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

economic and other groupings

Geographical region and composition
001 World

002 Africa a/
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 b/

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

Selected economic and other groupings

... Developed and developing regions c/
199 Least developed countries
432 Landlocked developing countries
722 Small island developing states
778 Transition countries

Numerical Geographical region and composition of each region

code
002 Africa a/
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
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 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
504 Morocco
736 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
092 British Virgin Islands
136 Cayman Islands
192 Cuba
212 Dominica
214 Dominican Republic
308 Grenada
312 Guadeloupe
332 Haiti
388 Jamaica
474 Martinique
500 Montserrat
530 Netherlands Antilles
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
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 b/

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
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 c/
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
462 Maldives
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 d/

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
a/ The designation sub-Saharan Africa is commonly used to indicate all of Africa except northern
Africa, with the Sudan included in sub-Saharan Africa.
b/ The continent of North America (003) comprises Northern America (021), Caribbean (029), and
Central America (013).
c/ 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.
d/ "Countries in transition from centrally planned to market economies" is a grouping used for
economic analysis.