Provinces & states
First-level administrative divisions, their capitals, population and area.
| Province / state | Country | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | United Kingdom | Preston | 1,408,300 | 3,064 |
| Languedoc Rousillon | France | Montpellier | 2,115,000 | 27,376 |
| Laos | Laos | Vientiane | 4,975,772 | 236,800 |
| Lappia | Finland | Rovaniemi | 195,000 | — |
| Lara | Venezuela | Barquisimeto | 1,430,968 | 19,800 |
| Las Tunas | Cuba | Victoria de las Tunas | 478,000 | 6,589 |
| Latvia | Latvia | Riga | 2,468,982 | 64,100 |
| Lazio | Italy | Rome | 5,185,000 | 17,203 |
| Leban | Turkmenistan | Charjew | 774,700 | 93,800 |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | Beirut | 3,776,317 | 10,400 |
| Legnickie | Poland | Legnica | 521,500 | 4,037 |
| Leicestershire | United Kingdom | Leichester | 890,800 | 2,553 |
| Leiria | Portugal | — | 427,800 | 3,515 |
| Lempira | Honduras | Gracias | 194,600 | 4,290 |
| Leningradskaya oblast | Russia | Sankt Peterburg | 1,675,900 | 85,900 |
| Leninobod | Tajikistan | Khujand | 1,635,900 | 26,100 |
| Leninsk (munic.) | Kazakstan | Leninsk | 68,600 | — |
| Lesotho | Lesotho | Maseru | 1,970,781 | 30,350 |
| Leszczynskie | Poland | Leszno | 391,500 | 4,154 |
| Liaoning | China | Shenyang | 40,670,000 | 145,700 |
| Liberia | Liberia | Monrovia | 2,109,789 | 111,370 |
| Libya | Libya | Tripoli | 5,445,436 | 1,759,540 |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | Vaduz | 31,122 | 160 |
| Liege | Belgium | Liege | 1,006,081 | 3,862 |
| Liguria | Italy | Genua | 1,663,000 | 5,418 |
| Lima | Peru | Lima | 6,941,672 | 34,801 |
| Limburg | Belgium | Hasselt | 755,593 | 2,422 |
| Limburg | Netherlands | Maastricht | 1,130,050 | 2,167 |
| Limon | Costa Rica | Limon | 237,183 | 9,189 |
| Limousin | France | Limoges | 723,000 | 16,942 |
| Lincolnshire | United Kingdom | Lincoln | 592,600 | 5,915 |
| Lindi | Tanzania | Lindi | 646,600 | 66,046 |
| Lipetskaya oblast | Russia | Lipetsk | 1,250,200 | 24,100 |
| Lisbon | Portugal | — | 2,063,800 | 2,761 |
| Lithuania | Lithuania | Vilnius | 3,646,041 | 65,200 |
| Lodzkie | Poland | Lodz | 1,132,400 | 1,523 |
| Lombardia | Italy | Milan | 8,901,000 | 23,857 |
| Lomzynskie | Poland | Lomza | 349,000 | 6,684 |
| Lorestan | Iran | Khorramabad | 1,501,778 | 28,803 |
| Loreto | Peru | Iquitos | 789,235 | 368,851 |
| Lorraine | France | Metz | 2,306,000 | 23,547 |
| Los Santos | Panama | Las Tablas | 82,800 | 3,806 |
| Lothian | United Kingdom | Edinburgh | 758,600 | 1,770 |
| Louga | Senegal | Louga | 490,400 | 29,188 |
| Louisiana | United States | Baton Rouge | 4,351,769 | 123,677 |
| Lower Austria | Austria | St. Polten | 1,507,000 | 19,170 |
| LU | Switzerland | Luzern | 340,536 | 1,493 |
| Luanda | Angola | Luanda | 1,629,000 | 2,418 |