G 300 Regions and Countries Table
BACKGROUND: The regions and countries table was developed in order to
insure uniformity of Cutter numbers in all 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
comprises countries, regions, historical jurisdictions or entities, and islands. This
instruction sheet 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.
PROCEDURES:
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 sheet, a country is defined as a sovereign
nation.
a. 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
Italy, Southern
Abruzzi (Italy)
Naples (Italy)
b. 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
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.I8
.I8
.I8
.I8
Yugoslavia
Names of republics
When Cuttering for entities within these countries under a By region or country,
A-Z caption, Cutter for the country, not for the political division. Examples:
Melboure (Vic.)
Toronto (Ontario)
London (England)
Lupar River (Sarawak)
Baltimore (Maryland)
Kotor, Gulf of (Montenegro)
.A8 [Australia]
.C2 [Canada]
.G7 [Great Britain]
.M4 [Malaysia]
.U6 [United States]
.Y8 [Yugoslavia]
c. When Cuttering for a region whose name consists of the name of a country
modified by an adjective, use the following guidelines:
(1) If the class number represents only the one country, Cutter for the adjective,
e.g.
Brazil, local, A-Z
Brazil, North
Brazil, Central West
.N6
.C4
(2) If the class number represents more than the one country, Cutter for the
country only. Do not bring out the region. Examples:
South America, by region or country, A-Z
Brazil, North
Brazil, Central West
.B6
.B6
d. 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. A Cutter for a region may be used if a class number is subdivided By region or
country, A-Z. Examples:
Africa, North
Yukon River Valley
.A355
.Y8
[encompasses many countries]
[crosses Canadian-U.S.boundary]
b. If a class 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, Cutter for the adjective, e.g.
Africa, North
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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, e.g.
Islamic Empire
.I742
6. Islands.
a. If an island is located near a country and is treated as part of that country,
Cutter for the country, e.g.
Jutland
.D4 [Denmark]
b. 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, e.g.
Puerto Rico
Falkland Islands
.P9
.F3
7. Establishing new Cutters not previously listed on the table. If the subject
cataloger provides a region or country not listed on the Regions and Countries
Table, refer it to a subject policy specialist in the Cataloging Policy and Support
Office (CPSO) to have the Cutter considered for inclusion in the table.
Region and Countries Table
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Abyssinia see Ethiopia
Afghanistan
Africa
Africa, Central
Africa, East
Africa, Eastern
Africa, French-Speaking West
Africa, North
Africa, Northeast
Africa, Northwest
Africa, South see South Africa
Africa, Southern
Africa, Sub-Saharan
Africa, West
Albania
Algeria
Alps
America
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A3
A35
A352
A353
A354
A3545
A355
A3553
A3554
A356
A357
A358
A38
A4
A43
A45
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua see Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Arab countries
Arctic regions
Argentina
Armenia
Armenia (Republic)
Aruba
Asia
Asia, Central
Asia, East see East Asia
Asia, South see South Asia
Asia, Southeastern
Asia, Southwestern see Middle East
Australasia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Balkan Peninsula
Baltic States
Bangladesh
Barbados
Barbuda see Antigua and Barbuda
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benelux Countries
Bengal
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire
Bosnia and Hercegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Guiana see Guyana
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A48
A5
A54
A6
A63
A65
A68
A7
A75
A76
A77
A78
A783
A785
A788
A8
A9
A98
B24
B26
B28
B29
B3
B35
B38
B4
B42
B425
B43
B45
B46
B47
B5
B52
B54
B55
B6
British Honduras see Belize
British Isles
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma
Burundi
Byzantine Empire
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Canary Islands
Cape Verde
Caribbean Area
Caroline Islands
Caucasus
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Central America
Central Europe
Ceylon see Sri Lanka
Chad
Channel Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Commonwealth countries
Communist countries
Comoros
Congo (Brazzaville)
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
Dahomey see Benin
Denmark
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B65
B7
B9
B92
B93
B94
B97
C16
C17
C2
C23
C25
C27
C275
C28
C29
C33
C35
C36
C45
C48
C5
C6
C7
C723
C725
C73
C74
C76
C8
C85
C87
C9
C92
C93
C94
C95
D4
Developing countries
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Dutch East Indies see Indonesia
Dutch Guiana see Surinam
D44
D5
D6
D65
East Asia
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador see Salvador
Ellice Islands see Tuvalu
England see Great Britain
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Eurasia
Europe
Europe, Central see Central Europe
Europe, Eastern
Europe, Northern
Europe, Southern
Europe, Western see Europe
European Economic Community countries
European Free Trade Association countries
European Union countries see Europe
E18
E2
E3
E6
E65
E75
E8
E83
E85
E852
E853
E854
E86
E87
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji Islands
Finland
Former Soviet republics
Formosa see Taiwan
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
Galapagos Islands
Gambia
Georgia (Republic)
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F3
F32
F4
F5
F6
F8
F9
F93
G2
G23
G25
G28
Germany
Germany (Democratic Republic) see Germany
Germany (East) see Germany
Germany (Federal Republic) see Germany
Germany (West) see Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Gilbert Islands see Kiribati
Great Britain
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guiana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Hispaniola
Holland see Netherlands
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indochina
Indonesia
Inner Mongolia see China
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Islamic countries
Islamic Empire
Islands of the Indian Ocean
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast, see Côte d'Ivoire
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G3
G4
G5
G7
G8
G83
G84
G845
G85
G9
G915
G92
G93
G95
H2
H55
H8
H85
H9
I2
I4
I48
I5
I7
I72
I73
I74
I742
I743
I75
I8
Jamaica
Japan
Java see Indonesia
Jerusalem
Jordan
Jugoslavia see Yugoslavia
Jutland see Denmark
Kampuchea see Cambodia
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kerguelen Islands
Kiribati
Korea
Korea (Democratic People's Republic) see Korea (North)
Korea (North)
Korea (Republic) see Korea
Korea (South) see Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latin America
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Macaronesia
Macedonia
Macedonia (Republic)
Madagascar
Malagasy Republic see Madagascar
Malawi
Malay Archipelago
Malaya see Malaysia
Malaysia
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J3
J4
J6
K3
K4
K43
K5
K6
K7
K9
K98
L28
L29
L35
L4
L5
L7
L75
L76
L78
L9
M25
M26
M27
M275
M28
M3
M35
M4
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Melanesia
Mexican-American Border Region
Mexico
Micronesia
Middle East
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Mongolia (Mongolian People's Republic) see Mongolia
Montenegro see Yugoslavia
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar see Burma
M415
M42
M43
M433
M435
M44
M45
M5
M58
M6
M625
M628
M629
M63
M65
M7
M8
M85
Namibia
Nauru
Near East see Middle East
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Guinea
New Hebrides see Vanuatu
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North America
Northern Ireland see Great Britain
Northern Rhodesia see Zambia
Norway
Nyasaland see Malawi
Oceania
Oman
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N32
N35
N4
N42
N425
N43
N45
N5
N55
N6
N7
N8
O3
O5
Outer Mongolia see Mongolia
Pacific Area
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Persia see Iran
Persian Gulf Region
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Polynesia
Portugal
Prussia see Germany
Prussia, East (Poland and Russia)
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Réunion
Rhodesia, Northern see Zambia
Rhodesia, Southern see Zimbabwe
Roman Empire
Romania
Rumania see Romania
Russia
Russia (Federation) see Russia
Rwanda
Sahel
Saint Kitts-Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent
Salvador
Samoan Islands
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
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P18
P185
P19
P2
P26
P3
P35
P4
P6
P7
P75
P8
P85
P9
Q2
R4
R57
R6
R8
R95
S15
S16
S17
S18
S2
S24
S27
S3
S33
Scandinavia
Scotland see Great Britain
Senegal
Serbia see Yugoslavia
Seychelles
Siam see Thailand
Siberia see Russia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South America
South Asia
Southern Cone of South America, see South America
Soviet Union
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sudan (Region)
Surinam
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tamil Nadu see India
Tanganyika see Tanzania
Tanzania
Tasmania see Australia
Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
Thailand
Tibet
Tobago see Trinidad and Tobago
Togo
Tonga
Transvaal see South Africa
Trinidad see Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Tropics
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S38
S45
S5
S55
S56
S57
S575
S58
S6
S63
S64
S65
S7
S72
S73
S74
S75
S78
S8
S9
S95
T28
T3
T34
T47
T5
T55
T6
T63
T7
T73
Tubuai Islands
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
T77
T8
T9
T93
T94
T95
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Upper Volta see Burkina Faso
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
U33
U38
U5
U6
U8
U9
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Vietnam (Democratic Republic) see Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands of the United States
Wales see Great Britain
West Indies, British
West Indies, French
Western Australia see Australia
Western Samoa
Yemen
Yemen (People's Democratic Republic) see Yemen
Yugoslavia
Zaire
Zambezi River Region
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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V3
V4
V5
V6
V63
W47
W48
W5
Y4
Y8
Z28
Z32
Z33
Z55