Autonomous entity
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An autonomous (subnational) entity is a subnational entity that has a certain amount of autonomy. Typically an autonomous entity contains a national minority which is different from the national majority, or is geographically distinct. Countries with autonomous entities are often federacies.
To find a specific autonomous entity see the list of autonomous entities ordered by country.
Autonomous cities
Argentina
Since the 1994 Constitution grants Buenos Aires, formerly Capital Federal (Spanish, Federal Capital), the status of autonomous and changes the formal name to (Spanish, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires) (English, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires).
Another large city that is currently pressing for autonomy is Rosario, in the Santa Fe Province. Rosario has nearly 1 million inhabitants (about 1.3 million counting its suburbs and nearby towns), and is usually disfavoured in the distribution of funds and resources, which disproportionately assigns more of its share to the much less populated provincial capital. Some legislators are of the opinion that autonomy could be granted to Rosario by passing a law in the ordinary fashion, while others claim an amendment of the provincial constitution is needed.
Autonomous communities
Autonomous districts
Autonomous provinces
- Autonomous provinces of Denmark
- * Faroe Islands
- * Greenland
- Autonomous Province of Finland
- * Åland Islands
- Autonomous Province of Italy
- * South Tyrol (part of the autonomous region of Trentino-South Tyrol)
- Autonomous provinces of Russia
- Autonomous provinces of Serbia
- * Kosovo
- * Vojvodina
- See also Autonomous Oblast
Autonomous regions
- Kurdish Autonomous Region in Iraq
- Autonomous Regions in India
- Autonomous regions in Italy
- *Aosta Valley
- *Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- *Sardinia
- *Sicily
- *Trentino-South Tyrol (including the autonomous province of South Tyrol)
- Autonomous regions in Portugal
- the two island regions of Azores and Madeira became autonomous regions in 1976 with self-rule by a regional government and a regional legislative assembly. They gain their autonomy because of the great distance from the capital of the country, it is not due to ethnic distinction like in Spain.
- ARMM- Self-governing Muslim-majority territory in the Philippines
Autonomous republics
- Autonomous republics of Russia
- Azerbaijan: Nakhichevan
- Georgia: Abkhazia and Ajaria
- Uzbekistan: Karakalpakstan
- Ukraine: Crimea
Autonomous territories
indigenous autonomous entity
- Indian reserve in Canada
- * see the list at
- Comarca in Panama
- * Emberá
- * Kuna de Madugandí
- * Kuna de Wargandí
- * Kuna Yala
- * Ngöbe-Buglé
- Indian reservation in the United States
- * List of Indian reservations in the United States
Countries with several types of autonomous entities
Some countries have several levels of autonomous entities.China
Main articles: Special Administrative Region, Autonomous entities of China
In the People's Republic of China, there are two main types of autonomous divisions in the administrative hierarchy.
The existing special administrative regions are former European colonies that were handed over to PRC rule in the late 1990s. SARs have a very high degree of autonomy, such as independent judiciaries and courts of final adjudication, immigration policies, currencies and extradition processes. Only foreign relations and defence are the responsibilities of the Central People's Government.
The ethnic autonomous entities are established following Soviet practice in regions inhabited by non-Han Chinese ethnic minorities. These are much less autonomous than SAR's. All of these autonomous entities are designated for one or more ethnic minorities.
- Special administrative regions (2 in total)
- * Hong Kong
- * Macau
- Ethnic autonomous entities
- * Autonomous regions (5 in total)
- ** Guangxi
- ** Inner Mongolia
- ** Ningxia
- ** Tibet
- ** Xinjiang
- *Autonomous prefectures (30 in total)
- *Autonomous counties (117 in total)
- *Autonomous banners (3 in total)
Russia
Russia among its subdivisions has (autonomous) republics, autonomous provinces (autonomous oblast) and autonomous districts (okrugs).See: Subdivisions of Russia.
Historical autonomous entities
See also
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