Autonomous administrative division

Autonomous administrative division is an area that has some independence from the country or state it is a part of. This means the people who live in the autonomous administrative division can make their own decisions about how to run things, without needing to ask the country or state for permission first. This might include laws about how people should behave, or it might mean setting up programs to help people. Some examples of places with autonomous administrative divisions are the state of Alaska in the United States, or the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau in China.