 The territories were further subdivided into numerous "chiefdoms" ("chefferies"), at the head of which the Belgian administration appointed "traditional chiefs" ("chefs coutumiers").The territories administered by one territorial administrator and a handful of assistants were often larger than a few Belgian provinces taken together (the whole Belgian Congo was nearly 80 times larger than the whole of Belgium and was roughly twice the size of Germany and France combined).The territorial administrator was expected to inspect his territory and to file detailed annual reports with the provincial administration.