The region is divided into three federal states : LOCATION@1 , LOCATION@2 , and LOCATION@3 which are coordinated by a ORGANIZATION@1 .

It is divided into three federal states within LOCATION@4 : LOCATION@5 -LRB- LOCATION@1 -RRB- , PERSON@1 -LRB- LOCATION@2 -RRB- , and PERSON@2 -LRB- LOCATION@3 -RRB- .
