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Country Codes Alpha-2 & Alpha-3. This is a complete list of all country ISO codes as described in the ISO 3166 international standard. These codes are used throughout the IT industry by computer systems and software to ease the identification of country names.
ISO 3166-1 (Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes) is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. It is the first part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization.
ISO country codes. The International Organization for Standardization defines its country codes in standard 3166-1. ISO codes also consist of three capital letters in the alpha-3 version. For example, Germany has the IOC code "GER" for the English country name "Germany."
The sortable table below contains the three sets of ISO 3166-1 country codes for each of its 249 countries, links to the ISO 3166-2 country subdivision codes, and the Internet country code top-level domains (ccTLD) which are based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard with the few exceptions noted.
All countries are represented by a 2-letter and 3-letter country code based on the International Naming Convention (ISO - International Organization for Standardization 3166). The 2-letter code is meant for more general purposes, while the 3-letter code more closely resembles the country’s name.
The list can be ordered on the 2-letter abbreviation or on the country name. (Not a valid ISO 3166‑1 country code. See "GB") If you can't find the country you're looking for, do a search with your browser. Sorting can be by country or by abbreviation.
The two-letter country abbreviation for Canada is CA, the three-letter code is CAN. Country-specific domains ending with .ca, e.g. www.my-domain.ca
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard [1] published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest.
ISO Alpha-2, Alpha-3, and Numeric Country Codes. The ISO country codes are internationally recognized codes that designate every country and most of the dependent areas a two-letter combination or a three-letter combination; it is like an acronym, that stands for a country or a state.
List of the International Country Codes, with two letter code (ISO alpha-2), the three letter code (ISO alpha-3), the UN numeric code (ISO 3166-1 numeric-3), the FIPS 10-4 code.