——以下定义了通用的全球国家和地区集团分类。
发达国家和发展中国家
Developed and developing countries: （基本采用联合国国家分类标准）
发达国家包括Developed countries：
Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, United States and Weatern Europe, (i.e.Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, finland, France, Germany, Gibralter, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtestein, Luxemborg, Malta, Goxo, Monaco, Neterlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Svalbard, Jan Mayen Island, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdon, Vatican City,and Yugoslavia)
发展中国家Developing countries： 发达国家以外的其他国家（阿尔巴尼牙, 保加利亚, 捷克, 斯洛伐克，匈牙利，波兰,罗马尼亚，前苏联地区，中国, 蒙古, 北朝鲜和越南除外）
非洲,亚洲和大洋洲发展中国家:除南非,日本,澳大利亚和新西兰之外的所有其他非洲,亚洲和大洋洲国家.
西半球发展中国家:除加拿大之外的其他北美,南美和中美洲国家以及南太平洋和加勒比海地区的一些岛国.
亚太经合组织 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation): Autralia, Brunei, Canada, China, HongKong, Indonesia, Japan, SouthKorea, Malaysia, NewZealand, Phillippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United States.
阿拉伯联盟 Arab League: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Arab Maghreb Union:
Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia.
东南亚联盟 ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations): Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.
碑石组织 Cairns Group: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, Uruguay.
中美洲共同市场 CACM (Central American Common Market): Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua.
独联体 CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukrane, Uzbekistan.
多国出口统筹委员会 COCOM (Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls): Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, German, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdon, United States.
欧洲安全和合作协会 CSCE (Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe): Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia- Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Byelarus, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, The Holy Sea, Kazachastan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukrane, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia.
欧洲委员会 Council of Europe: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
欧共体 EC (European Community): Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom.
欧洲自由贸易协会 EFTA (European Free Trade Association): Austria, Finland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland.
海湾合作委员会 GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council): Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
五国集团 Group of 5: France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United States.
七国集团 Group of 7: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States.
十五国集团 Group of 15: Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, Venezuela, Yugoslovia, Zimbabwe.
拉丁美洲自由贸易协会 LAFTA (Latin American Free Trade Association): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.
近东亚 Near East Asia: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
除了东盟和亚洲四小龙的亚洲国家 Other Asia except ASEAN or NICS: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Macau, Maldive Islands, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Sri lanka, Vietnam.
亚洲四小龙 NICS (Newly Industrialized Countries of Asia): Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan.
北欧委员会 Nordic Council: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden.
北大西洋公约组织 NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization): Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
阿拉伯石油输出国组织 OAPEC (Organization of Arab Petrolium Exporting Countries): Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates.
美洲组织 OAS (Organization of American States): Antigua and Barbados, Argentina, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba (participation suspended), Dominica, Domanican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatamala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela.
经济合作与发展组织 OECD: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
伊斯兰国家组织 OIC: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
石油输出国组织 Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries: Algeria, Ecuador, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela.
环太平洋国家 Pacific Rim: Asia (Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan) Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea.
