List of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme

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This is a list of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme, including 193 UN member states, two UN observer states (the Holy See [note 1] and the State of Palestine), two states in free association with New Zealand (the Cook Islands and Niue), and 49 non-sovereign dependencies or territories, as well as Western Sahara (a disputed territory whose sovereignty is contested) and Antarctica.

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In total, 248 countries and territories have been listed. Not included in the list are eight de facto states (whose sovereignty are not recognised by the United Nations), the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA), and four uninhabited territories (the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Clipperton Island, the Coral Sea Islands, and Navassa Island).

Kosovo and Taiwan (listed as Taiwan Province of China) have been included for strictly statistical purposes. [1]

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The United Nations geoscheme was created for statistical analysis and consists of six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. [2]

The United Nations Statistics Division created and maintains the M49 – Standard country or area codes for statistical use. [3] The codes are listed from smallest to largest region, left to right.

Current entries

Country or Area Geographical subregion Intermediary region [note 2] Continental region UNSD M49 Codes
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Northern Africa Africa 012 < 015 < 002 < 001
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Northern Africa Africa 818 < 015 < 002 < 001
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Northern Africa Africa 434 < 015 < 002 < 001
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Northern Africa Africa 504 < 015 < 002 < 001
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Northern Africa Africa 729 < 015 < 002 < 001
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Northern Africa Africa 788 < 015 < 002 < 001
Flag.svg Western Sahara (disputed) [note 3] Northern Africa Africa 732 < 015 < 002 < 001
Flag of the Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg  British Indian Ocean Territory Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 086 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 108 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 174 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 262 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 232 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 231 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.svg  French Southern Territories Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 260 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 404 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 450 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 454 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 480 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Mayotte (Local).svg  Mayotte Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 175 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 508 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 638 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 646 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 690 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 706 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 728 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 800 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Tanzania.svg  United Republic of Tanzania Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 834 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 894 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 716 < 014 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Middle Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 024 < 017 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Middle Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 120 < 017 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic Middle Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 140 < 017 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad Middle Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 148 < 017 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo [Republic of the Congo] Middle Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 178 < 017 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo [DR Congo] Middle Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 180 < 017 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Middle Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 226 < 017 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Middle Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 266 < 017 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  Sao Tome and Principe Middle Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 678 < 017 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Southern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 072 < 018 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini [Swaziland] Southern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 748 < 018 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho Southern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 426 < 018 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Southern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 516 < 018 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Southern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 710 < 018 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 204 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 854 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cabo Verde [Cape Verde] Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 132 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire [Ivory Coast] Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 384 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 270 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 288 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 324 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 624 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 430 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 466 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 478 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 562 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 566 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Saint Helena [Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha] Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 654 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 686 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 694 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo Western Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Africa 768 < 011 < 202 < 002 < 001
Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 660 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 028 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 533 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 044 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 052 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba [Caribbean Netherlands] Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 535 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 092 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 136 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 192 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 531 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 212 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 214 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 308 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Guadeloupe (local) variant.svg  Guadeloupe Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 312 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 332 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 388 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 474 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 500 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 630 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Saint Barthelemy (Local).svg  Saint Barthélemy Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 652 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 659 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 662 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Local flag of the Collectivity of Saint Martin.svg Saint Martin (French part) Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 663 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 670 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 534 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 780 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 796 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 850 < 029 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize Central America Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 084 < 013 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Central America Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 188 < 013 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Central America Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 222 < 013 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Central America Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 320 < 013 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Central America Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 340 < 013 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Central America Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 484 < 013 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Central America Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 558 < 013 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Central America Latin America and the Caribbean
North America
Americas 591 < 013 < 419 / 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 032 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia (Plurinational State of) South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 068 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of Norway.svg  Bouvet Island South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 074 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 076 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 152 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 170 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 218 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands (Malvinas) South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 238 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 254 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 328 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 600 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 604 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 239 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 740 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 858 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) South America Latin America and the Caribbean Americas 862 < 005 < 419 < 019 < 001
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Northern America North America Americas 060 < 021 < 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Northern America North America Americas 124 < 021 < 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Northern America North America Americas 304 < 021 < 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg  Saint Pierre and Miquelon Northern America North America Americas 666 < 021 < 003 < 019 < 001
Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America Northern America North America Americas 840 < 021 < 003 < 019 < 001
Blank flag.svg  Antarctica Antarctica 010 < 001
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Central Asia Asia 398 < 143 < 142 < 001
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Central Asia Asia 417 < 143 < 142 < 001
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Central Asia Asia 762 < 143 < 142 < 001
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Central Asia Asia 795 < 143 < 142 < 001
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Central Asia Asia 860 < 143 < 142 < 001
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Eastern Asia Asia 156 < 030 < 142 < 001
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Eastern Asia Asia 344 < 030 < 142 < 001
Flag of Macau.svg  China, Macao Special Administrative Region Eastern Asia Asia 446 < 030 < 142 < 001
Flag of North Korea.svg  Democratic People's Republic of Korea [North Korea] Eastern Asia Asia 408 < 030 < 142 < 001
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Eastern Asia Asia 392 < 030 < 142 < 001
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Eastern Asia Asia 496 < 030 < 142 < 001
Flag of South Korea.svg  Republic of Korea [South Korea] Eastern Asia Asia 410 < 030 < 142 < 001
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Darussalam South-eastern Asia Asia 096 < 035 < 142 < 001
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia South-eastern Asia Asia 116 < 035 < 142 < 001
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia South-eastern Asia Asia 360 < 035 < 142 < 001
Flag of Laos.svg  Lao People's Democratic Republic South-eastern Asia Asia 418 < 035 < 142 < 001
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia South-eastern Asia Asia 458 < 035 < 142 < 001
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar [Burma] South-eastern Asia Asia 104 < 035 < 142 < 001
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines South-eastern Asia Asia 608 < 035 < 142 < 001
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore South-eastern Asia Asia 702 < 035 < 142 < 001
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand South-eastern Asia Asia 764 < 035 < 142 < 001
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste [East Timor] South-eastern Asia Asia 626 < 035 < 142 < 001
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Viet Nam South-eastern Asia Asia 704 < 035 < 142 < 001
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Southern Asia Asia 004 < 034 < 142 < 001
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Southern Asia Asia 050 < 034 < 142 < 001
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Southern Asia Asia 064 < 034 < 142 < 001
Flag of India.svg  India Southern Asia Asia 356 < 034 < 142 < 001
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (Islamic Republic of) Southern Asia Asia 364 < 034 < 142 < 001
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Southern Asia Asia 462 < 034 < 142 < 001
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Southern Asia Asia 524 < 034 < 142 < 001
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Southern Asia Asia 586 < 034 < 142 < 001
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Southern Asia Asia 144 < 034 < 142 < 001
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Western Asia Asia 051 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Western Asia Asia 031 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Western Asia Asia 048 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Western Asia Asia 196 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Western Asia Asia 268 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Western Asia Asia 368 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Western Asia Asia 376 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Western Asia Asia 400 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Western Asia Asia 414 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Western Asia Asia 422 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Western Asia Asia 512 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Western Asia Asia 634 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Western Asia Asia 682 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Palestine.svg  State of Palestine Western Asia Asia 275 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Syria.svg  Syrian Arab Republic Western Asia Asia 760 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Turkey.svg  Türkiye Western Asia Asia 792 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Western Asia Asia 784 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Western Asia Asia 887 < 145 < 142 < 001
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Eastern Europe Europe 112 < 151 < 150 < 001
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Eastern Europe Europe 100 < 151 < 150 < 001
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia [Czech Republic] Eastern Europe Europe 203 < 151 < 150 < 001
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Eastern Europe Europe 348 < 151 < 150 < 001
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Eastern Europe Europe 616 < 151 < 150 < 001
Flag of Moldova.svg  Republic of Moldova Eastern Europe Europe 498 < 151 < 150 < 001
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Eastern Europe Europe 642 < 151 < 150 < 001
Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Federation Eastern Europe Europe 643 < 151 < 150 < 001
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Eastern Europe Europe 703 < 151 < 150 < 001
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Eastern Europe Europe 804 < 151 < 150 < 001
Flag of Aland.svg  Åland Islands Northern Europe Europe 248 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Northern Europe Europe 208 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Northern Europe Europe 233 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Northern Europe Europe 234 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Northern Europe Europe 246 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey Northern Europe Europe 831 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Northern Europe Europe 352 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Northern Europe Europe 372 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man Northern Europe Europe 833 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey Northern Europe Europe 832 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Northern Europe Europe 428 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Northern Europe Europe 440 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Northern Europe Europe 578 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Norway.svg  Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Northern Europe Europe 744 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Northern Europe Europe 752 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Northern Europe Europe 826 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Southern Europe Europe 008 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Southern Europe Europe 020 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Southern Europe Europe 070 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Southern Europe Europe 191 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Southern Europe Europe 292 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Southern Europe Europe 300 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of the Vatican City - 2001 version.svg  Holy See [Vatican City] Southern Europe Europe 336 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Southern Europe Europe 380 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Southern Europe Europe 470 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Southern Europe Europe 499 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Southern Europe Europe 807 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Southern Europe Europe 620 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino Southern Europe Europe 674 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Southern Europe Europe 688 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Southern Europe Europe 705 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Southern Europe Europe 724 < 039 < 150 < 001
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Western Europe Europe 040 < 155 < 150 < 001
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Western Europe Europe 056 < 155 < 150 < 001
Flag of France.svg  France [French Republic] Western Europe Europe 250 < 155 < 150 < 001
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Western Europe Europe 276 < 155 < 150 < 001
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Western Europe Europe 438 < 155 < 150 < 001
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Western Europe Europe 442 < 155 < 150 < 001
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Western Europe Europe 492 < 155 < 150 < 001
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Western Europe Europe 528 < 155 < 150 < 001
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Western Europe Europe 756 < 155 < 150 < 001
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Australia and New Zealand Oceania 036 < 053 < 009 < 001
Flag of Christmas Island.svg  Christmas Island Australia and New Zealand Oceania 162 < 053 < 009 < 001
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg  Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia and New Zealand Oceania 166 < 053 < 009 < 001
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Heard Island and McDonald Islands Australia and New Zealand Oceania 334 < 053 < 009 < 001
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Australia and New Zealand Oceania 554 < 053 < 009 < 001
Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island Australia and New Zealand Oceania 574 < 053 < 009 < 001
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Melanesia Oceania 242 < 054 < 009 < 001
Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia Melanesia Oceania 540 < 054 < 009 < 001
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Melanesia Oceania 598 < 054 < 009 < 001
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Melanesia Oceania 090 < 054 < 009 < 001
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Melanesia Oceania 548 < 054 < 009 < 001
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam Micronesia Oceania 316 < 057 < 009 < 001
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati Micronesia Oceania 296 < 057 < 009 < 001
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands Micronesia Oceania 584 < 057 < 009 < 001
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia (Federated States of) Micronesia Oceania 583 < 057 < 009 < 001
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru Micronesia Oceania 520 < 057 < 009 < 001
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands Micronesia Oceania 580 < 057 < 009 < 001
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau Micronesia Oceania 585 < 057 < 009 < 001
Flag of the United States (DoS ECA Color Standard).svg  United States Minor Outlying Islands Micronesia Oceania 581 < 057 < 009 < 001
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa Polynesia Oceania 016 < 061 < 009 < 001
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Polynesia Oceania 184 < 061 < 009 < 001
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia Polynesia Oceania 258 < 061 < 009 < 001
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue Polynesia Oceania 570 < 061 < 009 < 001
Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg  Pitcairn [Pitcairn Islands] Polynesia Oceania 612 < 061 < 009 < 001
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Polynesia Oceania 882 < 061 < 009 < 001
Flag of Tokelau.svg  Tokelau Polynesia Oceania 772 < 061 < 009 < 001
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Polynesia Oceania 776 < 061 < 009 < 001
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu Polynesia Oceania 798 < 061 < 009 < 001
Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna Islands Polynesia Oceania 876 < 061 < 009 < 001

Entries for strictly statistical purposes

Country or Area Geographical subregion Intermediary region Continental region UNSD M49 Codes
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Taiwan Province of China [Taiwan] [note 4] Eastern Asia Asia 158 < 030 < 142 < 001
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Southern Europe Europe 412 < 039 < 150 < 001

Former entries

Country or Area Geographical subregion Intermediary region Continental region UNSD M49 Codes
Flag of Jersey.svg  Channel Islands Northern Europe Europe 830 < 154 < 150 < 001
Flag of Sark.svg  Sark Northern Europe Europe 680 < 154 < 150 < 001

Notes

  1. The sovereign entity with statehood over the territory of the Vatican City State.
  2. North America is not an official intermediary region.
  3. A disputed territory with undetermined political status. [4] Formerly Spanish Sahara up to 1976, administration is currently split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's administrative control is limited to approximately 20% of the territory, with the remaining 80% of the territory occupied by Morocco. The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara is the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the territory (see Western Sahara conflict).
  4. The national flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is not permitted to be used in all institutions within the United Nations System.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">United Nations geoscheme for Europe</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">United Nations geoscheme for Asia</span> Alphabetical list of subregions in the United Nations geoscheme for Asia

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  1. "UNSD: Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49) – Questions & Answers" . Retrieved 2024-05-03. The status of Kosovo should be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). As a result, within the 'Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49)', Kosovo is currently considered part of Serbia (numerical code 688). However, for strictly statistical purposes, the numerical code 412 can be used to represent this area. … On the 25th October 1971, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution (2758) to recognize the representatives of the Government of the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate representatives of China to the United Nations. As a result, within the M49, Taiwan Province of China is considered part of China (numerical code 156). However, for strictly statistical purposes, the numerical code 158 can be used to represent this area.
  2. UNSD: Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49) – Recent changes – Footnote 13
  3. "M49 – Standard country or area codes for statistical use". United Nations Statistics Division . Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. BBC News: Western Sahara profile