ISO 3166-2
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ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. It is a geocode system created for coding the names of subdivisions of countries (subnational entities) and dependent areas. The purpose of the standard is to establish a worldwide series of short abbreviations for places, for use on package labels, containers and such. Anywhere where a short alphanumeric code can serve to clearly indicate a location in a more convenient and less ambiguous form than the full place name.
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2 Format 3 Changes / Editions 4 Decoding / Encoding lists 5 Format matrix with links to codes 6 Related topics 7 External links |
Number of entries
Around 3700.
Format
ISO 3166-2 codes consist of two parts, separated by "-". The first part is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code element, the second is alphabetic or numeric and has one, two or three digits. The second part often is based on national standards.
Changes / Editions
Changes were announced in 6 Newsletters
Decoding / Encoding lists
To find the ISO 3166-2 codes for each country see ISO 3166-1, a list of countries. If you are familiar with the two-letter country codes (similar to internet country codes) you can also use the format matrix given below.
Both ways would lead to articles like ISO 3166-2:XX, where XX stands for the ISO 3166-1 code, e.g. leads to the code list for Australia.
Format matrix with links to codes
Some of the codes are developed by ISO 3166/MA, these are copyrighted. Others are already in use in the specific countries.
| length | alpha | numeric | alpha-numeric |
|---|---|---|---|
| constant 1 char | Free: Partially free: ISO - Copyright: Unsorted: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | , | |
| constant 2 chars | Free: , Partially free: , ISO - Copyright: Unsorted: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Free: Partially free: ISO - Copyright: Unsorted: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Free: Unsorted: |
| constant 3 chars | Free: Partially free: ISO - Copyright: , Unsorted: , , , , , CS, , , , , , , , , , , , | , , , , | |
| mixed 1,2 chars |
Free:
Partially free:
ISO - Copyright:
Unsorted:
no system?: , , ,
1 for regions, 2 for capital: 1 for capital, 2 for departments: 1 as the general rule, 2 for exceptions | Free: Partially free: ISO - Copyright: Unsorted: | Free: Partially free: ISO - Copyright: Unsorted: |
| mixed 2,3 |
Free:
Partially free:
ISO - Copyright:
Unsorted:
?:, ,
2 for republics, 3 for cities, regions, districts: 2 for cities, 3 for rayons: 2 for capital, 3 other: | , | |
| mixed 1,3 | Free: Partially free: ISO - Copyright: Unsorted: | Free: Partially free: ISO - Copyright: Unsorted: | Free: Partially free: ISO - Copyright: Unsorted: |
| mixed 1,2,3 | Free: Partially free: ISO - Copyright: Unsorted:, |
Related topics
External links
- http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/03updates-on-iso-3166/iso_3166-2_track.html -- Track changes, sorted by country
- http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/04background-on-iso-3166/iso3166-2.html
- http://www.unece.org/cefact/locode/service/sublocat.htm
- http://geotags.com/iso3166/ says that it has permission to reproduce all codes. Some codes and names are outdated.