Administrative divisions of the Imaginary Lands of Nicholas

Due the large area of the Imaginary Lands of Nicholas, the kingdom is divided into four-levels of administrative divisions, sometimes as five-levels (though this designation is informal). This structure has been set up in the 1960s based on precursors from the colonial era and previous two kingdoms. It was constructed in the National Transitional Council of the Imaginary Lands of Nicholas, and officially implemented on April 2, 1993 upon the establishment of the Third Kingdom.

As declared by the King in 2012 with the Administrative Division Amendment, 2012, the kingdom is divided into 10 autonomous countries, 3 kingdom direct-controlled territories and 5 special regions.

While direct-controlled territories and special regions are directly governed by the kingdom, and follows a "pre-defined set" of administrative subdivisions, autonomous countries, on the other hand, have their own power to determine its administrative subdivision structure.

Autonomous Countries
The autonomous countries contain the most populated areas in the kingdom, and enjoy the highest degree of autonomy within the kingdom. As entrenched in the Modern Constitution of the Imaginary Lands of Nicholas, these countries are autonomous within the sovereign state of the Imaginary Lands of Nicholas. Though historically, they are referred to as "Regional Municipalities" (Traditional Chinese: 區), "Counties" (Traditional Chinese: 縣), and "City-state" (Traditional Chinese: 城邦). These designations have been kept, despite all subdivisions became "autonomous countries" under the modern constitution. The newest-created autonomous country, Xiehe, was the first to receive the designation as an "autonomous region" (Traditional Chinese: 自治領).

Kingdom Direct-Controlled Territories
The kingdom direct-controlled territories are comprised of federal (kingdom) important territories, usually for military defense and administrative purposes. The kingdom's capital, Nicholas City, is one of them.

Special Regions
The special regions are largely unincorporated areas and mostly uninhabited. Some special regions include an independent subdivision within the kingdom for minority cultural groups. These regions have drastically less autonomy compared to autonomous countries, but more than kingdom direct-controlled territories. They are usually under immediate jurisdiction of the kingdom, though the local government may make certain by-laws subject to kingdom approvals. Its head of government is a commissioner appointed by the kingdom.

Dependencies
Dependencies are integral parts of some autonomous countries in the kingdom, but are not contiguous to its respective suzerain autonomous country. These dependencies often have a limited local autonomy under the restriction from its suzerain autonomous country. The dependencies are formed due to various historic or geographic reasons, and are often disputed.