Abbreviations
The meaning of abbreviations in status columns and column headings.
Status of Towns and Administrative Divisions
The status of towns and administrative divisions (like 'state' or 'city') is abbreviated as follows:
| Abbr. | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AArea | Autonomous Area |
| ACity | Autonomous City |
| ACnty | Autonomous County |
| ADist | Autonomous District |
| Adm-Urb | Urban population of administrative areas |
| Aggl | Agglomeration |
| APref | Autonomous Prefecture |
| AProv | Autonomous Province |
| Area | Area |
| AReg | Autonomous Region |
| ARep | Autonomous Republic |
| Arr | Arrondissement |
| ASett | Autonomous Settlement |
| Atoll | Atoll |
| BL | Federal State (Bundesland) |
| Bor | Borough |
| CAdm | Area administered by the central government |
| Camp | Camp |
| Cant | Canton |
| Cantt | Cantonment |
| Cap | Capital |
| CcA | Council Area |
| CDist | City District |
| CDP | Census-Designated Place |
| City | City |
| CityCR | County-level City |
| CityOG | City with Outgrowth |
| Cmty | Community |
| Cntry | Country |
| Cnty | County |
| Com | Commune |
| Conf | Confederation |
| Congl | Conglomeration |
| County | County |
| CpDst | Capital District |
| CUA | Consolidated Urban Area |
| CW | Commonwealth |
| DCA | District Council Area |
| Dept | Department |
| Depto | Department |
| Dist | District |
| Distr | District |
| Div | Division |
| DpnT | Dependent Territory |
| Emir | Emirate |
| FDist | Federal District |
| Fed | Federation |
| Fed Rep | Federal Republic |
| FSt | Federal State |
| FTerr | Federal Territory |
| GDist | Governmental District |
| Gov | Governorate |
| GrDch | Grand Duchy |
| Ham | Hamlet |
| Inc | Incorporated Area |
| Indep | Independent Country |
| Isl | Island |
| IslamRep | Islamic Republic |
| IslGrp | Island Group |
| ITerr | Indigenous Territory |
| Kingd | Kingdom |
| Leag | League |
| LGA | Local Government Area |
| Loc | Locality |
| MC | Municipal Council |
| MCnty | Municipal County |
| Mcp | Municipality |
| MetCity | Metropolitan City |
| MetCnty | Metropolitan County |
| MetMun | Metropolitan Municipality |
| MetPref | Metropolitan Prefecture |
| MetProv | Metropolitan Province |
| Mkt | Market Town |
| MPref | Municipal Prefecture |
| MProv | Municipal Province |
| Mun | Municipality |
| Mun-Urb | urban population of municipalities |
| Neighb | Neighborhood |
| New Town | New Town |
| OvDept | Overseas Department |
| OvTerr | Overseas Territory |
| Par | Parish |
| Place | Place |
| PR | People's Republic |
| Pref | Prefecture |
| PrefCity | Prefecture-level City |
| PRep | People's Republic |
| Prov | Province |
| PUrbC | Peri-Urban Center |
| Quart | Quarter |
| RC | Rural Commune |
| RCA | Regional Council Area |
| Reg | Region |
| Rep | Republic |
| Res | Reserve |
| RLoc | Rural Locality |
| RSett | Rural Settlement |
| SD | Statistical Division |
| Sett | Settlement |
| Sh | Shire |
| SProvCity | Sub-provincial City |
| SSD | Statistical Subdivision |
| St | State |
| Stat | Station |
| SubDist | Subdistrict |
| SubReg | Subregion |
| TC | Town Council |
| Terr | Territory |
| Town | Town |
| TownOG | Town with Outgrowth |
| Trib | Tribal Area |
| Tshp | Township |
| UA | Urban Area |
| UC | Urban Council |
| UCom | Urban Commune |
| UDistr | Urban District |
| UGov | Unified Government |
| ULoc | Urban Locality |
| UninhIsl | Uninhabited Island |
| UrbC | Urban Center |
| USett | Urban Settlement |
| UTerr | Union Territory |
| Vill | Village |
| Voi | Voivodship |
| Ward | Ward |
| Zone | Zone |
| Zup | County (Županije) |
Column Headings
The following abbreviations indicate how the population figures were surveyed (e.g., by a census or an estimation) or the meaning of the area figures.
| Abbr. | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A (hect) | area (in hectare) |
| A (km²) | area (in square km) |
| A-L (hect) | land area (in hectare) |
| A-L (km²) | land area (in square km) |
| A-L (m²) | land area (in square m) |
| C | census |
| Ca | census (adjusted) |
| Cf | census (final) |
| Cfa | census (final, adjusted) |
| CI | intermediate census |
| Cp | census (preliminary) |
| Cpa | census (preliminary, adjusted) |
| E | estimate |
| E~ | estimate (rough) |
| Ef | estimate (final) |
| Ep | estimate (preliminary) |
| P | projection |
| R | register-based evaluation |
| Rp | register-based evaluation (preliminary) |
| UE | unofficial estimate |
| UE-C | computation based on census results |
| UE-E | computation based on estimates |
| UE-P | computation based on projections |
| UP | unofficial projection/calculation |