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Autonomous province is a term for a type of
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
that has administrative autonomy.Collins Dictionary
accessed 4 Feb 2020 In political history, the term has been used as a designation for various types of autonomous entities, at medium levels of administrative hierarchy. In relative terms, an autonomous province usually has less autonomy than an '' autonomous state'', but more autonomy than an ''
autonomous region An autonomous administrative division (also referred to as an autonomous area, zone, entity, unit, region, subdivision, province, or territory) is a subnational administrative division or territory, internal territory of a sovereign state that has ...
''. Administrative autonomy of a province can be expressed in its official name, by the use of a particular term designating the autonomy, but such a term can also be omitted. In that case, the autonomous status of a province can be determined on the basis of relevant legal provisions.


Occurrences


Finland

In
Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
, there is one autonomous province: * Autonomous Province Ă…land


Italy

In
Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
, there are two autonomous provinces: * Autonomous Province of Trento * Autonomous Province of South Tyrol


Serbia

In
Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...
, there are two autonomous provinces: * Autonomous Province of Vojvodina * Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (claimed but not controlled)


Former autonomous provinces

* Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia


See also

*
Province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
* Autonomous territory


Literature

* Aldo Stella, ''Storia dell'Autonomia trentina'', Trento: Edizioni U.C.T, 1997.


References

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