Country codes in ISO 3166 (original) (raw)
This file lists the codes for each country provided in ISO 3166. There are two tables: existing codes and withdrawn codes (codes can be withdrawn because the country no longer exists, the name has significantly changed, or one or more codes has altered).
The numeric code identifies a physical territory, and the letters a country name. Thus when Germany reunified, it kept DE/DEU but changed from 280 to 276, while when Southern Rhodesia was renamed Zimbabwe it stayed 716 but changed from RH/RHO to ZW/ZWE.
There is also a numeric version of the two letter code not given here, calculated as 1070+30_a_+b, where a and b are the two letters of the code converted by A=1, B=2, etc. So AA=1101, AB=1102, BA=1131, and ZZ=1876.
Codes withdrawn from use may not be reused for five years. The two letter codes AA, QM to QZ, XA to XZ, and ZZ, all three letter codes beginning with those pairs, and numeric codes beginning 9, are available for individual use and will not be allocated to countries. The codes OO, OOO, and 000 are designated for use as "escape codes" to indicate that additional codes are being used.
The term "country" is perhaps a little misleading: not all the "countries" in ISO 3166 are actually independent. Rather, many of them are geographically separate territories that are legally portions or dependencies of other countries. Nonetheless the term "country" is used throughout. Where the code for a country includes territory also included in another code, a code for the exclusive part can be formed by replacing the second and third letters by X. So Metropolitan France can be coded as FX/FXX, and this excludes areas such as French Guyana (GF/GUF) which are included in the code FR/FRA.
ISO 3166 was first issued in 1974, and the three digit numbers were mostly added in 1981. This file is derived from the 1982 and 1988 versions of the standard, all change notifications since 1988, and a list of obsolete codes. The fourth column indicates the date of change of an entry using one of the following codes:
preceded by + or - to show that the code was added or removed.
AF
AFG
004
Afghanistan
AL
ALB
008
Albania, People's Socialist Republic of
DZ
DZA
012
Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of
AS
ASM
016
American Samoa
AD
AND
020
Andorra, Principality of
AO
AGO
024
Angola, Republic of
AI
AIA
660
+b
Anguilla
AQ
ATA
010
Antarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S)
AG
ATG
028
Antigua and Barbuda
AR
ARG
032
Argentina, Argentine Republic
AM
ARM
051
+f
Armenia
AW
ABW
533
+b
Aruba
AU
AUS
036
Australia, Commonwealth of
AT
AUT
040
Austria, Republic of
AZ
AZE
031
+f
Azerbaijan, Republic of
BS
BHS
044
Bahamas, Commonwealth of the
BH
BHR
048
Bahrain, Kingdom of
BD
BGD
050
Bangladesh, People's Republic of
BB
BRB
052
Barbados
BY
BLR
112
+f
Belarus
BE
BEL
056
Belgium, Kingdom of
BZ
BLZ
084
Belize
BJ
BEN
204
+u
Benin (was Dahomey), People's Republic of
BM
BMU
060
Bermuda
BT
BTN
064
Bhutan, Kingdom of
BO
BOL
068
Bolivia, Republic of
BA
BIH
070
+f
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BW
BWA
072
Botswana, Republic of
BV
BVT
074
Bouvet Island (Bouvetoya)
BR
BRA
076
Brazil, Federative Republic of
IO
IOT
086
British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago)
VG
VGB
092
British Virgin Islands
BN
BRN
096
Brunei Darussalam
BG
BGR
100
Bulgaria, People's Republic of
BF
BFA
854
+y
Burkina Faso (was Upper Volta)
BI
BDI
108
Burundi, Republic of
KH
KHM
116
Cambodia, Kingdom of (was Khmer Republic/Kampuchea, Democratic)
CM
CMR
120
Cameroon, United Republic of
CA
CAN
124
Canada
CV
CPV
132
Cape Verde, Republic of
KY
CYM
136
Cayman Islands
CF
CAF
140
Central African Republic
TD
TCD
148
Chad, Republic of
CL
CHL
152
Chile, Republic of
CN
CHN
156
China, People's Republic of
CX
CXR
162
Christmas Island
CC
CCK
166
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
CO
COL
170
Colombia, Republic of
KM
COM
174
Comoros, Union of the
CD
COD
180
+q
Congo, Democratic Republic of (was Zaire)
CG
COG
178
Congo, People's Republic of
CK
COK
184
Cook Islands
CR
CRI
188
Costa Rica, Republic of
CI
CIV
384
Cote D'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Republic of the
CU
CUB
192
Cuba, Republic of
CY
CYP
196
Cyprus, Republic of
CZ
CZE
203
+i
Czech Republic
DK
DNK
208
Denmark, Kingdom of
DJ
DJI
262
+u
Djibouti, Republic of (was French Afars and Issas)
DM
DMA
212
Dominica, Commonwealth of
DO
DOM
214
Dominican Republic
EC
ECU
218
Ecuador, Republic of
EG
EGY
818
Egypt, Arab Republic of
SV
SLV
222
El Salvador, Republic of
GQ
GNQ
226
Equatorial Guinea, Republic of
ER
ERI
232
+l
Eritrea
EE
EST
233
+f
Estonia
ET
ETH
231
+l
Ethiopia
FO
FRO
234
Faeroe Islands
FK
FLK
238
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
FJ
FJI
242
Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands
FI
FIN
246
Finland, Republic of
FR
FRA
250
France, French Republic
GF
GUF
254
French Guiana
PF
PYF
258
French Polynesia
TF
ATF
260
+v
French Southern Territories
GA
GAB
266
Gabon, Gabonese Republic
GM
GMB
270
Gambia, Republic of the
GE
GEO
268
+g
Georgia
DE
DEU
276
+e
Germany
GH
GHA
288
Ghana, Republic of
GI
GIB
292
Gibraltar
GR
GRC
300
Greece, Hellenic Republic
GL
GRL
304
Greenland
GD
GRD
308
Grenada
GP
GLP
312
Guadaloupe
GU
GUM
316
Guam
GT
GTM
320
Guatemala, Republic of
GN
GIN
324
Guinea, Revolutionary People's Rep'c of
GW
GNB
624
Guinea-Bissau, Republic of (was Portuguese Guinea)
GY
GUY
328
Guyana, Republic of
HT
HTI
332
Haiti, Republic of
HM
HMD
334
Heard and McDonald Islands
VA
VAT
336
+p
Holy See (Vatican City State)
HN
HND
340
Honduras, Republic of
HK
HKG
344
Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
HR
HRV
191
+f
Hrvatska (Croatia)
HU
HUN
348
Hungary, Hungarian People's Republic
IS
ISL
352
Iceland, Republic of
IN
IND
356
India, Republic of
ID
IDN
360
Indonesia, Republic of
IR
IRN
364
Iran, Islamic Republic of
IQ
IRQ
368
Iraq, Republic of
IE
IRL
372
Ireland
IL
ISR
376
Israel, State of
IT
ITA
380
Italy, Italian Republic
JM
JAM
388
Jamaica
JP
JPN
392
Japan
JO
JOR
400
Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of
KZ
KAZ
398
+f
Kazakhstan, Republic of
KE
KEN
404
Kenya, Republic of
KI
KIR
296
+v
Kiribati, Republic of (was Gilbert Islands)
KP
PRK
408
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
KR
KOR
410
Korea, Republic of
KW
KWT
414
Kuwait, State of
KG
KGZ
417
+f
Kyrgyz Republic
LA
LAO
418
Lao People's Democratic Republic
LV
LVA
428
+f
Latvia
LB
LBN
422
Lebanon, Lebanese Republic
LS
LSO
426
Lesotho, Kingdom of
LR
LBR
430
Liberia, Republic of
LY
LBY
434
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
LI
LIE
438
Liechtenstein, Principality of
LT
LTU
440
+f
Lithuania
LU
LUX
442
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of
MO
MAC
446
Macao, Special Administrative Region of China
MK
MKD
807
+l
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
MG
MDG
450
Madagascar, Republic of
MW
MWI
454
Malawi, Republic of
MY
MYS
458
Malaysia
MV
MDV
462
Maldives, Republic of
ML
MLI
466
Mali, Republic of
MT
MLT
470
Malta, Republic of
MH
MHL
584
+z
Marshall Islands
MQ
MTQ
474
Martinique
MR
MRT
478
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
MU
MUS
480
Mauritius
YT
MYT
175
+k
Mayotte
MX
MEX
484
Mexico, United Mexican States
FM
FSM
583
+z
Micronesia, Federated States of
MD
MDA
498
+f
Moldova, Republic of
MC
MCO
492
Monaco, Principality of
MN
MNG
496
Mongolia, Mongolian People's Republic
MS
MSR
500
Montserrat
MA
MAR
504
Morocco, Kingdom of
MZ
MOZ
508
Mozambique, People's Republic of
MM
MMR
104
+c
Myanmar (was Burma)
NA
NAM
516
Namibia
NR
NRU
520
Nauru, Republic of
NP
NPL
524
Nepal, Kingdom of
AN
ANT
530
+k
Netherlands Antilles
NL
NLD
528
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
NC
NCL
540
New Caledonia
NZ
NZL
554
New Zealand
NI
NIC
558
Nicaragua, Republic of
NE
NER
562
Niger, Republic of the
NG
NGA
566
Nigeria, Federal Republic of
NU
NIU
570
Niue, Republic of
NF
NFK
574
Norfolk Island
MP
MNP
580
+z
Northern Mariana Islands
NO
NOR
578
Norway, Kingdom of
OM
OMN
512
Oman, Sultanate of (was Muscat and Oman)
PK
PAK
586
Pakistan, Islamic Republic of
PW
PLW
585
+z
Palau
PS
PSE
275
+r
Palestinian Territory, Occupied
PA
PAN
591
+m
Panama, Republic of
PG
PNG
598
Papua New Guinea
PY
PRY
600
Paraguay, Republic of
PE
PER
604
Peru, Republic of
PH
PHL
608
Philippines, Republic of the
PN
PCN
612
Pitcairn Island
PL
POL
616
Poland, Polish People's Republic
PT
PRT
620
Portugal, Portuguese Republic
PR
PRI
630
Puerto Rico
QA
QAT
634
Qatar, State of
RE
REU
638
Reunion
RO
ROU
642
+s
Romania, Socialist Republic of
RU
RUS
643
+f
Russian Federation
RW
RWA
646
Rwanda, Rwandese Republic
SH
SHN
654
St. Helena
KN
KNA
659
+b
St. Kitts and Nevis
LC
LCA
662
St. Lucia
PM
SPM
666
St. Pierre and Miquelon
VC
VCT
670
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
WS
WSM
882
Samoa, Independent State of (was Western Samoa)
SM
SMR
674
San Marino, Republic of
ST
STP
678
Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of
SA
SAU
682
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
SN
SEN
686
Senegal, Republic of
CS
SCG
891
+þ
Serbia and Montenegro
SC
SYC
690
Seychelles, Republic of
SL
SLE
694
Sierra Leone, Republic of
SG
SGP
702
Singapore, Republic of
SK
SVK
703
+i
Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
SI
SVN
705
+f
Slovenia
SB
SLB
090
Solomon Islands (was British Solomon Islands)
SO
SOM
706
Somalia, Somali Republic
ZA
ZAF
710
South Africa, Republic of
GS
SGS
239
+n
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
ES
ESP
724
Spain, Spanish State
LK
LKA
144
Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of (was Ceylon)
SD
SDN
736
Sudan, Democratic Republic of the
SR
SUR
740
Suriname, Republic of
SJ
SJM
744
Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands
SZ
SWZ
748
Swaziland, Kingdom of
SE
SWE
752
Sweden, Kingdom of
CH
CHE
756
Switzerland, Swiss Confederation
SY
SYR
760
Syrian Arab Republic
TW
TWN
158
Taiwan, Province of China
TJ
TJK
762
+f
Tajikistan
TZ
TZA
834
Tanzania, United Republic of
TH
THA
764
Thailand, Kingdom of
TL
TLS
626
+ß
Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
TG
TGO
768
Togo, Togolese Republic
TK
TKL
772
Tokelau (Tokelau Islands)
TO
TON
776
Tonga, Kingdom of
TT
TTO
780
Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of
TN
TUN
788
Tunisia, Republic of
TR
TUR
792
Turkey, Republic of
TM
TKM
795
+f
Turkmenistan
TC
TCA
796
Turks and Caicos Islands
TV
TUV
798
Tuvalu (was part of Gilbert & Ellice Islands)
VI
VIR
850
US Virgin Islands
UG
UGA
800
Uganda, Republic of
UA
UKR
804
Ukraine
AE
ARE
784
United Arab Emirates (was Trucial States)
GB
GBR
826
United Kingdom of Great Britain & N. Ireland
UM
UMI
581
+z
United States Minor Outlying Islands
US
USA
840
United States of America
UY
URY
858
Uruguay, Eastern Republic of
UZ
UZB
860
+f
Uzbekistan
VU
VUT
548
+w
Vanuatu (was New Hebrides)
VE
VEN
862
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
VN
VNM
704
+u
Viet Nam, Socialist Republic of (was Democratic Republic of & Republic of)
WF
WLF
876
Wallis and Futuna Islands
EH
ESH
732
+b
Western Sahara (was Spanish Sahara)
YE
YEM
887
+d
Yemen
ZM
ZMB
894
Zambia, Republic of
ZW
ZWE
716
+w
Zimbabwe (was Southern Rhodesia)
Table 2: codes withdrawn from use.
ISO 3166-3 has a four character code notation for withdrawn codes. The first two characters are the withdrawn code while the last two are the code that replaced it, the code of the country that absorbed the country whose code is withdrawn, or a special code - HH to indicate that there is no single successor code or AA to indicate that the two letter code has not changed. Where there is a four letter code in the current edition of ISO 3166-3, this is shown instead of the two letter code.