UN GeoRegion Codes - Revision history

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New page: The [http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division] provides recognized names and codings for the World's countries, areas and regions...

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The [http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division] provides recognized names and codings for the World's countries, areas and regions that have many research applications.

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		+	*This page is a part of series in [[Classifying Names by Culture]]
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	The [http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division] provides recognized names and codings for the World's countries, areas and regions that have many research applications. A text version of this classification scheme is provided in [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegions.txt UN-GeoRegions.txt]. For users' convenience these names and codings have been organised into two text files: [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt] and [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoMaMiCodes.txt UN-GeoMaMiCodes.txt].		The [http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division] provides recognized names and codings for the World's countries, areas and regions that have many research applications. A text version of this classification scheme is provided in [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegions.txt UN-GeoRegions.txt]. For users' convenience these names and codings have been organised into two text files: [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt] and [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoMaMiCodes.txt UN-GeoMaMiCodes.txt].

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	==UN Major GeoRegions==		==UN Major GeoRegions==

−	The UN Major GeoRegions are the five major continents: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe~~, and~~ Oceania. This fits well with the six content version (excluding Antartica) of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continents\|defacto standard continent definitions], with Australasia being named Oceania.	+	The UN Major GeoRegions are the five major continents:
		+	*Africa
		+	*Americas
		+	*Asia
		+	*Europe
		+	*Oceania
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		+	This fits well with the six content version (excluding Antartica) of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continents\|defacto standard continent definitions], with Australasia being named Oceania.

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 ==UN Minor GeoRegions==
-The United Nations aggregates countries into 22 (Minor) GeoRegions, based largely on world geography. The Minor GeoRegions are:
+The United Nations aggregates countries into 22 (Minor) GeoRegions, based largely on world geography. The UN Minor GeoRegions are:
 *Australia and New Zealand
 *Caribbean
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 ==UN Major GeoRegions==
-The UN Major GeoRegions are the five major continents: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. This fits well with the six content version (excluding Antartica) of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continents | defacto standard continent definitions], with Australasia being named Oceania.
+The UN Major GeoRegions are the five major continents: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. This fits well with the six content version (excluding Antartica) of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continents|defacto standard continent definitions], with Australasia being named Oceania.

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 *Western Europe
-[[File:UN-MinorGeoRegions.png|frame|UN Minor GeoRegions - (C)wikicommons]]
+[[File:UN-MinorGeoRegions.png|UN Minor GeoRegions Map - (C)wikicommons]]
 ==UN Major GeoRegions==
 The UN Major GeoRegions are the five major continents: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. This fits well with the six content version (excluding Antartica) of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continents | defacto standard continent definitions], with Australasia being named Oceania.

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	The [http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division] provides recognized names and codings for the World's countries, areas and regions that have many research applications. A text version of this classification scheme is provided in [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegions.txt UN-GeoRegions.txt]. For users' convenience these names and codings have been organised into two text files: [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt] and [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoMaMiCodes.txt UN-GeoMaMiCodes.txt].		The [http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division] provides recognized names and codings for the World's countries, areas and regions that have many research applications. A text version of this classification scheme is provided in [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegions.txt UN-GeoRegions.txt]. For users' convenience these names and codings have been organised into two text files: [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt] and [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoMaMiCodes.txt UN-GeoMaMiCodes.txt].
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		+	==UN Recognised Countries==
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		+	The United Nations recognizes 237 countries (or did when this data was retrieved in 2007), ranging from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. A complete list is available in [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt].
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		+	==UN Minor GeoRegions==
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		+	The United Nations aggregates countries into 22 (Minor) GeoRegions, based largely on world geography. The Minor GeoRegions are:
		+	*Australia and New Zealand
		+	*Caribbean
		+	*Central America
		+	*Central Asia
		+	*Eastern Africa
		+	*Eastern Asia
		+	*Eastern Europe
		+	*Melanesia
		+	*Micronesia
		+	*Middle Africa
		+	*Northern Africa
		+	*Northern America
		+	*Northern Europe
		+	*Polynesia
		+	*South America
		+	*South-Eastern Asia
		+	*Southern Africa
		+	*Southern Asia
		+	*Southern Europe
		+	*Western Africa
		+	*Western Asia
		+	*Western Europe
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		+	[[File:UN-MinorGeoRegions.png\|frame\|UN Minor GeoRegions - (C)wikicommons]]
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		+	==UN Major GeoRegions==
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		+	The UN Major GeoRegions are the five major continents: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. This fits well with the six content version (excluding Antartica) of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continents \| defacto standard continent definitions], with Australasia being named Oceania.

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−	The [http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division] provides recognized names and codings for the World's countries, areas and regions that have many research applications. A text version of this classification scheme is provided in [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegions.txt UN-GeoRegions.txt]. For users' convenience these names and codings have been organised into two text files: [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt] and [http://www.edegan.com/repository/Un-GeoMaMiCodes.txt Un-GeoMaMiCodes.txt].	+	The [http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division] provides recognized names and codings for the World's countries, areas and regions that have many research applications. A text version of this classification scheme is provided in [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegions.txt UN-GeoRegions.txt]. For users' convenience these names and codings have been organised into two text files: [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt] and [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoMaMiCodes.txt UN-GeoMaMiCodes.txt].

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−	The [http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division] provides recognized names and codings for the World's countries, areas and regions that have many research applications. A text version of this classification scheme is provided in [http://www.edegan.com/UN-GeoRegions.txt UN-GeoRegions.txt]. For users' convenience these names and codings have been organised into two text files: [http://www.edegan.com/UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt] and [http://www.edegan.com/Un-GeoMaMiCodes.txt Un-GeoMaMiCodes.txt].	+	The [http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division] provides recognized names and codings for the World's countries, areas and regions that have many research applications. A text version of this classification scheme is provided in [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegions.txt UN-GeoRegions.txt]. For users' convenience these names and codings have been organised into two text files: [http://www.edegan.com/repository/UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt] and [http://www.edegan.com/repository/Un-GeoMaMiCodes.txt Un-GeoMaMiCodes.txt].

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−	The [http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division] provides recognized names and codings for the World's countries, areas and regions that have many research applications.	+	The [http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division] provides recognized names and codings for the World's countries, areas and regions that have many research applications. A text version of this classification scheme is provided in [http://www.edegan.com/UN-GeoRegions.txt UN-GeoRegions.txt]. For users' convenience these names and codings have been organised into two text files: [http://www.edegan.com/UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt UN-GeoRegionCodes.txt] and [http://www.edegan.com/Un-GeoMaMiCodes.txt Un-GeoMaMiCodes.txt].