List of Countries by Continent

Source	United Nations Statistics Division
Date	22 Oct 2019

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.

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Geographical regions

Region				M49 code	Total
World				001	249
	Africa			002	60
		Northern Africa		015	7
		Sub-Saharan Africa		202	53
			Eastern Africa	014	22
			Middle Africa	017	9
			Southern Africa	018	5
			Western Africa	011	17
	Americas			019	57
		Latin America and the Caribbean		419	52
			Caribbean	029	28
			Central America	013	8
			South America	005	16
		Northern America		021	5
	Antarctica			010	1
	Asia			142	50
		Central Asia		143	5
		Eastern Asia		030	7
		South-eastern Asia		035	11
		Southern Asia		034	9
		Western Asia		145	18
	Europe			150	52
		Eastern Europe		151	10
		Northern Europe		154	17
			Channel Islands	830	3
		Southern Europe		039	16
		Western Europe		155	9
	Oceania			009	29
		Australia and New Zealand		053	6
		Melanesia		054	5
		Micronesia		057	8
		Polynesia		061	10

Countries or Areas

ISO-alpha3 Code	No	Country or Area	M49 Code	Region 1	Region 2	Continent
AFG	1	Afghanistan	004	Southern Asia		Asia
ALA	2	Åland Islands	248	Northern Europe		Europe
ALB	3	Albania	008	Southern Europe		Europe
DZA	4	Algeria	012	Northern Africa		Africa
ASM	5	American Samoa	016	Polynesia		Oceania
AND	6	Andorra	020	Southern Europe		Europe
AGO	7	Angola	024	Middle Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
AIA	8	Anguilla	660	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
ATA	9	Antarctica	010	Antarctica		Antarctica
ATG	10	Antigua and Barbuda	028	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
ARG	11	Argentina	032	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
ARM	12	Armenia	051	Western Asia		Asia
ABW	13	Aruba	533	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
AUS	14	Australia	036	Australia and New Zealand		Oceania
AUT	15	Austria	040	Western Europe		Europe
AZE	16	Azerbaijan	031	Western Asia		Asia
BHS	17	Bahamas	044	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
BHR	18	Bahrain	048	Western Asia		Asia
BGD	19	Bangladesh	050	Southern Asia		Asia
BRB	20	Barbados	052	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
BLR	21	Belarus	112	Eastern Europe		Europe
BEL	22	Belgium	056	Western Europe		Europe
BLZ	23	Belize	084	Central America	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
BEN	24	Benin	204	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
BMU	25	Bermuda	060	Northern America		North America
BTN	26	Bhutan	064	Southern Asia		Asia
BOL	27	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	068	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
BES	28	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	535	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
BIH	29	Bosnia and Herzegovina	070	Southern Europe		Europe
BWA	30	Botswana	072	Southern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
BVT	31	Bouvet Island	074	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
BRA	32	Brazil	076	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
IOT	33	British Indian Ocean Territory	086	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
VGB	34	British Virgin Islands	092	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
BRN	35	Brunei Darussalam	096	South-eastern Asia		Asia
BGR	36	Bulgaria	100	Eastern Europe		Europe
BFA	37	Burkina Faso	854	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
BDI	38	Burundi	108	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
CPV	39	Cabo Verde	132	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
KHM	40	Cambodia	116	South-eastern Asia		Asia
CMR	41	Cameroon	120	Middle Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
CAN	42	Canada	124	Northern America		North America
CYM	43	Cayman Islands	136	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
CAF	44	Central African Republic	140	Middle Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
TCD	45	Chad	148	Middle Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
CHL	46	Chile	152	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
CHN	47	China	156	Eastern Asia		Asia
HKG	48	China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	344	Eastern Asia		Asia
MAC	49	China, Macao Special Administrative Region	446	Eastern Asia		Asia
CXR	50	Christmas Island	162	Australia and New Zealand		Oceania
CCK	51	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	166	Australia and New Zealand		Oceania
COL	52	Colombia	170	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
COM	53	Comoros	174	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
COG	54	Congo	178	Middle Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
COK	55	Cook Islands	184	Polynesia		Oceania
CRI	56	Costa Rica	188	Central America	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
CIV	57	Côte d’Ivoire	384	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
HRV	58	Croatia	191	Southern Europe		Europe
CUB	59	Cuba	192	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
CUW	60	Curaçao	531	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
CYP	61	Cyprus	196	Western Asia		Asia
CZE	62	Czechia	203	Eastern Europe		Europe
PRK	63	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	408	Eastern Asia		Asia
COD	64	Democratic Republic of the Congo	180	Middle Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
DNK	65	Denmark	208	Northern Europe		Europe
DJI	66	Djibouti	262	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
DMA	67	Dominica	212	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
DOM	68	Dominican Republic	214	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
ECU	69	Ecuador	218	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
EGY	70	Egypt	818	Northern Africa		Africa
SLV	71	El Salvador	222	Central America	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
GNQ	72	Equatorial Guinea	226	Middle Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
ERI	73	Eritrea	232	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
EST	74	Estonia	233	Northern Europe		Europe
SWZ	75	Eswatini	748	Southern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
ETH	76	Ethiopia	231	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
FLK	77	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	238	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
FRO	78	Faroe Islands	234	Northern Europe		Europe
FJI	79	Fiji	242	Melanesia		Oceania
FIN	80	Finland	246	Northern Europe		Europe
FRA	81	France	250	Western Europe		Europe
GUF	82	French Guiana	254	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
PYF	83	French Polynesia	258	Polynesia		Oceania
ATF	84	French Southern Territories	260	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
GAB	85	Gabon	266	Middle Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
GMB	86	Gambia	270	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
GEO	87	Georgia	268	Western Asia		Asia
DEU	88	Germany	276	Western Europe		Europe
GHA	89	Ghana	288	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
GIB	90	Gibraltar	292	Southern Europe		Europe
GRC	91	Greece	300	Southern Europe		Europe
GRL	92	Greenland	304	Northern America		North America
GRD	93	Grenada	308	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
GLP	94	Guadeloupe	312	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
GUM	95	Guam	316	Micronesia		Oceania
GTM	96	Guatemala	320	Central America	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
GGY	97	Guernsey	831	Northern Europe	Channel Islands	Europe
GIN	98	Guinea	324	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
GNB	99	Guinea-Bissau	624	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
GUY	100	Guyana	328	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
HTI	101	Haiti	332	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
HMD	102	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	334	Australia and New Zealand		Oceania
VAT	103	Holy See	336	Southern Europe		Europe
HND	104	Honduras	340	Central America	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
HUN	105	Hungary	348	Eastern Europe		Europe
ISL	106	Iceland	352	Northern Europe		Europe
IND	107	India	356	Southern Asia		Asia
IDN	108	Indonesia	360	South-eastern Asia		Asia
IRN	109	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	364	Southern Asia		Asia
IRQ	110	Iraq	368	Western Asia		Asia
IRL	111	Ireland	372	Northern Europe		Europe
IMN	112	Isle of Man	833	Northern Europe		Europe
ISR	113	Israel	376	Western Asia		Asia
ITA	114	Italy	380	Southern Europe		Europe
JAM	115	Jamaica	388	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
JPN	116	Japan	392	Eastern Asia		Asia
JEY	117	Jersey	832	Northern Europe	Channel Islands	Europe
JOR	118	Jordan	400	Western Asia		Asia
KAZ	119	Kazakhstan	398	Central Asia		Asia
KEN	120	Kenya	404	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
KIR	121	Kiribati	296	Micronesia		Oceania
KWT	122	Kuwait	414	Western Asia		Asia
KGZ	123	Kyrgyzstan	417	Central Asia		Asia
LAO	124	Lao People's Democratic Republic	418	South-eastern Asia		Asia
LVA	125	Latvia	428	Northern Europe		Europe
LBN	126	Lebanon	422	Western Asia		Asia
LSO	127	Lesotho	426	Southern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
LBR	128	Liberia	430	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
LBY	129	Libya	434	Northern Africa		Africa
LIE	130	Liechtenstein	438	Western Europe		Europe
LTU	131	Lithuania	440	Northern Europe		Europe
LUX	132	Luxembourg	442	Western Europe		Europe
MDG	133	Madagascar	450	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
MWI	134	Malawi	454	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
MYS	135	Malaysia	458	South-eastern Asia		Asia
MDV	136	Maldives	462	Southern Asia		Asia
MLI	137	Mali	466	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
MLT	138	Malta	470	Southern Europe		Europe
MHL	139	Marshall Islands	584	Micronesia		Oceania
MTQ	140	Martinique	474	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
MRT	141	Mauritania	478	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
MUS	142	Mauritius	480	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
MYT	143	Mayotte	175	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
MEX	144	Mexico	484	Central America	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
FSM	145	Micronesia (Federated States of)	583	Micronesia		Oceania
MCO	146	Monaco	492	Western Europe		Europe
MNG	147	Mongolia	496	Eastern Asia		Asia
MNE	148	Montenegro	499	Southern Europe		Europe
MSR	149	Montserrat	500	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
MAR	150	Morocco	504	Northern Africa		Africa
MOZ	151	Mozambique	508	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
MMR	152	Myanmar	104	South-eastern Asia		Asia
NAM	153	Namibia	516	Southern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
NRU	154	Nauru	520	Micronesia		Oceania
NPL	155	Nepal	524	Southern Asia		Asia
NLD	156	Netherlands	528	Western Europe		Europe
NCL	157	New Caledonia	540	Melanesia		Oceania
NZL	158	New Zealand	554	Australia and New Zealand		Oceania
NIC	159	Nicaragua	558	Central America	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
NER	160	Niger	562	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
NGA	161	Nigeria	566	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
NIU	162	Niue	570	Polynesia		Oceania
NFK	163	Norfolk Island	574	Australia and New Zealand		Oceania
MKD	164	North Macedonia	807	Southern Europe		Europe
MNP	165	Northern Mariana Islands	580	Micronesia		Oceania
NOR	166	Norway	578	Northern Europe		Europe
OMN	167	Oman	512	Western Asia		Asia
PAK	168	Pakistan	586	Southern Asia		Asia
PLW	169	Palau	585	Micronesia		Oceania
PAN	170	Panama	591	Central America	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
PNG	171	Papua New Guinea	598	Melanesia		Oceania
PRY	172	Paraguay	600	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
PER	173	Peru	604	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
PHL	174	Philippines	608	South-eastern Asia		Asia
PCN	175	Pitcairn	612	Polynesia		Oceania
POL	176	Poland	616	Eastern Europe		Europe
PRT	177	Portugal	620	Southern Europe		Europe
PRI	178	Puerto Rico	630	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
QAT	179	Qatar	634	Western Asia		Asia
KOR	180	Republic of Korea	410	Eastern Asia		Asia
MDA	181	Republic of Moldova	498	Eastern Europe		Europe
REU	182	Réunion	638	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
ROU	183	Romania	642	Eastern Europe		Europe
RUS	184	Russian Federation	643	Eastern Europe		Europe
RWA	185	Rwanda	646	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
BLM	186	Saint Barthélemy	652	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
SHN	187	Saint Helena	654	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
KNA	188	Saint Kitts and Nevis	659	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
LCA	189	Saint Lucia	662	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
MAF	190	Saint Martin (French Part)	663	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
SPM	191	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	666	Northern America		North America
VCT	192	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	670	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
WSM	193	Samoa	882	Polynesia		Oceania
SMR	194	San Marino	674	Southern Europe		Europe
STP	195	Sao Tome and Principe	678	Middle Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
	196	Sark	680	Northern Europe	Channel Islands	Europe
SAU	197	Saudi Arabia	682	Western Asia		Asia
SEN	198	Senegal	686	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
SRB	199	Serbia	688	Southern Europe		Europe
SYC	200	Seychelles	690	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
SLE	201	Sierra Leone	694	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
SGP	202	Singapore	702	South-eastern Asia		Asia
SXM	203	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	534	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
SVK	204	Slovakia	703	Eastern Europe		Europe
SVN	205	Slovenia	705	Southern Europe		Europe
SLB	206	Solomon Islands	090	Melanesia		Oceania
SOM	207	Somalia	706	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
ZAF	208	South Africa	710	Southern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
SGS	209	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	239	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
SSD	210	South Sudan	728	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
ESP	211	Spain	724	Southern Europe		Europe
LKA	212	Sri Lanka	144	Southern Asia		Asia
PSE	213	State of Palestine	275	Western Asia		Asia
SDN	214	Sudan	729	Northern Africa		Africa
SUR	215	Suriname	740	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
SJM	216	Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands	744	Northern Europe		Europe
SWE	217	Sweden	752	Northern Europe		Europe
CHE	218	Switzerland	756	Western Europe		Europe
SYR	219	Syrian Arab Republic	760	Western Asia		Asia
TJK	220	Tajikistan	762	Central Asia		Asia
THA	221	Thailand	764	South-eastern Asia		Asia
TLS	222	Timor-Leste	626	South-eastern Asia		Asia
TGO	223	Togo	768	Western Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
TKL	224	Tokelau	772	Polynesia		Oceania
TON	225	Tonga	776	Polynesia		Oceania
TTO	226	Trinidad and Tobago	780	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
TUN	227	Tunisia	788	Northern Africa		Africa
TUR	228	Turkey	792	Western Asia		Asia
TKM	229	Turkmenistan	795	Central Asia		Asia
TCA	230	Turks and Caicos Islands	796	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
TUV	231	Tuvalu	798	Polynesia		Oceania
UGA	232	Uganda	800	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
UKR	233	Ukraine	804	Eastern Europe		Europe
ARE	234	United Arab Emirates	784	Western Asia		Asia
GBR	235	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	826	Northern Europe		Europe
TZA	236	United Republic of Tanzania	834	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
UMI	237	United States Minor Outlying Islands	581	Micronesia		Oceania
USA	238	United States of America	840	Northern America		North America
VIR	239	United States Virgin Islands	850	Caribbean	Latin America and the Caribbean	North America
URY	240	Uruguay	858	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
UZB	241	Uzbekistan	860	Central Asia		Asia
VUT	242	Vanuatu	548	Melanesia		Oceania
VEN	243	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	862	South America	Latin America and the Caribbean	South America
VNM	244	Viet Nam	704	South-eastern Asia		Asia
WLF	245	Wallis and Futuna Islands	876	Polynesia		Oceania
ESH	246	Western Sahara	732	Northern Africa		Africa
YEM	247	Yemen	887	Western Asia		Asia
ZMB	248	Zambia	894	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa
ZWE	249	Zimbabwe	716	Eastern Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Africa