Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes

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Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes (HASC) are codes to represent names of country subdivisions, such as states, province, regions.

They are described in the book "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 Through 1998" written by Gwillim Law.

The codes are alphabetic and have constant length for the first level subdivisions.

DE.NW - North Rhine-Westphalia
DE.NW.DM - Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt

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