This dimension groups regions by how much territory each one covers. Wikipedia notes that "as a way of describing spatial areas, the concept of regions is important and widely used among the many branches of geography, each of which can describe areas in regional terms," and the sheer area a region spans is one of the simplest of those terms. Browsing by area band separates sprawling regions from compact ones.
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Classification AuthorityUN M49 Standard Country or Area Codes 1 811569
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1. United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionOverview page, Regions category rowQuote, Overview page, Regions category row
The United Nations Statistics Division's M49 standard, the geoscheme used to classify countries and areas into continental regions, subregions and intermediary regions for statistical reporting.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.- Contains: East Asia, East Asia
- Contains: South Asia, South Asia
- Contains: North Africa, North Africa
- Contains: Southern Africa, Southern Africa
- Contains: Central America, Central America
- Contains: Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe
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