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List of Countries by Continent

Source United Nations Statistics Division
Date22 Oct 2019
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The list of countries or areas contains the names of countries or areas in alphabetical order, their three-digit numerical codes used for statistical processing purposes by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Secretariat, and their three-digit alphabetical codes assigned by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). In general, this list of countries or areas includes those countries or areas for which statistical data are compiled by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Secretariat.

The names of countries or areas refer to their short form used in day-to-day operations of the United Nations and not necessarily to their official name as used in formal documents. These names are based on the United Nations Terminology Database (UNTERM). The designations employed and the presentation of material at this site do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

The list of geographic regions presents the composition of geographical regions used by the Statistics Division in its publications and databases. Each country or area is shown in one region only. These geographic regions are based on continental regions; which are further subdivided into sub-regions and intermediary regions drawn as to obtain greater homogeneity in sizes of population, demographic circumstances and accuracy of demographic statistics.

North America : The continent of North America (numerical code 003) comprises Northern America (numerical code 021), Caribbean (numerical code 029), and Central America (numerical code 013).

Kosovo : The status of Kosovo should be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). As a result, within the "Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49)", Kosovo is currently considered part of Serbia (numerical code 688). However, for strictly statistical purposes, the numerical code 412 can be used to represent this area.

Taiwan Province of China : On the 25th October 1971, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution (2758) to recognize the representatives of the Government of the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate representatives of China to the United Nations. As a result, within the M49, Taiwan Province of China is considered part of China (numerical code 156). However, for strictly statistical purposes, the numerical code 158 can be used to represent this area.

Geographical regions
Region M49 codeTotal
World001249
Africa00260
Northern Africa0157
Sub-Saharan Africa20253
Eastern Africa01422
Middle Africa0179
Southern Africa0185
Western Africa01117
Americas01957
Latin America and the Caribbean41952
Caribbean02928
Central America0138
South America00516
Northern America0215
Antarctica0101
Asia14250
Central Asia1435
Eastern Asia0307
South-eastern Asia03511
Southern Asia0349
Western Asia14518
Europe15052
Eastern Europe15110
Northern Europe15417
Channel Islands8303
Southern Europe03916
Western Europe1559
Oceania00929
Australia and New Zealand0536
Melanesia0545
Micronesia0578
Polynesia06110
Countries or Areas
No Country or Area ISO-alpha3 Code M49 Code Region 1 Region 2 Continent
1AfghanistanAFG004Southern AsiaAsia
2Åland IslandsALA248Northern EuropeEurope
3AlbaniaALB008Southern EuropeEurope
4AlgeriaDZA012Northern AfricaAfrica
5American SamoaASM016PolynesiaOceania
6AndorraAND020Southern EuropeEurope
7AngolaAGO024Middle AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
8AnguillaAIA660CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
9AntarcticaATA010AntarcticaAntarctica
10Antigua and BarbudaATG028CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
11ArgentinaARG032South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
12ArmeniaARM051Western AsiaAsia
13ArubaABW533CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
14AustraliaAUS036Australia and New ZealandOceania
15AustriaAUT040Western EuropeEurope
16AzerbaijanAZE031Western AsiaAsia
17BahamasBHS044CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
18BahrainBHR048Western AsiaAsia
19BangladeshBGD050Southern AsiaAsia
20BarbadosBRB052CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
21BelarusBLR112Eastern EuropeEurope
22BelgiumBEL056Western EuropeEurope
23BelizeBLZ084Central AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
24BeninBEN204Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
25BermudaBMU060Northern AmericaNorth America
26BhutanBTN064Southern AsiaAsia
27Bolivia (Plurinational State of)BOL068South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
28Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBES535CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
29Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH070Southern EuropeEurope
30BotswanaBWA072Southern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
31Bouvet IslandBVT074South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
32BrazilBRA076South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
33British Indian Ocean TerritoryIOT086Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
34British Virgin IslandsVGB092CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
35Brunei DarussalamBRN096South-eastern AsiaAsia
36BulgariaBGR100Eastern EuropeEurope
37Burkina FasoBFA854Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
38BurundiBDI108Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
39Cabo VerdeCPV132Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
40CambodiaKHM116South-eastern AsiaAsia
41CameroonCMR120Middle AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
42CanadaCAN124Northern AmericaNorth America
43Cayman IslandsCYM136CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
44Central African RepublicCAF140Middle AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
45ChadTCD148Middle AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
46ChileCHL152South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
47ChinaCHN156Eastern AsiaAsia
48China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKG344Eastern AsiaAsia
49China, Macao Special Administrative RegionMAC446Eastern AsiaAsia
50Christmas IslandCXR162Australia and New ZealandOceania
51Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCCK166Australia and New ZealandOceania
52ColombiaCOL170South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
53ComorosCOM174Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
54CongoCOG178Middle AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
55Cook IslandsCOK184PolynesiaOceania
56Costa RicaCRI188Central AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
57Côte d’IvoireCIV384Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
58CroatiaHRV191Southern EuropeEurope
59CubaCUB192CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
60CuraçaoCUW531CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
61CyprusCYP196Western AsiaAsia
62CzechiaCZE203Eastern EuropeEurope
63Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPRK408Eastern AsiaAsia
64Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD180Middle AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
65DenmarkDNK208Northern EuropeEurope
66DjiboutiDJI262Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
67DominicaDMA212CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
68Dominican RepublicDOM214CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
69EcuadorECU218South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
70EgyptEGY818Northern AfricaAfrica
71El SalvadorSLV222Central AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
72Equatorial GuineaGNQ226Middle AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
73EritreaERI232Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
74EstoniaEST233Northern EuropeEurope
75EswatiniSWZ748Southern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
76EthiopiaETH231Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
77Falkland Islands (Malvinas)FLK238South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
78Faroe IslandsFRO234Northern EuropeEurope
79FijiFJI242MelanesiaOceania
80FinlandFIN246Northern EuropeEurope
81FranceFRA250Western EuropeEurope
82French GuianaGUF254South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
83French PolynesiaPYF258PolynesiaOceania
84French Southern TerritoriesATF260Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
85GabonGAB266Middle AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
86GambiaGMB270Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
87GeorgiaGEO268Western AsiaAsia
88GermanyDEU276Western EuropeEurope
89GhanaGHA288Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
90GibraltarGIB292Southern EuropeEurope
91GreeceGRC300Southern EuropeEurope
92GreenlandGRL304Northern AmericaNorth America
93GrenadaGRD308CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
94GuadeloupeGLP312CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
95GuamGUM316MicronesiaOceania
96GuatemalaGTM320Central AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
97GuernseyGGY831Northern EuropeChannel IslandsEurope
98GuineaGIN324Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
99Guinea-BissauGNB624Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
100GuyanaGUY328South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
101HaitiHTI332CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
102Heard Island and McDonald IslandsHMD334Australia and New ZealandOceania
103Holy SeeVAT336Southern EuropeEurope
104HondurasHND340Central AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
105HungaryHUN348Eastern EuropeEurope
106IcelandISL352Northern EuropeEurope
107IndiaIND356Southern AsiaAsia
108IndonesiaIDN360South-eastern AsiaAsia
109Iran (Islamic Republic of)IRN364Southern AsiaAsia
110IraqIRQ368Western AsiaAsia
111IrelandIRL372Northern EuropeEurope
112Isle of ManIMN833Northern EuropeEurope
113IsraelISR376Western AsiaAsia
114ItalyITA380Southern EuropeEurope
115JamaicaJAM388CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
116JapanJPN392Eastern AsiaAsia
117JerseyJEY832Northern EuropeChannel IslandsEurope
118JordanJOR400Western AsiaAsia
119KazakhstanKAZ398Central AsiaAsia
120KenyaKEN404Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
121KiribatiKIR296MicronesiaOceania
122KuwaitKWT414Western AsiaAsia
123KyrgyzstanKGZ417Central AsiaAsia
124Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO418South-eastern AsiaAsia
125LatviaLVA428Northern EuropeEurope
126LebanonLBN422Western AsiaAsia
127LesothoLSO426Southern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
128LiberiaLBR430Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
129LibyaLBY434Northern AfricaAfrica
130LiechtensteinLIE438Western EuropeEurope
131LithuaniaLTU440Northern EuropeEurope
132LuxembourgLUX442Western EuropeEurope
133MadagascarMDG450Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
134MalawiMWI454Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
135MalaysiaMYS458South-eastern AsiaAsia
136MaldivesMDV462Southern AsiaAsia
137MaliMLI466Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
138MaltaMLT470Southern EuropeEurope
139Marshall IslandsMHL584MicronesiaOceania
140MartiniqueMTQ474CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
141MauritaniaMRT478Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
142MauritiusMUS480Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
143MayotteMYT175Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
144MexicoMEX484Central AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
145Micronesia (Federated States of)FSM583MicronesiaOceania
146MonacoMCO492Western EuropeEurope
147MongoliaMNG496Eastern AsiaAsia
148MontenegroMNE499Southern EuropeEurope
149MontserratMSR500CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
150MoroccoMAR504Northern AfricaAfrica
151MozambiqueMOZ508Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
152MyanmarMMR104South-eastern AsiaAsia
153NamibiaNAM516Southern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
154NauruNRU520MicronesiaOceania
155NepalNPL524Southern AsiaAsia
156NetherlandsNLD528Western EuropeEurope
157New CaledoniaNCL540MelanesiaOceania
158New ZealandNZL554Australia and New ZealandOceania
159NicaraguaNIC558Central AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
160NigerNER562Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
161NigeriaNGA566Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
162NiueNIU570PolynesiaOceania
163Norfolk IslandNFK574Australia and New ZealandOceania
164North MacedoniaMKD807Southern EuropeEurope
165Northern Mariana IslandsMNP580MicronesiaOceania
166NorwayNOR578Northern EuropeEurope
167OmanOMN512Western AsiaAsia
168PakistanPAK586Southern AsiaAsia
169PalauPLW585MicronesiaOceania
170PanamaPAN591Central AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
171Papua New GuineaPNG598MelanesiaOceania
172ParaguayPRY600South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
173PeruPER604South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
174PhilippinesPHL608South-eastern AsiaAsia
175PitcairnPCN612PolynesiaOceania
176PolandPOL616Eastern EuropeEurope
177PortugalPRT620Southern EuropeEurope
178Puerto RicoPRI630CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
179QatarQAT634Western AsiaAsia
180Republic of KoreaKOR410Eastern AsiaAsia
181Republic of MoldovaMDA498Eastern EuropeEurope
182RéunionREU638Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
183RomaniaROU642Eastern EuropeEurope
184Russian FederationRUS643Eastern EuropeEurope
185RwandaRWA646Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
186Saint BarthélemyBLM652CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
187Saint HelenaSHN654Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
188Saint Kitts and NevisKNA659CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
189Saint LuciaLCA662CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
190Saint Martin (French Part)MAF663CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
191Saint Pierre and MiquelonSPM666Northern AmericaNorth America
192Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT670CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
193SamoaWSM882PolynesiaOceania
194San MarinoSMR674Southern EuropeEurope
195Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP678Middle AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
196Sark 680Northern EuropeChannel IslandsEurope
197Saudi ArabiaSAU682Western AsiaAsia
198SenegalSEN686Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
199SerbiaSRB688Southern EuropeEurope
200SeychellesSYC690Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
201Sierra LeoneSLE694Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
202SingaporeSGP702South-eastern AsiaAsia
203Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM534CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
204SlovakiaSVK703Eastern EuropeEurope
205SloveniaSVN705Southern EuropeEurope
206Solomon IslandsSLB090MelanesiaOceania
207SomaliaSOM706Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
208South AfricaZAF710Southern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
209South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSGS239South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
210South SudanSSD728Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
211SpainESP724Southern EuropeEurope
212Sri LankaLKA144Southern AsiaAsia
213State of PalestinePSE275Western AsiaAsia
214SudanSDN729Northern AfricaAfrica
215SurinameSUR740South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
216Svalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSJM744Northern EuropeEurope
217SwedenSWE752Northern EuropeEurope
218SwitzerlandCHE756Western EuropeEurope
219Syrian Arab RepublicSYR760Western AsiaAsia
220TajikistanTJK762Central AsiaAsia
221ThailandTHA764South-eastern AsiaAsia
222Timor-LesteTLS626South-eastern AsiaAsia
223TogoTGO768Western AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
224TokelauTKL772PolynesiaOceania
225TongaTON776PolynesiaOceania
226Trinidad and TobagoTTO780CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
227TunisiaTUN788Northern AfricaAfrica
228TurkeyTUR792Western AsiaAsia
229TurkmenistanTKM795Central AsiaAsia
230Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA796CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
231TuvaluTUV798PolynesiaOceania
232UgandaUGA800Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
233UkraineUKR804Eastern EuropeEurope
234United Arab EmiratesARE784Western AsiaAsia
235United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandGBR826Northern EuropeEurope
236United Republic of TanzaniaTZA834Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
237United States Minor Outlying IslandsUMI581MicronesiaOceania
238United States of AmericaUSA840Northern AmericaNorth America
239United States Virgin IslandsVIR850CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth America
240UruguayURY858South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
241UzbekistanUZB860Central AsiaAsia
242VanuatuVUT548MelanesiaOceania
243Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)VEN862South AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth America
244Viet NamVNM704South-eastern AsiaAsia
245Wallis and Futuna IslandsWLF876PolynesiaOceania
246Western SaharaESH732Northern AfricaAfrica
247YemenYEM887Western AsiaAsia
248ZambiaZMB894Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
249ZimbabweZWE716Eastern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAfrica
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