What this source helps you find
Identify UN statistical countries or areas and groupings using their M49 codes.
Public sources / INT
UNSD — M49
Identify UN statistical countries or areas and groupings using their M49 codes.
Provenance and evidence type
- Operator or reference institution
- United Nations Statistics Division
- Result type
- Research index or metadata
Open the work, its version and editorial status. A bibliographic record or citation identifies an object without validating its findings.
Limit to retain in your conclusion
M49 organises statistical units; it provides no boundary geometry and does not replace the territorial classification of a particular dataset.
Useful search anchors
- Dataset / series code
- Exact name
- Country / jurisdiction
Fields to record when citing a result
- Dataset / series code
- Version / revision
- Dimensions / filters
- Producer / publisher
Evidence record to retain
M49 code as text, label, grouping, reference date, dataset classification and aggregate coverage.
Check before drawing a conclusion
Keep leading zeros. Two identically named aggregates may contain different units.
Access, download and API conditions depend on the service. Consult the official documentation and the resource terms.
Cross-check this source in a research route
Compare territorial aggregates
Link code, classification and membership to table dimensions before joining or summing.
M49 and producer classifications can group areas differently; one shared region name does not establish equal coverage.
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Before export or reuse
- Coverage
- INT
- Identifiers to retain
- Dataset / series code · Version / revision · Dimensions / filters · Producer / publisher
Licence and rights
Inspect the exact resource and its terms. Being viewable does not authorise redistribution; retain the resource licence and restrictions instead of inferring them from the portal.
Date and version
Record consultation date, covered period, last update and version separately. For revised data, retain the file or exact extraction reference.
What object does the result describe?
- Result unit
- Code and membership of a statistical grouping
- Time reference to retain
- Observation period, file version and extraction date; read revisions and flags.
Documentation and access
The web page, export and API may differ in coverage or terms. Check pagination, filters, authentication, quotas and licence for the access method used.
Can a code draw a map?
It can join an appropriate layer, but supplies no coordinates or geometry. Check layer licence, vintage and level.
How can an M49 code be joined to a geographic table?
Keep its three characters, classification and period. Check areas and aggregates correspond; labels alone should not be join keys.
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