Special administrative region

A special administrative region, special region, or special administrative area is a designation for types of administrative division in China, North Korea, Indonesia, South Sudan, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

Current

China

Source:[1]

Indonesia

North Korea

South Sudan

  • Abyei Special Administrative Area (condominium simultaneously administered by the Republic of South Sudan and the Republic of the Sudan)
  • Greater Pibor Special Administrative Area:
  • Ruweng Special Administrative Area

Timor-Leste

Vietnam

  • Special administrative region (Vietnam)

Planned

Bhutan

  • Gelephu Special Administrative Region (Gelephu Mindfulness City)[4]

Indonesia

  • Nusantara Capital City[5]

Russia

Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Figure 1.1 Geographic regions of China | UNICEF".
  2. ^ "North Korea - Nuclear Weapons, Military Preparedness, and Social Insurance | Britannica".
  3. ^ "Law no. 3/2014 of 18 June Creates the Special Administrative Region of Oecusse and establishes the Special Zone of Social Market Economy" (PDF). laohamutuk.org. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Bhutan King announces mega Gelephu city project along Indo-Bhutan border". 17 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Indonesia Confirms Nusantara as New Political Capital, Targeting 2028 Completion". jakartaglobe.id. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  6. ^ "Совет Федерации одобрил законы о САР на островах Русский в Приморье и Октябрьский в Калининградской области". 28 July 2018.