Regions
From Akvopedia
This is the standard for names of regions, as used by the United Nations. Source: UN
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
Countries which belong to the regions
Africa
Eastern Africa
- Burundi
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mozambique
- Réunion
- Rwanda
- Seychelles
- Somalia
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Middle Africa
- Angola
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Sao Tome and Principe
Northern Africa
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
- Morocco
- Sudan
- Tunisia
- Western Sahara
Southern Africa
- Botswana
- Lesotho
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Swaziland
Western Africa
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verde
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Saint Helena
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
Americas
Latin America and the Caribbean
- Caribbean
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Montserrat
- Netherlands Antilles
- Puerto Rico
- Saint-Barthélemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United States Virgin Islands
Central America
- Belize
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
South America
- Argentina
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Northern America
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Greenland
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- United States of America
Asia
- Central Asia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
Eastern Asia
- China
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Japan
- Mongolia
- Republic of Korea
Southern Asia
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
South-Eastern Asia
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Viet Nam
Western Asia
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Cyprus
- Georgia
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Poland
- Republic of Moldova
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Slovakia
- Ukraine
Northern Europe
- Åland Islands
- Channel Islands
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faeroe Islands
- Finland
- Guernsey
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Jersey
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Norway
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
- Sweden
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Southern Europe
- Albania
- Andorra
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Holy See
- Italy
- Malta
- Montenegro
- Portugal
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Western Europe
- Austria
- Belgium
- France
- Germany
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
Oceania
- Australia and New Zealand
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Norfolk Island
Melanesia
- Fiji
- New Caledonia
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Vanuatu
Micronesia
- Guam
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Nauru
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
Polynesia
- American Samoa
- Cook Islands
- French Polynesia
- Niue
- Pitcairn
- Samoa
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Wallis and Futuna Islands
Developed and developing regions
- Developing regions
- Africa
- Americas excluding Northern America
- Caribbean
- Central America
- South America
- Asia excluding Japan
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
Developed regions
- Northern America
- Europe
- Japan
- Australia and New Zealand
Least developed countries
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Haiti
- Kiribati
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Niger
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Vanuatu
- Yemen
- Zambia
Landlocked developing countries
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bhutan
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Ethiopia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Niger
- Paraguay
- Republic of Moldova
- Rwanda
- Swaziland
- Tajikistan
- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Small island developing States
- American Samoa
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- British Virgin Islands
- Cape Verde
- Comoros
- Cook Islands
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Grenada
- Guam
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Kiribati
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Montserrat
- Nauru
- Netherland Antilles
- New Caledonia
- Niue
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- United States Virgin Islands
- Vanuatu
Transition countries
- Commonwealth of Independent States
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Republic of Moldova
- Russian Federation
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
Transition countries of South-Eastern Europe
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Montenegro
- Serbia
- 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 comprises Northern America , Caribbean , and Central America .
- 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 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.