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Following are the subclasses administrative territorial entity (Q56061) and their meanings. For a current tree of subclasses of political division, see this tool.
- political territorial entity (Q1048835) (anything with a legally-binding administrative body above it)
- political union (Q1140229) (e.g., the European Union)
- state (Q7275) (geography with a government above it, sovereign or not)
- sovereign state (Q3624078) (e.g. Japan (Q17), Mexico (Q96), etc.)
- Commonwealth realm (Q202686) (e.g. United Kingdom (Q145), Canada (Q16), etc.)
- federated state (Q107390) (includes subclasses U.S. state (Q35657), province of Canada (Q13218404), state of Australia (Q5852411), etc.)
- federated state (Q5164076) (includes subclasses constituent country of the United Kingdom (Q3336843), country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Q15304003), the unity of the Realm (Q1191549), etc.)
- dependent territory (Q161243) (includes subclasses Crown Dependencies (Q185086), French overseas collectivity (Q719487), dominion of the British Empire (Q223832), etc.)
- sovereign state (Q3624078) (e.g. Japan (Q17), Mexico (Q96), etc.)
- local government (Q6501447)
- municipality (Q15284) (includes subclasses municipality of Japan (Q1054813))
- Includes many kinds of bottom-level governments such as civil township (Q1394476) and administrative county (Q2560047)
- autonomous administrative territorial entity (Q2533461) (includes subclasses the unity of the Realm (Q1191549))
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th-level (might be deleted, not sure what to do with these)
- table of administrative divisions by country (Q1423994)
- administrative territorial entity of the United States (Q852446) (includes subclasses U.S. state (Q35657),unincorporated territory of the United States (Q2107324), county of the United States (Q47168))
- administrative territorial entity of Australia (Q4494320) (includes subclasses state or territory of Australia (Q178712), local government area of Australia (Q1867183), etc.)
- administrative territorial entity of Japan (Q1850442) (includes subclasses municipality of Japan (Q1054813))
- Etc. One item like this should exist for each sovereign state.
- designation for an administrative territorial entity (Q15617994)
- country (Q6256) (geographic area)
- constituent state (Q1763527) (includes subclasses constituent country of the United Kingdom (Q3336843), country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Q15304003), etc.)
- occupied territory
- unrecognized state
- province (Q34876)
- county (Q28575)
- time zone (Q12143)
- country (Q6256) (geographic area)
Other related concepts
- nation (Q6266) (cultural grouping, also a subclass of community (Q177634))
- polity (Q1063239) (under philosophical concept)
- geographic location (Q2221906) (parent class of administrative territorial entity (Q56061); also includes regions without any kind of administrative above them, like time zone (Q12143))