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A special administrative region, special region, or special administrative area is a designation for types of administrative division in China, East Timor, North Korea, Indonesia and South Sudan.

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Current

China [1]

East Timor [2]

Indonesia

North Korea [3]

South Sudan

Planned

Bhutan [4]

Russia [5]

Vietnam

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References

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  2. https://www.laohamutuk.org/econ/Oecussi/LeiZeesm18Jun2014En.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. "North Korea - Nuclear Weapons, Military Preparedness, and Social Insurance | Britannica".
  4. "Bhutan King announces mega Gelephu city project along Indo-Bhutan border".
  5. "Совет Федерации одобрил законы о САР на островах Русский в Приморье и Октябрьский в Калининградской области".