United Nations geoscheme

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The definition of continental subregions in use by the United Nations for statistical purposes

The macro-geographical regions are arranged to the extent possible according to continents. Within these groupings, more detailed component geographical regions and selected economic and other groupings are shown. The scheme was devised purely for statistical purposes and is used only for carrying out statistical analysis. According to the UN, it:

...does not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories by the United Nations.

• Africa
  • Eastern Africa
  • Middle Africa
  • Northern Africa
  • Southern Africa
  • Western Africa
• Americas
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
    • Caribbean
    • Central America
    • South America
  • Northern America
• Asia
  • Central Asia
  • Eastern Asia
  • Southern Asia
  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Western Asia
• Europe
  • Eastern Europe
  • Northern Europe
  • Southern Europe
  • Western Europe
• Oceania
  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Melanesia
  • Micronesia
  • Polynesia

See also

• Western European and Others Group
• UN M.49

References

1. ^ United Nations Statistics Division - Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications

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