ISO 3166 Extensible Country Codes
ISO 3166 Country codes define internationally recognised codes of letters and/or numbers that can be used when we refer to countries and subdivisions therein. However, it does not define the names of countries – this information comes from the United Nations Statistics Division which created the “Terminology Bulletin Country Names and the Country and Region Codes for Statistical Use”.
Using codes saves time and avoids errors as instead of using a country’s name which changes depending on the language being used. The ISO 3166 coding system can be used in a combination of letters and/or numbers that are understood all over the world.
ISO 3166 has three parts:
1 – codes for countries
2 – codes for subdivisions
3 – formerly used codes that were once used to describe countries but are no longer in use
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. The codes for subdivisions are represented as the alpha-2 code for the country, followed by up to three characters. For example ID-RI is the Riau province of Indonesia and NG-RI is the Rivers province in Nigeria. Names and codes for subdivisions are usually taken from relevant official national information sources. The formerly used codes are four letter codes (alpha-4). How the alpha 4 codes are constructed depends on the reason why the country name has been removed.
| Country or Area Name | ALPHA-2 Code | ALPHA-3 Code | ISO Number UN M49 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | AF | AFG | 004 | |
| Aland Islands | AX | ALA | 248 | |
| Albania | AL | ALB | 008 | |
| Algeria | DZ | DZA | 012 | |
| American Samoa | AS | ASM | 016 | |
| Andorra | AD | AND | 020 | |
| Angola | AO | AGO | 024 | |
| Anguilla | AI | AIA | 660 | |
| Antarctica | AQ | ATA | 010 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | AG | ATG | 028 | |
| Argentina | AR | ARG | 032 | |
| Armenia | AM | ARM | 051 | |
| Aruba | AW | ABW | 533 | |
| Australia | AU | AUS | 036 | |
| Austria | AT | AUT | 040 | |
| Azerbaijan | AZ | AZE | 031 | |
| Bahamas | BS | BHS | 044 | |
| Bahrain | BH | BHR | 048 | |
| Bangladesh | BD | BGD | 050 | |
| Barbados | BB | BRB | 052 | |
| Belarus | BY | BLR | 112 | |
| Belgium | BE | BEL | 056 | |
| Belize | BZ | BLZ | 084 | |
| Benin | BJ | BEN | 204 | |
| Bermuda | BM | BMU | 060 | |
| Bhutan | BT | BTN | 064 | |
| Bolivia | BO | BOL | 068 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA | BIH | 070 | |
| Botswana | BW | BWA | 072 | |
| Bouvet Island | BV | BVT | 074 | |
| Brazil | BR | BRA | 076 | |
| British Virgin Islands | VG | VGB | 092 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | IO | IOT | 086 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | BN | BRN | 096 | |
| Bulgaria | BG | BGR | 100 | |
| Burkina Faso | BF | BFA | 854 | |
| Burundi | BI | BDI | 108 | |
| Cambodia | KH | KHM | 116 | |
| Cameroon | CM | CMR | 120 | |
| Canada | CA | CAN | 124 | |
| Cape Verde | CV | CPV | 132 | |
| Cayman Islands | KY | CYM | 136 | |
| Central African Rep | CF | CAF | 140 | |
| Chad | TD | TCD | 148 | |
| Chile | CL | CHL | 152 | |
| China | CN | CHN | 156 | |
| Hong Kong, Special Region of China | HK | HKG | 344 | |
| Macao, Special Region of China | MO | MAC | 446 | |
| Christmas Island | CX | CXR | 162 | |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | CC | CCK | 166 | |
| Colombia | CO | COL | 170 | |
| Comoros | KM | COM | 174 | |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | CG | COG | 178 | |
| Congo, Democratic Rep of the | CD | COD | 180 | |
| Cook Islands | CK | COK | 184 | |
| Costa Rica | CR | CRI | 188 | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | CI | CIV | 384 | |
| Croatia | HR | HRV | 191 | |
| Cuba | CU | CUB | 192 | |
| Cyprus | CY | CYP | 196 | |
| Czech Republic | CZ | CZE | 203 | |
| Denmark | DK | DNK | 208 | |
| Djibouti | DJ | DJI | 262 | |
| Dominica | DM | DMA | 212 | |
| Dominican Republic | DO | DOM | 214 | |
| Ecuador | EC | ECU | 218 | |
| Egypt | EG | EGY | 818 | |
| El Salvador | SV | SLV | 222 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | GQ | GNQ | 226 | |
| Eritrea | ER | ERI | 232 | |
| Estonia | EE | EST | 233 | |
| Ethiopia | ET | ETH | 231 | |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | FK | FLK | 238 | |
| Faroe Islands | FO | FRO | 234 | |
| Fiji | FJ | FJI | 242 | |
| Finland | FI | FIN | 246 | |
| France | FR | FRA | 250 | |
| French Guiana | GF | GUF | 254 | |
| French Polynesia | PF | PYF | 258 | |
| French Southern Territories | TF | ATF | 260 | |
| Gabon | GA | GAB | 266 | |
| Gambia | GM | GMB | 270 | |
| Georgia | GE | GEO | 268 | |
| Germany | DE | DEU | 276 | |
| Ghana | GH | GHA | 288 | |
| Gibraltar | GI | GIB | 292 | |
| Greece | GR | GRC | 300 | |
| Greenland | GL | GRL | 304 | |
| Grenada | GD | GRD | 308 | |
| Guadeloupe | GP | GLP | 312 | |
| Guam | GU | GUM | 316 | |
| Guatemala | GT | GTM | 320 | |
| Guernsey | GG | GGY | 831 | |
| Guinea | GN | GIN | 324 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | GW | GNB | 624 | |
| Guyana | GY | GUY | 328 | |
| Haiti | HT | HTI | 332 | |
| Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands | HM | HMD | 334 | |
| Holy See (Vatican City State) | VA | VAT | 336 | |
| Honduras | HN | HND | 340 | |
| Hungary | HU | HUN | 348 | |
| Iceland | IS | ISL | 352 | |
| India | IN | IND | 356 | |
| Indonesia | ID | IDN | 360 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep of | IR | IRN | 364 | |
| Iraq | IQ | IRQ | 368 | |
| Ireland | IE | IRL | 372 | |
| Isle of Man | IM | IMN | 833 | |
| Israel | IL | ISR | 376 | |
| Italy | IT | ITA | 380 | |
| Jamaica | JM | JAM | 388 | |
| Japan | JP | JPN | 392 | |
| Jersey | JE | JEY | 832 | |
| Jordan | JO | JOR | 400 | |
| Kazakhstan | KZ | KAZ | 398 | |
| Kenya | KE | KEN | 404 | |
| Kiribati | KI | KIR | 296 | |
| Korea, Democratic People’s Rep of | KP | PRK | 408 | |
| Korea, Rep of | KR | KOR | 410 | |
| Kuwait | KW | KWT | 414 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | KG | KGZ | 417 | |
| Lao PDR | LA | LAO | 418 | |
| Latvia | LV | LVA | 428 | |
| Lebanon | LB | LBN | 422 | |
| Lesotho | LS | LSO | 426 | |
| Liberia | LR | LBR | 430 | |
| Libya | LY | LBY | 434 | |
| Liechtenstein | LI | LIE | 438 | |
| Lithuania | LT | LTU | 440 | |
| Luxembourg | LU | LUX | 442 | |
| Macedonia, Rep of | MK | MKD | 807 | |
| Madagascar | MG | MDG | 450 | |
| Malawi | MW | MWI | 454 | |
| Malaysia | MY | MYS | 458 | |
| Maldives | MV | MDV | 462 | |
| Mali | ML | MLI | 466 | |
| Malta | MT | MLT | 470 | |
| Marshall Islands | MH | MHL | 584 | |
| Martinique | MQ | MTQ | 474 | |
| Mauritania | MR | MRT | 478 | |
| Mauritius | MU | MUS | 480 | |
| Mayotte | YT | MYT | 175 | |
| Mexico | MX | MEX | 484 | |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | FM | FSM | 583 | |
| Moldova | MD | MDA | 498 | |
| Monaco | MC | MCO | 492 | |
| Mongolia | MN | MNG | 496 | |
| Montenegro | ME | MNE | 499 | |
| Montserrat | MS | MSR | 500 | |
| Morocco | MA | MAR | 504 | |
| Mozambique | MZ | MOZ | 508 | |
| Myanmar | MM | MMR | 104 | |
| Namibia | NA | NAM | 516 | |
| Nauru | NR | NRU | 520 | |
| Nepal | NP | NPL | 524 | |
| Netherlands | NL | NLD | 528 | |
| Netherlands Antilles | AN | ANT | 530 | |
| New Caledonia | NC | NCL | 540 | |
| New Zealand | NZ | NZL | 554 | |
| Nicaragua | NI | NIC | 558 | |
| Niger | NE | NER | 562 | |
| Nigeria | NG | NGA | 566 | |
| Niue | NU | NIU | 570 | |
| Norfolk Island | NF | NFK | 574 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | MP | MNP | 580 | |
| Norway | NO | NOR | 578 | |
| Oman | OM | OMN | 512 | |
| Pakistan | PK | PAK | 586 | |
| Palau | PW | PLW | 585 | |
| Palestinian Territory, Occupied | PS | PSE | 275 | |
| Panama | PA | PAN | 591 | |
| Papua New Guinea | PG | PNG | 598 | |
| Paraguay | PY | PRY | 600 | |
| Peru | PE | PER | 604 | |
| Philippines | PH | PHL | 608 | |
| Pitcairn | PN | PCN | 612 | |
| Poland | PL | POL | 616 | |
| Portugal | PT | PRT | 620 | |
| Puerto Rico | PR | PRI | 630 | |
| Qatar | QA | QAT | 634 | |
| Réunion | RE | REU | 638 | |
| Romania | RO | ROU | 642 | |
| Russian Federation | RU | RUS | 643 | |
| Rwanda | RW | RWA | 646 | |
| Saint-Barthélemy | BL | BLM | 652 | |
| Saint Helena | SH | SHN | 654 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | KN | KNA | 659 | |
| Saint Lucia | LC | LCA | 662 | |
| Saint-Martin (French part) | MF | MAF | 663 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | PM | SPM | 666 | |
| Saint Vincent and Grenadines | VC | VCT | 670 | |
| Samoa | WS | WSM | 882 | |
| San Marino | SM | SMR | 674 | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | ST | STP | 678 | |
| Saudi Arabia | SA | SAU | 682 | |
| Senegal | SN | SEN | 686 | |
| Serbia | RS | SRB | 688 | |
| Seychelles | SC | SYC | 690 | |
| Sierra Leone | SL | SLE | 694 | |
| Singapore | SG | SGP | 702 | |
| Slovakia | SK | SVK | 703 | |
| Slovenia | SI | SVN | 705 | |
| Solomon Islands | SB | SLB | 090 | |
| Somalia | SO | SOM | 706 | |
| South Africa | ZA | ZAF | 710 | |
| South Georgia & the South Islands | GS | SGS | 239 | |
| South Sudan | SS | SSD | 728 | |
| Spain | ES | ESP | 724 | |
| Sri Lanka | LK | LKA | 144 | |
| Sudan | SD | SDN | 736 | |
| Suriname * | SR | SUR | 740 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | SJ | SJM | 744 | |
| Swaziland | SZ | SWZ | 748 | |
| Sweden | SE | SWE | 752 | |
| Switzerland | CH | CHE | 756 | |
| Syrian Arab Rep (Syria) | SY | SYR | 760 | |
| Taiwan, Rep of China | TW | TWN | 158 | |
| Tajikistan | TJ | TJK | 762 | |
| Tanzania *, United Rep of | TZ | TZA | 834 | |
| Thailand | TH | THA | 764 | |
| Timor-Leste | TL | TLS | 626 | |
| Togo | TG | TGO | 768 | |
| Tokelau | TK | TKL | 772 | |
| Tonga | TO | TON | 776 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TT | TTO | 780 | |
| Tunisia | TN | TUN | 788 | |
| Turkey | TR | TUR | 792 | |
| Turkmenistan | TM | TKM | 795 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | TC | TCA | 796 | |
| Tuvalu | TV | TUV | 798 | |
| Uganda | UG | UGA | 800 | |
| Ukraine | UA | UKR | 804 | |
| United Arab Emirates | AE | ARE | 784 | |
| United Kingdom | GB | GBR | 826 | |
| United States of America | US | USA | 840 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | UM | UMI | 581 | |
| Uruguay | UY | URY | 858 | |
| Uzbekistan | UZ | UZB | 860 | |
| Vanuatu | VU | VUT | 548 | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep of) | VE | VEN | 862 | |
| Viet Nam | VN | VNM | 704 | |
| Virgin Islands, US | VI | VIR | 850 | |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | WF | WLF | 876 | |
| Western Sahara | EH | ESH | 732 | |
| Yemen | YE | YEM | 887 | |
| Zambia | ZM | ZMB | 894 | |
| Zimbabwe | ZW | ZWE | 716 |