Sub-regions of Åland

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According to ISO 3166-1 Newsletter number V-9, dated 2004-02-13, Åland Islands has been assigned a separate country code. Therefore, I will now treat Åland as a separate country and not part of Finland. However, it's still administered by Finland, and has a structure of municipalities and sub-regions that is part of Finland's. The ISO 3166-2 code, FI-AL, and the FIPS code FI01, representing Åland as a province of Finland, have not been revoked. The Finland Interior Ministry assigns Åland a region code of 20, and divides it into two sub-regions: Föglö (sub-region code 212) and Mariehamn (code 211).

Swedish is the official language of Åland. The Finnish name for the territory is Ahvenanmaa, and its capital, Mariehamn, is Maarianhamina in Finnish. The population is 25,706 (1999-12-31 estimate), and the area, 1,527 km.².

Country overview: 

Åland was part of Turku ja Pori province of Finland until 1918. It has remained a province ever since then, with a special autonomous status since 1921-10.

Other names of country: 

1. English: Åland Islands (variant)
2. Finnish: Ahvenanmaa, Ahvenanmaan maakunta
3. French: Îles fp Åland
4. German: Åland-Inseln fp
5. Icelandic: Álandseyjar
6. Swedish: Ålands län

Origin of name: 

Ahvenanmaa: Finnish ahven: perch (the fish) + maa: land. Åland comes from Swedish å: river, land: land.

Primary subdivisions: 

Åland is divided into sixteen municipalities.

Postal codes: 

Åland uses five-digit postal codes from the Finnish system, always beginning with '22'. Postal codes for addresses in Åland can be identified by prefixing them with "AX-".

Territorial extent: 

Åland includes islands west of the Skiftet, or Kihti (channel), and east of Ålands Hav. The largest is Åland island. Among the easternmost are Kökar and Brändö.