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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==
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==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]
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