naming conventions

Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings

001 World

002 Africa a/

   014 Eastern Africa
   017 Middle Africa
   015 Northern Africa
   018 Southern Africa
   011 Western Africa

019 Americas

419 Latin America and the Caribbean

   029 Caribbean
   013 Central America
   005 South America

021 Northern America b/

142 Asia 143 Central Asia 030 Eastern Asia 034 Southern Asia 035 South-Eastern Asia 145 Western Asia

150 Europe

   151 Eastern Europe
   154 Northern Europe
   039 Southern Europe
   155 Western Europe

009 Oceania

   053 Australia and New Zealand
   054 Melanesia
   057 Micronesia
   061 Polynesia 

NOTE: All countries online at:

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm