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Africa
54 sovereign states · 6 territories or areas
↗02Asia
48 sovereign states · 2 territories or areas
↗03Europe
44 sovereign states · 7 territories or areas
↗04North America
23 sovereign states · 18 territories or areas
↗05South America
12 sovereign states · 4 territories or areas
↗06Oceania
14 sovereign states · 15 territories or areas
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195 entries
Afghanistan
Asia · Southern Asia
UN Member State→ALBAlbania
Europe · Southern Europe
UN Member State→DZAAlgeria
Africa · Northern Africa
UN Member State→ANDAndorra
Europe · Southern Europe
UN Member State→AGOAngola
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Member State→ATGAntigua and Barbuda
North America · Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Member State→ARGArgentina
South America · Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Member State→ARMArmenia
Asia · Western Asia
UN Member State→AUSAustralia
Oceania · Australia and New Zealand
UN Member State→AUTAustria
Europe · Western Europe
UN Member State→AZEAzerbaijan
Asia · Western Asia
UN Member State→BHSBahamas
North America · Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Member State→BHRBahrain
Asia · Western Asia
UN Member State→BGDBangladesh
Asia · Southern Asia
UN Member State→BRBBarbados
North America · Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Member State→BLRBelarus
Europe · Eastern Europe
UN Member State→BELBelgium
Europe · Western Europe
UN Member State→BLZBelize
North America · Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Member State→BENBenin
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Member State→BTNBhutan
Asia · Southern Asia
UN Member State→BOLBolivia (Plurinational State of)
South America · Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Member State→BIHBosnia and Herzegovina
Europe · Southern Europe
UN Member State→BWABotswana
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Member State→BRABrazil
South America · Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Member State→BRNBrunei Darussalam
Asia · South-eastern Asia
UN Member State→BGRBulgaria
Europe · Eastern Europe
UN Member State→BFABurkina Faso
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Member State→BDIBurundi
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Member State→CPVCabo Verde
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Member State→KHMCambodia
Asia · South-eastern Asia
UN Member State→CMRCameroon
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Member State→CANCanada
North America · Northern America
UN Member State→CAFCentral African Republic
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Member State→TCDChad
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Member State→CHLChile
South America · Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Member State→CHNChina
Asia · Eastern Asia
UN Member State→COLColombia
South America · Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Member State→COMComoros
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Member State→COGCongo
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Member State→CRICosta Rica
North America · Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Member State→CIVCôte d’Ivoire
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Member State→HRVCroatia
Europe · Southern Europe
UN Member State→CUBCuba
North America · Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Member State→CYPCyprus
Asia · Western Asia
UN Member State→CZECzechia
Europe · Eastern Europe
UN Member State→PRKDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
Asia · Eastern Asia
UN Member State→CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
UN Member State→DNKDenmark
Europe · Northern Europe
UN Member State→Methodology
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UN M49 assignments are used for statistical navigation only. Northern America, Central America and the Caribbean are presented under North America; South America remains separate. Antarctica is retained as a complete directory record outside the six inhabited-continent landing pages. Designations do not express a view on legal status.
A directory entry does not claim that WHRF has a representative, partner or programme in that location.
Primary sources
UN Statistics Division — M49 overview United Nations — Member States United Nations — Non-Member Observer StatesFrom directory to evidence