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Global Geographic Taxonomy

7 Regions, 20 Sub Regions and 260 Countries

Updated over a month ago

The Global Geographic Taxonomy is structured based on the World Bank's regional classification, offering a comprehensive framework for organizing countries and territories into regions and subregions. This system facilitates global analysis, reporting, and decision-making by grouping countries with similar geographic, economic, and cultural characteristics.

Regions

East Asia & Pacific

Sub Regions

Countries

Eastern Asia, Oceania, Southeast Asia, Western Asia

South Korea, China, Japan, Singapore, American Samoa, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Macao Special Administrative Region, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Georgia, Guam, Hong Kong, SAR, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, North Korea, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn, Samoa, Solomon Is., Thailand, Timor Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands (the), Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Taiwan, Australia, Turkey, Indonesia

Europe & Central Asia

Sub Regions

Countries

Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Nordic, Southern Europe, Western Europe

Kosovo, France, Åland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Channel Islands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vatican, French Southern Territories (the), British Indian Ocean Territory (the), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Germany, United Kingdom, Russia, Italy

Latin America & Caribbean

Sub Regions

Countries

Caribbean, Central America, South America

Brazil, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, British Virgin Is., Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint. Kitts & Nevis, Saint. Lucia, Saint-Martin (French part), Saint. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Suriname, The Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Mexico, Argentina

Middle East & North Africa

Sub Regions

Countries

Middle East, Northern Africa

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Sudan (pre-secession)

North America

Sub Regions

Countries

North America

United States, Canada, Bermuda, Greenland, United States Minor Outlying Islands (the)

South Asia

Sub Regions

Countries

South Asia

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Saint Pierre and MiquelonIndia

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub Regions

Countries

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa

Southern Africa, Western Africa

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa

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