Introduction
The SACC is intended to provide a single framework for classifying all statistical and administrative data by country for both population and economic statistics. Because the geographically based country groupings of the main structure are not always ideal for the presentation of data, alternative groupings have been included in the classification document to meet specific output needs.
While the next topic (Authorised Standard Output Options) shows groupings of countries for time series purposes, this topic shows a set of standard country groupings based on economic and political requirements and comprise associations or organisations of formally recognised member countries.