ISO 3166-1 decoding table

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.

 

Table 1: Colour coding of statuses

Status of code element
Col.
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!)

 

Table 2: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (26 x 26 matrix)

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 CD CE 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

 

Table 3: All ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 code elements in use

Code
 English Name (b) French Name (b); (c) Remark (d) Status of Code Element
AA
       user-assigned
AC
 Ascension Island   UPU [alpha-3 also used by ITU] exceptionally reserved
AD
 ANDORRA ANDORRE   officially assigned
AE
 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ÉMIRATS ARABES UNIS   officially assigned
AF
 AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN   officially assigned
AG
 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ANTIGUA-ET-BARBUDA   officially assigned
AI
 ANGUILLA ANGUILLA   officially assigned
AL
 ALBANIA ALBANIE   officially assigned
AM
 ARMENIA ARMÉNIE   officially assigned
AN
 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ANTILLES NÉERLANDAISES   officially assigned
AO
 ANGOLA ANGOLA   officially assigned
AP
 African Regional Industrial Property Organization   WIPO ST.3 not used at present stage
AQ
 ANTARCTICA ANTARCTIQUE   officially assigned
AR
 ARGENTINA ARGENTINE   officially assigned
AS
 AMERICAN SAMOA SAMOA AMÉRICAINES   officially assigned
AT
 AUSTRIA AUTRICHE   officially assigned
AU
 AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIE   officially assigned
AW
 ARUBA ARUBA   officially assigned
AX
 ÅLAND ISLANDS ISLES D'ÅLAND   officially assigned
AZ
 AZERBAIJAN AZERBAÏDJAN   officially assigned
BA
 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BOSNIE-HERZÉGOVINE   officially assigned
BB
 BARBADOS BARBADE   officially assigned
BD
 BANGLADESH BANGLADESH   officially assigned
BE
 BELGIUM BELGIQUE   officially assigned
BF
 BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO   officially assigned
BG
 BULGARIA BULGARIE   officially assigned
BH
 BAHRAIN BAHREÏN   officially assigned
BI
 BURUNDI BURUNDI   officially assigned
BJ
 BENIN BÉNIN   officially assigned
BL
 SAINT BARTHÉLEMY SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY   officiellement attribué
BM
 BERMUDA BERMUDES   officially assigned
BN
 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BRUNÉI DARUSSALAM   officially assigned
BO
 BOLIVIA BOLIVIE   officially assigned
BR
 BRAZIL BRÉSIL   officially assigned
BS
 BAHAMAS BAHAMAS   officially assigned
BT
 BHUTAN BHOUTAN   officially assigned
BU
 Burma   1989-12 transitionally reserved
BV
 BOUVET ISLAND BOUVET, ÎLE   officially assigned
BW
 BOTSWANA BOTSWANA   officially assigned
BX
 Benelux Trademarks and Designs Office   WIPO ST.3 not used at present stage
BY
 BELARUS BÉLARUS   officially assigned
BZ
 BELIZE BELIZE   officially assigned
CA
 CANADA CANADA   officially assigned
CC
 COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS COCOS (KEELING), ÎLES   officially assigned
CD
 CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, LA RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU   officially assigned
CF
 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CENTRAFRICAINE, RÉPUBLIQUE   officially assigned
CG
 CONGO CONGO   officially assigned
CH
 SWITZERLAND SUISSE   officially assigned
CI
 CÔTE D'IVOIRE CÔTE D'IVOIRE   officially assigned
CK
 COOK ISLANDS COOK, ÎLES   officially assigned
CL
 CHILE CHILI   officially assigned
CM
 CAMEROON CAMEROUN   officially assigned
CN
 CHINA CHINE   officially assigned
CO
 COLOMBIA COLOMBIE   officially assigned
CP
 Clipperton Island   ITU exceptionally reserved
CR
 COSTA RICA COSTA RICA   officially assigned
CS
 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO SERBIE-ET-MONTÉNÉGRO   transitionally reserved
CU
 CUBA CUBA   officially assigned
CV
 CAPE VERDE CAP-VERT   officially assigned
CX
 CHRISTMAS ISLAND CHRISTMAS, ÎLE   officially assigned
CY
 CYPRUS CHYPRE   officially assigned
CZ
 CZECH REPUBLIC TCHÈQUE, RÉPUBLIQUE   officially assigned
DE
 GERMANY ALLEMAGNE   officially assigned
DG
 Diego Garcia   ITU exceptionally reserved
DJ
 DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI   officially assigned
DK
 DENMARK DANEMARK   officially assigned
DM
 DOMINICA DOMINIQUE   officially assigned
DO
 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DOMINICAINE, RÉPUBLIQUE   officially assigned
DY
 Benin   R indeterminately reserved
DZ
 ALGERIA ALGÉRIE   officially assigned
EA
 Ceuta, Melilla   WCO exceptionally reserved
EC
 ECUADOR ÉQUATEUR   officially assigned
EE
 ESTONIA ESTONIE   officially assigned
EF
 Union of Countries under the European Community Patent Convention   WIPO ST.3 not used at present stage
EG
 EGYPT ÉGYPTE   officially assigned
EH
 WESTERN SAHARA ') SAHARA OCCIDENTAL ')   officially assigned
EM
 European Trademark Office   WIPO ST.3 not used at present stage
EP
 European Patent Organization   WIPO ST.3 not used at present stage
ER
 ERITREA ÉRYTHRÉE   officially assigned
ES
 SPAIN ESPAGNE   officially assigned
ET
 ETHIOPIA ÉTHIOPIE   officially assigned
EU
 European Union   ISO 4217/MA. In March 1998, extension of scope to 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
EV
 Eurasian Patent Organization   WIPO ST.3 not used at present stage
EW
 Estonia   R indeterminately reserved
FI
 FINLAND FINLANDE   officially assigned
FJ
 FIJI FIDJI   officially assigned
FK
 FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) FALKLAND, ÎLES (MALVINAS)   officially assigned
FL
 Liechtenstein   R *) indeterminately reserved
FM
 MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONÉSIE, ÉTATS FÉDÉRÉS DE   officially assigned
FO
 FAROE ISLANDS FÉROÉ, ÎLES   officially assigned
FR
 FRANCE France   officially assigned
FX
 France, Metropolitan   France exceptionally reserved
GA
 GABON GABON   officially assigned
GB
 UNITED KINGDOM ROYAUME-UNI   officially assigned
GC
 Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)   WIPO ST.3 not used at present stage
GD
 GRENADA GRENADE   officially assigned
GE
 GEORGIA GÉORGIE   officially assigned
GF
 FRENCH GUIANA GUYANE FRANÇAISE   officially assigned
GG
 GUERNSEY GUERNESEY   officially assigned
GH
 GHANA GHANA   officially assigned
GI
 GIBRALTAR GIBRALTAR   officially assigned
GL
 GREENLAND GROENLAND   officially assigned
GM
 GAMBIA GAMBIE   officially assigned
GN
 GUINEA GUINÉE   officially assigned
GP
 GUADELOUPE GUADELOUPE   officially assigned
GQ
 EQUATORIAL GUINEA GUINÉE ÉQUATORIALE   officially assigned
GR
 GREECE GRÈCE   officially assigned
GS
 SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS GÉORGIE DU SUD ET LES ÎLES SANDWICH DU SUD   officially assigned
GT
 GUATEMALA GUATEMALA   officially assigned
GU
 GUAM GUAM   officially assigned
GW
 GUINEA-BISSAU GUINÉE-BISSAU   officially assigned
GY
 GUYANA GUYANA   officially assigned
HK
 HONG KONG HONG-KONG   officially assigned
HM
 HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS HEARD, ÎLE ET MCDONALD, ÎLES   officially assigned
HN
 HONDURAS HONDURAS   officially assigned
HR
 CROATIA CROATIE