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A special administrative region, or SAR may be:

People's Republic of China

Republic of China

North Korea

Indonesia

Philippines








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A special administrative region, or SAR may be:

People's Republic of China
  • Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, self-governing subnational entity in Hong Kong
    Hong Kong

    Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
     (established in 1997) and Macau
    Macau

    The Macau Special Administrative Region, , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong....
     (established in 1999)


Republic of China
  • Special administrative region (Republic of China)
    Special administrative region (Republic of China)

    In the History of the political divisions of China#Republic of China Republic of China, "special administrative regions" were historically used to designate special areas, most of which were eventually converted into Province ....
    , also translated as "special administrative districts", historic administrative divisions set up by the Republic of China when it administered mainland China


North Korea
  • Administrative divisions of North Korea#Special Administrative Regions
    Administrative divisions of North Korea

    The administrative divisions of North Korea are organized into three hierarchical levels. Many of the units have equivalents in the Administrative Divisions of South Korea of South Korea....
    : Sinuiju Special Administrative Region
    Sinuiju Special Administrative Region

    Sinuiju Special Administrative Region was a proposed Special cities of Korea#North Korea of North Korea, on the border with People's Republic of China....
     (established 2002, present status unclear)


Indonesia
  • Aceh
    Aceh

    Aceh is a Provinces of Indonesia of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Nanggr?e Aceh Darussalam....
    , Special Region of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Special Administrative Region of Aceh)
  • East Timor
    East Timor

    East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro Island and Jaco , and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor....
      (formerly proposed, now a sovereign state)
  • Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta (It is the only province in Indonesia that is still formally governed by a precolonial Sultanate)
  • Papua (Indonesia) (formerly proposed, currently a province)


Philippines
  • Cordillera Administrative Region
    Cordillera Administrative Region

    The Cordillera Administrative Region , Philippines' only Landlocked country region, consists of the Provinces of the Philippines of Abra , Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga Province, Mountain Province and Apayao Province....
     (established in 1987)