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The '''[[Greater Eastern Union of Zhenia]]''' is formally divided into four different levels of administration, which are separated by varying degrees of administrative power - provincial (provinces and metropolitan municipalities), prefectural (independent city or prefecture), municipal (municipality, town or county) and township. While there are indeed multiple administrative divisions that are roughly equivalents in their degrees of administrative power, they are generally referred to as the closest and most common administrative subdivision of its equivalent.
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The current hierarchy of administrative areas in the nation mostly follows the form generally maintained since the [[Shindan dynasty]], although revisions in the actual structure of administrative power has shifted closer to a federalized one as opposed to a unitary one. Despite some exceptions, borders of most administrative areas have generally followed the traditionally-drawn, geographical and/or cultural borders dating back to the later stages of the Shindan dynasty and eventually the [[Empire of Zhenia]]. Generally, province-level administrative areas are deemed the most important, as many view their identities directly tied to the provinces they are from.
 
==History==
 
===During the Shindan dynasty===
 
===During the Empire of Zhenia===
 
===Since the 20th century===
 
==Administrative Levels==
 
===Regional Level===
 
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Although not officially used by the Government of Zhenia since 1961, the '''[[Regional Classification of Zhenia#Regions|Regions]]''' were and still are at least statistically considered the highest level of administrative division in the nation. Consisting of multiple province-level administrative subdivisions, they have been classified primarily in accordance to geography and cultural similarities. While a nominal governmental structure existed for each of the regions until 1961, it has become more of a theoretical organization lacking a governing structure under the reforms of the [[Greater Eastern Union Third Republic|Third Republic]].
 
Today, however, such regions exist as statistical, administrative and social benchmarks used for reference within the government and among citizens. As of now, there are five of such regions statistically accepted by the Federal Census Bureau in the nation - the [[Danguk Peninsula]] region (often alternately referred to as Eastern Zhenia), [[Northern Zhenia]], [[Western Zhenia]], [[Central Zhenia]] and [[Southern Zhenia]].
 
===Province-Level Areas===
 
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====Provinces====
 
====Special Cities and Metropolitan Municipalities====
 
Special Cities ([[Zhenian language|Zhenian]]: 특별시/特別市) are similar to Metropolitan Municipalities ([[Zhenian language|Zhenian]]: 광역시/廣域市), in that they are granted more administrative autonomy than prefectures and that their delegated affairs are overseen directly by the federal government; however, while the delegated affairs of metropolitan municipalities are overseen by the respective ministers of each ministry in the [[Government of Zhenia|federal government]], the delegated affairs of special cities are overseen by the [[Premier of the Greater Eastern Union|Premier]]. In drafting their own legislation and setting policies, both special cities and metropolitan municipalities are allowed to form their own elected assembly, while their respective executive branches are headed by the Special City Administrator ([[Zhenian language|Zhenian]]: 특별판윤/特別判尹) and Metropolitan Administrator ([[Zhenian language|Zhenian]]: 광역부윤/廣域府尹) respectively. Both the Special City Administrator and his/her deputy are allowed to partake in the federal government's cabinet meetings, the Special City Administrator is regarded equal to the ministers of the federal government's respective [[Government of Zhenia#Ministries|ministries]]; his deputy and the Metropolitan Administrator, on the other hand, are regarded equal to deputy ministers.
 
As of 2020, there is one Special City - [[Daedo]], the nation's capital city - and five Metropolitan Municipalities: [[Jinhae]], [[Changan]], [[Shinhang]], [[Bakhan]] and [[Ariul]]. While Daedo was immediately designated as a Special City in 1868 by [[Emperor Seongjo of Shindan|Emperor Seongjo]] due to its importance as the empire's capital, Metropolitan Municipalities were systematically established to both disperse the functions of the capital city and to expand the reach of the central government beyond the Danguk Peninsula. Jinhae, Changan, Bakhan and Ariul were initially designated as Metropolitan Municipalities in 1871 due to them being the largest cities in each of their respective regions; Shinhang was elevated into a Metropolitan Municipality in 1909 amid the ever-growing importance of Central Zhenia.
 
While there have been movements to designate more cities into Metropolitan Municipalities, it has so far been the federal government's policy to designate no more new metropolitan municipalities. In principle, a city can be designated a metropolitan municipality if the population of the city - comprised of residents spending more than 8 months of the year in the city - is over 6,000,000, and fulfills a number of criteria including the degree of fiscal self-reliance, area, geographical circumstances and its influence to the remainder of the region. Once such requirements are fulfilled, the federal government is allowed to assess the city's status and the feasibility of elevation upon request of the city's municipal or prefectural government, which is followed by a city-wide referendum on the issue: a city can be designated a Metropolitan Municipality if over two-thirds of the referendum results support the city's elevation.
 
====Special Administrative Regions====
 
Special Administrative Regions ([[Zhenian language|Zhenian]]: 특별행정구/特別行政區, commonly SAR) have initially been designated as autonomous zones with higher levels of administrative autonomy with province-level subdivisions. While foreign policy and national defense rest at the hands of the federal government, Special Administrative Regions enjoy higher autonomy in drafting legislation and administering said area, while they are also exempt from most federal income taxation and can designate their own official languages alongside [[Zhenian language|Zhenian]]; such benefits of autonomy come at the expense of less federal support in infrastructure projects among other areas. Special Administrative Regions can be designated if 1) an ethnic minority in a certain region constitutes over 66% of the population; and 2) there are at least 2,500,000 permanent residents of said ethnicity spending more than 8 months of the year in the region, although other criteria, including fiscal self-reliance and area, are assessed as well. If any of such criteria are not fulfilled, its status of Special Administrative Region can be challenged through a SAR-wide referendum.
 
Upon the creation of Special Administrative Regions, three were initially designated as Special Administrative Regions - [[Shingang Province|Shingang]], [[Karavankon Province|Karavankon]] and [[Haedong Special Administrative Region|Haedong]]. Shingang and Karavankon, however, were elevated into provinces in 1931 and 1956 respectively, leaving Haedong as the only Special Administrative Region still existent in Zhenia. In 2018, a [[Haedong SAR Referendum|referendum]] in the Haedong Special Administrative Region has concluded that its stance as a SAR would be terminated, signifying Haedong's elevation into a province; as of January 2020, the proposal is under evaluation by the [[Parliament of the Greater Eastern Union#Sangseowon|Sangseowon]].
 
===Prefecture-Level Areas===
 
===Municipality-Level Areas===
 
===Township-Level Areas===
 
 
==Proposed Reforms==
 
===Elevation of Haedong Special Administrative Region into a Province===
 
===Reorganization of Province-level Administrative Areas===
 
==See Also==
 
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