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
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern Africa
Middle Africa
Southern Africa
Western Africa
See also
- 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