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{{short description|Three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1}} |
{{short description|Three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1}} |
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'''ISO 3166-1 alpha-3''' |
'''ISO 3166-1 alpha-3''' codes are three-letter [[country code]]s defined in [[ISO 3166-1]], part of the [[ISO 3166]] standard published by the [[International Organization for Standardization]] (ISO), to represent [[country|countries]], [[dependent territory|dependent territories]], and special areas of geographical interest. They allow a better visual association between the codes and the country names than the two-letter [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-2|alpha-2]] codes (the third set of codes is [[ISO 3166-1 numeric|numeric]] and hence offers no visual association).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/iso_3166-faqs/iso_3166_faqs_general.htm| title=ISO 3166 – FAQs – General questions| publisher=International Organization for Standardization (ISO) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514070956/http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/iso_3166-faqs/iso_3166_faqs_general.htm |archive-date=2011-05-14}}</ref> They were first included as part of the ISO 3166 standard in its first edition in 1974. |
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==Uses and applications== |
==Uses and applications== |
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The ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are used most prominently in ISO/[[International Electrotechnical Commission|IEC]] 7501-1 for [[machine-readable passport]]s, as standardized by the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]], with a number of additional codes for special passports; some of these codes are currently [[#Codes currently agreed not to use|reserved and not used at the present stage]] in ISO 3166-1.<ref name="icao">{{ |
The ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are used most prominently in ISO/[[International Electrotechnical Commission|IEC]] 7501-1 for [[machine-readable passport]]s, as standardized by the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]], with a number of additional codes for special passports; some of these codes are currently [[#Codes currently agreed not to use|reserved and not used at the present stage]] in ISO 3166-1.<ref name="icao">{{citation| url=https://www.icao.int/publications/Documents/9303_p3_cons_en.pdf| title=Doc 9303, Machine Readable Travel Documents, Part 3: Specifications Common to all MRTDs| chapter=Codes for Nationality, Place of Birth, Location of Issuing State/Authority and Other Purposes| edition=Eighth| date=2021| pages=21–23| publisher=International Civil Aviation Organization}}</ref> |
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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 [[List of international vehicle registration codes|international vehicle registration codes]], which are codes used to identify the issuing country of a vehicle registration plate; some of these codes are currently [[#Indeterminate reservations|indeterminately reserved]] in ISO 3166-1.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.unece.org/trans/conventn/Distsigns.pdf| title=Distinguishing signs used on vehicles in international traffic| publisher=United Nations Economic Commission for Europe}}</ref> |
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 [[List of international vehicle registration codes|international vehicle registration codes]], which are codes used to identify the issuing country of a vehicle registration plate; some of these codes are currently [[#Indeterminate reservations|indeterminately reserved]] in ISO 3166-1.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.unece.org/trans/conventn/Distsigns.pdf| title=Distinguishing signs used on vehicles in international traffic| publisher=United Nations Economic Commission for Europe}}</ref> |
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* {{mono|BLZ}} [[Belize]] |
* {{mono|BLZ}} [[Belize]] |
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* {{mono|BMU}} [[Bermuda]] |
* {{mono|BMU}} [[Bermuda]] |
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* {{mono|BOL}} [[Bolivia|Bolivia |
* {{mono|BOL}} [[Bolivia|Bolivia, Plurinational State of]] |
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* {{mono|BRA}} [[Brazil]] |
* {{mono|BRA}} [[Brazil]] |
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* {{mono|BRB}} [[Barbados]] |
* {{mono|BRB}} [[Barbados]] |
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* {{mono|CYM}} [[Cayman Islands]] |
* {{mono|CYM}} [[Cayman Islands]] |
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* {{mono|CYP}} [[Cyprus]] |
* {{mono|CYP}} [[Cyprus]] |
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* {{mono|CZE}} [[ |
* {{mono|CZE}} [[Czechia]] |
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* {{mono|DEU}} [[Germany]] |
* {{mono|DEU}} [[Germany]] |
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* {{mono|DJI}} [[Djibouti]] |
* {{mono|DJI}} [[Djibouti]] |
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* {{mono|FRA}} [[France]] |
* {{mono|FRA}} [[France]] |
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* {{mono|FRO}} [[Faroe Islands]] |
* {{mono|FRO}} [[Faroe Islands]] |
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* {{mono|FSM}} [[Federated States of Micronesia|Micronesia |
* {{mono|FSM}} [[Federated States of Micronesia|Micronesia, Federated States of]] |
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* {{mono|GAB}} [[Gabon]] |
* {{mono|GAB}} [[Gabon]] |
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* {{mono|GBR}} [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] |
* {{mono|GBR}} [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] |
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* {{mono|GEO}} [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] |
* {{mono|GEO}} [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] |
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* {{mono|GGY}} [[Guernsey]] |
* {{mono|GGY}} [[Bailiwick of Guernsey|Guernsey]] |
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* {{mono|GHA}} [[Ghana]] |
* {{mono|GHA}} [[Ghana]] |
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* {{mono|GIB}} [[Gibraltar]] |
* {{mono|GIB}} [[Gibraltar]] |
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* {{mono|IOT}} [[British Indian Ocean Territory]] |
* {{mono|IOT}} [[British Indian Ocean Territory]] |
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* {{mono|IRL}} [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |
* {{mono|IRL}} [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |
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* {{mono|IRN}} [[Iran |
* {{mono|IRN}} [[Iran, Islamic Republic of]] |
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* {{mono|IRQ}} [[Iraq]] |
* {{mono|IRQ}} [[Iraq]] |
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* {{mono|ISL}} [[Iceland]] |
* {{mono|ISL}} [[Iceland]] |
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* {{mono|NIC}} [[Nicaragua]] |
* {{mono|NIC}} [[Nicaragua]] |
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* {{mono|NIU}} [[Niue]] |
* {{mono|NIU}} [[Niue]] |
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* {{mono|NLD}} [[Netherlands]] |
* {{mono|NLD}} [[Kingdom of the Netherlands|Netherlands, Kingdom of the]] |
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* {{mono|NOR}} [[Norway]] |
* {{mono|NOR}} [[Norway]] |
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* {{mono|NPL}} [[Nepal]] |
* {{mono|NPL}} [[Nepal]] |
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* {{mono|POL}} [[Poland]] |
* {{mono|POL}} [[Poland]] |
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* {{mono|PRI}} [[Puerto Rico]] |
* {{mono|PRI}} [[Puerto Rico]] |
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* {{mono|PRK}} [[North Korea|Korea |
* {{mono|PRK}} [[North Korea|Korea, Democratic People's Republic of]] |
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* {{mono|PRT}} [[Portugal]] |
* {{mono|PRT}} [[Portugal]] |
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* {{mono|PRY}} [[Paraguay]] |
* {{mono|PRY}} [[Paraguay]] |
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* {{mono|TTO}} [[Trinidad and Tobago]] |
* {{mono|TTO}} [[Trinidad and Tobago]] |
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* {{mono|TUN}} [[Tunisia]] |
* {{mono|TUN}} [[Tunisia]] |
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* {{mono|TUR}} [[Turkey]] |
* {{mono|TUR}} [[Turkey|Türkiye]] |
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* {{mono|TUV}} [[Tuvalu]] |
* {{mono|TUV}} [[Tuvalu]] |
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* {{mono|TWN}} [[Taiwan]], [[Taiwan, Province of China|<!--DO NOT CHANGE-->Province of China<!--The United Nations considers Taiwan as part of the People's Republic of China, so "Taiwan, Province of China" is the country name used in ISO 3166: https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:TW -->]] |
* {{mono|TWN}} [[Taiwan]], [[Taiwan, Province of China|<!--DO NOT CHANGE-->Province of China<!--The United Nations considers Taiwan as part of the People's Republic of China, so "Taiwan, Province of China" is the country name used in ISO 3166: https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:TW -->]] |
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* {{mono|VAT}} [[Vatican City|Holy See]] |
* {{mono|VAT}} [[Vatican City|Holy See]] |
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* {{mono|VCT}} [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] |
* {{mono|VCT}} [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] |
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* {{mono|VEN}} [[Venezuela|Venezuela |
* {{mono|VEN}} [[Venezuela|Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of]] |
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* {{mono|VGB}} [[British Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands (British)]] |
* {{mono|VGB}} [[British Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands (British)]] |
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* {{mono|VIR}} [[United States Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands (U.S.)]] |
* {{mono|VIR}} [[United States Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands (U.S.)]] |
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The following codes are used in ISO/IEC 7501-1 for special [[machine-readable passport]]s:<ref name="icao" /> |
The following codes are used in ISO/IEC 7501-1 for special [[machine-readable passport]]s:<ref name="icao" /> |
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* {{mono|EUE}} |
* {{mono|EUE}} is used for the [[European Union laissez-passer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laissez-passer.eu|title=European Union laissez-passer (video at 0:47)|website=Laissez-passer.eu|access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref> |
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* {{mono|XOM}} is used to represent the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]] |
* {{mono|XOM}} is used to represent the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]] |
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* {{mono|D}}, a single character, is used for [[Germany]]. |
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* {{mono|XPO}} is used for [[Interpol passport|Interpol travel documents]] |
* {{mono|XPO}} is used for [[Interpol passport|Interpol travel documents]] |
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* {{mono|XXA}} is used to represent a [[statelessness|stateless person]], as defined in Article 1 of the [[1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons]] |
* {{mono|XXA}} is used to represent a [[statelessness|stateless person]], as defined in Article 1 of the [[1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons]] |
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* {{mono|XXC}} is used to represent a refugee, other than as defined above |
* {{mono|XXC}} is used to represent a refugee, other than as defined above |
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* {{mono|XXX}} is used to represent a person of unspecified nationality |
* {{mono|XXX}} is used to represent a person of unspecified nationality |
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* {{mono|WSA}} is used for the [[World Service Authority]] [[World Passport]] (The World Service Authority World Passport contains "WSA" as the authority code. It has been filed with the International Civil Aviation Organization, but does not appear in official ICAO documents as valid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icao.int/publications/Documents/9303_p2_cons_en.pdf|format=PDF|title=Doc 9303 : Machine Readable Travel Documents|page=III-1-4|website=Icao.int|accessdate=15 July 2018}}</ref>) |
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[[List of NATO country codes|NATO STANAG 1059 INT]] is built upon ISO alpha-3 codes, but also defines alpha-2 codes incompatible with ISO 3166-1. It introduces several private use codes for fictional countries and organizational entities: |
[[List of NATO country codes|NATO STANAG 1059 INT]] is built upon ISO alpha-3 codes, but also defines alpha-2 codes incompatible with ISO 3166-1. It introduces several private use codes for fictional countries and organizational entities: |
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* {{mono|XXB}} "Brownland" |
* {{mono|XXB}} "Brownland" |
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* {{mono|XXG}} "Greyland" |
* {{mono|XXG}} "Greyland" |
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* {{mono|XXN}} NATO "Blue" Command |
* {{mono|XXN}} NATO "Blue" Command |
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* {{mono|XXS}} [[SACLANT]] |
* {{mono|XXS}} [[SACLANT]] |
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NATO also continues to use reserved codes for continents: |
NATO also continues to use reserved codes for continents: |
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* {{mono|ABB}} Asia |
* {{mono|ABB}} Asia |
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* {{mono|EEE}} Europe |
* {{mono|EEE}} Europe |
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* {{mono|UUU}} Oceania |
* {{mono|UUU}} Oceania |
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* {{mono|NTT}} NATO countries |
* {{mono|NTT}} NATO countries |
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There is also a difference: |
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* {{mono|FYR}} vs. {{mono|MKD}} North Macedonia |
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Differences and omissions from 9th edition (2005) due to subsequent updates to ISO 3166-1: |
Differences and omissions from 9th edition (2005) due to subsequent updates to ISO 3166-1: |
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* {{mono|ASC}} [[Ascension Island]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of [[Universal Postal Union|Universal Postal Union (UPU)]], also used by [[International Telecommunication Union|International Telecommunication Union (ITU)]] |
* {{mono|ASC}} [[Ascension Island]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of [[Universal Postal Union|Universal Postal Union (UPU)]], also used by [[International Telecommunication Union|International Telecommunication Union (ITU)]] |
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* {{mono|CPT}} [[Clipperton Island]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of [[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]] |
* {{mono|CPT}} [[Clipperton Island]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of [[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]] |
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* {{mono|DGA}} [[Diego Garcia]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of |
* {{mono|DGA}} [[Diego Garcia]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of ITU |
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* {{mono|FXX}} [[Metropolitan France|France, Metropolitan]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of [[France]]; Officially assigned before being deleted from ISO 3166-1 |
* {{mono|FXX}} [[Metropolitan France|France, Metropolitan]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of [[France]]; Officially assigned before being deleted from ISO 3166-1 |
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* {{mono|SUN}} [[Soviet Union|USSR]]{{snd}} From June 2008; Transitionally reserved from September 1992; Officially assigned before being deleted from ISO 3166-1 |
* {{mono|SUN}} [[Soviet Union|USSR]]{{snd}} From June 2008; Transitionally reserved from September 1992; Officially assigned before being deleted from ISO 3166-1 |
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The following alpha-3 codes were previously exceptionally reserved, but are now officially assigned: |
The following alpha-3 codes were previously exceptionally reserved, but are now officially assigned: |
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* {{mono|GGY}} [[Guernsey]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of |
* {{mono|GGY}} [[Bailiwick of Guernsey|Guernsey]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of UPU |
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* {{mono|IMN}} [[Isle of Man]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of |
* {{mono|IMN}} [[Isle of Man]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of UPU |
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* {{mono|JEY}} [[Jersey]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of |
* {{mono|JEY}} [[Jersey]]{{snd}} Reserved on request of UPU |
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====Transitional reservations====<!--This section is linked from [[ISO 3166-1]]--> |
====Transitional reservations====<!--This section is linked from [[ISO 3166-1]]--> |
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* {{mono|ANT}} [[Netherlands Antilles]]{{snd}} From December 2010 |
* {{mono|ANT}} [[Netherlands Antilles]]{{snd}} From December 2010 |
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* {{mono|BUR}} [[Burma]]{{snd}} From December 1989 |
* {{mono|BUR}} [[Myanmar|Burma]]{{snd}} From December 1989 |
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* {{mono|BYS}} [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic|Byelorussian SSR]]{{snd}} From June 1992 |
* {{mono|BYS}} [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic|Byelorussian SSR]]{{snd}} From June 1992 |
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* {{mono|CSK}} [[Czechoslovakia]]{{snd}} From June 1993 |
* {{mono|CSK}} [[Czechoslovakia]]{{snd}} From June 1993 |
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* {{mono|NTZ}} [[ |
* {{mono|NTZ}} [[Saudi Arabian–Iraqi neutral zone|Neutral Zone]]{{snd}} From July 1993 |
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* {{mono|ROM}} [[Romania]]{{snd}} From February 2002; Code changed to {{mono|ROU}}<ref name="Romania">{{cite web |url = http://www.iso.org/iso/newsletter_v-3_romania.pdf |title = RE: Change of alpha-3 Code Element |author = ISO International Organization for Standardization, ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency |date = 1 February 2002 |work = ISO 3166-1 NEWSLETTER No. V-3 | |
* {{mono|ROM}} [[Romania]]{{snd}} From February 2002; Code changed to {{mono|ROU}}<ref name="Romania">{{cite web |url = http://www.iso.org/iso/newsletter_v-3_romania.pdf |title = RE: Change of alpha-3 Code Element |author = ISO International Organization for Standardization, ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency |date = 1 February 2002 |work = ISO 3166-1 NEWSLETTER No. V-3 |access-date = 26 June 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110722001502/http://www.iso.org/iso/newsletter_v-3_romania.pdf |archive-date = 2011-07-22 |quote = Description of change: Change of the alpha-3 Code element for Romania from ROM to ROU following a request of the Government of Romania.}}</ref> |
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* {{mono|SCG}} [[Serbia and Montenegro]]{{snd}} From September 2006 |
* {{mono|SCG}} [[Serbia and Montenegro]]{{snd}} From September 2006 |
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* {{mono|TMP}} [[East Timor]]{{snd}} From May 2002 |
* {{mono|TMP}} [[East Timor]]{{snd}} From May 2002 |
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* {{mono|CDN}} [[Canada]] |
* {{mono|CDN}} [[Canada]] |
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* {{mono|EAK}} [[Kenya]] |
* {{mono|EAK}} [[Kenya]] |
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* {{mono|EAT}} [[Tanganyika]] [Part of Tanzania, United Republic of] |
* {{mono|EAT}} [[Tanzania Mainland|Tanganyika]] [Part of Tanzania, United Republic of] |
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* {{mono|EAU}} [[Uganda]] |
* {{mono|EAU}} [[Uganda]] |
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* {{mono|EAZ}} [[Zanzibar]] [Part of Tanzania, United Republic of] |
* {{mono|EAZ}} [[Zanzibar]] [Part of Tanzania, United Republic of] |
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* {{mono|RSR}} [[Rhodesia|Southern Rhodesia]] [now Zimbabwe] |
* {{mono|RSR}} [[Rhodesia|Southern Rhodesia]] [now Zimbabwe] |
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* {{mono|SLO}} [[Slovenia]] |
* {{mono|SLO}} [[Slovenia]] |
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* {{mono|SME}} [[Suriname |
* {{mono|SME}} [[Suriname]] |
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* {{mono|TMN}} [[Turkmenistan]] |
* {{mono|TMN}} [[Turkmenistan]] |
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* {{mono|WAG}} [[The Gambia|Gambia]] |
* {{mono|WAG}} [[The Gambia|Gambia]] |
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* {{mono|WAL}} [[Sierra Leone]] |
* {{mono|WAL}} [[Sierra Leone]] |
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* {{mono|WAN}} [[Nigeria]] |
* {{mono|WAN}} [[Nigeria]] |
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* {{mono|ZRE}} [[Zaire |
* {{mono|ZRE}} [[Zaire]] |
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The following alpha-3 code was previously indeterminately reserved, but has been reassigned to another country as its official code: |
The following alpha-3 code was previously indeterminately reserved, but has been reassigned to another country as its official code: |
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* {{mono|PCI}} [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands|Pacific Islands (Trust Territory)]] |
* {{mono|PCI}} [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands|Pacific Islands (Trust Territory)]] |
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* {{mono|PCZ}} [[Panama Canal Zone]] |
* {{mono|PCZ}} [[Panama Canal Zone]] |
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* {{mono|PHI}} [[Philippines]]{{snd}} Code changed to {{mono|PHL}} |
* {{mono|PHI}} [[Philippines]]{{snd}} Code changed to {{mono|PHL}} in 1976<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.statoids.com/w3166his.html| title=Changes in ISO 3166-1| author=Gwillim Law| website=Statoids.com| date=2014-07-17}}</ref> |
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* {{mono|PUS}} [[United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands]] |
* {{mono|PUS}} [[United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands]] |
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* {{mono|RHO}} [[Southern Rhodesia]] |
* {{mono|RHO}} [[Southern Rhodesia]] |
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* [[List of IOC country codes]], used by the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) |
* [[List of IOC country codes]], used by the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) |
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* [[List of FIFA country codes]], used by the [[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] (FIFA) |
* [[List of FIFA country codes]], used by the [[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] (FIFA) |
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* [[Comparison of |
* [[Comparison of alphabetic country codes]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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==Sources |
==Sources== |
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* [https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency], International Organization for Standardization (ISO) |
* [https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency], International Organization for Standardization (ISO) |
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** ''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 |
** ''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 |
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** [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations]{{snd}} list of alpha-3 and numeric codes (a few territories officially assigned codes in ISO 3166-1 are not included in this list) |
** [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations]{{snd}} list of alpha-3 and numeric codes (a few territories officially assigned codes in ISO 3166-1 are not included in this list) |
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* ''[[The World Factbook]]'' (public domain), Central Intelligence Agency |
* ''[[The World Factbook]]'' (public domain), Central Intelligence Agency |
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** [https://www.cia.gov |
** [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/references/country-data-codes/ Appendix D{{snd}} Country Data Codes]{{snd}} comparison of FIPS 10, ISO 3166, and STANAG 1059 country codes |
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* [http://www.statoids.com/ Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids")], Statoids.com |
* [http://www.statoids.com/ Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids")], Statoids.com |
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** [http://www.statoids.com/wab.html Country codes]{{snd}} comparison of ISO 3166-1 country codes with other country codes |
** [http://www.statoids.com/wab.html Country codes]{{snd}} comparison of ISO 3166-1 country codes with other country codes |
Latest revision as of 05:02, 23 May 2024
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. They allow a better visual association between the codes and the country names than the two-letter alpha-2 codes (the third set of codes is numeric and hence offers no visual association).[1] They were first included as part of the ISO 3166 standard in its first edition in 1974.
Uses and applications
[edit]The ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are used most prominently in ISO/IEC 7501-1 for machine-readable passports, as standardized by the International Civil Aviation Organization, with a number of additional codes for special passports; some of these codes are currently reserved and not used at the present stage in ISO 3166-1.[2]
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.[3]
Current codes
[edit]Officially assigned code elements
[edit]The following is a complete list of the current officially assigned ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes,[4] using a title case version of the English short names officially defined by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA):
- ABW Aruba
- AFG Afghanistan
- AGO Angola
- AIA Anguilla
- ALA Åland Islands
- ALB Albania
- AND Andorra
- ARE United Arab Emirates
- ARG Argentina
- ARM Armenia
- ASM American Samoa
- ATA Antarctica
- ATF French Southern Territories
- ATG Antigua and Barbuda
- AUS Australia
- AUT Austria
- AZE Azerbaijan
- BDI Burundi
- BEL Belgium
- BEN Benin
- BES Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- BFA Burkina Faso
- BGD Bangladesh
- BGR Bulgaria
- BHR Bahrain
- BHS Bahamas
- BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina
- BLM Saint Barthélemy
- BLR Belarus
- BLZ Belize
- BMU Bermuda
- BOL Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- BRA Brazil
- BRB Barbados
- BRN Brunei Darussalam
- BTN Bhutan
- BVT Bouvet Island
- BWA Botswana
- CAF Central African Republic
- CAN Canada
- CCK Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- CHE Switzerland
- CHL Chile
- CHN China
- CIV Côte d'Ivoire
- CMR Cameroon
- COD Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- COG Congo
- COK Cook Islands
- COL Colombia
- COM Comoros
- CPV Cabo Verde
- CRI Costa Rica
- CUB Cuba
- CUW Curaçao
- CXR Christmas Island
- CYM Cayman Islands
- CYP Cyprus
- CZE Czechia
- DEU Germany
- DJI Djibouti
- DMA Dominica
- DNK Denmark
- DOM Dominican Republic
- DZA Algeria
- ECU Ecuador
- EGY Egypt
- ERI Eritrea
- ESH Western Sahara
- ESP Spain
- EST Estonia
- ETH Ethiopia
- FIN Finland
- FJI Fiji
- FLK Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- FRA France
- FRO Faroe Islands
- FSM Micronesia, Federated States of
- GAB Gabon
- GBR United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- GEO Georgia
- GGY Guernsey
- GHA Ghana
- GIB Gibraltar
- GIN Guinea
- GLP Guadeloupe
- GMB Gambia
- GNB Guinea-Bissau
- GNQ Equatorial Guinea
- GRC Greece
- GRD Grenada
- GRL Greenland
- GTM Guatemala
- GUF French Guiana
- GUM Guam
- GUY Guyana
- HKG Hong Kong
- HMD Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- HND Honduras
- HRV Croatia
- HTI Haiti
- HUN Hungary
- IDN Indonesia
- IMN Isle of Man
- IND India
- IOT British Indian Ocean Territory
- IRL Ireland
- IRN Iran, Islamic Republic of
- IRQ Iraq
- ISL Iceland
- ISR Israel
- ITA Italy
- JAM Jamaica
- JEY Jersey
- JOR Jordan
- JPN Japan
- KAZ Kazakhstan
- KEN Kenya
- KGZ Kyrgyzstan
- KHM Cambodia
- KIR Kiribati
- KNA Saint Kitts and Nevis
- KOR Korea, Republic of
- KWT Kuwait
- LAO Lao People's Democratic Republic
- LBN Lebanon
- LBR Liberia
- LBY Libya
- LCA Saint Lucia
- LIE Liechtenstein
- LKA Sri Lanka
- LSO Lesotho
- LTU Lithuania
- LUX Luxembourg
- LVA Latvia
- MAC Macao
- MAF Saint Martin (French part)
- MAR Morocco
- MCO Monaco
- MDA Moldova, Republic of
- MDG Madagascar
- MDV Maldives
- MEX Mexico
- MHL Marshall Islands
- MKD North Macedonia
- MLI Mali
- MLT Malta
- MMR Myanmar
- MNE Montenegro
- MNG Mongolia
- MNP Northern Mariana Islands
- MOZ Mozambique
- MRT Mauritania
- MSR Montserrat
- MTQ Martinique
- MUS Mauritius
- MWI Malawi
- MYS Malaysia
- MYT Mayotte
- NAM Namibia
- NCL New Caledonia
- NER Niger
- NFK Norfolk Island
- NGA Nigeria
- NIC Nicaragua
- NIU Niue
- NLD Netherlands, Kingdom of the
- NOR Norway
- NPL Nepal
- NRU Nauru
- NZL New Zealand
- OMN Oman
- PAK Pakistan
- PAN Panama
- PCN Pitcairn
- PER Peru
- PHL Philippines
- PLW Palau
- PNG Papua New Guinea
- POL Poland
- PRI Puerto Rico
- PRK Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- PRT Portugal
- PRY Paraguay
- PSE Palestine, State of
- PYF French Polynesia
- QAT Qatar
- REU Réunion
- ROU Romania
- RUS Russian Federation
- RWA Rwanda
- SAU Saudi Arabia
- SDN Sudan
- SEN Senegal
- SGP Singapore
- SGS South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- SHN Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- SJM Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- SLB Solomon Islands
- SLE Sierra Leone
- SLV El Salvador
- SMR San Marino
- SOM Somalia
- SPM Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- SRB Serbia
- SSD South Sudan
- STP Sao Tome and Principe
- SUR Suriname
- SVK Slovakia
- SVN Slovenia
- SWE Sweden
- SWZ Eswatini
- SXM Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- SYC Seychelles
- SYR Syrian Arab Republic
- TCA Turks and Caicos Islands
- TCD Chad
- TGO Togo
- THA Thailand
- TJK Tajikistan
- TKL Tokelau
- TKM Turkmenistan
- TLS Timor-Leste
- TON Tonga
- TTO Trinidad and Tobago
- TUN Tunisia
- TUR Türkiye
- TUV Tuvalu
- TWN Taiwan, Province of China
- TZA Tanzania, United Republic of
- UGA Uganda
- UKR Ukraine
- UMI United States Minor Outlying Islands
- URY Uruguay
- USA United States of America
- UZB Uzbekistan
- VAT Holy See
- VCT Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- VEN Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- VGB Virgin Islands (British)
- VIR Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- VNM Viet Nam
- VUT Vanuatu
- WLF Wallis and Futuna
- WSM Samoa
- YEM Yemen
- ZAF South Africa
- ZMB Zambia
- ZWE Zimbabwe
User-assigned code elements
[edit]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-3 codes can be user-assigned: AAA to AAZ, QMA to QZZ, XAA to XZZ, and ZZA to ZZZ.[5]
Examples
[edit]The following codes are used in ISO/IEC 7501-1 for special machine-readable passports:[2]
- EUE is used for the European Union laissez-passer[6]
- XOM is used to represent the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- D, a single character, is used for Germany.
- XPO is used for Interpol travel documents
- XXA is used to represent a stateless person, as defined in Article 1 of the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
- XXB is used to represent a refugee, as defined in Article 1 of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees as amended by the 1967 Protocol
- XXC is used to represent a refugee, other than as defined above
- XXX is used to represent a person of unspecified nationality
NATO STANAG 1059 INT is built upon ISO alpha-3 codes, but also defines alpha-2 codes incompatible with ISO 3166-1. It introduces several private use codes for fictional countries and organizational entities:
NATO also continues to use reserved codes for continents:
- ABB Asia
- EEE Europe
- FFF Africa
- NNN North America
- SRR South America
- UUU Oceania
- NTT NATO countries
Reserved code elements
[edit]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-3 codes can be divided into the following four categories: exceptional reservations, transitional reservations, indeterminate reservations, and codes currently agreed not to use.
Exceptional reservations
[edit]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-3 codes are currently exceptionally reserved:
- ASC Ascension Island – Reserved on request of Universal Postal Union (UPU), also used by International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- CPT Clipperton Island – Reserved on request of ITU
- DGA Diego Garcia – Reserved on request of ITU
- FXX France, Metropolitan – Reserved on request of France; Officially assigned before being deleted from ISO 3166-1
- SUN USSR – From June 2008; Transitionally reserved from September 1992; Officially assigned before being deleted from ISO 3166-1
- TAA Tristan da Cunha – Reserved on request of UPU
The following alpha-3 codes were previously exceptionally reserved, but are now officially assigned:
- GGY Guernsey – Reserved on request of UPU
- IMN Isle of Man – Reserved on request of UPU
- JEY Jersey – Reserved on request of UPU
Transitional reservations
[edit]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-3 codes are currently transitionally reserved:
- ANT Netherlands Antilles – From December 2010
- BUR Burma – From December 1989
- BYS Byelorussian SSR – From June 1992
- CSK Czechoslovakia – From June 1993
- NTZ Neutral Zone – From July 1993
- ROM Romania – From February 2002; Code changed to ROU[7]
- SCG Serbia and Montenegro – From September 2006
- TMP East Timor – From May 2002
- YUG Yugoslavia – From July 2003
- ZAR Zaire – From July 1997
Indeterminate reservations
[edit]Indeterminately reserved code elements are codes used to designate road vehicles under the 1949 and 1968 United Nations Conventions on Road Traffic but differing from those contained in ISO 3166-1. These code elements are expected eventually to be either eliminated or replaced by code elements within ISO 3166-1. In the meantime, the ISO 3166/MA has reserved such code elements for an indeterminate period. Any use beyond the application of the two Conventions is discouraged and will not be approved by the ISO 3166/MA. Moreover, these codes may be reassigned by the ISO 3166/MA at any time. The following alpha-3 codes are currently indeterminately reserved:
- ADN Aden
- BDS Barbados
- BRU Brunei
- CDN Canada
- EAK Kenya
- EAT Tanganyika [Part of Tanzania, United Republic of]
- EAU Uganda
- EAZ Zanzibar [Part of Tanzania, United Republic of]
- GBA Alderney
- GBG Guernsey
- GBJ Jersey
- GBM Isle of Man
- GBZ Gibraltar
- GCA Guatemala
- HKJ Jordan
- MAL Malaysia
- RCA Central African Republic
- RCB Congo, People's Republic of
- RCH Chile
- RMM Mali
- RNR Zambia
- ROK Korea, Republic of
- RSM San Marino
- RSR Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]
- SLO Slovenia
- SME Suriname
- TMN Turkmenistan
- WAG Gambia
- WAL Sierra Leone
- WAN Nigeria
- ZRE Zaire
The following alpha-3 code was previously indeterminately reserved, but has been reassigned to another country as its official code:
Codes currently agreed not to use
[edit]In addition, the ISO 3166/MA will not use the following alpha-3 codes at the present stage, as they are used in ISO/IEC 7501-1 for special machine-readable passports:
- GBD identifies a British Passport holder who is a British Overseas Territories citizen
- GBN identifies a British Passport holder who is a British National (Overseas)
- GBO identifies a British Passport holder who is a British Overseas citizen
- GBP identifies a British Passport holder who is a British protected person
- GBS identifies a British Passport holder who is a British subject
- UNA is used as a substitute for nationality where the holder is an Official of a Specialized Agency of the UN Organization
- UNK identifies Kosovo residents to whom travel documents were issued by the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK)
- UNO is used to designate the UN Organization as the issuer and used as a substitute for nationality where the holder is an Official of the UN Organization
Deleted codes
[edit]Besides the codes currently transitionally reserved and two other codes currently exceptionally reserved (FXX for France, Metropolitan and SUN for USSR), the following alpha-3 codes have also been deleted from ISO 3166-1:[8]
- AFI French Afars and Issas
- ATB British Antarctic Territory
- ATN Dronning Maud Land
- CTE Canton and Enderbury Islands
- DDR German Democratic Republic
- DHY Dahomey
- GEL Gilbert and Ellice Islands
- HVO Upper Volta
- JTN Johnston Island
- MID Midway Islands
- NHB New Hebrides
- PCI Pacific Islands (Trust Territory)
- PCZ Panama Canal Zone
- PHI Philippines – Code changed to PHL in 1976[9]
- PUS United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands
- RHO Southern Rhodesia
- SKM Sikkim
- VDR Viet-Nam, Democratic Republic of
- WAK Wake Island
- YMD Yemen, Democratic
See also
[edit]- List of IOC country codes, used by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- List of FIFA country codes, used by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
- Comparison of alphabetic country codes
References
[edit]- ^ "ISO 3166 – FAQs – General questions". International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Archived from the original on 2011-05-14.
- ^ a b "Codes for Nationality, Place of Birth, Location of Issuing State/Authority and Other Purposes", Doc 9303, Machine Readable Travel Documents, Part 3: Specifications Common to all MRTDs (PDF) (Eighth ed.), International Civil Aviation Organization, 2021, pp. 21–23
- ^ "Distinguishing signs used on vehicles in international traffic" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
- ^ "Country names and code elements". ISO.
- ^ "Glossary for ISO 3166 - Codes for countries and their subdivisions". ISO.
- ^ "European Union laissez-passer (video at 0:47)". Laissez-passer.eu. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ ISO International Organization for Standardization, ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (1 February 2002). "RE: Change of alpha-3 Code Element" (PDF). ISO 3166-1 NEWSLETTER No. V-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
Description of change: Change of the alpha-3 Code element for Romania from ROM to ROU following a request of the Government of Romania.
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- ^ Gwillim Law (2014-07-17). "Changes in ISO 3166-1". Statoids.com.
Sources
[edit]- ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- 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
- Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use, United Nations Statistics Division
- Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations – list of alpha-3 and numeric codes (a few territories officially assigned codes in ISO 3166-1 are not included in this list)
- The World Factbook (public domain), Central Intelligence Agency
- Appendix D – Country Data Codes – comparison of FIPS 10, ISO 3166, and STANAG 1059 country codes
- 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, Statoids.com