ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

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Officially assigned code elements

The following is a complete list of the 249 current officially assigned ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes, with the following columns:[1]

Code Country name (using title case) Year ccTLD Notes
Andorra 1974 .ad
AE United Arab Emirates 1974 .ae
AF Afghanistan 1974 .af
AG Antigua and Barbuda 1974 .ag
AI Anguilla 1985 .ai AI previously represented French Afars and Issas
AL Albania 1974 .al
AM Armenia 1992 .am
AO Angola 1974 .ao
AQ Antarctica 1974 .aq Covers the territories south of 60° south latitude
Code taken from name in French: Antarctique
AR Argentina 1974 .ar
AS American Samoa 1974 .as
AT Austria 1974 .at
AU Australia 1974 .au Includes the Ashmore and Cartier Islands and the Coral Sea Islands
AW Aruba 1986 .aw
AX Ã…land Islands 2004 .ax An autonomous county of Finland
AZ Azerbaijan 1992 .az
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992 .ba
BB Barbados 1974 .bb
BD Bangladesh 1974 .bd
BE Belgium 1974 .be
BF Burkina Faso 1984 .bf Name changed from Upper Volta (HV)
BG Bulgaria 1974 .bg
BH Bahrain 1974 .bh
BI Burundi 1974 .bi
BJ Benin 1977 .bj Name changed from Dahomey (DY)
BL Saint Barthélemy 2007 .bl
BM Bermuda 1974 .bm
BN Brunei Darussalam 1974 .bn Previous ISO country name: Brunei
BO Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1974 .bo Previous ISO country name: Bolivia
BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 2010 .bq Consists of three Caribbean "special municipalities", which are part of the Netherlands proper: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba (the BES Islands)
Previous ISO country name: Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
BQ previously represented British Antarctic Territory
BR Brazil 1974 .br
BS Bahamas 1974 .bs
BT Bhutan 1974 .bt
BV Bouvet Island 1974 .bv Dependency of Norway
BW Botswana 1974 .bw
BY Belarus 1974 .by Code taken from previous ISO country name: Byelorussian SSR (now assigned ISO 3166-3 code BYAA)
Code assigned as the country was already a UN member since 1945[14]
BZ Belize 1974 .bz
CA Canada 1974 .ca
CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1974 .cc External territory of Australia
CD Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1997 .cd Name changed from Zaire (ZR)
CF Central African Republic 1974 .cf
CG Congo 1974 .cg
CH Switzerland 1974 .ch Code taken from name in Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica
CI Côte d'Ivoire 1974 .ci ISO country name follows UN designation (common name and previous ISO country name: Ivory Coast)
CK Cook Islands 1974 .ck
CL Chile 1974 .cl
CM Cameroon 1974 .cm Previous ISO country name: Cameroon, United Republic of
CN China 1974 .cn
CO Colombia 1974 .co
CR Costa Rica 1974 .cr
CU Cuba 1974 .cu
CV Cabo Verde 1974 .cv ISO country name follows UN designation (common name and previous ISO country name: Cape Verde, another previous ISO country name: Cape Verde Islands)
CW Curaçao 2010 .cw
CX Christmas Island 1974 .cx External territory of Australia
CY Cyprus 1974 .cy
CZ Czechia 1993 .cz Previous ISO country name: Czech Republic
DE Germany 1974 .de Code taken from name in German: Deutschland
Code used for West Germany before 1990 (previous ISO country name: Germany, Federal Republic of)
DJ Djibouti 1977 .dj Name changed from French Afars and Issas (AI)
DK Denmark 1974 .dk
DM Dominica 1974 .dm
DO Dominican Republic 1974 .do
DZ Algeria 1974 .dz Code taken from name in Arabic الجزائر al-Djazā'ir, Algerian Arabic الدزاير al-Dzāyīr, or Berber ⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔ Dzayer
EC Ecuador 1974 .ec
EE Estonia 1992 .ee Code taken from name in Estonian: Eesti
EG Egypt 1974 .eg
EH Western Sahara 1974 Previous ISO country name: Spanish Sahara (code taken from name in Spanish: Sahara español)
.eh ccTLD has not been implemented.[15]
ER Eritrea 1993 .er
ES Spain 1974 .es Code taken from name in Spanish: España
ET Ethiopia 1974 .et
FI Finland 1974 .fi
FJ Fiji 1974 .fj
FK Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1974 .fk ISO country name follows UN designation due to the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute (local common name: Falkland Islands)[16]
FM Micronesia (Federated States of) 1986 .fm Previous ISO country name: Micronesia
FO Faroe Islands 1974 .fo Code taken from name in Faroese: Føroyar
FR France 1974 .fr Includes Clipperton Island
GA Gabon 1974 .ga
GB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1974 .gb
(.uk)		 Includes Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign Base Areas)
Code taken from Great Britain (from official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)[17]
Previous ISO country name: United Kingdom
.uk is the primary ccTLD of the United Kingdom instead of .gb (see code UK, which is exceptionally reserved)
GD Grenada 1974 .gd
GE Georgia 1992 .ge GE previously represented Gilbert and Ellice Islands
GF French Guiana 1974 .gf Code taken from name in French: Guyane française
GG Guernsey 2006 .gg A British Crown Dependency
GH Ghana 1974 .gh
GI Gibraltar 1974 .gi
GL Greenland 1974 .gl
GM Gambia 1974 .gm
GN Guinea 1974 .gn
GP Guadeloupe 1974 .gp
GQ Equatorial Guinea 1974 .gq Code taken from name in French: Guinée équatoriale
GR Greece 1974 .gr
GS South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 1993 .gs
GT Guatemala 1974 .gt
GU Guam 1974 .gu
GW Guinea-Bissau 1974 .gw
GY Guyana 1974 .gy
HK Hong Kong 1974 .hk Hong Kong is officially a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China since 1 July 1997
HM Heard Island and McDonald Islands 1974 .hm External territory of Australia
HN Honduras 1974 .hn
HR Croatia 1992 .hr Code taken from name in Croatian: Hrvatska
HT Haiti 1974 .ht
HU Hungary 1974 .hu
ID Indonesia 1974 .id
IE Ireland 1974 .ie
IL Israel 1974 .il
IM Isle of Man 2006 .im A British Crown Dependency
IN India 1974 .in
IO British Indian Ocean Territory 1974 .io
IQ Iraq 1974 .iq
IR Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1974 .ir Previous ISO country name: Iran
IS Iceland 1974 .is Code taken from name in Icelandic: Ísland
IT Italy 1974 .it
JE Jersey 2006 .je A British Crown Dependency
JM Jamaica 1974 .jm
JO Jordan 1974 .jo
JP Japan 1974 .jp
KE Kenya 1974 .ke
KG Kyrgyzstan 1992 .kg
KH Cambodia 1974 .kh Code taken from former name: Khmer Republic
Previous ISO country name: Kampuchea, Democratic
KI Kiribati 1979 .ki Name changed from Gilbert Islands (GE)
KM Comoros 1974 .km Code taken from name in Comorian: Komori
Previous ISO country name: Comoro Islands
KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 1974 .kn Previous ISO country name: Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla
KP Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) 1974 .kp ISO country name follows UN designation (common name: North Korea)
KR Korea, Republic of 1974 .kr ISO country name follows UN designation (common name: South Korea)
KW Kuwait 1974 .kw
KY Cayman Islands 1974 .ky
KZ Kazakhstan 1992 .kz Previous ISO country name: Kazakstan
LA Lao People's Democratic Republic 1974 .la ISO country name follows UN designation (common name and previous ISO country name: Laos)
LB Lebanon 1974 .lb
LC Saint Lucia 1974 .lc
LI Liechtenstein 1974 .li
LK Sri Lanka 1974 .lk
LR Liberia 1974 .lr
LS Lesotho 1974 .ls
LT Lithuania 1992 .lt LT formerly reserved indeterminately for Libya Tripoli
LU Luxembourg 1974 .lu
LV Latvia 1992 .lv
LY Libya 1974 .ly Previous ISO country name: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
MA Morocco 1974 .ma Code taken from name in French: Maroc
MC Monaco 1974 .mc
MD Moldova, Republic of 1992 .md Previous ISO country name: Moldova (briefly from 2008 to 2009)
ME Montenegro 2006 .me ME formerly reserved indeterminately for Western Sahara
MF Saint Martin (French part) 2007 .mf The Dutch part of Saint Martin island is assigned code SX
MG Madagascar 1974 .mg
MH Marshall Islands 1986 .mh
MK North Macedonia 1993 .mk Code taken from name in Macedonian: Severna Makedonija
Previous ISO country name: Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of (designated as such due to Macedonia naming dispute)
ML Mali 1974 .ml
MM Myanmar 1989 .mm Name changed from Burma (BU)
MN Mongolia 1974 .mn
MO Macao 1974 .mo Previous ISO country name: Macau; Macao is officially a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China since 20 December 1999
MP Northern Mariana Islands 1986 .mp
MQ Martinique 1974 .mq
MR Mauritania 1974 .mr
MS Montserrat 1974 .ms
MT Malta 1974 .mt
MU Mauritius 1974 .mu
MV Maldives 1974 .mv
MW Malawi 1974 .mw
MX Mexico 1974 .mx
MY Malaysia 1974 .my
MZ Mozambique 1974 .mz
NA Namibia 1974 .na
NC New Caledonia 1974 .nc
NE Niger 1974 .ne
NF Norfolk Island 1974 .nf External territory of Australia
NG Nigeria 1974 .ng
NI Nicaragua 1974 .ni
NL Netherlands, Kingdom of the 1974 .nl Officially includes the islands Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, which also have code BQ in ISO 3166-1. Within ISO 3166-2, Aruba (AW), Curaçao (CW), and Sint Maarten (SX) are also coded as subdivisions of NL.[18]
Previous ISO country name: Netherlands
NO Norway 1974 .no
NP Nepal 1974 .np
NR Nauru 1974 .nr
NU Niue 1974 .nu Previous ISO country name: Niue Island
NZ New Zealand 1974 .nz
OM Oman 1974 .om
PA Panama 1974 .pa
PE Peru 1974 .pe
PF French Polynesia 1974 .pf Code taken from name in French: Polynésie française
PG Papua New Guinea 1974 .pg
PH Philippines 1974 .ph
PK Pakistan 1974 .pk
PL Poland 1974 .pl
PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1974 .pm
PN Pitcairn 1974 .pn Previous ISO country name: Pitcairn Islands
PR Puerto Rico 1974 .pr
PS Palestine, State of 1999 .ps Previous ISO country name: Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Consists of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
PT Portugal 1974 .pt
PW Palau 1986 .pw
PY Paraguay 1974 .py
QA Qatar 1974 .qa
RE Réunion 1974 .re
RO Romania 1974 .ro
RS Serbia 2006 .rs Republic of Serbia
RU Russian Federation 1992 .ru ISO country name follows UN designation (common name: Russia); RU formerly reserved indeterminately for Burundi
RW Rwanda 1974 .rw
SA Saudi Arabia 1974 .sa
SB Solomon Islands 1974 .sb Code taken from former name: British Solomon Islands
SC Seychelles 1974 .sc
SD Sudan 1974 .sd
SE Sweden 1974 .se
SG Singapore 1974 .sg
SH Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 1974 .sh Previous ISO country name: Saint Helena.
SI Slovenia 1992 .si
SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen 1974 .sj Previous ISO name: Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Consists of two Arctic territories of Norway: Svalbard and Jan Mayen
SK Slovakia 1993 .sk SK previously represented the Kingdom of Sikkim
SL Sierra Leone 1974 .sl
SM San Marino 1974 .sm
SN Senegal 1974 .sn
SO Somalia 1974 .so
SR Suriname 1974 .sr Previous ISO country name: Surinam
SS South Sudan 2011 .ss
ST Sao Tome and Principe 1974 .st
SV El Salvador 1974 .sv
SX Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2010 .sx The French part of Saint Martin island is assigned code MF
SY Syrian Arab Republic 1974 .sy ISO country name follows UN designation (common name and previous ISO country name: Syria)
SZ Eswatini 1974 .sz Previous ISO country name: Swaziland
TC Turks and Caicos Islands 1974 .tc
TD Chad 1974 .td Code taken from name in French: Tchad
TF French Southern Territories 1979 .tf Covers the French Southern and Antarctic Lands except Adélie Land
Code taken from name in French: Terres australes françaises
TG Togo 1974 .tg
TH Thailand 1974 .th
TJ Tajikistan 1992 .tj
TK Tokelau 1974 .tk Previous ISO country name: Tokelau Islands
TL Timor-Leste 2002 .tl Name changed from East Timor (TP)
TM Turkmenistan 1992 .tm
TN Tunisia 1974 .tn
TO Tonga 1974 .to
TR Türkiye 1974 .tr Previous ISO country name: Turkey
TT Trinidad and Tobago 1974 .tt
TV Tuvalu 1977 .tv
TW Taiwan, Province of China 1974 .tw Covers the current jurisdiction of the Republic of China
ISO country name follows UN designation (due to political status of Taiwan within the UN)[17] (common name: Taiwan)
TZ Tanzania, United Republic of 1974 .tz
UA Ukraine 1974 .ua Previous ISO country name: Ukrainian SSR
Code assigned as the country was already a UN member since 1945[14]
UG Uganda 1974 .ug
UM United States Minor Outlying Islands 1986 Consists of nine minor insular areas of the United States: Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island
.um ccTLD was revoked in 2007[19]

The United States Department of State uses the following user assigned alpha-2 codes for the nine territories, respectively, XB, XH, XQ, XU, XM, QM, XV, XL, and QW.[20]

US United States of America 1974 .us Previous ISO country name: United States
UY Uruguay 1974 .uy
UZ Uzbekistan 1992 .uz
VA Holy See 1974 .va Covers Vatican City, territory of the Holy See
Previous ISO country names: Vatican City State (Holy See) and Holy See (Vatican City State)
VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1974 .vc
VE Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1974 .ve Previous ISO country name: Venezuela
VG Virgin Islands (British) 1974 .vg
VI Virgin Islands (U.S.) 1974 .vi
VN Viet Nam 1974 .vn ISO country name follows UN designation (common name: Vietnam)
Code used for Republic of Viet Nam (common name: South Vietnam) before 1977
VU Vanuatu 1980 .vu Name changed from New Hebrides (NH)
WF Wallis and Futuna 1974 .wf Previous ISO country name: Wallis and Futuna Islands
WS Samoa 1974 .ws Code taken from former name: Western Samoa
YE Yemen 1974 .ye Previous ISO country name: Yemen, Republic of (for three years after the unification)
Code used for North Yemen before 1990
YT Mayotte 1993 .yt
ZA South Africa 1974 .za Code taken from name in Dutch: Zuid-Afrika
ZM Zambia 1974 .zm
ZW Zimbabwe 1980 .zw Name changed from Southern Rhodesia (RH)