Subregion 719446 218167268 2008-06-09T13:20:42Z DumbBOT 1310918 removing a protection template from a non-protected page ([[User:DumbBOT/Protection|info]]) A '''subregion''' is a conceptual unit which derives from a larger [[region]] or [[continent]] and is usually based on location. [[Cardinal directions]], such as south or southern, are commonly used to define a subregion. ==United Nations subregions== :''Main article: [[United Nations geoscheme]]'' [[Image:United Nations geographical subregions.png|thumb|350px|right|The [[United Nations geoscheme|UN geoscheme]], created by the [[United Nations Statistics Division|UN Statistics Division]]. For statistical consistency and for convenience, each [[country]] or area is shown in one region only: e.g., [[Russia]] ([[Eastern Europe]]), which is in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]].]] The [[United Nations Statistics Division|Statistics Division]] of the [[United Nations]] (UN) is in charge of the collection, processing, and dissemination of statistical information for the UN.<ref>[http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/aboutus.htm United Nations Statistics Division - About Us]</ref> In [[1999]], it developed a system of macro-geographical (continental) regions, subregions, and other selected economic groups to report advances towards achieving numerous [[Millennium Development Goals|millennial development goals]] worldwide. [[United Nations geoscheme|This geoscheme]] was devised for statistical purposes and is used for carrying out statistical analysis.<ref>[http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm United Nations Statistics Division - Country and Area Codes Classifications]</ref> The division's first publication was the book ''World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics'' in [[2000]]. This scheme is in use by several bodies within the UN; other schemes are also used.<ref>[http://www.fao.org/forestry/site/31119/en/ North America Forest Commission; FAO]</ref><ref>[http://portal.unesco.org/geography/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2297&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html UNESCO worldwide]</ref><ref>[http://earthwatch.unep.net/assessments/regions/index.php Regional assessments, UN System-Wide EARTHWATCH]</ref><ref>[http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/5/field.htm Field presences, UN OHCHR]</ref> According to the UN, these geographical divisions do not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliations of [[country|countries]] or [[territory|territories]] by the UN. == Subregions by continent == The following is a non-exhaustive list of subregions, arranged alphabetically by region (i.e., by continent); in the UN geoscheme, higher-level, macro-geographical regions are arranged to the extent possible according to continents. === [[Africa]] === *''by UN subregion:'' ** [[Northern Africa]] ** [[West Africa|Western Africa]] ** [[Central Africa|Middle Africa]] ** [[East Africa|Eastern Africa]] ** [[Southern Africa]] *''by geography:'' ** [[North Africa]] *** [[Maghreb]] *** [[Sahel]] ** [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] *** [[West Africa]] *** [[East Africa]] *** [[Horn of Africa]] *** [[Central Africa]] *** [[Congo]] *** [[Southern Africa]] *** [[Sudan (region)]] *''by geology:'' *** [[Kaapvaal craton]] *** [[Zimbabwe craton]] === [[Americas|America]] === * ''see also: [[Americas (terminology)]]'' ==== [[North America]] ==== *''by UN subregion:'' ** [[Northern America]] ** [[Central America]] ** [[Caribbean]] *''by geography:'' ** [[Canadian Arctic]] ** [[Great Basin]] ** [[Great Plains]] ** [[Great Lakes]] ** The [[Greater Antilles]] ** The [[Lesser Antilles]] *''by geology:'' ** [[Canadian Shield]] ** [[North American craton]] ** [[Slave craton]] ** [[Superior craton]] ** [[Wyoming craton]] *''by economics:'' ** [[North American Free Trade Agreement|North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)]] ** [[Caribbean Community|Caribbean Community (CARICOM)]] ** [[Central America Free Trade Agreement|Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)]] ==== [[South America]] ==== *''by geography:'' ** [[Altiplano]] ** [[Amazon Basin]] ** [[Andes]] ** [[Caribbean South America]] ** [[Gran Chaco]] ** [[Guiana]]s ** [[Pampa]] ** [[Pantanal]] ** [[Patagonia]] *''by economics ([[Union of South American Nations]]):'' ** [[Andean Community]] ** [[Mercosur]] === [[Eurasia]] === ==== [[Asia]] ==== * ''by UN subregion:'' ** [[Western Asia]] ** [[Central Asia]] ** [[Southern Asia]] ** [[Eastern Asia]] ** [[Southeastern Asia]] * ''by geography:'' ** [[Central Asia]] ** [[Southwest Asia]] *** [[Arabian Peninsula]]/[[Gulf States]] *** [[Anatolia]] *** [[Caucasus]] *** [[Levant]] *** [[Mesopotamia]] *** [[Kurdistan]] *** [[Iranian Plateau]]/[[Balochistan (region)|Balochistan]] ** [[North Asia]] (see [[Siberia]]) ** [[East Asia]] ** [[South Asia]], or the [[Indian subcontinent]] *** [[Himalayan states]] *** [[Indo-Gangetic plains]] *** [[Deccan Plateau]]/[[South India|Peninsular India]] *** [[Indian Ocean states]] *** [[South India]] *** [[North India]] *** [[East India]] *** [[Northeast India]] *** [[West India]] ** [[Southeast Asia]] *** [[Maritime Southeast Asia|Maritime]]/[[Malay Archipelago]] *** [[Mainland Southeast Asia|Mainland]]/[[Indochina]] * ''other groupings:'' ** [[Far East]] ** [[Middle East]] ** [[Near East]] ==== [[Europe]] ==== * ''by UN subregion:'' ** [[Western Europe]] ** [[Northern Europe]] ** [[Southern Europe]] ** [[Eastern Europe]] * ''by peninsula:'' ** [[Balkan Peninsula]] ** [[Iberian Peninsula]] ** [[Italian Peninsula]] ** [[Scandinavian Peninsula]] * ''by other groupings:'' ** [[Baltic States]] ** [[Benelux]] or the [[Low Countries]] ** the [[British Isles]]<ref> The term ''British Isles'' is controversial in relation to [[Ireland]] where its use is objected by the government of the Irish Republic and many of its citizens. (See [[British Isles naming dispute]]).</ref> ** [[Central Europe]] ** [[Nordic States]] ** [[Visegrád Group]] * ''by geology'' ** [[Baltic shield]] ** [[Ukrainian shields]] ** [[East European craton]] ===[[Oceania]]=== * [[Australasia]] or [[Australia (continent)|Australia]] ** ''by geography'' *** [[Australian Capital Territory]] *** [[New South Wales]] *** [[Northern Territory]] *** [[Queensland]] *** [[South Australia]] *** [[Tasmania]] *** [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] *** [[Western Australia]] *** [[Jervis Bay Territory]] ** ''by geology'' *** [[Yilgarn craton]] *** [[Pilbara craton]] * [[Melanesia]] * [[Micronesia]] * [[Polynesia]] * [[South Pacific]] * [[North Pacific]] ==See also== * [[United Nations geoscheme]] * [[Continent]] * [[Subcontinent]] * [[Supercontinent]] ==Sources== <div class="references-small"><references/></div> ==External links== *[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm UN Statistics Division's Country and Area Codes Classifications] *[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/ungegn.htm UN Group of Experts on Geographical Names] {{Regions of the world}} [[Category:Geography]] [[bs:Subregija]] [[bg:Субрегион]] [[cs:Subregion]] [[hr:Subregija]] [[is:Heimshluti]] [[sw:Kanda za dunia]] [[no:Subregion]] [[ru:Макрорегионы мира (ООН)]] [[sh:Subregija]]