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January, 2010

Changes affecting status:

1. Finland: Provinces abolished in favor of regions.
2. Latvia: Districts replaced by municipalities.

Other data added:

1. Åland: Added populations and areas.
2. Bulgaria: NUTS code updates.
3. Ireland: Added NUTS codes.
4. Moldova: Information about separatist Transnistria.
5. Papua New Guinea: Updated census from preliminary to final data; added postal abbreviations.
6. Russia: New federal okrug formed.
7. Slovenia: NUTS code and area updates.
8. Sweden: NUTS code updates.
9. Added dates of accession to the European Union.

Secondary divisions:

1. Papua New Guinea: Added districts.
2. Slovenia: Seventeen new communes have been created.