United Nations geoscheme for 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]

UN geoscheme subregions of Africa:

  Eastern Africa

  Middle Africa

  Northern Africa

  Southern Africa

  Western Africa

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.