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76 provinces ( changwat ) 878 districts ( amphoe ) 7,255 subdistricts ( tambons ) 74,944 villages ( muban) Community associations ( chum-chon ) Municipalities ( thesaban) of 3 types take some responsibilities of districts and subdistricts [ f] Pattaya special administrative area. Bangkok special administrative area.
List of sovereign states. The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty . The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, [ 1] two UN General Assembly ...
Belgium, [A] officially the Kingdom of Belgium, [B] is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west.
This is a list of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme, including 193 UN member states, two UN observer states (the Holy See [note 1] and the State of Palestine), two states in free association with New Zealand (the Cook Islands and Niue), and 49 non-sovereign dependencies or territories, as well as Western Sahara (a disputed territory whose sovereignty is contested) and ...
Vietnam, [ e][ f] officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, [ g] is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about 331,000 square kilometres (128,000 sq mi) and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
Around 60 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, followed by with around 40 countries that gained independence from France throughout its history. [2] Over 50% of the world's borders today, were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [3] [4] [5]
Antarctica is defined as all land and ice shelves south of 60° S for the purposes of the Treaty System. [1] The treaty was signed by twelve countries, including the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Chile, Australia, and the United States. Since 1959, a further 42 countries have acceded to the treaty.
List of countries by population (United Nations) This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [ 2]