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The United Nations Geoscheme (UN M49) is a standard area code system developed and maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division for statistical purposes. It classifies the world into 6 continental macro-regions and 22 geographical subregions, systematically organizing 248 countries and territories. Each region is assigned a three-digit numeric code, widely used in the preparation of international statistics and comparative analysis.
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<thead><tr><th>code</th><th>slug</th><th>name</th><th>description</th><th>countryCount</th><th>subregions</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td>002</td><td>africa</td><td>Africa</td><td>Continental region encompassing Northern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.</td><td>60</td><td>["015","202"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>009</td><td>oceania</td><td>Oceania</td><td>Region comprising Australia and New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.</td><td>21</td><td>["053","054","057","061"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>010</td><td>antarctica</td><td>Antarctica</td><td>Region comprising the Antarctic continent.</td><td>1</td><td>[]</td></tr>
<tr><td>019</td><td>americas</td><td>Americas</td><td>Continental region encompassing Northern America and Latin America and the Caribbean.</td><td>57</td><td>["021","419"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>142</td><td>asia</td><td>Asia</td><td>Continental region encompassing Central Asia, Eastern Asia, South-eastern Asia, Southern Asia, and Western Asia.</td><td>50</td><td>["030","034","035","143","145"]</td></tr>
<tr><td>150</td><td>europe</td><td>Europe</td><td>Continental region encompassing Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, and Western Europe.</td><td>44</td><td>["151","154","039","155"]</td></tr></tbody>
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