{{Short description|ISO standard country subdivision codes}} '''ISO 3166-2''' is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and defines codes for identifying the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. The official name of the standard is ''Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 2: Country subdivision code''. It was first published in 1998.
The purpose of ISO 3166-2 is to establish an international standard of short and unique alphanumeric codes to represent the relevant administrative divisions and dependent territories of all countries in a more convenient and less ambiguous form than their full names. Each complete ISO 3166-2 code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen:<ref name="iso31662">{{cite web| url=http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes.htm#2012_iso3166-2| title=ISO 3166-2| publisher=International Organization for Standardization (ISO)}}</ref> * The first part is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the country; * The second part is a string of up to three alphanumeric characters, which is usually obtained from national sources and stems from coding systems already in use in the country concerned, but may also be developed by the ISO itself.
Each complete ISO 3166-2 code can then be used to uniquely identify a country subdivision in a global context.
{{As of|2023|11|23}} there are 5,046 codes defined in ISO 3166-2. For some countries, codes are defined for more than one level of subdivisions.
==Current codes== The following table can be used to access the current ISO 3166-2 codes of each country, and comprises three columns:<ref name="iso31661">{{cite web| url=https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#search/code/| title=Country names and code elements| publisher=ISO}}</ref>
* '''Entry''': ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, click to view the ISO 3166-2 codes of the country * '''Country name''': English short name officially used by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA) * '''Subdivisions assigned codes''': Number and category of subdivisions assigned codes in ISO 3166-2;<ref name="iso31662"/> if there are more than one level of subdivisions, the first-level subdivisions are shown in ''italics''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Entry<br /> <small>(click to view codes)</small> ! Country name (using title case) ! class="unsortable" | Subdivisions assigned codes<ref name="iso31662"/> |- | AD || Andorra || 7 parishes |- | AE || United Arab Emirates || 7 emirates |- | AF || Afghanistan || 34 provinces |- | AG || Antigua and Barbuda || 6 parishes<br /> 2 dependencies |- | AI || Anguilla || — |- | AL || Albania || 12 counties |- | AM || Armenia || 1 city<br /> 10 regions |- | AO || Angola || 18 provinces |- | AQ || Antarctica || — |- | AR || Argentina || 1 city<br /> 23 provinces |- | AS || American Samoa || — |- | AT || Austria || 9 states |- | AU || Australia || 6 states<br /> 2 territories |- | AW || Aruba || — |- | AX || {{sort|Aland Islands|Åland Islands}} || — |- | AZ || Azerbaijan || ''1 autonomous republic''<br /> 11 municipalities<br /> 66 rayons |- | BA || Bosnia and Herzegovina || 2 entities<br /> 1 district with special status |- | BB || Barbados || 11 parishes |- | BD || Bangladesh || ''8 divisions''<br /> 64 districts |- | BE || Belgium || ''3 regions''<br /> 10 provinces |- | BF || Burkina Faso || ''13 regions''<br /> 45 provinces |- | BG || Bulgaria || 28 regions |- | BH || Bahrain || 4 governorates |- | BI || Burundi || 18 provinces |- | BJ || Benin || 12 departments |- | BL || Saint Barthélemy || — |- | BM || Bermuda || — |- | BN || Brunei Darussalam || 4 districts |- | BO || Bolivia, Plurinational State of || 9 departments |- | BQ || Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba || 3 special municipalities |- | BR || Brazil || 1 federal district<br /> 26 states |- | BS || Bahamas || 31 districts<br />1 island |- | BT || Bhutan || 20 districts |- | BV || Bouvet Island || — |- | BW || Botswana || 10 districts<br />4 towns<br />2 cities |- | BY || Belarus || 6 oblasts<br /> 1 city |- | BZ || Belize || 6 districts |- | CA || Canada || 10 provinces<br /> 3 territories |- | CC || Cocos (Keeling) Islands || — |- | CD || Congo, Democratic Republic of the || 1 city<br /> 25 provinces |- | CF || Central African Republic || 1 commune<br /> 14 prefectures<br /> 2 economic prefectures |- | CG || Congo || 12 departments |- | CH || Switzerland || 26 cantons |- | CI || {{sort|Cote d'Ivoire|Côte d'Ivoire}} || 12 districts<br />2 autonomous districts |- | CK || Cook Islands || — |- | CL || Chile || 16 regions |- | CM || Cameroon || 10 regions |- | CN || China || 4 municipalities<br /> 23 provinces<br /> 5 autonomous regions<br /> 2 special administrative regions |- | CO || Colombia || 1 capital district<br /> 32 departments |- | CR || Costa Rica || 7 provinces |- | CU || Cuba || 15 provinces<br /> 1 special municipality |- | CV || Cabo Verde || ''2 geographical regions''<br /> 22 municipalities |- | CW || Curaçao || — |- | CX || Christmas Island || — |- | CY || Cyprus || 6 districts |- | CZ || Czechia || ''13 regions<br /> 1 capital city''<br /> 76 districts |- | DE || Germany || 16 states |- | DJ || Djibouti || 5 regions<br /> 1 city |- | DK || Denmark || 5 regions |- | DM || Dominica || 10 parishes |- | DO || Dominican Republic || ''10 regions''<br />1 district<br /> 31 provinces |- | DZ || Algeria || 58 provinces |- | EC || Ecuador || 24 provinces |- | EE || Estonia || ''15 counties''<br />64 rural municipalities<br />15 urban municipalities |- | EG || Egypt || 27 governorates |- | EH || Western Sahara || — |- | ER || Eritrea || 6 regions |- | ES || Spain || ''17 autonomous communities<br /> 2 autonomous cities in North Africa''<br /> 50 provinces |- | ET || Ethiopia || 2 administrations<br /> 11 regional states |- | FI || Finland || 19 regions |- | FJ || Fiji || ''4 divisions<br /> 1 dependency''<br />14 provinces |- | FK || Falkland Islands (Malvinas) || — |- | FM || Micronesia, Federated States of || 4 states |- | FO || Faroe Islands || — |- | FR || France || ''12 metropolitan regions''<br />''5 overseas collectivities''<br />''1 overseas collectivity with special status''<br />'' 1 dependency''<br />''3 overseas departmental collectivities''<br />''1 overseas territory''<br />''2 overseas unique territorial collectivities''<br />95 metropolitan departments<br />3 metropolitan collectivities with special status<br />1 European collectivity |- | GA || Gabon || 9 provinces |- | GB || United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland || ''3 countries<br />1 province''<br />32 council areas<br />25 two-tier counties<br />11 districts<br />80 unitary authorities<br />36 metropolitan districts<br />32 London boroughs<br />1 city corporation |- | GD || Grenada || 6 parishes<br /> 1 dependency |- | GE || Georgia || 2 autonomous republics<br /> 1 city<br /> 9 regions |- | GF || French Guiana || — |- | GG || Guernsey || — |- | GH || Ghana || 16 regions |- | GI || Gibraltar || — |- | GL || Greenland || 5 municipalities |- | GM || Gambia || 1 city<br /> 5 divisions |- | GN || Guinea || ''7 administrative regions<br /> 1 governorate''<br /> 33 prefectures |- | GP || Guadeloupe || — |- | GQ || Equatorial Guinea || ''2 regions''<br /> 8 provinces |- | GR || Greece || 13 administrative regions<br /> 1 self-governed part |- | GS || South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands || — |- | GT || Guatemala || 22 departments |- | GU || Guam || — |- | GW || Guinea-Bissau || ''3 provinces''<br /> 1 autonomous sector<br /> 8 regions |- | GY || Guyana || 10 regions |- | HK || Hong Kong || — |- | HM || Heard Island and McDonald Islands || — |- | HN || Honduras || 18 departments |- | HR || Croatia || 1 city<br /> 20 counties |- | HT || Haiti || 10 departments |- | HU || Hungary || 1 capital city<br /> 19 counties<br /> 23 cities of county right |- | ID || Indonesia || ''7 geographical units''<br /> 36 provinces<br /> 1 capital district<br /> 1 special region |- | IE || Ireland || ''4 provinces''<br /> 26 counties |- | IL || Israel || 6 districts |- | IM || Isle of Man || — |- | IN || India || 28 states<br /> 8 union territories |- | IO || British Indian Ocean Territory || — |- | IQ || Iraq || ''1 region''<br /> 18 governorates |- | IR || Iran, Islamic Republic of || 31 provinces |- | IS || Iceland || ''8 regions''<br />64 municipalities |- | IT || Italy || ''15 regions<br /> 5 autonomous regions''<br /> 80 provinces<br /> 2 autonomous provinces<br /> 6 free municipal consortiums<br /> 14 metropolitan cities<br />4 decentralized regional entities |- | JE || Jersey || — |- | JM || Jamaica || 14 parishes |- | JO || Jordan || 12 governorates |- | JP || Japan || 47 prefectures |- | KE || Kenya || 47 counties |- | KG || Kyrgyzstan || 2 cities<br /> 7 regions |- | KH || Cambodia || 1 autonomous municipality<br /> 24 provinces |- | KI || Kiribati || 3 groups of islands |- | KM || Comoros || 3 islands |- | KN || Saint Kitts and Nevis || ''2 states''<br /> 14 parishes |- | KP || Korea, Democratic People's Republic of || 1 capital city<br /> 1 metropolitan city<br /> 1 special city<br /> 9 provinces |- | KR || Korea, Republic of || 6 metropolitan cities<br /> 2 special cities<br />1 special self-governing city<br />7 provinces<br />2 special self-governing provinces |- | KW || Kuwait || 6 governorates |- | KY || Cayman Islands || — |- | KZ || Kazakhstan || 3 cities<br /> 17 regions |- | LA || Lao People's Democratic Republic || 1 prefecture<br /> 17 provinces |- | LB || Lebanon || 8 governorates |- | LC || Saint Lucia || 10 districts |- | LI || Liechtenstein || 11 communes |- | LK || Sri Lanka || ''9 provinces''<br /> 25 districts |- | LR || Liberia || 15 counties |- | LS || Lesotho || 10 districts |- | LT || Lithuania || ''10 counties''<br />9 municipalities<br />7 city municipalities<br />44 district municipalities |- | LU || Luxembourg || 12 cantons |- | LV || Latvia || 36 municipalities<br /> 7 state cities |- | LY || Libya || 22 popularates |- | MA || Morocco || ''12 regions''<br /> 62 provinces<br /> 13 prefectures |- | MC || Monaco || 17 quarters |- | MD || Moldova, Republic of || 1 autonomous territorial unit<br /> 3 cities<br /> 32 districts<br /> 1 territorial unit |- | ME || Montenegro || 25 municipalities |- | MF || Saint Martin (French part) || — |- | MG || Madagascar || 6 provinces |- | MH || Marshall Islands || ''2 chains of islands''<br /> 24 municipalities |- | MK || North Macedonia || 80 municipalities |- | ML || Mali || 1 district<br /> 10 regions |- | MM || Myanmar || 7 regions<br /> 7 states<br />1 union territory |- | MN || Mongolia || 1 capital city<br /> 21 provinces |- | MO || Macao || — |- | MP || Northern Mariana Islands || — |- | MQ || Martinique || — |- | MR || Mauritania || 15 regions |- | MS || Montserrat || — |- | MT || Malta || 68 local councils |- | MU || Mauritius || 3 dependencies<br /> 9 districts |- | MV || Maldives || 19 administrative atolls<br />2 cities |- | MW || Malawi || ''3 regions''<br /> 28 districts |- | MX || Mexico || 31 states<br /> 1 federal entity |- | MY || Malaysia || 3 federal territories<br /> 13 states |- | MZ || Mozambique || 1 city<br /> 10 provinces |- | NA || Namibia || 14 regions |- | NC || New Caledonia || — |- | NE || Niger || 1 urban community<br /> 7 departments |- | NF || Norfolk Island || — |- | NG || Nigeria || 1 capital territory<br /> 36 states |- | NI || Nicaragua || 15 departments<br /> 2 autonomous regions |- | NL || Netherlands, Kingdom of the || 12 provinces<br />3 countries<br />3 special municipalities |- | NO || Norway || 11 counties<br /> 2 arctic regions |- | NP || Nepal || 7 provinces |- | NR || Nauru || 14 districts |- | NU || Niue || — |- | NZ || New Zealand || 16 regions<br /> 1 special island authority |- | OM || Oman || 11 governorates |- | PA || Panama || 10 provinces<br /> 4 indigenous regions |- | PE || Peru || 25 regions<br /> 1 municipality |- | PF || French Polynesia || — |- | PG || Papua New Guinea || 1 district<br /> 20 provinces<br /> 1 autonomous region |- | PH || Philippines || ''17 regions''<br /> 82 provinces |- | PK || Pakistan || 4 provinces<br /> 2 autonomous territories<br /> 1 federal territory |- | PL || Poland || 16 voivodships |- | PM || Saint Pierre and Miquelon || — |- | PN || Pitcairn || — |- | PR || Puerto Rico || — |- | PS || Palestine, State of || 16 governorates |- | PT || Portugal || 18 districts<br /> 2 autonomous regions |- | PW || Palau || 16 states |- | PY || Paraguay || 1 capital<br /> 17 departments |- | QA || Qatar || 8 municipalities |- | RE || {{sort|Reunion|Réunion}} || — |- | RO || Romania || 41 departments<br /> 1 municipality |- | RS || Serbia || ''2 autonomous provinces''<br /> 1 city<br /> 29 districts |- | RU || Russian Federation || 21 republics<br /> 9 administrative territories<br /> 46 administrative regions<br /> 2 autonomous cities<br /> 1 autonomous region<br /> 4 autonomous districts |- | RW || Rwanda || 1 town council<br /> 4 provinces |- | SA || Saudi Arabia || 13 regions |- | SB || Solomon Islands || 1 capital territory<br /> 9 provinces |- | SC || Seychelles || 27 districts |- | SD || Sudan || 18 states |- | SE || Sweden || 21 counties |- | SG || Singapore || 5 districts |- | SH || Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha || 3 geographical entities |- | SI || Slovenia || 200 municipalities and 12 urban municipalities |- | SJ || Svalbard and Jan Mayen || — |- | SK || Slovakia || 8 regions |- | SL || Sierra Leone || 1 area<br />4 provinces |- | SM || San Marino || 9 municipalities |- | SN || Senegal || 14 regions |- | SO || Somalia || 18 regions |- | SR || Suriname || 10 districts |- | SS || South Sudan || 10 states |- | ST || {{sic|Sao Tome and Principe|hide=y}} || 1 autonomous region<br />6 districts |- | SV || El Salvador || 14 departments |- | SX || Sint Maarten (Dutch part) || — |- | SY || Syrian Arab Republic || 14 provinces |- | SZ || Eswatini || 4 regions |- | TC || Turks and Caicos Islands || — |- | TD || Chad || 23 provinces |- | TF || French Southern Territories || — |- | TG || Togo || 5 regions |- | TH || Thailand || 1 metropolitan administration<br /> 1 special administrative city<br /> 76 provinces |- | TJ || Tajikistan || 1 autonomous region<br />2 regions<br />1 capital territory<br />1 district under republic administration |- | TK || Tokelau || — |- | TL || Timor-Leste || 12 municipalities<br />1 special administrative region |- | TM || Turkmenistan || 5 regions<br /> 1 city |- | TN || Tunisia || 24 governorates |- | TO || Tonga || 5 divisions |- | TR || Türkiye || 81 provinces |- | TT || Trinidad and Tobago || 9 regions<br /> 3 boroughs<br />2 cities<br />1 ward |- | TV || Tuvalu || 1 town council<br /> 7 island councils |- | TW || <!--DO NOT CHANGE-->Taiwan, Province of China<!--The UN considers Taiwan as part of China, so "Taiwan, Province of China" is the country name used in ISO 3166: https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:TW --><ref group="note" name="taiwan">Taiwan is included as a subdivision of China because of its political status within the United Nations, as, even though it is ''de facto'' under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China instead of the People's Republic of China, the United Nations does not recognize the Republic of China and considers Taiwan as part of China. In ISO 3166-1, Taiwan is listed as "Taiwan, Province of China".</ref> || 13 counties<br /> 3 cities<br /> 6 special municipalities |- | TZ || Tanzania, United Republic of || 31 regions |- | UA || Ukraine || 24 regions<br /> 1 republic<br /> 2 cities |- | UG || Uganda || ''4 geographical regions''<br /> 134 districts<br />1 city |- | UM || United States Minor Outlying Islands || 9 islands, groups of islands |- | US || United States of America || 50 states<br /> 1 district<br /> 6 outlying areas |- | UY || Uruguay || 19 departments |- | UZ || Uzbekistan || 1 city<br /> 12 regions<br /> 1 republic |- | VA || Holy See || — |- | VC || Saint Vincent and the Grenadines || 6 parishes |- | VE || Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of || 1 federal dependency<br /> 1 federal district<br /> 23 states |- | VG || Virgin Islands (British) || — |- | VI || Virgin Islands (U.S.) || — |- | VN || <!--DO NOT CHANGE-->Viet Nam<!--"Viet Nam" is the country name used by the ISO 3166/MA: https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:VN --> || 58 provinces<br /> 5 municipalities |- | VU || Vanuatu || 6 provinces |- | WF || Wallis and Futuna || 3 administrative precincts |- | WS || Samoa || 11 districts |- | YE || Yemen || 1 municipality<br /> 21 governorates |- | YT || Mayotte || — |- | ZA || South Africa || 9 provinces |- | ZM || Zambia || 10 provinces |- | ZW || Zimbabwe || 10 provinces |}
==Subdivisions included in ISO 3166-1== For the following countries,<ref group="note" name="subdivision excluded">Not including dependent territories of Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, nor Bouvet Island of Norway.</ref> a number of their subdivisions in ISO 3166-2, most of them dependent territories, are also officially assigned their own country codes in ISO 3166-1:<ref name="iso31661"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Entry ! Country name ! class="unsortable" | Subdivisions included in ISO 3166-1 (alpha-2 code) |- | CN | China | {{mono|CN-TW}} Taiwan ({{mono|TW}}) <ref group="note" name="taiwan" /><br /> {{mono|CN-HK}} Hong Kong ({{mono|HK}})<br /> {{mono|CN-MO}} Macao ({{mono|MO}}) |- | FI | Finland | {{mono|FI-01}} Åland ({{mono|AX}}) |- | FR | France | {{mono|FR-971}} Guadeloupe ({{mono|GP}})<br /> {{mono|FR-972}} Martinique ({{mono|MQ}})<br /> {{mono|FR-973}} French Guiana ({{mono|GF}})<br /> {{mono|FR-974}} Réunion ({{mono|RE}})<br /> {{mono|FR-976}} Mayotte ({{mono|YT}})<br /> {{mono|FR-BL}} Saint Barthélemy ({{mono|BL}})<br /> {{mono|FR-MF}} Saint Martin ({{mono|MF}})<br /> {{mono|FR-NC}} New Caledonia ({{mono|NC}})<br /> {{mono|FR-PF}} French Polynesia ({{mono|PF}})<br /> {{mono|FR-PM}} Saint Pierre and Miquelon ({{mono|PM}})<br /> {{mono|FR-TF}} French Southern Territories ({{mono|TF}})<br /> {{mono|FR-WF}} Wallis and Futuna ({{mono|WF}}) |- | NL | Netherlands, Kingdom of the | {{mono|NL-AW}} Aruba ({{mono|AW}})<br /> {{mono|NL-BQ1}} Bonaire ({{mono|BQ}}) <ref group="note" name="bonaire, sint eustatius and saba">Collectively Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba are officially assigned their own country codes in ISO 3166-1.</ref><br />{{mono|NL-BQ2}} Saba ({{mono|BQ}}) <ref group="note" name="bonaire, sint eustatius and saba" /><br /> {{mono|NL-BQ3}} Sint Eustatius ({{mono|BQ}}) <ref group="note" name="bonaire, sint eustatius and saba" /><br /> {{mono|NL-CW}} Curaçao ({{mono|CW}})<br /> {{mono|NL-SX}} Sint Maarten ({{mono|SX}}) |- | NO | Norway<ref group="note" name="subdivision excluded" /> | {{mono|NO-21}} Svalbard ({{mono|SJ}}) <ref group="note" name="svalbard and jan mayen">Collectively Svalbard and Jan Mayen are officially assigned their own country codes in ISO 3166-1.</ref><br /> {{mono|NO-22}} Jan Mayen ({{mono|SJ}}) <ref group="note" name="svalbard and jan mayen" /> |- | US | United States of America | {{mono|US-AS}} American Samoa ({{mono|AS}})<br /> {{mono|US-GU}} Guam ({{mono|GU}})<br /> {{mono|US-MP}} Northern Mariana Islands ({{mono|MP}})<br /> {{mono|US-PR}} Puerto Rico ({{mono|PR}})<br /> {{mono|US-UM}} United States Minor Outlying Islands ({{mono|UM}})<br /> {{mono|US-VI}} Virgin Islands, U.S. ({{mono|VI}}) |}
=== Notes === <references group="note" />
==Format== The format of the ISO 3166-2 codes is different for each country. The codes may be alphabetic, numeric, or alphanumeric, and they may also be of constant or variable length. The following is a table of the ISO 3166-2 codes of each country (those with codes defined), grouped by their format: {{Citation needed|date=April 2016}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Number of characters (second part) ! Alphabetic ! Numeric ! Alphanumeric |- ! 1 | AR, BO, FJ, GM, KI, KM, LS, MG, SL, ST, TG, TM, VE<br /> ''First-level subdivisions only:'' BD, CV, FR, GN, GQ, GR, GW, KN, MH, MW, NZ, UG | AT, GA, IS, NE<br /> ''First-level subdivisions only:'' LK, NP | |- ! 2 | AE, AM, BI, BJ, BN, BQ, BR, BS, BW, BY, CA, CD, CH, CI, CL, CM, CN, DE, DJ, ER, ET, GE, GH, GL, GT, GY, HN, HT, HU, ID, IN, IQ, JO, KW, LA, LB, LR, LT, LU, LY, MC, MD, MU, NA, NG, NI, OM, PK, QA, SB, SD, SH, SK, SN, SO, SR, SS, SV, SY, SZ, TD, TJ, TL, US, UY, UZ, WS, YE, ZW<br /> ''First-level subdivisions only:'' CZ, RS<br /> ''Second-level subdivisions only:'' AL, CV, GN, GQ, GW, IT, MW, NP | AD, AG, BB, BG, BH, CU, CY, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EE, FI, GD, HR, IR, JM, JP, KP, KR, LC, LI, ME, MK, MM, MT, MY, NO, NR, PL, PT, RW, SA, SC, SG, SM, TN, TO, TR, TZ, UA, UM, VC, ZM<br /> ''First-level subdivisions only:'' AL, BF, IT, MA, PH<br /> ''Second-level subdivisions only:'' BA, BD, KN, LK, RS | BT, MV, VN<br /> ''Second-level subdivisions only:'' FR, GR |- ! 3 | AF, AO, BE, FM, GB, KZ, MX, PE, PG, PS, TT, TV, TW, VU<br /> ''First-level subdivisions only:'' BA<br /> ''Second-level subdivisions only:'' BF, MA, MH, NZ, PH | KE, PW, SI<br /> ''Second-level subdivisions only:'' UG | ''Second-level subdivisions only:'' CZ |- ! 1 or 2 | CR, EC, ES, IE, IL, KG, RO, SE | KH | PA, TH |- ! 1 or 3 | MZ | MN | ML |- ! 2 or 3 | AU, AZ, BZ, CF, CO, RU, ZA | | LV, MR, NL |- ! 1, 2, or 3 | EG | | CG, PY |}
==Changes== The ISO 3166/MA updates ISO 3166-2 when necessary. Changes in ISO 3166-2 consist mostly of spelling corrections, addition and deletion of subdivisions, and modification of the administrative structure.
ISO used to announce changes in newsletters which updated the currently valid standard, and releasing new editions which comprise a consolidation of newsletter changes. As of July 2013, changes are published in the online catalogue of ISO only and no newsletters are published anymore. Past newsletters remain available on the ISO website.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Edition/Newsletter ! Date issued ! Affected entries |- style="background:#abcdef" | id="I" | [http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_ics/catalogue_detail_ics.htm?csnumber=8349 {{nowrap|ISO 3166-2:1998}}] | {{nowrap|1998-12-20}} | ''First edition of ISO 3166-2'' |- | id="I-1" | [https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/archive/pdf/en/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-1_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-1}}] | {{nowrap|2000-06-21}} | BY, CA, DO, ER, ES, IT, KR, NG, PL, RO, RU, TR, VN, YU |- | id="I-2" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218103157/http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-2_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-2}}] | {{nowrap|2002-05-21}} | AE, AL, AO, AZ, BD, BG, BJ, CA, CD, CN, CV, CZ, ES, FR, GB, GE, GN, GT, HR, ID, IN, IR, KZ, LA, MA, MD, MW, NI, PH, TR, UZ, VN |- | id="I-3" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218103236/http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-3_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-3}}] | {{nowrap|2002-08-20}} | AE, CZ, IN, KZ, MD, MO, PS ''(new entry)'', TP ''(changed to TL)'', UG |- | id="I-4" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218103236/http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-4_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-4}}] | {{nowrap|2002-12-10}} | BI, CA, EC, ES, ET, GE, ID, IN, KG, KH, KP, KZ, LA, MD, MU, RO, SI, TJ, TL, TM, TW, UZ, VE, YE |- | id="I-5" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218103236/http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-5_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-5}}] | {{nowrap|2003-09-05}} | BW, CH, CZ, LY, MY, SN, TN, TZ, UG, VE, YU ''(changed to CS)'' |- | id="I-6" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218103236/http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-6_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-6}}] | {{nowrap|2004-03-08}} | AF, AL, AU, CN, CO, ID, KP, MA, TN, ZA |- | id="I-7" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218103236/http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-7_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-7}}] | {{nowrap|2005-09-13}} | AF, DJ, ID, RU, SI, VN |- | id="I-8" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218103236/http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-8_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-8}}] | {{nowrap|2007-04-17}} | AD, AG, BB, BH, CI, CS ''(deleted, replaced with ME and RS)'', DM, GB, GD, GG ''(new entry)'', IM ''(new entry)'', IR, IT, JE ''(new entry)'', KN, LI, ME ''(new entry)'', MK, NR, PW, RS ''(new entry)'', RU, RW, SB, SC, SM, TD, TO, TV, VC |- | id="I-9" | [https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/archive/pdf/en/newsletter_i-9.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-9}}] | {{nowrap|2007-11-28}} | BG, BL ''(new entry)'', CZ, FR, GB, GE, LB, MF ''(new entry)'', MK, MT, RU, SD, SG, UG, ZA |- style="background:#abcdef" | id="II" | [http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=39718 {{nowrap|ISO 3166-2:2007}}] | {{nowrap|2007-12-13}} | ''Second edition of ISO 3166-2 (these changes were not announced in a newsletter)''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.statoids.com/n0801.html| title=Statoid Newsletter January 2008| publisher=Statoids.com}}</ref><br /> BA, DK, DO, EG, GN, HT, KE, KW, LC, LR, TV, YE, ZA |- | id="II-1" | [https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/archive/pdf/en/iso_3166-2_newsletter_ii-1_corrected_2010-02-19.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter II-1}}] | {{nowrap|2010-02-03}}<br /> ''(corrected<br /> {{nowrap|2010-02-19}})'' | AL, BO, CZ, ES, FR, GN, GR, GW, ID, IE, IT, KN, KP, LK, MA, MH, NP, RS, UG, VE |- | id="II-2" | [https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/archive/pdf/en/iso_3166-2_newsletter_ii-2_2010-06-30.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter II-2}}] | {{nowrap|2010-06-30}} | AG, AR, BA, BF, BI, BS, BY, CF, CL, CV, EC, EG, GB, GL, HU, IT, KE, KM, LY, MD, MW, NG, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PH, RU, SC, SH, SI, SN, TD, TM, YE |- | id="II-3" | [https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/archive/pdf/en/iso_3166-2_newsletter_ii-3_2011-12-13.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter II-3}}] | {{nowrap|2011-12-13}}<br /> ''(corrected<br /> {{nowrap|2011-12-15}})'' | AF, AN ''(deleted, replaced with BQ, CW and SX)'', AW, AZ, BD, BE, BG, BQ ''(new entry)'', BS, CV, CW ''(new entry)'', DJ, DK, ER, FI, FR, GB, GQ, HN, HR, HT, ID, IE, IN, JO, KW, LS, LV, MC, ME, MK, MM, MV, NL, NO, NP, NR, PG, PK, PL, PS, QA, SA, SD, SE, SH, SS ''(new entry)'', SX ''(new entry)'', TL, TN, TR, VN |- style="background:#abcdef" | id="III" | [http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=63546 {{nowrap|ISO 3166-2:2013}}] | {{nowrap|2013-11-19}} | ''Third edition of ISO 3166-2 (changes are published in the online catalogue of ISO only and no newsletters are published anymore)'' |- style="background:#abcdef" |[https://www.iso.org/standard/72483.html ISO 3166-2:2020] |2020-08 | ''Fourth edition of ISO 3166-2'' |}
==See also== {{portal|Geography}} * ISO 3166 ** ISO 3166-1 ** '''ISO 3166-2''' ** ISO 3166-3 ** List of ISO 3166 country codes * List of administrative divisions by country * Lists of sovereign states and dependent territories * List of terms for administrative divisions * Geocode * Global Administrative Unit Layers
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency], International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ** [https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#search/code/ Country codes—Online Browsing Platform]
{{ISO 3166}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iso 3166-2}} Category:Country subdivision codes 2 ISO 3166-2