United Nations Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (M49 Geographic Region Codes) Ontology
type: Ontology
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filename: UN-M49-RegionCodes.rdf
file abbreviation: lcc-m49
version IRI: UN-M49-RegionCodes
file abstract: This ontology represents the United Nations publication 'Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use' originally published as Series M, No. 49 and now commonly referred to as the M49 standard. The assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories by the United Nations. The codes included herein are current as of the version IRI for this ontology.
change note: The https://www.omg.org/spec/LCC/20190201/Countries/UN-M49-RegionCodes/ version of this ontology has been revised to reflect the issues addressed by the LCC 1.1 RTF report. The country codes and related metadata contained herein are current as of the February 2019 revision to the online code set.
change note: The https://www.omg.org/spec/LCC/20211101/Countries/UN-M49-RegionCodes/ version of this ontology has been revised to reflect changed URI for North Macedonia (code MK) made by the LCC 1.2 RTF.
issued: 2021-11-08T00:48:51.124818+01:00
depends on: https://www.omg.org/spec/LCC/Languages/LanguageRepresentation/
depends on: https://www.omg.org/spec/LCC/Countries/CountryRepresentation/
depends on: https://www.omg.org/spec/LCC/Countries/ISO3166-1-CountryCodes/
content language: https://www.w3.org/TR/owl2-quick-reference/
imports: LanguageRepresentation
imports: CountryRepresentation
imports: ISO3166-1-CountryCodes

planet
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegionKind
definition: the kind of region that is a planet

continent
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegionKind
definition: the kind of region that is a continent

region
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegionKind
definition: the kind of region that is a region within a continent

subregion
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegionKind
definition: the kind of region that is a subregion

Africa
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the continent Africa
is classified by: continent
has english short name: Africa
has numeric region code: 002
is subregion of: World

Americas
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the continent Americas
is classified by: continent
has english short name: Americas
has numeric region code: 019
is subregion of: World

Asia
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the continent Asia
is classified by: continent
has english short name: Asia
has numeric region code: 142
is subregion of: World

Australia and New Zealand
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Australia and New Zealand
is classified by: region
has english short name: Australia and New Zealand
has numeric region code: 053
is subregion of: Oceania

Caribbean
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the subregion Caribbean
is classified by: subregion
has english short name: Caribbean
has numeric region code: 029
is subregion of: Latin America and the Caribbean

Central America
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the subregion Central America
is classified by: subregion
has english short name: Central America
has numeric region code: 013
is subregion of: Latin America and the Caribbean

Central Asia
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Central Asia
is classified by: region
has english short name: Central Asia
has numeric region code: 143
is subregion of: Asia

Channel Islands
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the subregion Channel Islands
is classified by: subregion
has english short name: Channel Islands
has numeric region code: 830
is subregion of: Northern Europe

Eastern Africa
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the subregion Eastern Africa
is classified by: subregion
has english short name: Eastern Africa
has numeric region code: 014
is subregion of: Sub-Saharan Africa

Eastern Asia
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Eastern Asia
is classified by: region
has english short name: Eastern Asia
has numeric region code: 030
is subregion of: Asia

Eastern Europe
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Eastern Europe
is classified by: region
has english short name: Eastern Europe
has numeric region code: 151
is subregion of: Europe

Europe
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the continent Europe
is classified by: continent
has english short name: Europe
has numeric region code: 150
is subregion of: World

Latin America and the Caribbean
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Latin America and the Caribbean
is classified by: region
has english short name: Latin America and the Caribbean
has numeric region code: 419
is subregion of: Americas

Melanesia
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Melanesia
is classified by: region
has english short name: Melanesia
has numeric region code: 054
is subregion of: Oceania

Micronesia
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Micronesia
is classified by: region
has english short name: Micronesia
has numeric region code: 057
is subregion of: Oceania

Middle Africa
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the subregion Middle Africa
is classified by: subregion
has english short name: Middle Africa
has numeric region code: 017
is subregion of: Sub-Saharan Africa

Northern Africa
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Northern Africa
is classified by: region
has english short name: Northern Africa
has numeric region code: 015
is subregion of: Africa

Northern America
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Northern America
is classified by: region
has english short name: Northern America
has numeric region code: 021
is subregion of: Americas

Northern Europe
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Northern Europe
is classified by: region
has english short name: Northern Europe
has numeric region code: 154
is subregion of: Europe

Oceania
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the continent Oceania
is classified by: continent
has english short name: Oceania
has numeric region code: 009
is subregion of: World

Polynesia
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Polynesia
is classified by: region
has english short name: Polynesia
has numeric region code: 061
is subregion of: Oceania

South-eastern Asia
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region South-eastern Asia
is classified by: region
has english short name: South-eastern Asia
has numeric region code: 035
is subregion of: Asia

South America
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the subregion South America
is classified by: subregion
has english short name: South America
has numeric region code: 005
is subregion of: Latin America and the Caribbean

Southern Africa
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the subregion Southern Africa
is classified by: subregion
has english short name: Southern Africa
has numeric region code: 018
is subregion of: Sub-Saharan Africa

Southern Asia
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Southern Asia
is classified by: region
has english short name: Southern Asia
has numeric region code: 034
is subregion of: Asia

Southern Europe
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Southern Europe
is classified by: region
has english short name: Southern Europe
has numeric region code: 039
is subregion of: Europe

Sub-Saharan Africa
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Sub-Saharan Africa
is classified by: region
has english short name: Sub-Saharan Africa
has numeric region code: 202
is subregion of: Africa

Western Africa
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the subregion Western Africa
is classified by: subregion
has english short name: Western Africa
has numeric region code: 011
is subregion of: Sub-Saharan Africa

Western Asia
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Western Asia
is classified by: region
has english short name: Western Asia
has numeric region code: 145
is subregion of: Asia

Western Europe
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the region Western Europe
is classified by: region
has english short name: Western Europe
has numeric region code: 155
is subregion of: Europe

World
type: NamedIndividual
type: GeographicRegion
definition: individual representing the planet World
is classified by: planet
has numeric region code: 001