Country ISO codes — Complete list of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 and alpha-3 for 197 countries

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The ISO 3166-1 standard

The ISO 3166-1 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) defines codes for countries and territories worldwide. It has three parts: alpha-2 (2 letters, e.g. GB for United Kingdom), alpha-3 (3 letters, e.g. GBR), and numeric (3 digits, e.g. 826). These codes are used in passports, country-code top-level domains (e.g. .uk), banking systems, international trade and geospatial data.

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#	Country	Alpha-2	Alpha-3	Capital	Continent	Currency	Population
1	Afghanistan	AF	AFG	Kabul	Asia	AFN	42 647 492
2	Albania	AL	ALB	Tirana	Europe	ALL	2 714 617
3	Algeria	DZ	DZA	Algiers	Africa	DZD	46 814 308
4	Andorra	AD	AND	Andorra la Vella	Europe	EUR	81 938
5	Angola	AO	AGO	Luanda	Africa	AOA	37 885 849
6	Antigua and Barbuda	AG	ATG	St. John's	America	XCD	93 772
7	Argentina	AR	ARG	Buenos Aires	America	ARS	45 696 159
8	Armenia	AM	ARM	Yerevan	Asia	AMD	3 033 500
9	Australia	AU	AUS	Canberra	Oceania	AUD	27 204 809
10	Austria	AT	AUT	Vienna	Europe	EUR	9 178 482
11	Azerbaijan	AZ	AZE	Baku	Asia	AZN	10 202 850
12	Bahamas	BS	BHS	Nassau	America	BSD	401 283
13	Bahrain	BH	BHR	Manama	Asia	BHD	1 588 670
14	Bangladesh	BD	BGD	Dhaka	Asia	BDT	173 562 364
15	Barbados	BB	BRB	Bridgetown	America	BBD	282 467
16	Belarus	BY	BLR	Minsk	Europe	BYN	9 133 712
17	Belgium	BE	BEL	Brussels	Europe	EUR	11 876 844
18	Belize	BZ	BLZ	Belmopan	America	BZD	417 072
19	Benin	BJ	BEN	Porto Novo	Africa	XOF	14 462 724
20	Bhutan	BT	BTN	Thimphu	Asia	BTN	791 524
21	Bolivia	BO	BOL	Sucre	America	BOB	12 413 315
22	Bosnia and Herzegovina	BA	BIH	Sarajevo	Europe	BAM	3 164 253
23	Botswana	BW	BWA	Gaborone	Africa	BWP	2 521 139
24	Brazil	BR	BRA	Brasilia	America	BRL	211 998 573
25	Brunei	BN	BRN	Bandar Seri Begawan	Asia	BND	462 721
26	Bulgaria	BG	BGR	Sofia	Europe	BGN	6 444 366
27	Burkina Faso	BF	BFA	Ouagadougou	Africa	XOF	23 548 781
28	Burundi	BI	BDI	Bujumbura	Africa	BIF	14 047 786
29	Cambodia	KH	KHM	Phnom Penh	Asia	KHR	17 638 801
30	Cameroon	CM	CMR	Yaoundé	Africa	XAF	29 123 744
31	Canada	CA	CAN	Ottawa	America	CAD	41 288 599
32	Cape Verde	CV	CPV	Praia	Africa	CVE	524 877
33	Central African Republic	CF	CAF	Bangui	Africa	XAF	5 330 690
34	Chad	TD	TCD	N'Djamena	Africa	XAF	20 299 123
35	Chile	CL	CHL	Santiago	America	CLP	19 764 771
36	China	CN	CHN	Beijing	Asia	CNY	1 408 975 000
37	Colombia	CO	COL	Bogota	America	COP	52 886 363
38	Comoros	KM	COM	Moroni	Africa	KMF	866 628
39	Costa Rica	CR	CRI	San José	America	CRC	5 129 910
40	Croatia	HR	HRV	Zagreb	Europe	EUR	3 866 300
41	Cuba	CU	CUB	Havana	America	CUP	10 979 783
42	Cyprus	CY	CYP	Nicosia	Europe	EUR	1 358 282
43	Czech Republic	CZ	CZE	Prague	Europe	CZK	10 882 164
44	Democratic Republic of Congo	CD	COD	Kinshasa	Africa	CDF	109 276 265
45	Denmark	DK	DNK	Copenagen	Europe	DKK	5 976 992
46	Djibouti	DJ	DJI	Djibouti	Africa	DJF	1 168 722
47	Dominica	DM	DMA	Roseau	America	XCD	66 205
48	Dominican Republic	DO	DOM	Santo Domingo	America	DOP	11 427 557
49	East Timor	TL	TLS	Dili	Oceania	USD	1 400 638
50	Ecuador	EC	ECU	Quito	America	USD	18 135 478
51	Egypt	EG	EGY	Cairo	Africa	EGP	116 538 258
52	El Salvador	SV	SLV	San Salvador	America	USD	6 338 193
53	Equatorial Guinea	GQ	GNQ	Malabo	Africa	XAF	1 892 516
54	Eritrea	ER	ERI	Asmara	Africa	ERN	3 535 603
55	Estonia	EE	EST	Tallinn	Europe	EUR	1 371 986
56	Eswatini	SZ	SWZ	Mbabane	Africa	SZL	1 242 822
57	Ethiopia	ET	ETH	Addis Ababa	Africa	ETB	132 059 767
58	Fiji	FJ	FJI	Suva	Oceania	FJD	928 784
59	Finland	FI	FIN	Helsinki	Europe	EUR	5 637 214
60	France	FR	FRA	Paris	Europe	EUR	68 516 699
61	Gabon	GA	GAB	Libreville	Africa	XAF	2 538 952
62	Gambia	GM	GMB	Banjul	Africa	GMD	2 759 988
63	Georgia	GE	GEO	Tbilisi	Asia	GEL	3 673 850
64	Germany	DE	DEU	Berlin	Europe	EUR	83 510 950
65	Ghana	GH	GHA	Accra	Africa	GHS	34 427 414
66	Greece	GR	GRC	Athens	Europe	EUR	10 388 805
67	Grenada	GD	GRD	St. George's	America	XCD	117 207
68	Guatemala	GT	GTM	Guatemala City	America	GTQ	18 406 359
69	Guinea	GN	GIN	Conakry	Africa	GNF	14 754 785
70	Guinea-Bissau	GW	GNB	Bissau	Africa	XOF	2 201 352
71	Guyana	GY	GUY	Georgetown	America	GYD	831 087
72	Haiti	HT	HTI	Port-au-Prince	America	HTG	11 772 557
73	Honduras	HN	HND	Tegucigalpa	America	HNL	10 825 703
74	Hungary	HU	HUN	Budapest	Europe	HUF	9 562 314
75	Iceland	IS	ISL	Reykjavík	Europe	ISK	404 610
76	India	IN	IND	New Delhi	Asia	INR	1 450 935 791
77	Indonesia	ID	IDN	Jakarta	Asia	IDR	283 487 931
78	Iran	IR	IRN	Tehran	Asia	IRR	91 567 738
79	Iraq	IQ	IRQ	Baghdad	Asia	IQD	46 042 015
80	Ireland	IE	IRL	Dublin	Europe	EUR	5 380 257
81	Israel	IL	ISR	Jerusalem	Asia	ILS	9 974 400
82	Italy	IT	ITA	Rome	Europe	EUR	58 986 023
83	Ivory Coast	CI	CIV	Yamoussoukro	Africa	XOF	31 934 230
84	Jamaica	JM	JAM	Kingston	America	JMD	2 839 175
85	Japan	JP	JPN	Tokyo	Asia	JPY	123 975 371
86	Jordan	JO	JOR	Amman	Asia	JOD	11 552 876
87	Kazakhstan	KZ	KAZ	Astana	Asia	KZT	20 592 571
88	Kenya	KE	KEN	Nairobi	Africa	KES	56 432 944
89	Kiribati	KI	KIR	Tarawa	Oceania	AUD	134 518
90	Korea, North	KP	PRK	Pyongyang	Asia	KPW	26 498 823
91	Korea, South	KR	KOR	Seoul	Asia	KRW	51 751 065
92	Kosovo	—	—	Pristina	Europe	EUR	1 527 324
93	Kuwait	KW	KWT	Kuwait City	Asia	KWD	4 973 861
94	Kyrgyzstan	KG	KGZ	Bishkek	Asia	KGS	7 224 614
95	Laos	LA	LAO	Vientiane	Asia	LAK	7 769 819
96	Latvia	LV	LVA	Riga	Europe	EUR	1 862 441
97	Lebanon	LB	LBN	Beirut	Asia	LBP	5 805 962
98	Lesotho	LS	LSO	Maseru	Africa	LSL	2 337 423
99	Liberia	LR	LBR	Monrovia	Africa	LRD	5 612 817
100	Libya	LY	LBY	Tripoli	Africa	LYD	7 381 023
101	Liechtenstein	LI	LIE	Vaduz	Europe	CHF	40 197
102	Lithuania	LT	LTU	Vilnius	Europe	EUR	2 888 055
103	Luxembourg	LU	LUX	Luxembourg	Europe	EUR	677 717
104	Madagascar	MG	MDG	Antananarivo	Africa	MGA	31 964 956
105	Malawi	MW	MWI	Lilongwe	Africa	MWK	21 655 286
106	Malaysia	MY	MYS	Kuala Lumpur	Asia	MYR	35 557 673
107	Maldives	MV	MDV	Malé	Asia	MVR	527 799
108	Mali	ML	MLI	Bamako	Africa	XOF	24 478 595
109	Malta	MT	MLT	Valletta	Europe	EUR	574 346
110	Marshall Islands	MH	MHL	Majuro	Oceania	USD	37 548
111	Mauritania	MR	MRT	Nouakchott	Africa	MRO	5 169 395
112	Mauritius	MU	MUS	Port Louis	Africa	MUR	1 259 509
113	Mexico	MX	MEX	Mexico City	America	MXN	130 861 007
114	Micronesia	FM	FSM	Palikir	Oceania	USD	113 160
115	Moldova	MD	MDA	Chisinau	Europe	MDL	2 389 275
116	Monaco	MC	MCO	Monaco	Europe	EUR	38 631
117	Mongolia	MN	MNG	Ulaanbaatar	Asia	MNT	3 524 788
118	Montenegro	ME	MNE	Podgorica	Europe	EUR	623 831
119	Morocco	MA	MAR	Rabat	Africa	MAD	38 081 173
120	Mozambique	MZ	MOZ	Maputo	Africa	MZN	34 631 766
121	Myanmar	MM	MMR	Naypyidaw	Asia	MMK	54 500 091
122	Namibia	NA	NAM	Windhoek	Africa	NAD	3 030 131
123	Nauru	NR	NRU	Yaren	Oceania	AUD	11 947
124	Nepal	NP	NPL	Kathmandu	Asia	NPR	29 651 054
125	Netherlands	NL	NLD	Amsterdam	Europe	EUR	17 994 237
126	New Zealand	NZ	NZL	Wellington	Oceania	NZD	5 338 500
127	Nicaragua	NI	NIC	Managua	America	NIO	6 916 140
128	Niger	NE	NER	Niamey	Africa	XOF	27 032 412
129	Nigeria	NG	NGA	Abuja	Africa	NGN	232 679 478
130	North Macedonia	MK	MKD	Skopje	Europe	MKD	1 792 179
131	Norway	NO	NOR	Oslo	Europe	NOK	5 572 272
132	Oman	OM	OMN	Muscat	Asia	OMR	5 281 538
133	Pakistan	PK	PAK	Islamabad	Asia	PKR	251 269 164
134	Palau	PW	PLW	Melekeok	Oceania	USD	17 695
135	Palestine	PS	PSE	East Jerusalem	Asia	ILS	5 289 152
136	Panama	PA	PAN	Panama City	America	PAB	4 515 577
137	Papua New Guinea	PG	PNG	Port Moresby	Oceania	PGK	10 576 502
138	Paraguay	PY	PRY	Asunción	America	PYG	6 929 153
139	Peru	PE	PER	Lima	America	PEN	34 217 848
140	Philippines	PH	PHL	Manila	Asia	PHP	115 843 670
141	Poland	PL	POL	Warsaw	Europe	PLN	36 554 707
142	Portugal	PT	PRT	Lisbon	Europe	EUR	10 701 636
143	Qatar	QA	QAT	Doha	Asia	QAR	2 857 822
144	Republic of the Congo	CG	COG	Brazzaville	Africa	XAF	6 332 961
145	Romania	RO	ROU	Bucharest	Europe	RON	19 069 340
146	Russia	RU	RUS	Moscow	Europe	RUB	143 533 851
147	Rwanda	RW	RWA	Kigali	Africa	RWF	14 256 567
148	Saint Kitts and Nevis	KN	KNA	Basseterre	America	XCD	46 843
149	Saint Lucia	LC	LCA	Castries	America	XCD	179 744
150	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VC	VCT	Kingstown	America	XCD	100 616
151	Samoa	WS	WSM	Apia	Oceania	WST	218 019
152	San Marino	SM	SMR	San Marino	Europe	EUR	33 977
153	São Tomé and Príncipe	ST	STP	São Tomé	Africa	STD	235 536
154	Saudi Arabia	SA	SAU	Riyadh	Asia	SAR	35 300 280
155	Senegal	SN	SEN	Dakar	Africa	XOF	18 501 984
156	Serbia	RS	SRB	Belgrade	Europe	RSD	6 587 202
157	Seychelles	SC	SYC	Victoria	Africa	SCR	121 354
158	Sierra Leone	SL	SLE	Freetown	Africa	SLL	8 642 022
159	Singapore	SG	SGP	Singapore	Asia	SGD	6 036 860
160	Slovakia	SK	SVK	Bratislava	Europe	EUR	5 422 069
161	Slovenia	SI	SVN	Ljubljana	Europe	EUR	2 126 324
162	Solomon Islands	SB	SLB	Honiara	Oceania	SBD	819 198
163	Somalia	SO	SOM	Mogadishu	Africa	SOS	19 009 151
164	South Africa	ZA	ZAF	Pretoria	Africa	ZAR	64 007 187
165	South Sudan	SS	SSD	Juba	Africa	SSP	11 943 408
166	Spain	ES	ESP	Madrid	Europe	EUR	48 807 137
167	Sri Lanka	LK	LKA	Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte	Asia	LKR	21 916 000
168	Sudan	SD	SDN	Khartoum	Africa	SDG	50 448 963
169	Suriname	SR	SUR	Paramaribo	America	SRD	634 431
170	Sweden	SE	SWE	Stockholm	Europe	SEK	10 569 709
171	Switzerland	CH	CHE	Bern	Europe	CHF	9 034 102
172	Syria	SY	SYR	Damascus	Asia	SYP	24 672 760
173	Taiwan	TW	TWN	Taipei	Asia	TWD	23 519 518
174	Tajikistan	TJ	TJK	Dushanbe	Asia	TJS	10 590 927
175	Tanzania	TZ	TZA	Dodoma	Africa	TZS	68 560 157
176	Thailand	TH	THA	Bangkok	Asia	THB	71 668 011
177	Togo	TG	TGO	Lomé	Africa	XOF	9 515 236
178	Tonga	TO	TON	Nukualofa	Oceania	TOP	104 175
179	Trinidad and Tobago	TT	TTO	Port of Spain	America	TTD	1 368 333
180	Tunisia	TN	TUN	Tunis	Africa	TND	12 277 109
181	Turkey	TR	TUR	Ankara	Asia	TRY	85 518 661
182	Turkmenistan	TM	TKM	Ashgabat	Asia	TMT	7 494 498
183	Tuvalu	TV	TUV	Funafuti	Oceania	AUD	9 646
184	Uganda	UG	UGA	Kampala	Africa	UGX	50 015 092
185	Ukraine	UA	UKR	Kiev	Europe	UAH	37 860 221
186	United Arab Emirates	AE	ARE	Abu Dhabi	Asia	AED	10 876 981
187	United Kingdom	GB	GBR	London	Europe	GBP	69 226 000
188	United States	US	USA	Washington D.C.	America	USD	340 110 988
189	Uruguay	UY	URY	Montevideo	America	UYU	3 386 588
190	Uzbekistan	UZ	UZB	Tashkent	Asia	UZS	36 361 859
191	Vanuatu	VU	VUT	Port Vila	Oceania	VUV	327 777
192	Vatican City	VA	VAT	Vatican City	Europe	EUR	882
193	Venezuela	VE	VEN	Caracas	America	VEF	28 405 543
194	Vietnam	VN	VNM	Hanoi	Asia	VND	100 987 686
195	Yemen	YE	YEM	Sana'a	Asia	YER	40 583 164
196	Zambia	ZM	ZMB	Lusaka	Africa	ZMW	21 314 956
197	Zimbabwe	ZW	ZWE	Harare	Africa	USD	16 634 373

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Frequently asked questions

What is the ISO 3166-1 standard?

ISO 3166-1 is an international standard published by ISO that assigns unique codes to countries and territories worldwide. It comes in three variants: alpha-2 (2 letters: GB, DE, US…), alpha-3 (3 letters: GBR, DEU, USA…) and numeric (3 digits). It is maintained by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency and updated regularly to reflect geopolitical changes.

What are country ISO alpha-2 codes used for?

Alpha-2 codes are the most widely used. They are used for national domain name extensions (ccTLDs: .uk, .de, .us…), in web forms for country dropdown menus, in international shipping labels and barcodes, on European licence plates, and in geographic APIs and databases.

What is the difference between ISO alpha-2 and alpha-3?

Alpha-2 uses 2 letters (e.g. GB for United Kingdom) and is the most common format for everyday use (internet domains, forms). Alpha-3 uses 3 letters (e.g. GBR) and is preferred in contexts where ambiguity must be avoided or in systems that cannot rely on immediate recognition of the 2-letter code, such as biometric passports (ICAO) or UN statistical data.

Do ISO country codes change over time?

Yes, rarely but regularly. Changes occur with the creation of a new state (East Timor 2002, Kosovo 2008, South Sudan 2011), a union (German reunification), a dissolution (USSR, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia) or a simple change of official name (North Macedonia 2019, Eswatini 2018). The ISO 3166/MA manages these updates.

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