First-level administrative divisions designated Autonomous Region, including China's five autonomous regions, Tibet, Xinjiang, Guangxi, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia, and Portugal's two autonomous regions, the Azores and Madeira. Belongs here: a first-level division named Autonomous Region in its own country's usage. Does not belong here: an ordinary Chinese province, held separately under Province because it carries no equivalent autonomous legal status.
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An autonomous region (Chinese: 自治区; pinyin: Zìzhìqū; lit. 'self-governing region') is a provincial-level administrative division and province equivalent in China.
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