BACKGROUND:  The Regions and Countries Table was developed in order to encourage uniformity of Cutter numbers among classes.  It is applied to new entries in the shelflist when the form caption in the classification schedule reads By region or country, A-Z, provided that there is no conflict with existing entries.  The table contains all 193 independent countries as of 2005, 26 major dependencies and areas of special sovereignty, some historical jurisdictions or entities, and some islands.  The table is normally amended only when world events require the change of names of countries.  This instruction provides guidelines for applying the regions and countries table and for establishing new Cutters for the table.  For principles governing Cuttering by region or country, see F 430 .

1.  Existing Cutters

If a Cutter for a region or country has been used in the shelflist or established in the classification schedule, use that number even if it is in conflict with the number in the regions and countries table.

2.  New Cutters

If a Cutter for a specific region or country is being applied for the first time in a particular class, and there is no conflict with adjacent Cutter numbers, use the Cutter indicated in the regions and countries table.  If a conflict exists with adjacent Cutter numbers, continue the existing Cutter arrangement, adjusting the new Cutter to maintain the proper alphabetical arrangement.

3.  Countries

Note:  For purposes of this instruction, a country is defined as a sovereign nation.

a.  General rule.  When Cuttering under a caption that reads By region or country, A-Z (or its equivalent), use the country Cutter both for the country as a whole and for any region or political division that is located entirely within the country.

Examples:

Italy

.I8

Italy, Southern

.I8

Abruzzi (Italy)

.I8

Naples (Italy)

.I8

b.  Exceptions to the general rule.  For geographic entities within the following countries, headings are established using as a qualifier the name of the first order political division rather than the name of the country:

Country

Entities Qualified by

Australia

Names of states

Canada

Names of provinces

Great Britain

Names of constituent countries

Malaysia

Names of states

United States

Names of states

When Cuttering for entities within these countries under a By region or country, A-Z caption, assign a Cutter number for the country, not for the political division.

Examples:

Melbourne (Vic.)

.A8  [Australia]

Toronto (Ont.)

.C2  [Canada]

London (England)

.G7  [Great Britain]

Lupar River (Sarawak)

.M4  [Malaysia]

Baltimore (Md.)

.U6  [United States]

c.  Country names modified by an adjective.  When Cuttering for a region whose name consists of the name of a country modified by an adjective, use the following guidelines:

If the class number represents only the one country, Cutter for the adjective.

Example:

Brazil, local, A-Z

 

Brazil, North

.N6

Brazil, Central West

.C4

If the class number represents more than the one country, Cutter for the country only.  Do not bring out the region.

Example:

South America, by region or country, A-Z

Brazil, North

.B6

Brazil, Central West

.B6

d.  Cuttering for regions by current political status.  If a region was formerly part of another country, Cutter for the country to which it currently belongs even if the work is about a historical period when the region was not part of its present country.

4.  Regions larger than countries or crossing national boundaries

a.  General rule.  A Cutter for a region may be used if a classification number is subdivided By region or country, A-Z.

Examples:

Africa, North

.A355

[encompasses many countries]

Yukon River Valley

.Y8

[crosses Canadian-U.S. boundary]

b.  Classification numbers for specific regions or continents.  If a classification number pertains to only one region or continent, e.g., Regions or countries of Africa, A-Z, and the name of a subregion consists of the region name modified by an adjective, use a Cutter number for the adjective.

Example:

Africa, North

.N7

5.  Historical jurisdictions/entities

Cutter as established any historical jurisdiction or entity that existed in the past and whose former territories are not encompassed by a present day country.

Example:

Islamic Empire

.I742

6.  Islands

a.  Islands located near their parent countries.  If an island is located near a country and is treated as part of that country, Cutter for the country.

Example:

Jutland

.D4 [Denmark]

b.  Islands that are countries or isolated from their parent countries.  If an island or group of islands is isolated from its parent country, or is itself a country, Cutter for the entity under its own name.

Examples:

Puerto Rico

.P9

Falkland Islands

.F3

7.  Using new Cutters not listed in the table

If necessary to create a Cutter for a dependency, region, historical jurisdiction, or island not listed below, shelflist the item according to normal rules.  Entities of this type are not normally added to the table.

Regions and Countries Table

 

-A-

Abyssinia see Ethiopia

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Afghanistan

A3

Africa

A35

Africa, Central

A352

Africa, East

A353

Africa, Eastern

A354

Africa, French-Speaking West

A3545

Africa, North

A355

Africa, Northeast

A3553

Africa, Northwest

A3554

Africa, South see South Africa

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Africa, Southern

A356

Africa, Sub-Saharan

A357

Africa, West

A358

Albania

A38

Algeria

A4

Alps

A43

America

A45

American Samoa

A46

Andorra

A48

Angola

A5

Anguilla

A54

Antarctica

A6

Antigua see Antigua and Barbuda

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Antigua and Barbuda

A63

Arab countries

A65

Arctic regions

A68

Argentina

A7

Armenia

A75

Armenia (Republic)

A76

Aruba

A77

Asia

A78

Asia, Central

A783

Asia, East see East Asia

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Asia, South see South Asia

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Asia, Southeastern see Southeast Asia

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Asia, Southwestern see Middle East

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Australasia

A788

Australia

A8

Austria

A9

Azerbaijan

A98

-B-

Bahamas

B24

Bahrain

B26

Balkan Peninsula

B28

Baltic States

B29

Bangladesh

B3

Barbados

B35

Barbuda see Antigua and Barbuda

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Belarus

B38

Belgium

B4

Belize

B42

Benelux Countries

B425

Bengal

B43

Benin

B45

Bermuda

B46

Bhutan

B47

Bolivia

B5

Bonaire

B52

Bosnia and Hercegovina

B54

Botswana

B55

Brazil

B6

British Guiana see Guyana

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British Honduras see Belize

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British Isles

B65

Brunei

B7

Bulgaria

B9

Burkina Faso

B92

Burma

B93

Burundi

B94

Byzantine Empire

B97

-C-

Cambodia

C16

Cameroon

C17

Canada

C2

Canary Islands

C23

Cape Verde

C25

Caribbean Area

C27

Caroline Islands

C275

Caucasus

C28

Cayman Islands

C29

Central African Republic

C33

Central America

C35

Central Europe see Europe, Central

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Ceylon see Sri Lanka

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Chad

C45

Channel Islands

C48

Chile

C5

China

C6

Colombia

C7

Commonwealth countries

C723

Communist countries

C725

Comoros

C73

Congo (Brazzaville)

C74

Congo (Democratic Republic)

C75

Cook Islands

C76

Costa Rica

C8

Côte d'Ivoire

C85

Croatia

C87

Cuba

C9

Curaçao

C92

Cyprus

C93

Czech Republic

C94

Czechoslovakia

C95

-D-

Dahomey see Benin

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Denmark

D4

Developing countries

D44

Djibouti

D5

Dominica

D6

Dominican Republic

D65

Dutch East Indies see Indonesia

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Dutch Guiana see Suriname

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-E-

East Asia

E18

East Timor

E19

Ecuador

E2

Egypt

E3

El Salvador see Salvador

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Ellice Islands see Tuvalu

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England see Great Britain

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Equatorial Guinea

E6

Eritrea

E65

Estonia

E75

Ethiopia

E8

Eurasia

E83

Europe

E85

Europe, Central

E8515

Europe, Eastern

E852

Europe, Northern

E853

Europe, Southern

E854

Europe, Western see Europe

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European Economic Community countries

E86

European Free Trade Association countries

E87

European Union countries see Europe

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-F-

Falkland Islands

F3

Faroe Islands

F32

Fiji Islands

F4

Finland

F5

Former Soviet republics

F6

Formosa see Taiwan

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France

F8

French Guiana

F9

French Polynesia

F93

-G-

Gabon

G2

Galapagos Islands

G23

Gambia

G25

Georgia (Republic)

G28

Germany

G3

Germany (Democratic Republic)
see
Germany

 

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Germany (East) see Germany

---

Germany (Federal Republic) see Germany

---

Germany (West) see Germany

---

Ghana

G4

Gibraltar

G5

Gilbert Islands see Kiribati

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Great Britain

G7

Greece

G8

Greenland

G83

Grenada

G84

Guadeloupe

G845

Guam

G85

Guatemala

G9

Guiana

G915

Guinea

G92

Guinea-Bissau

G93

Guyana

G95

-H-

Haiti

H2

Hispaniola

H55

Holland see Netherlands

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Honduras

H8

Hong Kong see China

 

Hungary

H9

-I-

Iceland

I2

India

I4

Indochina

I48

Indonesia

I5

Inner Mongolia see China

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Iran

I7

Iraq

I72

Ireland

I73

Islamic countries

I74

Islamic Empire

I742

Islands of the Indian Ocean

I743

Israel

I75

Italy

I8

Ivory Coast, see Côte d'Ivoire

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-J-

Jamaica

J25

Japan

J3

Java see Indonesia

---

Jerusalem

J4

Jordan

J6

Jugoslavia see Yugoslavia

---

Jutland see Denmark

---

-K-

Kampuchea see Cambodia

---

Kazakhstan

K3

Kenya

K4

Kerguelen Islands

K43

Kiribati

K5

Korea

K6

Korea (Democratic People's Republic)
see
Korea (North)

 

---

Korea (North)

K7

Korea (Republic) see Korea

---

Korea (South) see Korea

---

Kuwait

K9

Kyrgyzstan

K98

-L-

Laos

L28

Latin America

L29

Latvia

L35

Lebanon

L4

Lesotho

L5

Liberia

L7

Libya

L75

Liechtenstein

L76

Lithuania

L78

Luxembourg

L9

-M-

Macao see China

---

Macaronesia

M26

Macedonia

M27

Macedonia (Republic)

M275

Madagascar

M28

Malagasy Republic see Madagascar

---

Malawi

M3

Malay Archipelago

M35

Malaya see Malaysia

---

Malaysia

M4

Maldives

M415

Mali

M42

Malta

M43

Marshall Islands

M433

Martinique

M435

Mauritania

M44

Mauritius

M45

Melanesia

M5

Mexican-American Border Region

M58

Mexico

M6

Micronesia

M625

Micronesia (Federated States)

M626

Middle East

M628

Moldova

M629

Monaco

M63

Mongolia

M65

Mongolia (Mongolian People's Republic) see Mongolia

 

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Montenegro

M68

Montserrat

M7

Morocco

M8

Mozambique

M85

Myanmar see Burma

---

-N-

Namibia

N3

Nauru

N32

Near East see Middle East

---

Nepal

N35

Netherlands

N4

Netherlands Antilles

N42

New Caledonia

N425

New Guinea

N43

New Hebrides see Vanuatu

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New Zealand

N45

Nicaragua

N5

Niger

N55

Nigeria

N6

North America

N7

Northern Ireland see Great Britain

---

Northern Rhodesia see Zambia

---

Norway

N8

Nyasaland see Malawi

---

-O-

Oceania

O3

Oman

O5

Outer Mongolia see Mongolia

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-P-

Pacific Area

P16

Pakistan

P18

Palau

P185

Palestine

P19

Panama

P2

Papua New Guinea

P26

Paraguay

P3

Persia see Iran

---

Persian Gulf Region

P35

Peru

P4

Philippines

P6

Poland

P7

Polynesia

P75

Portugal

P8

Prussia see Germany

---

Prussia, East (Poland and Russia)

P85

Puerto Rico

P9

-Q-

Qatar

Q2

-R-

Réunion

R4

Rhodesia, Northern see Zambia

---

Rhodesia, Southern see Zimbabwe

---

Roman Empire

R57

Romania

R6

Rumania see Romania

---

Russia

R8

Russia (Federation) see Russia

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Rwanda

R95

-S-

Sahel

S15

Saint Kitts-Nevis

S16

Saint Lucia

S17

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

S18

Salvador

S2

Samoa

S23

Samoan Islands

S24

San Marino

S27

Sao Tome and Principe

S3

Saudi Arabia

S33

Scandinavia

S34

Scotland see Great Britain

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Senegal

S38

Serbia

S4

Serbia and Montenegro see Serbia

---

Seychelles

S45

Siam see Thailand

---

Siberia see Russia

---

Sierra Leone

S5

Singapore

S55

Slovakia

S56

Slovenia

S57

Solomon Islands

S575

Somalia

S58

South Africa

S6

South America

S63

South Asia

S64

Southeast Asia

S644

Southern Cone of South America,
see
South America

 

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Soviet Union

S65

Spain

S7

Sri Lanka

S72

Sudan

S73

Sudan (Region)

S74

Suriname

S75

Swaziland

S78

Sweden

S8

Switzerland

S9

Syria

S95

-T-

Taiwan

T28

Tajikistan

T3

Tamil Nadu see India

---

Tanganyika see Tanzania

---

Tanzania

T34

Tasmania see Australia

---

Terres australes et antarctiques françaises

T47

Thailand

T5

Tibet see China

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Tobago see Trinidad and Tobago

---

Togo

T6

Tonga

T63

Transvaal see South Africa

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Trinidad see Trinidad and Tobago

---

Trinidad and Tobago

T7

Tropics

T73

Tubuai Islands

T77

Tunisia

T8

Turkey

T9

Turkmenistan

T93

Turks and Caicos Islands

T94

Tuvalu

T95

-U-

Uganda

U33

Ukraine

U38

United Arab Emirates

U5

United States

U6

Upper Volta see Burkina Faso

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Uruguay

U8

Uzbekistan

U9

-V-

Vanuatu

V26

Vatican City

V3

Venezuela

V4

Vietnam

V5

Vietnam (Democratic Republic)
see
Vietnam

 

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Virgin Islands

V6

Virgin Islands of the United States

V63

-W-

Wales see Great Britain

---

West Indies, British

W47

West Indies, French

W48

Western Australia see Australia

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Western Samoa see Samoa

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-X-

Xianggang see China

---

-Y-

Yemen

Y4

Yemen (People's Democratic Republic)
see
Yemen

 

---

Yugoslavia

Y8

-Z-

Zaire see Congo (Democratic Republic)

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Zambezi River Region

Z32

Zambia

Z33

Zimbabwe

Z55

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