Regional definitions
Country groupings are made purely for statistical purposes and are not intended to imply any judgement about political or economic standings
North America:
US (excluding Puerto Rico), Canada, Mexico.
South and Central America:
Caribbean (including Puerto Rico), Central and South America.
Europe:
European members of the OECD plus Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Gibraltar, Malta, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia.
Former Soviet Union:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Krgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Europe and Eurasia:
This includes all countries listed above under the headings Europe and the Former Soviet Union.
Middle East:
Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria.
North Africa:
Territories on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to Western Sahara.
West Africa:
Territories on the west coast of Africa from Mauritania to Angola, including Cape Verde, Chad.
East and Southern Africa:
Territories on the east coast of Africa from Sudan to Republic of South Africa. Also Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Asia Pacific:
Brunei, Cambodia, China, China Hong Kong SAR*, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Oceania.
*Special Administrative Region
Australasia:
Australia, New Zealand.
US (excluding Puerto Rico), Canada, Mexico.
South and Central America:
Caribbean (including Puerto Rico), Central and South America.
Europe:
European members of the OECD plus Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Gibraltar, Malta, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia.
Former Soviet Union:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Krgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Europe and Eurasia:
This includes all countries listed above under the headings Europe and the Former Soviet Union.
Middle East:
Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria.
North Africa:
Territories on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to Western Sahara.
West Africa:
Territories on the west coast of Africa from Mauritania to Angola, including Cape Verde, Chad.
East and Southern Africa:
Territories on the east coast of Africa from Sudan to Republic of South Africa. Also Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Asia Pacific:
Brunei, Cambodia, China, China Hong Kong SAR*, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Oceania.
*Special Administrative Region
Australasia:
Australia, New Zealand.
OECD members (Organization For Economic Co-operation and Development)
Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK. Other member countries: Australia, Canada, Chile, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, US.
OPEC members (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Middle East: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, North Africa: Algeria, Libya. West Africa: Angola, Nigeria. South America: Equador, Venezuela.
Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK. Other member countries: Australia, Canada, Chile, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, US.
OPEC members (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Middle East: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, North Africa: Algeria, Libya. West Africa: Angola, Nigeria. South America: Equador, Venezuela.
European Union members
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK.
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK.
Non-OECD (organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
All Countries that are not members of the OECD
All Countries that are not members of the OECD
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