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Vrbas Banovina
Vrbas Banovina (Врбаска бановина) was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1929 to 1941, administered from Banja Luka and named after the Vrbas river.
Wakayama (district)
Wakayama (和歌山県, Wakayama-ken), historically Kishū, is a Japanese prefecture (first-order administrative district, ISO JP-30) on the Kii Peninsula south of Osaka; capital Wakayama City, 9 cities, 20 towns, 1 village, area 4,724.67 km², population about 913,000 (2024).
Wallonia
Wallonia (Wallonie), the Walloon Region, is the French-speaking federal region of southern Belgium with 3,688,733 inhabitants (2024), capital Namur, institutions created in 1970 and established in 1980, five provinces and 261 municipalities.
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (województwo warmińsko-mazurskie), Polish province created 1999, capital Olsztyn, NUTS PL62, bordering Kaliningrad Oblast; 24,173 km², about 1.34 million people, lake-and-forest region with agricultural and tourist economy.
Warrap
Warrap (Warab) is one of South Sudan's ten states, in the northwest, capital Kuajok, six counties including Twic, Tonj, and Gogrial. Predominantly Dinka, agropastoral, largest state population per NBS 2023; divided 2015-2020, restored 2020.
Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Washington County, Minnesota, a Twin Cities metro county created October 27, 1849, as one of Minnesota Territory's nine original counties; seat Stillwater; 267,568 residents (2020), five commissioners, $434.2 million 2026 budget.
Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
Washington County, Rhode Island, locally known as South County, is the southernmost of Rhode Island's five counties, comprising nine towns with South Kingstown as the county town.
Wasit Governorate
Wasit Governorate (واسط) is an Iraqi governorate centered on Kut, 172 km south of Baghdad, bordering Iran; agricultural Tigris-dependent economy with Ahdab and Badrah oil fields and about 1.3–1.4 million people.
West Bengal (পশ্চিমবঙ্গ)
West Bengal (পশ্চিমবঙ্গ) is an eastern Indian state with capital Kolkata, formed by the 1947 partition of Bengal and reorganized 1 November 1956; area 88,752 km², 23 districts, population 9.13 crore (2011), borders Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan.
West Coast, Gambia
West Coast Region (WCR), formerly Western Division, is a region of The Gambia with centre Brikama; its Brikama LGA covers 1,764 km2 and held 1,151,128 people, 47.5% of the national total, at the 2024 census.
West Harerghe Zone
West Harerghe Zone (Mirab Hararghe) is a zone of Oromia Regional State, eastern Ethiopia, capital Chiro, 15 districts plus Bedessa; drought-prone mixed crop-livestock farming of khat, coffee, sorghum, and maize.
West Herzegovina Canton
West Herzegovina Canton (Županija Zapadnohercegovačka), a Croat-majority canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina founded 1996, seat Široki Brijeg, area 1,362.2 km², 94,898 inhabitants (2013), trade-dominated economy.
West Java
West Java (Jawa Barat), Indonesia's most populated province with 18% of the national population, faces high internal development inequality: Williamson Index averaging 0.7180 (2015-2024) and a Gini ratio of 0.428 in 2022.
West Kazakhstan
West Kazakhstan Region (Батыс Қазақстан облысы), a Kazakh oblast in the northwest with center Uralsk, area 151,339 km², population about 694,000, gas-based economy bordering five Russian oblasts.
West Lothian
West Lothian, a Scottish council area on the Firth of Forth between Edinburgh and Glasgow, formerly Linlithgowshire; administrative centre Livingston; population 187,240 in 2025, one of Scotland's fastest-growing areas.
West New Britain Province
West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea: western New Britain island, capital Kimbe, three districts, 368,643 people (2024 census), leading palm oil producer, about 40 volcanoes including Ulawun.
West Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat, NTB) is an Indonesian province of Lombok and Sumbawa, capital Mataram, formed 17 December 1958, home to Sasak, Samawa, and Mbojo cultures and the volcanoes Rinjani and Tambora.
West Pakistan
West Pakistan was a single Pakistani province (1955–1970) formed under the One Unit policy by merging Punjab, Sindh, NWFP, Balochistan, Karachi, and princely states, with capital Lahore, to counterbalance East Pakistan; dissolved July 1, 1970.
West Papua (province)
West Papua (Provinsi Papua Barat) is an Indonesian province on western New Guinea, capital Manokwari. Created 1999 as Irian Jaya Barat, renamed 2007, split in 2022 when Southwest Papua province was carved out; a designated Conservation Province.
West Pokot
West Pokot is a county in Kenya's northwestern Rift Valley, capital Kapenguria, homeland of the Pokot (Kalenjin) people; 9,169 km2, 621,241 residents (2019), bordering Uganda, marked by pastoralism, food poverty, and recent land reforms.
West Punjab
West Punjab: Pakistani province 1947–1955, capital Lahore, area 160,622 km², four divisions (Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, Sargodha), created by the 1947 Radcliffe Award and dissolved in the 1955 One Unit reorganization.
West Sepik Province
West Sepik Province, also called Sandaun Province, is PNG's northwesternmost province with capital Vanimo, bordering Indonesian Papua; lowest provincial HDI (0.262), four districts, Sepik River headwaters, and major Connect PNG road investment.
West Sulawesi
West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat, Sulbar), an Indonesian province on western Sulawesi island, capital Mamuju, created 5 October 2004 from South Sulawesi; six regencies, 1.55 million people, agriculture-led economy growing 5.36% in 2025.
West Virginia
West Virginia, the Mountain State, a U.S. state admitted June 20, 1863 as the 35th state after separating from Virginia; known for Appalachian terrain, coal production, and a 2025 population of about 1.77 million.
Western Area
As one of Sierra Leone's five divisions, the Western Area contains the national capital Freetown. It is the most urbanized region, hosting nearly 1.5 million people.
Western Cape
Western Cape: South African province on the continent's southwestern tip, capital Cape Town (legislative capital). Established 1994 from the Cape Province; over 7.4 million people; lowest provincial unemployment; wine, fishing, tourism economy.
Western Darfur
Western Darfur (West Darfur) is a state of Sudan, capital El Geneina, bordering Chad for about 700 km; Masalit homeland, site of 2021 intercommunal violence and 2023 RSF massacres killing 10,000-15,000 in El Geneina.
Western Equatoria
Western Equatoria, a state in southwest South Sudan with capital Yambio, 10 counties, about 619,000 people (2008), farming-based economy, caretaker Governor Badagbu Rimbasa, elections 22 December 2026.
Western Highlands Province
Western Highlands Province is a province of Papua New Guinea in the central Highlands, with Mount Hagen as its capital and main urban center. Its agricultural economy produces coffee, tea, and fresh produce.
Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Western Province (Fly River Province), PNG's largest province at 98,189 km², capital Daru; borders Indonesia and Australia; 300,019 people (2024 census); economy driven by the Ok Tedi mine.