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ISO 3166-1 decoding table
Last updated: 2012-08-02
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.
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Status of code element | What it means |
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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!) |
AA | AB | AC | AD | AE | AF | AG | AH | AI | AJ | AK | AL | AM | AN | AO | AP | AQ | AR | AS | AT | AU | AV | AW | AX | AY | AZ |
BA | BB | BC | BD | BE | BF | BG | BH | BI | BJ | BK | BL | BM | BN | BO | BP | BQ | BR | BS | BT | BU | BV | BW | BX | BY | BZ |
CA | CB | CC | CE | CD | CF | CG | CH | CI | CJ | CK | CL | CM | CN | CO | CP | CQ | CR | CS | CT | CU | CV | CW | CX | CY | CZ |
DA | DB | DC | DD | DE | DF | DG | DH | DI | DJ | DK | DL | DM | DN | DO | DP | DQ | DR | DS | DT | DU | DV | DW | DX | DY | DZ |
EA | EB | EC | ED | EE | EF | EG | EH | EI | EJ | EK | EL | EM | EN | EO | EP | EQ | ER | ES | ET | EU | EV | EW | EX | EY | EZ |
FA | FB | FC | FD | FE | FF | FG | FH | FI | FJ | FK | FL | FM | FN | FO | FP | FQ | FR | FS | FT | FU | FV | FW | FX | FY | FZ |
GA | GB | GC | GD | GE | GF | GG | GH | GI | GJ | GK | GL | GM | GN | GO | GP | GQ | GR | GS | GT | GU | GV | GW | GX | GY | GZ |
HA | HB | HC | HD | HE | HF | HG | HH | HI | HJ | HK | HL | HM | HN | HO | HP | HQ | HR | HS | HT | HU | HV | HW | HX | HY | HZ |
IA | IB | IC | ID | IE | IF | IG | IH | II | IJ | IK | IL | IM | IN | IO | IP | IQ | IR | IS | IT | IU | IV | IW | IX | IY | IZ |
JA | JB | JC | JD | JE | JF | JG | JH | JI | JJ | JK | JL | JM | JN | JO | JP | JQ | JR | JS | JT | JU | JV | JW | JX | JY | JZ |
KA | KB | KC | KD | KE | KF | KG | KH | KI | KJ | KK | KL | KM | KN | KO | KP | KQ | KR | KS | KT | KU | KV | KW | KX | KY | KZ |
LA | LB | LC | LD | LE | LF | LG | LH | LI | LJ | LK | LL | LM | LN | LO | LP | LQ | LR | LS | LT | LU | LV | LW | LX | LY | LZ |
MA | MB | MC | MD | ME | MF | MG | MH | MI | MJ | MK | ML | MM | MN | MO | MP | MQ | MR | MS | MT | MU | MV | MW | MX | MY | MZ |
NA | NB | NC | ND | NE | NF | NG | NH | NI | NJ | NK | NL | NM | NN | NO | NP | NQ | NR | NS | NT | NU | NV | NW | NX | NY | NZ |
OA | OB | OC | OD | OE | OF | OG | OH | OI | OJ | OK | OL | OM | ON | OO | OP | OQ | OR | OS | OT | OU | OV | OW | OX | OY | OZ |
PA | PB | PC | PD | PE | PF | PG | PH | PI | PJ | PK | PL | PM | PN | PO | PP | PQ | PR | PS | PT | PU | PV | PW | PX | PY | PZ |
QA | QB | QC | QD | QE | QF | QG | QH | QI | QJ | QK | QL | QM | QN | QO | QP | QR | QS | QT | QU | QV | QW | QX | QY | QZ | |
RA | RB | RC | RD | RE | RF | RG | RH | RI | RJ | RK | RL | RM | RN | RO | RP | RQ | RR | RS | RT | RU | RV | RW | RX | RY | RZ |
SA | SB | SC | SD | SE | SF | SG | SH | SI | SJ | SK | SL | SM | SN | SO | SP | SQ | SR | SS | ST | SU | SV | SW | SX | SY | SZ |
TA | TB | TC | TD | TE | TF | TG | TH | TI | TJ | TK | TL | TM | TN | TO | TP | TQ | TR | TS | TT | TU | TV | TW | TX | TY | TZ |
UA | UB | UC | UD | UE | UF | UG | UH | UI | UJ | UK | UL | UM | UN | UO | UP | UQ | UR | US | UT | UU | UV | UW | UX | UY | UZ |
VA | VB | VC | VD | VE | VF | VG | VH | VI | VJ | VK | VL | VM | VN | VO | VP | VQ | VR | VS | VT | VU | VV | VW | VX | VY | VZ |
WA | WB | WC | WD | WE | WF | WG | WH | WI | WJ | WK | WL | WM | WN | WO | WP | WQ | WR | WS | WT | WU | WV | WW | WX | WY | WZ |
XA | XB | XC | XD | XE | XF | XG | XH | XI | XJ | XK | XL | XM | XN | XO | XP | XQ | XR | XS | XT | XU | XV | XW | XX | XY | XZ |
YA | YB | YC | YD | YE | YF | YG | YH | YI | YJ | YK | YL | YM | YN | YO | YP | YQ | YR | YS | YT | YU | YV | YW | YX | YY | YZ |
ZA | ZB | ZC | ZD | ZE | ZF | ZG | ZH | ZI | ZJ | ZK | ZL | ZM | ZN | ZO | ZP | ZQ | ZR | ZS | ZT | ZU | ZV | ZW | ZX | ZY | ZZ |
Code | Name | Remark | Status |
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AA | user-assigned | ||
AC | Ascension Island | [B] Requested by Universal Postal Union (UPU) | exceptionally reserved |
AD | ANDORRA | officially assigned | |
AE | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | officially assigned | |
AF | AFGHANISTAN | officially assigned | |
AG | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | officially assigned | |
AI | ANGUILLA | officially assigned | |
AL | ALBANIA | officially assigned | |
AM | ARMENIA | officially assigned | |
AN | Netherlands Antilles | 2011-12 to 2061-12 | transitionally reserved |
AO | ANGOLA | officially assigned | |
AP | African Regional Industrial Property Organization | [A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3 | indeterminately reserved |
AQ | ANTARCTICA | officially assigned | |
AR | ARGENTINA | officially assigned | |
AS | AMERICAN SAMOA | officially assigned | |
AT | AUSTRIA | officially assigned | |
AU | AUSTRALIA | officially assigned | |
AW | ARUBA | officially assigned | |
AX | ÅLAND ISLANDS | officially assigned | |
AZ | AZERBAIJAN | officially assigned | |
BA | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | officially assigned | |
BB | BARBADOS | officially assigned | |
BD | BANGLADESH | officially assigned | |
BE | BELGIUM | officially assigned | |
BF | BURKINA FASO | officially assigned | |
BG | BULGARIA | officially assigned | |
BH | BAHRAIN | officially assigned | |
BI | BURUNDI | officially assigned | |
BJ | BENIN | officially assigned | |
BL | SAINT BARTHÉLEMY | officially assigned | |
BM | BERMUDA | officially assigned | |
BN | BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | officially assigned | |
BO | BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF | officially assigned | |
BQ | BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA | officially assigned | |
BR | BRAZIL | officially assigned | |
BS | BAHAMAS | officially assigned | |
BT | BHUTAN | officially assigned | |
BU | Burma | 1989-12 to 2039-12 | transitionally reserved |
BV | BOUVET ISLAND | officially assigned | |
BW | BOTSWANA | officially assigned | |
BX | Benelux Trademarks and Designs Office | [A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3 | indeterminately reserved |
BY | BELARUS | officially assigned | |
BZ | BELIZE | officially assigned | |
CA | CANADA | officially assigned | |
CC | COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | officially assigned | |
CD | CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE | officially assigned | |
CF | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | officially assigned | |
CG | CONGO | officially assigned | |
CH | SWITZERLAND | officially assigned | |
CI | CÔTE D’IVOIRE | officially assigned | |
CK | COOK ISLANDS | officially assigned | |
CL | CHILE | officially assigned | |
CM | CAMEROON | officially assigned | |
CN | CHINA | officially assigned | |
CO | COLOMBIA | officially assigned | |
CP | Clipperton Island | [C] Requested by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | exceptionally reserved |
CR | COSTA RICA | officially assigned | |
CS | SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO | 2006-09 to 2056-09 | transitionally reserved |
CU | CUBA | officially assigned | |
CV | CAPE VERDE | officially assigned | |
CW | CURAÇAO | officially assigned | |
CX | CHRISTMAS ISLAND | officially assigned | |
CY | CYPRUS | officially assigned | |
CZ | CZECH REPUBLIC | officially assigned | |
DE | GERMANY | officially assigned | |
DG | Diego Garcia | [C] Requested by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | exceptionally reserved |
DJ | DJIBOUTI | officially assigned | |
DK | DENMARK | officially assigned | |
DM | DOMINICA | officially assigned | |
DO | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | officially assigned | |
DY | Benin | [D] Requested by Secretary-General of UN for Road Traffic Conventions R49 and R68 | indeterminately reserved |
DZ | ALGERIA | officially assigned | |
EA | Ceuta, Melilla | [E] Requested by World Customs Organization (WCO) | exceptionally reserved |
EC | ECUADOR | officially assigned | |
EE | ESTONIA | officially assigned | |
EF | Union of Countries under the European Community Patent Convention | [A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3 | indeterminately reserved |
EG | EGYPT | officially assigned | |
EH | WESTERN SAHARA | officially assigned | |
EM | European Trademark Office | [A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3 | indeterminately reserved |
EP | European Patent Organization | [A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3 | indeterminately reserved |
ER | ERITREA | officially assigned | |
ES | SPAIN | officially assigned | |
ET | ETHIOPIA | officially assigned | |
EU | European Union | Requested by ISO 4217/MA (March 1998) for 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 | [A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3 | indeterminately reserved |
EW | Estonia | [D] | indeterminately reserved |
FI | FINLAND | officially assigned | |
FJ | FIJI | officially assigned | |
FK | FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) | officially assigned | |
FL | Liechtenstein | [D] | indeterminately reserved |
FM | MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF | officially assigned | |
FO | FAROE ISLANDS | officially assigned | |
FR | FRANCE | officially assigned | |
FX | France, Metropolitan | Requested by France | exceptionally reserved |
GA | GABON | officially assigned | |
GB | UNITED KINGDOM | officially assigned | |
GC | Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) | [A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3 | indeterminately reserved |
GD | GRENADA | officially assigned | |
GE | GEORGIA | officially assigned | |
GF | FRENCH GUIANA | officially assigned | |
GG | GUERNSEY | officially assigned | |
GH | GHANA | officially assigned | |
GI | GIBRALTAR | officially assigned | |
GL | GREENLAND | officially assigned | |
GM | GAMBIA | officially assigned | |
GN | GUINEA | officially assigned | |
GP | GUADELOUPE | officially assigned | |
GQ | EQUATORIAL GUINEA | officially assigned | |
GR | GREECE | officially assigned | |
GS | SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS | officially assigned | |
GT | GUATEMALA | officially assigned | |
GU | GUAM | officially assigned | |
GW | GUINEA-BISSAU | officially assigned | |
GY | GUYANA | officially assigned | |
HK | HONG KONG | officially assigned | |
HM | HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | officially assigned | |
HN | HONDURAS | officially assigned | |
HR | CROATIA | officially assigned | |
HT | HAITI | officially assigned | |
HU | HUNGARY | officially assigned | |
IB | International Bureau of WIPO | [A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3 | indeterminately reserved |
IC | Canary Islands | [E] Requested by World Customs Organization (WCO) | exceptionally reserved |
ID | INDONESIA | officially assigned | |
IE | IRELAND | officially assigned | |
IL | ISRAEL | officially assigned | |
IM | ISLE OF MAN | officially assigned | |
IN | INDIA | officially assigned | |
IO | BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY | officially assigned | |
IQ | IRAQ | officially assigned | |
IR | IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF | officially assigned | |
IS | ICELAND | officially assigned | |
IT | ITALY | officially assigned | |
JA | Jamaica | [F] Requested by Secretary-General of UN for Road Traffic Conventions | indeterminately reserved |
JE | JERSEY | officially assigned | |
JM | JAMAICA | officially assigned | |
JO | JORDAN | officially assigned | |
JP | JAPAN | officially assigned | |
KE | KENYA | officially assigned | |
KG | KYRGYZSTAN | officially assigned | |
KH | CAMBODIA | officially assigned | |
KI | KIRIBATI | officially assigned | |
KM | COMOROS | officially assigned | |
KN | SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | officially assigned | |
KP | KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF | officially assigned | |
KR | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | officially assigned | |
KW | KUWAIT | officially assigned | |
KY | CAYMAN ISLANDS | officially assigned | |
KZ | KAZAKHSTAN | officially assigned | |
LA | LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | officially assigned | |
LB | LEBANON | officially assigned | |
LC | SAINT LUCIA | officially assigned | |
LF | Libya Fezzan | [D] | indeterminately reserved |
LI | LIECHTENSTEIN | officially assigned | |
LK | SRI LANKA | officially assigned | |
LR | LIBERIA | officially assigned | |
LS | LESOTHO | officially assigned | |
LT | LITHUANIA | officially assigned | |
LU | LUXEMBOURG | officially assigned | |
LV | LATVIA | officially assigned | |
LY | LIBYA | officially assigned | |
MA | MOROCCO | officially assigned | |
MC | MONACO | officially assigned | |
MD | MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF | officially assigned | |
ME | MONTENEGRO | officially assigned | |
MF | SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH PART) | officially assigned | |
MG | MADAGASCAR | officially assigned | |
MH | MARSHALL ISLANDS | officially assigned | |
MK | MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF | officially assigned | |
ML | MALI | officially assigned | |
MM | MYANMAR | officially assigned | |
MN | MONGOLIA | officially assigned | |
MO | MACAO | officially assigned | |
MP | NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS | officially assigned | |
MQ | MARTINIQUE | officially assigned | |
MR | MAURITANIA | officially assigned | |
MS | MONTSERRAT | officially assigned | |
MT | MALTA | officially assigned | |
MU | MAURITIUS | officially assigned | |
MV | MALDIVES | officially assigned | |
MW | MALAWI | officially assigned | |
MX | MEXICO | officially assigned | |
MY | MALAYSIA | officially assigned | |
MZ | MOZAMBIQUE | officially assigned | |
NA | NAMIBIA | officially assigned | |
NC | NEW CALEDONIA | officially assigned | |
NE | NIGER | officially assigned | |
NF | NORFOLK ISLAND | officially assigned | |
NG | NIGERIA | officially assigned | |
NI | NICARAGUA | officially assigned | |
NL | NETHERLANDS | Includes: the islands Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba | officially assigned |
NO | NORWAY | officially assigned | |
NP | NEPAL | officially assigned | |
NR | NAURU | officially assigned | |
NT | Neutral Zone | 1993-07 to 2043-07 | transitionally reserved |
NU | NIUE | officially assigned | |
NZ | NEW ZEALAND | officially assigned | |
OA | African Intellectual Property Organization | [A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3 | indeterminately reserved |
OM | OMAN | officially assigned | |
PA | PANAMA | officially assigned | |
PE | PERU | officially assigned | |
PF | FRENCH POLYNESIA | officially assigned | |
PG | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | officially assigned | |
PH | PHILIPPINES | officially assigned | |
PI | Philippines | [F] | indeterminately reserved |
PK | PAKISTAN | officially assigned | |
PL | POLAND | officially assigned | |
PM | SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON | officially assigned | |
PN | PITCAIRN | officially assigned | |
PR | PUERTO RICO | officially assigned | |
PS | PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED | officially assigned | |
PT | PORTUGAL | officially assigned | |
PW | PALAU | officially assigned | |
PY | PARAGUAY | officially assigned | |
QA | QATAR | officially assigned | |
QM | user-assigned | ||
QN | user-assigned | ||
QO | user-assigned | ||
QP | user-assigned | ||
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 | [F] | indeterminately reserved |
RB | Bolivia [cf. Botswana: identical code element] | [D] | indeterminately reserved |
RC | China | [F] | indeterminately reserved |
RE | RÉUNION | officially assigned | |
RH | Haiti | [D] | indeterminately reserved |
RI | Indonesia | [F] | indeterminately reserved |
RL | Lebanon | [F] | indeterminately reserved |
RM | Madagascar | [F] | indeterminately reserved |
RN | Niger | [G] | indeterminately reserved |
RO | ROMANIA | officially assigned | |
RP | Philippines | [G] | indeterminately reserved |
RS | SERBIA | officially assigned | |
RU | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | officially assigned | |
RW | RWANDA | officially assigned | |
SA | SAUDI ARABIA | officially assigned | |
SB | SOLOMON ISLANDS | officially assigned | |
SC | SEYCHELLES | officially assigned | |
SD | SUDAN | officially assigned | |
SE | SWEDEN | officially assigned | |
SF | Finland | [D] | indeterminately reserved |
SG | SINGAPORE | officially assigned | |
SH | SAINT HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA | officially assigned | |
SI | SLOVENIA | officially assigned | |
SJ | SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN | officially assigned | |
SK | SLOVAKIA | officially assigned | |
SL | SIERRA LEONE | officially assigned | |
SM | SAN MARINO | officially assigned | |
SN | SENEGAL | officially assigned | |
SO | SOMALIA | officially assigned | |
SR | SURINAME | officially assigned | |
SS | SOUTH SUDAN | officially assigned | |
ST | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | officially assigned | |
SU | USSR | Requested by Foundation of Internet Development (FID) | exceptionally reserved |
SV | EL SALVADOR | officially assigned | |
SX | SINT MAARTEN (DUTCH PART) | The island of Saint Martin is divided into the French northern part and the Dutch southern part | officially assigned |
SY | SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC | officially assigned | |
SZ | SWAZILAND | officially assigned | |
TA | Tristan da Cunha | [B] Requested by Universal Postal Union (UPU) | exceptionally reserved |
TC | TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | officially assigned | |
TD | CHAD | officially assigned | |
TF | FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES | officially assigned | |
TG | TOGO | officially assigned | |
TH | THAILAND | officially assigned | |
TJ | TAJIKISTAN | officially assigned | |
TK | TOKELAU | officially assigned | |
TL | TIMOR-LESTE | officially assigned | |
TM | TURKMENISTAN | officially assigned | |
TN | TUNISIA | officially assigned | |
TO | TONGA | officially assigned | |
TP | East Timor | 2002-05 to 2052-05 | transitionally reserved |
TR | TURKEY | officially assigned | |
TT | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | officially assigned | |
TV | TUVALU | officially assigned | |
TW | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | officially assigned | |
TZ | TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | officially assigned | |
UA | UKRAINE | officially assigned | |
UG | UGANDA | officially assigned | |
UK | United Kingdom | Requested by United Kingdom | exceptionally reserved |
UM | UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS | officially assigned | |
US | UNITED STATES | officially assigned | |
UY | URUGUAY | officially assigned | |
UZ | UZBEKISTAN | officially assigned | |
VA | HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) | officially assigned | |
VC | SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | officially assigned | |
VE | VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC | officially assigned | |
VG | VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH | officially assigned | |
VI | VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. | officially assigned | |
VN | VIET NAM | officially assigned | |
VU | VANUATU | officially assigned | |
WF | WALLIS AND FUTUNA | officially assigned | |
WG | Grenada | [D] | indeterminately reserved |
WL | Saint Lucia | [D] | indeterminately reserved |
WO | World Intellectual Property Organization | [A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3 | indeterminately reserved |
WS | SAMOA | officially assigned | |
WV | Saint Vincent | [D] | 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 | officially assigned | |
YT | MAYOTTE | officially assigned | |
YU | Yugoslavia | 2003-07 to 2053-07 | transitionally reserved |
YV | Venezuela | [D] | indeterminately reserved |
ZA | SOUTH AFRICA | officially assigned | |
ZM | ZAMBIA | officially assigned | |
ZR | Zaire | 1997-07 to 2047-07 | transitionally reserved |
ZW | 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