Provinces & states
First-level administrative divisions, their capitals, population and area.
| Province / state | Country | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | Switzerland | Sankt Gallen | 442,350 | 2,025 |
| SH | Switzerland | Schaffhausen | 74,035 | 298 |
| Shaanxi | China | Xi | 34,810,000 | 205,000 |
| Shaba | Zaire | Lubumbashi | 4,452,618 | 496,965 |
| Shan | Burma | Taunggyi | 3,716,800 | 155,801 |
| Shandong | China | Jinan | 86,710,000 | 153,000 |
| Shanghai (munic.) | China | Shanghai | 13,560,000 | 6,200 |
| Shanxi | China | Taiyuan | 30,450,000 | 156,000 |
| Sharqiya | Egypt | Zagazig | 3,766,000 | 4,180 |
| Shiga | Japan | Otsu | 1,287,005 | 4,016 |
| Shimane | Japan | Matsue | 771,441 | 6,628 |
| Shinyanga | Tanzania | Shinyanga | 1,772,500 | 50,781 |
| Shizuoka | Japan | Shizuoka | 3,737,689 | 7,773 |
| Shropshire | United Kingdom | Shrewsbury | 412,500 | 3,490 |
| Shyghys Qazaqstan | Kazakstan | Oskemen | 939,500 | 97,500 |
| Sibiu | Romania | Sibiu | 509,000 | 5,422 |
| Sichuan | China | Chengdu | 112,140,000 | 570,000 |
| Sicilia | Italy | Palermo | 5,025,000 | 25,709 |
| Siedleckie | Poland | Siedlce | 655,300 | 8,499 |
| Sieradzkie | Poland | Sieradz | 408,700 | 4,869 |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | Freetown | 4,793,121 | 71,740 |
| Siirt | Turkey | Siirt | 243,435 | 5,406 |
| Sikkim | India | Gangtok | 406,457 | 7,096 |
| Sina al Janubiyah | Egypt | El Tur | 33,000 | 33,140 |
| Sina ash Shamaliyah | Egypt | El Arish | 196,000 | 27,574 |
| Sinaloa | Mexico | Culiacan | 2,425,675 | 58,092 |
| Singapore | Singapore | Singapore | 3,396,924 | 633 |
| Singida | Tanzania | Singida | 791,800 | 49,341 |
| Sinop | Turkey | Sinop | 265,153 | 5,862 |
| Sirdare | Uzbekistan | Guliston | 600,000 | 5,100 |
| Sirnak | Turkey | Sirnak | 262,006 | 7,172 |
| Sistan e Baluchestan | Iran | Zahedan | 1,455,102 | 181,578 |
| Sivas | Turkey | Sivas | 767,481 | 28,488 |
| Skaraborg | Sweden | Mariestad | 278,162 | 7,937 |
| Skierniewickie | Poland | Skierniewice | 421,700 | 3,960 |
| Slovakia | Slovakia | Bratislava | 5,374,362 | 48,845 |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | Ljubljana | 1,951,443 | 20,256 |
| Slupskie | Poland | Slupsk | 419,300 | 7,453 |
| Smolenskaya oblast | Russia | Smolensk | 1,172,400 | 49,800 |
| SO | Switzerland | Solothurn | 239,264 | 790 |
| Sodermanland | Sweden | Nykoping | 256,818 | 6,060 |
| Soer Trondelag | Norway | Trondheim | 246,824 | — |
| Sofala | Mozambique | Beira | 1,427,500 | 68,018 |
| Sogn og Fjordane | Norway | Hermannsverk | 106,116 | — |
| Sohag | Egypt | Sohag | 2,689,000 | 1,547 |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands | Honiara | 412,902 | 28,450 |
| Soltustik Qazaqstan | Kazakstan | Petropavl | 600,900 | 45,000 |
| Somalia | Somalia | Mogadishu | 9,639,151 | 637,660 |