Widely used standards

ISO has developed over 19 000 International Standards on a variety of subjects. The full range of technical fields can be seen from the listing International Standards. Users can browse that listing to find bibliographic information on each standard and, in many cases, a brief abstract.

The links given below lead to further information about specific standards, or families of standards, users most often ask about :

• Country name codes - ISO 3166

• Currency codes - ISO 4217

• Language codes - ISO 639

• Date and time format - ISO 8601

• Freight containers

• Identification cards

• Quantities and units

• MPEG

• FAQs on Management Standards :
  ISO 9000 - General
  ISO 9001:2008
  ISO 14000