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Agency (administrative division)

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Agencies are a type of administrative division:

Agencies of British India, which grouped the autonomous princely states.^[1]
Agencies of Pakistan, the main subdivisions of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.^[2]

References

↑ https://archive.today/20140717212144/http://princelystates.com/CurrentIssue/fa-04-01d.shtml
↑ "Senate approves FATA, K-P merger bill". The Express Tribune. Tribune. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-25.

Designations for types of administrative division

Common English terms¹

Overseas country

Overseas department

Indian reserve/reservation

Indian reservation (United States)
Indian reserve (Canada)

Administrative region
- Special administrative region
Autonomous region
Capital region
- National capital region
Development region
Mesoregion
Microregion
Overseas region
Subregion

Unit

Regional unit
Territorial unit
- Autonomous territorial unit

Zone

Economic zone
Exclusion zone
- Military exclusion zone
Free speech zone
Neutral zone
Self-administered zone
Trade zone
- Free-trade zone

Other English terms
Current	Alpine resort Bailiwick Banner Autonomous Block Cadastre Circle Circuit Colony Commune Condominium Constituency Duchy Eldership Emirate Federal dependency Governorate Hamlet Manor Royal Muftiate Neighbourhood Parish Periphery Precinct Principality Protectorate Quarter Regency Autonomous republic Riding Sector Autonomous Shire Sultanate Suzerainty Townland Village Summer Ward
Historical	Agency Barony Burgh Exarchate Hide Hundred Imperial Circle March Monthon Presidency Residency Roman diocese Seat Tenth Tithing

¹ Used by ten or more countries or having derived terms. Historical derivations in italics.

Non-English or loanwords

Current	Amt Bakhsh Barangay Bezirk Regierungsbezirk Comune Frazione Fu Gemeinde Austria Germany South Tyrol Switzerland Gemeente Gmina Județ Kampong Kommun / kunta Finland Sweden Län (Sweden) Landskap (Finland) Località Maakunta Megye Muban Mukim Oblast Autonomous Okrug Ostān Poblacion Purok Raion Shahrestān Sum Sýsla Tehsil Vingtaine
Historical	Commote Gau Heerlijkheid Köping Korale Län / lääni Landskap (Sweden) Landskommun Maalaiskunta Nome Egypt Greece Pagus Pargana Plasă Satrapy Socken Subah Syssel Zhou

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