---
id: "unm49"
kind: "datatype"
status: "stable"
is_pii: false
categories: ["geo"]
langs: ["en"]
quality: 70
url: "http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/unm49"
---

# UN M49 (`unm49`)

UN M49 or the Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Series M, No. 49) is a standard for area codes used by the United Nations for statistical purposes, developed and maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.

- Personal data (PII): no
- Categories: Geographic identifiers (geo)
- Countries: global
- Languages: English (en)
- Classification: categorical

## Detection

Regular expression (Python `re`):

```
[0-9]{3}
```

## Examples

- `005` — South America
- `554` — New Zealand

## Mappings

- wikidata: `P2082`

## Sources

- wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_M49>
- wikidata: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2082>

## Quality

Score 70/100. Missing: anchored regexp, negative example, translation, detector coverage.

JSON: <http://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/unm49.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/any/geo/unm49.yaml>