Thankfully, this is where standards help the entire world. The ISO series of international standards details country codes and codes for their subdivisions.
Some common uses of ISO country codes include international mail, as top-level domain names e. ISO — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country code sets the country codes. Read more about the different types of codes in the Glossary for ISO For more information, visit the ISO Store. ISO is regularly updated to reflect changes in country names and subdivisions. The numeric country code is assigned by the UN.
As a general rule, the ISO Maintenance Agency does not assign official country code elements to other geopolitical areas or countries that are not member states of the UN. To be considered, some criteria, amongst others, include that the area be physically separated from its parent country and outside its territorial waters.
Even if all criteria are met, the ISO Maintenance Agency may decide not to assign a code element, for example, due to the very limited number of official alpha-2 code elements available. El Salvador. England — See United Kingdom, The.
Equatorial Guinea. Falkland Islands the [Malvinas]. Faroe Islands the. French Guiana. French Polynesia. French Southern Territories the. Gambia the. Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Holy See the. Hong Kong. Iran Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Korea the Republic of.
North Macedonia. Marshall Islands the. Micronesia Federated States of. Moldova the Republic of. Netherlands the. New Caledonia. New Zealand. Niger the. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands the. Palestine, State of. Knowing the European country code can make the relevant numbers a breeze to find.
While only the codes for Europe are covered here, these country code abbreviations are designated for every continent. For every country or partial country that is recognized in Europe, there is a code. The most recognized country code is just two letters, but there are other codes available.
These organization abbreviations actually create a new word. Staff Writer. All rights reserved.
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