Subregion

A subregion is a certain area of a continent, usually based on where they are located on the continent, making it common for region names to be prefixed with "North," "South," or any direction.

Here are a few examples of subregions sorted into continents:

North America

• United States, along with Canada
  • Mid-Atlantic States
  • New England
  • The South
  • West Coast
  • East Coast
• Central America
• The Caribbean
  • the Greater Antilles
  • the Lesser Antilles

South America

• Andean States
• Guyana Highlands
• Eastern South America

Europe

• Western Europe
  • British Isles
  • Benelux, or the Low Countries
• Eastern Europe
  • Baltic States
• Central Europe
  • Alpine States
  • Visegrad Group
• Southern Europe
  • Iberian Peninsula
  • Italian Peninsula
  • Balkan Peninsula
• Northern Europe
  • Nordic States
  • Scandinavia

Africa

• North Africa
  • Maghreb States
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • West Africa (Bulge of Africa)
  • East Africa (Horn of Africa)
  • Central Africa
  • Southern Africa

Asia

• Central Asia
• Middle East
  • Gulf States
  • Near East
  • Anatolia
  • Caucasus
  • Arabian Peninsula)
• East Asia
• South Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent
  • Himalayan States
• Southeast Asia
  • Maritime
  • Mainland

Oceania

• Australasia or Australia
• Melanesia
• Micronesia
• Polynesia

Also see:

• continent
• subcontinent

	Regions of the World	[ Edit {}]
North Asia | Southeast Asia | Central Asia | Southwest Asia | South Asia | East Asia | North Africa | Central Africa | West Africa | East Africa | Southern Africa | North America | Central America | Caribbean | Guyana Highlands | Andean States | Eastern South America | Northern South America | Western South America | Southern South America | Western Europe | Eastern Europe | Northern Europe | Southern Europe | Central Europe | Australasia or Australia| Micronesia | Melanesia | Polynesia (For more visit subcontinent and subregion)