{IR&A} New Regional Division of Countries

Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings

Geographical region and composition

001 World

002 Africa *

014 Eastern Africa

017 Middle Africa

015 Northern Africa

018 Southern Africa

011 Western Africa

019 Americas

419 Latin America and the Caribbean

029 Caribbean

013 Central America

005 South America

021 Northern America **

142 Asia

143 Central Asia

030 Eastern Asia

034 Southern Asia

035 South-Eastern Asia

145 Western Asia

150 Europe

151 Eastern Europe

154 Northern Europe

039 Southern Europe

155 Western Europe

009 Oceania

053 Australia and New Zealand

054 Melanesia

057 Micronesia

061 Polynesia

Numerical code	Geographical region and composition of each region
002	Africa *
014	Eastern Africa
108	Burundi
174	Comoros
262	Djibouti
232	Eritrea
231	Ethiopia
404	Kenya
450	Madagascar
454	Malawi
480	Mauritius
175	Mayotte
508	Mozambique
638	Réunion
646	Rwanda
690	Seychelles
706	Somalia
728	South Sudan
800	Uganda
834	United Republic of Tanzania
894	Zambia
716	Zimbabwe
017	Middle Africa
024	Angola
120	Cameroon
140	Central African Republic
148	Chad
178	Congo
180	Democratic Republic of the Congo
226	Equatorial Guinea
266	Gabon
678	Sao Tome and Principe
015	Northern Africa
012	Algeria
818	Egypt
434	Libya
504	Morocco
729	Sudan
788	Tunisia
732	Western Sahara
018	Southern Africa
072	Botswana
426	Lesotho
516	Namibia
710	South Africa
748	Swaziland
011	Western Africa
204	Benin
854	Burkina Faso
132	Cape Verde
384	Cote d'Ivoire
270	Gambia
288	Ghana
324	Guinea
624	Guinea-Bissau
430	Liberia
466	Mali
478	Mauritania
562	Niger
566	Nigeria
654	Saint Helena
686	Senegal
694	Sierra Leone
768	Togo
019	Americas
419	Latin America and the Caribbean
029	Caribbean
660	Anguilla
028	Antigua and Barbuda
533	Aruba
044	Bahamas
052	Barbados
535	Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
092	British Virgin Islands
136	Cayman Islands
192	Cuba
531	Curaçao
212	Dominica
214	Dominican Republic
308	Grenada
312	Guadeloupe
332	Haiti
388	Jamaica
474	Martinique
500	Montserrat
630	Puerto Rico
652	Saint-Barthélemy
659	Saint Kitts and Nevis
662	Saint Lucia
663	Saint Martin (French part)
670	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
534	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
780	Trinidad and Tobago
796	Turks and Caicos Islands
850	United States Virgin Islands
013	Central America
084	Belize
188	Costa Rica
222	El Salvador
320	Guatemala
340	Honduras
484	Mexico
558	Nicaragua
591	Panama
005	South America
032	Argentina
068	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
076	Brazil
152	Chile
170	Colombia
218	Ecuador
238	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
254	French Guiana
328	Guyana
600	Paraguay
604	Peru
740	Suriname
858	Uruguay
862	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
021	Northern America **
060	Bermuda
124	Canada
304	Greenland
666	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
840	United States of America
142	Asia
143	Central Asia
398	Kazakhstan
417	Kyrgyzstan
762	Tajikistan
795	Turkmenistan
860	Uzbekistan
030	Eastern Asia
156	China
344	China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
446	China, Macao Special Administrative Region
408	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
392	Japan
496	Mongolia
410	Republic of Korea
034	Southern Asia
004	Afghanistan
050	Bangladesh
064	Bhutan
356	India
364	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
462	Maldives
524	Nepal
586	Pakistan
144	Sri Lanka
035	South-Eastern Asia
096	Brunei Darussalam
116	Cambodia
360	Indonesia
418	Lao People's Democratic Republic
458	Malaysia
104	Myanmar
608	Philippines
702	Singapore
764	Thailand
626	Timor-Leste
704	Viet Nam
145	Western Asia
051	Armenia
031	Azerbaijan
048	Bahrain
196	Cyprus
268	Georgia
368	Iraq
376	Israel
400	Jordan
414	Kuwait
422	Lebanon
275	Occupied Palestinian Territory
512	Oman
634	Qatar
682	Saudi Arabia
760	Syrian Arab Republic
792	Turkey
784	United Arab Emirates
887	Yemen
150	Europe
151	Eastern Europe
112	Belarus
100	Bulgaria
203	Czech Republic
348	Hungary
616	Poland
498	Republic of Moldova
642	Romania
643	Russian Federation
703	Slovakia
804	Ukraine
154	Northern Europe
248	Åland Islands
830	Channel Islands
208	Denmark
233	Estonia
234	Faeroe Islands
246	Finland
831	Guernsey
352	Iceland
372	Ireland
833	Isle of Man
832	Jersey
428	Latvia
440	Lithuania
578	Norway
680	Sark
744	Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
752	Sweden
826	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
039	Southern Europe
008	Albania
020	Andorra
070	Bosnia and Herzegovina
191	Croatia
292	Gibraltar
300	Greece
336	Holy See
380	Italy
470	Malta
499	Montenegro
620	Portugal
674	San Marino
688	Serbia
705	Slovenia
724	Spain
807	The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
155	Western Europe
040	Austria
056	Belgium
250	France
276	Germany
438	Liechtenstein
442	Luxembourg
492	Monaco
528	Netherlands
756	Switzerland
009	Oceania
053	Australia and New Zealand
036	Australia
554	New Zealand
574	Norfolk Island
054	Melanesia
242	Fiji
540	New Caledonia
598	Papua New Guinea
090	Solomon Islands
548	Vanuatu
057	Micronesia
316	Guam
296	Kiribati
584	Marshall Islands
583	Micronesia (Federated States of)
520	Nauru
580	Northern Mariana Islands
585	Palau
061	Polynesia
016	American Samoa
184	Cook Islands
258	French Polynesia
570	Niue
612	Pitcairn
882	Samoa
772	Tokelau
776	Tonga
798	Tuvalu
876	Wallis and Futuna Islands
	Developed and developing regions ***
	Developing regions
002	Africa
019	Americas excluding Northern America (numerical code 021)
029	Caribbean
013	Central America
005	South America
142	Asia excluding Japan
009	Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
	(numerical code 053)
	Developed regions
021	Northern America
150	Europe
392	Japan
053	Australia and New Zealand
199	Least developed countries
004	Afghanistan
024	Angola
050	Bangladesh
204	Benin
064	Bhutan
854	Burkina Faso
108	Burundi
116	Cambodia
140	Central African Republic
148	Chad
174	Comoros
180	Democratic Republic of the Congo
262	Djibouti
226	Equatorial Guinea
232	Eritrea
231	Ethiopia
270	Gambia
324	Guinea
624	Guinea Bissau
332	Haiti
296	Kiribati
418	Lao People's Democratic Republic
426	Lesotho
430	Liberia
450	Madagascar
454	Malawi
466	Mali
478	Mauritania
508	Mozambique
104	Myanmar
524	Nepal
562	Niger
646	Rwanda
882	Samoa
678	Sao Tome and Principe
686	Senegal
694	Sierra Leone
090	Solomon Islands
706	Somalia
736	Sudan
626	Timor-Leste
768	Togo
798	Tuvalu
800	Uganda
834	United Republic of Tanzania
548	Vanuatu
887	Yemen
894	Zambia
432	Landlocked developing countries
004	Afghanistan
051	Armenia
031	Azerbaijan
064	Bhutan
068	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
072	Botswana
854	Burkina Faso
108	Burundi
140	Central African Republic
148	Chad
231	Ethiopia
398	Kazakhstan
417	Kyrgyzstan
418	Lao People's Democratic Republic
426	Lesotho
454	Malawi
466	Mali
496	Mongolia
524	Nepal
562	Niger
600	Paraguay
498	Republic of Moldova
646	Rwanda
748	Swaziland
762	Tajikistan
807	The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
795	Turkmenistan
800	Uganda
860	Uzbekistan
894	Zambia
716	Zimbabwe
722	Small island developing States
016	American Samoa
660	Anguilla
028	Antigua and Barbuda
533	Aruba
044	Bahamas
052	Barbados
084	Belize
092	British Virgin Islands
132	Cape Verde
174	Comoros
184	Cook Islands
192	Cuba
212	Dominica
214	Dominican Republic
242	Fiji
258	French Polynesia
308	Grenada
316	Guam
624	Guinea-Bissau
328	Guyana
332	Haiti
388	Jamaica
296	Kiribati
462	Maldives
584	Marshall Islands
480	Mauritius
583	Micronesia (Federated States of)
500	Montserrat
520	Nauru
530	Netherland Antilles
540	New Caledonia
570	Niue
580	Northern Mariana Islands
585	Palau
598	Papua New Guinea
630	Puerto Rico
659	Saint Kitts and Nevis
662	Saint Lucia
882	Samoa
678	Sao Tome and Principe
690	Seychelles
702	Singapore
090	Solomon Islands
670	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
740	Suriname
626	Timor-Leste
776	Tonga
780	Trinidad and Tobago
798	Tuvalu
850	United States Virgin Islands
548	Vanuatu
778	Transition countries ****
172	Commonwealth of Independent States
051	Armenia
031	Azerbaijan
112	Belarus
398	Kazakhstan
417	Kyrgyzstan
498	Republic of Moldova
643	Russian Federation
762	Tajikistan
795	Turkmenistan
804	Ukraine
860	Uzbekistan
	Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe
008	Albania
070	Bosnia and Herzegovina
191	Croatia
499	Montenegro
688	Serbia
807	The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

* The designation sub-Saharan Africa is commonly used to indicate all of Africa except northern Africa, with the Sudan included in sub-Saharan Africa.

** The continent of North America (003) comprises Northern America (021), Caribbean (029), and Central America (013).

*** There is no established convention for the designation of "developed" and "developing" countries or areas in the United Nations system. In common practice, Japan in Asia, Canada and the United States in northern America, Australia and New Zealand in Oceania, and Europe are considered "developed" regions or areas. In international trade statistics, the Southern African Customs Union is also treated as a developed region and Israel as a developed country; countries emerging from the former Yugoslavia are treated as developing countries; and countries of eastern Europe and of the Commonwealth of Independent States (code 172) in Europe are not included under either developed or developing regions.

**** "Countries in transition from centrally planned to market economies" is a grouping used for economic analysis.

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revised 11 October 2012