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# Countries Reference

> Complete guide to available countries and territories

# Countries Reference

MACROVISONOMICS provides access to economic data for 217+ countries and territories worldwide.

## Coverage Overview

| Category        | Count                               |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| **Countries**   | 195 recognized nations              |
| **Territories** | 50+ dependent territories           |
| **Aggregates**  | Regional and income-based groupings |

## Countries by Region

### North America

| Country       | ISO Code |
| ------------- | -------- |
| United States | USA      |
| Canada        | CAN      |
| Mexico        | MEX      |

### Europe & Central Asia

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Western Europe">
    | Country        | ISO Code |
    | -------------- | -------- |
    | Germany        | DEU      |
    | France         | FRA      |
    | United Kingdom | GBR      |
    | Italy          | ITA      |
    | Spain          | ESP      |
    | Netherlands    | NLD      |
    | Belgium        | BEL      |
    | Switzerland    | CHE      |
    | Austria        | AUT      |
    | Portugal       | PRT      |
    | Ireland        | IRL      |
    | Luxembourg     | LUX      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Northern Europe">
    | Country | ISO Code |
    | ------- | -------- |
    | Sweden  | SWE      |
    | Norway  | NOR      |
    | Denmark | DNK      |
    | Finland | FIN      |
    | Iceland | ISL      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Eastern Europe">
    | Country        | ISO Code |
    | -------------- | -------- |
    | Poland         | POL      |
    | Czech Republic | CZE      |
    | Hungary        | HUN      |
    | Romania        | ROU      |
    | Bulgaria       | BGR      |
    | Slovakia       | SVK      |
    | Ukraine        | UKR      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Central Asia">
    | Country      | ISO Code |
    | ------------ | -------- |
    | Russia       | RUS      |
    | Kazakhstan   | KAZ      |
    | Uzbekistan   | UZB      |
    | Turkmenistan | TKM      |
    | Tajikistan   | TJK      |
    | Kyrgyzstan   | KGZ      |
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### East Asia & Pacific

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="East Asia">
    | Country     | ISO Code |
    | ----------- | -------- |
    | China       | CHN      |
    | Japan       | JPN      |
    | South Korea | KOR      |
    | Taiwan      | TWN      |
    | Hong Kong   | HKG      |
    | Mongolia    | MNG      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Southeast Asia (ASEAN)">
    | Country     | ISO Code |
    | ----------- | -------- |
    | Indonesia   | IDN      |
    | Thailand    | THA      |
    | Vietnam     | VNM      |
    | Philippines | PHL      |
    | Malaysia    | MYS      |
    | Singapore   | SGP      |
    | Myanmar     | MMR      |
    | Cambodia    | KHM      |
    | Laos        | LAO      |
    | Brunei      | BRN      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Oceania">
    | Country          | ISO Code |
    | ---------------- | -------- |
    | Australia        | AUS      |
    | New Zealand      | NZL      |
    | Papua New Guinea | PNG      |
    | Fiji             | FJI      |
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### South Asia

| Country     | ISO Code |
| ----------- | -------- |
| India       | IND      |
| Pakistan    | PAK      |
| Bangladesh  | BGD      |
| Sri Lanka   | LKA      |
| Nepal       | NPL      |
| Afghanistan | AFG      |
| Bhutan      | BTN      |
| Maldives    | MDV      |

### Middle East & North Africa

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Middle East">
    | Country              | ISO Code |
    | -------------------- | -------- |
    | Saudi Arabia         | SAU      |
    | United Arab Emirates | ARE      |
    | Israel               | ISR      |
    | Turkey               | TUR      |
    | Iran                 | IRN      |
    | Iraq                 | IRQ      |
    | Qatar                | QAT      |
    | Kuwait               | KWT      |
    | Oman                 | OMN      |
    | Bahrain              | BHR      |
    | Jordan               | JOR      |
    | Lebanon              | LBN      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="North Africa">
    | Country | ISO Code |
    | ------- | -------- |
    | Egypt   | EGY      |
    | Morocco | MAR      |
    | Algeria | DZA      |
    | Tunisia | TUN      |
    | Libya   | LBY      |
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Sub-Saharan Africa

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="West Africa">
    | Country      | ISO Code |
    | ------------ | -------- |
    | Nigeria      | NGA      |
    | Ghana        | GHA      |
    | Ivory Coast  | CIV      |
    | Senegal      | SEN      |
    | Mali         | MLI      |
    | Burkina Faso | BFA      |
    | Niger        | NER      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="East Africa">
    | Country  | ISO Code |
    | -------- | -------- |
    | Kenya    | KEN      |
    | Ethiopia | ETH      |
    | Tanzania | TZA      |
    | Uganda   | UGA      |
    | Rwanda   | RWA      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Southern Africa">
    | Country      | ISO Code |
    | ------------ | -------- |
    | South Africa | ZAF      |
    | Angola       | AGO      |
    | Mozambique   | MOZ      |
    | Zimbabwe     | ZWE      |
    | Zambia       | ZMB      |
    | Botswana     | BWA      |
    | Namibia      | NAM      |
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Latin America & Caribbean

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="South America">
    | Country   | ISO Code |
    | --------- | -------- |
    | Brazil    | BRA      |
    | Argentina | ARG      |
    | Colombia  | COL      |
    | Chile     | CHL      |
    | Peru      | PER      |
    | Venezuela | VEN      |
    | Ecuador   | ECU      |
    | Uruguay   | URY      |
    | Paraguay  | PRY      |
    | Bolivia   | BOL      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Central America">
    | Country     | ISO Code |
    | ----------- | -------- |
    | Guatemala   | GTM      |
    | Honduras    | HND      |
    | El Salvador | SLV      |
    | Nicaragua   | NIC      |
    | Costa Rica  | CRI      |
    | Panama      | PAN      |
    | Belize      | BLZ      |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Caribbean">
    | Country             | ISO Code |
    | ------------------- | -------- |
    | Cuba                | CUB      |
    | Dominican Republic  | DOM      |
    | Haiti               | HTI      |
    | Jamaica             | JAM      |
    | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO      |
    | Bahamas             | BHS      |
    | Barbados            | BRB      |
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Using Country Codes

When searching or filtering, you can use:

* **Full name**: "United States"
* **ISO 3-letter code**: "USA"
* **ISO 2-letter code**: "US"

## Data Availability

<Note>
  Not all indicators are available for all countries. Data coverage varies by:

  * Country reporting practices
  * Historical data collection
  * Indicator type (economic vs. social)
</Note>

### High Data Coverage

Major economies typically have comprehensive data:

* G7 countries: 90%+ indicator coverage
* G20 countries: 80%+ indicator coverage

### Limited Data Coverage

Some regions may have gaps:

* Small island nations
* Recent independence or conflict-affected areas
* Specialized indicators (environmental, governance)

## Tips for Country Selection

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="For Comparisons">
    Compare similar countries for meaningful analysis:

    * Same income level
    * Same region
    * Similar population size
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="For Group Analysis">
    Use predefined groups for bloc comparisons:

    * Economic: G7, BRICS, OECD
    * Regional: EU, ASEAN, African Union
    * Income: High, Middle, Low income
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="For Coverage">
    Check data availability before finalizing selection - some smaller nations may have incomplete historical data.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>