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ISO 3166 Countries List
ISO 3166 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. Each country is assigned a two-letter and a three-letter code. For instance, the United States has the two-letter code “US” and the three-letter code “USA.”
Types of ISO 3166 Codes
- Alpha-2 code – a two-letter code that represents a country name, recommended as the general purpose code
- Alpha-3 code – a three-letter code that represents a country name, which is usually more closely related to the country name
- Alpha-4 code – a four-letter code that represents a country name that is no longer in use. The structure depends on the reason why the country name was removed from ISO 3166-1 and added to ISO 3166-3.
List of 3166-1 certified Countries in 2024
S.No | English short name | Alpha-2 code | Alpha-3 code | Numeric code |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Afghanistan | AF | AFG | 4 |
2 | Albania | AL | ALB | 8 |
3 | Algeria | DZ | DZA | 12 |
4 | American Samoa | AS | ASM | 16 |
5 | Andorra | AD | AND | 20 |
6 | Angola | AO | AGO | 24 |
7 | Anguilla | AI | AIA | 660 |
8 | Antarctica | AQ | ATA | 10 |
9 | Antigua and Barbuda | AG | ATG | 28 |
10 | Argentina | AR | ARG | 32 |
11 | Armenia | AM | ARM | 51 |
12 | Aruba | AW | ABW | 533 |
13 | Australia | AU | AUS | 36 |
14 | Austria | AT | AUT | 40 |
15 | Azerbaijan | AZ | AZE | 31 |
16 | Bahamas (the) | BS | BHS | 44 |
17 | Bahrain | BH | BHR | 48 |
18 | Bangladesh | BD | BGD | 50 |
19 | Barbados | BB | BRB | 52 |
20 | Belarus | BY | BLR | 112 |
21 | Belgium | BE | BEL | 56 |
22 | Belize | BZ | BLZ | 84 |
23 | Benin | BJ | BEN | 204 |
24 | Bermuda | BM | BMU | 60 |
25 | Bhutan | BT | BTN | 64 |
26 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | BO | BOL | 68 |
27 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | BQ | BES | 535 |
28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA | BIH | 70 |
29 | Botswana | BW | BWA | 72 |
30 | Bouvet Island | BV | BVT | 74 |
31 | Brazil | BR | BRA | 76 |
32 | British Indian Ocean Territory (the) | IO | IOT | 86 |
33 | Brunei Darussalam | BN | BRN | 96 |
34 | Bulgaria | BG | BGR | 100 |
35 | Burkina Faso | BF | BFA | 854 |
36 | Burundi | BI | BDI | 108 |
37 | Cabo Verde | CV | CPV | 132 |
38 | Cambodia | KH | KHM | 116 |
39 | Cameroon | CM | CMR | 120 |
40 | Canada | CA | CAN | 124 |
41 | Cayman Islands (the) | KY | CYM | 136 |
42 | Central African Republic (the) | CF | CAF | 140 |
43 | Chad | TD | TCD | 148 |
44 | Chile | CL | CHL | 152 |
45 | China | CN | CHN | 156 |
46 | Christmas Island | CX | CXR | 162 |
47 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands (the) | CC | CCK | 166 |
48 | Colombia | CO | COL | 170 |
49 | Comoros (the) | KM | COM | 174 |
50 | Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) | CD | COD | 180 |
51 | Congo (the) | CG | COG | 178 |
52 | Cook Islands (the) | CK | COK | 184 |
53 | Costa Rica | CR | CRI | 188 |
54 | Croatia | HR | HRV | 191 |
55 | Cuba | CU | CUB | 192 |
56 | Curaçao | CW | CUW | 531 |
57 | Cyprus | CY | CYP | 196 |
58 | Czechia | CZ | CZE | 203 |
59 | Côte d’Ivoire | CI | CIV | 384 |
60 | Denmark | DK | DNK | 208 |
61 | Djibouti | DJ | DJI | 262 |
62 | Dominica | DM | DMA | 212 |
63 | Dominican Republic (the) | DO | DOM | 214 |
64 | Ecuador | EC | ECU | 218 |
65 | Egypt | EG | EGY | 818 |
66 | El Salvador | SV | SLV | 222 |
67 | Equatorial Guinea | GQ | GNQ | 226 |
68 | Eritrea | ER | ERI | 232 |
69 | Estonia | EE | EST | 233 |
70 | Eswatini | SZ | SWZ | 748 |
71 | Ethiopia | ET | ETH | 231 |
72 | Falkland Islands (the) [Malvinas] | FK | FLK | 238 |
73 | Faroe Islands (the) | FO | FRO | 234 |
74 | Fiji | FJ | FJI | 242 |
75 | Finland | FI | FIN | 246 |
76 | France | FR | FRA | 250 |
77 | French Guiana | GF | GUF | 254 |
78 | French Polynesia | PF | PYF | 258 |
79 | French Southern Territories (the) | TF | ATF | 260 |
80 | Gabon | GA | GAB | 266 |
81 | Gambia (the) | GM | GMB | 270 |
82 | Georgia | GE | GEO | 268 |
83 | Germany | DE | DEU | 276 |
84 | Ghana | GH | GHA | 288 |
85 | Gibraltar | GI | GIB | 292 |
86 | Greece | GR | GRC | 300 |
87 | Greenland | GL | GRL | 304 |
88 | Grenada | GD | GRD | 308 |
89 | Guadeloupe | GP | GLP | 312 |
90 | Guam | GU | GUM | 316 |
91 | Guatemala | GT | GTM | 320 |
92 | Guernsey | GG | GGY | 831 |
93 | Guinea | GN | GIN | 324 |
94 | Guinea-Bissau | GW | GNB | 624 |
95 | Guyana | GY | GUY | 328 |
96 | Haiti | HT | HTI | 332 |
97 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | HM | HMD | 334 |
98 | Holy See (the) | VA | VAT | 336 |
99 | Honduras | HN | HND | 340 |
100 | Hong Kong | HK | HKG | 344 |
101 | Hungary | HU | HUN | 348 |
102 | Iceland | IS | ISL | 352 |
103 | India | IN | IND | 356 |
104 | Indonesia | ID | IDN | 360 |
105 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | IR | IRN | 364 |
106 | Iraq | IQ | IRQ | 368 |
107 | Ireland | IE | IRL | 372 |
108 | Isle of Man | IM | IMN | 833 |
109 | Israel | IL | ISR | 376 |
110 | Italy | IT | ITA | 380 |
111 | Jamaica | JM | JAM | 388 |
112 | Japan | JP | JPN | 392 |
113 | Jersey | JE | JEY | 832 |
114 | Jordan | JO | JOR | 400 |
115 | Kazakhstan | KZ | KAZ | 398 |
116 | Kenya | KE | KEN | 404 |
117 | Kiribati | KI | KIR | 296 |
118 | Korea (the Democratic People’s Republic of) | KP | PRK | 408 |
119 | Korea (the Republic of) | KR | KOR | 410 |
120 | Kuwait | KW | KWT | 414 |
121 | Kyrgyzstan | KG | KGZ | 417 |
122 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic (the) | LA | LAO | 418 |
123 | Latvia | LV | LVA | 428 |
124 | Lebanon | LB | LBN | 422 |
125 | Lesotho | LS | LSO | 426 |
126 | Liberia | LR | LBR | 430 |
127 | Libya | LY | LBY | 434 |
128 | Liechtenstein | LI | LIE | 438 |
129 | Lithuania | LT | LTU | 440 |
130 | Luxembourg | LU | LUX | 442 |
131 | Macao | MO | MAC | 446 |
132 | Madagascar | MG | MDG | 450 |
133 | Malawi | MW | MWI | 454 |
134 | Malaysia | MY | MYS | 458 |
135 | Maldives | MV | MDV | 462 |
136 | Mali | ML | MLI | 466 |
137 | Malta | MT | MLT | 470 |
138 | Marshall Islands (the) | MH | MHL | 584 |
139 | Martinique | MQ | MTQ | 474 |
140 | Mauritania | MR | MRT | 478 |
141 | Mauritius | MU | MUS | 480 |
142 | Mayotte | YT | MYT | 175 |
143 | Mexico | MX | MEX | 484 |
144 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | FM | FSM | 583 |
145 | Moldova (the Republic of) | MD | MDA | 498 |
146 | Monaco | MC | MCO | 492 |
147 | Mongolia | MN | MNG | 496 |
148 | Montenegro | ME | MNE | 499 |
149 | Montserrat | MS | MSR | 500 |
150 | Morocco | MA | MAR | 504 |
151 | Mozambique | MZ | MOZ | 508 |
152 | Myanmar | MM | MMR | 104 |
153 | Namibia | NA | NAM | 516 |
154 | Nauru | NR | NRU | 520 |
155 | Nepal | NP | NPL | 524 |
156 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | NL | NLD | 528 |
157 | New Caledonia | NC | NCL | 540 |
158 | New Zealand | NZ | NZL | 554 |
159 | Nicaragua | NI | NIC | 558 |
160 | Niger (the) | NE | NER | 562 |
161 | Nigeria | NG | NGA | 566 |
162 | Niue | NU | NIU | 570 |
163 | Norfolk Island | NF | NFK | 574 |
164 | North Macedonia | MK | MKD | 807 |
165 | Northern Mariana Islands (the) | MP | MNP | 580 |
166 | Norway | NO | NOR | 578 |
167 | Oman | OM | OMN | 512 |
168 | Pakistan | PK | PAK | 586 |
169 | Palau | PW | PLW | 585 |
170 | Palestine, State of | PS | PSE | 275 |
171 | Panama | PA | PAN | 591 |
172 | Papua New Guinea | PG | PNG | 598 |
173 | Paraguay | PY | PRY | 600 |
174 | Peru | PE | PER | 604 |
175 | Philippines (the) | PH | PHL | 608 |
176 | Pitcairn | PN | PCN | 612 |
177 | Poland | PL | POL | 616 |
178 | Portugal | PT | PRT | 620 |
179 | Puerto Rico | PR | PRI | 630 |
180 | Qatar | QA | QAT | 634 |
181 | Romania | RO | ROU | 642 |
182 | Russian Federation (the) | RU | RUS | 643 |
183 | Rwanda | RW | RWA | 646 |
184 | Réunion | RE | REU | 638 |
185 | Saint Barthélemy | BL | BLM | 652 |
186 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | SH | SHN | 654 |
187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | KN | KNA | 659 |
188 | Saint Lucia | LC | LCA | 662 |
189 | Saint Martin (French part) | MF | MAF | 663 |
190 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | PM | SPM | 666 |
191 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VC | VCT | 670 |
192 | Samoa | WS | WSM | 882 |
193 | San Marino | SM | SMR | 674 |
194 | Sao Tome and Principe | ST | STP | 678 |
195 | Saudi Arabia | SA | SAU | 682 |
196 | Senegal | SN | SEN | 686 |
197 | Serbia | RS | SRB | 688 |
198 | Seychelles | SC | SYC | 690 |
199 | Sierra Leone | SL | SLE | 694 |
200 | Singapore | SG | SGP | 702 |
201 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | SX | SXM | 534 |
202 | Slovakia | SK | SVK | 703 |
203 | Slovenia | SI | SVN | 705 |
204 | Solomon Islands | SB | SLB | 90 |
205 | Somalia | SO | SOM | 706 |
206 | South Africa | ZA | ZAF | 710 |
207 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | GS | SGS | 239 |
208 | South Sudan | SS | SSD | 728 |
209 | Spain | ES | ESP | 724 |
210 | Sri Lanka | LK | LKA | 144 |
211 | Sudan (the) | SD | SDN | 729 |
212 | Suriname | SR | SUR | 740 |
213 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | SJ | SJM | 744 |
214 | Sweden | SE | SWE | 752 |
215 | Switzerland | CH | CHE | 756 |
216 | Syrian Arab Republic (the) | SY | SYR | 760 |
217 | Taiwan (Province of China) | TW | TWN | 158 |
218 | Tajikistan | TJ | TJK | 762 |
219 | Tanzania, the United Republic of | TZ | TZA | 834 |
220 | Thailand | TH | THA | 764 |
221 | Timor-Leste | TL | TLS | 626 |
222 | Togo | TG | TGO | 768 |
223 | Tokelau | TK | TKL | 772 |
224 | Tonga | TO | TON | 776 |
225 | Trinidad and Tobago | TT | TTO | 780 |
226 | Tunisia | TN | TUN | 788 |
227 | Turkmenistan | TM | TKM | 795 |
228 | Turks and Caicos Islands (the) | TC | TCA | 796 |
229 | Tuvalu | TV | TUV | 798 |
230 | Türkiye | TR | TUR | 792 |
231 | Uganda | UG | UGA | 800 |
232 | Ukraine | UA | UKR | 804 |
233 | United Arab Emirates (the) | AE | ARE | 784 |
234 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) | GB | GBR | 826 |
235 | United States Minor Outlying Islands (the) | UM | UMI | 581 |
236 | United States of America (the) | US | USA | 840 |
237 | Uruguay | UY | URY | 858 |
238 | Uzbekistan | UZ | UZB | 860 |
239 | Vanuatu | VU | VUT | 548 |
240 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | VE | VEN | 862 |
241 | Viet Nam | VN | VNM | 704 |
242 | Virgin Islands (British) | VG | VGB | 92 |
243 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | VI | VIR | 850 |
244 | Wallis and Futuna | WF | WLF | 876 |
245 | Western Sahara* | EH | ESH | 732 |
246 | Yemen | YE | YEM | 887 |
247 | Zambia | ZM | ZMB | 894 |
248 | Zimbabwe | ZW | ZWE | 716 |
249 | Ã…land Islands | AX | ALA | 248 |
What is ISO 3166-1 Code?
ISO 3166-1 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines codes for the names of countries and their subdivisions. These codes consist of two parts: a two-letter country code (alpha-2) and a three-letter country code (alpha-3). For example:
- The alpha-2 code for the United States is “US.”
- The alpha-3 code for the United States is “USA.”
What is ISO 3166-2 Code?
ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. These codes are used for addressing mail, managing regions in databases, and many other purposes.
Each country with its own ISO 3166-1 code is assigned a unique set of ISO 3166-2 codes for its subdivisions. These codes typically consist of the ISO 3166-1 country code followed by a hyphen and a further alphanumeric code to represent the subdivision. For example:
- The ISO 3166-2 code for California in the United States is “US-CA.”
- The ISO 3166-2 code for Ontario in Canada is “CA-ON.”
Can Country names be removed from ISO 3166-1?
Yes, Country names might be removed from ISO 3166-1 for various reasons-
- A country might change a significant part of its name, for example, Burma (BU) was changed to Myanmar (MM) in 1989. The code element for the formerly used country name is therefore BUMM.
- A country may be divided into two or more new ones, for example, Czechoslovakia was divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. The code element for the formerly used country name Czechoslovakia is CSHH, HH meaning that no single successor country exists.
- Two or more countries may merge for example Democratic Yemen (YD) and Yemen Arab Republic (YE) merged into the Republic of Yemen (YE) in 1990. The code element used for the formerly used country name Democratic Yemen is YDYE.
Benefits of ISO 3166 Certification
ISO 3166 certification offers numerous benefits to countries and territories, including:
- Global Recognition: ISO 3166 certification provides countries with globally recognized codes, enhancing their visibility and presence in international systems.
- Standardized Data Exchange: The use of ISO 3166 codes ensures standardized representation, simplifying data exchange and communication between countries and organizations.
- Facilitates International Transactions: Certified countries can seamlessly participate in international trade, finance, and communication networks with standardized country codes.
- Enhanced Data Management: ISO 3166 certification aids in efficient data management by providing unique identifiers for countries, improving data accuracy and integrity.
- Interoperability: Standardized country codes promote interoperability between different systems and databases, ensuring smooth integration and communication.
Conclusion
ISO 3166 certification plays a crucial role in facilitating global communication, trade, and data management. Certified countries benefit from standardized representation, enhanced interoperability, and improved international recognition. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, ISO 3166 certification remains essential for seamless integration into the global community.
Faqs on List of ISO 3166 certified Countries
ISO 3166 is an international standard that defines codes for the names of countries, territories, and their subdivisions.
ISO 3166 certification provides countries with globally recognized codes, facilitating international communication, trade, and data exchange.
There are currently 249 countries and territories certified under ISO 3166.
Yes, ISO 3166 codes can change due to geopolitical reasons or administrative changes within countries.
Unassigned codes – codes that have not been assigned to country names.
Reserved codes – codes that do not represent a country name in the standard but that have been reserved for a certain use. While a code is reserved it will not be used in the standard to represent a country. There are different types of reserved codes.
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