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Classification and Definition of Regions Classification and definition of regions Country or area Major area Region Development region Afghanistan Asia Southern Asia Less developed regions Albania Europe Southern Europe More developed regions Algeria Africa Northern Africa Less developed regions American Samoa Oceania Polynesia Less developed regions Andorra Europe Southern Europe More developed regions Angola Africa Middle Africa Less developed regions Anguilla Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Antigua and Barbuda Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Argentina Latin America and the Caribbean South America Less developed regions Armenia Asia Western Asia Less developed regions Aruba Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Australia Oceania Australia and New Zealand More developed regions Austria Europe Western Europe More developed regions Azerbaijan Asia Western Asia Less developed regions Bahamas Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Bahrain Asia Western Asia Less developed regions Bangladesh Asia Southern Asia Less developed regions Barbados Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Belarus Europe Eastern Europe More developed regions Belgium Europe Western Europe More developed regions Belize Latin America and the Caribbean Central America Less developed regions Benin Africa Western Africa Less developed regions Bermuda Northern America Northern America More developed regions Bhutan Asia Southern Asia Less developed regions Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Latin America and the Caribbean South America Less developed regions Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Southern Europe More developed regions Botswana Africa Southern Africa Less developed regions Brazil Latin America and the Caribbean South America Less developed regions British Virgin Islands Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Brunei Darussalam Asia South-Eastern Asia Less developed regions Bulgaria Europe Eastern Europe More developed regions Burkina Faso Africa Western Africa Less developed regions Burundi Africa Eastern Africa Less developed regions Cambodia Asia South-Eastern Asia Less developed regions Country or area Major area Region Development region Cameroon Africa Middle Africa Less developed regions Canada Northern America Northern America More developed regions Cape Verde Africa Western Africa Less developed regions Cayman Islands Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Central African Republic Africa Middle Africa Less developed regions Chad Africa Middle Africa Less developed regions Channel Islands Europe Northern Europe More developed regions Chile Latin America and the Caribbean South America Less developed regions China Asia Eastern Asia Less developed regions Colombia Latin America and the Caribbean South America Less developed regions Comoros Africa Eastern Africa Less developed regions Congo Africa Middle Africa Less developed regions Cook Islands Oceania Polynesia Less developed regions Costa Rica Latin America and the Caribbean Central America Less developed regions Côte d'Ivoire Africa Western Africa Less developed regions Croatia Europe Southern Europe More developed regions Cuba Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Cyprus Asia Western Asia Less developed regions Czech Republic Europe Eastern Europe More developed regions Democratic People's Republic of Korea Asia Eastern Asia Less developed regions Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa Middle Africa Less developed regions Denmark Europe Northern Europe More developed regions Djibouti Africa Eastern Africa Less developed regions Dominica Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Dominican Republic Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Ecuador Latin America and the Caribbean South America Less developed regions Egypt Africa Northern Africa Less developed regions El Salvador Latin America and the Caribbean Central America Less developed regions Equatorial Guinea Africa Middle Africa Less developed regions Eritrea Africa Eastern Africa Less developed regions Estonia Europe Northern Europe More developed regions Ethiopia Africa Eastern Africa Less developed regions Faeroe Islands Europe Northern Europe More developed regions Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Latin America and the Caribbean South America Less developed regions Fiji Oceania Melanesia Less developed regions Finland Europe Northern Europe More developed regions France Europe Western Europe More developed regions Country or area Major area Region Development region French Guiana Latin America and the Caribbean South America Less developed regions French Polynesia Oceania Polynesia Less developed regions Gabon Africa Middle Africa Less developed regions Gambia Africa Western Africa Less developed regions Georgia Asia Western Asia Less developed regions Germany Europe Western Europe More developed regions Ghana Africa Western Africa Less developed regions Gibraltar Europe Southern Europe More developed regions Greece Europe Southern Europe More developed regions Greenland Northern America Northern America More developed regions Grenada Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Guadeloupe Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Guam Oceania Micronesia Less developed regions Guatemala Latin America and the Caribbean Central America Less developed regions Guinea Africa Western Africa Less developed regions Guinea-Bissau Africa Western Africa Less developed regions Guyana Latin America and the Caribbean South America Less developed regions Haiti Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Holy See Europe Southern Europe More developed regions Honduras Latin America and the Caribbean Central America Less developed regions China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Asia Eastern Asia Less developed regions Hungary Europe Eastern Europe More developed regions Iceland Europe Northern Europe More developed regions India Asia Southern Asia Less developed regions Indonesia Asia South-Eastern Asia Less developed regions Iran (Islamic Republic of) Asia Southern Asia Less developed regions Iraq Asia Western Asia Less developed regions Ireland Europe Northern Europe More developed regions Isle of Man Europe Northern Europe More developed regions Israel Asia Western Asia Less developed regions Italy Europe Southern Europe More developed regions Jamaica Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Japan Asia Eastern Asia More developed regions Jordan Asia Western Asia Less developed regions Kazakhstan Asia Central Asia Less developed regions Kenya Africa Eastern Africa Less developed regions Kiribati Oceania Micronesia Less developed regions Country or area Major area Region Development region Kuwait Asia Western Asia Less developed regions Kyrgyzstan Asia Central Asia Less developed regions Lao People's Democratic Republic Asia South-Eastern Asia Less developed regions Latvia Europe Northern Europe More developed regions Lebanon Asia Western Asia Less developed regions Lesotho Africa Southern Africa Less developed regions Liberia Africa Western Africa Less developed regions Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Africa Northern Africa Less developed regions Liechtenstein Europe Western Europe More developed regions Lithuania Europe Northern Europe More developed regions Luxembourg Europe Western Europe More developed regions China, Macao Special Administrative Region Asia Eastern Asia Less developed regions Madagascar Africa Eastern Africa Less developed regions Malawi Africa Eastern Africa Less developed regions Malaysia Asia South-Eastern Asia Less developed regions Maldives Asia Southern Asia Less developed regions Mali Africa Western Africa Less developed regions Malta Europe Southern Europe More developed regions Marshall Islands Oceania Micronesia Less developed regions Martinique Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Mauritania Africa Western Africa Less developed regions Mauritius Africa Eastern Africa Less developed regions Mayotte Africa Eastern Africa Less developed regions Mexico Latin America and the Caribbean Central America Less developed regions Micronesia (Federated States of) Oceania Micronesia Less developed regions Monaco Europe Western Europe More developed regions Mongolia Asia Eastern Asia Less developed regions Montenegro Europe Southern Europe More developed regions Montserrat Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Morocco Africa Northern Africa Less developed regions Mozambique Africa Eastern Africa Less developed regions Myanmar Asia South-Eastern Asia Less developed regions Namibia Africa Southern Africa Less developed regions Nauru Oceania Micronesia Less developed regions Nepal Asia Southern Asia Less developed regions Netherlands Europe Western Europe More developed regions Netherlands Antilles Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Less developed regions Country or area Major area Region Development region New Caledonia Oceania Melanesia Less developed regions New Zealand Oceania Australia and New Zealand More developed regions Nicaragua Latin America and the Caribbean Central America Less developed regions Niger Africa Western Africa Less developed regions Nigeria Africa Western Africa Less developed regions Niue Oceania Polynesia Less developed regions Northern Mariana Islands Oceania Micronesia Less developed regions Norway Europe Northern Europe More developed regions
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