About First-Level Subdivisions

Pick a country, then name every one of its states, provinces or regions.

Name the states, provinces or regions of a country: the 50 US states, Canada's provinces and territories, France's regions, Japan's prefectures and many more. A country's first-level divisions are the ones directly below the national government. If you've done a states or provinces quiz on Sporcle or JetPunk, it's the same format. (Geographys isn't affiliated with Sporcle or JetPunk.)

How it works

1. 1Pick a country, then type its divisions in any order. Each is credited the instant it's valid.
2. 2Common alternate names and spellings work too.
3. 3Name them all before the clock runs out. Hint shows the first letter of one you're missing, but costs time.

Tips

• Picture the map. Going round the country region by region catches more than trying to recall a list.
• Try the short forms. Common alternate names and spellings work, so there's no need for a full official name.
• Save the hint for the end. It costs time, so it's worth more once the easy ones are done.

Questions

What counts as first-level?

The divisions directly below the national government: US states, Canadian provinces and territories, French regions, Japanese prefectures and so on.

States, provinces, regions and more

Every country divides itself up, but the divisions go by many names: states in the United States and Brazil, provinces in Canada and Argentina, regions in France, prefectures in Japan, cantons in Switzerland, oblasts in Ukraine. In federal countries like the United States and Germany they have their own constitutions and powers; in unitary countries like France and Japan they run what the national government hands them.

There are 156 rounds, one for each country or nation with divisions worth naming. Some countries have a handful of divisions and others several dozen, so the clock is set by how many there are.

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