DEFINITIONS OF REGIONS | ||||
Country or area |
Major area |
Region |
Development region |
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Afghanistan |
Asia | Southern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Albania | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Algeria | Africa | Northern Africa | Less developed regions | |
American Samoa | Oceania | Polynesia | Less developed regions | |
Andorra | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Angola | Africa | Middle Africa | Less developed regions | |
Anguilla | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Argentina | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
Armenia | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Aruba | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Australia | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand | More developed regions | |
Austria | Europe | Western Europe | More developed regions | |
Azerbaijan | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Bahamas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Bahrain | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Bangladesh | Asia | Southern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Barbados | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Belarus | Europe | Eastern Europe | More developed regions | |
Belgium | Europe | Western Europe | More developed regions | |
Belize | Latin America and the Caribbean | Central America | Less developed regions | |
Benin | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Bermuda | Northern America | Northern America | More developed regions | |
Bhutan | Asia | Southern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Botswana | Africa | Southern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
British Virgin Islands | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Brunei Darussalam | Asia | South-Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Bulgaria | Europe | Eastern Europe | More developed regions | |
Burkina Faso | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Burundi | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Cambodia | Asia | South-Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Cameroon | Africa | Middle Africa | Less developed regions | |
Canada | Northern America | Northern America | More developed regions | |
Cape Verde | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Cayman Islands | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Central African Republic | Africa | Middle Africa | Less developed regions | |
Chad | Africa | Middle Africa | Less developed regions | |
Channel Islands | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Chile | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
China | Asia | Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Colombia | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
Comoros | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Congo | Africa | Middle Africa | Less developed regions | |
Cook Islands | Oceania | Polynesia | Less developed regions | |
Costa Rica | Latin America and the Caribbean | Central America | Less developed regions | |
Côte d'Ivoire | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Croatia | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Cuba | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Cyprus | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Czech Republic | Europe | Eastern Europe | More developed regions | |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Asia | Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | Middle Africa | Less developed regions | |
Denmark | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Djibouti | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Dominica | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Dominican Republic | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Ecuador | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
Egypt | Africa | Northern Africa | Less developed regions | |
El Salvador | Latin America and the Caribbean | Central America | Less developed regions | |
Equatorial Guinea | Africa | Middle Africa | Less developed regions | |
Eritrea | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Estonia | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Ethiopia | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Faeroe Islands | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
Fiji | Oceania | Melanesia | Less developed regions | |
Finland | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
France | Europe | Western Europe | More developed regions | |
French Guiana | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
French Polynesia | Oceania | Polynesia | Less developed regions | |
Gabon | Africa | Middle Africa | Less developed regions | |
Gambia | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Georgia | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Germany | Europe | Western Europe | More developed regions | |
Ghana | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Gibraltar | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Greece | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Greenland | Northern America | Northern America | More developed regions | |
Grenada | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Guadeloupe | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Guam | Oceania | Micronesia | Less developed regions | |
Guatemala | Latin America and the Caribbean | Central America | Less developed regions | |
Guinea | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Guinea-Bissau | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Guyana | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
Haiti | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Holy See | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Honduras | Latin America and the Caribbean | Central America | Less developed regions | |
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Asia | Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Hungary | Europe | Eastern Europe | More developed regions | |
Iceland | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
India | Asia | Southern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Indonesia | Asia | South-Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia | Southern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Iraq | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Ireland | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Isle of Man | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Israel | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Italy | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Jamaica | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Japan | Asia | Eastern Asia | More developed regions | |
Jordan | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Kazakhstan | Asia | Central Asia | Less developed regions | |
Kenya | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Kiribati | Oceania | Micronesia | Less developed regions | |
Kuwait | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Kyrgyzstan | Asia | Central Asia | Less developed regions | |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | Asia | South-Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Latvia | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Lebanon | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Lesotho | Africa | Southern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Liberia | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Africa | Northern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Liechtenstein | Europe | Western Europe | More developed regions | |
Lithuania | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Luxembourg | Europe | Western Europe | More developed regions | |
China, Macao Special Administrative Region | Asia | Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Madagascar | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Malawi | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Malaysia | Asia | South-Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Maldives | Asia | Southern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Mali | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Malta | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Marshall Islands | Oceania | Micronesia | Less developed regions | |
Martinique | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Mauritania | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Mauritius | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Mayotte | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Mexico | Latin America and the Caribbean | Central America | Less developed regions | |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Oceania | Micronesia | Less developed regions | |
Monaco | Europe | Western Europe | More developed regions | |
Mongolia | Asia | Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Montenegro | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Montserrat | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Morocco | Africa | Northern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Mozambique | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Myanmar | Asia | South-Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Namibia | Africa | Southern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Nauru | Oceania | Micronesia | Less developed regions | |
Nepal | Asia | Southern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Netherlands | Europe | Western Europe | More developed regions | |
Netherlands Antilles | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
New Caledonia | Oceania | Melanesia | Less developed regions | |
New Zealand | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand | More developed regions | |
Nicaragua | Latin America and the Caribbean | Central America | Less developed regions | |
Niger | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Nigeria | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Niue | Oceania | Polynesia | Less developed regions | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Oceania | Micronesia | Less developed regions | |
Norway | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Occupied Palestinian Territory | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Oman | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Pakistan | Asia | Southern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Palau | Oceania | Micronesia | Less developed regions | |
Panama | Latin America and the Caribbean | Central America | Less developed regions | |
Papua New Guinea | Oceania | Melanesia | Less developed regions | |
Paraguay | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
Peru | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
Philippines | Asia | South-Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Pitcairn | Oceania | Polynesia | Less developed regions | |
Poland | Europe | Eastern Europe | More developed regions | |
Portugal | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Puerto Rico | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Qatar | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Republic of Korea | Asia | Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Republic of Moldova | Europe | Eastern Europe | More developed regions | |
Réunion | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Romania | Europe | Eastern Europe | More developed regions | |
Russian Federation | Europe | Eastern Europe | More developed regions | |
Rwanda | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Saint Helena | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Saint Lucia | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Northern America | Northern America | More developed regions | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Samoa | Oceania | Polynesia | Less developed regions | |
San Marino | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Sao Tome and Principe | Africa | Middle Africa | Less developed regions | |
Saudi Arabia | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Senegal | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Serbia | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Seychelles | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Sierra Leone | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Singapore | Asia | South-Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Slovakia | Europe | Eastern Europe | More developed regions | |
Slovenia | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Solomon Islands | Oceania | Melanesia | Less developed regions | |
Somalia | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
South Africa | Africa | Southern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Spain | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Sri Lanka | Asia | Southern Asia | Less developed regions | |
South Sudan | Africa | Northern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Sudan | Africa | Northern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Suriname | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
Swaziland | Africa | Southern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Sweden | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Switzerland | Europe | Western Europe | More developed regions | |
Syrian Arab Republic | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Tajikistan | Asia | Central Asia | Less developed regions | |
Thailand | Asia | South-Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Timor-Leste | Asia | South-Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Togo | Africa | Western Africa | Less developed regions | |
Tokelau | Oceania | Polynesia | Less developed regions | |
Tonga | Oceania | Polynesia | Less developed regions | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Tunisia | Africa | Northern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Turkey | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Turkmenistan | Asia | Central Asia | Less developed regions | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Tuvalu | Oceania | Polynesia | Less developed regions | |
Uganda | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Ukraine | Europe | Eastern Europe | More developed regions | |
United Arab Emirates | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
United Republic of Tanzania | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
United States of America | Northern America | Northern America | More developed regions | |
United States Virgin Islands | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Uruguay | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
Uzbekistan | Asia | Central Asia | Less developed regions | |
Vanuatu | Oceania | Melanesia | Less developed regions | |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
Viet Nam | Asia | South-Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Wallis and Futuna Islands | Oceania | Polynesia | Less developed regions | |
Western Sahara | Africa | Northern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Yemen | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Zambia | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Zimbabwe | Africa | Eastern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Czechoslovakia (former) | Europe | Eastern Europe | More developed regions | |
German Democratic Republic | Europe | Eastern Europe | More developed regions | |
Åland Islands | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Norfolk Island | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand | More developed regions | |
Saint-Barthélemy | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Saint-Martin (French part) | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Jersey | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
USSR (former) | USSR (former) | USSR (former) | More developed regions | |
Yugoslavia (former) | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Serbia and Montenegro (former) | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
Egypt and Sudan | Africa | Northern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Nordic countries | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Other Africa | Africa | Other Africa | Less developed regions | |
Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka | Asia | Southern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Pacific Islands Trust Territories | Oceania | Polynesia | Less developed regions | |
Kosovo | Europe | Southern Europe | More developed regions | |
USSR (former) - unknown | Europe | Other Europe | More developed regions | |
USSR (former) - European countries | Europe | Other Europe | More developed regions | |
USSR (former) - Asian countries | Asia | Other Asia | Less developed regions | |
Democratic Yemen (former) | Asia | Western Asia | Less developed regions | |
Other Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Other Latin America and the Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Other Northern America | Northern America | Northern America | More developed regions | |
Other Polynesia | Oceania | Polynesia | Less developed regions | |
Other Europe | Europe | Other Europe | More developed regions | |
European Union | Europe | Other Europe | More developed regions | |
Other Oceania | Oceania | Other Oceania | Less developed regions | |
Other Northern Africa | Africa | Northern Africa | Less developed regions | |
Other Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Caribbean Commonwealth (West Indies) | Latin America and the Caribbean | Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Other Central America | Latin America and the Caribbean | Central America | Less developed regions | |
Other South-Eastern Asia | Asia | South-Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Other South America | Latin America and the Caribbean | South America | Less developed regions | |
Other Asia | Asia | Other Asia | Less developed regions | |
Taiwan, Province of China | Asia | Eastern Asia | Less developed regions | |
Other Commonwealth | Asia | Other Commonwealth | Less developed regions | |
Other Micronesia | Oceania | Micronesia | Less developed regions | |
Other and unknown | Other | Other | Unknown | |
Other Middle East | Other | Other | Less developed regions | |
Other | Other | Other | Unknown | |
Unknown | Other | Other | Unknown | |
Stateless | Other | Other | Unknown | |
African Commonwealth | Africa | African Commonwealth | Less developed regions | |
Other Non-Commonwealth | Asia | Other Non-Commonwealth | Less developed regions | |
Baltic states | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
Guernsey | Europe | Northern Europe | More developed regions | |
European Union-15 | Europe | Other Europe | More developed regions | |
European Union-8 | Europe | Other Europe | More developed regions | |
Other European Union | Europe | Other Europe | More developed regions | |
Old Commonwealth | Other | Other | More developed regions | |
New Commonwealth | Other | Other | Less developed regions | |
European Union-12 | Europe | Other Europe | More developed regions | |
Australia and New Zealand | Oceania | Australia and New Zealand | More developed regions | |
Asia Commonwealth | Asia | Other Asia | Less developed regions | |
America Commonwealth | Latin America and the Caribbean | Other Latin America and the Caribbean | Less developed regions | |
Oceania Commonwealth | Oceania | Other Oceania | Less developed regions | |
Europe Commonwealth | Europe | Other Europe | More developed regions | |
Africa Commonwealth | Africa | Other Africa | Less developed regions | |