Editing Devolution (section)

==List of unitary states with devolution==
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! Year !! State !! Government type !! Subdivisions article !! Main regional units !! Other regional units
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|1995
|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}
|Presidential republic
|[[Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan]]
|10 autonomous regions, 66 rayons and 77 cities  
|Autonomous republic: [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]]
|-
|2009
|{{flag|Bolivia}}
|Constitutional republic
|[[Departments of Bolivia]]
|9 departments
|
|-
|1980
|{{flag|Chile}}
|Republic
|[[Regions of Chile]]
|15 regions
|
|-
|1949
|{{flag|China}}
|Socialist republic
|[[Administrative divisions of China]]
|22 provinces (Taiwan is claimed as the 23rd province), 5 autonomous regions and 4 municipalities
|2 special administrative regions: 
* [[Hong Kong]]
* [[Macau]]
|-
|1991
|{{flag|Colombia}}
|Republic
|[[Departments of Colombia]]
|32 departments
|1 Capital District, [[Bogotá]], has the same autonomy and privileges as Colombian Departments.
|-
|1992
|{{flag|Czech Republic}}
|Republic
|[[Regions of the Czech Republic]]
|13 regions (''kraje'')
|1 Capital District, [[Prague]], has the same autonomy and privileges as Czech regions.
|-
|1849
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|Constitutional monarchy
|[[Regions of Denmark]]
|5 regions and 98 communes
|Two autonomous territories: 
*[[Greenland]]
*[[Faroe Islands]]
|-
|1919
|{{flag|Finland}}
|Republic
|[[Regions of Finland]]
|19 regions
|[[Åland]]
|-
|1982
|{{flag|France}}
|Republic
|[[Regions of France]]
|18 regions
|
|-
|1991
|{{flag|Georgia}}
|Republic
|[[Administrative divisions of Georgia (country)|Administrative divisions of Georgia]]
|9 regions (one of them declared ''de facto'' independence: [[Abkhazia]] (1999)), 1 city, and 2 autonomous republics (one of them also declared ''de facto'' independence: South Ossetia (2006))
|Two regions
* [[Adjara]]
* South [[Ossetia]] (Tskhinvali region)
|-
|1975
|{{flag|Greece}}
|Republic
|[[Administrative divisions of Greece]]
|13 regions
|[[Mount Athos]]
|-
|1950
|{{flag|Indonesia}}
|Republic
|[[Provinces of Indonesia]]
|38 provinces which 9 have special status
|Provinces with special status:
* [[Aceh]]
* [[Jakarta]]
* [[Special Region of Yogyakarta|Yogyakarta]] (''de jure'' a region, not a province)
* [[Central Papua]]
* [[Highland Papua]]
*[[Papua (province)|Papua]]
* [[South Papua]]
* [[Southwest Papua]]
* [[West Papua (province)|West Papua]]
|-
|1946
|{{flag|Italy}}
|Republic
|[[Regions of Italy]]
|20 regions, of which 5 have a special degree of autonomy
|Two autonomous provinces
|-
|1947
|{{flag|Japan}}
|Constitutional monarchy
|[[Prefectures of Japan]]
|47 prefectures
|
|-
|1964
|{{flag|Kenya}}
|Presidential republic
|[[Counties of Kenya]]
|47 counties based on 47 districts, with 47 elected governors, recognized by 2010 Constitution<ref>[http://www.ustawi.info.ke/index.php/devolution/47-counties-of-2010 Constitutions of Kenya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909064744/http://www.ustawi.info.ke/index.php/devolution/47-counties-of-2010 |date=2018-09-09 }} website.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/kenya/brief/kenyas-devolution |title=Kenya's Devolution |publisher=[[World Bank Group]] |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref>
|
|-
|1991
|{{flag|Moldova}}
|Republic
|[[Administrative divisions of Moldova]]
|32 districts and 3 municipalities
|Two provinces: 
* [[Gagauzia]]
* [[Transnistria]] (''de facto'' an [[independent state]])
|-
|1918
|{{flag|Monaco}}
|Constitutional monarchy
|[[Municipality of Monaco]]
|1 municipality
|
|-
|1989
|{{flag|Myanmar}}
| Constitutional Republic 
|[[Administrative divisions of Myanmar]]
|7 states and 7 divisions
|De facto autonomous state: [[Wa State]]
|-
|1954
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|Constitutional monarchy
|[[Provinces of the Netherlands]]
|12 provinces and 3 [[Caribbean public bodies]]
|Minor constituent countries 
* [[Aruba]]
* [[Curaçao]]
* [[Sint Maarten]]  
|-
|1986
|{{flag|New Zealand}}
|Commonwealth realm
|[[Regions of New Zealand]]
|16 regions
|Two territories in free association: 
* [[Cook Islands]]
* [[Niue]] 
Two dependencies: 
*[[Tokelau]]
* [[Ross Dependency|Ross]]
|-
|1986
|{{flag|Nicaragua}}
|Republic
|[[Departments of Nicaragua]]
|15 departments
|Two autonomous regions: 
* [[Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte|North Atlantic]] 
* [[Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur|South Atlantic]]
|-
|1975
|{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
|Commonwealth realm
|[[Subdivisions of Papua New Guinea|Provinces of Papua New Guinea]]
|20 provinces
|1 capital territory: 
* [[National Capital District (Papua New Guinea)|National Capital District]] 
1 autonomous region: 
* [[Bougainville (autonomous region)|Bougainville]]
|-
|1993
|{{flag|Peru}}
|Republic
|[[Regions of Peru]]
|25 regions
|1 province at the first order: 
* [[Lima Province|Lima]]
|-
|1987
|{{flag|Philippines}}
|Republic
|[[Administrative divisions of the Philippines]]
|17 regions (including BARMM), 82 provinces, 144 cities, 1,491 municipalities, and 42,028 barangays
|[[Bangsamoro|Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]]
|-
|1976
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|Republic
|[[Administrative divisions of Portugal]]
|308 municipalities 
|2 [[Autonomous Regions of Portugal|Autonomous Regions]]: 
* [[Azores]]
* [[Madeira]]
|-
|2006
|{{flag|Serbia}}
|Republic
|[[Administrative divisions of Serbia]]
|138 municipalities and 23 cities
|
* [[Vojvodina]]
* [[Kosovo]] & [[Metohija]] (Serbia does not recognize the independence of Kosovo)
|-
|1978
|{{flag|Solomon Islands}}
|Commonwealth realm
|[[Provinces of the Solomon Islands]]
|9 provinces
|1 capital territory: 
* [[Honiara]]
|-
|1996
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|Republic
|[[Provinces of South Africa]]
|9 provinces
|
|-
|1948
|{{flag|South Korea}}
|Republic
|[[Administrative divisions of South Korea]]
|8 provinces and 6 cities
|One special city, one special self-governing city and one special self-governing province 
|-
|1978
|{{flag|Spain}}
|Constitutional monarchy
|[[Autonomous communities of Spain]]<br />([[nationalities and regions of Spain]])
|17 autonomous communities of which 2 have a special degree of [[Communities of chartered regime|tax raising autonomy]]
|2 autonomous cities: 
* [[Ceuta]]
* [[Melilla]]
|-
|1987
|{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|Republic
|[[Provinces of Sri Lanka]]
|9 provinces
|-
|1992<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rkrattsbaser.gov.se/sfst?bet=1991:900 |title=Kommunallag (1991:900) |date=1 January 2015 |orig-date=13 June 1991 |department=[[Ministry of Finance (Sweden)]] |publisher=[[Government of Sweden]] |language=sv |trans-title=Municipal Law (1991:900) |access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>
|{{flag|Sweden}}
|Constitutional monarchy
|[[Regions of Sweden]], [[Municipalities of Sweden]]
|21 regions and 290 municipalities<ref>{{cite web |url=https://skr.se/skr/tjanster/kommunerochregioner/regionerlista.1247.html |title=Regioner, lista |last=Kullander |first=Björn |date=9 June 2021 |publisher=Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions |language=sv |trans-title=Regions, list |access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scb.se/contentassets/8387168daa8d4156a6ea1a88df8f3289/knalfab_20211229.pdf |title=Municipalities in alphabetical order 2022-01-01 |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |date=1 January 2022 |access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|1950
|{{TWN}}
|Republic
|[[Administrative divisions of Taiwan]]
|22 subdivisions
|
|-
|1992
|{{flag|Tajikistan}}
|Republic
|[[Provinces of Tajikistan]]
|2 provinces, 1 autonomous province (Gorno-Badakhshan) and a zone of direct central rule (Districts of Republican Subordination).
|1 autonomous city
|-
|1977
|{{flag|Tanzania}}
|Republic
|[[Regions of Tanzania]]
|30 regions
|[[Zanzibar]]
|-
|1976
|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|Republic
|[[Regions and municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago|Regions and municipalities {{nobr|of Trinidad and Tobago}}]]
|9 regions and 5 municipalities
|[[Tobago]]
|-
|1996
|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|Republic
|[[Administrative divisions of Ukraine]]
|24 oblasts (provinces) and one autonomous republic
|[[Crimea]]
|-
|1998{{refn|Northern Ireland.|Note}}<br />1999{{refn|Scotland and Wales.|Note}}
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|Commonwealth realm
|[[Countries of the United Kingdom]]<br />([[Home Nations]])
|4 constituent countries, of which 3 have devolved governments
|[[BOTs|Overseas territories]], [[Crown dependency|Crown dependencies]]
|-
|1991
|{{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|Republic
|[[Provinces of Uzbekistan]]
|9 provinces and one independent city
|[[Qaraqalpaqstan]]
|}