United Nations geoscheme for the Americas
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Northern America Central America Caribbean South America |
Here is an alphabetical list of subregions in the UN geoscheme for the Americas.[1]
Within this scheme, the North American continent comprises (from north to south) the subregions of Northern America, Central America (including Mexico), and the Caribbean, while everything south of Northern America – including all of South America – is included mainly in Latin America.
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[edit] Northern America
[edit] Latin America and the Caribbean
[edit] Caribbean
[edit] Central America
*The UN geoscheme is unusual in that it includes Mexico as part of Central America. Most schemes include Mexico as part of North America, even when they recognize Central America as separate from North America. In some continental schemes, Central America is but a subregion of the North American continent.
**In other schemes, Belize and Panama are also often excluded from the definition of Central America.
[edit] South America
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings, United Nations Statistics Division. Revised August 28, 2007. Accessed on line October 13, 2007.
