An autonomous republic is a type of administrative division similar to a province. A significant number of autonomous republics can be found within the successor states of the Soviet Union, but the majority are located within Russia. Many of these republics were established during the Soviet period as Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics, or ASSRs.

[edit] Autonomous republics within the former Soviet Socialist Republics

• Republics of Russia

• Azerbaijan: Nakhchivan, Nagorno-Karabakh
• Georgia: Abkhazia, Adjara
• Ukraine: Crimea
• Uzbekistan: Karakalpakstan
• Moldova: Transnistria

[edit] French territories

The designation also can refer to the following 13 former French territories in Africa before 1960, when all gained independence:

• Central African Republic (December 1, 1958)
• Republic of Chad (November 28, 1958)
• Republic of Dahomey (December 4, 1958)
• Gabonese Republic (November 28, 1958)
• Republic of Ivory Coast (December 4, 1958)
• Malagasy Republic (October 14, 1958)
• Islamic Republic of Mauritania (November 28, 1958)
• Middle Congo (November 28, 1958)
• Republic of Niger (December 19, 1958)
• Republic of Senegal (November 25, 1958)
• Sudanese Republic (November 24, 1958)
• Republic of Togo (February 22, 1958)
• Republic of Upper Volta (December 11, 1958)

[edit] See also

• Autonomous entity

v • d • e Types of administrative country subdivision Smallcaps indicate a type used by ten or more countries. Current English terms Autonomous area · Bailiwick · Banner (Autonomous banner) · Block · Borough (County borough · Metropolitan borough) · Cadastral division · Capital (Federal capital) · Canton · Circle · Circuit · City (Autonomous city · Chartered city · Independent city) · Colony · Commune · Community (Autonomous community · Residential community) · Condominium · Constituency · County (Administrative county · Autonomous county · Metropolitan county) · Council · Department · District (Autonomous district) · Capital district · City district · Federal district · Metropolitan district · Municipal district · Subdistrict) · Division · Duchy · Eldership · Federal dependency · Governorate · Hamlet · Insular area · Local administrative unit · Local Government Area · Municipality (Direct-controlled municipality · District municipality · Regional municipality · Regional county municipality · Rural municipality) · Neighbourhood · Parish (Civil parish) · Periphery · Prefecture (Autonomous prefecture · Subprefecture) · Principality (Co-principality) · Protectorate · Province (Autonomous province) · Quarter · Regency · Region (Autonomous region · Capital region · Special administrative region) · Republic (Autonomous republic) · Reservation (Reserve) · Shire · State · Suzerainty · Territory (Autonomous territorial unit · Capital territory · Dependent territory · National territory · Union Territory) · Town · Townland · Township (Township (Scotland) · Civil township) · Urban (urbanized) area · Village · Ward Current non-English and loanword terms Amt · Arrondissement · Bakhsh · Baladiyah · Barangay · Bairro · Bezirk / Regierungsbezirk · Comarca · Comune · Daïra · Frazione · Freguesia · Gmina · Judeţ · Kommun · Liwa · Località · Oblast · Okrug · Ostān · Plasă · Powiat · Raion · Ranchería · Shabiyah · Shahr · Shahrestān · Sýsla · Taluka · Tehsil · Vingtaine · Voivodeship · Wilayah · Woreda Defunct and historical English terms Agency (British India) · Agency (Pakistan) · Barony · Diocese · Exarchate · Free imperial city · Hide (unit) · Hundred · Imperial Circle · March · Praetorian prefecture · Presidency · Residency · Riding · Rural district · Sanitary district · Tithing · Urban district · Viscountcy (Viscounty) Defunct and historical non-English terms Burgh · Deme · Commote · Heerlijkheid · Katepanikion  · Naucrary · Nome · Pargana · Satrapy · Theme See also Political division · Census division · Electoral division

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