Is there a list of countries included in Africa NS/NEC (BPL)?

Hi,

I am working on some data (ACS 2012 1-year) related to country of birth for African immigrants and want to include a description of which countries are included in NS/NEC categories. I used a combination of the IPUMS code list, the UN list of African countries, and Census categories for microdata to try and generate this list. I can get details about Eastern Africa, NS/NEC, Middle Africa, NS/NEC, Northern Africa, NS/NEC, and Western Africa, NS/NEC, but don’t see a category for Southern Africa, NS/NEC. South Africa is the only country in Southern Africa called out, are other countries in Southern Africa (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland) considered Africa, NS/NEC?

Here is what I’ve determined:

Eastern Africa, NS includes Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Reunion, Rwanda, Seychelles

Middle Africa, NS includes Angola, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe

Northern Africa, NS includes Tunisia, Western Sahara

Western Africa, NS includes Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Mail, Mauritania, Niger

But, there is no Southern Africa, NS category, which leads me to believe Bostwana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland fall into the broader Africa, NS.

Thanks very much for your help!

According to the Code List for the 2012 1-year ACS PUMS, the relationship between the NEC/NS categories and specific countries in Africa are as follows:

Eastern Africa, not specified
British Indian Ocean Territory
Burundi
Comoros
Djibouti
Europa Island
Glorioso Islands
Juan De Nova Island
Madagascar
Malawi
Mayotte
Mozambique
Reunion
Rwanda
Mauritius
Seychelles
Tromelin Island

Northern Africa, not specified
Tunisia
Western Sahara
South Sudan

Western Africa, not specified
Benin
Burkina Faso
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
St Helena

Other Africa, not specified
Angola
Botswana
Central African Republic
Chad
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Lesotho
Namibia
Sao Tome & Principe
Swaziland

I hope this helps.