China

As China covers such a vast area, the country is divided into many administrative divisions. There are five levels of government in China. In simplistic terms, there are 33 administrative areas (provinces) which are either classed as provinces (22), autonomous regions (5), municipalities (4) or special administrative regions (2).

Each of the five administrative levels have different levels of  government and autonomy.

Map of China (coming soon)

Provinces & Population (in millions) 

1. Anhui (65m)
2. Beijing (16m)
3. Chongqing (31m)   
4. Fujian (35m)
5. Gansu (26m)
6. Guangdong (113m)
7. Guangxi (49m) 
8. Guizhou (39m)              
9. Hainan (8m)              
10. Hebei (68m)              
11. Heilongjiang (38m)         
12. Henan (99m)             
13. Hong Kong (7m)   
14. Hubei (60m)              
15. Hunan (67m)            
16. Inner Mongolia (24m)          
17. Jiangsu (75m)             
18. Jiangxi (43m)             
19. Jilin (27m)             
20. Liaoning (42m)             
21. Macau (0.5m)   
22. Ningxia (6m)           
23. Qinghai (5m)            
24. Shaanxi (37m)            
25. Shandong (92m)             
26. Shanghai (18m)   
27. Shanxi (33m)             
28. Sichuan (87m)             
29. Tianjin (12m)   
30. Tibet (3m)             
31. Xinjiang (20m)             
32. Yunnan (44m)             
33. Zhejiang (47m)   l