<s>
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
codes	O
are	O
two-letter	O
country	B-General_Concept
codes	I-General_Concept
defined	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
ISO	O
3166	O
standard	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
International	O
Organization	O
for	O
Standardization	O
(	O
ISO	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
represent	O
countries	O
,	O
dependent	O
territories	O
,	O
and	O
special	O
areas	O
of	O
geographical	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
widely	O
used	O
of	O
the	O
country	B-General_Concept
codes	I-General_Concept
published	O
by	O
ISO	O
(	O
the	O
others	O
being	O
alpha-3	B-General_Concept
and	O
numeric	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
used	O
most	O
prominently	O
for	O
the	O
Internet	O
's	O
country	B-Application
code	I-Application
top-level	I-Application
domains	I-Application
(	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
exceptions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
codes	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
different	O
environments	O
and	O
are	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
other	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
codes	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
standards	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
codes	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Domain	B-Protocol
Name	I-Protocol
System	I-Protocol
as	O
country	B-Application
code	I-Application
top-level	I-Application
domains	I-Application
(	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Internet	O
Assigned	O
Numbers	O
Authority	O
currently	O
assigns	O
the	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
mostly	O
following	O
the	O
alpha-2	O
codes	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
exceptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
whose	O
alpha-2	O
code	O
is	O
,	O
uses	O
.uk	B-Application
instead	O
of	O
.gb	O
as	O
its	O
ccTLD	B-Application
,	O
as	O
is	O
currently	O
exceptionally	O
reserved	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
on	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WIPO	O
coding	O
standard	O
ST.3	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
codes	O
,	O
but	O
includes	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
additional	O
codes	O
for	O
international	O
intellectual	O
property	O
organizations	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
currently	O
reserved	O
and	O
not	O
used	O
at	O
the	O
present	O
stage	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
Commission	O
generally	O
uses	O
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
codes	O
with	O
two	O
exceptions	O
:	O
(	O
not	O
)	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
represent	O
Greece	O
,	O
and	O
(	O
not	O
)	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
United	O
Nations	O
uses	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
and	O
alpha-3	B-General_Concept
codes	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
codes	O
that	O
pre-date	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
ISO	O
3166	O
,	O
for	O
international	O
vehicle	O
registration	O
codes	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
codes	O
used	O
to	O
identify	O
the	O
issuing	O
country	O
of	O
a	O
vehicle	O
registration	O
plate	O
;	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
codes	O
are	O
currently	O
indeterminately	O
reserved	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
IETF	O
language	O
tags	O
(	O
conforming	O
to	O
the	O
BCP	O
47	O
standard	O
track	O
and	O
maintained	O
in	O
an	O
IANA	O
registry	O
)	O
are	O
also	O
partially	O
derived	O
from	O
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
codes	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
region	O
subtags	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
list	O
of	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
codes	O
assigned	O
to	O
countries	O
and	O
territories	O
are	O
usable	O
as	O
region	O
subtags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
exceptionally	O
reserved	O
"	O
alpha-2	O
codes	O
defined	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
)	O
are	O
also	O
usable	O
as	O
region	O
subtags	O
for	O
language	O
tags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
newer	O
stability	O
policies	O
(	O
agreed	O
with	O
ISO	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
implemented	O
to	O
avoid	O
deleting	O
subtags	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
withdrawn	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
;	O
instead	O
they	O
are	O
kept	O
and	O
aliased	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
preferred	O
subtags	O
,	O
or	O
kept	O
as	O
subtags	O
grouping	O
several	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
newer	O
stability	O
policies	O
,	O
old	O
assigned	O
codes	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
withdrawn	O
from	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
should	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
reassigned	O
to	O
another	O
country	O
or	O
territory	O
(	O
as	O
has	O
occurred	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
for	O
"	O
CS	B-Language
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
is	O
a	O
colour-coded	O
decoding	O
table	O
of	O
all	O
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
is	O
a	O
complete	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
249	O
current	O
officially	O
assigned	O
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
codes	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
columns	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Code	O
Country	O
name	O
(	O
using	O
title	O
case	O
)	O
Year	O
ccTLD	B-Application
Notes	O
Andorra	O
1974	O
.ad	B-General_Concept
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates	O
1974	O
.ae	O
Afghanistan	O
1974	O
.af	B-General_Concept
Antigua	O
and	O
Barbuda	O
1974	O
.ag	O
Anguilla	O
1985	O
.ai	O
previously	O
represented	O
French	O
Afars	O
and	O
Issas	O
Albania	O
1974	O
.al	B-Language
Armenia	O
1992	O
.am	B-General_Concept
Angola	O
1974	O
.ao	O
Antarctica	O
1974	O
.aq	O
Covers	O
the	O
territories	O
south	O
of	O
60°	O
south	O
latitude	O
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
French	O
:	O
Argentina	O
1974	O
.ar	O
American	O
Samoa	O
1974	O
.as	B-Library
Austria	O
1974	O
.at	B-General_Concept
Australia	O
1974	O
.au	O
Includes	O
the	O
Ashmore	O
and	O
Cartier	O
Islands	O
and	O
the	O
Coral	O
Sea	O
Islands	O
Aruba	O
1986	O
.aw	O
2004	O
.ax	O
An	O
autonomous	O
county	O
of	O
Finland	O
Azerbaijan	O
1992	O
.az	B-General_Concept
Bosnia	O
and	O
Herzegovina	O
1992	O
.ba	B-General_Concept
Barbados	O
1974	O
.bb	O
Bangladesh	O
1974	O
.bd	O
Belgium	O
1974	O
.be	B-General_Concept
Burkina	O
Faso	O
1984	O
.bf	O
Name	O
changed	O
from	O
Upper	O
Volta	O
(	O
)	O
Bulgaria	O
1974	O
.bg	B-General_Concept
Bahrain	O
1974	O
.bh	O
Burundi	O
1974	O
.bi	O
Benin	O
1977	O
.bj	O
Name	O
changed	O
from	O
Dahomey	O
(	O
)	O
Saint	O
Barthélemy	O
2007	O
.bl	O
Bermuda	O
1974	O
.bm	O
Brunei	O
Darussalam	O
1974	O
.bn	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Brunei	O
Bolivia	O
(	O
Plurinational	O
State	O
of	O
)	O
1974	O
.bo	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Bolivia	O
Bonaire	O
,	O
Sint	O
Eustatius	O
and	O
Saba	O
2010	O
.bq	O
Consists	O
of	O
three	O
Caribbean	O
"	O
special	O
municipalities	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
proper	O
:	O
Bonaire	O
,	O
Sint	O
Eustatius	O
,	O
and	O
Saba	O
(	O
the	O
BES	O
Islands	O
)	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Bonaire	O
,	O
Saint	O
Eustatius	O
and	O
Saba	O
previously	O
represented	O
British	O
Antarctic	O
Territory	O
Brazil	O
1974	O
.br	O
Bahamas	O
1974	O
.bs	O
Bhutan	O
1974	O
.bt	O
Bouvet	O
Island	O
1974	O
.bv	B-General_Concept
Belongs	O
to	O
Norway	O
Botswana	O
1974	O
.bw	O
Belarus	O
1974	O
.by	O
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Byelorussian	O
SSR	O
(	O
now	O
assigned	O
ISO	O
3166-3	O
code	O
)	O
Code	O
assigned	O
as	O
the	O
country	O
was	O
already	O
a	O
UN	O
member	O
since	O
1945	O
Belize	O
1974	O
.bz	O
Canada	O
1974	O
.ca	B-General_Concept
Cocos	O
(	O
Keeling	O
)	O
Islands	O
1974	O
.cc	B-Application
Belongs	O
to	O
Australia	O
Congo	O
,	O
Democratic	O
Republic	O
of	O
the	O
1997	O
.cd	O
Name	O
changed	O
from	O
Zaire	O
(	O
)	O
Central	O
African	O
Republic	O
1974	O
.cf	O
Congo	O
1974	O
.cg	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
1974	O
.ch	B-General_Concept
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
Latin	O
:	O
1974	O
.ci	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
follows	O
UN	O
designation	O
(	O
common	O
name	O
and	O
previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Ivory	O
Coast	O
)	O
Cook	O
Islands	O
1974	O
.ck	O
Chile	O
1974	O
.cl	O
Cameroon	O
1974	O
.cm	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Cameroon	O
,	O
United	O
Republic	O
of	O
China	O
1974	O
.cn	O
Colombia	O
1974	O
.co	B-Application
Costa	O
Rica	O
1974	O
.cr	O
Cuba	O
1974	O
.cu	O
Cabo	O
Verde	O
1974	O
.cv	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
follows	O
UN	O
designation	O
(	O
common	O
name	O
and	O
previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Cape	O
Verde	O
,	O
another	O
previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Cape	O
Verde	O
Islands	O
)	O
Curaçao	O
2010	O
.cw	O
Christmas	O
Island	O
1974	O
.cx	O
Belongs	O
to	O
Australia	O
Cyprus	O
1974	O
.cy	B-General_Concept
Czechia	O
1993	O
.cz	B-General_Concept
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
Germany	O
1974	O
.de	B-General_Concept
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
German	O
:	O
Code	O
used	O
for	O
West	O
Germany	O
before	O
1990	O
(	O
previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Germany	O
,	O
Federal	O
Republic	O
of	O
)	O
Djibouti	O
1977	O
.dj	O
Name	O
changed	O
from	O
French	O
Afars	O
and	O
Issas	O
(	O
)	O
Denmark	O
1974	O
.dk	B-General_Concept
Dominica	O
1974	O
.dm	O
Dominican	O
Republic	O
1974	O
.do	O
Algeria	O
1974	O
.dz	B-General_Concept
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
Arabic	O
الجزائر	O
al-Djazā	O
'	O
ir	O
,	O
Algerian	O
Arabic	O
الدزاير	O
al-Dzāyīr	O
,	O
or	O
Berber	O
ⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔ	O
Dzayer	O
Ecuador	O
1974	O
.ec	O
Estonia	O
1992	O
.ee	B-General_Concept
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
Estonian	O
:	O
Egypt	O
1974	O
.eg	O
Western	O
Sahara	O
1974	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Spanish	O
Sahara	O
(	O
code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
Spanish	O
:	O
)	O
ccTLD	B-Application
has	O
not	O
been	O
implemented.IANA	O
.eh	O
whois	O
information	O
Eritrea	O
1993	O
.er	B-General_Concept
Spain	O
1974	O
.es	B-General_Concept
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
Spanish	O
:	O
Ethiopia	O
1974	O
.et	O
Finland	O
1974	O
.fi	B-General_Concept
Fiji	B-Language
1974	O
.fj	O
Falkland	O
Islands	O
(	O
Malvinas	O
)	O
1974	O
.fk	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
follows	O
UN	O
designation	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Falkland	O
Islands	O
sovereignty	O
dispute	O
(	O
local	O
common	O
name	O
:	O
Falkland	O
Islands	O
)	O
Micronesia	O
(	O
Federated	O
States	O
of	O
)	O
1986	O
.fm	B-Protocol
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Micronesia	O
Faroe	O
Islands	O
1974	O
.fo	B-General_Concept
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
Faroese	O
:	O
Føroyar	O
France	O
1974	O
.fr	B-General_Concept
Includes	O
Clipperton	O
Island	O
Gabon	O
1974	O
.ga	B-General_Concept
United	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Great	O
Britain	O
and	O
Northern	O
Ireland	O
1974	O
.gb( .uk )	O
Includes	O
Akrotiri	O
and	O
Dhekelia	O
(	O
Sovereign	O
Base	O
Areas	O
)	O
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
Great	O
Britain	O
(	O
from	O
official	O
name	O
:	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Great	O
Britain	O
and	O
Northern	O
Ireland	O
)	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
United	O
Kingdom.uk	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
ccTLD	B-Application
of	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
instead	O
of	O
.gb	O
(	O
see	O
code	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
exceptionally	O
reserved	O
)	O
Grenada	O
1974	O
.gd	O
Georgia	O
1992	O
.ge	B-General_Concept
previously	O
represented	O
Gilbert	O
and	O
Ellice	O
Islands	O
French	O
Guiana	O
1974	O
.gf	O
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
French	O
:	O
Guernsey	O
2006	O
.gg	B-General_Concept
A	O
British	O
Crown	O
Dependency	O
Ghana	O
1974	O
.gh	O
Gibraltar	O
1974	O
.gi	B-Application
Greenland	O
1974	O
.gl	O
Gambia	O
1974	O
.gm	O
Guinea	O
1974	O
.gn	O
Guadeloupe	O
1974	O
.gp	O
Equatorial	O
Guinea	O
1974	O
.gq	O
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
French	O
:	O
Greece	O
1974	O
.gr	B-General_Concept
South	O
Georgia	O
and	O
the	O
South	O
Sandwich	O
Islands	O
1993	O
.gs	O
Guatemala	O
1974	O
.gt	O
Guam	O
1974	O
.gu	O
Guinea-Bissau	O
1974	O
.gw	O
Guyana	O
1974	O
.gy	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
1974	O
.hk	B-General_Concept
Hong	O
Kong	O
is	O
officially	O
a	O
Special	O
Administrative	O
Region	O
of	O
the	O
People	O
's	O
Republic	O
of	O
China	O
since	O
1	O
July	O
1997	O
Heard	O
Island	O
and	O
McDonald	O
Islands	O
1974	O
.hm	O
Belongs	O
to	O
Australia	O
Honduras	O
1974	O
.hn	O
Croatia	O
1992	O
.hr	B-General_Concept
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
Croatian	O
:	O
Haiti	O
1974	O
.ht	O
Hungary	O
1974	O
.hu	B-General_Concept
Indonesia	O
1974	O
.id	O
Ireland	O
1974	O
.ie	B-General_Concept
Israel	O
1974	O
.il	B-General_Concept
Isle	O
of	O
Man	O
2006	O
.im	B-General_Concept
A	O
British	O
Crown	O
Dependency	O
India	O
1974	O
.in	O
British	O
Indian	O
Ocean	O
Territory	O
1974	O
.io	B-General_Concept
Iraq	O
1974	O
.iq	O
Iran	O
(	O
Islamic	O
Republic	O
of	O
)	O
1974	O
.ir	B-General_Concept
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Iran	O
Iceland	O
1974	O
.is	B-Application
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
Icelandic	O
:	O
Italy	O
1974	O
.it	B-General_Concept
Jersey	O
2006	O
.je	B-General_Concept
A	O
British	O
Crown	O
Dependency	O
Jamaica	O
1974	O
.jm	O
Jordan	O
1974	O
.jo	O
Japan	O
1974	O
.jp	B-General_Concept
Kenya	O
1974	O
.ke	O
Kyrgyzstan	O
1992	O
.kg	O
Cambodia	O
1974	O
.kh	O
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
former	O
name	O
:	O
Khmer	O
Republic	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Kampuchea	O
,	O
Democratic	O
Kiribati	O
1979	O
.ki	O
Name	O
changed	O
from	O
Gilbert	O
Islands	O
(	O
)	O
Comoros	O
1974	O
.km	O
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
Comorian	O
:	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Comoro	O
Islands	O
Saint	O
Kitts	O
and	O
Nevis	O
1974	O
.kn	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Saint	O
Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla	O
Korea	O
(	O
Democratic	O
People	O
's	O
Republic	O
of	O
)	O
1974	O
.kp	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
follows	O
UN	O
designation	O
(	O
common	O
name	O
:	O
North	O
Korea	O
)	O
Korea	O
,	O
Republic	O
of	O
1974	O
.kr	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
follows	O
UN	O
designation	O
(	O
common	O
name	O
:	O
South	O
Korea	O
)	O
Kuwait	O
1974	O
.kw	O
Cayman	O
Islands	O
1974	O
.ky	O
Kazakhstan	O
1992	O
.kz	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Lao	O
People	O
's	O
Democratic	O
Republic	O
1974	O
.la	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
follows	O
UN	O
designation	O
(	O
common	O
name	O
and	O
previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Laos	O
)	O
Lebanon	O
1974	O
.lb	O
Saint	O
Lucia	O
1974	O
.lc	O
Liechtenstein	O
1974	O
.li	B-General_Concept
Sri	O
Lanka	O
1974	O
.lk	O
Liberia	O
1974	O
.lr	O
Lesotho	O
1974	O
.ls	B-General_Concept
Lithuania	O
1992	O
.lt	B-General_Concept
Luxembourg	O
1974	O
.lu	B-Language
Latvia	O
1992	O
.lv	B-General_Concept
Libya	O
1974	O
.ly	B-General_Concept
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Libyan	O
Arab	O
Jamahiriya	O
Morocco	O
1974	O
.ma	O
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
French	O
:	O
Monaco	B-Application
1974	O
.mc	O
Moldova	O
,	O
Republic	O
of	O
1992	O
.md	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Moldova	O
(	O
briefly	O
from	O
2008	O
to	O
2009	O
)	O
Montenegro	O
2006	O
.me	B-Application
Saint	O
Martin	O
(	O
French	O
part	O
)	O
2007	O
.mf	O
The	O
Dutch	O
part	O
of	O
Saint	O
Martin	O
island	O
is	O
assigned	O
code	O
Madagascar	B-Application
1974	O
.mg	O
Marshall	O
Islands	O
1986	O
.mh	O
North	O
Macedonia	O
1993	O
.mk	B-General_Concept
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
Macedonian	O
:	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Macedonia	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
Yugoslav	O
Republic	O
of	O
(	O
designated	O
as	O
such	O
due	O
to	O
Macedonia	O
naming	O
dispute	O
)	O
Mali	B-General_Concept
1974	O
.ml	O
Myanmar	O
1989	O
.mm	O
Name	O
changed	O
from	O
Burma	O
(	O
)	O
Mongolia	O
1974	O
.mn	O
Macao	O
1974	O
.mo	B-General_Concept
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Macau	O
;	O
Macao	O
is	O
officially	O
a	O
Special	O
Administrative	O
Region	O
of	O
the	O
People	O
's	O
Republic	O
of	O
China	O
since	O
20	O
December	O
1999	O
Northern	O
Mariana	O
Islands	O
1986	O
.mp	B-General_Concept
Martinique	O
1974	O
.mq	O
Mauritania	O
1974	O
.mr	O
Montserrat	O
1974	O
.ms	O
Malta	O
1974	O
.mt	B-General_Concept
Mauritius	O
1974	O
.mu	O
Maldives	O
1974	O
.mv	O
Malawi	O
1974	O
.mw	O
Mexico	O
1974	O
.mx	O
Malaysia	O
1974	O
.my	O
Mozambique	O
1974	O
.mz	O
Namibia	O
1974	O
.na	O
New	O
Caledonia	O
1974	O
.nc	O
Niger	O
1974	O
.ne	O
Norfolk	O
Island	O
1974	O
.nf	O
Belongs	O
to	O
Australia	O
Nigeria	O
1974	O
.ng	O
Nicaragua	O
1974	O
.ni	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
the	O
1974	O
.nl	B-General_Concept
Officially	O
includes	O
the	O
islands	O
Bonaire	O
,	O
Saint	O
Eustatius	O
and	O
Saba	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
have	O
code	O
BQ	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norway	O
1974	O
.no	B-General_Concept
Nepal	O
1974	O
.np	O
Nauru	O
1974	O
.nr	O
Niue	O
1974	O
.nu	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Niue	O
Island	O
New	O
Zealand	O
1974	O
.nz	B-General_Concept
Oman	O
1974	O
.om	B-General_Concept
Panama	B-Algorithm
1974	O
.pa	O
Peru	O
1974	O
.pe	O
French	O
Polynesia	O
1974	O
.pf	O
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
French	O
:	O
Papua	O
New	O
Guinea	O
1974	O
.pg	O
Philippines	O
1974	O
.ph	B-General_Concept
Pakistan	O
1974	O
.pk	O
Poland	O
1974	O
.pl	B-General_Concept
Saint	O
Pierre	O
and	O
Miquelon	O
1974	O
.pm	O
Pitcairn	O
1974	O
.pn	O
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Pitcairn	O
Islands	O
Puerto	O
Rico	O
1974	O
.pr	O
1999	O
.ps	B-General_Concept
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Palestinian	O
Territory	O
,	O
Occupied	O
Consists	O
of	O
the	O
West	B-Application
Bank	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Gaza	O
Strip	O
Portugal	O
1974	O
.pt	B-Language
Palau	O
1986	O
.pw	O
Paraguay	O
1974	O
.py	B-Language
Qatar	O
1974	O
.qa	O
1974	O
.re	B-General_Concept
Romania	O
1974	O
.ro	B-General_Concept
Serbia	O
2006	O
.rs	B-General_Concept
Republic	O
of	O
Serbia	O
Russian	O
Federation	O
1992	O
.ru	B-General_Concept
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
follows	O
UN	O
designation	O
(	O
common	O
name	O
:	O
Russia	O
)	O
Rwanda	O
1974	O
.rw	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
1974	O
.sa	O
Solomon	O
Islands	O
1974	O
.sb	O
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
former	O
name	O
:	O
British	O
Solomon	O
Islands	O
Seychelles	O
1974	O
.sc	O
Sudan	O
1974	O
.sd	O
Sweden	O
1974	O
.se	B-General_Concept
Singapore	O
1974	O
.sg	O
Saint	O
Helena	O
,	O
Ascension	O
and	O
Tristan	O
da	O
Cunha	O
1974	O
.sh	B-General_Concept
Previous	O
ISO	O
country	O
name	O
:	O
Saint	O
Helena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User-assigned	O
code	O
elements	O
are	O
codes	O
at	O
the	O
disposal	O
of	O
users	O
who	O
need	O
to	O
add	O
further	O
names	O
of	O
countries	O
,	O
territories	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
geographical	O
entities	O
to	O
their	O
in-house	O
application	O
of	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
the	O
ISO	O
3166/MA	O
will	O
never	O
use	O
these	O
codes	O
in	O
the	O
updating	O
process	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
International	O
Standard	O
Recording	O
Code	O
(	O
ISRC	O
)	O
uses	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
ran	O
out	O
of	O
three-character	O
registrant	O
codes	O
within	O
the	O
prefix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
code	O
is	O
being	O
used	O
by	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
Canary	O
Islands	O
,	O
although	O
is	O
already	O
reserved	O
for	O
that	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
code	O
is	O
being	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
UK	O
Government	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
EORI	O
number	O
country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
prefix	O
for	O
Northern	O
Ireland	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
European	O
union	O
for	O
European	O
Union	O
value	O
added	O
tax	O
reports	O
with	O
trade	O
with	O
Northern	O
Ireland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
code	O
is	O
being	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
the	O
IMF	O
,	O
and	O
SWIFT	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
CLDR	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
organizations	O
as	O
a	O
temporary	O
country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
for	O
Kosovo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reserved	O
code	O
elements	O
are	O
codes	O
which	O
have	O
become	O
obsolete	O
,	O
or	O
are	O
required	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
enable	O
a	O
particular	O
user	O
application	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
but	O
do	O
not	O
qualify	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	O
Area	O
name	O
or	O
country	O
name	O
Current	O
actual	O
country	O
ccTLD	B-Application
Notes	O
Ascension	O
Island	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.ac	B-General_Concept
Reserved	O
on	O
request	O
of	O
UPU	O
for	O
stamp	O
issuing	O
area	O
Clipperton	O
Island	O
France	O
—	O
Reserved	O
on	O
request	O
of	O
ITU	O
for	O
location	O
of	O
certain	O
telecommunications	O
installations	O
Island	O
of	O
Sark	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
—	O
Reserved	O
on	O
request	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diego	O
Garcia	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
—	O
Reserved	O
on	O
request	O
of	O
ITU	O
for	O
location	O
of	O
certain	O
telecommunications	O
installations	O
Ceuta	O
,	O
Melilla	O
Spain	O
—	O
Reserved	O
on	O
request	O
of	O
WCO	O
for	O
area	O
not	O
covered	O
by	O
European	O
Union	O
Customs	O
arrangements	O
Part	O
of	O
Spanish	O
North	O
Africa	O
(	O
Spanish	O
:	O
)	O
European	O
Union	O
multiple	O
.eu	O
Reserved	O
on	O
request	O
of	O
ISO	O
4217/MA	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
monetary	O
unit	O
Euro	O
Extended	O
for	O
ISO	O
6166	O
"	O
Securities	O
–	O
International	O
securities	O
identification	O
numbering	O
system	O
(	O
ISIN	O
)	O
"	O
in	O
March	O
1998	O
Extended	O
for	O
any	O
application	O
needing	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
name	O
European	O
Union	O
in	O
August	O
1999	O
Eurozone	O
multiple	O
—	O
Reserved	O
on	O
request	O
of	O
ISO	O
6166/RA	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
OTC	O
derivatives	O
within	O
International	O
securities	O
identification	O
numbering	O
system	O
(	O
ISIN	O
)	O
France	O
,	O
Metropolitan	O
France	O
—	O
Reserved	O
on	O
request	O
of	O
France	O
Officially	O
assigned	O
before	O
deleted	O
from	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
(	O
now	O
assigned	O
ISO	O
3166-3	O
code	O
)	O
Canary	O
Islands	O
Spain	O
—	O
Reserved	O
on	O
request	O
of	O
WCO	O
for	O
area	O
not	O
covered	O
by	O
European	O
Union	O
Customs	O
arrangements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transitional	O
reserved	O
code	O
elements	O
are	O
codes	O
reserved	O
after	O
their	O
deletion	O
from	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	O
Formerly	O
used	O
country	O
name	O
Reserved	O
from	O
Reserved	O
to	O
ccTLD	B-Application
Notes	O
Netherlands	O
Antilles	O
2010-12	O
2060-12	O
Divided	O
into	O
(	O
Bonaire	O
,	O
Sint	O
Eustatius	O
and	O
Saba	O
)	O
,	O
(	O
Curaçao	O
)	O
and	O
(	O
Dutch	O
part	O
of	O
Sint	O
Maarten	O
)	O
Burma	O
1989-12	O
2039-12	O
—	O
Name	O
changed	O
to	O
Myanmar	O
(	O
)	O
Originally	O
Czechoslovakia	O
,	O
later	O
Serbia	O
and	O
Montenegro	O
2006-09	O
2056-09	O
Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
Serbian	O
:	O
Now	O
divided	O
into	O
Montenegro	O
(	O
)	O
and	O
Serbia	O
(	O
)	O
previously	O
represented	O
Czechoslovakia	O
(	O
ccTLD	B-Application
.cs	B-Language
was	O
never	O
assigned	O
to	O
Serbia	O
and	O
Montenegro	O
;	O
.yu	O
was	O
the	O
ccTLD	B-Application
of	O
Serbia	O
and	O
Montenegro	O
,	O
as	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
Yugoslavia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indeterminately	O
reserved	O
code	O
elements	O
are	O
codes	O
used	O
to	O
designate	O
road	O
vehicles	O
under	O
the	O
1949	O
and	O
1968	O
United	O
Nations	O
Conventions	O
on	O
Road	O
Traffic	O
but	O
differing	O
from	O
those	O
contained	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
code	O
elements	O
are	O
expected	O
eventually	O
to	O
be	O
either	O
eliminated	O
or	O
replaced	O
by	O
code	O
elements	O
within	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bolivia	O
:	O
identical	O
code	O
element ]	O
China	O
&	O
Haiti	O
Indonesia	O
Lebanon	O
Madagascar	B-Application
Niger	O
Code	O
under	O
1968	O
Road	O
Traffic	O
Convention	O
Philippines	O
Finland	O
Code	O
notified	O
to	O
United	O
Nations	O
Secretary-General	O
under	O
1949	O
and/or	O
1968	O
Road	O
Traffic	O
Conventions.Previously	O
used	O
in	O
international	O
postal	O
codes	O
and	O
vehicle	O
registration	O
codes	O
to	O
represent	O
Finland	O
(	O
code	O
was	O
not	O
officially	O
assigned	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
code	O
was	O
previously	O
listed	O
as	O
transitionally	O
reserved	O
from	O
1995-09	O
until	O
2012-06.Code	O
taken	O
from	O
name	O
in	O
Finnish	O
and	O
Swedish	O
combined	O
:	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
codes	O
currently	O
transitionally	O
reserved	O
and	O
two	O
other	O
codes	O
currently	O
exceptionally	O
reserved	O
(	O
for	O
France	O
,	O
Metropolitan	O
and	O
for	O
USSR	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
alpha-2	O
codes	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
deleted	O
from	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
:	O
</s>
