GEOGRAPHIC DEFINITIONS
ACWI
The MSCI ACWI (Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global developed and emerging markets. As of June 2006 the MSCI ACWI consisted of the following 48 developed and emerging market country indices: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore Free, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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ACWI (ex US)
The MSCI ACWI (Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index) excluding the United States.
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Africa (geographic)
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Asia (geographic)
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Kingdom of, China, East Timor, Georgia, Hong Kong (SAR), India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Dem. People's Rep Of, Korea, South, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Republic of China, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
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Asia (MSCI All Country)
China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore Free, Taiwan, and Thailand.
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Asia (MSCI Emerging Markets)
China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.
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Asia Pacific (MSCI All Country)
Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore Free, Taiwan, and Thailand.
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Balkans (geographic)
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, and Turkey.
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Baltic States (geographic)
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.
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Benelux (geographic)
Belgium, Luxembourg, and Netherlands.
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Caribbean (geographic)
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles,, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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Central America (geographic)
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Central Asia (geographic)
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
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Central Europe (geographic)
Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia.
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Continental Europe (geographic)
Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Italy, Principality of Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, and Switzerland.
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EAFE (MSCI Developed Markets)
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.
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East Asia (geographic)
Japan, North Korea, South Korea, The People's Republic of China, The Republic of China on Taiwan.
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Eastern Europe (geographic)
Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, and Ukraine.
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Eastern Europe (MSCI Emerging Markets)
Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Russia.
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Emerging Markets (MSCI Emerging Markets)
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela.
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Europe (geographic)
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Channel Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.
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Europe (MSCI All Country)
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Kingdom.
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Euro zone
Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.
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Far East (geographic)
Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Far East (MSCI All Country)
China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore Free, Taiwan, and Thailand.
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Far East (MSCI Emerging Markets)
China, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.
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Far East (MSCI Developed Markets)
Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore.
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FSU Former Soviet Union (geographic)
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
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Latin America (geographic)
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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Latin America (MSCI Emerging Markets)
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Middle East (geographic)
Bahrain, Iran (Islamic Republic Of), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
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Nordic Countries (MSCI Developed Markets)
Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
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North America (geographic)
Bermuda, Canada, St Pierre and Miquelon, and United States.
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North America (MSCI Developed Markets)
Canada and United States.
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Oceania (geographic)
Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federal States), Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa (USA), Samoa (Western), Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
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Pacific (MSCI Developed Markets)
Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and Singapore.
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Pacific Rim (geographic)
Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Russia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Island States of Oceania, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Korea, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Pacific Sates of Canada, Western Pacific Sates of USA.
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South America (geographic)
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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South Asia (geographic)
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and The Maldives.
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Southeast Asia (geographic)
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Supranational
International organizations where power is held by independent officials or by representatives elected by the legislatures or people of the member states. Examples include the European Union, the World Trade Organisation, and the South American Community of Nations.
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Western Europe (geographic)
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.
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