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United Nations Geoscheme (UN M49) - JSON

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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  {
    "code": "002",
    "slug": "africa",
    "name": "Africa",
    "description": "Continental region encompassing Northern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.",
    "countryCount": 60,
    "subregions": [
      "015",
      "202"
    ]
  },
  {
    "code": "009",
    "slug": "oceania",
    "name": "Oceania",
    "description": "Region comprising Australia and New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.",
    "countryCount": 21,
    "subregions": [
      "053",
      "054",
      "057",
      "061"
    ]
  },
  {
    "code": "010",
    "slug": "antarctica",
    "name": "Antarctica",
    "description": "Region comprising the Antarctic continent.",
    "countryCount": 1,
    "subregions": []
  },
  {
    "code": "019",
    "slug": "americas",
    "name": "Americas",
    "description": "Continental region encompassing Northern America and Latin America and the Caribbean.",
    "countryCount": 57,
    "subregions": [
      "021",
      "419"
    ]
  },
  {
    "code": "142",
    "slug": "asia",
    "name": "Asia",
    "description": "Continental region encompassing Central Asia, Eastern Asia, South-eastern Asia, Southern Asia, and Western Asia.",
    "countryCount": 50,
    "subregions": [
      "030",
      "034",
      "035",
      "143",
      "145"
    ]
  },
  {
    "code": "150",
    "slug": "europe",
    "name": "Europe",
    "description": "Continental region encompassing Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, and Western Europe.",
    "countryCount": 44,
    "subregions": [
      "151",
      "154",
      "039",
      "155"
    ]
  }
]