Asia

The listings represent recent historical, geographical information, being that of around 1957, unless otherwise noted.

Asia (1900)

Countries:

Afghanistan, Arabia, Bhutan, Brunei, Ceylon, Chinese Empire, Dutch East Indies, Federation of Malay, FrenchIndo-China, Indian Sub-Continent, Japan, Korea, Nepal, North Borneo, Oman, Ottoman Empire, Persia, Philippine Islands, Russian Empire, Sarawak, Siam

Subdivisions of Chinese Empire:

China, Manchuria, Mongolia, Sinkiang, Tibet

Subdivisions of French Indo-China:

Annam, Cambodia, Cochin China, Laos, Tongking

Subdivisions of Indian Sub-Continent:

Assam, Baluchistan, Bengal, Burma, Hyderabad, India, British, Kashmir, Madras Presidency, Mysore, Orissa, Punjab, Rajputana, Sind, United Provinces

Afghanistan

Provinces:

Badakhshan, Eastern, Farah-Chakansur, Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Kataghan, Maimana, Mazar-i-Sharif, Southern

Assyrian Empire (625 BCE)

Subdivisions:

Arabia (part), Assyria, Babylonia, Cappadocia (part), Chaldea, Cilicia (part), Cyprus, Egyptian Kingdom, Elam, Judah, Phoenicia

Brunei

Districts:

Belait, Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong

Burma

States:

Burma Proper, Kachin, Kayah, Shan

Special Divisions:

Chin

Cambodia

Provinces:

Battambang, Kampot, Kandal, Kompong Cham, Kompong Chhnang, Kompong Thom, Kratie, Preyveng, Pursat, Siemreap, Soairieng, Stungtreng, Takeo

Ceylon

Provinces:

Central, Eastern, North Central, Northern, North-Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western

China

Provinces:

Anhwei, Chahar, Chekiang, Chinghai, Fu-kien, Heilungkiang, Honan, Hopei, Hunan, Hupeh, Jehol, Kansu, Kiangsi, Kiang-su, Kirin, Kwangsi, Kwangtung, Kweichow, Liaosi, Liaotung, Ningsia, Pingyuan, Shansi, Shantung, Shensi, Sikang, Sinkiang, Suiyuan, Sungkiang, Szechwan, Tsinghai, Yunnan

Autonomous Regions:

Inner Mongolia, Tibet

Cyprus

Districts:

Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos

India

States and Territories:

Ajmer, Andhra, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bhopal, Bihar, Bilaspur, Bombay, Coorg, Cutch, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Hyderabad, Lacadive, Minicoy, and Amandive Islands, Madhya Bharat, Madhya Pradesh, Madras, Manipur, Mysore, Orissa, Patiala and East Punjab, Punjab, Rajasthan, Saurashtra, Sikkim, Travancore-Cochin (Kerala), Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Vindhya Pradesh, West Bengal

Indonesia

Provinces:

Borneo, Celebes, Central Java, Central Sumatra, East Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, North Sumatra, South Sumatra, West Java

Iran

Provinces:

Babol, Central Ostan, Eastern Azerbaijan, Fars, Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khurasan, Khuzistan, Resht, Western Azerbaijan

Iraq

Provinces:

Al-Jazira (Desert), Amara, Baghdad, Basra, Diwaniya, Diyala, Dulaim, Erbil, Hillah, Karbala, Kirkuk, Kut, Mosul, Muntafig, Northern (Desert), Salaimaniya, Southern (Desert)

Israel

Districts:

Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv

Japan

Prefectures:

Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gumma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi

Jordan

Districts:

‘Ajlun, Amman, Balqa, Hebron, Jerusalem, Karak, Ma’an, Nablus

Korea

Provinces:

North: Hwanghae, Kangwon, North Hamgyong, North Pyongan, South Hamgyong, South Pyongan

South: Cheju, Kangwon, Kyonggi, North Cholla, North Chungchong, North Kyongsang, South Cholla, South Chungchong, South Kyongsang

Laos

Provinces:

Bassac, Cammon, Haut-Mekong, Houaphan, Luang Prabang, Phongsaly, Saravane, Savannakhet, Sayaboury, Tranninh, Vientiane

Lebanon

Provinces:

Beirut, Biqà, Mount Lebanon, Northern Lebanon, Southern Lebanon

Malaya, Federation of

Federated States:

Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, Trengganu

Straits Settlements:

Malacca, Penang and Province Wellesley

Mongolia

Aimaks:

Bayan Kangor, Bayan Ulegei, Bulgan, Central, Choibalsan, Dzabkhan, East Gobi, Gobi Altai, Kentai, Kubsugal, Kobdo, Middle Gobi, North Kangai, Selenga, South Gobi, South Kangai, Sukhe Bator, Ubsa Nor

Pakistan

Provinces:

Baluchistan, East Bengal, North West Frontier, Sind, West Punjab

States:

Bahawalpur, Khairpur

States Union:

Baluchistan

Capital Areas:

Karachi

Tribal Areas:

North West Frontier

Philippines

Provinces:

Abra, Agusan, Albay, Antique, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulcan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cebu, Cotabato, Davao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, La Union, Laguna, Lanao, Leyte, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro, Mountain, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Ozamiz Occidental, Ozamia Oriental, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Rizal, Romblon, Samar, Sorsogon, Sulu, Surigao, Tarlac, Zambales, Zamboanga

Districts:

Manila City

Saudi Arabia

Viceroyalties:

Hejaz, Nejd

Provinces of Nejd:

Asir, Asir Tihama, Hasa, Jabal Shammar, Nejd, Qasim

Neutral Areas:

Saudi Arabia / Iraq, Saudi Arabia / Kuwait

Taiwan

Municipalities:

Kaohsiung, Keelung, Taichung, Tainan, Taipei, Yangmingshan

Counties:

Changhua, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kaolsiung, Miaoli, Nantou, Penghu, Pingtung, Taichung, Tainan, Taipei, Taitung, Taoyuan, Yeelan, Yunlin

Thailand

Provinces:

Ang Thong, Ayuthia, Buri Ram, Chachoengsao, Chainat, Chaiyaphum, Chantabun, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chon Buri, Chumphon, Kamphaeng Phet, Kanchanaburi, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Lampang, Lampun, Loei, Lop Buri, Mae Hong Son, Mahasarakham, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Narathiwat, Nong Khai, Nonthaburi, Patani, Pathum Thani, Phang Nga, Phatthalung, Phet Buri, Phetchabun, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phra Nakon, Phrae, Phuket, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong, Rat Buri, Rayong, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Sari Buri, Satun, Sing Buri, Singora, Si Saket, Sukhothai, Suphran Buri, Surat Thani, Surin, Tak, Thonburi, Trang, Trat, Ubon Ratchthani, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit, Yala

Turkey

Provinces:

Adalia, Adiyaman, Adrianople, Afyonkarahisar, Agri, Aidin, Amasia, Ankara, Balikisri, Bilecik, Bingol, Bitlis, Boli, Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, Changra, Chórum, Coruh, Denizli, Diarbekr, Elazig, Erzinjam, Erzurum, Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Gumush-Khaneh, Hakari, Hatay, Içel, Isparta, Istanbul, Kars, Kastamuni, Kayseri, Kerasund, Kirklareli, Kocaeli, Konya, Kutaiah, Malatya, Manisa, Marash, Mardin, Mugla, Mus, Nevsehir, Nigde, Ordu, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Seyhan, Siirt, Sinop, Sivas, Smyrna, Tekirdag, Tokat, Trebizond, Tuncelli, Urfa, Usak, Van, Yozgat, Zonguldak

Vietnam

Provinces:

Baccan, Bacgiang, Baclieu, Bacninh, Baria, Bentre, Bienhoa, Binhdinh, Binhthuan, Cantho, Caobang, Cap St. Jacques, Chaudoe, Cholon, Darlac, Giadinh, Gocong, Hadong, Hagiang, Haiduong, Haininh, Hanam, Hatien, Hatinh, Haut Donai, Hoabinh, Hungyen, Khanhhoa, Kienan, Kontum, Laichau, Langson, Laocai, Longxuyen, Mytho, Namdinh, Nghean, Ninhbinh, Ninhthuan, Phucyen, Phutho, Phuyen, Pleiku, Poulo Condore, Quangbinh, Quangnam, Quangngai, Quangtri, Quangyen, Rachgia, Sadec, Soctrang, Sonla, Sontay, Tanan, Tayninh, Thaibinh, Thainguyen, Thanhhoa, Thudaumot, Thuathien, Travinh, Tuyenquang, Vinhlong, Vinhyen, Yenbai

(This page was updated in December 2012.)