World is dived into 7 continents namely North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Asia Australia and Africa. Sometime North and America are considered to be one as America continent, also Europe and Asia also referred as Eurasia.
However for business classification, it is not divided into 7 or 5 regions. For International trade world classification is in following regions by India as per agreements and business facilities. India track its Import and export or to say International trade on this specified regions. These regions were formed for politically and economic stability. It also standardize norms for business transactions and uniformity for rest of the world.
- EU countries
- EFTA – European free trade association
- Other European countries
- SACU : Southern African Customs Union
- Other South African Countries
- West Africa
- Central Africa
- East Africa
- North Africa
- North America
- Latin America
- East Asia (Oceania)
- ASEAN
- West Asia – GCC
- Other West Asia
- NE Asia
- South Asia
- CARs Countries
- Other CIS countries
- Unspecified
These business groups of countries are formed basis of geographical parameters or business uniqueness.
- EU countries (27 ) : Includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Republic ofCyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
- EFTA – European free trade association – Includes ICELAND, LIECHTENSTEIN, Norway, SWITZERLAND
- Other European countries : Includes Albania, BOSNIA-HRZGOVIN, Croatia, MACEDONIA, UNION OF SERBIA & MONTENEGRO, Turkey.
- SACU : Southern African Customs Union : Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland
- Other South African Countries : It has four countries under its umbrella Angola, MOZAMBIQUE, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- West Africa : Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde Island, Congo P Republic, Equtl Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea bassau, Cote D’ Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, sao Tome, Senegal, Togo
- Central Africa : Burundi, Central Africa republic, Chad, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Congo D republic
- East Africa : Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania Republic
- North Africa : Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia
- North America : Canada, Mexico, USA
- Latina America : Antigua, Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, BR Virgin Island, Cayman Island, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Cuba, Dominic Republic, Dominica,Salvador, Falkland island, Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, MONTSERRAT, NETHERLANDANTIL, Nicaragua, Panama Republic, Paraguay, Peru, ST KITT N A, ST Lucia, ST Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad, Turks, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Island US
- East Asia : Oceania – Australia, Fiji island, Nauru republic, New Zealand, Papua n gn, Timor Leste, Solomon Island, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Republic, Samoa
- ASEAN : Brunei, cambodia, Indonesia, , Lao PD republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
- West Asia – GCC Bahrain Island, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arab, United Arab Emirate
- Other West Asia : Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordon, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen Republic
- NE Asia : Taiwan, China Republic, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Macao, Mongolia
- South Asia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri lanka, Maldives
- CARs Countries: KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGHYZSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, TAJIKISTAN, UZBEKISTAN
- Other CIS Countries : Armenia, AZERBAIJAN, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
- Unspecified : AMERI SAMOA, ANDORRA, ANGUILLA, Antarctica, Aruba, Christmas island, Eritrea, FR POLYNESIA, FR S ANT TR, Greenland, HEARD MACDONALD, Vatican city, MARSHALL ISLAND, Monaco, New Caledonia, Niue Island, N. MARIANA island, NORFOLK Island, Palau, PITCAIRN Island, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Serbia, MONTENEGRO, ST PIERRE, TOKELAU Island, US MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS, Wallis F island, Wallis Island
