ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
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ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard[1] published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. They are the most widely used of the country codes published by ISO (the others being alpha-3 and numeric), and are used most prominently for the Internet's country code top-level domains (with a few exceptions). They were first included as part of the ISO 3166 standard in its first edition in 1974.
Uses and applications
The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are used in different environments and are also part of other standards. In some cases they are not perfectly implemented.
Perfect implementations
The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are used in the following standards:
| Short name | Long name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 3166-2 | Country subdivision code[1] | |
| ISO 3901 | International Standard Recording Code (ISRC)[2] | |
| ISO 4217 | Currency code[3] | |
| ISO 6166 | International Securities Identifying Number (ISIN)[4] | |
| ISO 9362 | Bank Identifier Codes (BIC) | Also known as SWIFT codes[5] |
| ISO 13616 | International Bank Account Number (IBAN)[6] | |
| ISO 15511 | International Standard Identifier for Libraries and Related Organizations (ISIL) | |
| UN/LOCODE | United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations | Implemented by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe[7] |
Imperfect implementations
Starting in 1985, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes have been used in the Domain Name System as country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority currently assigns the ccTLDs mostly following the alpha-2 codes, but with a few exceptions.[8] For example, the United Kingdom, whose alpha-2 code is Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GB, uses .uk instead of .gb as its ccTLD, as Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.UK is currently exceptionally reserved in ISO 3166-1 at the request of the United Kingdom.
The WIPO coding standard ST.3 is based on ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes, but includes a number of additional codes for international intellectual property organizations, which are currently reserved and not used at the present stage in ISO 3166-1.[9]
The European Commission generally uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes with two exceptions: Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EL (not Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GR) is used to represent Greece, and Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.UK (not Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GB) is used to represent the United Kingdom.[10][11] This notwithstanding, the Official Journal of the European Communities specified that Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GR and Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GB be used to represent Greece and United Kingdom respectively.[12] For VAT administration purposes, the European Commission uses Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EL and Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GB for Greece and the United Kingdom respectively.
The United Nations uses a combination of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 and alpha-3 codes, along with codes that pre-date the creation of ISO 3166, for international vehicle registration codes, which are codes used to identify the issuing country of a vehicle registration plate; some of these codes are currently indeterminately reserved in ISO 3166-1.[13]
IETF language tags (conforming to the BCP 47 standard track and maintained in an IANA registry) are also partially derived from ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes (for the region subtags). The full list of ISO 3166-1 codes assigned to countries and territories are usable as region subtags. Also, the "exceptionally reserved" alpha-2 codes defined in ISO 3166-1 (with the exception of Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.UK) are also usable as region subtags for language tags. However, newer stability policies (agreed with ISO) have been implemented to avoid deleting subtags that have been withdrawn in ISO 3166-1; instead they are kept and aliased to the new preferred subtags, or kept as subtags grouping several countries. Some other region grouping subtags are derived from other standards. Under the newer stability policies, old assigned codes that have been withdrawn from ISO 3166-1 should no longer be reassigned to another country or territory (as has occurred in the past for "CS").
Current codes
Decoding table
The following is a colour-coded decoding table of all 676 ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes.
| title="user-assigned" Template:Safe | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AB | title="exceptionally reserved: Ascension Island" Template:Rarely | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AD | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AE | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AF | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AH | title="Anguilla (formerly: French Afars and Issas)" Template:Unofficial2 | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AL | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AO | title="indeterminately reserved: African Regional Industrial Property Organization" Template:Eliminated | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AQ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AS | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AT | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AW | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AX | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AY | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AZ |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BA | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BB | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BC | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BD | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BE | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BF | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BI | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BL | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BO | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BP | title="Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (formerly: British Antarctic Territory)" Template:Unofficial2 | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BS | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BT | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BW | title="indeterminately reserved: Benelux Trademarks and Designs Office" Template:Eliminated | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BY | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BZ |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CA | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CB | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CC | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CD | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CE | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CF | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CI | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CL | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CO | title="exceptionally reserved: Clipperton Island" Template:Rarely | title="exceptionally reserved: Island of Sark" Template:Rarely | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CS | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CT | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CW | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CX | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CY | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CZ |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DA | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DB | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DC | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DD | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DE | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DF | title="exceptionally reserved: Diego Garcia" Template:Rarely | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DI | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DL | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DO | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DP | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DQ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DS | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DT | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DW | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DX | title="indeterminately reserved: Benin" Template:Eliminated | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DZ |
| title="exceptionally reserved: Ceuta, Melilla" Template:Rarely | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EB | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EC | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ED | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EE | title="indeterminately reserved: Union of Countries under the European Community Patent Convention" Template:Eliminated | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EI | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EL | title="indeterminately reserved: European Trademark Office" Template:Eliminated | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EO | title="indeterminately reserved: European Patent Organization" Template:Eliminated | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EQ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ER | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ES | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ET | title="exceptionally reserved: European Union" Template:Rarely | title="indeterminately reserved: Eurasian Patent Organization" Template:Eliminated | title="indeterminately reserved: Estonia" Template:Eliminated | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EX | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EY | title="exceptionally reserved: Eurozone" Template:Rarely |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FA | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FB | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FC | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FD | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FE | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FF | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FI | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FK | title="indeterminately reserved: Liechtenstein" Template:Eliminated | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FO | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FP | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FQ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FS | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FT | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FW | title="exceptionally reserved: France, Metropolitan" Template:Rarely | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FY | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FZ |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GA | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GB | title="indeterminately reserved: Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)" Template:Eliminated | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GD | title="Georgia (formerly: Gilbert and Ellice Islands)" Template:Unofficial2 | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GF | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GI | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GL | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GO | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GP | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GQ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GS | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GT | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GW | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GX | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GY | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GZ |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HA | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HB | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HC | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HD | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HE | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HF | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HI | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HL | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HO | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HP | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HQ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HS | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HT | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HW | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HX | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HY | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HZ |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IA | title="indeterminately reserved: International Bureau of WIPO" Template:Eliminated | title="exceptionally reserved: Canary Islands" Template:Rarely | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ID | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IE | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IF | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.II | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IL | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IO | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IP | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IQ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IS | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IT | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IW | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IX | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IY | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IZ |
| title="indeterminately reserved: Jamaica" Template:Eliminated | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JB | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JC | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JD | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JE | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JF | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JI | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JL | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JO | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JP | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JQ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JS | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JT | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JW | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JX | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JY | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JZ |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KA | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KB | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KC | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KD | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KE | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KF | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KI | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KL | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KO | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KP | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KQ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KS | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KT | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KW | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KX | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KY | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KZ |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LA | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LB | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LC | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LD | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LE | title="indeterminately reserved: Libya Fezzan" Template:Eliminated | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LI | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LL | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LO | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LP | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LQ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LS | title="Lithuania (formerly: Libya Tripoli)" Template:Unofficial2 | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LW | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LX | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LY | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LZ |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MA | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MB | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MC | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MD | title="Montenegro (formerly: Western Sahara)" Template:Unofficial2 | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MF | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MI | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ML | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MO | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MP | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MQ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MS | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MT | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MW | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MX | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MY | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MZ |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NA | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NB | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NC | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ND | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NE | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NF | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NI | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NL | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NN | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NO | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NP | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NQ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NS | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NT | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NW | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NX | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NY | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NZ |
| title="indeterminately reserved: African Intellectual Property Organization" Template:Eliminated | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OB | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OC | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OD | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OE | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OF | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OG | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OH | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OI | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OJ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OK | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OL | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OM | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ON | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OO | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OP | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OQ | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OR | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OS | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OT | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OU | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OV | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OW | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OX | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OY | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OZ |
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| 242 | Officially assigned: assigned to a country, territory, or area of geographical interest |
| Template:Unofficial2 7 | Officially assigned: formerly either assigned to a different entity or reserved indeterminately, then deleted and later reassigned Template:H:title |
| Template:Safe 43 | User-assigned: free for assignment at the disposal of users |
| Template:Rarely 13 | Exceptionally reserved: reserved on request for restricted use |
| Template:Eliminated 30 | Indeterminately reserved: used in coding systems associated with ISO 3166-1 |
| 7 | Transitionally reserved: deleted from ISO 3166-1 but reserved transitionally |
| 14 | Deleted: deleted and free for reassignment |
| 320 | Unassigned: free for assignment by the ISO 3166/MA only |
Officially assigned code elements
The following is a complete list of the 249 current officially assigned ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes, with the following columns:[1]
- Code: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, pointing to its ISO 3166-2 article
- Country name: English short name officially used by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA)
- Year: Year when alpha-2 code was first officially assigned (1974, first edition of ISO 3166)
- ccTLD: Corresponding country code top-level domain (some are unassigned or inactive); exceptions where another ccTLD is assigned for the country are shown in parentheses
- Notes: Any unofficial notes
| Code | Country name (using title case) | Year | ccTLD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AD | Andorra | 1974 | .ad | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AE | United Arab Emirates | 1974 | .ae | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AF | Afghanistan | 1974 | .af | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AG | Antigua and Barbuda | 1974 | .ag | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AI | Anguilla | 1985 | .ai | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AI previously represented French Afars and Issas |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AL | Albania | 1974 | .al | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AM | Armenia | 1992 | .am | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AO | Angola | 1974 | .ao | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AQ | Antarctica | 1974 | .aq | Covers the territories south of 60° south latitude Code taken from name in French: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AR | Argentina | 1974 | .ar | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AS | American Samoa | 1974 | .as | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AT | Austria | 1974 | .at | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AU | Australia | 1974 | .au | Includes the Ashmore and Cartier Islands and the Coral Sea Islands |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AW | Aruba | 1986 | .aw | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AX | Script error: No such module "sort". | 2004 | .ax | An autonomous county of Finland |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AZ | Azerbaijan | 1992 | .az | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1992 | .ba | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BB | Barbados | 1974 | .bb | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BD | Bangladesh | 1974 | .bd | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BE | Belgium | 1974 | .be | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BF | Burkina Faso | 1984 | .bf | Name changed from Upper Volta (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HV) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BG | Bulgaria | 1974 | .bg | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BH | Bahrain | 1974 | .bh | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BI | Burundi | 1974 | .bi | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BJ | Benin | 1977 | .bj | Name changed from Dahomey (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DY) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BL | Saint Barthélemy | 2007 | .bl | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BM | Bermuda | 1974 | .bm | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BN | Brunei Darussalam | 1974 | .bn | Previous ISO country name: Brunei |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BO | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1974 | .bo | Previous ISO country name: Bolivia |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BQ | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 2010 | .bq | Consists of three Caribbean "special municipalities", which are part of the Netherlands proper: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba (the BES Islands) Previous ISO country name: Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BQ previously represented British Antarctic Territory |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BR | Brazil | 1974 | .br | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BS | Bahamas | 1974 | .bs | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BT | Bhutan | 1974 | .bt | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BV | Bouvet Island | 1974 | .bv | Dependency of Norway |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BW | Botswana | 1974 | .bw | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BY | Belarus | 1974 | .by | Code taken from previous ISO country name: Byelorussian SSR (now assigned ISO 3166-3 code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BYAA) Code assigned as the country was already a UN member since 1945[14] |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BZ | Belize | 1974 | .bz | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CA | Canada | 1974 | .ca | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CC | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 1974 | .cc | External territory of Australia |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CD | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1997 | .cd | Name changed from Zaire (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ZR) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CF | Central African Republic | 1974 | .cf | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CG | Congo | 1974 | .cg | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CH | Switzerland | 1974 | .ch | Code taken from name in Latin: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CI | Script error: No such module "sort". | 1974 | .ci | ISO country name follows UN designation (common name and previous ISO country name: Ivory Coast) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CK | Cook Islands | 1974 | .ck | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CL | Chile | 1974 | .cl | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CM | Cameroon | 1974 | .cm | Previous ISO country name: Cameroon, United Republic of |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CN | China | 1974 | .cn | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CO | Colombia | 1974 | .co | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CR | Costa Rica | 1974 | .cr | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CU | Cuba | 1974 | .cu | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CV | Cabo Verde | 1974 | .cv | ISO country name follows UN designation (common name and previous ISO country name: Cape Verde, another previous ISO country name: Cape Verde Islands) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CW | Curaçao | 2010 | .cw | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CX | Christmas Island | 1974 | .cx | External territory of Australia |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CY | Cyprus | 1974 | .cy | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CZ | Czechia | 1993 | .cz | Previous ISO country name: Czech Republic |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DE | Germany | 1974 | .de | Code taken from name in German: Script error: No such module "Lang". Code used for West Germany before 1990 (previous ISO country name: Germany, Federal Republic of) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DJ | Djibouti | 1977 | .dj | Name changed from French Afars and Issas (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AI) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DK | Denmark | 1974 | .dk | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DM | Dominica | 1974 | .dm | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DO | Dominican Republic | 1974 | .do | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DZ | Algeria | 1974 | .dz | Code taken from name in Arabic الجزائر al-Djazā'ir, Algerian Arabic الدزاير al-Dzāyīr, or Berber ⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔ Dzayer |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EC | Ecuador | 1974 | .ec | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EE | Estonia | 1992 | .ee | Code taken from name in Estonian: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EG | Egypt | 1974 | .eg | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EH | Western Sahara | 1974 | .eh | Previous ISO country name: Spanish Sahara (code taken from name in Spanish: Script error: No such module "Lang".) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ER | Eritrea | 1993 | .er | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ES | Spain | 1974 | .es | Code taken from name in Spanish: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ET | Ethiopia | 1974 | .et | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FI | Finland | 1974 | .fi | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FJ | Fiji | 1974 | .fj | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FK | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1974 | .fk | ISO country name follows UN designation due to the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute (local common name: Falkland Islands)[15] |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FM | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1986 | .fm | Previous ISO country name: Micronesia |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FO | Faroe Islands | 1974 | .fo | Code taken from name in Faroese: Føroyar |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FR | France | 1974 | .fr | Includes Clipperton Island |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GA | Gabon | 1974 | .ga | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GB | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1974 | .gb (.uk) |
Includes Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign Base Areas) Code taken from Great Britain (from official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)[16] Previous ISO country name: United Kingdom .uk is the primary ccTLD of the United Kingdom instead of .gb[17] (see code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.UK, which is exceptionally reserved) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GD | Grenada | 1974 | .gd | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GE | Georgia | 1992 | .ge | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GE previously represented Gilbert and Ellice Islands |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GF | French Guiana | 1974 | .gf | Code taken from name in French: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GG | Guernsey | 2006 | .gg | A British Crown Dependency |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GH | Ghana | 1974 | .gh | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GI | Gibraltar | 1974 | .gi | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GL | Greenland | 1974 | .gl | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GM | Gambia | 1974 | .gm | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GN | Guinea | 1974 | .gn | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GP | Guadeloupe | 1974 | .gp | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GQ | Equatorial Guinea | 1974 | .gq | Code taken from name in French: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GR | Greece | 1974 | .gr | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GS | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 1993 | .gs | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GT | Guatemala | 1974 | .gt | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GU | Guam | 1974 | .gu | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GW | Guinea-Bissau | 1974 | .gw | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GY | Guyana | 1974 | .gy | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HK | Hong Kong | 1974 | .hk | Hong Kong is officially a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (CN) since 1 July 1997 |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HM | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 1974 | .hm | External territory of Australia |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HN | Honduras | 1974 | .hn | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HR | Croatia | 1992 | .hr | Code taken from name in Croatian: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HT | Haiti | 1974 | .ht | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.HU | Hungary | 1974 | .hu | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ID | Indonesia | 1974 | .id | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IE | Ireland | 1974 | .ie | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IL | Israel | 1974 | .il | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IM | Isle of Man | 2006 | .im | A British Crown Dependency |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IN | India | 1974 | .in | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IO | British Indian Ocean Territory | 1974 | .io | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IQ | Iraq | 1974 | .iq | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IR | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1974 | .ir | Previous ISO country name: Iran |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IS | Iceland | 1974 | .is | Code taken from name in Icelandic: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IT | Italy | 1974 | .it | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JE | Jersey | 2006 | .je | A British Crown Dependency |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JM | Jamaica | 1974 | .jm | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JO | Jordan | 1974 | .jo | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JP | Japan | 1974 | .jp | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KE | Kenya | 1974 | .ke | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KG | Kyrgyzstan | 1992 | .kg | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KH | Cambodia | 1974 | .kh | Code taken from former name: Khmer Republic Previous ISO country name: Kampuchea, Democratic |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KI | Kiribati | 1979 | .ki | Name changed from Gilbert Islands (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GE) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KM | Comoros | 1974 | .km | Code taken from name in Comorian: Script error: No such module "Lang". Previous ISO country name: Comoro Islands |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KN | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1974 | .kn | Previous ISO country name: Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KP | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1974 | .kp | ISO country name follows UN designation (common name: North Korea) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KR | Korea, Republic of | 1974 | .kr | ISO country name follows UN designation (common name: South Korea) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KW | Kuwait | 1974 | .kw | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KY | Cayman Islands | 1974 | .ky | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.KZ | Kazakhstan | 1992 | .kz | Previous ISO country name: Kazakstan |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LA | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1974 | .la | ISO country name follows UN designation (common name and previous ISO country name: Laos) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LB | Lebanon | 1974 | .lb | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LC | Saint Lucia | 1974 | .lc | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LI | Liechtenstein | 1974 | .li | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LK | Sri Lanka | 1974 | .lk | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LR | Liberia | 1974 | .lr | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LS | Lesotho | 1974 | .ls | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LT | Lithuania | 1992 | .lt | LT formerly reserved indeterminately for Libya Tripoli |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LU | Luxembourg | 1974 | .lu | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LV | Latvia | 1992 | .lv | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LY | Libya | 1974 | .ly | Previous ISO country name: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MA | Morocco | 1974 | .ma | Code taken from name in French: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MC | Monaco | 1974 | .mc | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MD | Moldova, Republic of | 1992 | .md | Previous ISO country name: Moldova (briefly from 2008 to 2009) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ME | Montenegro | 2006 | .me | ME formerly reserved indeterminately for Western Sahara |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MF | Saint Martin (French part) | 2007 | .mf | The Dutch part of Saint Martin island is assigned code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SX |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MG | Madagascar | 1974 | .mg | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MH | Marshall Islands | 1986 | .mh | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MK | North Macedonia | 1993 | .mk | Code taken from name in Macedonian: Script error: No such module "Lang". Previous ISO country name: Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of (designated as such due to Macedonia naming dispute) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ML | Mali | 1974 | .ml | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MM | Myanmar | 1989 | .mm | Name changed from Burma (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BU) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MN | Mongolia | 1974 | .mn | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MO | Macao | 1974 | .mo | Previous ISO country name: Macau; Macao is officially a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China since 20 December 1999 |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MP | Northern Mariana Islands | 1986 | .mp | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MQ | Martinique | 1974 | .mq | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MR | Mauritania | 1974 | .mr | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MS | Montserrat | 1974 | .ms | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MT | Malta | 1974 | .mt | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MU | Mauritius | 1974 | .mu | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MV | Maldives | 1974 | .mv | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MW | Malawi | 1974 | .mw | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MX | Mexico | 1974 | .mx | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MY | Malaysia | 1974 | .my | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MZ | Mozambique | 1974 | .mz | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NA | Namibia | 1974 | .na | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NC | New Caledonia | 1974 | .nc | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NE | Niger | 1974 | .ne | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NF | Norfolk Island | 1974 | .nf | External territory of Australia |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NG | Nigeria | 1974 | .ng | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NI | Nicaragua | 1974 | .ni | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NL | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | 1974 | .nl | Officially includes the islands Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, which also have code BQ in ISO 3166-1. Within ISO 3166-2, Aruba (AW), Curaçao (CW), and Sint Maarten (SX) are also coded as subdivisions of NL.[18] Previous ISO country name: Netherlands |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NO | Norway | 1974 | .no | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NP | Nepal | 1974 | .np | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NR | Nauru | 1974 | .nr | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NU | Niue | 1974 | .nu | Previous ISO country name: Niue Island |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NZ | New Zealand | 1974 | .nz | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.OM | Oman | 1974 | .om | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PA | Panama | 1974 | .pa | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PE | Peru | 1974 | .pe | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PF | French Polynesia | 1974 | .pf | Code taken from name in French: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PG | Papua New Guinea | 1974 | .pg | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PH | Philippines | 1974 | .ph | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PK | Pakistan | 1974 | .pk | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PL | Poland | 1974 | .pl | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PM | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1974 | .pm | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PN | Pitcairn | 1974 | .pn | Previous ISO country name: Pitcairn Islands |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PR | Puerto Rico | 1974 | .pr | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PS | Script error: No such module "sort". | 1999 | .ps | Previous ISO country name: Palestinian Territory, Occupied Consists of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PT | Portugal | 1974 | .pt | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PW | Palau | 1986 | .pw | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.PY | Paraguay | 1974 | .py | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.QA | Qatar | 1974 | .qa | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.RE | Script error: No such module "sort". | 1974 | .re | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.RO | Romania | 1974 | .ro | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.RS | Serbia | 2006 | .rs | Republic of Serbia |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.RU | Russian Federation | 1992 | .ru | ISO country name follows UN designation (common name: Russia); RU formerly reserved indeterminately for Burundi |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.RW | Rwanda | 1974 | .rw | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SA | Saudi Arabia | 1974 | .sa | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SB | Solomon Islands | 1974 | .sb | Code taken from former name: British Solomon Islands |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SC | Seychelles | 1974 | .sc | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SD | Sudan | 1974 | .sd | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SE | Sweden | 1974 | .se | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SG | Singapore | 1974 | .sg | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SH | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 1974 | .sh | Previous ISO country name: Saint Helena. |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SI | Slovenia | 1992 | .si | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SJ | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 1974 | .sj | Previous ISO name: Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Consists of two Arctic territories of Norway: Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SK | Slovakia | 1993 | .sk | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SK previously represented the Kingdom of Sikkim |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SL | Sierra Leone | 1974 | .sl | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SM | San Marino | 1974 | .sm | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SN | Senegal | 1974 | .sn | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SO | Somalia | 1974 | .so | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SR | Suriname | 1974 | .sr | Previous ISO country name: Surinam |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SS | South Sudan | 2011 | .ss | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ST | Sao Tome and Principe | 1974 | .st | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SV | El Salvador | 1974 | .sv | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SX | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2010 | .sx | The French part of Saint Martin island is assigned code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MF |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SY | Syrian Arab Republic | 1974 | .sy | ISO country name follows UN designation (common name and previous ISO country name: Syria) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SZ | Eswatini | 1974 | .sz | Previous ISO country name: Swaziland |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TC | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1974 | .tc | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TD | Chad | 1974 | .td | Code taken from name in French: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TF | French Southern Territories | 1979 | .tf | Covers the French Southern and Antarctic Lands except Adélie Land Code taken from name in French: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TG | Togo | 1974 | .tg | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TH | Thailand | 1974 | .th | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TJ | Tajikistan | 1992 | .tj | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TK | Tokelau | 1974 | .tk | Previous ISO country name: Tokelau Islands |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TL | Timor-Leste | 2002 | .tl | Name changed from East Timor (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TP) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TM | Turkmenistan | 1992 | .tm | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TN | Tunisia | 1974 | .tn | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TO | Tonga | 1974 | .to | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TR | Türkiye | 1974 | .tr | Previous ISO country name: Turkey |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TT | Trinidad and Tobago | 1974 | .tt | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TV | Tuvalu | 1977 | .tv | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TW | Taiwan, Province of China | 1974 | .tw | Covers the current jurisdiction of the Republic of China ISO country name follows UN designation (due to political status of Taiwan within the UN)[16] (common name: Taiwan) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TZ | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1974 | .tz | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.UA | Ukraine | 1974 | .ua | Previous ISO country name: Ukrainian SSR Code assigned as the country was already a UN member since 1945[14] |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.UG | Uganda | 1974 | .ug | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.UM | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1986 | .um | Consists of nine minor insular areas of the United States: Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content..um ccTLD was revoked in 2007[19] The United States Department of State uses the following user assigned alpha-2 codes for the nine territories, respectively, XB, XH, XQ, XU, XM, QM, XV, XL and QW.[20] |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.US | United States of America | 1974 | .us | Previous ISO country name: United States |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.UY | Uruguay | 1974 | .uy | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.UZ | Uzbekistan | 1992 | .uz | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.VA | Holy See | 1974 | .va | Covers Vatican City, territory of the Holy See Previous ISO country names: Vatican City State (Holy See) and Holy See (Vatican City State) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.VC | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1974 | .vc | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.VE | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1974 | .ve | Previous ISO country name: Venezuela |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.VG | Virgin Islands (British) | 1974 | .vg | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.VI | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 1974 | .vi | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.VN | Viet Nam | 1974 | .vn | ISO country name follows UN designation (common name: Vietnam) Code used for Republic of Viet Nam (common name: South Vietnam) before 1977 |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.VU | Vanuatu | 1980 | .vu | Name changed from New Hebrides (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NH) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.WF | Wallis and Futuna | 1974 | .wf | Previous ISO country name: Wallis and Futuna Islands |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.WS | Samoa | 1974 | .ws | Code taken from former name: Western Samoa |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.YE | Yemen | 1974 | .ye | Previous ISO country name: Yemen, Republic of (for three years after the unification) Code used for North Yemen before 1990 |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.YT | Mayotte | 1993[21] | .yt | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ZA | South Africa | 1974 | .za | Code taken from name in Dutch: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ZM | Zambia | 1974 | .zm | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ZW | Zimbabwe | 1980 | .zw | Name changed from Southern Rhodesia (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.RH) |
User-assigned code elements
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User-assigned code elements are codes at the disposal of users who need to add further names of countries, territories, or other geographical entities to their in-house application of ISO 3166-1, and the ISO 3166/MA will never use these codes in the updating process of the standard. The following alpha-2 codes can be user-assigned: Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AA, Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.QM to Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.QZ, Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.XA to Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.XZ, and Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ZZ.[22] For example:
- The International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) uses Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.QM as a second country code for the United States, as it ran out of three-character registrant codes within the Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.US prefix. It also uses Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ZZ for some registrants assigned directly.[23]
- The Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) assigns Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.QO to represent Outlying Oceania (a multi-territory region containing Antarctica, Bouvet Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, the British Indian Ocean Territory, the French Southern Territories, and the United States Minor Outlying Islands), and Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ZZ to represent "Unknown or Invalid Territory". Before the adoption of the macroregion code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EU by ISO, CLDR also used Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.QU to represent the European Union.[24]
- The code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.QZ is used by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as an indicator for the Community Plant Variety Office.
- The code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.XA is used by Swiss Government[25] as a country code for the Canary Islands, although Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IC is already reserved for that purpose.
- The codes Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.XA and Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.XO are used by Russian Government[26] to represent Abkhazia and South Ossetia respectively.
- The code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.XI is used by the UK Government,[27] as an EORI number country code prefix for Northern Ireland, and the members of European Union for European Union value added tax reports with trade with Northern Ireland.[28]
- The code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.XK is used by the European Commission,[29] the IMF, the SWIFT,[30] the CLDR, and other organizations as a temporary country code for Kosovo.[31]
- The code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.XN is used by WIPO as an indicator for the Nordic Patent Institute, an international organization common to Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.[32]
- The code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.XU is used by WIPO as an indicator for the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.
- The code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.XV is used by WIPO as an indicator for the Visegrad Patent Institute.
- The code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.XW is used by MusicBrainz as an indicator for worldwide releases.[33]
- The code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.XX is used by WIPO as an indicator for unknown states, other entities or organizations.
- UN/LOCODE assigns Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.XZ to represent installations in international waters.[7]
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Reserved code elements
Reserved code elements are codes which have become obsolete, or are required in order to enable a particular user application of the standard but do not qualify for inclusion in ISO 3166-1. To avoid transitional application problems and to aid users who require specific additional code elements for the functioning of their coding systems, the ISO 3166/MA, when justified, reserves these codes which it undertakes not to use for other than specified purposes during a limited or indeterminate period of time.
The reserved alpha-2 codes are divided into the following three categories: exceptional reservations, transitional reservations, and indeterminate reservations.[22]
Exceptional reservations
Exceptionally reserved code elements are codes reserved at the request of national ISO member bodies, governments and international organizations, which are required in order to support a particular application, as specified by the requesting body and limited to such use; any further use of such code elements is subject to approval by the ISO 3166/MA. The following alpha-2 codes are currently exceptionally reserved:
| Code | Area name or country name | Current actual country | ccTLD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AC | Ascension Island | United Kingdom | .ac | Reserved on request of UPU for stamp issuing area |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CP | Clipperton Island | France | — | Reserved on request of ITU for location of certain telecommunications installations |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CQ | Island of Sark | United Kingdom | — | Reserved on request of the United Kingdom. Letters are derived from French name Sercq. |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.DG | Diego Garcia | United Kingdom | — | Reserved on request of ITU for location of certain telecommunications installations |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EA | Ceuta, Melilla | Spain | — | Part of Spanish North Africa (Template:Langx) Reserved on request of WCO for Eurasian Patent Organization[note 1] |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EU | European Union | multiple | .eu | Reserved on request of ISO 4217/MA for the European monetary unit Euro Extended for ISO 6166 "Securities – International securities identification numbering system (ISIN)" in March 1998 Extended for any application needing to represent the name European Union in August 1999 |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EZ | Eurozone | multiple | — | Reserved on request of ISO 6166/RA for the European OTC derivatives within International securities identification numbering system (ISIN) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FX | France, Metropolitan | France | — | Reserved on request of France Officially assigned before deleted from ISO 3166-1 (now assigned ISO 3166-3 code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FXFR) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IC | Canary Islands | Spain | — | Reserved on request of WCO for area not covered by European Union Customs arrangements. Code taken from name in Spanish: Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SU | USSR | multiple | .su | Reserved on request of the Foundation for Internet Development from June 2008; Transitionally reserved from September 1992 Officially assigned before deleted from ISO 3166-1 (now assigned ISO 3166-3 code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SUHH) Official name and previous ISO country name:[35] Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (common name: Soviet Union) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TA | Tristan da Cunha | United Kingdom | — | Reserved on request of UPU for stamp issuing area |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.UK | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | .uk | Reserved on request of the United Kingdom lest Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.UK be used for any other country Also used by the European Commission United Kingdom is officially assigned the alpha-2 code Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GB |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.UN | United Nations | multiple | — | Reserved directly by ISO 3166/MA for the United Nations |
The following alpha-2 codes were previously exceptionally reserved, but are now officially assigned:
| Code | Area name or country name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AX | Åland Islands | Reserved on request of Finland |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.GG | Guernsey | Reserved on request of UPU for stamp issuing area |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.IM | Isle of Man | Reserved on request of UPU for stamp issuing area |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.JE | Jersey | Reserved on request of UPU for stamp issuing area |
Transitional reservations
Transitional reserved code elements are codes reserved after their deletion from ISO 3166-1. These codes may be used only during a transitional period of at least five years while new code elements that may have replaced them are taken into use. These codes may be reassigned by the ISO 3166/MA after the expiration of the transitional period. The following alpha-2 codes are currently transitionally reserved:
| Code | Formerly used country name | Reserved from | Reserved to | ccTLD | ISO 3166-3 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.AN | Netherlands Antilles | 2010-12 | 2060-12 | .an | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ANHH | Divided into Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BQ (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba), Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CW (Curaçao) and Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SX (Dutch part of Sint Maarten) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BU | Burma | 1989-12 | 2039-12 | — | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BUMM | Name changed to Myanmar (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.MM) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CS | Originally Czechoslovakia, later Serbia and Montenegro | 2006-09 | 2056-09 | — | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CSHH Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CSXX |
Code taken from name in Serbian: Script error: No such module "Lang"., for Serbia and Montenegro, which however is now divided into Montenegro (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ME) and Serbia (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.RS). (Though reserved, the ccTLD .cs was never actually assigned to Serbia and Montenegro; the ccTLD of Serbia and Montenegro was .yu, as that formerly unified country's name, and that of its larger predecessor, had previously been Yugoslavia.) Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CS originally represented Czechoslovakia. Its successor state Czechia uses Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CZ, and Slovakia Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SK. |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NT | Neutral Zone | 1993-07 | 2043-07 | — | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.NTHH | Divided between Iraq (IQ) and Saudi Arabia (SA) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TP | East Timor | 2002-05 | 2052-05 | .tp | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TPTL | Code taken from previous ISO country name: Portuguese Timor, name changed to Timor-Leste (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.TL) |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.YU | Yugoslavia | 2003-07 | 2053-07 | — | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.YUCS | Code used for the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia before 1992 and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia after 1992 |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ZR | Zaire | 1997-07 | 2047-07 | — | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ZRCD | Name changed to Congo, the Democratic Republic of the (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CD) ccTLD Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content..zr has been deleted[36] |
The following alpha-2 code was previously transitionally reserved, but was later reassigned to another country as its official code:
| Code | Formerly used country name | Date of reservation | ccTLD | ISO 3166-3 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CS | Czechoslovakia | 1993-06 | — | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.CSHH | Code reassigned to Serbia and Montenegro ccTLD Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content..cs has been deleted |
For each deleted alpha-2 code, an entry for the corresponding former country name is included in ISO 3166-3. Each entry is assigned a four-letter alphabetic code, where the first two letters are the deleted alpha-2 code.
Indeterminate reservations
Indeterminately reserved code elements are reserved for use in a particular way, usually due to their presence in other coding systems. For example, several codes are reserved because they are used for international intellectual property organizations in WIPO Standard ST.3. The following alpha-2 codes are currently indeterminately reserved:
The following alpha-2 codes were previously indeterminately reserved, but have been reassigned to another country as its official code:
| Code | Area name or country name | Current code | Notes | Code reassigned to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.LT | Libya Tripoli | [note 4] | Lithuania | |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.ME | Western Sahara | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EH | [note 4] | Montenegro |
| Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.RU | Burundi | Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.BI | [note 4] | Russian Federation |
Notes
- ↑ a b WIPO Standard ST.3 actually uses Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EA, instead of Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EV, to represent the Eurasian Patent Organization. However, Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EA was already exceptionally reserved by the ISO 3166/MA to represent Ceuta and Melilla for customs purposes. The ISO 3166/MA proposed in 1995 that Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.EV be used by WIPO to represent the Eurasian Patent Organization; however, this request was not honoured by WIPO.[37]
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Reserved at the request of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Code notified to United Nations Secretary-General under 1949 and 1968 Road Traffic Conventions
- ↑ a b c d e Code in use for road transport purposes, but not notified to United Nations Secretary-General under 1949 Road Traffic Convention
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Code under 1949 Road Traffic Convention
- ↑ a b Code under 1968 Road Traffic Convention
- ↑ Previously used in international postal codes and vehicle registration codes to represent Finland (code was not officially assigned), and the code was previously listed as transitionally reserved from 1995-09 until 2012-06.
Code taken from name in Finnish and Swedish combined: Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "Lang"..
Deleted codes
Besides the codes currently transitionally reserved and two other codes currently exceptionally reserved (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.FX for France, Metropolitan and Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.SU for USSR), the following alpha-2 codes have also been deleted from ISO 3166-1:[38]
For each deleted alpha-2 code, an entry for the corresponding former country name is included in ISO 3166-3. Each entry is assigned a four-letter alphabetic code, where the first two letters are the deleted alpha-2 code.
See also
- List of FIPS country codes in FIPS 10-4, part of the United States’ Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
- The Regional Indicator Symbol in Unicode, introduced to use these codes
- ISO 639-1, a different set of two-letter codes used for languages
References
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Sources and external links
- ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Online Browsing Platform (OBP) — searchable list of country codes
- Text file (English, 2016)
- XML file (English, 2016)
- Reserved code elements under ISO 3166-1 "Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes", available on request from ISO 3166/MA
- The World Factbook (public domain), Central Intelligence Agency
- Appendix D – Country Data Codes — comparison of FIPS 10, ISO 3166, and STANAG 1059 country codes
- List of all countries with their 2 digit codes (ISO 3166-1) (CSV, JSON) Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Comprehensive country codes: ISO 3166, ITU, ISO 4217 currency codes and many more (CSV, JSON) Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids"), Statoids.com
- Country codes — comparison of ISO 3166-1 country codes with other country codes
- ISO 3166-1 Change History
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