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ISO 3166-1, as part of the ISO 3166 standard, provides codes for the names of countries and dependent areas. It was first published in 1974 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and defines three different codes for each area:
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, a two-letter system with many applications, most notably the Internet top-level domains (ccTLD) for countries.
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3, a three-letter system.
- ISO 3166-1 numeric, a three-digit numerical system, which is identical to that defined by the United Nations Statistical Division.
243 countries and territories have formal codes. According to the Maintenance Agency for ISO 3166 country codes, a country or territory must be listed in the United Nations Terminology Bulletin Country Names or Country and Region Codes for Statistical Use of the UN Statistics Division. To be listed in the bulletin Country Names a country or territory must be any of the following:
- a United Nations member state,
- a member of any of the UN specialized agencies or
- a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice.
A country or territory generally gets new alpha codes if its name changes, whereas a new numeric code is associated with a change of boundaries. Some codes in each series are reserved, for various reasons; obsolete codes may be kept as reserved, borders may be considered likely to change, and some overseas territories have reserved codes of their own.
ISO 3166-1 is not the only standard for country codes. The IOC and FIFA have their own lists (see List of IOC country codes and List of FIFA country codes) of three-letter codes which mostly correspond to the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes.
ISO 3166-1 code list
The following is a complete ISO 3166-1 encoding code list in alphabetical order by the English short country names officially used by the ISO. The ISO uses country names from United Nations sources *, and hence, names such as "Palestinian Territory, Occupied" and "Taiwan, Province of China" reflect the countries' political status within the UN.
The table includes formal codes only. For reserved codes, see ISO 3166-1 alpha-2#ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 Reserved Code Elements list and ISO 3166-1 alpha-3#Reserved Code Elements list. ISO 3166-1 does not have numeric reserved codes.
| Country names (officially used by the ISO) | Numeric | Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Local ISO codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 004 | AFG | AF | AF | |
| 248 | ALA | AX | AX | |
| 008 | ALB | AL | AL | |
| 012 | DZA | DZ | DZ | |
| 016 | ASM | AS | AS | |
| 020 | AND | AD | AD | |
| 024 | AGO | AO | AO | |
| 660 | AIA | AI | AI | |
| 010 | ATA | AQ | AQ | |
| 028 | ATG | AG | AG | |
| 032 | ARG | AR | AR | |
| 051 | ARM | AM | AM | |
| 533 | ABW | AW | AW | |
| 036 | AUS | AU | AU | |
| 040 | AUT | AT | AT | |
| 031 | AZE | AZ | AZ | |
| 044 | BHS | BS | BS | |
| 048 | BHR | BH | BH | |
| 050 | BGD | BD | BD | |
| 052 | BRB | BB | BB | |
| 112 | BLR | BY | BY | |
| 056 | BEL | BE | BE | |
| 084 | BLZ | BZ | BZ | |
| 204 | BEN | BJ | BJ | |
| 060 | BMU | BM | BM | |
| 064 | BTN | BT | BT | |
| 068 | BOL | BO | BO | |
| 070 | BIH | BA | BA | |
| 072 | BWA | BW | BW | |
| 074 | BVT | BV | BV | |
| 076 | BRA | BR | BR | |
| 086 | IOT | IO | IO | |
| 096 | BRN | BN | BN | |
| 100 | BGR | BG | BG | |
| 854 | BFA | BF | BF | |
| 108 | BDI | BI | BI | |
| 116 | KHM | KH | KH | |
| 120 | CMR | CM | CM | |
| 124 | CAN | CA | CA | |
| 132 | CPV | CV | CV | |
| 136 | CYM | KY | KY | |
| 140 | CAF | CF | CF | |
| 148 | TCD | TD | TD | |
| 152 | CHL | CL | CL | |
| 156 | CHN | CN | CN | |
| 162 | CXR | CX | CX | |
| 166 | CCK | CC | CC | |
| 170 | COL | CO | CO | |
| 174 | COM | KM | KM | |
| 178 | COG | CG | CG | |
| 180 | COD | CD | CD | |
| 184 | COK | CK | CK | |
| 188 | CRI | CR | CR | |
| 384 | CIV | CI | CI | |
| 191 | HRV | HR | HR | |
| 192 | CUB | CU | CU | |
| 196 | CYP | CY | CY | |
| 203 | CZE | CZ | CZ | |
| 208 | DNK | DK | DK | |
| 262 | DJI | DJ | DJ | |
| 212 | DMA | DM | DM | |
| 214 | DOM | DO | DO | |
| 218 | ECU | EC | EC | |
| 818 | EGY | EG | EG | |
| 222 | SLV | SV | SV | |
| 226 | GNQ | GQ | GQ | |
| 232 | ERI | ER | ER | |
| 233 | EST | EE | EE | |
| 231 | ETH | ET | ET | |
| 238 | FLK | FK | FK | |
| 234 | FRO | FO | FO | |
| 242 | FJI | FJ | FJ | |
| 246 | FIN | FI | FI | |
| 250 | FRA | FR | FR | |
| 254 | GUF | GF | GF | |
| 258 | PYF | PF | PF | |
| 260 | ATF | TF | TF | |
| 266 | GAB | GA | GA | |
| 270 | GMB | GM | GM | |
| 268 | GEO | GE | GE | |
| 276 | DEU | DE | DE | |
| 288 | GHA | GH | GH | |
| 292 | GIB | GI | GI | |
| 300 | GRC | GR | GR | |
| 304 | GRL | GL | GL | |
| 308 | GRD | GD | GD | |
| 312 | GLP | GP | GP | |
| 316 | GUM | GU | GU | |
| 320 | GTM | GT | GT | |
| 831 | GGY | GG | GG | |
| 324 | GIN | GN | GN | |
| 624 | GNB | GW | GW | |
| 328 | GUY | GY | GY | |
| 332 | HTI | HT | HT | |
| 334 | HMD | HM | HM | |
| 336 | VAT | VA | VA | |
| 340 | HND | HN | HN | |
| 344 | HKG | HK | HK | |
| 348 | HUN | HU | HU | |
| 352 | ISL | IS | IS | |
| 356 | IND | IN | IN | |
| 360 | IDN | ID | ID | |
| 364 | IRN | IR | IR | |
| 368 | IRQ | IQ | IQ | |
| 372 | IRL | IE | IE | |
| 833 | IMN | IM | IM | |
| 376 | ISR | IL | IL | |
| 380 | ITA | IT | IT | |
| 388 | JAM | JM | JM | |
| 392 | JPN | JP | JP | |
| 832 | JEY | JE | JE | |
| 400 | JOR | JO | JO | |
| 398 | KAZ | KZ | KZ | |
| 404 | KEN | KE | KE | |
| 296 | KIR | KI | KI | |
| 408 | PRK | KP | KP | |
| 410 | KOR | KR | KR | |
| 414 | KWT | KW | KW | |
| 417 | KGZ | KG | KG | |
| 418 | LAO | LA | LA | |
| 428 | LVA | LV | LV | |
| 422 | LBN | LB | LB | |
| 426 | LSO | LS | LS | |
| 430 | LBR | LR | LR | |
| 434 | LBY | LY | LY | |
| 438 | LIE | LI | LI | |
| 440 | LTU | LT | LT | |
| 442 | LUX | LU | LU | |
| 446 | MAC | MO | MO | |
| 807 | MKD | MK | MK | |
| 450 | MDG | MG | MG | |
| 454 | MWI | MW | MW | |
| 458 | MYS | MY | MY | |
| 462 | MDV | MV | MV | |
| 466 | MLI | ML | ML | |
| 470 | MLT | MT | MT | |
| 584 | MHL | MH | MH | |
| 474 | MTQ | MQ | MQ | |
| 478 | MRT | MR | MR | |
| 480 | MUS | MU | MU | |
| 175 | MYT | YT | YT | |
| 484 | MEX | MX | MX | |
| 583 | FSM | FM | FM | |
| 498 | MDA | MD | MD | |
| 492 | MCO | MC | MC | |
| 496 | MNG | MN | MN | |
| 500 | MSR | MS | MS | |
| 504 | MAR | MA | MA | |
| 508 | MOZ | MZ | MZ | |
| 104 | MMR | MM | MM | |
| 516 | NAM | NA | NA | |
| 520 | NRU | NR | NR | |
| 524 | NPL | NP | NP | |
| 528 | NLD | NL | NL | |
| 530 | ANT | AN | AN | |
| 540 | NCL | NC | NC | |
| 554 | NZL | NZ | NZ | |
| 558 | NIC | NI | NI | |
| 562 | NER | NE | NE | |
| 566 | NGA | NG | NG | |
| 570 | NIU | NU | NU | |
| 574 | NFK | NF | NF | |
| 580 | MNP | MP | MP | |
| 578 | NOR | NO | NO | |
| 512 | OMN | OM | OM | |
| 586 | PAK | PK | PK | |
| 585 | PLW | PW | PW | |
| 275 | PSE | PS | PS | |
| 591 | PAN | PA | PA | |
| 598 | PNG | PG | PG | |
| 600 | PRY | PY | PY | |
| 604 | PER | PE | PE | |
| 608 | PHL | PH | PH | |
| 612 | PCN | PN | PN | |
| 616 | POL | PL | PL | |
| 620 | PRT | PT | PT | |
| 630 | PRI | PR | PR | |
| 634 | QAT | QA | QA | |
| 638 | REU | RE | RE | |
| 642 | ROU | RO | RO | |
| 643 | RUS | RU | RU | |
| 646 | RWA | RW | RW | |
| 654 | SHN | SH | SH | |
| 659 | KNA | KN | KN | |
| 662 | LCA | LC | LC | |
| 666 | SPM | PM | PM | |
| 670 | VCT | VC | VC | |
| 882 | WSM | WS | WS | |
| 674 | SMR | SM | SM | |
| 678 | STP | ST | ST | |
| 682 | SAU | SA | SA | |
| 686 | SEN | SN | SN | |
| 1 | 891 | SCG | CS | CS |
| 690 | SYC | SC | SC | |
| 694 | SLE | SL | SL | |
| 702 | SGP | SG | SG | |
| 703 | SVK | SK | SK | |
| 705 | SVN | SI | SI | |
| 090 | SLB | SB | SB | |
| 706 | SOM | SO | SO | |
| 710 | ZAF | ZA | ZA | |
| 239 | SGS | GS | GS | |
| 724 | ESP | ES | ES | |
| 144 | LKA | LK | LK | |
| 736 | SDN | SD | SD | |
| 740 | SUR | SR | SR | |
| 744 | SJM | SJ | SJ | |
| 748 | SWZ | SZ | SZ | |
| 752 | SWE | SE | SE | |
| 756 | CHE | CH | CH | |
| 760 | SYR | SY | SY | |
| 158 | TWN | TW | TW | |
| 762 | TJK | TJ | TJ | |
| 834 | TZA | TZ | TZ | |
| 764 | THA | TH | TH | |
| 626 | TLS | TL | TL | |
| 768 | TGO | TG | TG | |
| 772 | TKL | TK | TK | |
| 776 | TON | TO | TO | |
| 780 | TTO | TT | TT | |
| 788 | TUN | TN | TN | |
| 792 | TUR | TR | TR | |
| 795 | TKM | TM | TM | |
| 796 | TCA | TC | TC | |
| 798 | TUV | TV | TV | |
| 800 | UGA | UG | UG | |
| 804 | UKR | UA | UA | |
| 784 | ARE | AE | AE | |
| 826 | GBR | GB | GB | |
| 840 | USA | US | US | |
| 581 | UMI | UM | UM | |
| 858 | URY | UY | UY | |
| 860 | UZB | UZ | UZ | |
| 548 | VUT | VU | VU | |
| 862 | VEN | VE | VE | |
| 704 | VNM | VN | VN | |
| 092 | VGB | VG | VG | |
| 850 | VIR | VI | VI | |
| 876 | WLF | WF | WF | |
| 732 | ESH | EH | EH | |
| 887 | YEM | YE | YE | |
| 894 | ZMB | ZM | ZM | |
| 716 | ZWE | ZW | ZW | |
1Serbia and Montenegro no longer exists as a country. The ISO has yet to release the official codes for the successor states and .
Newsletters
Changes to ISO 3166-1 are announced in periodic newsletters, of which 11 have been released since the fifth edition of the standard was issued in 1997:
- Published 1998-02-05: change of name for Samoa, available in English and French
- Published 1999-10-01: change of name for Occupied Palestinian Territory, available in English and French
- Published 2002-02-01: change of alpha-3 Code Element for Romania, available in English and French
- Published 2002-05-20: change of name for various countries, available in English and French
- Published 2002-05-20: change of name and codes for East Timor, available in English and French
- Published 2002-11-15: change of name and codes for Timor-Leste, available in English and French
- Published 2002-11-15: change of official name of Comoros , available in English and French
- Published 2003-07-23: deletion of Yugoslavia, inclusion of Serbia and Montenegro, available in English and French
- Published 2004-02-13: new entry for Åland Islands, available in English and French
- Published 2004-04-26: change of name for Afghanistan and Åland Islands, available in English and French
- Published 2006-03-29: new entries for Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey, available in English and French
Reference
Information on reserved codes taken from "Reserved code elements under ISO 3166-1" published by Secretariat of ISO/TC 46, ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency, 2001-02-13, available on request from ISO 3166 MA.
See also
External links
- ISO 3166/MA – ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency at the International Organization for Standardization – includes up-to-date lists of two-letter codes.
- United Nations Statistics Division – Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use – includes three-letter and numeric codes.
- CIA World Factbook – Cross-Reference List of Country Data Codes (public domain)
- a list of ISO 3166-1 codes (including three-letter and numeric codes), and includes information about changes that have been made over the years.
- an xml document containing country codes and country names in 7 languages.
- CSV-file and website in unicode, containing codes and country names in 30 languages
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