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This is alist of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme,including 193UN member states,twoUN observer states(theHoly See[note 1]and theState of Palestine), twostates in free associationwithNew Zealand(theCook IslandsandNiue), and 49 non-sovereigndependenciesorterritories,as well asWestern Sahara(adisputed territorywhosesovereigntyiscontested) andAntarctica.

In total,248 countries and territorieshave been listed. Not included in the list are eightde facto states(whose sovereignty are not recognised by the United Nations), theSovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia(SBA), and fouruninhabited territories(theAshmore and Cartier Islands,Clipperton Island,theCoral Sea Islands,andNavassa Island).

KosovoandTaiwan(listed asTaiwan Province of China) have been separately listed forstrictly statistical purposes.[1]

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TheUnited Nations geoschemewas created for statistical analysis and consists of sixcontinentalregions, 22 geographicalsubregions,and two intermediaryregions.[2]

TheUnited Nations Statistics Divisioncreated and maintains theM49 –Standard country or area codes for statistical use.[3]The codes are listed from smallest to largest region, left to right.

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CountryorArea 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

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CountryorArea 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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CountryorArea 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. ^Thesovereign entitywithstatehoodover the territory of theVatican City State.
  2. ^North Americais not an official intermediary region.
  3. ^Adisputed territorywithundetermined political status.[4]FormerlySpanish Saharaup to 1976, administration is currently split betweenMoroccoand theSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic,both of which claim theentire territory.The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's administrative control is limited to approximately30% of the territory,with the remaining70% of the territoryoccupied by Morocco.[5]TheUnited Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Saharais theUnited Nations peacekeepingmission to the territory (seeWestern Sahara conflict).
  4. ^Thenational flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan)is not permitted to be used in all institutions within theUnited Nations System.

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References

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  1. ^"UNSD: Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49) – Questions & Answers".Retrieved2024-05-03.The status of Kosovo should be understood to be in the context ofUnited 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 aresolution (2758)to recognize the representatives of the Government of the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate representatives ofChina 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.Retrieved25 June2022.
  4. ^BBC News: Western Sahara profile
  5. ^City Population: Western Sahara (disputed territory)
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