United Nations geoscheme for Asia
The following is an alphabetical list of subregions in the United Nations geoscheme for Asia.[1]
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UN geoscheme subregions of Asia:
Eastern Asia
Central Asia
Western Asia
Southeastern Asia
Southern Asia
Central Asia
Main article: Central Asia
Eastern Asia
Main article: East Asia
- China
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- China, Macau Special Administrative Region
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Japan
- Mongolia
- Republic of Korea
- Taiwan: Note that because of the political status of Taiwan, Taiwan is considered as a part of China by the UN, and not formally listed by the UN website, even though the People's Republic of China has never exercised governmental control over Taiwan. Several institutions and research include Taiwan in their use of the UN geo-scheme Eastern Asia. (1)The regional split recommended by Lloyd's of London for Eastern Asia (UN geo-scheme Eastern Asia) contains Taiwan.[2] (2) Based on the United Nations geo-scheme, the APRICOT (conference) includes Taiwan in East Asia.[3] (3) Studying Website Usability in Asia, Ather Nawaz and Torkil Clemmensen select Asian countries on the basis of United Nations Geoscheme, and Taiwan is also included.[4]
Southern Asia
Main article: South Asia
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
South-Eastern Asia
Main article: Southeast Asia
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Viet Nam
Western Asia
Main article: Western Asia
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See also
- United Nations geoscheme
- United Nations geoscheme for Africa
- United Nations geoscheme for the Americas
- United Nations geoscheme for Europe
- United Nations geoscheme for Oceania
References
- ↑ United Nations Statistics Division - Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications
- ↑ Geographical diversification and Solvency II: A proposal by Lloyd’s
- ↑ Countries in APRICOT's Region
- ↑ Website Usability in Asia ‘from Within’: An Overview of a Decade of Literature International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 29, issue 4 (2013), pp. 256-273.