another response dear xxxxx you have contacted the united nations statistics division in regard to the designation eastern europe please be advised that as per the standard country or area codes for statistical use m which is an international set of digit numerical codes for statistical country reporting the designations eastern europe western europe northern europe and southern europe and the assignment of countries to such groupings are intended for statistical convenience and do not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories by the united nations best regards kimberly gruber united nations tabkimberly gruber information systems officer statistics division un department of economic and social affairs desa dc new york ny tel e mail gruberk un org