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- The country codes can be represented either as a two-letter code (alpha-2) which is recommended as the general-purpose code, a three-letter code (alpha-3) which is more closely related to the country name and a three-digit numeric code (numeric-3) which can be useful if you need to avoid using Latin script.
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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.
Country Codes Alpha-2 & Alpha-3. This is a complete list of all country ISO codes as described in the ISO 3166 international standard. These codes are used throughout the IT industry by computer systems and software to ease the identification of country names.
Below is a list of two-letter codes (ISO alpha-2), and the three letter codes (ISO alpha-3), as well as the United Nations, used numerical code M49 for countries, dependencies, and other areas. (Dependencies marked in Italic writing)
It defines three sets of country codes: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 – two-letter country codes which are the most widely used of the three, [citation needed] and used most prominently for the Internet's country code top-level domains (with a few exceptions).
English Short Name (using Title Case )Alpha-2 CodeAlpha-3 CodeNumeric CodeAFG004ALA248ALB008DZA012ISO 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).
The International Organization for Standardization defines its country codes in standard 3166-1. ISO codes also consist of three capital letters in the alpha-3 version. For example, Germany has the IOC code "GER" for the English country name "Germany."
Comparison of alphabetic country codes. This is a comparison of the IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166-1 three-letter codes, combined into one table for easy reference. Highlighted rows indicate those entries in which the three-letter codes differ from column to column.
