On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Jack Burke <burke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would point out that the legal status of U.S. States is slightly > different than that of provinces (and likely of states in other countries). > For one thing, U.S. States exist in their own right and do not drive their > existence from a higher government (even though most of them were created > by a higher government). German States and perhaps Swiss cantons might have > the same status. > > -jack > > ...and German states and Swiss cantons are admin_level=4 according to the previously-linked page. I'd also note that page says admin_level was "introduced in order that different borders can be rendered consistently among countries". That is, it's a worldwide rendering aid, not trying to make profound statements about legal minutiae.
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