United Nations geoscheme for Africa

The following is an alphabetical list of subregions in the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, used by the United Nations and maintained by the UNSD department for statistical purposes.^[1]

Of the list below, the British Indian Ocean Territory, the French Southern Territories, Mayotte, Réunion, and Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) are dependencies or overseas territories of European countries; Western Sahara is a disputed territory.

Northern Africa[edit]

Sub-Saharan Africa[edit]

Eastern Africa[edit]

Middle Africa[edit]

Southern Africa[edit]

Western Africa[edit]

See also[edit]

• List of continents and continental subregions by population
• List of countries by United Nations geoscheme
• List of regions of Africa
• List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa
• Regions of the African Union
• United Nations geoscheme
• United Nations geoscheme for the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania
• United Nations Statistics Division

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• United Nations Statistics Division – Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications