Provinces & states
First-level administrative divisions, their capitals, population and area.
| Province / state | Country | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matruh | Egypt | Marsa Matruh | 182,000 | 212,112 |
| Mauritania | Mauritania | Nouakchott | 2,336,048 | 1,030,700 |
| Mauritius | Mauritius | Port Louis | 1,140,256 | 1,860 |
| Maysan | Iraq | Al Amarah | 499,842 | 16,072 |
| Mazandaran | Iran | Sari | 3,793,149 | 46,456 |
| Mbeya | Tanzania | Mbeya | 1,476,200 | 60,350 |
| Mecklenburg Vorpommern | Germany | Schwerin | 1,832,298 | 23,170 |
| Meghalaya | India | Shillong | 1,774,778 | 22,429 |
| Mehedinti | Romania | Drobeta Turnu Severin | 329,000 | 4,900 |
| Melaka | Malaysia | Melaka | 504,502 | 1,650 |
| Mendoza | Argentina | Mendoza | 1,412,481 | 148,827 |
| Merida | Venezuela | Merida | 680,503 | 11,300 |
| Merseyside | United Kingdom | Liverpool | 1,441,100 | 652 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | United Kingdom | Merthyr Tydfil | 59,500 | 111 |
| Meta | Colombia | Villavicencio | 474,046 | 85,635 |
| Mexico, Estado de | Mexico | Toluca de Lerdo | 11,707,964 | 21,461 |
| Michigan | United States | Lansing | 9,773,892 | 151,584 |
| Michoacan | Mexico | Morelia | 3,870,604 | 59,864 |
| Micronesia | Micronesia | Kolonia | 125,377 | 702 |
| Midi Pyrenees | France | Toulouse | 2,431,000 | 45,349 |
| Mie | Japan | Tsu | 1,841,358 | 5,778 |
| Mikkeli | Finland | Mikkeli | 209,000 | — |
| Minas Gerais | Brazil | Belo Horizonte | 16,660,691 | 588,383 |
| Minnesota | United States | St. Paul | 4,685,549 | 218,600 |
| Miranda | Venezuela | Los Teques | 2,303,302 | 7,950 |
| Misiones | Argentina | Posadas | 788,915 | 29,801 |
| Miskolc (munic.) | Hungary | Miskolc | 191,000 | 224 |
| Mississippi | United States | Jackson | 2,730,501 | 123,514 |
| Missouri | United States | Jefferson City | 5,402,058 | 180,514 |
| Miyagi | Japan | Sendai | 2,328,739 | 7,292 |
| Miyazaki | Japan | Miyazaki | 1,175,819 | 7,735 |
| Mizoram | India | Aijal | 689,756 | 21,081 |
| Mjini Magharibi | Tanzania | Zanzibar | 208,300 | 230 |
| Moere og Romsdal | Norway | Molde | 237,290 | — |
| Moldova | Moldova | Chisinau | 4,463,847 | 33,700 |
| Molise | Italy | Campobasso | 332,000 | 4,438 |
| Mon | Burma | Moulmein | 1,680,200 | 12,297 |
| Monaco | Monaco | Monaco | 31,719 | 2 |
| Monagas | Venezuela | Maturin | 555,705 | 28,900 |
| Mongolia | Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 2,496,617 | 1,565,000 |
| Monmouthshire | United Kingdom | Cwmbran | 84,200 | 851 |
| Montana | United States | Helena | 878,810 | 380,848 |
| Moquegua | Peru | Moquegua | 137,747 | 15,733 |
| Morelos | Mexico | Cuernavaca | 1,442,662 | 4,941 |
| Morocco | Morocco | Rabat | 29,779,156 | 446,550 |
| Morogoro | Tanzania | Morogoro | 1,222,700 | 70,799 |
| Moskovskaya oblast | Russia | Moscow | 6,596,600 | 47,000 |
| Moskva | Russia | Moscow | 8,664,400 | — |