By capitals and cities
No states are divided into countries in the United States.
The U.S. is divided into 50 states. The states are then divided in to counties, cities and towns.
The whole country is divided into states (there are 50), the states can be divided into counties (3,143, not to be confused with countries), counties can be divided into townships depending on the state
Both the United States and Mexico are divided into states.
Counties
counties
they are divided into counties/cities.
Some states are divided by natural landforms, such as rivers, mountains, or lakes or hills. Other states are divided by political categorization.
Divided the United States into time zones
Germany is divided into 16 different states
Brazil is divided into states
they can be divided by cuting a line down the side