The UN geoscheme is a statistical classification system created by the UN Statistics Division (UNSD). Its main purpose is to provide a consistent framework for collecting, reporting, and comparing statistical data across the world. Terms in italics are terms in languages other than English, in plural form (except languages that take the singular form with numbers, such as Hungarian). Square brackets indicate a term that has not yet been confirmed. The table below indicates the types and, where known, numbers of administrative. Sub-Saharan Africa can be further divided into subregions: West or western Africa, eastern Africa, middle or Central Africa, and Southern Africa. The largest African country by area is Algeria, with the Sahara taking up 80% of the country. It divides the globe into a hierarchy of regions and subregions.
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