France is mainly divided into 18 administrative regions: 13 regions in metropolitan France (including the territorial collectivity of Corsica), and five located overseas. The regions are further subdivided into 101 departments, which are numbered mainly alphabetically. This number is used in postal codes and was formerly used on vehicle number plates. Among the 101 departments of France, five (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion) are in overseas regions (ROMs) that are also simultaneously overseas departments (DOMs), enjoy exactly the same status as metropolitan departments and are an integral part of the European Union. The 101 departments are subdivided into 335
Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is divided into 9 provinces, which are further subdivided into 25 districts. Districts are further subdivided into Municipalities, of which are sorted into three categories. Each municipality is divided into Wards and wards into Grama Niladhari divisions. The country was first divided into several administrative units during the Anuradhapura Kingdom. The kingdom was divided into three provinces; "Rajarata", "Ruhuna" and "Malaya Rata". These were further subdivided into smaller units called "rata". Over time, the number of provinces increased, but the second-level administrative division continued to be the "rata". However, with the country eventually