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December, 2004

Changes affecting status:

1. France: updated a capital name.
2. Korea, North: added to change history. Reported new changes found on other websites.
3. Nicaragua: split Zelaya department into two regions; updated populations to 1995 census.
4. Singapore: divided into five districts.

Other data added:

1. Algeria: minor corrections.
2. Armenia: updated populations to 2001 census.
3. Canada: revised areas and other minor modifications.
4. Cape Verde: minor additions.
5. Kenya: added to change history.
6. Korea, South: used new Hangeul romanization more consistently. Added to change history.
7. Latvia: added populations and areas. Called the independent cities primary subdivisions.
8. Libya: added populations from 1995 census.
9. Portugal: updated time zones.
10. Tanzania: added population history, changed a few areas.
11. Turkmenistan: some capitals changed names.

Secondary divisions:

1. Algeria: added communes.
2. Belize: added subdivisions.
3. Italy: added communes.
4. Nicaragua: added municipalities.
5. Palau: minor corrections.
6. Svalbard and Jan Mayen: corrected an area.
7. Tanzania: added areas, revised populations and some capitals.
8. Turkmenistan: added districts.
9. Ukraine: minor revisions, including two new raions.

Site design changes:

Added text from the book "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries" to country listings for Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, North, Korea, South, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta and its localities, Marshall Islands and its municipalities, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Nicaragua, Singapore, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Tanzania, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.