User blog:63MarkusKrankzler/ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

This is a list of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes.

Officially assigned

 * AD
 * AE
 * AF
 * AG
 * AI - AI previously represented French Afars and Issasball
 * AL
 * AM
 * AO
 * AQ - Covers the territories south of 60°S. Code taken from name in French: Antarctique
 * AR
 * AS
 * AT
 * AU - Includes Ashmore and Cartier Islandsball and Coral Sea Islandsball
 * AW
 * AX - An autonomous province of Finlandball
 * AZ
 * BA
 * BB
 * BD
 * BE
 * BF - Name changed from HV
 * BG
 * BH
 * BI
 * BJ - Name changed from DY
 * BL
 * BM
 * BN - ISO countryball name (Brunei Darussalamball) follows UN designation (common name: Bruneiball)
 * BO - ISO countryball name (Plurinational State of Boliviaball) follows UN designation (common name: Boliviaball)
 * BQ - Consists of three Caribbean "special municipalityballs", which are part of Netherlandsball proper: Bonaireball, Sint Eustatiusball,  Sababall. Previous ISO dependencyball name: Bonaireball, Saint Eustatiusball, and Sababall. BQ previously represented  British Antarctic Territoryball
 * HUE BR
 * BS
 * BT
 * BV - Belongs to Norwayball
 * BW
 * BY - Code taken from previous ISO countryball name: [[File:Byelorussian SSR-icon.png]] Byelorussian SSRball (now assigned ISO 3166-3 name BYAA) Code assigned as the countryball was already a UN member since 1945
 * BZ
 * CA
 * CC
 * CD - Name changed from Zaireball (ZR)
 * CF
 * CG
 * CH - Code taken from name in Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica
 * CI - ISO countryball name (Côte d'Ivoireball) follows UN designation (common name: Ivory Coastball)
 * CK
 * CL
 * CM
 * CN
 * CO
 * CR
 * CU
 * CV - ISO countryball name (Cabo Verdeball) follows UN designation (common name: Cape Verdeball)
 * CW
 * CX
 * CY
 * CZ - Previous ISO countryball name: Czech Republicball
 * DE - Code taken from name in German: Deutschland. Code used for West Germanyball before 1990 (previous ISO countryball name: Federal Republic of Germanyball)
 * DJ - Name changed from French Afars and Issasball (AI)
 * DK
 * DM
 * DO
 * DZ - Code taken from name in Romanized Arabic: Al-Djazā'ir
 * EC
 * EE - Code taken from name in Estonian: Eesti
 * EG
 * EH - Previous ISO countryball name: Spanish Saharaball (code taken from name in  Spanish: Sahara español) .eh ccTLD has not been implemented.
 * ER KILL
 * ES - Code taken from name in Spanish: España
 * ET
 * FI
 * FJ
 * FK - ISO dependency name follows UN designation due to the Falklands dispute (local common name: Falklands Islandsball)
 * FM - Previous ISO country name: Micronesiaball
 * FO - Code taken from name in Faroese: Føroyar
 * FR - Includes Clipperton Islandball
 * GA
 * UK GB - Code taken from islandball name: Great Britainball (from official name: United Kingdomball of Great Britainball and Northern Irelandball) .uk is the primary ccTLD of UKball instead of .gb
 * GD
 * GE - GE previously represented Gilbert and Ellice Islandsball
 * GF - Code taken from name in French: Guyane française
 * GG - A British Crown dependency
 * GH
 * GI
 * GL
 * GM
 * GN
 * GP
 * GQ - Code taken from name in French: Guinée Équatoriale
 * GR
 * GS
 * GT
 * GU
 * GW
 * GY
 * HK
 * [[File:Australia-icon (division).png]] HM
 * HN
 * HR - Code taken from name in Croatian: Hrvatska
 * HT
 * HU
 * ID
 * IE
 * IL
 * IM - A British Crown dependency
 * IN
 * IO
 * IQ
 * IR - ISO countryball name (Islamic Republic of Iranball) follows UN designation (common name: Iranball)
 * IS - Code taken from name in Icelandic: Ísland
 * IT
 * JE - A British Crown dependency
 * JM
 * JO
 * JP
 * KE
 * KG
 * KH - Code taken from former name: Khmer Republicball. Previous ISO countryball name: Kampuchea
 * KI
 * KM - Code taken from name in Comorian: Komori
 * KN - Previous ISO countryball name: Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguillaball
 * KP - ISO countryball name (Democratic People's Republic of Koreaball) follows UN designation (common name: North Koreaball)
 * KR - ISO countryball name (Republic of Koreaball) follows UN designation (common name: South Koreaball)
 * KW
 * KY
 * KZ - Previous ISO countryball name: Kazakbrick
 * LA - ISO countryball name (Lao People's Democratic Republicball) follows UN designation (common name: Laosball)
 * LB
 * LC
 * LI
 * LK
 * LR
 * LS
 * LT
 * LU
 * LV
 * LY - Previous ISO countryball name: Libyan Arab Jamahiriyaball
 * MA - Code taken from name in French: Maroc
 * MC
 * MD - ISO countryball name (Republic of Moldovaball) follows UN designation (common name and previous ISO countryball name: Moldovaball)
 * ME
 * MF - The Dutch part of the island is assigned code SX M (see below)
 * MG
 * MH
 * MK - Code taken from name in Macedonian: Severna Makedonija. Previous ISO countryball name: FYROMball
 * ML
 * MM - Name changed from Burmaball
 * MN
 * MO
 * MP
 * MQ
 * MR
 * MS
 * MT
 * MU
 * MV
 * MW
 * MX
 * MY
 * MZ
 * NA
 * NC
 * NE
 * NF
 * NG
 * NI
 * NL - Officially includes the islandballs Bonaireball,  Sint Eustatiusball, and  Sababall, which also have code BQ in ISO 3166-1. Within ISO 3166-2,  Arubaball (AW),  Curaçaoball (CW), and  Sint Maartenball (SX M ) are also coded as subdivisions of  NL.
 * NO
 * NP
 * NR
 * NU
 * NZ
 * OM
 * PA
 * PE
 * PF - Code taken from name in French: Polynésie française
 * PG
 * PH
 * PK
 * PL
 * PM
 * PN
 * PR
 * PS - Previous ISO countryball name: Palestinian Territoryball, Occupied. Consists of the West Bank and the [[File:Gaza-icon.png]] Gaza Strip
 * PT
 * PW
 * PY
 * QA
 * RE
 * RO
 * RS - Code taken from full name: Republic of Serbiaball
 * RU - ISO countryball name (Russian Federationball) follows UN designation (common name: Russiaball)
 * RW
 * SA
 * SB - Code taken from former name: British Solomon Islandsball
 * SC
 * SD
 * SE
 * SG
 * SH - Previous ISO dependencyball name: Saint Helenaball
 * SI
 * SJ - Consists of two arctic territoryballs of Norwayball:  Svalbardball and  Jan Mayenball
 * SK - SK previously represented Sikkimball
 * SL
 * SM
 * SN
 * SO
 * SR
 * SS
 * ST
 * SV
 * SX M - The  French part of the island is assigned code MF (see above)
 * SY - ISO countryball name (Syrian Arab Republicball) follows UN designation (common name: Syriaball)
 * SZ - Previous ISO countryball name: Swazilandball
 * TC
 * TD - Code taken from name in French: Tchad
 * TF - Covers the French Southern and Antarctic Lands clay except Adélie Landball. Code taken from name in French: Terres australes françaises
 * TG
 * TH
 * TJ
 * TK
 * TL - Name changed from East Timorball (TP)
 * TM
 * TN
 * TO
 * TR
 * TT
 * TV
 * TW - Covers the current jurisdiction of the Republic of Chinaball. ISO countryball name (Taiwanball, Province of Chinaball) follows UN designation (common name: Taiwanball)
 * TZ - ISO countryball name (United Republic of Tanzaniaball) follows UN designation (common name: Tanzaniaball)
 * UA - Previous ISO countryball name: [[File:Ukrainian SSR-icon.png]] Ukrainian SSRball. Code assigned as the countryball was already a UN member since 1945
 * UG
 * UM - Consists of nine minor insular areas of USAball:  Baker Islandball,  Howland Islandball,  Jarvis Islandball,  Johnston Atollball,  Kingman Reefball,  Midway Atollball,  Navassa Islandball,  Palmyra Atollball,  Wake Islandball. .um ccTLD was revoked in 2007.
 * US
 * UY
 * UZ
 * VA - Covers Vatican Cityball, territory of the Holy Seeball. Previous ISO countryball name: Vatican City Stateball (Holy Seeball)
 * VC
 * VE - ISO countryball name (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuelaball) follows UN designation (common name: Venezuelaball)
 * VG
 * VI
 * VN - ISO countryball name (Viet Namball) follows UN designation (common name: Vietnamball) Code used for South Vietnamball before 1977
 * VU - Name changed from New Hebridesball
 * WF
 * WS - Code taken from former name: Western Samoaball
 * XK
 * YE - Previous ISO countryball name: Republic of Yemenball. Code used for North Yemenball before 1990
 * YT
 * ZA - Code taken from name in Dutch: Zuid-Afrika
 * ZM
 * ZW - Name changed from Southern Rhodesiaball (RH)

User-assigned

 * International Standard Recording Codeball uses QM as a second country code for USAball.
 * Unicode Common Locale Data Repositoryball uses QO to represent Outlying Oceaniaball (a multi-territory region containing  Antarcticaball,  Bouvet Islandball,  Cocos (Keeling) Islandsball,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandsball, [[File:Australia-icon (division).png]] Heard Island and McDonald Islandsball,  British Indian Ocean Territoryball,  French Southern and Antarctic Landsball, and  United States Minor Outlying Islandsball) and ZZ to represent "Unknown or Invalid Territoryball". CLDRball also used QU to represent  EUball before ISOball adopted EUball as a macroregion code EU.
 * WIPOball uses QZ to represent CPVOball, XN to represent NPIball (an organizationball common to  Denmarkball,  Icelandball,  Norwayball, and  Swedenball), XU to represent IUPNVPball, XV to represent VPIball, and XX to represent unknown territoryballs and other entityballs and organizationballs.
 * The code XA is being used as a country code for Switzerlandball, and as a country code for  Canary Islandsball although IC is already exceptionally reserved for that.
 * Most organizationballs use XK as a code for Kosovoball.
 * UN/LOCODEball uses XZ to represent international waters.
 * The code OO is used as an escape code by balls.