ISO 3166-1

ISO 3166-1 as part of the ISO 3166 standard provides codes for the names of countries and dependent areas. It was first published in 1974 by the International Organization for Standardization and defines three different codes for each area:

A country or territory generally gets new alpha codes if its name changes, whereas a new numeric code is associated with a change of boundaries. Some codes in each series are reserved, for various reasons.

ISO 3166-1 is not the only standard for country codes. The IOC and FIFA have their own lists, where most, but not all countries share the same three-letter code.

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ISO 3166-1 code list

The following is intended to be a complete ISO 3166-1 code list in alphabetical order by country name (encoding list). The table includes formal codes only. For reserved codes, see ISO 3166-1 alpha-2#ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 Reserved Code Elements list and ISO 3166-1 alpha-3#Reserved Code Elements list. ISO 3166-1 does not have numeric reserved codes.

English country names (designated by ISO) NumericAlpha-3Alpha-2Local ISO codes
Image:Afghanistan flag large.png Afghanistan 004AFGAF(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Aaland.svg Åland Islands 248ALAAX(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 008ALBAL(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 012DZADZ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa 016ASMAS(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 020ANDAD(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Angola.svg Angola 024AGOAO(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla 660AIAAI(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Antarctica.svg Antarctica 010ATAAQ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 028ATGAG(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 032ARGAR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 051ARMAM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba 533ABWAW(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 036AUSAU(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 040AUTAT(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 031AZEAZ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 044BHSBS(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 048BHRBH(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 050BGDBD(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 052BRBBB(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 112BLRBY(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium 056BELBE(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Belize.svg Belize 084BLZBZ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Benin.svg Benin 204BENBJ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Bermuda flag large.png Bermuda 060BMUBM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Bhutan flag large.png Bhutan 064BTNBT(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 068BOLBO(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 070BIHBA(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 072BWABW(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Norway.svg Bouvet Island 074BVTBV(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 076BRABR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:British iot flag large.png British Indian Ocean Territory 086IOTIO(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Brunei flag large.png Brunei Darussalam 096BRNBN(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 100BGRBG(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 854BFABF(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi 108BDIBI(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Cambodia flag large.png Cambodia 116KHMKH(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 120CMRCM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada 124CANCA(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde 132CPVCV(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Cayman islands flag large.png Cayman Islands 136CYMKY(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Central african republic flag large.png Central African Republic 140CAFCF(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Chad.svg Chad 148TCDTD(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 152CHLCL(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Peoples Republic of China.svg China 156CHNCN(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Cx flag.gif Christmas Island 162CXRCX(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Cocos (Keeling) Islands 166CCKCC(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 170COLCO(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Comoros.svg Comoros 174COMKM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Congo-Brazzaville.svg Congo 178COGCG(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo.svg Congo, the Democratic Republic of the 180CODCD(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Cook islands flag large.png Cook Islands 184COKCK(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 188CRICR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Cote d'ivoire flag large.png Côte d'Ivoire 384CIVCI(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Croatia flag large.png Croatia 191HRVHR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 192CUBCU(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Cyprus flag large.png Cyprus 196CYPCY(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 203CZECZ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 208DNKDK(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Djibouti flag large.png Djibouti 262DJIDJ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Dominica flag large.png Dominica 212DMADM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Dominican republic flag large.png Dominican Republic 214DOMDO(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Ecuador flag large.png Ecuador 218ECUEC(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Egypt flag 300.png Egypt 818EGYEG(ISO 3166-2)
Image:El salvador flag large.png El Salvador 222SLVSV(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Equatorial guinea flag large.png Equatorial Guinea 226GNQGQ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Eritrea flag large.png Eritrea 232ERIER(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 233ESTEE(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 231ETHET(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Falkland islands flag large.png Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 238FLKFK(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 234FROFO(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Fiji flag large.png Fiji 242FJIFJ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 246FINFI(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of France.svg France 250FRAFR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of France.svg French Guiana 254GUFGF(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of France.svg French Polynesia 258PYFPF(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of France.svg French Southern Territories 260ATFTF(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon 266GABGA(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Gambia flag large.png Gambia 270GMBGM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 268GEOGE(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 276DEUDE(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 288GHAGH(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Gibraltar flag large.png Gibraltar 292GIBGI(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 300GRCGR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland 304GRLGL(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 308GRDGD(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of France.svg Guadeloupe 312GLPGP(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Guam.png Guam 316GUMGU(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Guatemala flag large.png Guatemala 320GTMGT(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea 324GINGN(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau 624GNBGW(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 328GUYGY(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Haiti flag large.png Haiti 332HTIHT(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Heard Island and McDonald Islands 334HMDHM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Vatican City.png Holy See (Vatican City State) 336VATVA(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras 340HNDHN(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Hong Kong SAR.png Hong Kong 344HKGHK(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 348HUNHU(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 352ISLIS(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of India.svg India 356INDIN(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 360IDNID(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Iran flag large.png Iran, Islamic Republic of 364IRNIR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Iraq flag large.png Iraq 368IRQIQ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 372IRLIE(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 376ISRIL(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 380ITAIT(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 388JAMJM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 392JPNJP(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 400JORJO(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Kazakhstan.png Kazakhstan 398KAZKZ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 404KENKE(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati 296KIRKI(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of North Korea.svg Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 408PRKKP(ISO 3166-2)
Image:South korea flag large.png Korea, Republic of 410KORKR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 414KWTKW(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 417KGZKG(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Laos flag large.png Lao People's Democratic Republic 418LAOLA(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 428LVALV(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Lebanon flag large.png Lebanon 422LBNLB(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Lesotho flag large.png Lesotho 426LSOLS(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia 430LBRLR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Libya flag large.png Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 434LBYLY(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Liechtenstein flag large.png Liechtenstein 438LIELI(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 440LTULT(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 442LUXLU(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Macao flag large.png Macao 446MACMO(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Macedonia.svg Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of 807MKDMK(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 450MDGMG(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi 454MWIMW(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 458MYSMY(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Maldives flag large.png Maldives 462MDVMV(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Mali.svg Mali 466MLIML(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Malta flag large.png Malta 470MLTMT(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands 584MHLMH(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of France.svg Martinique 474MTQMQ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania 478MRTMR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 480MUSMU(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of France.svg Mayotte 175MYTYT(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Mexico flag 300.png Mexico 484MEXMX(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Micronesia.svg Micronesia, Federated States of 583FSMFM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Moldova.png Moldova, Republic of 498MDAMD(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco 492MCOMC(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 496MNGMN(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Montserrat flag large.png Montserrat 500MSRMS(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 504MARMA(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Mozambique flag large.png Mozambique 508MOZMZ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Myanmar flag large.png Myanmar 104MMRMM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 516NAMNA(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru 520NRUNR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal 524NPLNP(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 528NLDNL(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.png Netherlands Antilles 530ANTAN(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of France.svg New Caledonia 540NCLNC(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 554NZLNZ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Nicaragua flag large.png Nicaragua 558NICNI(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Niger flag large.png Niger 562NERNE(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Nigeria flag large.png Nigeria 566NGANG(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Niue.svg Niue 570NIUNU(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Norfolk island flag large.png Norfolk Island 574NFKNF(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Mariana flag large.png Northern Mariana Islands 580MNPMP(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 578NORNO(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Oman flag large.png Oman 512OMNOM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 586PAKPK(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Palau flag large.png Palau 585PLWPW(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Palestine.png Palestinian Territory, Occupied 275PSEPS(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Panama flag large.png Panama 591PANPA(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Papua new guinea flag large.png Papua New Guinea 598PNGPG(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Paraguay flag large.png Paraguay 600PRYPY(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 604PERPE(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 608PHLPH(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg Pitcairn 612PCNPN(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 616POLPL(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Portugal flag large.png Portugal 620PRTPT(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Puerto rico flag large.png Puerto Rico 630PRIPR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 634QATQA(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of France.svg Réunion 638REURE(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 642ROURO(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Federation 643RUSRU(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 646RWARW(ISO 3166-2)
Image:St helena flag large.png Saint Helena 654SHNSH(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis 659KNAKN(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 662LCALC(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of France.svg Saint Pierre and Miquelon 666SPMPM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 670VCTVC(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Samoa flag large.png Samoa 882WSMWS(ISO 3166-2)
Image:San marino flag large.png San Marino 674SMRSM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Sao tome and principe flag large.png Sao Tome and Principe 678STPST(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Saudi arabia flag large.png Saudi Arabia 682SAUSA(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Senegal flag large.png Senegal 686SENSN(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.png Serbia and Montenegro 891SCGCS(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Seychelles flag large.png Seychelles 690SYCSC(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Sierra leone flag large.png Sierra Leone 694SLESL(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 702SGPSG(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 703SVKSK(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 705SVNSI(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 090SLBSB(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia 706SOMSO(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 710ZAFZA(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 239SGSGS(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 724ESPES(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Sri lanka flag large.png Sri Lanka 144LKALK(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Sudan flag large.png Sudan 736SDNSD(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Suriname flag large.png Suriname 740SURSR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Norway.svg Svalbard and Jan Mayen 744SJMSJ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Swaziland flag large.png Swaziland 748SWZSZ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 752SWESE(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland 756CHECH(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Syria flag large.png Syrian Arab Republic 760SYRSY(ISO 3166-2)
Image:ROC flag large.png Taiwan, Province of China 158TWNTW(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Tajikistan flag large.png Tajikistan 762TJKTJ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania, United Republic Of 834TZATZ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 764THATH(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste 626TLSTL(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Togo flag large.png Togo 768TGOTG(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg Tokelau 772TKLTK(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Tonga flag large.png Tonga 776TONTO(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 780TTOTT(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Tunisia flag large.png Tunisia 788TUNTN(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 792TURTR(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Turkmenistan flag large.png Turkmenistan 795TKMTM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Turks and caicos flag large.png Turks and Caicos Islands 796TCATC(ISO 3166-2)
Image:TV-flag-lg.png Tuvalu 798TUVTV(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Uganda flag large.png Uganda 800UGAUG(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Ukraine flag large.png Ukraine 804UKRUA(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Uae flag large.png United Arab Emirates 784AREAE(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 826GBRGB(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States 840USAUS(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States Minor Outlying Islands 581UMIUM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Uruguay flag large.png Uruguay 858URYUY(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 860UZBUZ(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Vanuatu flag large.png Vanuatu 548VUTVU(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 862VENVE(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Vietnam.svg Viet Nam 704VNMVN(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands, British 092VGBVG(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Us virgin islands flag large.png Virgin Islands, U.S. 850VIRVI(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of France.svg Wallis and Futuna 876WLFWF(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Flag of Western Sahara.png Western Sahara 732ESHEH(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Yemen flag large.png Yemen 887YEMYE(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Zambia flag large.png Zambia 894ZMBZM(ISO 3166-2)
Image:Zimbabwe flag large.png Zimbabwe 716ZWEZW(ISO 3166-2)

Newsletters

Changes to ISO 3166-1 are announced in periodic newsletters, of which 10 have been released to date:

  1. Published 1998-02-05: change of name for Samoa, available in English and French
  2. Published 1999-10-01: change of name for Occupied Palestinian Territory, available in English and French
  3. Published 2002-02-01: change of alpha-3 Code Element for Romania, available in English and French
  4. Published 2002-05-20: change of name for various countries, available in English and