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The United Nations geoscheme is a system which divides 248 countries and territories in the world into six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. [1] It was devised by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) based on the M49 coding classification. [2]
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 ...
World map showing boundaries of many high and low-level administrative divisions. ... 7 regions 5 boroughs 2 cities 1 ward Tunisia: Unitary 24 provinces 264 ...
Due to this, the number of continents varies; up to seven or as few as four geographical regions are commonly regarded as continents. Most English-speaking countries recognize seven regions as continents. In order from largest to smallest in area, these seven regions are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
A region is a named area of the planet Earth. Subcategories. This category has the following 44 subcategories, out of 44 total. Centuries by region (4 C) Regions ...
Other territories often regarded as separate geographical territories even though they are integral parts of their mother countries (such as the overseas departments and regions of France). This list divides the world using the seven-continent model, with islands grouped into adjacent continents.
Geography portal; Human geography; List of countries and dependencies by area; List of countries and dependencies by population; List of countries and dependencies by population density
World Happiness Report; Human Development Index. List of countries by Human Development Index; List of countries by Human Development Index by region; List of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index; List of countries by planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index