1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 United Nations statistics department http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm 1 1 UN Cartographic Section, Department of Field Support http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/world00.pdf United Nations Map Library http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/maplib/countinfo.htm 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A large contiguous landmass that is at least partially surrounded by water, together with any islands on its continental shelf. Short Definition take from http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/continent. The seven commonly recognized continents are Africa; Antarctica; Asia; Australia; Europe; North America; South America Afghanistan; Antigua and Barbuda; Cameroon; Iceland; Jamaica; Nigeria; United States of America An area of land distinguished by its political autonomy. Politically independent territories. Source of the Short Definition: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/country. This is also the same as geopolitical.owl:self_governing. Alachua; Baker; Bradford; Kenora; Ottawa; Waterloo Short Definition modified from the one found here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/county. The largest administrative division of most states or provinces. A geographical area which is associated with some sort of political structure. Short definition obtained here: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/geopolitical_entity. Use subclasses of core:GeopoliticalEntity subclasses instead of this class if possible. Minnesota; Michigan; Indiana; New York; Quebec; Manitoba; Ontario One of a number of areas or communities having their own governments and forming a federation under a sovereign government, as in the US. Source of the Short Definition: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/state. Boroughs; townships; districts; the Midwest For example, the Midwest, northeast U.S. Short definition was partially taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnational_entity. Smaller administrative division into which a country may be divided. Any region that goes beyond national boundaries and does not fit into any subclass of core:TransnationalRegion. None as yet. Not sure how to access the "Editor's Comments". But as North America is a continent, it would be placed directly into the continent subclass and viewable through this class along with any other subclass entities. sub-Saharan Africa, North America