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Country Codes
Abbreviation: Country Codes
Scope: Codes for the representation of current country names
Topic: Controlled Vocabulary
Standard body: ISO
Keywords: Controlled vocabulary, names of countries, alpha-2 code, alpha-3 code
Description:

Other standards in the same topic(s):

Part title: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country codes
Abbreviation: Country Codes Part 1 [not official, only for reference in this website]
Description:

"ISO 3166-1:2013 is intended for use in any application requiring the expression of current country names in coded form; it also includes basic guidelines for its implementation and maintenance." Abstract, ISO 3166-1:2013

Abbreviation: ISO 3166-1:2013
Version Number: ISO 3166-1:2013
Status: International Standard
Release Date: 2013-11-19
Editor:
  1. ISO/TC 46
URL(s): http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm
Part title: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 2: Country subdivision code
Abbreviation: Country Codes Part 2 [not official, only for reference in this website]
Description:

"ISO 3166-2:2013 establishes a universally applicable code for the representation of the names of principal administrative divisions of countries and territories included in ISO 3166-1. It is intended to be used in conjunction with ISO 3166-1.

Clauses 4 to 7 of ISO 3166-2:2013 provide the structure for a code for the representation of names of principal administrative divisions, or similar areas, of the countries and geopolitical entities included in ISO 3166-1.

Clause 8 contains a list of names of subdivisions of countries and geopolitical entities, together with the code element developed for each one of them." Abstract, ISO 3166-2:2013

Abbreviation: ISO 3166-2:2013
Version Number: ISO 3166-2:2013
Status: International Standard
Release Date: 2013-11-19
Editor:
  1. ISO/TC 46
URL(s): http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm
Part title: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 3: Code for formerly used names of countries
Abbreviation: Country Codes Part 3 [not official, only for reference in this website]
Description:

"SO 3166-3:2013 provides principles and maintenance arrangements of a code for the representation of country names removed from editions 1 to 7 of ISO 3166 and the subsequent editions of ISO 3166-1.

Clauses 8 and 9 contain lists of all formerly used country names removed from ISO 3166 (now ISO 3166‑1) since 1974, together with the code element for each one of them." Abstract, ISO 3166-3:2013

Abbreviation: ISO 3166-3:2013
Version Number: ISO 3166-3:2013
Status: International Standard
Release Date: 2013-11-19
Editor:
  1. ISO/TC 46
URL(s): http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm