The UN geoscheme divides the world into "macro regions"^[1] and subregions, all in alphabetical order. The definition of continental subregions in use by the United Nations. ...

• Africa
  • Eastern Africa
  • Middle Africa
  • Northern Africa
  • Southern Africa
  • Western Africa
• Americas
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
    • Caribbean
    • Central America
    • South America
  • Northern America
• Asia
  • Central Asia
  • Eastern Asia
  • Southern Asia
  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Western Asia
• Europe
  • Eastern Europe
  • Northern Europe
  • Southern Europe
  • Western Europe
• Oceania
  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Melanesia
  • Micronesia
  • Polynesia

Categories: Africa geography stubs | Eastern Africa ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Central Africa ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | North Africa ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Southern Africa ... West Africa is the region of western Africa generally considered to include these countries: Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Côte dIvoire (Ivory Coast) Equatorial Guinea Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Senegal Sierra Leone Togo Chad, Mauritania, and... Central America and the Caribbean (detailed pdf map) The Caribbean (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbe; Dutch: Caraïben; Portuguese: Caribe or Caraíbas) is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Northern America is a name for the parts of North America besides Mexico when Mexico is considered as Latin America. ... Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia (Russian: Средняя Азия/Srednyaya Azia for Middle Asia or Центральная Азия/Tsentralnaya Azia for Central Asia; in Turkic languages Orta Asya; in Persian آسياى مرکزی; (Urdu: وسطى ايشيا)Wasti Asia; Standard Mandarin Chinese... East Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... This is a region of the continent of Asia that can have the following interpretations: The Indian Subcontinent and nearby islands in the Indian Ocean; see South Asia India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka All of Asia that is considered to be Southwest, South and Southeast Asia. ... A map showing Southwest Asia - The term Middle East is more often used to refer to both Southwest Asia and some North African countries Southwest Asia, or West Asia, is the southwestern part of Asia. ... Geographically Europe is a part of the larger landmass known as Eurasia. ... Northern Europe is marked in dark blue Northern Europe is a name of the northern part of the European continent. ... Current division of Europe into five (or more) regions: one definition of Southern Europe is marked in green Southern Europe is a region of the European continent. ... A common understanding of Western Europe in modern times. ... Oceania is a geographical, often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands but sometimes including Australia—in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Carving from the ridgepole of a Māori house, ca 1840 Look up Polynesia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

See also

• Subregions of Africa

References

1. ^ United Nations Statistics Division - Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications