United Nations geoscheme for Africa

UN geographical categorization of Africa

UN geoscheme subregions of Africa:

Eastern Africa

Middle Africa

Northern Africa

Southern Africa

Western Africa

The following is an alphabetical list of subregions in the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, used by the United Nations and maintained by the UNSD department for statistical purposes.[1]

Of the list below, the British Indian Ocean Territory, the French Southern Territories, Mayotte, Réunion, and Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) are dependencies or overseas territories of European countries; Western Sahara is a disputed territory.

## Northern Africa

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Main article: North Africa

* Algeria
* Egypt
* Libya
* Morocco
* Sudan
* Tunisia
* Western Sahara

## Sub-Saharan Africa

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Main article: Sub-Saharan Africa

### Eastern Africa

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Main article: East Africa

* British Indian Ocean Territory
* Burundi
* Comoros
* Djibouti
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* French Southern Territories
* Kenya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mauritius
* Mayotte
* Mozambique
* Réunion
* Rwanda
* Seychelles
* Somalia
* South Sudan
* Uganda
* United Republic of Tanzania
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Middle Africa

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Main article: Central Africa

* Angola
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Congo
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Equatorial Guinea
* Gabon
* Sao Tome and Principe

### Southern Africa

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Main article: Southern Africa

* Botswana
* Eswatini
* Lesotho
* Namibia
* South Africa

### Western Africa

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Main article: West Africa

* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Cabo Verde
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Liberia
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
* Saint Helena
* Ascension Island
* Tristan da Cunha
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Togo

## See also

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* List of continents and continental subregions by population
* List of countries by United Nations geoscheme
* List of regions of Africa
* List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa
* Regions of the African Union
* United Nations geoscheme
* United Nations geoscheme for the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania
* United Nations Statistics Division

## References

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1. ^ United Nations Statistics Division – Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications

## External links

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* United Nations Statistics Division – Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications