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[[File:Autonomous areas.svg|thumb|right|270px|Countries with at least one autonomous area]]

This '''list of autonomous areas arranged by country''' gives an overview of [[autonomous]] [[areas]] of the world. An [[Autonomous administrative division|autonomous area]] is defined as an area of a [[country]] that has a degree of [[autonomy]], or has freedom from an external authority. It is typical for it to be geographically distant from the country, or to be populated by a [[national minority]]. Countries that include autonomous areas are often [[Federacy|federacies]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Lucas I. González|title=Political Power, Fiscal Crises, and Decentralization in Latin America: Federal Countries in Comparative Perspective (and some Contrasts with Unitary Cases)|journal=Publius: The Journal of Federalism|date=11 February 2008|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/publius/pjn001|volume=38|issue=2|pages=211–247}}</ref> The autonomous areas differ from federal units and independent states in the sense that they, in relation to the majority of other sub-national territories in the same country, enjoy a special status including some legislative powers, within the state (for a detailed list of federated units, see [[Federated state#List of federal units by federation|federated state]]).<ref>Olausson, Pär M. (2007) ''Autonomy and Islands: A Global Study of the Factors that Determine Island Autonomy'', [[Turku]]: [[Åbo Akademi University]] Press, pp. 21–25</ref>

This list includes areas that are [[diplomatic recognition|internationally recognized]], as well as some that are generally unrecognized.{{efn-ua|For example: {{cite web|url=http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=China,%20Hong%20Kong%20Special%20Administrative%20Region|title=China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region|publisher=United Nations|access-date=25 February 2008}}}}{{efn-ua|See [[International recognition of Kosovo]] for states that do and do not recognize the [[Kosovo|Republic of Kosovo]].}} The definition of an ''autonomous area'' varies from country to country, so the native term as defined by the respective country's government is listed, and the English translation of the term is included.

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==Autonomous areas==
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{| width="100%" class="wikitable"
!width="160px"| Country
!class="unsortable" width="200px"|''Native term''<br />Translation or equivalent
!class="unsortable"|Instances ''(areas became autonomous in the treaty and year(s) indicated, if available)''
!class="unsortable" width="100px"|References
|-
| {{flag|China|name=China (PRC)}}
| {{lang|zh-hant|[[Special administrative regions of China|特別行政區]]}} <small>(Chinese, an official language of both Hong Kong and Macau)</small><br />{{nowrap|''região administrativa especial'' <small>(Portuguese, another official language of Macau)</small>}}<br />{{nowrap|special administrative region <small>(English, another official language of Hong Kong)</small>}}
| {{flag|Hong Kong}} (1997) {{efn-ua|''[[Sino-British Joint Declaration|Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984]]''}}<ref name ="HKSAR">{{cite web|website=Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, The Government of the HKSAR|url= http://www.cmab.gov.hk/en/issues/jd2.htm |title=The Joint Declaration (and following pages)|date= 1 July 2007}}</ref> <br /> {{flag|Macao}} (1999) {{efn-ua|''[[Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration|Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration of 1987]]''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bo.io.gov.mo/bo/i/88/23/dc/en/|title=Joint declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China and The Government of the Republic of Portugal on the question of Macao|work=io.gov.mo}}</ref>
|align=center|<ref name="china" />
|-
| {{flag|Finland}}
| ''itsehallinnollinen maakunta''<small> (Finnish)</small><br />''självstyrande landskap''<small> (Swedish)</small><br />autonomous province
| {{flag|Åland}} (1922)  {{efn-ua|''[[Åland convention]]''}}<ref>{{in lang|fr}} Edouard Gourdon, Histoire du Congrès de Paris, Paris, 1857, [https://books.google.com/books?id=6ygCAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Histoire+du+Congr%C3%A8s+de+Paris full text at google Print]</ref><ref>Later confirmated by the Act on the Autonomy of Åland of 1920 (which was later replaced by new legislations by the same name in 1951 and 1991) and the [[League of Nations]] in 1922 following the [[Åland crisis]].</ref>
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv">{{cite web|title=The working autonomies in Europe|url=http://www.gfbv.it/3dossier/eu-min/autonomy.html|publisher=Society for Threatened Peoples|access-date=25 February 2008|author=Benedikter, Thomas|date=19 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309063149/http://www.gfbv.it/3dossier/eu-min/autonomy.html|archive-date=9 March 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|[[Countries of the United Kingdom|UK constituent country]] with [[devolution in the United Kingdom|devolution]]
|{{flagicon image|Flag placeholder.svg}} [[Northern Ireland]] (1999) {{efn-ua|''[[Good Friday Agreement]]'' (1998)}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nio.gov.uk/agreement.pdf |title=Agreement reached in the multi-party negotiations |access-date=3 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003065655/http://www.nio.gov.uk/agreement.pdf |archive-date=3 October 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Italy}}
|''autonome Provinz'' <small>(German)</small><br />''provincia autonoma'' <small>(Italian)</small><br >autonomous province
| {{flag|South Tyrol}} (1946, 1972) {{efn-ua|''[[Gruber–De Gasperi Agreement]]'' (1946)}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.regione.taa.it/codice/accordo.aspx | title=Accordo Degasperi-Gruber | access-date=5 March 2017 | archive-date=5 April 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405164359/http://www.regione.taa.it/codice/accordo.aspx | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Israel}} / {{flag|Palestine}}
|"''سلطة الحكم الذاتي الفلسطينية المؤقتة''" (Arabic)<br />"Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority"<br />''הסמכות המינהלית הפלסטינית'' (Hebrew)<br />interim administrative authority
| {{flag|Palestinian National Authority}} (1994) {{efn-ua|''[[Oslo Accords]]'' (1993)}} {{·}} [[Gaza Strip]] and [[West Bank]]  {{efn-ua|''[[Oslo II Accord]]'' (1995)}}
|align=center|<ref name=worldbank>{{cite web|title=Area C and the future of Palestinian economy|url=https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/16686/AUS29220REPLAC0EVISION0January02014.pdf?sequence=1|publisher=World Bank|access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://israelipalestinian.procon.org/view.background-resource.php?resourceID=000921 1995 ''Oslo Interim Agreement'']. Text of the Accord</ref>
|}

Notes:

*'''{{flagicon|SJM}} [[Svalbard and Jan Mayen|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|Spitsbergen Treaty of 1920]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/treaties/1925/10.html|title=Treaty concerning the Archipelago of Spitsbergen, and Protocol [1925] ATS 10|work=austlii.edu.au}}</ref> and therefore is considered as having special status (as it is considered fully integrated with [[Norway]], and not a [[Dependent territory|dependency]], it is a ''sui generis'' case).
*'''{{Flagicon image|Flag of Helgoland.svg}} [[Heligoland]], [[Germany]]''': Although it is part of a German state, [[Schleswig-Holstein]], it has been [[Special member state territories and the European Union#Heligoland|excluded]] from some [[European Union]] normatives, such as [[European Union Customs Union|customs union]] and the [[European Union value added tax|Value Added Tax Area]].<ref>Article 6 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 (as amended) on the common system of value added tax (OJ L 347, 11 December 2006, p. 1) [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32006L0112:EN:NOT Eur-lex.europa.eu].</ref>
*'''{{Flagicon image|DEU Büsingen am Hochrhein COA.svg}} [[Büsingen am Hochrhein]], Germany''' and '''{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Campione_d'Italia.svg}} [[Campione d'Italia]], Italy''':  Despite being integral parts of their respective countries, these two [[enclave]]s of [[Switzerland]] predominantly use [[Swiss franc]] as currency<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.currencyconverter.nm-devises.com/swiss-franc.html?lien=swiss-franc|title=Currency converter Swiss Franc, CHF|author=NM Currency Converter|work=nm-devises.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leg13.camera.it/_dati/leg13/lavori/stampati/sk0500/relazion/0257.htm|title=Stampato C. 257|website=leg13.camera.it}}</ref> and are in customs union with it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ezv.admin.ch/php/modules/dienstdokumente/ddContent.php?id=185595&id_doc=D25_d&lang=de|title=2.1.2 Erhebungsgebiet|work=admin.ch|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214004244/http://www.ezv.admin.ch/php/modules/dienstdokumente/ddContent.php?id=185595&id_doc=D25_d&lang=de|archive-date=14 December 2013}}</ref>

===Created by internal statutes===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
!width="160px"| Country
!class="unsortable" width="200px"|''Native term''<br />Translation or equivalent
!class="unsortable"|Instances ''(areas became autonomous in the year(s) indicated, if available)''
!class="unsortable" width="100px"|References
|-
| {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
| autonomous island
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Barbuda.svg}} [[Barbuda]] (1976)
| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Barbuda Local Government Act of 1976|url=http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-44.pdf}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
| {{lang|az-Latn|muxtar respublika}}<br />autonomous republic 
| <!-- Do not add the non-verifiable flag from the early 90s -->[[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]] (1924)
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/3658938.stm|title=Regions and territories: Nagorno-Karabakh|publisher=BBC News|access-date=25 February 2008|date=15 January 2008}}</ref><ref>[[Treaty of Moscow (1921)|Treaty of Moscow (1921) and Treaty of Kars (1921)]]</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Cameroon}}
| region with special status
| [[Northwest Region (Cameroon)|Northwest]] (2019) {{·}} [[Southwest Region (Cameroon)|Southwest]] (2019)
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://africanarguments.org/2020/01/cameroon-grants-special-status-anglophone-conflict/ | title=Cameroon grants 'special status' its to restive regions. They don't feel special | date=13 January 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="1"| {{flag|Chile}}
|[[Provinces of Chile|Provincias de Chile]] y [[Communes of Chile|Comuna de Chile]] <br /> ''province and communes'' 
|{{flag|Easter Island}}
|align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.mercopress.com/2007/06/07/easter-islands-now-a-special-territory-with-more-autonomy#:~:text=The%20Chamber%20of%20Deputies%20of,archipelago%20as%20%E2%80%9Cspecial%20territories.%E2%80%9D|title = Easter Islands now a "special territory" with more autonomy}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="1"| {{flag|China|name=China (PRC)}}
| {{lang|zh-hans|[[Autonomous regions of China|自治区]]}} ({{Transliteration|zh|zìzhìqū}})<br />autonomous region
| <!-- These regions are NOT permitted to adopt their own flags, do not add pro-independence or other flags -->[[Guangxi]] (1958) {{·}} [[Inner Mongolia]] (1947) {{·}} [[Ningxia]] (1958) {{·}}  [[Xinjiang]] (1955) {{·}} [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] (1965)
|align=center|<ref name="china">{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ucn.html|title=Provinces of China|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008|date=26 June 2006}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}
| autonomous territory<br />([[Danish Realm]])
| {{flag|Faroe Islands}} (1948) {{·}} {{flag|Greenland}} (1979)
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv" />
|-
| {{flag|East Timor}}
| {{lang|pt|região administrativa especial}}<br />special administrative region
| {{flagicon image|Raeoa.png}} [[Oecusse-Ambeno]] (2014)
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite book
 |title       = Jornal da República
 |place       = Dili
 |publisher   = Government of East Timor
 |year        = 2014
 |chapter     = LEI N.º 3/ 2014 de 18 de Junho
 |chapter-url  = https://www.mj.gov.tl/jornal/?q=node/6670
}}.</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Fiji}}
| autonomous region
| {{flagicon|Rotuma}} [[Rotuma]] (1927) 
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite book
 |title       = Laws of Fiji
 |place       = Suva, Fiji
 |publisher   = Government of Fiji
 |year        = 1927
 |edition     = 1978
 |chapter     = Rotuma Act
 |chapter-url  = http://www.itc.gov.fj/lawnet/fiji_act/cap122.html
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20050419112327/http://www.itc.gov.fj/lawnet/fiji_act/cap122.html
 |archive-date = 19 April 2005
}}.</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"| {{flag|France}}
| {{lang|fr|sui generis collectivité}}<br />{{lang|la|sui generis}} collectivity
| {{flag|New Caledonia|local}} (1999)
|align=center|<ref name="ReferenceA">Included on the [[United Nations list of non-self-governing territories]].</ref>
|-
| {{lang|fr|collectivité d'outre-mer}}<br />overseas collectivity
| {{flag|Saint Barthélemy|local}} (2007) {{·}} {{flagicon image|Local flag of the Collectivity of Saint Martin.svg}} [[Collectivity of Saint Martin|Saint Martin]] (2007) {{·}} {{flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|local}} (2003) {{·}} {{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}} (2003)
|
|-
| {{lang|fr|pays d'outre-mer}}<br />overseas country
| {{flag|French Polynesia}} (2004)
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| {{flag|Georgia}}
| [[Administrative divisions of Georgia (country)|{{Transliteration|ka|avtonomiuri respublika}}]]<br />autonomous republic
| [[File:Flag of Abkhazia (GE).svg|20px]] [[Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia|Abkhazia]] (1991-''2008'') {{efn-ua|name=IGRR|De facto, Abkhazia and South Ossetia [[List of states with limited recognition#States that are not state parties within the United Nations System|declared independence]] from Georgia, but de jure they are still part of Georgia}} {{efn-ua|The flag of Abkhazia shown is the [[Flag of Abkhazia#Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia|proposed flag]] of the Georgian government from 2013.}}{{·}} {{flag|Adjara}} (1991)
|align=center|<ref name="Regions of Georgia">{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/uge.html|title=Regions of Georgia|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008|date=30 November 2007}}</ref>
|-
| provisional administrative entity
|{{flagicon| South Ossetia}} [[Provisional Administration of South Ossetia|South Ossetia]] (2007-''2008'') {{efn-ua|name=IGRR}}
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=15089|title=Sanakoev Appointed as Head of S.Ossetia Administration|publisher=Civil.ge|access-date=14 March 2008|date=10 May 2007}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Greece}}
| {{Transliteration|el|aftonomi monastiki politia}}<br />autonomous monastic state
| {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Greek Orthodox Church.svg}} [[Monastic community of Mount Athos|Mount Athos]] (1913)
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ugr.html|title=Departments of Greece|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008|date=1 September 2007}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| [[daerah|{{Transliteration|id|daerah istimewa/khusus}}]]<br />special region
|{{Flagicon image|Flag of Yogyakarta.svg}} [[Special Region of Yogyakarta|Yogyakarta]] (1950) {{·}} {{Flag|Jakarta}} (1959) {{·}} {{Flag|Aceh}} (2005)
|
|-
| {{Transliteration|id|daerah otonomi khusus}}<br />special autonomous region
|{{Flag|Papua}} (2000) {{·}} {{Flag|West Papua}} (2008) {{·}} {{flagicon image|Flag of Central Papua Province.svg}} [[Central Papua]] (2022) {{·}} {{flagicon image|Flag of Highland Papua.svg}} [[Highland Papua]] (2022) {{·}} {{flagicon image|Flag of South Papua Province.svg}} [[South Papua]] (2022) {{·}} {{flagicon image|Flag of Southwest Papua.svg}} [[Southwest Papua]] (2022) 
|
|-
| {{flag|Iraq}}
| autonomous region
| {{flagicon|Kurdistan}} [[Kurdistan Region]] (1992)
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/uiq.html|title=Provinces of Iraq|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008|date=29 August 2007}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=""| {{flag|Italy}}
| {{lang|it|[[Autonomous regions with special statute (Italy)|regione autonoma]]}}<br />autonomous region
| {{flag|Aosta Valley}} (1948) {{·}} {{flag|Friuli-Venezia Giulia}} (1963) {{·}} {{flag|Sardinia}} (1948) {{·}} {{flag|Sicily}} (1946) {{·}} {{flag|Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol}} (1948)
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv"/>`
|-
| {{flag|Mauritius}}
| autonomous island
| {{flag|Rodrigues}} (2002)
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/umu.html|title=Districts of Mauritius|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008|date=8 May 2007}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Moldova}}
| {{lang|ro|unitate teritorială autonomă}}<br />[[Administrative divisions of Moldova|autonomous territorial unit]]
| {{flag|Gagauzia}} (1995) {{·}} [[Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester|Left Bank of the Dniester]] (''2005'')
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv" />
|-
| {{flag|Nicaragua}}
| {{lang|es|región autónoma}}<br />autonomous region
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Region Autonoma del Atlantico Norte.svg}} [[North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region]] (1986) {{·}} {{flagicon image|Flag of Region Autonoma Atlantico Sur.svg}} [[South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region]] (1986)
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/uni.html|title=Departments of Nicaragua|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008|date=12 April 2005}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flag|Pakistan}}
|self-governing entity
|{{Flagicon|Azad Kashmir}} [[Azad Kashmir]] (1974) {{·}} [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] (2009) 
|
|-
| {{flag|Panama}}
| {{lang|es|[[Comarca#Panama|comarca indígena]]}}<br />indigenous territory
| [[Comarca Emberá-Wounaan|Emberá-Wounaan]] (1983){{·}} [[Guna de Madungandí]] (1996) {{·}} [[Kuna de Wargandí]] (2000) {{·}} {{Flagicon image|Bandera de la Comarca Guna Yala.svg}} [[Guna Yala]] (1938){{·}} {{Flagicon image|Bandera de la Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé.svg}} [[Ngöbe-Buglé]] (1997) {{·}} {{flagicon image|Naso Tjër Di.gif}} [[Naso Tjër Di Comarca]] (2020)
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|access-date=27 February 2008|url=http://www.statoids.com/upa.html|title=Panama Provinces |publisher=Statoids }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
| autonomous region
| {{flag|Bougainville}} (2000)
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/upg.html|title=Provinces of Papua New Guinea|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008|date=1 June 2005}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| {{lang|fil|rehiyong awtonomus}}<br />autonomous region
| {{flag|Bangsamoro}} (2019)
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/uph.html|title=Provinces of the Philippines|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008|date=31 January 2008}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Portugal}}
| {{lang|pt|[[Autonomous Regions of Portugal|região autónoma]]}}<br />autonomous region
| {{flag|Azores}} (1976) {{·}} {{flag|Madeira}} (1976)
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv" />
|-
|rowspan="3"| {{flag|Russia}}
| [[Republics of Russia|{{Transliteration|ru|avtonomnaya respublika}}]]<br />autonomous republic
| {{flag|Adygea}}{{·}} {{flag|Altai Republic|Altai}}{{·}} {{flag|Bashkortostan}}{{·}} {{flag|Buryatia}}{{·}} {{flag|Chechnya}}{{·}} {{flag|Chuvashia}}{{·}} {{flag|Republic of Crimea}}{{efn-ua|name=claimed|Claimed by [[Ukraine]] and considered by most of the international community to be part of Ukraine.}}{{·}} {{flag|Dagestan}}{{·}} {{flag|Donetsk People's Republic|name=Donetsk}}{{efn-ua|name=claimed}}{{·}} {{flag|Ingushetia}}{{·}} {{flag|Kabardino-Balkaria}}{{·}} {{flag|Kalmykia}}{{·}} {{flag|Karachay-Cherkessia}}{{·}} {{flag|Karelia}}{{·}} {{flag|Khakassia}}{{·}} {{flag|Komi}}{{·}} {{flag|Luhansk People's Republic|name=Luhansk}}{{efn-ua|name=claimed}}{{·}} {{flag|Mari El}}{{·}} {{flag|Mordovia}}{{·}} {{flag|North Ossetia-Alania}}{{·}} {{flag|Sakha Republic}}{{·}} {{flag|Tatarstan}}{{·}} {{flag|Tuva}}{{·}} {{flag|Udmurtia}}
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv" />
|-
| {{Transliteration|ru|avtonomnaya [[oblast]]}}<br />autonomous province
| {{flag|Jewish Autonomous Oblast}} (1934)
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv" />
|-
| [[Autonomous subject-level districts of Russia|{{Transliteration|ru|avtonomny okrug}}]]<br />autonomous district
| {{flag|Chukotka Autonomous Okrug|name=Chukotka}}{{·}} {{flag|Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug|name=Khanty-Mansi}}{{·}} {{flag|Nenets Autonomous Okrug|name=Nenets}}{{·}} {{flag|Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug|name=Yamalo-Nenets}}
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv" />
|-
| {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
| autonomous island
| {{flag|Nevis}} (1967)
| align=center|<ref>See section 3 and 4 about Nevis Island Legislature and Administration in ''The Saint Christopher and Nevis Constitution Order 1983''. Published online by [http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Kitts/kitts83.html Georgetown University] and also by [http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/bnccde/sk&n/centre/nevis.html University of the West Indies]. Retrieved 8 August 2006.</ref>
|-
| {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}

| {{lang|pt|região autónoma}}<br />autonomous region
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Príncipe Autonomous Region.svg}} [[Autonomous Region of Príncipe]] (1995)
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/sao-tome-and-principe/|title=Sao Tome and Principe|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=25 February 2008|date=12 February 2008}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Serbia}}
| {{lang|sr-Latn|autonomna pokrajina}}<br />autonomous province
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Vojvodina.svg}} {{flagicon image|Tradicionalna zastava Vojvodine sa grbom.svg}}  [[Vojvodina]] (1945){{·}} [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija|Kosovo and Metohija]] (1945–1999) {{efn-ua|Since 1999, it hasn't been under the direct control of Serbia. It became an "[[United Nations Administered Kosovo|entity]] under [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|interim international administration]]" and later a [[Political status of Kosovo|partially recognised state]].}}
| 
|-
| {{flag|Tajikistan}}
| {{Transliteration|tg|[[wilayah|viloyat]] mukhtor}}<br />autonomous province
| [[Gorno-Badakhshan]] (1925)
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/utj.html|title=Regions of Tajikistan|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008|date=16 October 2005}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Tanzania}}
| {{Transliteration|sw|Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar}}<br /> [[Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar|revolutionary government]]
| {{flag|Zanzibar}} (1964)
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/3850393.stm|title=Regions and territories: Zanzibar|publisher=BBC News|access-date=25 February 2008|date=16 August 2007}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| autonomous island
|[[Tobago]] (1980)
|
|-
| {{flag|Ukraine}}
| {{Transliteration|uk|avtonomna respublika}}<br />autonomous republic
| {{Flag|Autonomous Republic of Crimea}} (1992) {{efn-ua|name=claimed}}
| 
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| {{nowrap|[[Countries of the United Kingdom|UK constituent country]] with [[devolution in the United Kingdom|devolution]]}}
| {{flag|Scotland}} (1999) {{·}} {{Flag|Wales}} (1999) {{flagicon image|Flag placeholder.svg}} [[Northern Ireland]] (1998)
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv" />
|-
| {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
| {{lang|uz-Latn|respublika}}<br />(autonomous) republic
| {{flag|Karakalpakstan}}
|align=center|
|-
|}

===Dependent, overseas and associated territories with autonomy===
{| width="100%" class="wikitable"
!width="160px"| Country
!class="unsortable" width="200px"|''Native term''<br />Translation or equivalent
!class="unsortable"|Instances ''(areas became autonomous in the year(s) indicated, if available)''
!class="unsortable" width="100px"|References
|-
| {{flag|Netherlands}}
| ''autonoom land''<br />autonomous country
| {{flag|Aruba}} (1986){{·}} {{flag|Curaçao}} (2010){{·}} {{flag|Sint Maarten}} (2010)
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| {{flag|New Zealand}}
| state in free-association
| {{flag|Cook Islands}} (1965){{·}} {{flag|Niue}} (1974)
|
|-
| self-administering territory
| {{flag|Tokelau}} (1948)
|align=center|<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| [[Crown Dependencies|Crown Dependency]]
| {{flag|Guernsey}} {{·}} {{flag|Isle of Man}}{{·}} {{flag|Jersey}} 
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv" />
|-
| [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]]
| {{flag|Anguilla}} {{·}} {{flag|Bermuda}} {{·}} {{flag|British Virgin Islands}} {{·}} {{flag|Cayman Islands}} {{·}} {{flag|Falkland Islands}} {{·}} {{flag|Gibraltar}}  {{·}} {{flag|Montserrat}} 
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|United States}}
| [[Territories of the United States|Commonwealth]]
| {{flag|Puerto Rico}} (1952) {{·}} {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}} (1978)
|align=center|<ref name="FinalReport">{{cite web|url=http://www.prfaa.com/eng/PuertoRicoBookletFinal.pdf |title=December 2005 report of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status |website=pfraa.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326093201/http://www.prfaa.com/eng/PuertoRicoBookletFinal.pdf |archive-date=26 March 2009 }}</ref>
|-
|Territory
|{{flag|Guam}} (1950) {{·}} {{flag|US Virgin Islands}} (1954) {{·}} {{flag|American Samoa}} (1967)
|
|-
|}

===All first level divisions are autonomous===

{| width="100%" class="wikitable"
!width="160px"| Country
!class="unsortable" width="200px"|''Native term''<br />Translation or equivalent
!class="unsortable"|Instances ''(areas became autonomous in the year indicated, if available)''
!class="unsortable" width="100px"|References
|-
|rowspan="1"| {{flag|Bolivia}}
| ''[[departments of Bolivia|departamento]]''<br />(autonomous) department
| {{Flagicon image|Flag of Beni.svg}} [[Beni Department|Beni]] (2006) {{·}} {{Flagicon image|Flag of Pando.svg}} [[Pando Department|Pando]] (2006) {{·}} {{Flagicon image|Flag of Santa Cruz.svg}} [[Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)|Santa Cruz]] (2006) {{·}} {{Flagicon image|Flag of Tarija.svg}} [[Tarija Department|Tarija]] (2006) {{·}} {{Flagicon image|Flag of La Paz.svg}} [[La Paz Department, Bolivia|La Paz]] (2009) {{·}} {{Flagicon image|Flag of Cochabamba.svg}} [[Cochabamba Department|Cochabamba]] (2009) {{·}} {{Flagicon image|Flag of Chuquisaca.svg}} [[Chuquisaca Department|Chuquisaca]] (2009){{·}} {{Flagicon image|Flag of Oruro.svg}} [[Oruro Department|Oruro]] (2009){{·}} {{Flagicon image|Flag of Potosí.svg}} [[Potosi Department|Potosi]] (2009)
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ain-bolivia.org/2010/02/debunking-myths-part-ii-bolivia%E2%80%99s-autonomy-initiatives/|title=Debunking Myths Part II: Bolivia's Autonomy Initiatives|author=Doug Hertzler|access-date=1 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Comoros}}
| ''île autonome ''<br />autonomous island
| {{flag|Anjouan}} (2002) {{·}} {{flagicon image|Flag of Grande Comore.svg}} [[Grande Comore]] (2002) {{·}} {{flag|Mohéli}} (2002)
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ukm.html|title=Autonomous Islands of Comoros|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008|date=16 October 2005}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Guernsey}}
| [[Bailiwick of Guernsey#Jurisdictions|Jurisdiction]]
|  {{flag|Alderney}} {{·}} {{flag|Sark}} (1565)
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/about/moj/our-responsibilities/Background_Briefing_on_the_Crown_Dependencies2.pdf|title=Background briefing on the Crown Dependencies: Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man|website=www.justice.gov.uk | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001140224/https://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/about/moj/our-responsibilities/Background_Briefing_on_the_Crown_Dependencies2.pdf | archive-date=2018-10-01}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{flag|Spain}}
| {{lang|es|[[autonomous communities of Spain|comunidad autónoma]]}} <small>(in Spanish)<ref>[[Spanish language|Spanish]] (aka Castilian) is official in</ref></small><br />{{lang|eu|autonomia erkidegoa}} <small>(in Basque)<ref>[[Basque language|Basque]] is official in the Spanish autonomous communities of [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] and [[Navarre]].</ref></small><br />{{nowrap|{{lang|oc|comunautat autonòma}} <small>(in Occitan)<ref>[[Occitan language|Occitan]] is official in the Spanish autonomous community of [[Catalonia]].</ref></small>}}<br />{{nowrap|{{lang|ca|comunitat autònoma}} <small>(in Catalan/Valencian)<ref>[[Catalan language|Catalan/Valencian]] is official in the Spanish autonomous communities of [[Catalonia]], [[Balearic Islands]] [[Valencian Community]].</ref></small>}}<br />{{lang|gl|comunidade autónoma}} <small>(in Galician)<ref>[[Galician language|Galician]] is official in the Spanish autonomous community of [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]].</ref></small><br />{{lang|ast|comunidá autónoma}} <small>(in Asturian)<ref>[[Asturian language|Asturian]] is recognised and protected by law in the Spanish autonomous community of [[Asturias]].</ref></small><br />{{lang|an|comunidat autonoma}} <small>(in Aragonese)<ref>[[Aragonese language|Aragonese]] is recognised and protected by law in the Spanish autonomous community of [[Aragon]].</ref></small><br />autonomous community<br />([[nationalities and regions of Spain]])
| {{flag|Andalusia}} (1981) {{·}} {{flag|Aragon}} (1982) {{·}} {{flag|Asturias}} (1981) {{·}} {{flag|Balearic Islands}} (1983) {{·}} {{flag|Basque Country}} (1979) {{·}} {{flag|Canary Islands}} (1982) {{·}} {{flag|Cantabria}} (1981) {{·}} {{flag|Castile–La Mancha}} (1982) {{·}} {{flag|Castile and León}} (1983) {{·}} {{flag|Catalonia}} (1979) {{·}} {{flag|Extremadura}} (1983) {{·}} {{flag|Galicia}} (1981) {{·}} {{flagcountry|La Rioja (Spain)}} (1982) {{·}} {{flag|Madrid}} (1983) {{·}} {{flag|Murcia}} (1982) {{·}} {{flag|Navarre}} (1982) {{·}} {{flag|Valencian Community}} (1982)
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv" />
|-
| {{lang|es|[[autonomous cities of Spain|ciudad autónoma]]}}<br />autonomous city
| {{flag|Ceuta}} (1995) {{·}} {{flag|Melilla}} (1995)
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv" />
|}

===Sub-first level autonomous areas===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
!width="160px"| Country
!class="unsortable" width="200px"|''Native term''<br />Translation or equivalent
!class="unsortable"|Instances ''(areas became autonomous in the year(s) indicated, if available)''
!class="unsortable" width="100px"|References
|-
|{{flag|Australia}}
|Regional authority
|[[Torres Strait Regional Authority|Torres Strait Islands]] (1994)
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| {{flag|Bolivia}}
| ''provincia autónoma''<br />autonomous province
| [[Gran Chaco Province|Gran Chaco]] (2009)
|align=center|<ref name="Bolivia">{{cite web|url=http://eju.tv/2009/12/5-departamentos-se-suman-a-la-autonoma-gran-chaco-la-primera-regin-autnoma/|title=5 departamentos se suman a la autonomía; Gran Chaco la primera región autónoma|publisher=eju.tv|access-date=28 January 2011|date=7 December 2009}}</ref>
|-
| ''municipio autónomo''<br />autonomous municipality
| [[Huacaya Municipality|Huacaya]]{{·}} [[Tarabuco Municipality|Tarabuco]]{{·}} [[Mojocoya Municipality|Mojocoya]]{{·}} [[Charazani Municipality|Charazani]]{{·}} [[Jesús de Machaca Municipality|Jesús de Machaca]]{{·}} [[Pampa Aullagas Municipality|Pampas Aullagas]]{{·}} [[San Pedro de Totora Municipality|San Pedro de Totora]]{{·}} [[Chipaya Municipality|Chipaya]]{{·}} [[Salinas de Garci Mendoza Municipality|Salinas de Garci Mendoza]]{{·}} [[Chayanta Municipality|Chayanta]]{{·}} [[Charagua Municipality|Charagua]]
|align=center|<ref name=Avanzan>"Las autonomías indígenas avanzan a paso lento per seguro, entre consensos e interrogantes" ''Diálogos en Democracia'', 21 March 2010 (Supplement to ''Pulso Bolivia'').</ref>
|-
| ''territorio indígena''<br />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.
|align=center|
|-
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|Autonomous area
|{{flag|Nunatsiavut}} (2005)
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="1"| {{flag|Chile}}
|[[Communes of Chile|Comuna de Chile]] <br /> ''communes''
|{{flagicon image|Bandera Juan Fernández.svg}} [[Juan Fernández Islands]]
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sil.senado.cl/cgi-bin/sil_proyectos.pl?3955-07 |title=Constitucional act granting special status of Easter Island and Juan Fernández Islands. As the special charter is being discussed, they remain being governed as provinces of the Valparaíso Region |access-date=11 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830025050/http://sil.senado.cl/cgi-bin/sil_proyectos.pl?3955-07 |archive-date=30 August 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| {{flag|China|name=China (PRC)}}
| {{lang|zh|[[autonomous prefecture|自治州]]}} ({{Transliteration|zh|zìzhìzhōu}})<br />autonomous prefecture
| [[Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture|Bayingolin]] {{·}} [[Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture|Bortala]] {{·}} [[Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture|Changji]] {{·}} [[Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture|Chuxiong]] {{·}} [[Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture|Dali]] {{·}} [[Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture|Dehong]] {{·}} [[Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture|Dêqên]] {{·}} [[Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture|Enshi]] {{·}} [[Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture|Gannan]] {{·}} [[Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture|Garzê]] {{·}} [[Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture|Golog]] {{·}} [[Gyêgu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture|Yushu]] {{·}} [[Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture|Haibei]] {{·}} [[Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture|Hainan]] {{·}} [[Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture|Haixi]] {{·}} [[Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture|Honghe]] {{·}} [[Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture|Huangnan]] {{·}} [[Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture|Ili]] {{·}} [[Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture|Kizilsu]] {{·}} [[Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture|Liangshan]] {{·}} [[Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture|Linxia]] {{·}} [[Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture|Ngawa]] {{·}} [[Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture|Nujiang]] {{·}} [[Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture|Qiandongnan]] {{·}} [[Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture|Qiannan]] {{·}} [[Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture|Qianxinan]] {{·}}[[Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture|Wenshan]] {{·}} [[Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture|Xiangxi]] {{·}} [[Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture|Xishuangbanna (Sibsongbanna)]] {{·}} [[Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture|Yanbian]]
|align=center|<ref name="china" />
|-
| {{lang|zh-hans|[[autonomous county|自治县]]}} ({{Transliteration|zh|zìzhìxiàn}})<br />autonomous county
| 117 ([[Autonomous county|full list]])
|align=center|<ref name="china" />
|-
| {{lang|zh|[[banners of Inner Mongolia#Autonomous banners|自治旗]]}} ({{Transliteration|zh|zìzhìqí}})<br />autonomous banner
| [[Evenki Autonomous Banner|Evenki]] {{·}} [[Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner|Morin Dawa]] {{·}} [[Oroqin Autonomous Banner|Oroqen]]
|align=center|<ref name="china" />
|-
|-
|-
| {{flag|India}}
| [[Autonomous administrative divisions of India|autonomous districts and territorial councils]]
| [[Bodoland Territorial Council|Bodoland]] (2003) {{·}} [[Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council|Bodo Kachari]] (2020) {{·}} [[Chakma Autonomous District Council|Chakma]] (1972) {{·}} [[Chandel district|Chandel]] (1971) {{·}} [[Churachandpur Autonomous District Council|Churachandpur]] (1971) {{·}} [[Deori Autonomous Council|Deori]] (2005) {{·}} [[Dima Hasao Autonomous District Council|Dima Hasao]] (1970) {{·}} [[Garo Hills Autonomous District Council|Garo Hills]] (1952) {{·}} [[Gorkhaland Territorial Administration|Gorkhaland]] (2011) {{·}} [[Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council|Jaintia Hills]] (1972) {{·}}  [[Kamatapur Autonomous Council|Kamatapur]] (2020) {{·}} [[Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council|Karbi Anglong]] (1970) {{·}} [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil|Kargil Hills]] (1995) {{·}} [[Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council|Khasi Hills]] (1952) {{·}} [[Lai Autonomous District Council|Lai]] (1972) {{·}} [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh|Leh Hills]] (1995) {{·}} [[Manipur North|Senapati]] (1971) {{·}} [[Mara Autonomous District Council|Mara]] (1972) {{·}} [[Matak Autonomous Council|Matak]] (2020) {{·}} [[Mising Autonomous Council|Mising]] (1995) {{·}} [[Moran Autonomous Council|Moran]] (2020) {{·}} [[Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council|Rabha Hasong]] (1995) {{·}} [[Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council|Sadar Hills]] (1971) {{·}} [[Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council|Sonowal Kachari]] (2005) {{·}} [[Tamenglong district|Tamenglong]] (1971) {{·}} [[Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council|Thengal Kachari]] (2005) {{·}} [[Tiwa Autonomous Council|Tiwa]] (1995) {{·}} [[Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council|Tripura Tribal Areas]] (1982) {{·}} [[Ukhrul district|Ukhrul]] (1971) and ''[[de facto]]'' autonomous area – [[North Sentinel Island]] (1956)
|align=center|<ref name="Anthem Press">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurac.edu/Press/Publications/Monographs/0066644.htm|title=The World's Working Regional Autonomies, Thomas Benedikter|publisher=Anthem Press|access-date=25 June 2008|year=2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080303170813/http://www.eurac.edu/Press/Publications/Monographs/0066644.htm|archive-date=3 March 2008}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=""| {{flag|Italy}}
| {{lang|it|provincia autonoma}}<br />autonomous province
|{{Flag|South Tyrol}} (1972) {{·}} {{Flag|Trentino}} (1972)
|
|-
|-
| {{flag|Myanmar}}
| [[self-administered zone]]s
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Danu people.svg}} [[Danu Self-Administered Zone]] {{·}} {{flagicon image|Flag of Kokang Self-Administered Zone.svg}} [[Kokang Self-Administered Zone]] {{·}} {{flagicon image|Flag of Naga Self-Administered Zone.png}} [[Naga Self-Administered Zone]] {{·}} {{flagicon image|Flag of the Palaung people.svg}} [[Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone]] {{·}} {{flagicon image|Flag of the Pa-O National Organisation.svg}} [[Pa-O Self-Administered Zone]] {{·}} {{flagicon image|Flag of Wa State.svg}} [[Wa Self-Administered Division]] (2011)
|
|-
|rowspan="1"| {{flag|Spain}}
| {{lang|ca|Entitat territorial autònoma}}<br />Autonomous territorial entity
| {{flag|Val d'Aran}} (1990)
|align=center|<ref name="gfbv" />
|}

==Other entities called "autonomous"==
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"===
{| width="100%" class="wikitable"
!width="160px"| Country
!class="unsortable" width="200px"|''Native term''<br />Translation or equivalent
!class="unsortable"|Instances ''(areas became autonomous in the year indicated, if available)''
!class="unsortable" width="100px"|References
|-
| {{flag|Argentina}}
| ''ciudad autónoma''<br />autonomous city
| {{flagicon|Buenos Aires}} [[Buenos Aires]] (1994)
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite journal|title=Prevalence of urolithiasis in the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, Argentina|journal=Urological Research|volume=34|pages=8–11|date=20 January 2006|doi=10.1007/s00240-005-0003-7|pmid=16425020|last1=Pinduli|first1=Irene|last2=Spivacow|first2=R|last3=Del Valle|first3=E|last4=Vidal|first4=S|last5=Negri|first5=AL|last6=Previgliano|first6=H|last7=Farías Edos|first7=R|last8=Andrade|first8=JH|last9=Negri|first9=GM|issue=1|s2cid=23228563}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Armenia}}
| autonomous city
| {{flagicon|Yerevan}} [[Yerevan]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Belarus}}
| autonomous city
| {{flagicon|Minsk}} [[Minsk]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Cambodia}}
| [[Autonomous municipalities of Cambodia|''krong'']]<br />autonomous municipality
| [[Phnom Penh]] {{efn-ua|along with ''[[List of autonomous areas by country#Independent cities called "autonomous"|Independent cities called "autonomous"]]''}}
|align=center|<ref name="Provinces of Cambodia">{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ukh.html|title=Provinces of Cambodia|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008|date=13 May 2005}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Central African Republic}}
| ''commune autonome''<br />autonomous commune
| [[Bangui]]
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ucf.html|title=Prefectures of the Central African Republic|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
| ''sector autónomo''<br />autonomous sector
| {{Flagicon image|Bandeira Bissau.PNG}} [[Bissau region]]
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ugw.html|title=Regions of Guinea-Bissau|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008|date=14 September 2006}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}}
| autonomous city
| {{flagicon|Budapest}} [[Budapest]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| autonomous city
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Mexican Federal District.svg}} [[Mexico City]] (2016)
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5424043&fecha=29/01/2016 |date=29 January 2016 |title=DECRETO por el que se declaran reformadas y derogadas diversas disposiciones de la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, en materia de la reforma política de la Ciudad de México |language=es |trans-title=DECREE declaring reformed and repealed various provisions of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, regarding the political reform of Mexico City |website=Diario Oficial de la Federación [Official Journal of the Federation]}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Romania}}
| autonomous municipality
| {{flagicon image|ROU Bucharest Flag.svg}} [[Bucharest]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Serbia}}
| autonomous city
| {{flagicon|Belgrade}} [[Belgrade]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
| ''shahar''<br />autonomous city
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Tashkent.svg}} [[Tashkent]] (1918)
|align=center|<ref name="uzbek">{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/uuz.html|title=Regions of Uzbekistan|publisher=Statoids|access-date=25 February 2008|date=17 May 2007}}</ref>
|}

===Independent cities called "autonomous"===
{| width="100%" class="wikitable"
!width="160px"| Country
!class="unsortable" width="200px"|''Native term''<br />Translation or equivalent
!class="unsortable"|Instances ''(areas became autonomous in the year indicated, if available)''
!class="unsortable" width="100px"|References
|-
| {{flag|Japan}}
| {{lang|ja|村落共同体}}<br />village community
| {{flagicon image|Atarashiki-mura flag.svg}} [[Atarashiki-mura|Atarashiki]] (1948)
|
|-
| {{flag|South Korea}}
| {{lang|ko-Hang|특별자치시}}<br />special autonomous city
|{{Flagicon image|Flag of Sejong City, South Korea.svg}} [[Sejong City|Sejong]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Cambodia}}
| [[Autonomous municipalities of Cambodia|''krong'']]<br />autonomous municipality
| [[Phnom Penh]]{{·}} [[Sihanoukville (city)|Sihanoukville]]{{·}} [[Pailin]]{{·}} [[Kep, Cambodia|Kep]]
|align=center|<ref name="Provinces of Cambodia"/>
|}

===Self-declared entities called "autonomous" ===
{| width="100%" class="wikitable"
!width="160px"| Country
!class="unsortable" width="200px"|''Native term''<br />Translation or equivalent
!class="unsortable"|Instances ''(areas became autonomous in the year indicated, if available)''
!class="unsortable" width="100px"|References
|-
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| ''Municipios Autónomos''<br />Autonomous Municipalities
| [[Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities]] (2020–2023)
|
|-
| {{flag|Syria|1932}}
| ''Rêveberiya Xweser''<br />Autonomous Administration
| {{Flagicon|Rojava}}[[Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria]] (2012)
|
|-
| {{flag|Bolivia}}
| ''Federación de Juntas Vecinales''<br />Federation of Neighborhood Councils
| [[Fejuve]] (1979)
|
|}

==See also==<!-- PLEASE RESPECT ALPHABETICAL ORDER -->
* [[Autocephaly]]
* [[Autonomous administrative division]]
* [[Dependent territory]] (includes list)
* [[Federated state]]
* [[List of administrative divisions by country]]
* [[List of leaders of dependent territories]]
* [[List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions]]
* [[List of sovereign states]]

==Notes==
{{notelist-ua}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.autonomyexperience.org/en/minorities/#worldmap Autonomy World Map]

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[[Category:Lists of administrative divisions|Country]]