@johnmorrisdotca/kuni 1.0.0 → 1.1.0

package/dist/groupings.js

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+// src/data/groupings.data.ts
+var GROUPING_ROWS = [
+  { "id": "continent-af", "kind": "continent", "en": "Africa", "ja": "アフリカ", "members": ["AO", "BF", "BI", "BJ", "BW", "CD", "CF", "CG", "CI", "CM", "CV", "DJ", "DZ", "EG", "EH", "ER", "ET", "GA", "GH", "GM", "GN", "GQ", "GW", "IO", "KE", "KM", "LR", "LS", "LY", "MA", "MG", "ML", "MR", "MU", "MW", "MZ", "NA", "NE", "NG", "RE", "RW", "SC", "SD", "SH", "SL", "SN", "SO", "SS", "ST", "SZ", "TD", "TF", "TG", "TN", "TZ", "UG", "YT", "ZA", "ZM", "ZW"], "definition": "Seven continents read from UN M49: Africa (002), Asia (142), Europe (150) and Oceania (009) as M49 has them, and the Americas (019) as South America (005) and North America (the rest: Northern America, Central America and the Caribbean). Antarctica, in no M49 region, is the seventh. So Russia is in Europe, Cyprus and Turkey in Asia, Timor-Leste in Asia, and the sub-Antarctic islands where M49 puts them (Bouvet Island and South Georgia in South America, Heard and McDonald in Oceania, the French Southern Lands in Africa).", "note": "A six-continent model counts the Americas as one (UN M49's Americas, 019); another joins Europe and Asia.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49); Antarctica by hand", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "continent-an", "kind": "continent", "en": "Antarctica", "ja": "南極", "reading": "なんきょく", "members": ["AQ"], "definition": "Seven continents read from UN M49: Africa (002), Asia (142), Europe (150) and Oceania (009) as M49 has them, and the Americas (019) as South America (005) and North America (the rest: Northern America, Central America and the Caribbean). Antarctica, in no M49 region, is the seventh. So Russia is in Europe, Cyprus and Turkey in Asia, Timor-Leste in Asia, and the sub-Antarctic islands where M49 puts them (Bouvet Island and South Georgia in South America, Heard and McDonald in Oceania, the French Southern Lands in Africa).", "note": "A six-continent model counts the Americas as one (UN M49's Americas, 019); another joins Europe and Asia.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49); Antarctica by hand", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "continent-as", "kind": "continent", "en": "Asia", "ja": "アジア", "members": ["AE", "AF", "AM", "AZ", "BD", "BH", "BN", "BT", "CN", "CY", "GE", "HK", "ID", "IL", "IN", "IQ", "IR", "JO", "JP", "KG", "KH", "KP", "KR", "KW", "KZ", "LA", "LB", "LK", "MM", "MN", "MO", "MV", "MY", "NP", "OM", "PH", "PK", "PS", "QA", "SA", "SG", "SY", "TH", "TJ", "TL", "TM", "TR", "TW", "UZ", "VN", "YE"], "definition": "Seven continents read from UN M49: Africa (002), Asia (142), Europe (150) and Oceania (009) as M49 has them, and the Americas (019) as South America (005) and North America (the rest: Northern America, Central America and the Caribbean). Antarctica, in no M49 region, is the seventh. So Russia is in Europe, Cyprus and Turkey in Asia, Timor-Leste in Asia, and the sub-Antarctic islands where M49 puts them (Bouvet Island and South Georgia in South America, Heard and McDonald in Oceania, the French Southern Lands in Africa).", "note": "A six-continent model counts the Americas as one (UN M49's Americas, 019); another joins Europe and Asia.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49); Antarctica by hand", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "continent-eu", "kind": "continent", "en": "Europe", "ja": "ヨーロッパ", "members": ["AD", "AL", "AT", "AX", "BA", "BE", "BG", "BY", "CH", "CZ", "DE", "DK", "EE", "ES", "FI", "FO", "FR", "GB", "GG", "GI", "GR", "HR", "HU", "IE", "IM", "IS", "IT", "JE", "LI", "LT", "LU", "LV", "MC", "MD", "ME", "MK", "MT", "NL", "NO", "PL", "PT", "RO", "RS", "RU", "SE", "SI", "SJ", "SK", "SM", "UA", "VA", "XK"], "definition": "Seven continents read from UN M49: Africa (002), Asia (142), Europe (150) and Oceania (009) as M49 has them, and the Americas (019) as South America (005) and North America (the rest: Northern America, Central America and the Caribbean). Antarctica, in no M49 region, is the seventh. So Russia is in Europe, Cyprus and Turkey in Asia, Timor-Leste in Asia, and the sub-Antarctic islands where M49 puts them (Bouvet Island and South Georgia in South America, Heard and McDonald in Oceania, the French Southern Lands in Africa).", "note": "A six-continent model counts the Americas as one (UN M49's Americas, 019); another joins Europe and Asia.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49); Antarctica by hand", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "continent-na", "kind": "continent", "en": "North America", "ja": "北アメリカ大陸", "reading": "きたあめりかたいりく", "members": ["AG", "AI", "AW", "BB", "BL", "BM", "BQ", "BS", "BZ", "CA", "CR", "CU", "CW", "DM", "DO", "GD", "GL", "GP", "GT", "HN", "HT", "JM", "KN", "KY", "LC", "MF", "MQ", "MS", "MX", "NI", "PA", "PM", "PR", "SV", "SX", "TC", "TT", "US", "VC", "VG", "VI"], "definition": "Seven continents read from UN M49: Africa (002), Asia (142), Europe (150) and Oceania (009) as M49 has them, and the Americas (019) as South America (005) and North America (the rest: Northern America, Central America and the Caribbean). Antarctica, in no M49 region, is the seventh. So Russia is in Europe, Cyprus and Turkey in Asia, Timor-Leste in Asia, and the sub-Antarctic islands where M49 puts them (Bouvet Island and South Georgia in South America, Heard and McDonald in Oceania, the French Southern Lands in Africa).", "note": "A six-continent model counts the Americas as one (UN M49's Americas, 019); another joins Europe and Asia.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49); Antarctica by hand", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "continent-oc", "kind": "continent", "en": "Oceania", "ja": "オセアニア", "members": ["AS", "AU", "CC", "CK", "CX", "FJ", "FM", "GU", "HM", "KI", "MH", "MP", "NC", "NF", "NR", "NU", "NZ", "PF", "PG", "PN", "PW", "SB", "TK", "TO", "TV", "UM", "VU", "WF", "WS"], "definition": "Seven continents read from UN M49: Africa (002), Asia (142), Europe (150) and Oceania (009) as M49 has them, and the Americas (019) as South America (005) and North America (the rest: Northern America, Central America and the Caribbean). Antarctica, in no M49 region, is the seventh. So Russia is in Europe, Cyprus and Turkey in Asia, Timor-Leste in Asia, and the sub-Antarctic islands where M49 puts them (Bouvet Island and South Georgia in South America, Heard and McDonald in Oceania, the French Southern Lands in Africa).", "note": "A six-continent model counts the Americas as one (UN M49's Americas, 019); another joins Europe and Asia.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49); Antarctica by hand", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "continent-sa", "kind": "continent", "en": "South America", "ja": "南アメリカ", "reading": "みなみあめりか", "members": ["AR", "BO", "BR", "BV", "CL", "CO", "EC", "FK", "GF", "GS", "GY", "PE", "PY", "SR", "UY", "VE"], "definition": "Seven continents read from UN M49: Africa (002), Asia (142), Europe (150) and Oceania (009) as M49 has them, and the Americas (019) as South America (005) and North America (the rest: Northern America, Central America and the Caribbean). Antarctica, in no M49 region, is the seventh. So Russia is in Europe, Cyprus and Turkey in Asia, Timor-Leste in Asia, and the sub-Antarctic islands where M49 puts them (Bouvet Island and South Georgia in South America, Heard and McDonald in Oceania, the French Southern Lands in Africa).", "note": "A six-continent model counts the Americas as one (UN M49's Americas, 019); another joins Europe and Asia.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49); Antarctica by hand", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-002", "kind": "m49", "en": "Africa", "ja": "アフリカ", "members": ["AO", "BF", "BI", "BJ", "BW", "CD", "CF", "CG", "CI", "CM", "CV", "DJ", "DZ", "EG", "EH", "ER", "ET", "GA", "GH", "GM", "GN", "GQ", "GW", "IO", "KE", "KM", "LR", "LS", "LY", "MA", "MG", "ML", "MR", "MU", "MW", "MZ", "NA", "NE", "NG", "RE", "RW", "SC", "SD", "SH", "SL", "SN", "SO", "SS", "ST", "SZ", "TD", "TF", "TG", "TN", "TZ", "UG", "YT", "ZA", "ZM", "ZW"], "definition": "UN M49 area 002, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-003", "kind": "m49", "en": "North America", "ja": "北アメリカ大陸", "reading": "きたあめりかたいりく", "members": ["AG", "AI", "AW", "BB", "BL", "BM", "BQ", "BS", "BZ", "CA", "CR", "CU", "CW", "DM", "DO", "GD", "GL", "GP", "GT", "HN", "HT", "JM", "KN", "KY", "LC", "MF", "MQ", "MS", "MX", "NI", "PA", "PM", "PR", "SV", "SX", "TC", "TT", "US", "VC", "VG", "VI"], "definition": "UN M49 area 003, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "note": "North America in CLDR's sense: Northern America, Central America and the Caribbean together. UN M49 uses the code but does not place it in its tree.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-005", "kind": "m49", "en": "South America", "ja": "南アメリカ", "reading": "みなみあめりか", "parent": "m49-419", "members": ["AR", "BO", "BR", "BV", "CL", "CO", "EC", "FK", "GF", "GS", "GY", "PE", "PY", "SR", "UY", "VE"], "definition": "UN M49 area 005, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-009", "kind": "m49", "en": "Oceania", "ja": "オセアニア", "members": ["AS", "AU", "CC", "CK", "CX", "FJ", "FM", "GU", "HM", "KI", "MH", "MP", "NC", "NF", "NR", "NU", "NZ", "PF", "PG", "PN", "PW", "SB", "TK", "TO", "TV", "UM", "VU", "WF", "WS"], "definition": "UN M49 area 009, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-011", "kind": "m49", "en": "Western Africa", "ja": "西アフリカ", "reading": "にしあふりか", "parent": "m49-202", "members": ["BF", "BJ", "CI", "CV", "GH", "GM", "GN", "GW", "LR", "ML", "MR", "NE", "NG", "SH", "SL", "SN", "TG"], "definition": "UN M49 area 011, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-013", "kind": "m49", "en": "Central America", "ja": "中央アメリカ", "reading": "ちゅうおうあめりか", "parent": "m49-419", "members": ["BZ", "CR", "GT", "HN", "MX", "NI", "PA", "SV"], "definition": "UN M49 area 013, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-014", "kind": "m49", "en": "Eastern Africa", "ja": "東アフリカ", "reading": "ひがしあふりか", "parent": "m49-202", "members": ["BI", "DJ", "ER", "ET", "IO", "KE", "KM", "MG", "MU", "MW", "MZ", "RE", "RW", "SC", "SO", "SS", "TF", "TZ", "UG", "YT", "ZM", "ZW"], "definition": "UN M49 area 014, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-015", "kind": "m49", "en": "Northern Africa", "ja": "北アフリカ", "reading": "きたあふりか", "parent": "m49-002", "members": ["DZ", "EG", "EH", "LY", "MA", "SD", "TN"], "definition": "UN M49 area 015, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-017", "kind": "m49", "en": "Middle Africa", "ja": "中部アフリカ", "reading": "ちゅうぶあふりか", "parent": "m49-202", "members": ["AO", "CD", "CF", "CG", "CM", "GA", "GQ", "ST", "TD"], "definition": "UN M49 area 017, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-018", "kind": "m49", "en": "Southern Africa", "ja": "南部アフリカ", "reading": "なんぶあふりか", "parent": "m49-202", "members": ["BW", "LS", "NA", "SZ", "ZA"], "definition": "UN M49 area 018, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-019", "kind": "m49", "en": "Americas", "ja": "アメリカ大陸", "reading": "あめりかたいりく", "members": ["AG", "AI", "AR", "AW", "BB", "BL", "BM", "BO", "BQ", "BR", "BS", "BV", "BZ", "CA", "CL", "CO", "CR", "CU", "CW", "DM", "DO", "EC", "FK", "GD", "GF", "GL", "GP", "GS", "GT", "GY", "HN", "HT", "JM", "KN", "KY", "LC", "MF", "MQ", "MS", "MX", "NI", "PA", "PE", "PM", "PR", "PY", "SR", "SV", "SX", "TC", "TT", "US", "UY", "VC", "VE", "VG", "VI"], "definition": "UN M49 area 019, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-021", "kind": "m49", "en": "Northern America", "ja": "北アメリカ", "reading": "きたあめりか", "parent": "m49-019", "members": ["BM", "CA", "GL", "PM", "US"], "definition": "UN M49 area 021, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-029", "kind": "m49", "en": "Caribbean", "ja": "カリブ", "parent": "m49-419", "members": ["AG", "AI", "AW", "BB", "BL", "BQ", "BS", "CU", "CW", "DM", "DO", "GD", "GP", "HT", "JM", "KN", "KY", "LC", "MF", "MQ", "MS", "PR", "SX", "TC", "TT", "VC", "VG", "VI"], "definition": "UN M49 area 029, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-030", "kind": "m49", "en": "Eastern Asia", "ja": "東アジア", "reading": "ひがしあじあ", "parent": "m49-142", "members": ["CN", "HK", "JP", "KP", "KR", "MN", "MO", "TW"], "definition": "UN M49 area 030, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "note": "CLDR counts Taiwan here; UN M49 does not list Taiwan.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-034", "kind": "m49", "en": "Southern Asia", "ja": "南アジア", "reading": "みなみあじあ", "parent": "m49-142", "members": ["AF", "BD", "BT", "IN", "IR", "LK", "MV", "NP", "PK"], "definition": "UN M49 area 034, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-035", "kind": "m49", "en": "Southeast Asia", "ja": "東南アジア", "reading": "とうなんあじあ", "parent": "m49-142", "members": ["BN", "ID", "KH", "LA", "MM", "MY", "PH", "SG", "TH", "TL", "VN"], "definition": "UN M49 area 035, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-039", "kind": "m49", "en": "Southern Europe", "ja": "南ヨーロッパ", "reading": "みなみよーろっぱ", "parent": "m49-150", "members": ["AD", "AL", "BA", "ES", "GI", "GR", "HR", "IT", "ME", "MK", "MT", "PT", "RS", "SI", "SM", "VA", "XK"], "definition": "UN M49 area 039, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "note": "CLDR counts Kosovo here; UN M49 does not list Kosovo.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-053", "kind": "m49", "en": "Australasia", "ja": "オーストララシア", "parent": "m49-009", "members": ["AU", "CC", "CX", "HM", "NF", "NZ"], "definition": "UN M49 area 053, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-054", "kind": "m49", "en": "Melanesia", "ja": "メラネシア", "parent": "m49-009", "members": ["FJ", "NC", "PG", "SB", "VU"], "definition": "UN M49 area 054, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-057", "kind": "m49", "en": "Micronesian Region", "ja": "ミクロネシア", "parent": "m49-009", "members": ["FM", "GU", "KI", "MH", "MP", "NR", "PW", "UM"], "definition": "UN M49 area 057, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-061", "kind": "m49", "en": "Polynesia", "ja": "ポリネシア", "parent": "m49-009", "members": ["AS", "CK", "NU", "PF", "PN", "TK", "TO", "TV", "WF", "WS"], "definition": "UN M49 area 061, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-142", "kind": "m49", "en": "Asia", "ja": "アジア", "members": ["AE", "AF", "AM", "AZ", "BD", "BH", "BN", "BT", "CN", "CY", "GE", "HK", "ID", "IL", "IN", "IQ", "IR", "JO", "JP", "KG", "KH", "KP", "KR", "KW", "KZ", "LA", "LB", "LK", "MM", "MN", "MO", "MV", "MY", "NP", "OM", "PH", "PK", "PS", "QA", "SA", "SG", "SY", "TH", "TJ", "TL", "TM", "TR", "TW", "UZ", "VN", "YE"], "definition": "UN M49 area 142, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-143", "kind": "m49", "en": "Central Asia", "ja": "中央アジア", "reading": "ちゅうおうあじあ", "parent": "m49-142", "members": ["KG", "KZ", "TJ", "TM", "UZ"], "definition": "UN M49 area 143, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-145", "kind": "m49", "en": "Western Asia", "ja": "西アジア", "reading": "にしあじあ", "parent": "m49-142", "members": ["AE", "AM", "AZ", "BH", "CY", "GE", "IL", "IQ", "JO", "KW", "LB", "OM", "PS", "QA", "SA", "SY", "TR", "YE"], "definition": "UN M49 area 145, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "m49-150", "kind": "m49", "en": "Europe", "ja": "ヨーロッパ", "members": ["AD", "AL", "AT", "AX", "BA", "BE", "BG", "BY", "CH", "CZ", "DE", "DK", "EE", "ES", "FI", "FO", "FR", "GB", "GG", "GI", "GR", "HR", "HU", "IE", "IM", "IS", "IT", "JE", "LI", "LT", "LU", "LV", "MC", "MD", "ME", "MK", "MT", "NL", "NO", "PL", "PT", "RO", "RS", "RU", "SE", "SI", "SJ", "SK", "SM", "UA", "VA", "XK"], "definition": "UN M49 area 150, with the members Unicode CLDR 48.2.0 gives it.", "source": ["Unicode CLDR 48.2.0, territoryContainment (UN M49)", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "Unicode-3.0"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
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+  { "id": "gcc", "kind": "membership", "en": "Gulf Cooperation Council", "ja": "湾岸協力会議", "reading": "わんがんきょうりょくかいぎ", "shortEn": "GCC", "shortJa": "GCC", "members": ["AE", "BH", "KW", "OM", "QA", "SA"], "periods": [["AE", null, null], ["BH", null, null], ["KW", null, null], ["OM", "1981-01-01", null], ["QA", null, null], ["SA", "1981-05-25", null]], "definition": "The members Gulf Cooperation Council Secretariat General lists on 2026-10-09; the dates they joined and left are Wikidata's (CC0), read 2026-10-09.", "source": ["Gulf Cooperation Council Secretariat General", "https://www.gcc-sg.org/", "A list of facts; dates CC0 (Wikidata)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "commonwealth", "kind": "membership", "en": "Commonwealth of Nations", "ja": "イギリス連邦", "reading": "いぎりすれんぽう", "shortEn": "Commonwealth", "shortJa": "英連邦", "members": ["AG", "AU", "BB", "BD", "BN", "BS", "BW", "BZ", "CA", "CM", "CY", "DM", "FJ", "GA", "GB", "GD", "GH", "GM", "GY", "IN", "JM", "KE", "KI", "KN", "LC", "LK", "LS", "MT", "MU", "MV", "MW", "MY", "MZ", "NA", "NG", "NR", "NZ", "PG", "PK", "RW", "SB", "SC", "SG", "SL", "SZ", "TG", "TO", "TT", "TV", "TZ", "UG", "VC", "VU", "WS", "ZA", "ZM"], "periods": [["AG", "1981-01-01", null], ["AU", "1931-01-01", null], ["BB", "1966-01-01", null], ["BD", "1972-04-18", null], ["BN", "1984-01-01", null], ["BS", "1973-01-01", null], ["BW", "1966-01-01", null], ["BZ", "1981-01-01", null], ["CA", "1931-01-01", null], ["CM", "1960-01-01", null], ["CY", "1961-01-01", null], ["DM", "1978-01-01", null], ["FJ", "1970-01-01", "1987-10-01"], ["FJ", "1997-10-01", "2000-06-01"], ["FJ", "2001-12-01", "2006-12-01"], ["FJ", "2014-09-01", null], ["GA", "2022-06-25", null], ["GB", null, null], ["GD", "1974-01-01", null], ["GH", "1957-01-01", null], ["GM", "1965-02-18", "2013-10-03"], ["GM", "2018-02-08", null], ["GY", "1966-01-01", null], ["IN", "1947-08-15", null], ["JM", "1978-01-01", null], ["KE", "1963-12-12", null], ["KI", "1979-07-12", null], ["KN", "1983-01-01", null], ["LC", "1979-01-01", null], ["LK", "1948-01-01", null], ["LS", "1966-01-01", null], ["MT", "1964-01-01", null], ["MU", "1968-01-01", null], ["MV", "1982-07-09", "2016-10-13"], ["MV", "2020-02-01", null], ["MW", "1964-01-01", null], ["MY", "1957-01-01", null], ["MZ", "1995-01-01", null], ["NA", "1990-01-01", null], ["NG", "1960-01-01", "1995-01-01"], ["NG", "1999-01-01", null], ["NR", "1968-01-01", "1999-01-01"], ["NR", "1999-01-01", null], ["NZ", "1931-01-01", null], ["PG", "1975-01-01", null], ["PK", "1947-01-01", "1972-01-01"], ["PK", "1989-01-01", null], ["RW", "2009-11-29", null], ["SB", "1978-01-01", null], ["SC", "1976-01-01", null], ["SG", "1965-01-01", null], ["SL", "1961-01-01", null], ["SZ", "1968-01-01", null], ["TG", "2022-06-25", null], ["TO", "1970-01-01", null], ["TT", "1962-01-01", null], ["TV", "1978-01-01", null], ["TZ", "1961-12-09", null], ["UG", "1962-01-01", null], ["VC", "1979-01-01", null], ["VU", "1980-01-01", null], ["WS", "1970-01-01", null], ["ZA", "1931-12-11", null], ["ZM", "1964-01-01", null]], "definition": "The members The Commonwealth lists on 2026-10-09; the dates they joined and left are Wikidata's (CC0), read 2026-10-09.", "note": "Gabon and Togo joined in 2022.", "source": ["The Commonwealth, Member countries", "https://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries", "A list of facts; dates CC0 (Wikidata)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
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+  { "id": "brics", "kind": "membership", "en": "BRICS", "ja": "BRICS", "members": ["AE", "BR", "CN", "EG", "ET", "ID", "IN", "IR", "RU", "ZA"], "periods": [["AE", null, null], ["BR", "2009-06-16", null], ["CN", "2009-06-16", null], ["EG", null, null], ["ET", null, null], ["ID", null, null], ["IN", "2009-06-16", null], ["IR", null, null], ["RU", "2009-06-16", null], ["ZA", "2010-12-24", null]], "definition": "The members BRICS lists on 2026-10-09; the dates they joined and left are Wikidata's (CC0), read 2026-10-09.", "note": "Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates joined in 2024 and Indonesia in 2025. Saudi Arabia was invited and has not confirmed, so it is not counted; the partner countries are not members.", "source": ["BRICS, Member countries", "https://brics.br/en/about-the-brics", "A list of facts; dates CC0 (Wikidata)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "mercosur", "kind": "membership", "en": "Mercosur", "ja": "南米南部共同市場", "reading": "なんべいなんぶきょうどうしじょう", "shortJa": "メルコスール", "members": ["AR", "BO", "BR", "PY", "UY"], "periods": [["AR", null, null], ["BO", null, null], ["BR", null, null], ["PY", null, null], ["UY", null, null]], "others": [["CL", "associate"], ["CO", "associate"], ["EC", "associate"], ["GY", "associate"], ["PA", "associate"], ["PE", "associate"], ["SR", "associate"], ["VE", "suspended"]], "definition": "The members Mercosur lists on 2026-10-09; the dates they joined and left are Wikidata's (CC0), read 2026-10-09.", "note": "Bolivia became a full member in 2024. Venezuela has been suspended since 2016.", "source": ["Mercosur, Countries", "https://www.mercosur.int/en/about-mercosur/mercosur-countries/", "A list of facts; dates CC0 (Wikidata)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "usmca", "kind": "membership", "en": "United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement", "ja": "米国・メキシコ・カナダ協定", "reading": "べいこく・めきしこ・かなだきょうてい", "shortEn": "USMCA", "shortJa": "USMCA", "members": ["CA", "MX", "US"], "periods": [["CA", null, null], ["MX", "2020-07-01", null], ["US", null, null]], "definition": "The members Office of the United States Trade Representative lists on 2026-10-09; the dates they joined and left are Wikidata's (CC0), read 2026-10-09.", "note": "Called CUSMA in Canada and T-MEC in Mexico.", "source": ["Office of the United States Trade Representative, USMCA", "https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/united-states-mexico-canada-agreement", "A list of facts; dates CC0 (Wikidata)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "apec", "kind": "membership", "en": "Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation", "ja": "アジア太平洋経済協力", "reading": "あじあたいへいようけいざいきょうりょく", "shortEn": "APEC", "shortJa": "APEC", "members": ["AU", "BN", "CA", "CL", "CN", "HK", "ID", "JP", "KR", "MX", "MY", "NZ", "PE", "PG", "PH", "RU", "SG", "TH", "TW", "US", "VN"], "periods": [["AU", "1989-11-06", null], ["BN", "1989-11-06", null], ["CA", "1989-11-06", null], ["CL", "1994-11-11", null], ["CN", "1991-10-02", null], ["HK", "1991-11-12", null], ["ID", "1989-11-06", null], ["JP", "1989-11-06", null], ["KR", "1989-11-06", null], ["MX", "1993-11-17", null], ["MY", "1989-11-06", null], ["NZ", "1989-11-06", null], ["PE", "1998-11-14", null], ["PG", "1993-11-17", null], ["PH", "1989-11-06", null], ["RU", "1998-11-01", null], ["SG", "1989-11-06", null], ["TH", "1989-11-06", null], ["TW", "1991-01-01", null], ["US", "1989-11-06", null], ["VN", "1998-11-15", null]], "definition": "The members APEC lists on 2026-10-09; the dates they joined and left are Wikidata's (CC0), read 2026-10-09.", "note": "Its members are economies: Hong Kong is a member as Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan as Chinese Taipei.", "source": ["APEC, Member Economies", "https://www.apec.org/about-us/about-apec/member-economies", "A list of facts; dates CC0 (Wikidata)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "caricom", "kind": "membership", "en": "Caribbean Community", "ja": "カリブ共同体", "reading": "かりぶきょうどうたい", "shortEn": "CARICOM", "shortJa": "カリコム", "members": ["AG", "BB", "BS", "BZ", "DM", "GD", "GY", "HT", "JM", "KN", "LC", "MS", "SR", "TT", "VC"], "periods": [["AG", "1974-07-04", null], ["BB", "1973-08-01", null], ["BS", "1983-07-04", null], ["BZ", "1974-05-01", null], ["DM", "1974-05-01", null], ["GD", "1974-05-01", null], ["GY", "1973-08-01", null], ["HT", "2002-07-01", null], ["JM", "1973-08-01", null], ["KN", "1974-07-26", null], ["LC", "1974-05-01", null], ["MS", "1974-05-01", null], ["SR", "1995-07-04", null], ["TT", "1973-08-01", null], ["VC", "1974-05-01", null]], "others": [["AI", "associate"], ["BM", "associate"], ["KY", "associate"], ["TC", "associate"], ["VG", "associate"]], "definition": "The members CARICOM lists on 2026-10-09; the dates they joined and left are Wikidata's (CC0), read 2026-10-09.", "source": ["CARICOM, Member States and Associate Members", "https://caricom.org/member-states-and-associate-members/", "A list of facts; dates CC0 (Wikidata)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "pacific-islands-forum", "kind": "membership", "en": "Pacific Islands Forum", "ja": "太平洋諸島フォーラム", "reading": "たいへいようしょとうふぉーらむ", "shortEn": "PIF", "shortJa": "PIF", "members": ["AU", "CK", "FJ", "FM", "KI", "MH", "NC", "NR", "NU", "NZ", "PF", "PG", "PW", "SB", "TO", "TV", "VU", "WS"], "periods": [["AU", null, null], ["CK", null, null], ["FJ", null, null], ["FM", null, null], ["KI", null, null], ["MH", null, null], ["NC", null, null], ["NR", null, null], ["NU", null, null], ["NZ", null, null], ["PF", null, null], ["PG", null, null], ["PW", null, null], ["SB", null, null], ["TO", null, null], ["TV", null, null], ["VU", null, null], ["WS", null, null]], "definition": "The members Pacific Islands Forum lists on 2026-10-09; the dates they joined and left are Wikidata's (CC0), read 2026-10-09.", "note": "French Polynesia and New Caledonia have been full members since 2016.", "source": ["Pacific Islands Forum, Our Members", "https://forumsec.org/who-we-are", "A list of facts; dates CC0 (Wikidata)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "nordic-council", "kind": "membership", "en": "Nordic Council", "ja": "北欧理事会", "reading": "ほくおうりじかい", "members": ["AX", "DK", "FI", "FO", "GL", "IS", "NO", "SE"], "periods": [["AX", null, null], ["DK", null, null], ["FI", "1955-01-01", null], ["FO", null, null], ["GL", null, null], ["IS", null, null], ["NO", null, null], ["SE", "1952-03-16", null]], "definition": "The members Nordic Co-operation lists on 2026-10-09; the dates they joined and left are Wikidata's (CC0), read 2026-10-09.", "note": "Five states and three autonomous territories, Åland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, which sit in the delegations of Finland and Denmark.", "source": ["Nordic Co-operation, The Nordic Council", "https://www.norden.org/en/information/about-nordic-council", "A list of facts; dates CC0 (Wikidata)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "benelux", "kind": "membership", "en": "Benelux Union", "ja": "ベネルクス", "shortEn": "Benelux", "members": ["BE", "LU", "NL"], "periods": [["BE", null, null], ["LU", null, null], ["NL", null, null]], "definition": "The members Benelux Union lists on 2026-10-09; the dates they joined and left are Wikidata's (CC0), read 2026-10-09.", "source": ["Benelux Union", "https://www.benelux.int/en/", "A list of facts; dates CC0 (Wikidata)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "middle-east", "kind": "informal", "en": "Middle East", "ja": "中東", "reading": "ちゅうとう", "members": ["AE", "BH", "CY", "EG", "IL", "IQ", "IR", "JO", "KW", "LB", "OM", "PS", "QA", "SA", "SY", "TR", "YE"], "definition": "Western Asia as most English sources use it today, with Egypt and Iran, and without the Caucasus.", "note": "No definition is agreed: some add Libya, Sudan or Afghanistan; some leave out Cyprus or Turkey. UN M49's Western Asia (145) includes Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia and leaves out Egypt and Iran.", "source": ["Encyclopaedia Britannica, Middle East", "https://www.britannica.com/place/Middle-East", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "latin-america", "kind": "informal", "en": "Latin America and the Caribbean", "ja": "ラテンアメリカ・カリブ", "members": ["AG", "AI", "AR", "AW", "BB", "BL", "BO", "BQ", "BR", "BS", "BV", "BZ", "CL", "CO", "CR", "CU", "CW", "DM", "DO", "EC", "FK", "GD", "GF", "GP", "GS", "GT", "GY", "HN", "HT", "JM", "KN", "KY", "LC", "MF", "MQ", "MS", "MX", "NI", "PA", "PE", "PR", "PY", "SR", "SV", "SX", "TC", "TT", "UY", "VC", "VE", "VG", "VI"], "definition": "UN M49's Latin America and the Caribbean (419): Central America, the Caribbean and South America.", "note": "Latin America in its narrower sense, the countries speaking Spanish, Portuguese or French, leaves out the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean.", "source": ["UN Statistics Division, M49", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "caribbean", "kind": "informal", "en": "Caribbean", "ja": "カリブ", "members": ["AG", "AI", "AW", "BB", "BL", "BQ", "BS", "CU", "CW", "DM", "DO", "GD", "GP", "HT", "JM", "KN", "KY", "LC", "MF", "MQ", "MS", "PR", "SX", "TC", "TT", "VC", "VG", "VI"], "definition": "UN M49's Caribbean (029).", "note": "Some definitions add the Caribbean coasts of Central and South America (Belize, Guyana, Suriname), which M49 puts in Central and South America.", "source": ["UN Statistics Division, M49", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "balkans", "kind": "informal", "en": "Balkans", "ja": "バルカン半島", "reading": "ばるかんはんとう", "members": ["AL", "BA", "BG", "HR", "ME", "MK", "RO", "RS", "SI", "XK"], "definition": "The countries usually counted as the Balkans.", "note": "Greece and the European part of Turkey are on the peninsula and are sometimes counted; Slovenia and Romania are sometimes not. See also the Western Balkans.", "source": ["Encyclopaedia Britannica, Balkans", "https://www.britannica.com/place/Balkans", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "western-balkans", "kind": "informal", "en": "Western Balkans", "ja": "西バルカン", "reading": "にしばるかん", "members": ["AL", "BA", "ME", "MK", "RS", "XK"], "definition": "The European Union's usage: the Balkan countries that are not EU members.", "source": ["European Commission, Enlargement", "https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "scandinavia", "kind": "informal", "en": "Scandinavia", "ja": "スカンジナビア", "members": ["DK", "NO", "SE"], "definition": "Scandinavia in its strict sense: Denmark, Norway and Sweden.", "note": "Often used loosely for the Nordic countries, adding Finland and Iceland, which is a different grouping (see the Nordic countries).", "source": ["Encyclopaedia Britannica, Scandinavia", "https://www.britannica.com/place/Scandinavia", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "nordic-countries", "kind": "informal", "en": "Nordic countries", "ja": "北欧", "reading": "ほくおう", "members": ["AX", "DK", "FI", "FO", "GL", "IS", "NO", "SE"], "definition": "The five Nordic states and the three autonomous territories, as Nordic Co-operation counts them.", "source": ["Nordic Co-operation, Facts about the Nordic countries", "https://www.norden.org/en/information/facts-about-nordic-countries", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "baltics", "kind": "informal", "en": "Baltic states", "ja": "バルト三国", "reading": "ばるとさんごく", "members": ["EE", "LT", "LV"], "definition": "Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.", "source": ["Encyclopaedia Britannica, Baltic states", "https://www.britannica.com/place/Baltic-states", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "central-asia", "kind": "informal", "en": "Central Asia", "ja": "中央アジア", "reading": "ちゅうおうあじあ", "members": ["KG", "KZ", "TJ", "TM", "UZ"], "definition": "UN M49's Central Asia (143): the five former Soviet republics.", "note": "Wider definitions add Afghanistan, Mongolia or parts of China.", "source": ["UN Statistics Division, M49", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "southeast-asia", "kind": "informal", "en": "Southeast Asia", "ja": "東南アジア", "reading": "とうなんあじあ", "members": ["BN", "ID", "KH", "LA", "MM", "MY", "PH", "SG", "TH", "TL", "VN"], "definition": "UN M49's South-eastern Asia (035), the same countries as ASEAN.", "source": ["UN Statistics Division, M49", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "maghreb", "kind": "informal", "en": "Maghreb", "ja": "マグリブ", "members": ["DZ", "LY", "MA", "MR", "TN"], "definition": "The members of the Arab Maghreb Union.", "note": "The Maghreb in its narrow sense is Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia; Western Sahara is sometimes counted.", "source": ["Encyclopaedia Britannica, Maghrib", "https://www.britannica.com/place/Maghrib", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "horn-of-africa", "kind": "informal", "en": "Horn of Africa", "ja": "アフリカの角", "reading": "あふりかのつの", "members": ["DJ", "ER", "ET", "SO"], "definition": "The peninsula's four countries.", "note": "Wider uses add Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda (the members of IGAD).", "source": ["Encyclopaedia Britannica, Horn of Africa", "https://www.britannica.com/place/Horn-of-Africa", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "sahel", "kind": "informal", "en": "Sahel", "ja": "サヘル", "members": ["BF", "ML", "MR", "NE", "TD"], "definition": "The five countries of the former G5 Sahel.", "note": "The Sahel is a belt of land, not a set of countries: wider uses add Senegal, The Gambia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan and Eritrea, which it also crosses.", "source": ["Encyclopaedia Britannica, Sahel", "https://www.britannica.com/place/Sahel", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "british-isles", "kind": "informal", "en": "British Isles", "ja": "ブリテン諸島", "reading": "ぶりてんしょとう", "members": ["GB", "GG", "IE", "IM", "JE"], "definition": "The islands of Great Britain and Ireland and the islands near them: the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.", "note": "The name is disliked in Ireland, and the Irish government does not use it.", "source": ["Encyclopaedia Britannica, British Isles", "https://www.britannica.com/place/British-Isles", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "iberia", "kind": "informal", "en": "Iberian Peninsula", "ja": "イベリア半島", "reading": "いべりあはんとう", "members": ["AD", "ES", "GI", "PT"], "definition": "The countries on the peninsula: Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar.", "source": ["Encyclopaedia Britannica, Iberian Peninsula", "https://www.britannica.com/place/Iberian-Peninsula", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "asia-pacific", "kind": "informal", "en": "Asia-Pacific", "ja": "アジア太平洋", "reading": "あじあたいへいよう", "members": ["AE", "AF", "AM", "AS", "AU", "AZ", "BD", "BH", "BN", "BT", "CC", "CK", "CN", "CX", "CY", "FJ", "FM", "GE", "GU", "HK", "HM", "ID", "IL", "IN", "IQ", "IR", "JO", "JP", "KG", "KH", "KI", "KP", "KR", "KW", "KZ", "LA", "LB", "LK", "MH", "MM", "MN", "MO", "MP", "MV", "MY", "NC", "NF", "NP", "NR", "NU", "NZ", "OM", "PF", "PG", "PH", "PK", "PN", "PS", "PW", "QA", "SA", "SB", "SG", "SY", "TH", "TJ", "TK", "TL", "TM", "TO", "TR", "TV", "TW", "UM", "UZ", "VN", "VU", "WF", "WS", "YE"], "definition": "UN M49's Asia (142) and Oceania (009) together.", "note": "Uses differ widely: APEC adds the Pacific coast of the Americas, and the UN's ESCAP adds Russia and leaves out western Asia.", "source": ["UN Statistics Division, M49", "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "jp-hokkaido", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Hokkaido region", "ja": "北海道地方", "reading": "ほっかいどうちほう", "country": "JP", "sets": ["jp-regions-8", "jp-regions-9"], "members": ["JP-01"], "definition": "The prefecture of Hokkaido.", "source": ["The eight regions (八地方区分) taught in Japanese schools", "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/日本の地域", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "jp-tohoku", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Tohoku region", "ja": "東北地方", "reading": "とうほくちほう", "country": "JP", "sets": ["jp-regions-8", "jp-regions-9"], "members": ["JP-02", "JP-03", "JP-04", "JP-05", "JP-06", "JP-07"], "definition": "Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima.", "source": ["The eight regions (八地方区分) taught in Japanese schools", "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/日本の地域", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "jp-kanto", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Kanto region", "ja": "関東地方", "reading": "かんとうちほう", "country": "JP", "sets": ["jp-regions-8", "jp-regions-9"], "members": ["JP-08", "JP-09", "JP-10", "JP-11", "JP-12", "JP-13", "JP-14"], "definition": "Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo and Kanagawa.", "source": ["The eight regions (八地方区分) taught in Japanese schools", "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/日本の地域", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "jp-chubu", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Chubu region", "ja": "中部地方", "reading": "ちゅうぶちほう", "country": "JP", "sets": ["jp-regions-8", "jp-regions-9"], "members": ["JP-15", "JP-16", "JP-17", "JP-18", "JP-19", "JP-20", "JP-21", "JP-22", "JP-23"], "definition": "Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka and Aichi.", "source": ["The eight regions (八地方区分) taught in Japanese schools", "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/日本の地域", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "jp-kinki", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Kinki region", "ja": "近畿地方", "reading": "きんきちほう", "country": "JP", "sets": ["jp-regions-8", "jp-regions-9"], "otherNames": [{ "en": "Kansai region", "ja": "関西地方", "reading": "かんさいちほう" }], "members": ["JP-24", "JP-25", "JP-26", "JP-27", "JP-28", "JP-29", "JP-30"], "definition": "Mie, Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara and Wakayama. Kinki (近畿) is the name official divisions use; Kansai (関西) is the everyday name, and its limits are looser: Mie is often left out.", "source": ["The eight regions (八地方区分) taught in Japanese schools", "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/日本の地域", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "jp-chugoku", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Chugoku region", "ja": "中国地方", "reading": "ちゅうごくちほう", "country": "JP", "sets": ["jp-regions-8", "jp-regions-9"], "members": ["JP-31", "JP-32", "JP-33", "JP-34", "JP-35"], "definition": "Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi.", "source": ["The eight regions (八地方区分) taught in Japanese schools", "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/日本の地域", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "jp-shikoku", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Shikoku region", "ja": "四国地方", "reading": "しこくちほう", "country": "JP", "sets": ["jp-regions-8", "jp-regions-9"], "members": ["JP-36", "JP-37", "JP-38", "JP-39"], "definition": "Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi.", "source": ["The eight regions (八地方区分) taught in Japanese schools", "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/日本の地域", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "jp-kyushu", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Kyushu region", "ja": "九州地方", "reading": "きゅうしゅうちほう", "country": "JP", "sets": ["jp-regions-8"], "members": ["JP-40", "JP-41", "JP-42", "JP-43", "JP-44", "JP-45", "JP-46", "JP-47"], "definition": "Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa, as the eight-region division counts it.", "source": ["The eight regions (八地方区分) taught in Japanese schools", "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/日本の地域", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "jp-kyushu-without-okinawa", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Kyushu region (without Okinawa)", "ja": "沖縄を除く九州地方", "reading": "おきなわをのぞくきゅうしゅうちほう", "country": "JP", "sets": ["jp-regions-9"], "members": ["JP-40", "JP-41", "JP-42", "JP-43", "JP-44", "JP-45", "JP-46"], "definition": "Kyushu's seven prefectures, where Okinawa is counted as a region of its own.", "source": ["The eight regions (八地方区分) taught in Japanese schools", "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/日本の地域", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "jp-okinawa", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Okinawa region", "ja": "沖縄地方", "reading": "おきなわちほう", "country": "JP", "sets": ["jp-regions-9"], "members": ["JP-47"], "definition": "Okinawa, where it is counted apart from Kyushu (as in weather forecasts).", "source": ["The eight regions (八地方区分) taught in Japanese schools", "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/日本の地域", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "us-northeast", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Northeast", "ja": "北東部", "reading": "ほくとうぶ", "country": "US", "sets": ["us-census-regions"], "members": ["US-CT", "US-MA", "US-ME", "US-NH", "US-NJ", "US-NY", "US-PA", "US-RI", "US-VT"], "definition": "Census Region 1.", "source": ["United States Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions", "https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf", "Public domain (a work of the United States government)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "us-midwest", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Midwest", "ja": "中西部", "reading": "ちゅうせいぶ", "country": "US", "sets": ["us-census-regions"], "members": ["US-IA", "US-IL", "US-IN", "US-KS", "US-MI", "US-MN", "US-MO", "US-ND", "US-NE", "US-OH", "US-SD", "US-WI"], "definition": "Census Region 2.", "source": ["United States Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions", "https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf", "Public domain (a work of the United States government)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "us-south", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "South", "ja": "南部", "reading": "なんぶ", "country": "US", "sets": ["us-census-regions"], "members": ["US-AL", "US-AR", "US-DC", "US-DE", "US-FL", "US-GA", "US-KY", "US-LA", "US-MD", "US-MS", "US-NC", "US-OK", "US-SC", "US-TN", "US-TX", "US-VA", "US-WV"], "definition": "Census Region 3.", "source": ["United States Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions", "https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf", "Public domain (a work of the United States government)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "us-west", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "West", "ja": "西部", "reading": "せいぶ", "country": "US", "sets": ["us-census-regions"], "members": ["US-AK", "US-AZ", "US-CA", "US-CO", "US-HI", "US-ID", "US-MT", "US-NM", "US-NV", "US-OR", "US-UT", "US-WA", "US-WY"], "definition": "Census Region 4.", "source": ["United States Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions", "https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf", "Public domain (a work of the United States government)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "us-new-england", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "New England", "ja": "ニューイングランド", "country": "US", "sets": ["us-census-divisions"], "members": ["US-CT", "US-MA", "US-ME", "US-NH", "US-RI", "US-VT"], "definition": "Census Division 1, in the Northeast.", "source": ["United States Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions", "https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf", "Public domain (a work of the United States government)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "us-middle-atlantic", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Middle Atlantic", "ja": "中部大西洋岸", "reading": "ちゅうぶたいせいようがん", "country": "US", "sets": ["us-census-divisions"], "members": ["US-NJ", "US-NY", "US-PA"], "definition": "Census Division 2, in the Northeast.", "source": ["United States Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions", "https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf", "Public domain (a work of the United States government)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "us-east-north-central", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "East North Central", "ja": "東北中部", "reading": "とうほくちゅうぶ", "country": "US", "sets": ["us-census-divisions"], "members": ["US-IL", "US-IN", "US-MI", "US-OH", "US-WI"], "definition": "Census Division 3, in the Midwest.", "source": ["United States Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions", "https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf", "Public domain (a work of the United States government)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "us-west-north-central", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "West North Central", "ja": "西北中部", "reading": "せいほくちゅうぶ", "country": "US", "sets": ["us-census-divisions"], "members": ["US-IA", "US-KS", "US-MN", "US-MO", "US-ND", "US-NE", "US-SD"], "definition": "Census Division 4, in the Midwest.", "source": ["United States Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions", "https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf", "Public domain (a work of the United States government)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "us-south-atlantic", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "South Atlantic", "ja": "南部大西洋岸", "reading": "なんぶたいせいようがん", "country": "US", "sets": ["us-census-divisions"], "members": ["US-DC", "US-DE", "US-FL", "US-GA", "US-MD", "US-NC", "US-SC", "US-VA", "US-WV"], "definition": "Census Division 5, in the South.", "source": ["United States Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions", "https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf", "Public domain (a work of the United States government)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "us-east-south-central", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "East South Central", "ja": "東南中部", "reading": "とうなんちゅうぶ", "country": "US", "sets": ["us-census-divisions"], "members": ["US-AL", "US-KY", "US-MS", "US-TN"], "definition": "Census Division 6, in the South.", "source": ["United States Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions", "https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf", "Public domain (a work of the United States government)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "us-west-south-central", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "West South Central", "ja": "西南中部", "reading": "せいなんちゅうぶ", "country": "US", "sets": ["us-census-divisions"], "members": ["US-AR", "US-LA", "US-OK", "US-TX"], "definition": "Census Division 7, in the South.", "source": ["United States Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions", "https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf", "Public domain (a work of the United States government)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "us-mountain", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Mountain", "ja": "山岳部", "reading": "さんがくぶ", "country": "US", "sets": ["us-census-divisions"], "members": ["US-AZ", "US-CO", "US-ID", "US-MT", "US-NM", "US-NV", "US-UT", "US-WY"], "definition": "Census Division 8, in the West.", "source": ["United States Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions", "https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf", "Public domain (a work of the United States government)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "us-pacific", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Pacific", "ja": "太平洋岸", "reading": "たいへいようがん", "country": "US", "sets": ["us-census-divisions"], "members": ["US-AK", "US-CA", "US-HI", "US-OR", "US-WA"], "definition": "Census Division 9, in the West.", "source": ["United States Census Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions", "https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf", "Public domain (a work of the United States government)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "ca-atlantic", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Atlantic Canada", "ja": "大西洋沿岸諸州", "reading": "たいせいようえんがんしょしゅう", "country": "CA", "sets": ["ca-regions"], "members": ["CA-NB", "CA-NL", "CA-NS", "CA-PE"], "definition": "The four Atlantic provinces.", "source": ["Canada's regions as commonly named", "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/prepare-life-canada/provinces-territories.html", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "ca-central", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Central Canada", "ja": "中部カナダ", "reading": "ちゅうぶかなだ", "country": "CA", "sets": ["ca-regions"], "members": ["CA-ON", "CA-QC"], "definition": "Ontario and Quebec.", "source": ["Canada's regions as commonly named", "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/prepare-life-canada/provinces-territories.html", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "ca-prairies", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Prairie Provinces", "ja": "プレーリー諸州", "reading": "ぷれーりーしょしゅう", "country": "CA", "sets": ["ca-regions"], "members": ["CA-AB", "CA-MB", "CA-SK"], "definition": "Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.", "source": ["Canada's regions as commonly named", "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/prepare-life-canada/provinces-territories.html", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "ca-west-coast", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "West Coast", "ja": "西海岸", "reading": "にしかいがん", "country": "CA", "sets": ["ca-regions"], "members": ["CA-BC"], "definition": "British Columbia.", "source": ["Canada's regions as commonly named", "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/prepare-life-canada/provinces-territories.html", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "ca-north", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Northern Canada", "ja": "北部カナダ", "reading": "ほくぶかなだ", "country": "CA", "sets": ["ca-regions"], "members": ["CA-NT", "CA-NU", "CA-YT"], "definition": "The three territories.", "source": ["Canada's regions as commonly named", "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/prepare-life-canada/provinces-territories.html", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "gb-nations", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "The four nations of the United Kingdom", "ja": "イギリスの4つの構成国", "reading": "いぎりすのよっつのこうせいこく", "country": "GB", "sets": ["gb-nations"], "members": ["GB-ENG", "GB-NIR", "GB-SCT", "GB-WLS"], "definition": "England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the first level of ISO 3166-2:GB.", "source": ["ISO 3166-2:GB, as Unicode CLDR 48.2 lists it", "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:GB", "Unicode-3.0 (CLDR)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "au-states", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "States of Australia", "ja": "オーストラリアの州", "reading": "おーすとらりあのしゅう", "country": "AU", "sets": ["au-states-territories"], "members": ["AU-NSW", "AU-QLD", "AU-SA", "AU-TAS", "AU-VIC", "AU-WA"], "definition": "The six states.", "source": ["Australian Government, States and territories", "https://info.australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country/states-and-territories", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" },
+  { "id": "au-territories", "kind": "subdivision", "en": "Mainland territories of Australia", "ja": "オーストラリアの準州・特別地域", "reading": "おーすとらりあのじゅんしゅう・とくべつちいき", "country": "AU", "sets": ["au-states-territories"], "members": ["AU-ACT", "AU-NT"], "definition": "The Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory; the external territories (Christmas Island, the Cocos Islands, Norfolk Island and others) have codes of their own as countries.", "source": ["Australian Government, States and territories", "https://info.australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country/states-and-territories", "A list of facts, written for kuni (MIT)"], "asOf": "2026-10-09" }
+];
+
+// src/types.ts
+var GROUPING_KINDS = ["continent", "m49", "membership", "informal", "subdivision"];
+
+// src/groupings.ts
+var expand = (row) => {
+  const grouping2 = {
+    id: row.id,
+    kind: row.kind,
+    name: Object.freeze({ en: row.en, ja: row.ja }),
+    informal: row.kind === "informal",
+    members: Object.freeze([...row.members]),
+    definition: row.definition,
+    source: Object.freeze({ name: row.source[0], url: row.source[1], licence: row.source[2] }),
+    asOf: row.asOf
+  };
+  if (row.shortEn !== void 0 || row.shortJa !== void 0) {
+    grouping2.shortName = Object.freeze({ ...row.shortEn === void 0 ? {} : { en: row.shortEn }, ...row.shortJa === void 0 ? {} : { ja: row.shortJa } });
+  }
+  if (row.reading !== void 0) grouping2.reading = row.reading;
+  if (row.otherNames !== void 0) grouping2.otherNames = Object.freeze(row.otherNames.map((name) => Object.freeze({ ...name })));
+  if (row.country !== void 0) grouping2.country = row.country;
+  if (row.parent !== void 0) grouping2.parent = row.parent;
+  if (row.sets !== void 0) grouping2.sets = Object.freeze([...row.sets]);
+  if (row.periods !== void 0) grouping2.periods = Object.freeze(row.periods.map(([code, since, until]) => Object.freeze({ code, since, until })));
+  if (row.others !== void 0) grouping2.others = Object.freeze(row.others.map(([code, status]) => Object.freeze({ code, status })));
+  if (row.note !== void 0) grouping2.note = row.note;
+  return Object.freeze(grouping2);
+};
+var table = null;
+var getTable = () => {
+  if (table === null) {
+    const list = Object.freeze(GROUPING_ROWS.map(expand));
+    table = { list, byId: new Map(list.map((one) => [one.id, one])) };
+  }
+  return table;
+};
+var DAY = /^\d{4}-\d\d-\d\d$/;
+var membersOn = (one, on) => {
+  if (on === void 0 || one.periods === void 0) return one.members;
+  return [...new Set(one.periods.filter((period) => (period.since === null || period.since <= on) && (period.until === null || on < period.until)).map((period) => period.code))].sort();
+};
+var groupings = (options = {}) => {
+  const country = typeof options.country === "string" ? options.country.trim().toUpperCase() : void 0;
+  return Object.freeze(getTable().list.filter((one) => (options.kind === void 0 || one.kind === options.kind) && (country === void 0 || one.country === country)));
+};
+var grouping = (id) => typeof id === "string" ? getTable().byId.get(id.trim().toLowerCase()) ?? null : null;
+var groupingsOf = (code, options = {}) => {
+  if (typeof code !== "string") return Object.freeze([]);
+  const wanted = code.trim().toUpperCase();
+  const on = options.on !== void 0 && DAY.test(options.on) ? options.on : void 0;
+  return Object.freeze(getTable().list.filter((one) => (options.kind === void 0 || one.kind === options.kind) && membersOn(one, on).includes(wanted)));
+};
+var membersOf = (id, options = {}) => {
+  const found = grouping(id);
+  if (found === null) return null;
+  const on = options.on !== void 0 && DAY.test(options.on) ? options.on : void 0;
+  return Object.freeze([...membersOn(found, on)]);
+};
+export {
+  GROUPING_KINDS,
+  grouping,
+  groupings,
+  groupingsOf,
+  membersOf
+};