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		Tuva is arguably in the centre of Asia, nestled just north of Mongolia between the Sayan mountains in the north and the Tannu Ola mountains in the south, with an area of 171,300 square kilometres, somewhat larger than England and Wales.
		A: The Republic of Tuva is the former Tannu Tuva, a country in south Siberia absorbed by the former USSR in 1944.
		Tuva was known under its Mongol name of Uriankhai until 1922 and deserves interest for the fact that it was twice annexed by Russia within 30 years without the world paying the slightest attention.
	www.faqs.org /ftp/pub/usenet/news.answers/cultures/tuva-faq/part1 (4026 words)

	ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
		At the next level are 118 administrative counties, of which 84 are Unitary Authorities (meaning they have no administrative subdivisions), the remainder being subdivided further into Districts.
		Subnational entity is a generic name for an administrative region within a country (normally with a local government encompassing multiple municipalities, counties or provinces with a certain degree of autonomy in a varying number of matters.
		The first level of administrative subdivision in England is the region, which have a limited existence.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/ADMINISTRATIVE+DIVISIONS (356 words)

	Traditional counties of Scotland
		The Traditional counties of Scotland are historic and cutural divisions of Scotland.
		When county councils were introduced in Scotland in 1889 their areas the administrative counties were based on the traditional counties the great many fragments and detached parts consolidated and Ross-shire was merged with the fragmentary Cromartyshire to form Ross and Cromarty.
		The dates of the borders varies for Cromartyshire only took its traditional shape as as 1685.
	www.freeglossary.com /Traditional_counties_of_Scotland (463 words)

	GENUKI: Administrative Areas of Wales
		The first table below shows the historic counties and their administrative sub-divisions before the first round of changes and lists the successor counties for each, that is the post-change counties which contain some or all of the original county area.
		For a brief description of the administrative changes in the United Kingdom see - Local Government Changes in the United Kingdom.
		The second table shows the counties after the first round of changes and lists their successor unitary authorities.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/Regions/Wales.html (228 words)

	EDINA - UKBORDERS Boundary Types
		2001 Census CAS Wards / Electoral Divisions [Wales] (for Census Area Statistics Tables)
		2001 Census CAS Civil Parish / Communities [Wales] (for Census Area Statistics Tables)
	edina.ac.uk /ukborders/description/data_by_date.shtml (191 words)

	New Zealand -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Due to its colonial heritage, New Zealand local government was modelled fairly closely on British local government structures, with elected (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city, (One of the administrative divisions of a large city) borough, and county (A body serving in an administrative capacity) councils.
		New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in (The largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port) Sydney, (An Australian state in southeastern Australia) New South Wales, along with the then-Australian Colonies.
		New Zealand is a (additional info and facts about parliamentary) parliamentary (A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them) democracy and a (additional info and facts about Commonwealth Realm) Commonwealth Realm.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ne/new_zealand.htm (3326 words)

	GENUKI: Administrative Regions of the British Isles
		The major administrative divisions are England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
		In England, Wales and Scotland, the word "County" is not part of a county's name, so it is incorrect to refer to, for example, "County Devon" or "Devon County".
		The term "United Kingdom" is a contraction of "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", that is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, but has meant different things at different times.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/Regions (3326 words)

	GENUKI: Administrative Regions of the British Isles
		The major administrative divisions are England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
		The documents linked from the head of this page list the administrative sub-divisions of the various parts of the British Isles and attempt to clarify the far reaching local government changes made (or about to be made) within the United Kingdom since 1965.
		Administrative Areas of the Republic of Ireland (Includes maps showing the provinces and counties.)
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/Regions/index.html (540 words)

	The National Gazetteer of Wales - Administrative Wales
		Note that the various administrative geographies are not all sub-divisions of a single geographical framework.
		Hence, in Wales, the sheriffs are appointed to the areas of the preserved counties.
		The interests of clarity require that reference to a particular administrative area should only be made when discussing an aspect of the administration for which that administrative area exists.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /geogdata/ngw/admin.htm (2417 words)

	Wales. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
		Wales comprises 22 administrative divisions (unitary authorities): Flintshire, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Conwy, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Powys, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Newport, and Monmouthshire.
		Wales is bounded by the Irish Sea (N), by the Bristol Channel (S), by the English counties of Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Gloucestershire (E), and by Cardigan Bay and St. George’s Channel (W).
		The Act of Union (1536) and supplementary legislation completed the process of administrative assimilation by abolishing all Welsh customary law at variance with the English and by establishing English as the language of all legal proceedings.
	www.bartleby.com /65/wa/Wales.html (2417 words)

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		The administrative control of the towns was taken away by the Municipal Corporation Act of 1835 and in 1888 the Local Government Act transferred administrative control of the counties to county councils, much as seen in the present day.
		For administrative purposes a diocese might be divided into several archdeaconries many of them having much the same boundaries as the counties within the diocese.
		In Wales, the manorial system had limited impact; it existed in Pembrokeshire, Glamorgan and Monmouthshire and adjoining counties where Anglo-Norman influences extended but was barely known in the north Wales counties of Caernarvonshire, Anglesey and Merioneth.
	home.clara.net /tirbach/hicks3.html (2417 words)

	The National Gazetteer of Wales - Administrative Wales
		Note that the various administrative geographies are not all sub-divisions of a single geographical framework.
		Hence, in Wales, the sheriffs are appointed to the areas of the preserved counties.
		The interests of clarity require that reference to a particular administrative area should only be made when discussing an aspect of the administration for which that administrative area exists.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /geogdata/ngw/admin.htm (2417 words)

	Articles - South Glamorgan
		South Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan.
		South Glamorgan is now split into the unitary authorities of Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, which were the districts of the former administrative county.
		From 1974 until 1996, it was also an administrative county.
	lastring.com /articles/South_Glamorgan?mySession=70e04ebd32de5314eed... (127 words)

	Wales. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
		Wales comprises 22 administrative divisions (unitary authorities): Flintshire, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Conwy, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Powys, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Newport, and Monmouthshire.
		Wales is bounded by the Irish Sea (N), by the Bristol Channel (S), by the English counties of Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Gloucestershire (E), and by Cardigan Bay and St. George’s Channel (W).
		Wales has maintained a distinctive culture despite its long union with England.
	www.bartleby.com /65/wa/Wales.html (127 words)

	wiki/Redcliffe-Maud Report Definition / wiki/Redcliffe-Maud Report Research
		Hereford and South Worcestershire (the administrative counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, excluding the districts of Wyre ForestWyre Forest is a local government district in Worcestershire, England.
		York (the administrative county of North YorkshireNorth Yorkshire is a county within the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England.
		Teesside (the former administrative county of ClevelandThe city of Cleveland is the county seat of Cuyahoga County in the U.S. state of Ohio.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/Redcliffe-Maud_Report (127 words)

	GENUKI: Administrative Areas of Wales
		The first table below shows the historic counties and their administrative sub-divisions before the first round of changes and lists the successor counties for each, that is the post-change counties which contain some or all of the original county area.
		For a brief description of the administrative changes in the United Kingdom see - Local Government Changes in the United Kingdom.
		Additional information is provided where appropriate and available - the common abbreviation for the area; and the Chapman County Code (CCC), a unique 3 letter code for counties and regions.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/Regions/Wales.html (228 words)

	GENUKI: Administrative Areas of Wales
		The first table below shows the historic counties and their administrative sub-divisions before the first round of changes and lists the successor counties for each, that is the post-change counties which contain some or all of the original county area.
		For a brief description of the administrative changes in the United Kingdom see - Local Government Changes in the United Kingdom.
		Additional information is provided where appropriate and available - the common abbreviation for the area; and the Chapman County Code (CCC), a unique 3 letter code for counties and regions.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/Regions/Wales.html (228 words)

	GENUKI: Administrative Areas of Wales
		The first table below shows the historic counties and their administrative sub-divisions before the first round of changes and lists the successor counties for each, that is the post-change counties which contain some or all of the original county area.
		For a brief description of the administrative changes in the United Kingdom see - Local Government Changes in the United Kingdom.
		Additional information is provided where appropriate and available - the common abbreviation for the area; and the Chapman County Code (CCC), a unique 3 letter code for counties and regions.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/Regions/Wales.html (228 words)

	Encyclopedia: High Court of England and Wales
		Sub-divisions of the Queen's Bench Division include the Commercial Court, the Admiralty Court and the Administrative Court (where claims for judicial review are heard).
		Her Majesty's High Court of Justice (known more simply as the High Court) is, together with the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal, part of the Supreme Court of Judicature in England and Wales : see Courts of England and Wales.
		However, it also sits as 'District Registries' all across England and Wales and virtually all proceedings in the High Court may be issued and heard at a district registry.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/High-Court-of-England-and-Wales (228 words)

	Traditional counties of Scotland
		The Traditional counties of Scotland are historic and cutural divisions of Scotland.
		When county councils were introduced in Scotland in 1889 their areas the administrative counties were based on the traditional counties the great many fragments and detached parts consolidated and Ross-shire was merged with the fragmentary Cromartyshire to form Ross and Cromarty.
		The dates of the borders varies for Cromartyshire only took its traditional shape as as 1685.
	www.freeglossary.com /Traditional_counties_of_Scotland (463 words)

	Subdivisions of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Before then the administrative division was the region (pointedly not called counties, unlike their cousins in England and Wales), with a further subdivision of the district; this scheme was introduced on May 16, 1975.
		Scotland has several other administrative divisions, which are handled by joint boards of the councils.
		Before then there existed administrative counties of Scotland, these being introduced in 1889.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Subdivisions_of_Scotland (463 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Administrative divisions
		note: as part of a 1997 decentralization/regionalization law passed by the legislature 16 new regions (provided below) were created although full details and scope of the reorganization are limited : Casablanca, Chaouia-Ourdigha, Doukkala-Abda, Fes-Boulmane, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Guelmim-Es Smara, Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz, Meknes-Tafilalet, Oriental, Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer, Souss-Massa-Draa, Tadla-Azilal, Tangier-Tetouan, Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate
		20 provinces; Bougainville, Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Madang, Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, National Capital, New Ireland, Northern, Sandaun, Southern Highlands, Western, Western Highlands, West New Britain
		8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western
	phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2051.html (463 words)

	King's Bench - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of the ancient courts of England, the King's Bench (or Queen's Bench when the monarch is female) is now a division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.
		Sub-divisions include the Commercial Court, the Admiralty Court and the Administrative Court.
		The Court of Queen's Bench became the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in 1873.
	www.lexington-fayette.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/King's_Bench (463 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Administrative divisions
		5 divisions and 1 city; Banjul, Central River, Lower River, North Bank, Upper River, Western
		11 parishes; Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Lucy, Saint Michael, Saint Peter, Saint Philip, Saint Thomas; note - the city of Bridgetown may be given parish status
		20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular) and 1 city* (grad - singular); Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska Zupanija, Brodsko-Posavska Zupanija, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska Zupanija, Istarska Zupanija, Karlovacka Zupanija, Koprivnicko-Krizevacka Zupanija, Krapinsko-Zagorska Zupanija, Licko-Senjska Zupanija, Medimurska Zupanija, Osjecko-Baranjska Zupanija, Pozesko-Slavonska Zupanija, Primorsko-Goranska Zupanija, Sibensko-Kninska Zupanija, Sisacko-Moslavacka Zupanija, Splitsko-Dalmatinska Zupanija, Varazdinska Zupanija, Viroviticko-Podravska Zupanija, Vukovarsko-Srijemska Zupanija, Zadarska Zupanija, Zagreb*, Zagrebacka Zupanija
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2051.html (4978 words)

	Historical GIS Project at QUB, Census Index, England and Wales, 1921
		England and Wales, Administrative Counties (with Associated County Boroughs) and Certain Urban Areas.
		Table V. Population 1901, 1911, and 1921.- Administrative Counties, with Associated County Boroughs, Arranged According to the Rates of Variation in the Period 1911-1921.
		Administrative Counties (including County Boroughs) arranged in order of 1911-21 Increase per cent.
	www.qub.ac.uk /cdda/gis/e1921.html (4978 words)

	Geography - Electoral wards/divisions
		Electoral wards/divisions are the key building block of UK administrative geography, being the spatial units used to elect local government councillors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan districts, unitary authorities and the London boroughs in England; unitary authorities in Wales; council areas in Scotland; and district council areas in Northern Ireland.
		Electoral wards/divisions (and the Scilly parishes) cover the whole of the UK; in addition, all higher administrative units are necessarily built up of whole electoral wards/divisions.
		Apart from the special cases of the Isles of Scilly and the Greater London Authority (GLA), the English county councils are the only type of local authority in the UK which does not use standard electoral wards/divisions for electing councillors.
	www.statistics.gov.uk /geography/electoral_wards.asp (4978 words)

	Historical GIS Project at QUB, Census Index, England and Wales, 1911
		Administrative Counties, County Boroughs, etc., which were altered in area since the date of the census.-Sex and Age-constitution of the population Proportions of male and female population at each quinquennial age-group compared with the corresponding proportions in England and Wales taken as 100.
		Administrative Counties, County Boroughs, Etc., which were altered in area since the date of the Census.-Condition as to marriage of males and females at each year of age 15-20 and in quinquennial age-groups over 15.
		Administrative Counties, County Boroughs, Etc., which were altered in area since the date of the Census.-Sex and age constitution of the population.
	www.qub.ac.uk /cdda/gis/e1911.html (4978 words)

	Geography - Electoral wards/divisions
		Electoral wards/divisions (and the Scilly parishes) cover the whole of the UK; in addition, all higher administrative units are necessarily built up of whole electoral wards/divisions.
		In Wales and the Isle of Wight the equivalent areas are legally termed 'electoral divisions', although they are frequently also referred to as wards.
		Apart from the special cases of the Isles of Scilly and the Greater London Authority (GLA), the English county councils are the only type of local authority in the UK which does not use standard electoral wards/divisions for electing councillors.
	www.statistics.gov.uk /geography/electoral_wards.asp (4978 words)

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