List of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme

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.

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 separately listed for strictly statistical purposes.[1]

Lists

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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

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

Entries for strictly statistical purposes

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Country or Area Geographical subregion Intermediary region Continental region UNSD M49 Codes
 Taiwan Province of China [Taiwan][note 4] Eastern Asia — Asia 158 < 030 < 142 < 001
 Kosovo Southern Europe — Europe 412 < 039 < 150 < 001

Former entries

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Country or Area Geographical subregion Intermediary region Continental region UNSD M49 Codes
 Channel Islands Northern Europe — Europe 830 < 154 < 150 < 001
 Sark Northern Europe — Europe 680 < 154 < 150 < 001

Notes

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  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 30% of the territory, with the remaining 70% of the territory occupied by Morocco.[5] 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UNSD: Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49) – Questions & Answers". Retrieved 3 May 2024. 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
  5. ^ City Population: Western Sahara (disputed territory)
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