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An autonomous area is an area of a country that has a degree of autonomy, or freedom from an external authority. Typically it is either geographically distinct from the country or is populated by a national minority. Countries that include autonomous areas are often Federacy. Autonomous areas can be divided into territorial autonomies, personal autonomies (cultural autonomy) and local autonomies.

For a list of autonomous areas, see List of autonomous areas by country and List of territorial autonomies. Contemporary Many autonomous areas lie within two of the world's largest countries, People's Republic of China and Russia.

China China (PRC) has four types of autonomous area:

Autonomous banner Found only as Autonomous banner. In effect, these are autonomous counties (see below).

Autonomous county The most numerous type of autonomous area in China, found both within and outside the larger autonomous prefectures and regions.

Autonomous prefecture Autonomous region A first-level administrative subdivision of China. There are five ARs in China. They are Inner Mongolia, Tibet Autonomous Region, Ningxia, Xinjiang, and Guangxi.

Special administrative region Although not autonomous in name, China's special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau) enjoy a high degree of autonomy.

Russia Apart from Republics of Russia, which by definition have a degree of autonomy, Russia has two types of autonomous region:

Autonomous okrug Okrug is a Transliteration Slavic languages loanword usually translated as "district". The sizes of okrugs, however, vary more widely than other areas commonly identified as "districts", from Country subdivision#Levels. Wikipedia:As of, there are six autonomous okrugs of Russia, each equivalent in size to a state, province or entire country elsewhere.

Autonomous oblast Oblast is a transliterated Slavic loanword usually understood to mean "province". Wikipedia:As of, one autonomous oblast exists: the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.

Other countries The other types of autonomous area to be found in the world are:

Autonomous city Four cities are formally designated by their countries as autonomous: the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent; the Spain exclaves of Plazas de soberanía; and the Argentina capital, Buenos Aires. Another Argentinian city that has been pressing for autonomous status is Rosario, a city of around one million inhabitants that receives less subsidy than the smaller provincial capital Santa Fe, Argentina.

Autonomous commune Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, is described as an autonomous Commune (administrative division) (commune autonome).

Autonomous community The region-like areas into which Provinces of Spain are grouped are known as autonomous communities (comunidades autónomas), as are the three atolls constituting the New Zealand territory of Tokelau.

Autonomous province Six countries formally designate areas of their territory as autonomous provinces:

• The Åland, a part of Finland;
• The two provinces of Trento (or Trentino) and Bolzano (or South Tyrol) in Italy;
• The Bougainville province in Papua New Guinea;
• Jeju-do, a South Korean offshore island;
• The Serbian provinces of Kosovo as of 2007 under United Nations administration. and Vojvodina.

Autonomous region In addition to the autonomous regions of China mentioned above, various other areas of the world are formally described as autonomous regions:

• the Faroe Islands and GreenlandAlso described as a "self-governing territory"., two autonomous regions within the Kingdom of Denmark;
• Rodrigues (island), an autonomous dependency within the Republic of Mauritius.
• Iraqi Kurdistan;
• the three autonomous regions of India;
• the five "autonomous regions with special statute" in Italy;
• the two autonomous regions of Portugal (the Azores and Madeira);
• Mount Athos in Greece;
• Zelaya (Nicaragua) in Nicaragua;
• the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, within the Philippines.
• the five municipalities, or caracoles in Chiapas, in the southeast of Mexico.
• Nunatsiavut, a self-governing region of Labrador Inuit in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador
• The Nisga'a of British Columbia and Tli Cho of the Northwest Territories have self-government as a result of treaties

Autonomous republic In addition to the Russian republics mentioned above, areas known as "autonomous republics" exist within some of the countries established following the end of the Soviet Union:

• the Nakhichevan within Azerbaijan;
• Abkhazia and the Adjara within Georgia (country);
• the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province within Tajikistan;
• the Crimea within Ukraine;
• the Karakalpakstan within Uzbekistan.
• the Palestinian Authority within Israel exercises certain sovereign powers within its borders, but is not a fully independent government. The PA-administrated territories are internationally recognized as occupied by Israel, and not a proper part of that country.

Autonomous sector The Bissau Region, in which Guinea-Bissau's capital Bissau is found, is described as an "autonomous sector" (sector autónomo).

Historical

• Bantustans of apartheid-era South Africa and Namibia
• Carpatho-Ukraine and Slovakia within Czechoslovakia (1938-1939)
• Grand Duchy of Finland
• Hungarian Autonomous Province

Other Other areas that are autonomous in nature but not in name are areas designated for indigenous peoples, such as Indigenous peoples of the Americas:

• "Indian" (First Nations or Native Americans in the United States) Indian reserves and Indian reservations, in, respectively, Canada and the United States;
• the five Provinces and regions of Panama ("indigenous regions") of Panama.

If elected, the Action démocratique du Québec party, now the Opposition (parliamentary) in the Canadian province of Quebec, promises to work to make Quebec an autonomous region within the Canadian confederation.

Notes See also

• List of autonomous areas by country
• Country subdivision
• Personal union

Bibliography

• M. Weller and S. Wolff (eds), Autonomy, Self-governance and Conflict Resolution: Innovative Approaches to Institutional Design in Divided Societies. Abingdon, Routledge, 2005
• From Conflict to Autonomy in Nicaragua: Lessons Learnt, report by Minority Rights Group International