[lir-wg] What "Region" is RIPE ?

What "Region" is RIPE ? http://www.caida.org/analysis/geopolitical/bgp2country/ http://www.caida.org/analysis/geopolitical/bgp2country/data/source_add_pre_a... US 704056771 (50.357%) 65945 (58.259%) 5899 (53.317%) AU 14416063 ( 1.031%) 5894 ( 5.207%) 213 ( 1.925%) CA 26436124 ( 1.891%) 5313 ( 4.694%) 239 ( 2.160%) ZA 6533529 ( 0.467%) 2703 ( 2.388%) 35 ( 0.316%) ?? 306555022 (21.926%) 2547 ( 2.250%) 276 ( 2.495%) DE 51874361 ( 3.710%) 2410 ( 2.129%) 402 ( 3.633%)