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  platform: R
  version: 2.0.0
  synced_at: '2026-01-25T13:17:13Z'
  source: https://sdmx.data.unicef.org/ws/public/sdmxapi/rest/codelist/UNICEF/CL_WORLD_REGIONS/latest
  agency: UNICEF
  content_type: regions
  total_regions: 111
  codelist_id: CL_WORLD_REGIONS
  codelist_name: World Geographic Regions
regions:
  FAO_LIFDC: Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries
  UNDEV_002: Africa
  UNDEV_005: South America
  UNDEV_009: Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
  UNDEV_011: Western Africa
  UNDEV_013: Central America
  UNDEV_014: Eastern Africa
  UNDEV_015: Northern Africa
  UNDEV_017: Middle Africa
  UNDEV_018: Southern Africa
  UNDEV_021: Northern America
  UNDEV_029: Caribbean
  UNDEV_030: Eastern Asia
  UNDEV_034: Southern Asia
  UNDEV_035: South-Eastern Asia
  UNDEV_053: Australia/New Zealand
  UNDEV_142: Asia excluding Japan
  UNDEV_143: Central Asia
  UNDEV_145: Western Asia
  UNDEV_150: Europe
  UNDEV_419: Latin America and the Caribbean
  UNDEV_LD: Less Developed regions
  UNDEV_MD: More Developed regions
  UNICEF_EAP: East Asia and Pacific
  UNICEF_ECA: Europe and Central Asia
  UNICEF_EECA: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
  UNICEF_ESA: Eastern and Southern Africa
  UNICEF_LAC: Latin America and Caribbean
  UNICEF_MENA: Middle East and North Africa
  UNICEF_NA: North America
  UNICEF_REP_REG_GLOBAL: UNICEF Reporting Region - Global
  UNICEF_SA: South Asia
  UNICEF_SSA: Sub-Saharan Africa
  UNICEF_WCA: West and Central Africa
  UNICEF_WE: Western Europe
  UNICEF_XCH: World excluding China
  UNICEF_PROG_REG_GLOBAL: UNICEF Programme Regions - Global
  UNICEF_EAPRO: East Asia and Pacific
  UNICEF_ECARO: Europe and Central Asia
  UNICEF_ESARO: Eastern and Southern Africa
  UNICEF_LACRO: Latin America and Caribbean
  UNICEF_MENARO: Middle East and North Africa
  UNICEF_WCARO: West and Central Africa
  UNSDG_AUSTRALIANEWZEALAND: Australia and New Zealand
  UNSDG_CARIBBEAN: Caribbean
  UNSDG_CENTRALAMR: Central America
  UNSDG_CENTRALASIA: Central Asia
  UNSDG_CENTRALASIASOUTHERNASIA: Central and Southern Asia
  UNSDG_EASTERNAFR: Eastern Africa
  UNSDG_EASTERNASIA: Eastern Asia
  UNSDG_EASTERNASIASOUTHEASTERNASIA: Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
  UNSDG_EUROPE: Europe
  UNSDG_EUROPENORTHERNAMR: Europe and Northern America
  UNSDG_LAC: Latin America & the Caribbean
  UNSDG_LDC: Least developed countries (LDCs)
  UNSDG_LLDC: Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
  UNSDG_MIDDLEAFR: Middle Africa
  UNSDG_NORTHAFR: Northern Africa
  UNSDG_NORTHERNAMR: North America
  UNSDG_OCEANIA: Oceania
  UNSDG_OCEANIAexAUSNZL: Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
  UNSDG_REGION_GLOBAL: SDG Regions - Global
  UNSDG_SIDS: Small island developing States (SIDS)
  UNSDG_SOUTHAMR: South America
  UNSDG_SOUTHASIA: Southern Asia
  UNSDG_SOUTHEASTERNASIA: South-Eastern Asia
  UNSDG_SOUTHERNAFR: Southern Africa
  UNSDG_SUBSAHARANAFRICA: Sub-Saharan Africa
  UNSDG_WESTERNAFR: Western Africa
  UNSDG_WESTERNASIA: Western Asia
  UNSDG_WESTERNASIANORTHERNAFR: Northern Africa and Western Asia
  UNDEV_GLOBAL: UN Development Regions - Global
  WB_EAP: East Asia and Pacific
  WB_ECA: Europe and Central Asia
  WB_REG_GLOBAL: World Bank Regions - Global
  WB_HI: High income
  WB_INCOME: World Bank Income Groups
  WB_LAC: Latin America and the Caribbean
  WB_LI: Low income
  WB_LMI: Lower-middle income
  WB_MI: Middle Income
  WB_MNA: Middle East and North Africa
  WB_NAR: North America
  WB_SAR: South Asia
  WB_SSA: Sub-Saharan Africa
  WB_UMI: Upper-middle income
  WHO_REG_GLOBAL: World Health Organisation Region - Global
  WHO_AFRO: Africa
  WHO_AMRO: Americas
  WHO_EMRO: Eastern Mediterranean
  WHO_EURO: Europe
  WHO_SEARO: South-East Asia
  WHO_WPRO: Western Pacific
  UNFPA_REGIONS: UNFPA Regions
  UNFPA_AP: Asia and the Pacific
  UNFPA_EECA: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
  UNFPA_AS: Arab States
  UNFPA_ESA: East and Southern Africa
  UNFPA_LAC: Latin America and the Caribbean
  UNFPA_WCA: West and Central Africa
  FAO_GLOBAL: SOFI World
  UNSDG_NORTHAMR_EUROPE_AUSNZL: North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand
  UNSDG_SOUTHEASTERNASIAexAUSNZL: South Eastern Asia and Oceania (excl. Australia
    and New Zealand)
  UNDEV_SSA: Sub-Saharan Africa
  UNDEV_151: Eastern Europe
  UNDEV_154: Northern Europe
  UNDEV_39: Southern Europe
  UNDEV_155: Western Europe
  UNDEV_054: Melanesia
  UNDEV_057: Micronesia
  UNDEV_061: Polynesia
