The definition of continental regions and sub-regions in use by the United Nations for statistical purposes.

The scheme was devised for statistical purposes and is used for carrying out statistical analysis. The macro-geographical regions are arranged to the extent possible according to continents. Within these groupings, smaller, geographical sub-regions and selected economic and other groupings allow for detailed analysis.

According to the UN, these geographical divisions do not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliations of countries or territories by the UN.

List of regions and sub-regions

• Africa
  • Eastern Africa
  • Middle Africa
  • Northern Africa
  • Southern Africa
  • Western Africa
• Americas
  • Northern America *
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
    • Caribbean *
    • Central America *
    • South 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

* These three subregions comprise the continent of North America.[1]

See also

• Western European and Others Group
• UN M.49

References

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This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia