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Region
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'''Region''' can be used to mean either:
*in
geography: any more or less well-defined and delimited space on the surface of the
Earth. The proper techniques of space delimitation covers
regionalization.
*any more or less well-defined
subregion geographical area of a country or
continent, defined by
physical geography geography,
cultural geography culture or
history
*in
political geography, an
subnational entity administrative subdivision of a
country or
Region (Europe) of the European Union. It is a common English translation of the
Russian language Russian and
Ukrainian language Ukrainian administrative subdivision ''облаÑ?Ñ‚ÑŒ'' (''
oblast'') or the
Bulgarian_language Bulgarian counterpart ''облаÑ?Ñ‚''.
Regions are conceptual constructs and, thus, may vary among cultures and individuals.
Administrative regions
The word "region" is taken from the
Latin ''regio'', and a number of countries have borrowed the term as the formal name for a type of
subnational entity (eg, the
Regions of Chile ''región'', used in
Chile). In
English language English, the word is also used as the conventional translation for equivalent terms in other languages (e.g., the
Oblasts of Russia ''облаÑ?Ñ‚ÑŒ'' (''
oblast''), used in
Russia alongside with a broader term ''регион'').
Countries using administrative regions
The following countries use the term "region" (or its
cognate) as the name of a type of subnational administrative unit:
*
Communities, regions and provinces of Belgium Belgium (in
French language French, ''région''; in
German language German, ''Region''; the
Dutch language Dutch term ''gewest'' is often translated as "region")
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Regions of Chile Chile (''región'')
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Regions of the Republic of the Congo Congo (''région'')
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Regions of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire (''région'')
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Regions of Denmark Denmark (effective from 2007)
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Regions of Eritrea Eritrea
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Regions of France France (''région'')
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Regions of Ghana Ghana
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Regions of Guinea Guinea (''région'')
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Regions of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau (''região'')
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Regions of Hungary Hungary (''régió'')
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Regions of Italy Italy (''regione'')
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Regions of Mali Mali (''région'')
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Regions of Namibia Namibia
*
Regions of New Zealand New Zealand
*
Political division of Peru#Current division Peru (''región'')
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Regions of the Philippines Philippines (''region'')
*
Regions of Senegal Senegal (''région'')
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Regions of Tanzania Tanzania
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Regions of Togo Togo (''région'')
The
Canada Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada province of
List of Quebec regions Québec also uses the "administrative region" (''région administrative'').
Scotland had
Regions of Scotland local government regions from 1975 to 1996.
Non-first-level administrative regions
The government of the
Regions of the Philippines Philippines uses the region (in
Filipino language Filipino, ''rehiyon'') when it's necessary to group provinces, the primary administrative subdivision of the country. this is also the case in
Brazil which groups its primary administrative divisions (''estados''; "states") into ''grandes regiões'' (≈"
Regions of Brazil greater regions") for statistical purposes, while Russia uses ''Ñ?кономичеÑ?кие районы'' ("
Economic regions of Russia economic regions") in a similar way, as do
Development regions of Romania Romania and
Administrative regions of Venezuela Venezuela.
The government of
Regions of Singapore Singapore makes use of regions for its own administrative purposes. Similarly,
Regions of England England and
Regions of Serbia Serbia also use the name or have attempted to popularize its use.
The following countries use an administrative subdivision conventionally referred to as a region in English:
*
Oblasts of Bulgaria Bulgaria, which uses the ''облаÑ?Ñ‚'' (''oblast'')
*
Oblasts of Russia Russia, which uses the ''облаÑ?Ñ‚ÑŒ'' (''oblast''')
*
Subdivisions of Ukraine Ukraine, which uses the ''облаÑ?Ñ‚ÑŒ'' (''oblast''')
*
Regions of Slovakia Slovakia (''kraj'')
China has five 自治区 (''zìzhìqÅ«'') and two 特別行政å?€ (or 特别行政区; ''tèbiéxÃngzhèngqÅ«'') which are conventionally translated as "autonomous region" and "
special administrative region", respectively.
Traditional or informal regions
The traditional territorial divisions of some countries are also commonly rendered in English as "regions". These informal divisions do not form the basis of the modern administrative divisions of these countries, but still define and delimit local regional identity and sense of belonging. Examples include:
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Regions of Finland Finland
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Regions of Japan Japan
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Regions of Korea Korea
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Regions of Norway Norway (''landsdeler'')
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Historical regions of Romania Romania
*
List of traditional regions of Slovakia Slovakia
:''See also
Lists of unofficial regions by country.''
Geographical regions
A region can also be used for a geographical area; with this usage, there is an implied distinctiveness about the area that defines it. Such a distinction is often made on the basis of a historical, political, or cultural cohesiveness that separates the region from its neighbours.
Geographical regions can be found within a country (e.g., the
Midlands, in
England), or transnationally (e.g., the
Middle East).
Similarly, the
United Nations Statistics Division has devised [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm a scheme] for classifying macrogeographic regions (continents), continental
subregions, and selected socioeconomic groupings.
Examples of geographical regions
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Geographical regions in Serbia and Montenegro
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Historical regions of Central Europe
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Historical regions of the Balkan Peninsula
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List of regions in Australia
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List of regions of Canada
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List of regions of the United States
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List of traditional regions of Slovakia
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Regions of Japan
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Lists of unofficial regions by country
See also
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Regional state
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Subregion
Category: Subnational entities
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