subregion#Europe

{{Short description|Part of a larger geographical region or continent}}

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A subregion is a part of a larger geographical region or continent. Cardinal directions are commonly used to define subregions. There are many criteria for creating systems of subregions; this article is focusing on the United Nations geoscheme, which is a changing, constantly updated, UN tool based on specific political geography and demography considerations relevant in UN statistics.

United Nations subregions

{{Main|United Nations geoscheme}}

{{Further|List of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme}}

The Statistics Division of the United Nations (UN) is in charge of the collection, processing, and dissemination of statistical information for the UN.[http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/aboutus.htm United Nations Statistics Division - About Us] In 1999, it developed a system of macro-geographical (continental) regions, subregions, and other selected economic groups to report advances towards achieving numerous Millennium Development Goals worldwide. These statistical divisions were devised for statistical purposes and is used for carrying out statistical analysis.[http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division - Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications] The division's first publication was the book World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics in 2000.

According to the UN, the assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories.[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm Standard country or area codes and geographical regions for statistical use]

Subregions by landmass and continent

The following is a non-exhaustive list of subregions, arranged alphabetically by region (i.e., by continent); in the UN geoscheme, higher-level, macro-geographical regions are arranged to the extent possible according to continents.

Sequence used in the list (not all criteria are applied to each continent):

  • by the UN Statistics Division's geoscheme
  • by geography
  • by physiography
  • by geopolitics
  • by human geography
  • by economics
  • by culture
  • by language
  • by religion
  • by biogeography
  • by historical division
  • by geology

= [[Afro-Eurasia]] =

Afro-Eurasia is a continental landmass comprising the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe.

== [[Africa]] ==

== [[Eurasia]] ==

Eurasia is a continental mainland comprising the continents of Asia and Europe.

=== [[Asia]] ===

=== [[Europe]] ===

= [[Americas]] =

{{See also|Americas (terminology)}}

The Americas is a continental landmass comprising the continents of North America and South America.

== [[North America]] ==

== [[South America]] ==

= [[Antarctica]] =

  • by the United Nations Statistics Division's geoscheme:
  • Antarctica

= [[Oceania]] =

See also

References

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