International Telecommunication Union
Flag of the ITU
Org type	UN agency
Acronyms	ITU UIT
Head	Hamadoun Touré
Status	Active
Established	17 May 1865
Headquarters	Geneva, Switzerland
Website	http://www.itu.int/
Portal	United Nations Portal

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in its International Radio Regulations, divides the world into three ITU regions for the purposes of managing the global radio spectrum. Each region has its own set of frequency allocations, the main reason for defining the regions.

• Region 1 comprises Europe, Africa, the Middle East west of the Persian Gulf including Iraq, the former Soviet Union and Mongolia.

• Region 2 covers the Americas, Greenland and some of the eastern Pacific Islands.

• Region 3 contains most of non-former-Soviet-Union Asia, east of and including Iran, and most of Oceania.

[edit] External links

• google map of International Telecommunication Union region division
• http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/information/docs/emergency-regions.jpg — 2006 map showing the three ITU regions and the three lines that define the borders (along with an extra line)