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)

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	ÎLES 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	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM		officially assigned
BO	BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF	BOLIVIE, l'ÉTAT PLURINATIONAL DE		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-ET-ÎLE MCDONALD, ÎLE		officially assigned
HN	HONDURAS	HONDURAS		officially assigned
HR	CROATIA	CROATIE		officially assigned
HT	HAITI	HAÏTI		officially assigned
HU	HUNGARY	HONGRIE		officially assigned
IB	International Bureau of WIPO		WIPO ST.3	not used at present stage
IC	Canary Islands		WCO	exceptionally reserved
ID	INDONESIA	INDONÉSIE		officially assigned
IE	IRELAND	IRLANDE		officially assigned
IL	ISRAEL	ISRAËL		officially assigned
IM	ISLE OF MAN	ÎLE DE MAN		officially assigned
IN	INDIA	INDE		officially assigned
IO	BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY	OCÉAN INDIEN, TERRITOIRE BRITANNIQUE DE L'		officially assigned
IQ	IRAQ	IRAQ		officially assigned
IR	IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF	IRAN, RÉPUBLIQUE ISLAMIQUE D'		officially assigned
IS	ICELAND	ISLANDE		officially assigned
IT	ITALY	ITALIE		officially assigned
JA	Jamaica		R 49	indeterminately reserved
JE	JERSEY	JERSEY		officially assigned
JM	JAMAICA	JAMAÏQUE		officially assigned
JO	JORDAN	JORDANIE		officially assigned
JP	JAPAN	JAPON		officially assigned
KE	KENYA	KENYA		officially assigned
KG	KYRGYZSTAN	KIRGHIZISTAN		officially assigned
KH	CAMBODIA	CAMBODGE		officially assigned
KI	KIRIBATI	KIRIBATI		officially assigned
KM	COMOROS	COMORES		officially assigned
KN	SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS	SAINT-KITTS-ET-NEVIS		officially assigned
KP	KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	CORÉE, RÉPUBLIQUE POPULAIRE DÉMOCRATIQUE DE		officially assigned
KR	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	CORÉE, RÉPUBLIQUE DE		officially assigned
KW	KUWAIT	KOWEÏT		officially assigned
KY	CAYMAN ISLANDS	CAÏMANS, ÎLES		officially assigned
KZ	KAZAKHSTAN	KAZAKHSTAN		officially assigned
LA	LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	LAO, RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE POPULAIRE		officially assigned
LB	LEBANON	LIBAN		officially assigned
LC	SAINT LUCIA	SAINTE-LUCIE		officially assigned
LF	Libya Fezzan		R *)	indeterminately reserved
LI	LIECHTENSTEIN	LIECHTENSTEIN		officially assigned
LK	SRI LANKA	SRI LANKA		officially assigned
LR	LIBERIA	LIBÉRIA		officially assigned
LS	LESOTHO	LESOTHO		officially assigned
LT	LITHUANIA	LITUANIE		officially assigned
LU	LUXEMBOURG	LUXEMBOURG		officially assigned
LV	LATVIA	LETTONIE		officially assigned
LY	LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA	LIBYENNE, JAMAHIRIYA ARABE		officially assigned
MA	MOROCCO	MAROC		officially assigned
MC	MONACO	MONACO		officially assigned
MD	MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF	MOLDOVA, RÉPUBLIQUE DE		officially assigned
ME	MONTENEGRO	MONTÉNÉGRO		officially assigned
MF	SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH PART)	SAINT-MARTIN (PARTIE FRANÇAISE)		officiellement attribué
MG	MADAGASCAR	MADAGASCAR		officially assigned
MH	MARSHALL ISLANDS	MARSHALL, ÎLES		officially assigned
MK	MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF	MACÉDOINE, L'EX-RÉPUBLIQUE YOUGOSLAVE DE		officially assigned
ML	MALI	MALI		officially assigned
MM	MYANMAR	MYANMAR		officially assigned
MN	MONGOLIA	MONGOLIE		officially assigned
MO	MACAO	MACAO		officially assigned
MP	NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS	MARIANNES DU NORD, ÎLES		officially assigned
MQ	MARTINIQUE	MARTINIQUE		officially assigned
MR	MAURITANIA	MAURITANIE		officially assigned
MS	MONTSERRAT	MONTSERRAT		officially assigned
MT	MALTA	MALTE		officially assigned
MU	MAURITIUS	MAURICE		officially assigned
MV	MALDIVES	MALDIVES		officially assigned
MW	MALAWI	MALAWI		officially assigned
MX	MEXICO	MEXIQUE		officially assigned
MY	MALAYSIA	MALAISIE		officially assigned
MZ	MOZAMBIQUE	MOZAMBIQUE		officially assigned
NA	NAMIBIA	NAMIBIE		officially assigned
NC	NEW CALEDONIA	NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE		officially assigned
NE	NIGER	NIGER		officially assigned
NF	NORFOLK ISLAND	NORFOLK, ÎLE		officially assigned
NG	NIGERIA	NIGÉRIA		officially assigned
NI	NICARAGUA	NICARAGUA		officially assigned
NL	NETHERLANDS	PAYS-BAS		officially assigned
NO	NORWAY	NORVÈGE		officially assigned
NP	NEPAL	NÉPAL		officially assigned
NR	NAURU	NAURU		officially assigned
NT	Neutral Zone		1993-07	transitionally reserved
NU	NIUE	NIUE		officially assigned
NZ	NEW ZEALAND	NOUVELLE-ZÉLANDE		officially assigned
OA	African Intellectual Property Organization		WIPO ST.3	not used at present stage
OM	OMAN	OMAN		officially assigned
PA	PANAMA	PANAMA		officially assigned
PE	PERU	PÉROU		officially assigned
PF	FRENCH POLYNESIA	POLYNÉSIE FRANÇAISE		officially assigned
PG	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	PAPOUASIE-NOUVELLE-GUINÉE		officially assigned
PH	PHILIPPINES	PHILIPPINES		officially assigned
PI	Philippines		R 49	indeterminately reserved
PK	PAKISTAN	PAKISTAN		officially assigned
PL	POLAND	POLOGNE		officially assigned
PM	SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON	SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON		officially assigned
PN	PITCAIRN	PITCAIRN		officially assigned
PR	PUERTO RICO	PORTO RICO		officially assigned
PS	PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED	PALESTINIEN OCCUPÉ, TERRITOIRE		officially assigned
PT	PORTUGAL	PORTUGAL		officially assigned
PW	PALAU	PALAOS		officially assigned
PY	PARAGUAY	PARAGUAY		officially assigned
QA	QATAR	QATAR		officially assigned
QM				user-assigned
QN				user-assigned
QO				user-assigned
QP				user-assigned
QQ				user-assigned
QR				user-assigned
QS				user-assigned
QT				user-assigned
QU				user-assigned
QV				user-assigned
QW				user-assigned
QX				user-assigned
QY				user-assigned
QZ				user-assigned
RA	Argentina		R 49	indeterminately reserved
RB	Bolivia [cf. Botswana: identical code element]		R *)	indeterminately reserved
RB	Botswana [cf. Bolivia: identical code element]		R 49	indeterminately reserved
RC	China		R 49	indeterminately reserved
RE	RÉUNION	RÉUNION		officially assigned
RH	Haiti		R	indeterminately reserved
RI	Indonesia		R 49	indeterminately reserved
RL	Lebanon		R 49	indeterminately reserved
RM	Madagascar		R 49	indeterminately reserved
RN	Niger		R 68	indeterminately reserved
RO	ROMANIA	ROUMANIE		officially assigned
RP	Philippines		R 68	indeterminately reserved
RS	SERBIA	SERBIE		officially assigned
RU	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	RUSSIE, FÉDÉRATION DE		officially assigned
RW	RWANDA	RWANDA		officially assigned
SA	SAUDI ARABIA	ARABIE SAOUDITE		officially assigned
SB	SOLOMON ISLANDS	SALOMON, ÎLES		officially assigned
SC	SEYCHELLES	SEYCHELLES		officially assigned
SD	SUDAN	SOUDAN		officially assigned
SE	SWEDEN	SUÈDE		officially assigned
SF	Finland		1995-09	transitionally reserved
SG	SINGAPORE	SINGAPOUR		officially assigned
SH	SAINT HELENA	SAINTE-HÉLÈNE		officially assigned
SI	SLOVENIA	SLOVÉNIE		officially assigned
SJ	SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN	SVALBARD ET ÎLE JAN MAYEN		officially assigned
SK	SLOVAKIA	SLOVAQUIE		officially assigned
SL	SIERRA LEONE	SIERRA LEONE		officially assigned
SM	SAN MARINO	SAINT-MARIN		officially assigned
SN	SENEGAL	SÉNÉGAL		officially assigned
SO	SOMALIA	SOMALIE		officially assigned
SR	SURINAME	SURINAME		officially assigned
ST	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	SAO TOMÉ-ET-PRINCIPE		officially assigned
SU	USSR		2008-06	exceptionally reserved
SV	EL SALVADOR	EL SALVADOR		officially assigned
SY	SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC	SYRIENNE, RÉPUBLIQUE ARABE		officially assigned
SZ	SWAZILAND	SWAZILAND		officially assigned
TA	Tristan da Cunha		UPU	exceptionally reserved
TC	TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS	TURKS-ET-CAÏCOS, ÎLES		officially assigned
TD	CHAD	TCHAD		officially assigned
TF	FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES	TERRES AUSTRALES FRANÇAISES		officially assigned
TG	TOGO	TOGO		officially assigned
TH	THAILAND	THAÏLANDE		officially assigned
TJ	TAJIKISTAN	TADJIKISTAN		officially assigned
TK	TOKELAU	TOKELAU		officially assigned
TL	TIMOR-LESTE	TIMOR-LESTE		officially assigned
TM	TURKMENISTAN	TURKMÉNISTAN		officially assigned
TN	TUNISIA	TUNISIE		officially assigned
TO	TONGA	TONGA		officially assigned
TP	East Timor		2002-05	transitionally reserved
TR	TURKEY	TURQUIE		officially assigned
TT	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	TRINITÉ-ET-TOBAGO		officially assigned
TV	TUVALU	TUVALU		officially assigned
TW	TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA	TAÏWAN, PROVINCE DE CHINE		officially assigned
TZ	TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF	TANZANIE, RÉPUBLIQUE-UNIE DE		officially assigned
UA	UKRAINE	UKRAINE		officially assigned
UG	UGANDA	OUGANDA		officially assigned
UK	United Kingdom		United Kingdom	exceptionally reserved
UM	UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS	ÎLES MINEURES ÉLOIGNÉES DES ÉTATS-UNIS		officially assigned
US	UNITED STATES	ÉTATS-UNIS		officially assigned
UY	URUGUAY	URUGUAY		officially assigned
UZ	UZBEKISTAN	OUZBÉKISTAN		officially assigned
VA	HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)	SAINT-SIÈGE (ÉTAT DE LA CITÉ DU VATICAN)		officially assigned
VC	SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	SAINT-VINCENT-ET-LES GRENADINES		officially assigned
VE	VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF	VENEZUELA, RÉPUBLIQUE BOLIVARIENNE DU		officially assigned
VG	VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)	ÎLES VIERGES BRITANNIQUES		officially assigned
VI	VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)	ÎLES VIERGES DES ÉTATS-UNIS		officially assigned
VN	VIET NAM	VIET NAM		officially assigned
VU	VANUATU	VANUATU		officially assigned
WF	WALLIS AND FUTUNA	WALLIS ET FUTUNA		officially assigned
WG	Grenada		R	indeterminately reserved
WL	Saint Lucia		R	indeterminately reserved
WO	World Intellectual Property Organization		WIPO ST.3	not used at present stage
WS	SAMOA	SAMOA		officially assigned
WV	Saint Vincent		R	indeterminately reserved
XA				user-assigned
XB				user-assigned
XC				user-assigned
XD				user-assigned
XE				user-assigned
XF				user-assigned
XG				user-assigned
XH				user-assigned
XI				user-assigned
XJ				user-assigned
XK				user-assigned
XL				user-assigned
XM				user-assigned
XN				user-assigned
XO				user-assigned
XP				user-assigned
XQ				user-assigned
XR				user-assigned
XS				user-assigned
XT				user-assigned
XU				user-assigned
XV				user-assigned
XW				user-assigned
XX				user-assigned
XY				user-assigned
XZ				user-assigned
YE	YEMEN	YÉMEN		officially assigned
YT	MAYOTTE	MAYOTTE		officially assigned
YU	Yugoslavia		2003-07	transitionally reserved
YV	Venezuela		R	indeterminately reserved
ZA	SOUTH AFRICA	AFRIQUE DU SUD		officially assigned
ZM	ZAMBIA	ZAMBIE		officially assigned
ZR	Zaire		1997-07	transitionally reserved
ZW	ZIMBABWE	ZIMBABWE		officially assigned
ZZ				user-assigned

Notes:

(a) The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) uses ten alpha-2 code elements for particular purposes in its Standard ST.3 which are not assigned in ISO 3166-1. The ISO 3166/MA will not use these alpha-2 code elements for assignment in ISO 3166 at the present stage.

(b) Official country names are given in CAPITAL LETTERS. Other names are given in normal orthography i.e including lower case letters.

(c) The list of ISO 3166-1 reserved code elements is only available in English, hence the lack of French names for entries which are not officially included in ISO 3166-1.

(d) Here the following pieces of information can be given:

Acronym of organization or name of country on whose behalf a reservation was made
Date of reservation (for transitional reservations)
Abbreviation of source document for reserved code element
Explanatory text

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