<s>
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
numeric	I-General_Concept
(	O
or	O
numeric-3	O
)	O
codes	O
are	O
three-digit	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
similar	O
to	O
the	O
three-digit	O
country	B-General_Concept
codes	I-General_Concept
developed	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
Statistics	O
Division	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
they	O
originate	O
in	O
its	O
UN	O
M.49	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
alphabetic	O
codes	O
(	O
alpha-2	B-Language
and	O
alpha-3	B-General_Concept
)	O
use	O
letters	O
from	O
the	O
26-letter	O
English	O
alphabet	O
and	O
are	O
suitable	O
for	O
languages	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Latin	O
alphabet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
is	O
a	O
complete	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
officially	O
assigned	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
numeric	I-General_Concept
codes	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
title	O
case	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
short	O
names	O
officially	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
ISO	O
3166	O
Maintenance	O
Agency	O
(	O
ISO	O
3166/MA	O
)	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
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
numeric	O
codes	O
have	O
been	O
withdrawn	O
from	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
numeric	O
codes	O
were	O
also	O
assigned	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
Statistics	O
Division	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
territories	O
were	O
never	O
officially	O
included	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UN	O
M.49	O
standard	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
Statistics	O
Division	O
,	O
additional	O
numeric	O
codes	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
represent	O
geographical	O
regions	O
and	O
groupings	O
of	O
countries	O
and	O
areas	O
for	O
statistical	O
processing	O
purposes	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
codes	O
are	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
alphabetic	O
codes	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
reserved	O
numeric	O
codes	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
.	O
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