List of NATO country codes (original) (raw)
This is a list of heritage NATO country codes. Up to and including the seventh edition of STANAG 1059, these were two-letter codes (digrams). The eighth edition, promulgated 19 February 2004, and effective 1 April 2004, replaced all codes with new ones based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes. Additional codes cover gaps in the ISO coverage, deal with imaginary countries used for exercise purposes, and designate large geographical groupings and water bodies (ranging from oceans to rivers). It consists of two-letter codes for geographical entities, four-letter codes for subdivisions, and lists the ISO three-letter codes for reference. The digrams match the FIPS 10-4 codes with a few exceptions.
The ninth edition's ratification draft was published on 6 July 2005, with a reply deadline of 6 October 2005. It replaces all two- and four-letter codes with ISO or ISO-like three- and six-letter codes. It is intended as a transitional standard: once all NATO nations have updated their information systems, a tenth edition will be published.
For diplomatic reasons, the country that is now known as North Macedonia was designated as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for a number of years and received a temporary code, FY/FYR, explicitly different from the ISO one, which was 3166 MKD. Since its name change following the 2018 Prespa agreement with Greece, the country is identified with the MK digram and the MKD trigram,[1] but on car license plates, they must be changed to NM or NMK.[2]
The Republic of Palau is also often indicated (at least in the United States) as PW.
Entity
Comment
AA
ABW
AB
ABB
9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
AC
ATG
AF
AFG
AG
DZA
AJ
AZE
SS
SSD
AL
ALB
AM
ARM
AN
AND
AO
AGO
AR
ARG
AS
AUS
AT
ACI
Appears with 9th ed.; the entity is omitted from 8th ed., not in ISO 3166-1
AU
AUT
AV
AIA
AY
ATA
BA
BHR
BB
BRB
BC
BWA
BM
BMU
BE
BEL
BF
BHS
BD
BGD
BH
BLZ
BK
BIH
BL
BOL
MM
MMR
BN
BEN
BO
BLR
BP
SLB
BR
BRA
BT
BTN
BG
BGR
BV
BVT
BX
BRN
BY
BDI
CA
CAN
CB
KHM
CD
TCD
CE
LKA
CF
COG
CD
COD
Democratic Republic of the Congo
CH
CHN
People's Republic of China
CI
CHL
CJ
CYM
CK
CCK
CM
CMR
CN
COM
CO
COL
CQ
MNP
Also listed under the subdivision code US-MP-
CR
CSI
Appears with 9th ed.; the entity is omitted from 8th ed., not in ISO 3166-1
CS
CRI
CT
CAF
CU
CUB
CV
CPV
CW
COK
CY
CYP
CZ
CZE
DA
DNK
DJ
DJI
DO
DMA
DR
DOM
EC
ECU
EE
EEE
9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
EG
EGY
EI
IRL
EK
GNQ
EN
EST
ER
ERI
ES
ESP
ET
ETH
FF
FFF
9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
FG
GUF
9th ed. lists it under France as FR-973
FI
FIN
FJ
FJI
FK
FLK
FM
FSM
Federated States of Micronesia
FO
FRO
FP
PYF
9th ed. lists it under France as FR-PYF
FR
FRA
FS
ATF
9th ed. lists it under France as FR-FST
GM
GMB
8th ed. STANAG 1049 revised from GA (now: Gabon)
GA
GAB
8th ed. STANAG 1049 revised from GB (now: United Kingdom)
GC
n/a
Obsolete 1990
DE
DEU
GG
GEO
GH
GHA
GI
GIB
GJ
GRD
GL
GRL
GP
GLP
9th ed. lists it under France as FR-971
GQ
GUM
Also listed under the subdivision code US-GU-
GR
GRC
GT
GTM
GV
GIN
GY
GUY
HA
HTI
HK
HKG
Also listed under the provincial code CN-91-
HM
HMD
HO
HND
HQ
HQI
Appears with 9th ed.; also listed under IQ, not in ISO 3166-1
HR
HRV
HU
HUN
IC
ISL
ID
IDN
IN
IND
IO
IOT
British Indian Ocean Territory
IQ
UMI
Baker, Howland, Jarvis, Johnston, Kingman Reef,
Midway, Navassa, Palmyra, and Wake Islands
Also listed under the subdivision code US-UM-
IR
IRN
IS
ISR
IT
ITA
IV
CIV
IZ
IRQ
JA
JPN
JM
JAM
JN
JNM
Appears with 9th ed.; also listed under SV/SJM;
Also listed under the subdivision code NO-22-
JO
JOR
JQ
JQA
Appears with 9th ed.; also listed under IQ, not in ISO 3166-1
KE
KEN
KG
KGZ
KN
PRK
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
KR
KIR
KS
KOR
KT
CXR
KU
KWT
KZ
KAZ
LA
LAO
LE
LBN
LG
LVA
LH
LTU
LI
LBR
LO
SVK
LS
LIE
LT
LSO
LU
LUX
LY
LBY
MA
MDG
MB
MTQ
9th ed. lists it under France as FR-972
MC
MAC
MD
MDA
ME
MNE
Since 8th ed.
MG
MNG
MH
MSR
MI
MWI
MK
MKD
While the country had the provisional name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the digram was FY and the trigram, FYR.
ML
MLI
MLI in ISO 3166-1
MN
MCO
MO
MAR
MP
MUS
MR
MRT
MT
MLT
MU
OMN
MV
MDV
The Maldives
MX
MEX
MY
MYS
MZ
MOZ
NA
ANT
removed from ISO 3166-1
NC
NCL
9th ed. lists it under France as FR-NCL
NU
NIU
NF
NFK
NE
NER
NH
VUT
NG
NGA
NL
NLD
NN
NNN
9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
NO
NOR
NP
NPL
NR
NRU
NS
SUR
NT
NTT
NATO countries
9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
NU
NIC
NZ
NZL
PA
PRY
PN
PCN
PE
PER
PF
PFI
Appears with 9th ed.; the entity is omitted from 8th ed., not in ISO 3166-1
PK
PAK
PL
POL
PM
PAN
PT
PRT
PP
PNG
PS
PLW
In 9th ed., the digram is also assigned to Palestine
PS
PSE
Temporary code; 8th ed. has no digram for Palestine
9th ed. also assigns PS to Palau
PU
GNB
QA
QAT
RE
REU
9th ed. lists it under France as FR-974
RM
MHL
8th ed. omits the trigram (mistakenly?)
RO
ROU
RP
PHL
RQ
PRI
Also listed under the subdivision code US-PR-
RS
SRB
8th ed.
RU
RUS
Original code RS is not to be used 8th ed. Now assigned to Serbia.
RW
RWA
SA
SAU
SB
SPM
9th ed. lists it under France as FR-975
and assigns SB to "Serbia and Montenegro"
SC
KNA
SE
SYC
SF
ZAF
SG
SEN
SH
SHN
SI
SVN
SJ
SJM
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Also listed under the subdivision code NO-21-
SL
SLE
SM
SMR
SN
SGP
SO
SOM
SR
SRR
9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
SS
ASM
Also listed under the subdivision code US-AS-
SS
WSM
Some sources (other than the STANAGs
themselves) claim the digram was WS
ST
LCA
SU
SDN
SV
SLV
SW
SWE
SX
SGS
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
SY
SYR
SZ
CHE
TC
ARE
TD
TTO
TH
THA
TI
TJK
TK
TCA
TK
TKL
TL
TLS
TN
TON
TO
TGO
TP
STP
TS
TUN
TU
TUR
TV
TUV
TW
TWN
Also listed under the provincial code CN-71-
TX
TKM
TZ
TZA
UG
UGA
GB
GBR
United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
8th ed. STANAG 1059 removed UK
UA
UKR
UR
n/a
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Obsolete 1992
US
USA
UU
UUU
9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
UV
BFA
UY
URY
UZ
UZB
VC
VCT
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VE
VEN
VI
VIR
8th ed. lists "VI or VS";
Also listed under the subdivision code US-VI-
VN
VNM
VS
VGB
8th ed. lists "VI or VS"
VT
VAT
Vatican City (Holy See)
WA
NAM
WF
WLF
9th ed. lists it under France as FR-WLF
WI
ESH
WZ
SWZ
XB
XXB
"Brownland"
9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XE
XXE
SHAPE (ACO Command)
9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XG
XXG
"Greyland"
9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XI
XXI
"Indigoland"
9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XL
XXL
"Limeland"
9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XM
XXM
NATO
[4] private use in ISO 3166-1
XN
XXN
NATO "Blue" Command
9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XP
XXP
"Purpleland"
9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XR
XXR
"Redland"
9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XS
XXS
SACLANT (HQ SACT Command)
9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XW
XXW
"Whiteland"
9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XY
XXY
"Yellowland"
9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
YE
YEM
YO
n/a
Obsolete 1993
YT
-
Former NATO code ME is not to be used since 8th ed.;
8th ed. omits the trigram (mistakenly?);
9th ed. lists it under France as FR-976
—
SCG
9th ed. lists SB for the digram, which
8th ed. assigns to Saint Pierre and Miquelon, removed from ISO 3166-1
YU
YUG
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
ZA
ZMB
ZI
ZWE