United Nations geoscheme

The United Nations geoscheme, created by the United Nations Statistics Division, divides the world into 'macro-geographical regions' (continents) and sub-regions.The scheme was devised for statistical purposes and is used for carrying out statistical analysis. The macro-geographical regions are arranged to the extent possible according to continents. Within these groupings, smaller, geographical sub-regions and selected economic and other groupings allow for detailed analysis.
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