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Names countries use for their First-level subdivisions pro

typ in all the names countries use for their First-level subdivisions in their native language using the latin alphabet.
For example: First-level subdivisions in Albania are called qarqe, but First-level subdivisions in Brunei are called daerah
Some countries like China use multiple names for their first-level Subdivisions. You need to name them all for the purpose of this quiz.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_by_country
the answers may be a bit different from the ALL first level subdivions of the world on a map quiz because I used a different source.
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Country
subdivision
Afghanistan
velaya'at
Albania
qarqe
Algeria
wilayas
Andorra
parròquies
Angola
províncias
Antigua and Barbuda
parishes
dependencies
Argentina
provincias
ciudad autónoma
Armenia
marzer
autonomous city
Australia
states
territories
Austria
Bundesländer
Azerbaijan
regionlar
muxtar respublika
Bahamas (the)
districts
Bahrain
muḥāfaẓāt
Bangladesh
bibhag
Barbados
parishes
Belarus
oblasti
autonomous city
Belgium
regions
Belize
districts
Benin
départements
Bhutan
dzongkhag
Bolivia
departamentos
Bosnia and Herzegovina
federation of bosnia and herzegovina
republika srpska
brčko district
Botswana
rural districts
urban districts
Brazil
estados
distrito federal
Brunei
daerah
Bulgaria
oblasti
Burkina faso
régions
Burundi
provinces
Cambodia
khêt
autonomous municipality
Cameroon
régions
Canada
provinces
territories
Cape verde
concelhos
Central African Republic
préfectures
autonomous commune
Chad
régions
Chile
regiones
China
shěng
zìzhìqū
zhíxiáshì
tèbié xíngzhèngqū
Colombia
departamentos
distrito capital
Comoros
îles autonomes
Democratic Republic of the Congo
provinces
Republic of the Congo
departments
Costa Rica
provincias
Croatia
županije
Cuba
provincias
Cyprus
eparchies
Czech Republic
krajů
Hlavní město Praha
Denmark
regioner
self-governing territories
Djibouti
régions
Dominica
parishes
Dominican Republic
provincias
distrito nacional
East Timor
Municípios
região administrativa especial
Ecuador
provincias
Egypt
muḥāfaẓāt
El Salvador
departamentos
Equatorial Guinea
provincias
Eritrea
zoba
Estonia
maakonnad
Eswatini
tifundza
Ethiopia
kililoch
astedader akababiwach
Fiji
divisions
dependency
Finland
maakuntaa
itsehallinnollinen maakunta
France
régions
state private property
collectivités d'outre-mer
collectivité sui generis
territoire d'outre-mer
Gabon
provinces
Gambia (the)
regions
city
Georgia
mkhare
avt'onomiuri resp'ublik'a
Germany
Länder
Ghana
regions
Greece
apokentroménes dioikíseis
aftonomi monastiki politeia
Grenada
parishes
dependency
Guatemala
departamentos
Guinea
régions
Guinea-Bissau
regiões
sector autónomo
Guyana
regions
Haiti
départements
Honduras
departamentos
Hungary
megye
autonomous city
Iceland
svæðum
India
rājya
sangh shāsit pradesh
Indonesia
provinsi
daerah istimewa
Iran
ostanha
Iraq
muḥāfaẓāt
Ireland
counties
cities
cities and counties
Israel
mehozot
judea and samaria area
Italy
regioni
Ivory Coast
districts
districts autonomes
Jamaica
parishes
Japan
todōfuken
Tokyo metropolis
Jordan
muḥāfaẓāt
Kazakhstan
oblys
qala
baikonur
Kenya
kaunti
Kiribati
local councils
uninhabited islands/atolls
Kosovo
rajone
Kuwait
muḥāfaẓāt
Kyrgyzstan
oblast
šaar
Laos
khoueng
prefecture
Latvia
novadi
Republikas pilsētas
Lebanon
muḥāfaẓāt
Lesotho
districts
Liberia
counties
Libya
sha'biyat
Liechtenstein
gemeinden
Lithuania
apskritys
Luxembourg
cantons
Madagascar
faritra
Malawi
regions
Malaysia
negeri
wilayah persekutuan
Maldives
atolls
cities
Mali
régions
capital district
Malta
reġjuni
Marshall islands
municipalities
Mauritania
régions
nouakchott
Country
subdivision
Mauritius
islands
Mexico
estados
autonomous city
Micronesia (federal state of)
states
Moldova
raioane
municipiu
unitate teritorială autonomă
unitatea teritorială
Monaco
quartiers
Mongolia
aimags
khot
Montenegro
opštine
Morocco
regions
Mozambique
provincias
Myanmar
states
regions
union territory
self-administered zones
self-administered division
Namibia
regions
Nauru
districts
Nepal
pradesh
Netherlands (the)
landen
New Zealand
New Zealand
Ross dependency
self-administering territory
states in free-association
Nicaragua
departamentos
regiones autónomas
Niger
régions
Communauté Urbaine de Niamey
Nigeria
states
federal capital territory
North Korea
do
T'ŭkpyŏlsi
North Macedonia
regioni
Norway
fylker
integral overseas areas
dependencies
Oman
muḥāfaẓāt
Pakistan
provinces
autonomous territories
federal capital territory
federal territory
Palau
states
Panama
provincias
comarcas indígenas
Papua New Guinea
provinces
autonomous region
national capital district
Paraguay
departamentos
distrito capital
Peru
regiones
provincia
Philippines
rehiyong pampangasiwaan
awtonomong rehiyon
Poland
Voivodeships
Portugal
distritos
regiões autónomas
Qatar
baladiya'at
Romania
județe
autonomous municipality
Russia
oblasts
republics
autonomous okrugs
krais
autonomous oblast
federal cities
Rwanda
intara
Saint Kitts and Nevis
saint kitts
nevis
Saint Lucia
districts
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
parishes
Samoa
itūmālō
San Marino
castelli
São Tomé and Principe
distritos
autonomous region of principe
Saudi Arabia
manaṭiq
Senegal
régions
Serbia
okruga
autonomous city
Seychelles
districts
Sierra Leone
provinces
area
Singapore
districts
Slovakia
kraje
Slovenia
občine
Solomon islands
provinces
capital territory
Somalia
gobolada
South Africa
provinces
South Korea
do
gwangyeoksi
teukbyeol jachido
teukbyeol jachisi
teukbyeolsi
South Sudan
states
administrative areas
area with special administrative status
Spain
comunidades autónomasr
ciudades autónomas
plazas menores de soberanía
Sri Lanka
provinces
Sudan
wilaya'at
Suriname
districten
Sweden
län
landsting
Switzerland
cantons
Syria
muḥāfaẓāt
Taiwan
zhíxiáshì
shěng
Tajikistan
viloyati mukhtor
gorno-badakhshan autonomous region
nohiyahoi tobei jumhurī
Dushanbe
Tanzania
mkoa
Thailand
changwat
special administrative area
Togo
régions
Tonga
provinces
Trinidad and Tobago
regions
tobago
boroughs
cities
Tunisia
wilaya'at
Turkey
il
Turkmenistan
welaýatlar
capital city district
Tuvalu
municipalities
Uganda
districts
city
Ukraine
oblasts
cities with special status
autonomous republic
United Arab Emirates
imarat
United Kingdom
constituent countries
regions
crown dependencies
british overseas territories
United States
states
federal district
indian reservations
incorporated territory
unincorporated organized territories
unincorporated unorganized self-governing territory
unincorporated unorganized territories
Uruguay
departamentos
Uzbekistan
viloyatlar
respublika
independent city
Vanuatu
provinces
Venezuela
estados
dependencias federales
capital district
Vietnam
tỉnh
thành phố trực thuộc trung ương
Yemen
muḥāfaẓāt
municipality
Zambia
provinces
Zimbabwe
provinces
cities
+1
Level 72
Jan 12, 2021
I like the idea but this needs some reworking.

Decide wether you go for the plural or the singular form (no consistency)

BTW For Belgium you should also accept Gewest (Dutch nomenclature for Region)

+1
Level 72
Jan 14, 2021
The plurals are based on the amount of subdivisions that country has. So for example you have to type ''city'' for Uganda because the country only has one first-level subdivision called a city, but you have to type ''cities'' for trinidad and tobago because the country has multiple first-level subdivisions that are called ''cities''. I know it's a bit confusing, but I decided to go with it because it wouldn't make a lot of sense to have plurals for unique administrative entities. for example: in the USA you say states because there are 50 of them, but nobody says federal districts when refering to the capital since there is only one.

for the second point. You are right about the belgian one. I will change the answer to Gewest.

thanks for the constructive feedback :)