| Greece is divided into 51 prefectures, each headed by a prefect, who is elected by direct popular vote. |
| There are forty-three ordinary prefectures, three metropolitan prefectures with special administrative powers, and one administrative region for the northernmost island. |
| The quake was most strongly felt in Aomori and Iwate, the two farthest-north prefectures on Japan's main island of Honshu. |
| The cause is a personal one for Chef Ooe, who was born and raised in Yamagata, one of the six prefectures in the Tohoku region. |
| China has five major autonomous regions, which include 30 autonomous prefectures and 120 autonomous counties. |
| Of the country's 47 prefectures, 44 are net recipients of government subsidies. |
