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V - World regions, countries, oceans
V.01 - Geographical-political areas trans-continental
V.02 - Europe
V.03 - Africa
V.04 - Near East, Middle East and North Africa
V.05 - Asia
V.06 - Oceania
V.07 - Americas
V.08 - Antarctic
V.09 - Oceans
V - World regions, countries, oceans
V.01 - Geographical-political areas trans-continental
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Black Sea Region
Caribbean
Caspian Sea region
Equator/equatorial zones
Eurasia
Mediterranean region
Northern hemisphere
Pacific region
Southern hemisphere
V.02 - Europe
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V.02.01 - Geographical-political areas of Europe
Alpine region
Balkans
Baltic Sea
Baltic countries
Baltic region
Benelux countries
Black Sea
Central Europe
Central and East European countries
Eastern Europe
Europe
Geographical areas of Europe (above country level)
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean region
North Sea
North Sea region
Northern Europe
Pyrenean region
South East Europe
Southern Europe
Successor states of Yugoslavia
Successor states of the Soviet Union
Western Europe
V.02.02 - Northern Europe
Denmark
Finland
Greenland
Iceland
Northern Europe
Norway
Sweden
V.02.03 - Western Europe
Belgium
Channel Islands
France
Ireland
Irish Republic
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Western Europe
V.02.04 - Central Europe
Austria
Central Europe
Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
Federal Republic of Germany (1949-1990)
German Democratic Republic (1949-1990)
Germany
Hungary
Liechtenstein
Poland
Slovakia
Switzerland
V.02.05 - Southern Europe
Andorra
Apennine Peninsula
Gibraltar
Iberian Peninsula
Italy
Malta
Portugal
San Marino
Southern Europe
Spain
Vatican
V.02.06 - Eastern Europe
Baltic countries
Belarus
Caspian Sea region
Central and East European countries
Commonwealth of Independent States
Eastern Europe
Estonia
European states of the former Soviet Union
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Poland
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Soviet Union
Ukraine
V.02.07 - South East Europe
Albania
Balkans
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Cyprus Republic
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( 1991/92-2003)
Greece
Hungary
Kosovo
Macedonia
Montenegro
Northern Cyprus
Romania
Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006)
Slovenia
South East Europe
Turkey
Yugoslavia (until 1991/92)
V.02.08 - Mediterranean Sea/Black Sea
Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Black Sea
Dardanelles, Sea of Marmara and Bosphorus
Eastern Mediterranean region
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean islands
Mediterranean region
Southern Mediterranean region
Western Mediterranean region
V.03 - Africa
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V.03.01 - Geographical-political areas of Africa
Africa
Africa south of the Sahara
Central Africa
East Africa
Geographical areas of Africa (above country level)
Maghreb
North Africa
North-East Africa
Sahara
Sahel
Senegal Basin
Southern Africa
West Africa
V.03.02 - West Africa
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde Islands
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
West Africa
V.03.03 - Central Africa
Burundi
Cameroon
Central Africa
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo (Kinshasa)
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Rwanda
V.03.04 - Southern Africa
Angola
Botswana
Homelands (South Africa)
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Southern Africa
Swaziland
Zambia
Zimbabwe
V.03.05 - East Africa
Comoros
East Africa
Kenya
Madagascar
Mauritius
Seychelles
Tanzania
Uganda
V.03.06 - North Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Maghreb
Morocco
North Africa
Spanish territories in North Africa
Tunisia
Western Sahara
V.03.07 - North East Africa
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Horn of Africa
North-East Africa
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
V.04 - Near East, Middle East and North Africa
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V.04.01 - Geographical-political areas of the Near and Middle East and North Africa
Arabian Peninsula
Arabian-Persian Gulf Region
Gulf States
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean region
Near and Middle East
Near and Middle East and North Africa
Palestine
Persian Gulf
V.04.02 - North Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Maghreb
Morocco
North Africa
Spanish territories in North Africa
Tunisia
Western Sahara
V.04.03 - North East Africa
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Horn of Africa
North-East Africa
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
V.04.04 - Eastern Arabia/Israel
Fertile Crescent
Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
Iraq
Israel
Israeli occupied territories
Jerusalem
Jordan
Kurdistan (Iraq)
Lebanon
Palestine
Palestinian self-rule areas
Syria
West Bank
V.04.05 - Arabian peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
Bahrain
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
V.04.06 - West Asia
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea region
Caucasian region
Cyprus
Cyprus Republic
Geographical areas of West Asia (above country level)
Georgia
Iran
Kurdistan
Northern Cyprus
Pakistan
Transcaucasia
Turkey
West Asia
V.05 - Asia
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V.05.01 - Geographical-political areas of Asia
Asia
Central and Northern Asia
East Asia
Fertile Crescent
Geographical areas of Southeast Asia (above country level)
Geographical areas of West Asia (above country level)
Golden Triangle
Indochina
Kurdistan
Mekong countries
Northeast Asia
Palestine
Siberia
South Asia
South East Asia
Turkestan
West Asia
V.05.02 - West Asia
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Cyprus
Geographical areas of West Asia (above country level)
Georgia
Iran
Kurdistan
Kurdistan (Iraq)
Pakistan
Punjab
Turkey
West Asia
V.05.03 - South Asia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Himalayan region
India
Kashmir
Maldives
Nepal
Punjab
SAARC countries
South Asia
Sri Lanka
V.05.04 - South East Asia
ASEAN countries
Brunei
Cambodia
East Timor
Geographical areas of Southeast Asia (above country level)
Golden Triangle
Indochina
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
South East Asia
Thailand
Vietnam
V.05.05 - East Asia
China
East Asia
Hong Kong
Hong Kong (until 1997)
Japan
Korea
Macao
Macao (until 1999)
North Korea
People's Republic of China
South Korea
Taiwan
Tibet
V.05.06 - Central Asia
Afghanistan
Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea region
Central Asia
Central and Northern Asia
Kazakhstan
Kirghizia
Mongolia
Tajikistan
Tibet
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
V.06 - Oceania
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V.06.01 - Geographical-political areas of the South Pacific
Australia and New Zealand
Central Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Pacific region
South Pacific Ocean
South Pacific islands
V.06.02 - Australia/New Zealand
Australia
Australia and New Zealand
Australian associated territories
New Zealand
New Zealand associated territories
V.06.03 - South Pacific islands
Melanesia
Micronesia
Polynesia
South Pacific islands
V.06.04 - Melanesia
Fiji
Melanesia
New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
V.06.05 - Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
North Mariana Islands
Palau
Tuvalu
V.06.06 - Polynesia
American Samoa
Cook Islands
French Polynesia
Niue
Norfolk Island
Pitcairn
Polynesia
Samoa
Samoa Islands
Tokelau Islands
Tonga
Wallis and Futuna
V.07 - Americas
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V.07.01 - Geographical-political areas of America
Americas
Caribbean
Central America
Central America and Caribbean
Latin America
North America
South America
V.07.02 - North America
Canada
Mexico
North America
Puerto Rico
United States
V.07.03 - Central America
Belize
Central America
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Panama Canal Zone
V.07.04 - Caribbean
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bonaire
British associated Caribbean islands
Caribbean
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Curacao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Eastern Caribbean States
French Antilles
Greater Antilles
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
Leeward Islands
Lesser Antilles
Martinique
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
St Kitts-Nevis
St Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Windward Islands
V.07.05 - South America
Amazon region (above country level)
Andean countries
Argentina
Beagle channel region
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Falkland Islands
Geographical areas of South America (above country level)
Guiana (French overseas department)
Guyana
Guyana (above country level)
Paraguay
Peru
Plate river states
South America
Southern cone
Surinam
Uruguay
Venezuela
V.08 - Antarctic
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Antarctic
Antarctic waters
South pole
V.09 - Oceans
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V.09.01 - Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea
Chagos archipelago (Diego Garcia)
Comoros
Eastern Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean islands
Maldives
Maritime zones off the Indian Ocean coasts (200 nm)
Mauritius
Northeast Indian Ocean
Northern Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Seychelles
Southeast Indian Ocean
Southern Indian Ocean
Southwest Indian Ocean
Straits of Hormuz
Straits of Malacca
Suez Canal
West Indian Ocean
V.09.02 - Pacific Ocean
Aleutian islands
Bering Strait
Central Eastern Pacific Ocean
Central Pacific Ocean
Central Western Pacific Ocean
East China Sea
East Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Alaska
Japan Sea
Kuril Islands
Maritime zones off the Pacific Ocean coasts (200 nm)
North Pacific Ocean
Northeast Pacific Ocean
Northwest Pacific Ocean
Pacific Islands
Pacific Ocean
Pacific region
Panama Canal
Paracel Islands
Sea of Okhotsk
South China Sea
South Pacific Ocean
Southeast Pacific Ocean
Southwest Pacific Ocean
Spratly Islands
Taiwan Straits
West Pacific Ocean
Yellow Sea
V.09.03 - Atlantic Ocean
Antarctic waters
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean islands
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Cape Verde Islands
Caribbean Sea
East Atlantic Ocean
English Channel
Falkland Islands
Gulf of Mexico
Maritime zones off Atlantic Ocean coasts (200 nm)
Mediterranean Sea
North Atlantic Ocean
North Sea
Northeast Atlantic Ocean
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Skagerrak, Kattegat and Oeresund
South Atlantic Ocean
South Atlantic territories
Straits of Gibraltar
West Atlantic Ocean
V.09.04 - Arctic
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
North pole