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DEFINITIONS OF REGIONS  
Country or area
Major area
Region
Development region
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