they are divided into counties/cities.
Counties
Continent's= countries Countries = states States = city's
Counties or a Parish
by counties
Most U.S. states are divided into counties. Louisiana is divided into parishes. Alaska is divided into boroughs and census areas.
Each of the US states is divided into counties. In Louisiana, these are known as "parishes", from the name for the classical divisions of the Roman Catholic Church.
counties
special districts
Poor countries need help because they don't have the money or technology that rich countries such as the United States has. The United States is often helping out other countries that need it.
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
The reasons lie in the past when communications were slow and often difficult and it was difficult if not impossible to oversee local situations. So dividing a country in States or Provinces and appointing local Governments was usually the best solution.
Women who have won pageants for their individual countries, the winner of Miss Usa will go on to compete in Miss Universe. Their are often competitors from five different continents.