Provinces & states
First-level administrative divisions, their capitals, population and area.
| Province / state | Country | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancash | Peru | Huaraz | 1,024,398 | 35,825 |
| Andalusia | Spain | Sevilla | 7,053,043 | 87,600 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Is. | India | Port Blair | 280,661 | 8,249 |
| Andhra Pradesh | India | Hyderabad | 66,508,008 | 275,045 |
| Andijon | Uzbekistan | Andijon | 1,899,000 | 4,200 |
| Andorra | Andorra | Andorra la Vella | 72,766 | 450 |
| Anglesey | United Kingdom | Llangefni | 68,500 | 719 |
| Anhui | China | Hefei | 59,550,000 | 139,000 |
| Ankara | Turkey | Ankara | 3,236,626 | 25,706 |
| Antalya | Turkey | Antalya | 1,132,211 | 20,591 |
| Antananarivo | Madagascar | Antananarivo | 3,195,800 | 58,283 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | Saint Johns | 65,647 | 440 |
| Antioquia | Colombia | Medellin | 4,067,207 | 63,612 |
| Antsiranana | Madagascar | Antsiranana | 689,800 | 43,046 |
| Antwerp | Belgium | Antwerp | 1,610,695 | 2,867 |
| Anzoategui | Venezuela | Barcelona | 1,034,311 | 43,300 |
| Aomori | Japan | Aomori | 1,481,663 | 9,619 |
| Apure | Venezuela | San Fernando | 382,572 | 76,500 |
| Apurimac | Peru | Abancay | 409,630 | 20,895 |
| Aqmola | Kazakstan | Aqmola | 845,700 | 92,000 |
| Aqtobe | Kazakstan | Aqtobe | 752,800 | 300,600 |
| Aquitaine | France | Bordeaux | 2,796,000 | 41,309 |
| AR | Switzerland | Herisau | 54,104 | 242 |
| Arad | Romania | Arad | 507,000 | 7,652 |
| Aragon | Spain | Zaragoza | 1,183,576 | 47,720 |
| Aragua | Venezuela | Maracay | 1,344,099 | 7,014 |
| Arauca | Colombia | Arauca | 89,972 | 23,818 |
| Arequipa | Peru | Arequipa | 999,851 | 63,345 |
| Arges | Romania | Pitesti | 678,000 | 6,801 |
| Arizona | United States | Phoenix | 4,554,966 | 295,259 |
| Arkansas | United States | Little Rock | 2,522,819 | 137,754 |
| Arkhangelskaya oblast | Russia | Arkhangelsk | 1,520,800 | 587,400 |
| Armenia | Armenia | Yerevan | 3,463,574 | 29,800 |
| Artvin | Turkey | Artvin | 212,833 | 7,436 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | India | Itanagar | 864,558 | 83,743 |
| Arusha | Tanzania | Arusha | 1,351,700 | 82,306 |
| As Sulaymaniyah | Iraq | As Sulaymaniyah | 942,513 | 17,023 |
| ash Shamaliyah | Sudan | ad Damir | 1,083,024 | 476,040 |
| ash Sharqiyah | Sudan | Kassala | 2,208,209 | 334,074 |
| Assam | India | Dispur | 22,414,322 | 78,438 |
| Astrakhanskaya oblast | Russia | Astrakhan | 1,028,900 | 44,100 |
| Asturias | Spain | Oviedo | 1,083,388 | 10,604 |
| Aswan | Egypt | Aswan | 883,000 | 679 |
| Asyut | Egypt | Asyut | 2,456,000 | 1,553 |
| Atlantico | Colombia | Barranquilla | 1,478,213 | 3,388 |
| Atlantida | Honduras | La Ceiba | 263,700 | 4,251 |
| Atyrau | Kazakstan | Atyrau | 459,600 | 118,600 |
| Aust Agder | Norway | Arendal | 94,688 | — |