UN M49
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UN M49 is a United Nations standard that defines numeric codes for countries and geographical regions for statistical and analytical purposes.
Aliases (1)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations standard
→
country coding standard → geographical classification standard → |
| appliesTo |
countries
→
geographical regions → intermediate regions → macro geographical regions → special regions → subregions → |
| basisOf |
UN regional groupings
→
many international statistical classifications → |
| classificationType |
hierarchical classification
→
|
| codingScheme |
three-digit numeric codes
→
|
| dataFormat |
numeric
→
|
| defines |
numeric codes for areas for statistical use
→
numeric codes for countries → numeric codes for geographical regions → |
| developedBy |
United Nations Statistics Division
→
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| distinctionFrom |
ISO 3166 alpha-2 and alpha-3 country codes
→
|
| distinguishes |
countries or areas
→
geographical groupings → |
| documentation |
UN Statistics Division publications on country and area codes
→
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| governingBody |
United Nations Statistical Commission
→
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| includes |
codes for all UN member states
→
codes for some non-member territories → |
| language |
English
→
|
| maintainedBy |
United Nations
→
United Nations Statistics Division → |
| publisher |
United Nations Statistics Division website
→
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| purpose |
data collection and reporting
→
international comparability of statistics → statistical analysis → |
| relatedTo |
ISO 3166
→
|
| scope |
global
→
|
| subjectArea |
demographic statistics
→
economic statistics → international statistics → social statistics → |
| supports |
cross-country comparisons
→
time-series comparability → |
| usedBy |
United Nations system
→
international organizations → national statistical offices → researchers → |
| usedFor |
harmonization of country and area statistics
→
presentation of statistical data → tabulation of statistical data → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
ISO 3166-1 numeric
→
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compatibleWith |
|
Oceania
("United Nations geoscheme")
→
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isMemberRegionOf |