States: Other

This page is about major political divisions of countries other than the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, and Australia. For US states, please refer to the States Index.

Coastal province of southern Portugal		Algarve
French region consisting of the Upper and Lower Rhine départements		Alsace
Largest but most thinly populated state of Brazil		Amazonas
Spain's southernmost, second largest, and most populous 'autonomous community': capital Seville; also includes Malaga, Granada, Cadiz and Cordoba		Andalusia
Periphery (region) of Greece that includes Athens (and Piraeus)		Attica
French region that merged with Rhône–Alpes in 2016		Auvergne
State that forms the south–western part of Germany, between France to the west and Bavaria to the east; capital Stuttgart		Baden–Württemberg
Mexico's most north–westerly state – shares its name with the peninsula that it forms approximately half of; largest city Tijuana		Baja California
Largest of Germany's 16 states, or Länder, by area		Bavaria
Nuremberg is the second largest city in
Oil–rich state that seceded from Nigeria in 1967 (seven years after independence from Britain), leading to a three–year civil war		Biafra
Surrounds but excludes Berlin; gave its name to the famous gate that symbolises the city		Brandenburg
Region that forms the 'toe' of Italy; gives its name to the most popular variety of broccoli		Calabria
Italy's third most populous region, and most densely populated; capital Naples; includes the island of Capri, Mount Vesuvius, and the Amalfi Coast		Campania
'Autonomous community' of Spain, capital Santander; gives its name to a range of mountains that also extends into the Basque Country, Castile and León, and the Asturias		Cantabria
'Autonomous community' of Spain, capital Barcelona		Catalonia
Mexico's largest state, by area: gave its name to the smallest of all breeds of dog		Chihuahua
'Autonomous community' that forms the extreme north–west corner of Spain: Santiago de Compostela is its capital, La Coruna its financial and industrial centre; westernmost point is Cape Finisterre		Galicia
The smallest of South Africa's nine provinces, but the most populous: includes Johannesburg and Pretoria		Gauteng
Department in the Nouvelle–Aquitaine region of south–western France: named after a river estuary, its prefecture (or capital city) is Bordeaux		Gironde
Indian state, was a colony of Portugal 1510–1961; largest town is Vasco (da Gama)		Goa
Westernmost state in India – heavily industrialised, includes the city of Ahmedabad		Gujarat
French region of which Paris is the capital		Ile de France
Indonesian part of New Guinea (1973–2000 – legal name now unclear)		Irian Jaya
Indonesian part of Borneo		Kalimantan
Exclave of Russia on the Baltic coast, between Poland and Lithuania (Oblast and city of the same name)		Kaliningrad
South Africa's second most populous province (after Gauteng): name combines those of a former province (first sighted by Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day 1497) and a non–white territory (or bantustan), from which it was formed in 1994; capital Durban		KwaZulu Natal
Italian state whose capital is Rome		Lazio
Milan is the capital of		Lombardy
Germany's second–largest state by land area, and fourth–largest in population; capital Hanover		Lower Saxony
Wolfsburg – famous as the home of Volkswagen – is the fifth largest city in
One of New Zealand's 18 regions: produces over 75% of the country's wine – especially famous for the Sauvignon Blanc grape		Marlborough
Germany's fourth largest state (Land) by area, but the most populous – including the cities of Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund and Essen		North Rhine–Westphalia
French region, formed in 2016 by the merger of three previous regions; borders Spain on the Atlantic coast; capital Bordeaux		Nouvelle–Aquitaine
Modern region of France, directly north of Ile–de–France, consisting of the departements of Somme, Oise and Aisne; named after a traditional province (not wholly equivalent); capital Amiens		Picardy
Major region in the far north–west of Italy (the autonomous region of Aosta Valley borders it to the north–west, but doesn't extend further north or further west); capital Turin		Piedmont
Region that forms the "heel" of Italy; capital Bari		Puglia (Apulia)
India's largest state, by area – capital Jaipur		Rajasthan
Lyon (capital), Grenoble, St. Etienne; France's second most prosperous region, after Ile de France		Rhone–Alpes
Malaysian states on Borneo		Sabah
		Sarawak
Dresden is the capital of, and Leipzig the largest city in (German state)		Saxony
Germany's northernmost state: includes the German part of the Jutland peninsula		Schleswig–Holstein
Himalayan kingdom that voted against joining the Indian union in 1948, but in favour (by a 97.5% majority) in 1975. Now the least populous state in India		Sikkim
Austria's second largest Bundesland (state), after Lower Austria: capital Graz; home to the Österreichring Formula 1 motor racing circuit (now known as the Red Bull Ring)		Styria
The most southerly state of India; includes Cape Comorin, the southernmost point of India		Tamil Nadu
One of Norway's 19 counties: immortalised in a 1965 film about a raid on a heavy water plant during World War II; also gives its name to a style of ski–ing, with a distinctive method of turning		Telemark
Switzerland's southernmost canton – Italian speaking – includes Locarno		Ticino
Florence is the capital city of (Italian region)		Tuscany
(Former) USSR: largest population, apart from Russia		Ukraine
Mountainous region of central Italy: capital Perugia, includes the town of Assisi		Umbria
India's most populous state – name translates as 'Northern Province'; capital Lucknow; its fourth most populous city is Agra, the former capital of the Mughal Empire and the location of the Taj Mahal		Uttar Pradesh

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