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ISO 3166-1 decoding table

Last updated: 2013-02-06

This decoding table provides the user of ISO 3166-1 with an easy access to the definition of all 676 code elements available in the alpha-2 code of ISO's country code standard.

The content of this document is taken from two sources: The official code list of ISO 3166-1 and the list of reserved ISO 3166-1 code elements which contains information on code allocations which are not officially part of ISO 3166-1 (see "Reserved code elements"). The reserved code elements have different statuses with regard to restrictions on use within ISO's country code system. Some may be used - others must not be used.

These statuses - and their approximate meanings for the user of ISO 3166-1 - are described and colour-coded in Table 1. Tables 2 gives a colour coded, clickable matrix of all ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code elements which is linked to Table 3 which gives the definition of the code element.

For more detailed information please refer to the section on "Reserved code elements" on our Website.

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Color
 Status of code element What it means
  Officially assigned code element Code element may be used without restriction
  User-assigned code element Code element may be used without restriction
  Exceptionally reserved code element Code element may be used but restrictions may apply
  Transitionally reserved code element Code element deleted from ISO 3166-1; stop using ASAP
  Indeterminately reserved code element Code element must not be used in ISO 3166-1
  Code elements not used at present stage [A] Code element must not be used in ISO 3166-1
  Un-assigned code elements Code element free for assignment (by ISO 3166/MA only!)
AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ AR AS AT AU AV AW AX AY AZ
BA BB BC BD BE BF BG BH BI BJ BK BL BM BN BO BP BQ BR BS BT BU BV BW BX BY BZ
CA CB CC CE CD CF CG CH CI CJ CK CL CM CN CO CP CQ CR CS CT CU CV CW CX CY CZ
DA DB DC DD DE DF DG DH DI DJ DK DL DM DN DO DP DQ DR DS DT DU DV DW DX DY DZ
EA EB EC ED EE EF EG EH EI EJ EK EL EM EN EO EP EQ ER ES ET EU EV EW EX EY EZ
FA FB FC FD FE FF FG FH FI FJ FK FL FM FN FO FP FQ FR FS FT FU FV FW FX FY FZ
GA GB GC GD GE GF GG GH GI GJ GK GL GM GN GO GP GQ GR GS GT GU GV GW GX GY GZ
HA HB HC HD HE HF HG HH HI HJ HK HL HM HN HO HP HQ HR HS HT HU HV HW HX HY HZ
IA IB IC ID IE IF IG IH II IJ IK IL IM IN IO IP IQ IR IS IT IU IV IW IX IY IZ
JA JB JC JD JE JF JG JH JI JJ JK JL JM JN JO JP JQ JR JS JT JU JV JW JX JY JZ
KA KB KC KD KE KF KG KH KI KJ KK KL KM KN KO KP KQ KR KS KT KU KV KW KX KY KZ
LA LB LC LD LE LF LG LH LI LJ LK LL LM LN LO LP LQ LR LS LT LU LV LW LX LY LZ
MA MB MC MD ME MF MG MH MI MJ MK ML MM MN MO MP MQ MR MS MT MU MV MW MX MY MZ
NA NB NC ND NE NF NG NH NI NJ NK NL NM NN NO NP NQ NR NS NT NU NV NW NX NY NZ
OA OB OC OD OE OF OG OH OI OJ OK OL OM ON OO OP OQ OR OS OT OU OV OW OX OY OZ
PA PB PC PD PE PF PG PH PI PJ PK PL PM PN PO PP PQ PR PS PT PU PV PW PX PY PZ
QA QB QC QD QE QF QG QH QI QJ QK QL QM QN QO QP QQ QR QS QT QU QV QW QX QY QZ
RA RB RC RD RE RF RG RH RI RJ RK RL RM RN RO RP RQ RR RS RT RU RV RW RX RY RZ
SA SB SC SD SE SF SG SH SI SJ SK SL SM SN SO SP SQ SR SS ST SU SV SW SX SY SZ
TA TB TC TD TE TF TG TH TI TJ TK TL TM TN TO TP TQ TR TS TT TU TV TW TX TY TZ
UA UB UC UD UE UF UG UH UI UJ UK UL UM UN UO UP UQ UR US UT UU UV UW UX UY UZ
VA VB VC VD VE VF VG VH VI VJ VK VL VM VN VO VP VQ VR VS VT VU VV VW VX VY VZ
WA WB WC WD WE WF WG WH WI WJ WK WL WM WN WO WP WQ WR WS WT WU WV WW WX WY WZ
XA XB XC XD XE XF XG XH XI XJ XK XL XM XN XO XP XQ XR XS XT XU XV XW XX XY XZ
YA YB YC YD YE YF YG YH YI YJ YK YL YM YN YO YP YQ YR YS YT YU YV YW YX YY YZ
ZA ZB ZC ZD ZE ZF ZG ZH ZI ZJ ZK ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZQ ZR ZS ZT ZU ZV ZW ZX ZY ZZ
Code Name Remark Status
AAuser-assigned
ACAscension Island[B] Requested by Universal Postal Union (UPU)exceptionally reserved
ADANDORRAofficially assigned
AEUNITED ARAB EMIRATESofficially assigned
AFAFGHANISTANofficially assigned
AGANTIGUA AND BARBUDAofficially assigned
AIANGUILLAofficially assigned
ALALBANIAofficially assigned
AMARMENIAofficially assigned
ANNetherlands Antilles2011-12 to 2061-12transitionally reserved
AOANGOLAofficially assigned
APAfrican Regional Industrial Property Organization[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3indeterminately reserved
AQANTARCTICAofficially assigned
ARARGENTINAofficially assigned
ASAMERICAN SAMOAofficially assigned
ATAUSTRIAofficially assigned
AUAUSTRALIAofficially assigned
AWARUBAofficially assigned
AXÅLAND ISLANDSofficially assigned
AZAZERBAIJANofficially assigned
BABOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAofficially assigned
BBBARBADOSofficially assigned
BDBANGLADESHofficially assigned
BEBELGIUMofficially assigned
BFBURKINA FASOofficially assigned
BGBULGARIAofficially assigned
BHBAHRAINofficially assigned
BIBURUNDIofficially assigned
BJBENINofficially assigned
BLSAINT BARTHÉLEMYofficially assigned
BMBERMUDAofficially assigned
BNBRUNEI DARUSSALAMofficially assigned
BOBOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OFofficially assigned
BQBONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABAofficially assigned
BRBRAZILofficially assigned
BSBAHAMASofficially assigned
BTBHUTANofficially assigned
BUBurma1989-12 to 2039-12transitionally reserved
BVBOUVET ISLANDofficially assigned
BWBOTSWANAofficially assigned
BXBenelux Trademarks and Designs Office[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3indeterminately reserved
BYBELARUSofficially assigned
BZBELIZEofficially assigned
CACANADAofficially assigned
CCCOCOS (KEELING) ISLANDSofficially assigned
CDCONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THEofficially assigned
CFCENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICofficially assigned
CGCONGOofficially assigned
CHSWITZERLANDofficially assigned
CICÔTE D'IVOIREofficially assigned
CKCOOK ISLANDSofficially assigned
CLCHILEofficially assigned
CMCAMEROONofficially assigned
CNCHINAofficially assigned
COCOLOMBIAofficially assigned
CPClipperton Island[C] Requested by International Telecommunication Union (ITU)exceptionally reserved
CRCOSTA RICAofficially assigned
CSSERBIA AND MONTENEGRO2006-09 to 2056-09transitionally reserved
CUCUBAofficially assigned
CVCAPE VERDEofficially assigned
CWCURAÇAOofficially assigned
CXCHRISTMAS ISLANDofficially assigned
CYCYPRUSofficially assigned
CZCZECH REPUBLICofficially assigned
DEGERMANYofficially assigned
DGDiego Garcia[C] Requested by International Telecommunication Union (ITU)exceptionally reserved
DJDJIBOUTIofficially assigned
DKDENMARKofficially assigned
DMDOMINICAofficially assigned
DODOMINICAN REPUBLICofficially assigned
DYBenin[D] Requested by Secretary-General of UN for Road Traffic Conventions R49 and R68indeterminately reserved
DZALGERIAofficially assigned
EACeuta, Melilla[E] Requested by World Customs Organization (WCO)exceptionally reserved
ECECUADORofficially assigned
EEESTONIAofficially assigned
EFUnion of Countries under the European Community Patent Convention[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3indeterminately reserved
EGEGYPTofficially assigned
EHWESTERN SAHARAofficially assigned
EMEuropean Trademark Office[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3indeterminately reserved
EPEuropean Patent Organization[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3indeterminately reserved
ERERITREAofficially assigned
ESSPAINofficially assigned
ETETHIOPIAofficially assigned
EUEuropean UnionRequested by ISO 4217/MA (March 1998) for ISO 6166 "Securities - International securities identification numbering system (ISIN)". In August 1999, extension of scope to any application needing to represent the name European Union.exceptionally reserved
EVEurasian Patent Organization[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3indeterminately reserved
EWEstonia[D]indeterminately reserved
FIFINLANDofficially assigned
FJFIJIofficially assigned
FKFALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)officially assigned
FLLiechtenstein[D]indeterminately reserved
FMMICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OFofficially assigned
FOFAROE ISLANDSofficially assigned
FRFRANCEofficially assigned
FXFrance, MetropolitanRequested by Franceexceptionally reserved
GAGABONofficially assigned
GBUNITED KINGDOMofficially assigned
GCPatent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3indeterminately reserved
GDGRENADAofficially assigned
GEGEORGIAofficially assigned
GFFRENCH GUIANAofficially assigned
GGGUERNSEYofficially assigned
GHGHANAofficially assigned
GIGIBRALTARofficially assigned
GLGREENLANDofficially assigned
GMGAMBIAofficially assigned
GNGUINEAofficially assigned
GPGUADELOUPEofficially assigned
GQEQUATORIAL GUINEAofficially assigned
GRGREECEofficially assigned
GSSOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDSofficially assigned
GTGUATEMALAofficially assigned
GUGUAMofficially assigned
GWGUINEA-BISSAUofficially assigned
GYGUYANAofficially assigned
HKHONG KONGofficially assigned
HMHEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDSofficially assigned
HNHONDURASofficially assigned
HRCROATIAofficially assigned
HTHAITIofficially assigned
HUHUNGARYofficially assigned
IBInternational Bureau of WIPO[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3indeterminately reserved
ICCanary Islands[E] Requested by World Customs Organization (WCO)exceptionally reserved
IDINDONESIAofficially assigned
IEIRELANDofficially assigned
ILISRAELofficially assigned
IMISLE OF MANofficially assigned
ININDIAofficially assigned
IOBRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORYofficially assigned
IQIRAQofficially assigned
IRIRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OFofficially assigned
ISICELANDofficially assigned
ITITALYofficially assigned
JAJamaica[F] Requested by Secretary-General of UN for Road Traffic Conventionsindeterminately reserved
JEJERSEYofficially assigned
JMJAMAICAofficially assigned
JOJORDANofficially assigned
JPJAPANofficially assigned
KEKENYAofficially assigned
KGKYRGYZSTANofficially assigned
KHCAMBODIAofficially assigned
KIKIRIBATIofficially assigned
KMCOMOROSofficially assigned
KNSAINT KITTS AND NEVISofficially assigned
KPKOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFofficially assigned
KRKOREA, REPUBLIC OFofficially assigned
KWKUWAITofficially assigned
KYCAYMAN ISLANDSofficially assigned
KZKAZAKHSTANofficially assigned
LALAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICofficially assigned
LBLEBANONofficially assigned
LCSAINT LUCIAofficially assigned
LFLibya Fezzan[D]indeterminately reserved
LILIECHTENSTEINofficially assigned
LKSRI LANKAofficially assigned
LRLIBERIAofficially assigned
LSLESOTHOofficially assigned
LTLITHUANIAofficially assigned
LULUXEMBOURGofficially assigned
LVLATVIAofficially assigned
LYLIBYAofficially assigned
MAMOROCCOofficially assigned
MCMONACOofficially assigned
MDMOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OFofficially assigned
MEMONTENEGROofficially assigned
MFSAINT MARTIN (FRENCH PART)officially assigned
MGMADAGASCARofficially assigned
MHMARSHALL ISLANDSofficially assigned
MKMACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OFofficially assigned
MLMALIofficially assigned
MMMYANMARofficially assigned
MNMONGOLIAofficially assigned
MOMACAOofficially assigned
MPNORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDSofficially assigned
MQMARTINIQUEofficially assigned
MRMAURITANIAofficially assigned
MSMONTSERRATofficially assigned
MTMALTAofficially assigned
MUMAURITIUSofficially assigned
MVMALDIVESofficially assigned
MWMALAWIofficially assigned
MXMEXICOofficially assigned
MYMALAYSIAofficially assigned
MZMOZAMBIQUEofficially assigned
NANAMIBIAofficially assigned
NCNEW CALEDONIAofficially assigned
NENIGERofficially assigned
NFNORFOLK ISLANDofficially assigned
NGNIGERIAofficially assigned
NINICARAGUAofficially assigned
NLNETHERLANDSIncludes: the islands Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Sabaofficially assigned
NONORWAYofficially assigned
NPNEPALofficially assigned
NRNAURUofficially assigned
NTNeutral Zone1993-07 to 2043-07transitionally reserved
NUNIUEofficially assigned
NZNEW ZEALANDofficially assigned
OAAfrican Intellectual Property Organization[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3indeterminately reserved
OMOMANofficially assigned
PAPANAMAofficially assigned
PEPERUofficially assigned
PFFRENCH POLYNESIAofficially assigned
PGPAPUA NEW GUINEAofficially assigned
PHPHILIPPINESofficially assigned
PIPhilippines[F]indeterminately reserved
PKPAKISTANofficially assigned
PLPOLANDofficially assigned
PMSAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELONofficially assigned
PNPITCAIRNofficially assigned
PRPUERTO RICOofficially assigned
PSPALESTINE, STATE OFofficially assigned
PTPORTUGALofficially assigned
PWPALAUofficially assigned
PYPARAGUAYofficially assigned
QAQATARofficially assigned
QMuser-assigned
QNuser-assigned
QOuser-assigned
QPuser-assigned
QQuser-assigned
QRuser-assigned
QSuser-assigned
QTuser-assigned
QUuser-assigned
QVuser-assigned
QWuser-assigned
QXuser-assigned
QYuser-assigned
QZuser-assigned
RAArgentina[F]indeterminately reserved
RBBolivia [cf. Botswana: identical code element][D]indeterminately reserved
RCChina[F]indeterminately reserved
RERÉUNIONofficially assigned
RHHaiti[D]indeterminately reserved
RIIndonesia[F]indeterminately reserved
RLLebanon[F]indeterminately reserved
RMMadagascar[F]indeterminately reserved
RNNiger[G]indeterminately reserved
ROROMANIAofficially assigned
RPPhilippines[G]indeterminately reserved
RSSERBIAofficially assigned
RURUSSIAN FEDERATIONofficially assigned
RWRWANDAofficially assigned
SASAUDI ARABIAofficially assigned
SBSOLOMON ISLANDSofficially assigned
SCSEYCHELLESofficially assigned
SDSUDANofficially assigned
SESWEDENofficially assigned
SFFinland[D]indeterminately reserved
SGSINGAPOREofficially assigned
SHSAINT HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHAofficially assigned
SISLOVENIAofficially assigned
SJSVALBARD AND JAN MAYENofficially assigned
SKSLOVAKIAofficially assigned
SLSIERRA LEONEofficially assigned
SMSAN MARINOofficially assigned
SNSENEGALofficially assigned
SOSOMALIAofficially assigned
SRSURINAMEofficially assigned
SSSOUTH SUDANofficially assigned
STSAO TOME AND PRINCIPEofficially assigned
SUUSSRRequested by Foundation of Internet Development (FID)exceptionally reserved
SVEL SALVADORofficially assigned
SXSINT MAARTEN (DUTCH PART)The island of Saint Martin is divided into the French northern part and the Dutch southern partofficially assigned
SYSYRIAN ARAB REPUBLICofficially assigned
SZSWAZILANDofficially assigned
TATristan da Cunha[B] Requested by Universal Postal Union (UPU)exceptionally reserved
TCTURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDSofficially assigned
TDCHADofficially assigned
TFFRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIESofficially assigned
TGTOGOofficially assigned
THTHAILANDofficially assigned
TJTAJIKISTANofficially assigned
TKTOKELAUofficially assigned
TLTIMOR-LESTEofficially assigned
TMTURKMENISTANofficially assigned
TNTUNISIAofficially assigned
TOTONGAofficially assigned
TPEast Timor2002-05 to 2052-05transitionally reserved
TRTURKEYofficially assigned
TTTRINIDAD AND TOBAGOofficially assigned
TVTUVALUofficially assigned
TWTAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINAofficially assigned
TZTANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OFofficially assigned
UAUKRAINEofficially assigned
UGUGANDAofficially assigned
UKUnited KingdomRequested by United Kingdomexceptionally reserved
UMUNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDSofficially assigned
USUNITED STATESofficially assigned
UYURUGUAYofficially assigned
UZUZBEKISTANofficially assigned
VAHOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)officially assigned
VCSAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESofficially assigned
VEVENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLICofficially assigned
VGVIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISHofficially assigned
VIVIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.officially assigned
VNVIET NAMofficially assigned
VUVANUATUofficially assigned
WFWALLIS AND FUTUNAofficially assigned
WGGrenada[D]indeterminately reserved
WLSaint Lucia[D]indeterminately reserved
WOWorld Intellectual Property Organization[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3indeterminately reserved
WSSAMOAofficially assigned
WVSaint Vincent[D]indeterminately reserved
XAuser-assigned
XBuser-assigned
XCuser-assigned
XDuser-assigned
XEuser-assigned
XFuser-assigned
XGuser-assigned
XHuser-assigned
XIuser-assigned
XJuser-assigned
XKuser-assigned
XLuser-assigned
XMuser-assigned
XNuser-assigned
XOuser-assigned
XPuser-assigned
XQuser-assigned
XRuser-assigned
XSuser-assigned
XTuser-assigned
XUuser-assigned
XVuser-assigned
XWuser-assigned
XXuser-assigned
XYuser-assigned
XZuser-assigned
YEYEMENofficially assigned
YTMAYOTTEofficially assigned
YUYugoslavia2003-07 to 2053-07transitionally reserved
YVVenezuela[D]indeterminately reserved
ZASOUTH AFRICAofficially assigned
ZMZAMBIAofficially assigned
ZRZaire1997-07 to 2047-07transitionally reserved
ZWZIMBABWEofficially assigned
ZZuser-assigned

Notes:

[A] The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) uses ten alpha-2 code elements for particular purposes in its Standard ST.3 which are not assigned in ISO 3166-1. The ISO 3166/MA will not use these alpha-2 code elements for assignment in ISO 3166 at the present stage.

[B] Official country names are given in CAPITAL LETTERS. Other names are given in normal orthography i.e including lower case letters.

[C] The list of ISO 3166-1 reserved code elements is only available in English, hence the lack of French names for entries which are not officially included in ISO 3166-1.

[D] Here the following pieces of information can be given: