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*[[Regions of Brazil]] are often referred to as "macroregions", to avoid the confusion of the common word "[[region]]" |
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Revision as of 10:06, 1 April 2008
A macroregion is a geopolitical subdivision that encompasses several traditionally or politically defined regions the meaning may vary, the common denominator being cultural, economical, historical or social similarity within a macroregion. The term is often used in the context of globalization.
- It may refer to various kinds of grouping of nation states basing on geographical proximity.[1]
- In Romania, macroregiuni ("macroregions") are a higher-level subdivision of the country.
- Sometimes the Greater Region of Saarland-Lorraine-Luxembourg -Rhineland-Palatinate-Wallonia-French Community of Belgium- and German-speaking Community of Belgium, which has not found a specific shortcut yet, is called "the macroregion".
- Physiographic macroregions of China
- Regions of Brazil are often referred to as "macroregions", to avoid the confusion of the common word "region"
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References
- ^ John H. Dunning (2000) "Regions, Globalization, and the Knowledge-Based Economy", ISBN 0198295367