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ISO 3166 has three parts: codes for countries, codes for subdivisions and formerly used codes (codes that were once used to describe countries but are no longer in use).
ISO 3166 consists of the following parts, under the general title Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions: Part 1: Country codes. Part 2: Country subdivision code. Part 3: Code for formerly used names of countries. ISO 3166 was first published in 1974.
The International Standard ISO 3166, for each of its three parts - three codes - is formed of two components: documented description of its content, and its related content inside a database. Both terms "this document" and "the code corresponding to this document" are used throughout this
The sortable table below contains the three sets of ISO 3166-1 country codes for each of its 249 countries, links to the ISO 3166-2 country subdivision codes, and the Internet country code top-level domains (ccTLD) which are based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard with the few exceptions noted.
- What Are ISO Country Codes?
- The Standard For Country Codes
- ISO Country Subdivision Codes
- ISO Country Codes For Formerly-Used Names of Countries
The ISO 3166 series of international standards details country codes and codes for their subdivisions. These universal abbreviations save time and help numerous groups avoid errors that might arise while using a country’s name, since names change between languages. Some common uses of ISO country codesinclude international mail, as top-level domain...
ISO 3166-1:2020 – Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codesets the country codes. It establishes for each country an alphabetic 2-character (alpha-2) code, an alphabetic 3-character (alpha-3) code, and a three-digit numeric (numeric-3) code. For example, the United States is abbreviated as US,...
ISO 3166-2:2020 – Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 2: Country subdivision code compiles codes for representing the names of principal administrative divisions of countries and territories included in ISO 3166-1:2020. It is ideal that subdivision code elements incorporated in this standard reflect code...
ISO 3166-3:2020 – Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 3: Code for formerly used names of countries lists codes of country names that have been removed from past editions of the ISO 3166 standard. The codes established by ISO 3166-3:2020serve to represent former countries with alpha-4 code elements. Depen...
The International Standard ISO 3166, for each of its three parts - three codes - is formed of two components: documented description of its content, and its related content inside a database.
It consists of three parts: ISO 3166-1 , Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes , defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest.
