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United Nations geoscheme for the Americas

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United Nations geoscheme for the Americas
  Caribbean
  Central America
  Northern America
  South America

The United Nations geoscheme for the Americas is an internal tool created and used by the UN's Statistics Division (UNSD) for the specific purpose of UN statistics.[1]

The following is an alphabetical list of countries in the Americas grouped by UNSD geoscheme subregion and (if applicable) intermediate region.[1] The continent of North America comprises the intermediate regions of the Caribbean, Central America, and Northern America.

Latin America and the Caribbean

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Main article: Latin America and the Caribbean
See also: Latin America and List of regions of Latin America

Caribbean

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Main articles: Caribbean and West Indies
See also: Antilles and Lucayan Archipelago

Central America

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Main articles: Central America and Mexico
See also: Middle America (Americas)

South America

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Main article: South America

Northern America

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Main article: Northern America

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h British Overseas Territory
  2. ^ a b c Part of the Dutch Caribbean and a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  3. ^ Part of the Dutch Caribbean, the Caribbean Netherlands and a public body within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  4. ^ a b c An overseas department and region of France
  5. ^ A commonwealth and unincorporated territory of the United States
  6. ^ a b c An overseas collectivity of France
  7. ^ An unincorporated and organised territory of the United States
  8. ^ A dependency of Norway
  9. ^ A constituent country within the Danish Realm

References

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  1. ^ a b United Nations Statistics Division – Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications. The UNSD notes that "the assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience".
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