ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 English Country Names and Codes
The ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country names (official short names in English) in alphabetical order as given in ISO 3166-1 and the corresponding ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code.
Below is a list of the 249 current officially assigned ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes.
- Country: The official English short name used by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA)
- Code: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code
- ccTLD: The ccTLD stands for country code top-level domain. The domain extension reserved for that country. Please note, not all of them are currently active.
- Year: The year a the two character code was officially given to that country. The first edition of the ISO came out in 1974.
| Country | Code | ccTLD | Year |
| Afghanistan | AF | .af | 1974 |
| Åland Islands | AX | .ax | 2004 |
| Albania | AL | .al | 1974 |
| Algeria | DZ | .dz | 1974 |
| American Samoa | AS | .as | 1974 |
| Andorra | AD | .ad | 1974 |
| Angola | AO | .ao | 1974 |
| Anguilla | AI | .ai | 1985 |
| Antarctica | AQ | .aq | 1974 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | AG | .ag | 1974 |
| Argentina | AR | .ar | 1974 |
| Armenia | AM | .am | 1992 |
| Aruba | AW | .aw | 1986 |
| Australia | AU | .au | 1974 |
| Austria | AT | .at | 1974 |
| Azerbaijan | AZ | .az | 1992 |
| Bahamas | BS | .bs | 1974 |
| Bahrain | BH | .bh | 1974 |
| Bangladesh | BD | .bd | 1974 |
| Barbados | BB | .bb | 1974 |
| Belarus | BY | .by | 1974 |
| Belgium | BE | .be | 1974 |
| Belize | BZ | .bz | 1974 |
| Benin | BJ | .bj | 1977 |
| Bermuda | BM | .bm | 1974 |
| Bhutan | BT | .bt | 1974 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | BO | .bo | 1974 |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | BQ | .bq | 2010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA | .ba | 1992 |
| Botswana | BW | .bw | 1974 |
| Bouvet Island | BV | .bv | 1974 |
| Brazil | BR | .br | 1974 |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | IO | .io | 1974 |
| Brunei Darussalam | BN | .bn | 1974 |
| Bulgaria | BG | .bg | 1974 |
| Burkina Faso | BF | .bf | 1984 |
| Burundi | BI | .bi | 1974 |
| Cabo Verde | CV | .cv | 1974 |
| Cambodia | KH | .kh | 1974 |
| Cameroon | CM | .cm | 1974 |
| Canada | CA | .ca | 1974 |
| Cayman Islands | KY | .ky | 1974 |
| Central African Republic | CF | .cf | 1974 |
| Chad | TD | .td | 1974 |
| Chile | CL | .cl | 1974 |
| China | CN | .cn | 1974 |
| Christmas Island | CX | .cx | 1974 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | CC | .cc | 1974 |
| Colombia | CO | .co | 1974 |
| Comoros | KM | .km | 1974 |
| Congo | CG | .cg | 1974 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | CD | .cd | 1997 |
| Cook Islands | CK | .ck | 1974 |
| Costa Rica | CR | .cr | 1974 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | CI | .ci | 1974 |
| Croatia | HR | .hr | 1992 |
| Cuba | CU | .cu | 1974 |
| Curaçao | CW | .cw | 2010 |
| Cyprus | CY | .cy | 1974 |
| Czechia | CZ | .cz | 1993 |
| Denmark | DK | .dk | 1974 |
| Djibouti | DJ | .dj | 1977 |
| Dominica | DM | .dm | 1974 |
| Dominican Republic | DO | .do | 1974 |
| Ecuador | EC | .ec | 1974 |
| Egypt | EG | .eg | 1974 |
| El Salvador | SV | .sv | 1974 |
| Equatorial Guinea | GQ | .gq | 1974 |
| Eritrea | ER | .er | 1993 |
| Estonia | EE | .ee | 1992 |
| Eswatini | SZ | .sz | 1974 |
| Ethiopia | ET | .et | 1974 |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | FK | .fk | 1974 |
| Faroe Islands | FO | .fo | 1974 |
| Fiji | FJ | .fj | 1974 |
| Finland | FI | .fi | 1974 |
| France | FR | .fr | 1974 |
| French Guiana | GF | .gf | 1974 |
| French Polynesia | PF | .pf | 1974 |
| French Southern Territories | TF | .tf | 1979 |
| Gabon | GA | .ga | 1974 |
| Gambia | GM | .gm | 1974 |
| Georgia | GE | .ge | 1992 |
| Germany | DE | .de | 1974 |
| Ghana | GH | .gh | 1974 |
| Gibraltar | GI | .gi | 1974 |
| Greece | GR | .gr | 1974 |
| Greenland | GL | .gl | 1974 |
| Grenada | GD | .gd | 1974 |
| Guadeloupe | GP | .gp | 1974 |
| Guam | GU | .gu | 1974 |
| Guatemala | GT | .gt | 1974 |
| Guernsey | GG | .gg | 2006 |
| Guinea | GN | .gn | 1974 |
| Guinea-Bissau | GW | .gw | 1974 |
| Guyana | GY | .gy | 1974 |
| Haiti | HT | .ht | 1974 |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | HM | .hm | 1974 |
| Holy See | VA | .va | 1974 |
| Honduras | HN | .hn | 1974 |
| Hong Kong | HK | .hk | 1974 |
| Hungary | HU | .hu | 1974 |
| Iceland | IS | .is | 1974 |
| India | IN | .in | 1974 |
| Indonesia | ID | .id | 1974 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | IR | .ir | 1974 |
| Iraq | IQ | .iq | 1974 |
| Ireland | IE | .ie | 1974 |
| Isle of Man | IM | .im | 2006 |
| Israel | IL | .il | 1974 |
| Italy | IT | .it | 1974 |
| Jamaica | JM | .jm | 1974 |
| Japan | JP | .jp | 1974 |
| Jersey | JE | .je | 2006 |
| Jordan | JO | .jo | 1974 |
| Kazakhstan | KZ | .kz | 1992 |
| Kenya | KE | .ke | 1974 |
| Kiribati | KI | .ki | 1979 |
| Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of) (North Korea) | KP | .kp | 1974 |
| Korea, Republic of (South Korea) | KR | .kr | 1974 |
| Kuwait | KW | .kw | 1974 |
| Kyrgyzstan | KG | .kg | 1992 |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | LA | .la | 1974 |
| Latvia | LV | .lv | 1992 |
| Lebanon | LB | .lb | 1974 |
| Lesotho | LS | .ls | 1974 |
| Liberia | LR | .lr | 1974 |
| Libya | LY | .ly | 1974 |
| Liechtenstein | LI | .li | 1974 |
| Lithuania | LT | .lt | 1992 |
| Luxembourg | LU | .lu | 1974 |
| Macao | MO | .mo | 1974 |
| Madagascar | MG | .mg | 1974 |
| Malawi | MW | .mw | 1974 |
| Malaysia | MY | .my | 1974 |
| Maldives | MV | .mv | 1974 |
| Mali | ML | .ml | 1974 |
| Malta | MT | .mt | 1974 |
| Marshall Islands | MH | .mh | 1986 |
| Martinique | MQ | .mq | 1974 |
| Mauritania | MR | .mr | 1974 |
| Mauritius | MU | .mu | 1974 |
| Mayotte | YT | .yt | 1993 |
| Mexico | MX | .mx | 1974 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | FM | .fm | 1986 |
| Moldova, Republic of | MD | .md | 1992 |
| Monaco | MC | .mc | 1974 |
| Mongolia | MN | .mn | 1974 |
| Montenegro | ME | .me | 2006 |
| Montserrat | MS | .ms | 1974 |
| Morocco | MA | .ma | 1974 |
| Mozambique | MZ | .mz | 1974 |
| Myanmar | MM | .mm | 1989 |
| Namibia | NA | .na | 1974 |
| Nauru | NR | .nr | 1974 |
| Nepal | NP | .np | 1974 |
| Netherlands | NL | .nl | 1974 |
| New Caledonia | NC | .nc | 1974 |
| New Zealand | NZ | .nz | 1974 |
| Nicaragua | NI | .ni | 1974 |
| Niger | NE | .ne | 1974 |
| Nigeria | NG | .ng | 1974 |
| Niue | NU | .nu | 1974 |
| Norfolk Island | NF | .nf | 1974 |
| North Macedonia | MK | .mk | 1993 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | MP | .mp | 1986 |
| Norway | NO | .no | 1974 |
| Oman | OM | .om | 1974 |
| Pakistan | PK | .pk | 1974 |
| Palau | PW | .pw | 1986 |
| Palestine, State of | PS | .ps | 1999 |
| Panama | PA | .pa | 1974 |
| Papua New Guinea | PG | .pg | 1974 |
| Paraguay | PY | .py | 1974 |
| Peru | PE | .pe | 1974 |
| Philippines | PH | .ph | 1974 |
| Pitcairn | PN | .pn | 1974 |
| Poland | PL | .pl | 1974 |
| Portugal | PT | .pt | 1974 |
| Puerto Rico | PR | .pr | 1974 |
| Qatar | QA | .qa | 1974 |
| Réunion | RE | .re | 1974 |
| Romania | RO | .ro | 1974 |
| Russian Federation | RU | .ru | 1992 |
| Rwanda | RW | .rw | 1974 |
| Saint Barthélemy | BL | .bl | 2007 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | SH | .sh | 1974 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | KN | .kn | 1974 |
| Saint Lucia | LC | .lc | 1974 |
| Saint Martin (French part) | MF | .mf | 2007 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | PM | .pm | 1974 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VC | .vc | 1974 |
| Samoa | WS | .ws | 1974 |
| San Marino | SM | .sm | 1974 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | ST | .st | 1974 |
| Saudi Arabia | SA | .sa | 1974 |
| Senegal | SN | .sn | 1974 |
| Serbia | RS | .rs | 2006 |
| Seychelles | SC | .sc | 1974 |
| Sierra Leone | SL | .sl | 1974 |
| Singapore | SG | .sg | 1974 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | SX | .sx | 2010 |
| Slovakia | SK | .sk | 1993 |
| Slovenia | SI | .si | 1992 |
| Solomon Islands | SB | .sb | 1974 |
| Somalia | SO | .so | 1974 |
| South Africa | ZA | .za | 1974 |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | GS | .gs | 1993 |
| South Sudan | SS | .ss | 2011 |
| Spain | ES | .es | 1974 |
| Sri Lanka | LK | .lk | 1974 |
| Sudan | SD | .sd | 1974 |
| Suriname | SR | .sr | 1974 |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | SJ | .sj | 1974 |
| Sweden | SE | .se | 1974 |
| Switzerland | CH | .ch | 1974 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | SY | .sy | 1974 |
| Taiwan, Province of China | TW | .tw | 1974 |
| Tajikistan | TJ | .tj | 1992 |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | TZ | .tz | 1974 |
| Thailand | TH | .th | 1974 |
| Timor-Leste | TL | .tl | 2002 |
| Togo | TG | .tg | 1974 |
| Tokelau | TK | .tk | 1974 |
| Tonga | TO | .to | 1974 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TT | .tt | 1974 |
| Tunisia | TN | .tn | 1974 |
| Türkiye | TR | .tr | 1974 |
| Turkmenistan | TM | .tm | 1992 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | TC | .tc | 1974 |
| Tuvalu | TV | .tv | 1977 |
| Uganda | UG | .ug | 1974 |
| Ukraine | UA | .ua | 1974 |
| United Arab Emirates | AE | .ae | 1974 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GB | .gb, .uk | 1974 |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | UM | 1986 | |
| United States of America | US | .us | 1974 |
| Uruguay | UY | .uy | 1974 |
| Uzbekistan | UZ | .uz | 1992 |
| Vanuatu | VU | .vu | 1980 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | VE | .ve | 1974 |
| Vietnam (Socialist Republic of) | VN | .vn | 1974 |
| Virgin Islands (British) | VG | .vg | 1974 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | VI | .vi | 1974 |
| Wallis and Futuna | WF | .wf | 1974 |
| Western Sahara | EH | 1974 | |
| Yemen | YE | .ye | 1974 |
| Zambia | ZM | .zm | 1974 |
| Zimbabwe | ZW | .zw | 1980 |
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