At the same time, an uprising in the country's south by local Greeks, led to the formation of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus in the southern provinces ( 1914 ).

At the outbreak of World War I, the country's territory included only the provinces of Walachia, Moldavia, and Dobruja.

South Africans also elect provincial legislatures which govern each of the country's nine provinces.

Later in 13th century the country's administrative provinces were divided into three independent kingdoms: Kingdom of Sitawaka, Kingdom of Kotte and the Kandyan kingdom.

Comprising 5 relatively flat plateaus of basalt soil spread over the provinces of Đắk Lắk ( or " Dac Lac "), Gia Lai, and Kon Tom, the highlands account for 16 % of the country's arable land and 22 % of its total forested land.

Similarly in Argentina, in addition to the Senate at federal level, eight of the country's provinces, Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Mendoza, Salta, San Luis ( since 1987 ) and Santa Fe, have bicameral legislatures with a Senate.

* Córdoba Province, Argentina, one of the country's 23 federal provinces

The country's provinces are divided in 7 zones regarding climate and terrain.

In tandem with the 1970 – 1974 autonomy process, the Iraqi regime carried out a comprehensive administrative reform, in which the country's sixteen provinces, or governorates, were renamed and in some cases had their boundaries altered.

The historical provinces (, singular historiallinen maakunta, ) of Finland are a legacy of the country's joint history with Sweden.

Ubon Ratchathani ( often in short Ubon, ) is one of the north-eastern provinces ( changwat ) of Thailand, and the country's easternmost.

The National Flag of the Philippines () is a horizontal flag bicolor with equal bands of royal blue and scarlet red, and with a white equilateral triangle at the hoist ; in the center of the triangle is a golden yellow sun with eight primary rays, which represent the country's first group of provinces that started the 1896 Philippine Revolution against Spain ; and at each vertex of the triangle is a five-pointed golden yellow star, each of which represent the country's 3 main regions-Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Before establishing a permanent residence in Madrid, the group traveled to several Spanish provinces, where they visited some of the country's tourist sites.

It flows through a vast, isolated region of forest and tundra entirely within the country's Northwest Territories, although its many tributaries reach into four other Canadian provinces and territories.

Changes to the CPP require the approval of at least 2 / 3 of Canadian provinces representing at least 2 / 3 of the country's population.

They began a tour of the country's eastern provinces for two purposes: the king wanted to acquaint himself with their new subjects, and despite the unusualness of a consort accompanying the king further than the capital, Frederick William wanted to introduce the queen as well to their people.

The southern portions of the two provinces — particularly the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor — are the most urbanized and industrialized areas of Canada, containing the country's two largest cities, Toronto and Montreal, and the national capital, Ottawa.

Except for Antsiranana, Antananarivo Province bordered all of the country's other provinces:

Except for Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga Province bordered all of the country's other provinces:

Except for Toliara, Toamasina Province bordered all of the country's other provinces:

Its assets in the country's 10 northern provinces were transferred to China Netcom in 2002 ( now China Unicom ), leaving China Telecom with the 21 southern provinces.

The discovery of significant reserves of oil in 1947 transformed Alberta from one of Canada's poorest provinces to one of the country's richest with resource revenues pouring into the government's treasury.

Once we have made clear that we are genuinely concerned with a country's development potential, we can be blunt in suggesting the technical conditions that must be met for development to occur.

He will be considered not only great among his contemporaries, but as great among all the Americans who have played a part in the country's history since the beginning.

Rangoni and Amonasro have the same purpose -- forcing the girl to charm the man she loves into serving her country's cause -- and their tactics are much the same.

In view of Eisenhower's reluctance to concede that anything was amiss in the Terror, it is doubtful that heroic intervention by Dulles could have produced anything but disaster for him and the country's foreign policy.

Nevertheless, the country's vast area, and its cultural diversity, have led to a local cuisine of various dishes.

Possibly because of excessive tribute taxes " the bulk of the country's population must have become Muslim ".

The country's name comes from the two regions Bosnia and Herzegovina, which have a very vaguely defined border between them.

The country's borders have been stable since independence in 1966

, two years after its implementation began, the security situation of inside Colombia has shown some measure of an improvement and the economy, while still fragile, has also shown some positive signs according to observers, but relatively little has yet to have been accomplished in structurally solving most of the country's other grave problems, possibly in part due to legislative and political conflicts between the administration and the Colombian Congress ( including those over the controversial project to eventually re-elect Uribe ), and a relative lack of freely allocated funds and credits.

The preamble to the Class Action Fairness Act stated that some abusive class actions harmed class members with legitimate claims and defendants that have acted responsibly ; adversely affected interstate commerce ; and undermined public respect for the country's judicial system.

Various studies have noted the threats to the country's cultures and the continuing growth in population that has contributed to poverty and are a reflection of unsustainable development.

President Touré announced that the ultimate goal was to have a 100-strong paramilitary unit in each of the country's 4, 000 villages.

This network would have enabled easy access by road to the neighbouring countries of Brazil, Venezuela and Surinam ; reduced the costs of utilising the country's timber and natural resources, thus making them more competitive in international markets ; diversified agricultural development by making more easily available suitable areas in the hinterland, particularly in the Intermediate and Rupununi savannahs ; relieved the over-crowded coastland of a significant proportion of its population, thus improving the quality of life of the inhabitants of both the coastal and interior areas ; and made more feasible the equitable distribution of economic activity, not only in the agricultural but also in the manufacturing and small-industries sector.

The country's once abundant forest resources have also been dramatically reduced, and Honduras has not derived economically significant income from mineral resources since the 19th century.

Fuelwood and biomass have traditionally met about 67 percent of the country's total energy demand ; petroleum, 29 percent ; and electricity, 4 percent.

Hoover entered office with a plan to reform the nation's regulatory system, believing that a federal bureaucracy should have limited regulation over a country's economic system.

The most significant forces in the country's history have been the spread of Islam, Arabization, Ottoman and French colonization, and the struggle for independence.

The country's variations in culture have been shaped — although not specifically determined — by centuries of complex interactions with the physical environment.

The country's low tax rate, loose incorporation and corporate governance rules, and traditions of strict bank secrecy have contributed significantly to the ability of financial intermediaries in Liechtenstein to attract funds from outside the country's borders.

The circulating schools may have taught half the country's population to read.

This is the first time the president will have been selected by ballot in the country's history.

The country's political heritage and dependence on Western markets have led to close ties with the European Union and its member states, particularly the United Kingdom and France, which exercises sovereignty over neighboring Reunion Island.

Since the 1994 crisis, administrations have improved the country's macroeconomic fundamentals.

The country's currency, the dirham, is now fully convertible for current account transactions ; reforms of the financial sector have been implemented ; and state enterprises are being privatized.