmar created and ratified their third constitution, within which is defined the structure of the Myanmar state. The administrative geography of this structure is summarised below. Regions, states and union territory The Union is delineated and constituted by seven Regions, seven States and the Union territories. Together they are organized as the Republic, …
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