diff --git a/resources/places/countries/global.yaml b/resources/places/countries/global.yaml
index 2cdd4134..eb862918 100644
--- a/resources/places/countries/global.yaml
+++ b/resources/places/countries/global.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ global:
     components:
         suburb:
             probability: 0.2
+            dependencies:
+                - city
+                - city_district
         metro_station:
             probability: 0.05
         city_district:
@@ -18,15 +21,24 @@ global:
             probability: 0.0
         state_district:
             probability: 0.05
+            dependencies:
+                - city
         state:
             probability: 0.1
+            dependencies:
+                - city
+                - country
         country_region:
             probability: 0.05
+            dependencies:
+                - country
         country:
             probability: 0.8
+
         world_region:
             probability: 0.001
-
+            dependencies:
+                - country
 
 add_west_indies: &add_west_indies
     components:
@@ -50,8 +62,17 @@ countries:
     # Australia
     au:
         components:
+            suburb:
+                dependencies:
+                    - city_district
+                    - city
+                    - state_district
+                    - state
             state:
                 probability: 0.6
+                dependencies:
+                    - city
+                    - city_district
             country:
                 probability: 0.5
 
@@ -64,8 +85,17 @@ countries:
     # Brazil
     br:
         components:
+            suburb:
+                dependencies:
+                    - city_district
+                    - city
+                    - state_district
+                    - state
             state:
                 probability: 0.6
+                dependencies:
+                    - city
+                    - city_district
 
     # Bahamas
     bs: *add_west_indies
@@ -73,8 +103,17 @@ countries:
     # Canada
     ca:
         components:
+            suburb:
+                dependencies:
+                    - city_district
+                    - city
+                    - state_district
+                    - state
             state:
                 probability: 0.7
+                dependencies:
+                    - city
+                    - city_district
             country:
                 probability: 0.2
 
@@ -86,12 +125,17 @@ countries:
         components:
             city_district:
                 probability: 0.4
+                dependencies:
+                    - city
 
     # United Kingdom
     gb:
         components:
             state_district:
                 probability: 0.15
+                dependencies:
+                    - city_district
+                    - city
             suburb:
                 probability: 0.5
             country:
@@ -111,10 +155,15 @@ countries:
     # Hong Kong
     hk:
         components:
+            suburb:
+                dependencies:
+                    - country
             country:
                 probability: 0.85
             state:
                 probability: 0.2
+                dependencies:
+                    - country
             island:
                 probability: 0.4
                 containing:
@@ -149,6 +198,9 @@ countries:
     # Saint Kitts and Nevis
     kn:
         components:
+            suburb:
+                dependencies:
+                    - country
             island:
                 probability: 0.8
             world_region: *add_west_indies_world_region
@@ -165,8 +217,18 @@ countries:
     # Mexico
     mx:
         components:
+            suburb:
+                dependencies:
+                    - city_district
+                    - city
+                    - state_district
+                    - state
             state:
                 probability: 0.5
+                dependencies:
+                    - city_district
+                    - city
+
     # Malaysia
     my:
         components:
@@ -224,6 +286,11 @@ countries:
         components:
             suburb:
                 probability: 0.4
+                dependencies:
+                    - city_district
+                    - city
+                    - state_district
+                    - state
             city_district:
                 probability: 0.2
                 containing:
@@ -264,6 +331,9 @@ countries:
                       probability: 0.9
                     - lt: 10000
                       probability: 1.0
+                dependencies:
+                    - city_district
+                    - city
 
             state_district:
                 probability: 0.1
@@ -284,9 +354,16 @@ countries:
                       probability: 0.1
                     - <<: *richmond_county
                       probability: 0.1
+                dependencies:
+                    - city_district
+                    - city
+                    - state
 
             country:
                 probability: 0.1
+                dependencies:
+                    - city
+                    - city_district
 
     # Tuvalu
     tv:
diff --git a/scripts/geodata/places/config.py b/scripts/geodata/places/config.py
index 8fba4301..afcada2c 100644
--- a/scripts/geodata/places/config.py
+++ b/scripts/geodata/places/config.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import yaml
 
 from collections import defaultdict
 
+from geodata.addresses.dependencies import ComponentDependencies
 from geodata.address_expansions.address_dictionaries import address_phrase_dictionaries
 from geodata.address_formatting.formatter import AddressFormatter
 from geodata.configs.utils import nested_get, recursive_merge
@@ -55,6 +56,19 @@ class PlaceConfig(object):
             global_config_copy = copy.deepcopy(self.global_config)
             self.country_configs[k] = recursive_merge(global_config_copy, country_config)
 
+        self.country_configs[None] = self.global_config
+
+        self.setup_component_dependencies()
+
+    def setup_component_dependencies(self):
+        self.component_dependencies = {}
+
+        for country, conf in six.iteritems(self.country_configs):
+            graph = {k: c['dependencies'] for k, c in six.iteritems(conf['components']) if 'dependencies' in c}
+            graph.update({c: [] for c in self.ADMIN_COMPONENTS if c not in graph})
+
+            self.component_dependencies[country] = ComponentDependencies(graph)
+
     def get_property(self, key, country=None, default=None):
         if isinstance(key, six.string_types):
             key = key.split('.')
@@ -106,6 +120,21 @@ class PlaceConfig(object):
 
         return random.random() < probability
 
+    def drop_invalid_components(self, address_components, country, original_bitset=None):
+        if not address_components:
+            return
+        component_bitset = ComponentDependencies.component_bitset(address_components)
+
+        deps = self.component_dependencies.get(country, self.component_dependencies[None])
+        dep_order = deps.dependency_order
+
+        for c in dep_order:
+            if c not in address_components:
+                continue
+            if c in deps and not component_bitset & deps[c] and (original_bitset is None or original_bitset & deps[c]):
+                address_components.pop(c)
+                component_bitset ^= ComponentDependencies.component_bit_values[c]
+
     def dropout_components(self, components, boundaries=(), country=None, population=None):
         containing_ids = set()
 
@@ -116,6 +145,8 @@ class PlaceConfig(object):
                 continue
             containing_ids.add((object_type, object_id))
 
+        original_bitset = ComponentDependencies.component_bitset(components)
+
         names = defaultdict(list)
         admin_components = [c for c in components if c in self.ADMIN_COMPONENTS]
         for c in admin_components:
@@ -161,6 +192,8 @@ class PlaceConfig(object):
             if value is not None and component not in components and self.include_component(component, containing_ids, country=country, population=population):
                 new_components[component] = value
 
+        self.drop_invalid_components(new_components, country, original_bitset=original_bitset)
+
         return new_components