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Area Group:
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World
---North America
---Latin America & Caribbean
World Developed Countries
American Developed Countries
European Developed Countries
Asian Developed Countries (Japan)
Oceanian Developed Countries
World Developing Countries
African Developing Countries
American Developing Countries
Asian Developing Countries
Oceanian Developing Countries
CIS in Asia
Africa South of Sahara (exc S Africa)
Africa South of Sahara (inc S Africa)
Near East (in Asia and Africa)
East-SouthEastAsia(excl China)
East-SouthEastAsia(incl China)
Near East and North Africa
Africa
---Eastern Africa
---Middle Africa
---Northern Africa
---Southern Africa
---Western Africa
Americas
---Northern America
---Central America
---Caribbean
---South America
Asia
---Central Asia
---Eastern Asia
---Southern Asia
---South-Eastern Asia
---Western Asia
---Eastern Asia
Europe
---Eastern Europe
---Northern Europe
---Southern Europe
---Western Europe
Oceania
---Australia & New Zealand
---Melanesia
---Micronesia
---Polynesia
European Union
Least Developed Countries
Land Locked Developing Countries
Small Island Developing States
Low Income Food Deficit Countries
Net Food Importing Developing Countries
This regional classification is based on the M49 UN classification (
Standard country or area codes and geographical regions for statistical use
).
Further information can be found on the FAO web page on FAO governing bodies:
http://www.fao.org/unfao/govbodies/membernations3_en.asp