List of autonomous areas by country

Created by international agreements

Country	Native term Translation or equivalent	Instances (areas became autonomous in the treaty and year(s) indicated, if available)	References
China (PRC)	特別行政區 (Chinese, an official language of both Hong Kong and Macau) região administrativa especial (Portuguese, another official language of Macau) special administrative region (English, another official language of Hong Kong)	Hong Kong (1997) [C][3]  Macao (1999) [D] [4]	[5]
Finland	itsehallinnollinen maakunta (Finnish) självstyrande landskap (Swedish) autonomous province	Åland (1922) [E] [6][7]	[8]
United Kingdom	UK constituent country with devolution	Northern Ireland (1999) [F]	[9]
Italy	autonome Provinz (German) provincia autonoma (Italian) autonomous province	South Tyrol (1946, 1972) [G]	[10]
Israel /  Palestine	"سلطة الحكم الذاتي الفلسطينية المؤقتة" (Arabic) "Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority" הסמכות המינהלית הפלסטינית (Hebrew) interim administrative authority	Palestinian National Authority (1994) [H]  · Gaza Strip and West Bank [I]	[11][12]

Notes:

• Svalbard, Norway: Although it does not fit the definition of autonomous area (not possessing partial internal sovereignty), Svalbard has the sovereignty of Norway limited by the Spitsbergen Treaty of 1920^[13] and therefore is considered as having special status (as it is considered fully integrated with Norway, and not a dependency, it is a sui generis case).
• Heligoland, Germany: Although it is part of a German state, Schleswig-Holstein, it has been excluded from some European Union normatives, such as customs union and the Value Added Tax Area.^[14]
• Büsingen am Hochrhein, Germany and Campione d'Italia, Italy despite being integral parts of their respective countries, these two enclaves of Switzerland predominantly use Swiss franc as currency^[15][16] and are in customs union with it.^[17]

Created by internal statutes

Country	Native term Translation or equivalent	Instances (areas became autonomous in the year(s) indicated, if available)	References
Antigua and Barbuda	autonomous island	Barbuda (1976)	[18]
Azerbaijan	muxtar respublika autonomous republic	Nakhchivan (1924)	[19][20]
Chile	Provincias de Chile y Comuna de Chile province and communes	Easter Island	[21]
	Comuna de Chile communes	Juan Fernández Islands	[22]
China (PRC)	自治区 (zìzhìqū) autonomous region	Guangxi (1958)  · Inner Mongolia (1947)  · Ningxia (1958)  · Xinjiang (1955)  · Tibet (1965)	[5]
	自治州 (zìzhìzhōu) autonomous prefecture	Bayingolin  · Bortala  · Changji  · Chuxiong  · Dali  · Dehong  · Dêqên  · Enshi  · Gannan  · Garzê  · Golog  · Yushu  · Haibei  · Hainan  · Haixi  · Honghe  · Huangnan  · Ili  · Kizilsu  · Liangshan  · Linxia  · Ngawa  · Nujiang  · Qiandongnan  · Qiannan  · Qianxinan  · Wenshan  · Xiangxi  · Xishuangbanna (Sibsongbanna)  · Yanbian	[5]
	自治县 (zìzhìxiàn) autonomous county	117 (full list)	[5]
	自治旗 (zìzhìqí) autonomous banner	Evenki  · Morin Dawa  · Oroqen	[5]
Denmark	autonomous territory (Danish Realm)	Faroe Islands (1948)  ·  Greenland (1979)	[8]
Fiji	autonomous region	Rotuma (1927)	[23]
France	sui generis collectivité sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia (1999)	[24]
	collectivité d'outre-mer overseas collectivity	Saint Barthélemy (2007)  · Saint Martin (2007)  ·  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2003)  ·  Wallis and Futuna (2003)
	pays d'outre-mer overseas country	French Polynesia (2004)
Georgia	avtonomiuri respublika autonomous republic	Abkhazia (1991-2008) [J] [K] ·  Adjara (1991)	[25]
	provisional administrative entity	South Ossetia (2007-2008) [J]	[26]
Greece	aftonomi monastiki politia autonomous monastic state	Mount Athos (1913)	[27]
India	autonomous districts and territorial councils	Bodoland (2003)  · Bodo Kachari (2020)  · Chakma (1972)  · Chandel (1971)  · Churachandpur (1971)  · Deori (2005)  · Dima Hasao (1970)  · Garo Hills (1952)  · Gorkhaland (2011)  · Jaintia Hills (1972)  · Kamatapur (2020)  · Karbi Anglong (1970)  · Kargil Hills (1995)  · Khasi Hills (1952)  · Lai (1972)  · Leh Hills (1995)  · Senapati (1971)  · Mara (1972)  · Matak (2020)  · Mising (1995)  · Moran (2020)  · Rabha Hasong (1995)  · Sadar Hills (1971)  · Sonowal Kachari (2005)  · Tamenglong (1971)  · Thengal Kachari (2005)  · Tiwa (1995)  · Tripura Tribal Areas (1982)  · Ukhrul (1971) and de facto autonomous area – North Sentinel Island (1956)	[28]
Indonesia	daerah istimewa/khusus special region	Yogyakarta (1950)  ·  Aceh (2005)  ·  Jakarta (2024)
	daerah otonomi khusus special autonomous region	Central Papua (2022)  · Highland Papua (2022)  ·  Papua (2000)  · South Papua (2022)  · Southwest Papua (2022)  ·  West Papua (2008)
Iraq	autonomous region	Kurdistan Region (1992)	[29]
Italy	regione autonoma autonomous region	Aosta Valley (1948)  ·  Friuli-Venezia Giulia (1963)  ·  Sardinia (1948)  ·  Sicily (1946)  ·  Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (1948)	[8]`
	provincia autonoma autonomous province	South Tyrol (1972)  ·  Trentino (1972)
Mauritius	autonomous island	Rodrigues (2002)	[30]
Moldova	unitate teritorială autonomă autonomous territorial unit	Găgăuzia (1995)  · Left Bank of the Dniester (2005)	[8]
Myanmar	self-administered zones	Danu Self-Administered Zone  · Kokang Self-Administered Zone  · Naga Self-Administered Zone  · Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone  · Pa-O Self-Administered Zone  · Wa Self-Administered Division (2011)
Nicaragua	región autónoma autonomous region	North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (1986)  · South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (1986)	[31]
Pakistan	self-governing entity	Azad Kashmir (1974)
Panama	comarca indígena indigenous territory	Emberá-Wounaan (1983) · Guna de Madungandí (1996)  · Kuna de Wargandí (2000)  · Guna Yala (1938) · Ngöbe-Buglé (1997)  · Naso Tjër Di Comarca (2020)	[32]
Papua New Guinea	autonomous region	Bougainville (2000)	[33]
Philippines	rehiyong awtonomus autonomous region	Bangsamoro (2019)	[34]
Portugal	região autónoma autonomous region	Azores (1976)  ·  Madeira (1976)	[8]
Russia	respublika (autonomous) republic	Adygea ·  Altai Republic ·  Bashkortostan ·  Buryatia ·  Chechnya ·  Chuvashia ·  Republic of Crimea[L] ·  Dagestan ·  Donetsk[L] ·  Ingushetia ·  Kabardino-Balkaria ·  Kalmykia ·  Karachay-Cherkessia ·  Karelia ·  Khakassia ·  Komi ·  Luhansk[L] ·  Mari El ·  Mordovia ·  North Ossetia-Alania ·  Sakha Republic ·  Tatarstan ·  Tuva ·  Udmurtia	[8]
	avtonomnaya oblast autonomous province	Jewish Autonomous Oblast (1934)	[8]
	avtonomny okrug autonomous district	Chukotka ·  Khanty-Mansi ·  Nenets ·  Yamalo-Nenets	[8]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	autonomous island	Nevis (1967)	[35]
São Tomé and Príncipe	região autónoma autonomous region	Autonomous Region of Príncipe (1995)	[36]
Serbia	autonomna pokrajina autonomous province	Vojvodina (1945) · Kosovo and Metohija (1945-1999) [M]
Somalia	dowlad goboleedka ee federal state	Galmudug (2012) ·  Hirshabelle (2016) ·  Jubaland (2013)[N] ·  Khatumo[O] (2023) ·  Puntland (1998) ·  South West State of Somalia (2014) ·  Somaliland [P]	[37]
South Korea	teukbyeol jachido special autonomous province	Gangwon (2023) · Jeju (2006) · Jeonbuk (2023)	[38]
Tajikistan	viloyat mukhtor autonomous province	Gorno-Badakhshan (1925)	[39]
Tanzania	Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar revolutionary government	Zanzibar (1964)	[40]
Trinidad and Tobago	autonomous island	Tobago (1980)
Ukraine	avtonomna respublika autonomous republic	Crimea (1992–2014) [L]
United Kingdom	UK constituent country with devolution	Scotland (1999)  ·  Wales (1999) Northern Ireland (1998)	[8]
	Regions with devolution	Greater London (2000)
Uzbekistan	respublika (autonomous) republic	Karakalpakstan

Dependent and associated territories with autonomy

Country	Native term Translation or equivalent	Instances (areas became autonomous in the year(s) indicated, if available)	References
Netherlands	autonoom land autonomous country	Aruba (1986) ·  Curaçao (2010) ·  Sint Maarten (2010)
New Zealand	state in free-association	Cook Islands (1965) ·  Niue (1974)
	self-administering territory	Tokelau (1948)	[24]
United Kingdom	Crown Dependency	Guernsey  ·  Isle of Man ·  Jersey	[8]
	British Overseas Territory	Anguilla  ·  Bermuda  ·  British Virgin Islands  ·  Cayman Islands  ·  Falkland Islands  ·  Gibraltar  ·  Montserrat	[8]
United States	Commonwealth	Puerto Rico (1952)  ·  Northern Mariana Islands (1978)	[41]
	Territory	Guam (1950)  ·  US Virgin Islands (1954)  ·  American Samoa (1967)

All sub-national regions are autonomous

Country	Native term Translation or equivalent	Instances (areas became autonomous in the year indicated, if available)	References
Bolivia	departamento (autonomous) department	Beni (2006)  · Pando (2006)  · Santa Cruz (2006)  · Tarija (2006)  · La Paz (2009)  · Cochabamba (2009)  · Chuquisaca (2009) · Oruro (2009) · Potosi (2009)	[42]
	provincia autónoma autonomous province	Gran Chaco (2009)	[43]
	municipio autónomo autonomous municipality	Huacaya · Tarabuco · Mojocoya · Charazani · Jesús de Machaca · Pampas Aullagas · San Pedro de Totora · Chipaya · Salinas de Garci Mendoza · Chayanta · Charagua	[44]
	territorio indígena indigenous territory	All native community lands (tierras comunitarias de origen): Asamblea del Pueblo Guaraní, Central de Pueblos Nativos Guarayos, Central de Pueblos Indigenas del Beni, Central Indigena de la Region Amazonica de Bolivia, Central Indigena de Pueblos Amazonicos de Pando, Central de Pueblos Indigenas del Tropico de Cochabamba, Central de Pueblos Indigenas de La Paz, Organizacion de la Capitania Wehenayek Tapiete.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	entitet entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995)  ·  Republika Srpska (1995)	[45]
Comoros	île autonome autonomous island	Anjouan (2002)  · Grande Comore (2002)  ·  Mohéli (2002)	[46]
Guernsey	Jurisdiction	Alderney  ·  Sark (1565)	[47]
Spain	comunidad autónoma (in Spanish)[48] autonomia erkidegoa (in Basque)[49] comunautat autonòma (in Occitan)[50] comunitat autònoma (in Catalan/Valencian)[51] comunidade autónoma (in Galician)[52] autonomous community (nationalities and regions of Spain)	Andalusia (1981)  ·  Aragon (1982)  ·  Asturias (1981)  ·  Balearic Islands (1983)  ·  Basque Country (1979)  ·  Canary Islands (1982)  ·  Cantabria (1981)  ·  Castile–La Mancha (1982)  ·  Castile and León (1983)  ·  Catalonia (1979)  ·  Extremadura (1983)  ·  Galicia (1981)  ·  La Rioja (1982)  ·  Madrid (1983)  ·  Murcia (1982)  ·  Navarre (1982)  ·  Valencian Community (1982)	[8]
	ciudad autónoma autonomous city	Ceuta (1995)  ·  Melilla (1995)	[8]
	Entitat territorial autònoma Autonomous territorial entity	Val d'Aran (1990)	[8]

A number of entities are also officially called "autonomous", though they do not have an exceptional freedom from external authority, and would not fall under the definition of autonomous area. They are listed here for clarity.

Capitals called "autonomous"

Country	Native term Translation or equivalent	Instances (areas became autonomous in the year indicated, if available)	References
Mexico	autonomous city	Mexico City (2016)	[53]
Argentina	ciudad autónoma autonomous city	Buenos Aires (1994)	[54]
Armenia	autonomous city	Yerevan
Belarus	autonomous city	Minsk
Cambodia	krong autonomous municipality	Phnom Penh [Q]	[55]
Central African Republic	commune autonome autonomous commune	Bangui	[56]
Guinea-Bissau	sector autónomo autonomous sector	Bissau Region	[57]
Hungary	autonomous city	Budapest
Indonesia	daerah khusus ibukota special capital region	Jakarta	[58]
Romania	autonomous municipality	Bucharest
Serbia	autonomous city	Belgrade
Uzbekistan	shahar autonomous city	Tashkent (1918)	[59]
United Kingdom	Sui generis City	City of London

Independent cities called "autonomous"

Country	Native term Translation or equivalent	Instances (areas became autonomous in the year indicated, if available)	References
Japan	村落共同体 village community	Atarashiki (1948)
South Korea	특별자치시 special autonomous city	Sejong
Cambodia	krong autonomous municipality	Phnom Penh · Sihanoukville · Pailin · Kep	[55]

Self-declared entities called "autonomous"

Country	Native term Translation or equivalent	Instances (areas became autonomous in the year indicated, if available)	References
Mexico	Municipios Autónomos Autonomous Municipalities	Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities (2020-2023)
Syria	Rêveberiya Xweser Autonomous Administration	Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (2012)
Bolivia	Federación de Juntas Vecinales Federation of Neighborhood Councils	Fejuve (1979)

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