A governorate is an administrative division of a country. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either states, provinces, or colonies, the term "governorate" is often used in translation from non-English-speaking administrations.
States and governorate mean the same thing administratively.
They are the same thing as mentioned in the text. One is in english speaking regions and the other in non english speaking regions. The machine cannot deduce the equivalence because it is never equated that humans can deduce.