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A subregion is a part of a larger geographical or . Cardinal directions are commonly used to define subregions. There are many criteria for creating systems of subregions; this article is focusing on the United Nations geoscheme, which is a changing, constantly updated, UN tool based on specific political geography and considerations relevant in UN statistics.

United Nations subregions
The Statistics Division of the (UN) is in charge of the collection, processing, and dissemination of statistical information for the UN. United Nations Statistics Division - About Us In 1999, it developed a system of macro-geographical (continental) regions, subregions, and other selected economic groups to report advances towards achieving numerous Millennium Development Goals worldwide. These statistical divisions were devised for statistical purposes and is used for carrying out statistical analysis. United Nations Statistics Division - Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications The division's first publication was the book World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics in 2000.

According to the UN, the assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories. Standard country or area codes and geographical regions for statistical use

Subregions by landmass and continent
The following is a non-exhaustive list of subregions, arranged alphabetically by region (i.e., by continent); in the UN geoscheme, higher-level, macro-geographical regions are arranged to the extent possible according to continents.

Sequence used in the list (not all criteria are applied to each continent):

  • by the UN Statistics Division's geoscheme
  • by geography
  • by physiography
  • by geopolitics
  • by human geography
  • by economics
  • by culture
  • by language
  • by religion
  • by biogeography
  • by historical division
  • by geology

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  • by economics:
    • African Monetary Union (AMU)
    • (including some countries)
    • Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
    • Common Monetary Area (CMA)
    • Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
    • Council of Arab Economic Unity (GAFTA) – including some countries
    • Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
    • Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
    • EMEA (including and the )
    • Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
    • Southern African Development Community (SADC)
    • Union for the Mediterranean (including most countries and some countries)

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  • by economics:
    • – including some countries
    • ASEAN Free Trade Area
    • Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) – including
    • Asian Clearing Union (ACU)
    • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) – including
    • (ASEAN)
    • (BBIN)
    • Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
    • Council of Arab Economic Unity (GAFTA) – including some countries
    • EMEA (including and )
    • Eurasian Customs Union (ECU) – including
    • Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) – including
    • Greater Mekong Subregion
    • Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
    • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
    • South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)
    • South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC)
    • Union for the Mediterranean (including most countries and countries)

  • by religion:
    • Abrahamic religions (West Asian religions or Western religions)
    • Eastern religions

  • by biogeography:

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  • by economics:
    • Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
    • Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area (CISFTA) – including and most countries
    • Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) – including
    • EMEA (including and the )
    • Eurasian Customs Union (EACU) – including and
    • Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) – including and
    • European Economic Area (EEA) – including
    • European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
    • European Single Market (including )
    • European Union Customs Union (EUCU) – including and
    • European Union–Turkey Customs Union (including and )
    • (including )
    • North Sea Region (NSR)
    • Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) – including some countries and most countries

  • by religion:
    • Eastern religions
    • Western religions (Abrahamic religions or West Asian religions)
      • Christianity in Europe
        • Catholicism in Europe
        • Eastern Orthodoxy in Europe
        • Protestantism in Europe
      • Islam in Europe

  • by biogeography:
    • Mediterranean Region

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The is a continental comprising the of and .

  • by economics:
    • Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)

  • by physiography:
    • Atlantic coastal plain
    • Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line
    • East Coast of the United States
    • Great Basin Desert
    • Great Lakes Basin
    • Gulf Coast of the United States
    • Piedmont
    • West Coast of the United States

  • by geopolitics:
      • Caribbean Netherlands (AKA the BES islands)
    • Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
    • Red states and blue states
    • Western Caribbean zone

  • by economics:
    • Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
    • Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
    • Great Lakes Megalopolis
    • Mesoamerican region
    • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
    • Northeast megalopolis
    • Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States

  • by geography:
    • Eastern South America:
    • Northern South America – the part of South America located in the Northern Hemisphere
      • North-eastern South America:
      • North-western South America: Caribbean South America
    • Southern South America:
    • Western South America:

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  • by the United Nations Statistics Division's geoscheme:

  • by geography:
    • Antarctic and Subantarctic islands
      • (some geographers consider it as a part of )
      • French Southern Territories (excluding Adélie Land and the Scattered Islands)
        • (some geographers consider them as part of )
        • Kerguelen Islands (some geographers consider them as part of )
        • Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands (some geographers consider them as part of )
      • Heard Island and McDonald Islands (some geographers consider them as part of )
      • (some geographers consider it as a part of )
      • New Zealand Subantarctic Islands (some geographers consider them as part of )
      • Peter I Island
      • Prince Edward Islands (some geographers consider them as part of )
      • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (some geographers consider them as part of )
      • South Orkney Islands
      • South Shetland Islands

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  • by economics:
    • Pacific Community
    • Pacific Islands Forum
    • Pacific Regional Environment Programme

  • by biogeography:

See also
  • Autonomous administrative division
  • Continental fragment
  • European Committee of the Regions
  • List of continents and continental subregions by population
  • List of Latin names of regions
  • Military district
  • Polar regions of Earth
  • Regional district
  • Regional municipality
  • Subcontinent
  • Submerged continent
  • United Nations geoscheme

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