Departments of France Departments of France In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government below the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ("conseil départemental" (sing.), "conseils départementaux" (plur.)). From
Geographical regions of Turkey Geographical regions of Turkey The geographical regions of Turkey comprise seven regions () which were originally defined at the country's First Geography Congress in 1941. These seven regions are subdivided into twenty one sections (), which are further split into numerous areas () as defined by microclimate and bounded by local geographic formations. "Regions" as defined in this context are merely for geographic, demographic, and economic purposes, and do not refer to an administrative division. The Aegean Region has: The Black Sea Region has: The Central Anatolia Region has: The Eastern Anatolia Region has: The Marmara Region has: The Mediterranean