2 or 4 digit codes are great for telling you where you are, but what about differentiating stores in a country that uses two or four digits for their postal codes? Not to worry, because the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has created a set of codes for national and international regions, called ISO 3166, which is used by countries around the world to represent their names and regions.
ISO 3166 is an international standard that defines codes for countries, territories, and areas. Using this standard will make it easier for deliveries to find their final destination direct to the buyer.
The ISO 3166 standard allows countries to standardize their names and symbols, and so the ISO 3166 standard for countries is a convenient way to identify countries on a map. For example, the country ‘Switzerland’ is assigned the ISO 3166 code ‘ISO 3166-1:SW’. The country ‘Sweden’ is assigned the ISO 3166 code ‘ISO 3166-2:SE’; the country ‘Finland’ is assigned the ISO 3166 code ‘ISO 3166-3:FI’. Following the ISO 3166 makes it easier for everyone including the postal system.
Here are the Official ISO 3166 Country Codes
Country name | Country Code | A link to the names of the states |
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Andorra | AD | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AD |
United Arab Emirates | AE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AE |
Afghanistan | AF | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AF |
Antigua and Barbuda | AG | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AG |
Anguilla | AI | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AI |
Albania | AL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AL |
Armenia | AM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AM |
Angola | AO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AO |
Antarctica | AQ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AQ |
Argentina | AR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AR |
American Samoa | AS | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AS |
Austria | AT | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AT |
Australia | AU | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AU |
Aruba | AW | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AW |
Åland Islands | AX | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AX |
Azerbaijan | AZ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:AZ |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BA |
Barbados | BB | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BB |
Bangladesh | BD | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BD |
Belgium | BE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BE |
Burkina Faso | BF | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BF |
Bulgaria | BG | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BG |
Bahrain | BH | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BH |
Burundi | BI | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BI |
Benin | BJ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BJ |
Saint Barthélemy | BL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BL |
Bermuda | BM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BM |
Brunei Darussalam | BN | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BN |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | BO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BO |
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | BQ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BQ |
Brazil | BR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BR |
Bahamas | BS | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BS |
Bhutan | BT | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BT |
Bouvet Island | BV | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BV |
Botswana | BW | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BW |
Belarus | BY | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BY |
Belize | BZ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:BZ |
Canada | CA | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CA |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | CC | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CC |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | CD | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CD |
Central African Republic | CF | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CF |
Congo | CG | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CG |
Switzerland | CH | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CH |
Côte d’Ivoire | CI | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CI |
Cook Islands | CK | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CK |
Chile | CL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CL |
Cameroon | CM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CM |
China | CN | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CN |
Colombia | CO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CO |
Costa Rica | CR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CR |
Cuba | CU | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CU |
Cabo Verde | CV | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CV |
Curaçao | CW | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CW |
Christmas Island | CX | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CX |
Cyprus | CY | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CY |
Czechia | CZ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CZ |
Germany | DE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:DE |
Djibouti | DJ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:DJ |
Denmark | DK | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:DK |
Dominica | DM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:DM |
Dominican Republic | DO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:DO |
Algeria | DZ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:DZ |
Ecuador | EC | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:EC |
Estonia | EE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:EE |
Egypt | EG | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:EG |
Western Sahara | EH | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:EH |
Eritrea | ER | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ER |
Spain | ES | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ES |
Ethiopia | ET | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ET |
Finland | FI | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:FI |
Fiji | FJ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:FJ |
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | FK | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:FK |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | FM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:FM |
Faroe Islands | FO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:FO |
France | FR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:FR |
Gabon | GA | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GA |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GB | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GB |
Grenada | GD | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GD |
Georgia | GE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GE |
French Guiana | GF | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GF |
Guernsey | GG | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GG |
Ghana | GH | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GH |
Gibraltar | GI | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GI |
Greenland | GL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GL |
Gambia | GM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GM |
Guinea | GN | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GN |
Guadeloupe | GP | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GP |
Equatorial Guinea | GQ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GQ |
Greece | GR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GR |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | GS | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GS |
Guatemala | GT | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GT |
Guam | GU | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GU |
Guinea-Bissau | GW | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GW |
Guyana | GY | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GY |
Hong Kong | HK | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:HK |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | HM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:HM |
Honduras | HN | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:HN |
Croatia | HR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:HR |
Haiti | HT | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:HT |
Hungary | HU | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:HU |
Indonesia | ID | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ID |
Ireland | IE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IE |
Israel | IL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IL |
Isle of Man | IM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IM |
India | IN | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IN |
British Indian Ocean Territory | IO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IO |
Iraq | IQ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IQ |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | IR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IR |
Iceland | IS | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IS |
Italy | IT | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IT |
Jersey | JE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:JE |
Jamaica | JM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:JM |
Jordan | JO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:JO |
Japan | JP | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:JP |
Kenya | KE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:KE |
Kyrgyzstan | KG | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:KG |
Cambodia | KH | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:KH |
Kiribati | KI | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:KI |
Comoros | KM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:KM |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | KN | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:KN |
Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of) | KP | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:KP |
Korea, Republic of | KR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:KR |
Kuwait | KW | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:KW |
Cayman Islands | KY | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:KY |
Kazakhstan | KZ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:KZ |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic | LA | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:LA |
Lebanon | LB | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:LB |
Saint Lucia | LC | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:LC |
Liechtenstein | LI | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:LI |
Sri Lanka | LK | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:LK |
Liberia | LR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:LR |
Lesotho | LS | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:LS |
Lithuania | LT | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:LT |
Luxembourg | LU | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:LU |
Latvia | LV | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:LV |
Libya | LY | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:LY |
Morocco | MA | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MA |
Monaco | MC | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MC |
Moldova, Republic of | MD | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MD |
Montenegro | ME | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ME |
Saint Martin (French part) | MF | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MF |
Madagascar | MG | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MG |
Marshall Islands | MH | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MH |
North Macedonia | MK | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MK |
Mali | ML | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ML |
Myanmar | MM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MM |
Mongolia | MN | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MN |
Macao | MO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MO |
Northern Mariana Islands | MP | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MP |
Martinique | MQ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MQ |
Mauritania | MR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MR |
Montserrat | MS | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MS |
Malta | MT | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MT |
Mauritius | MU | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MU |
Maldives | MV | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MV |
Malawi | MW | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MW |
Mexico | MX | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MX |
Malaysia | MY | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MY |
Mozambique | MZ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:MZ |
Namibia | NA | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NA |
New Caledonia | NC | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NC |
Niger | NE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NE |
Norfolk Island | NF | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NF |
Nigeria | NG | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NG |
Nicaragua | NI | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NI |
Netherlands | NL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NL |
Norway | NO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NO |
Nepal | NP | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NP |
Nauru | NR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NR |
Niue | NU | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NU |
New Zealand | NZ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NZ |
Oman | OM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:OM |
Panama | PA | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PA |
Peru | PE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PE |
French Polynesia | PF | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PF |
Papua New Guinea | PG | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PG |
Philippines | PH | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PH |
Pakistan | PK | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PK |
Poland | PL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PL |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | PM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PM |
Pitcairn | PN | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PN |
Puerto Rico | PR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PR |
Palestine, State of | PS | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PS |
Portugal | PT | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PT |
Palau | PW | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PW |
Paraguay | PY | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PY |
Qatar | QA | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:QA |
Réunion | RE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:RE |
Romania | RO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:RO |
Serbia | RS | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:RS |
Russian Federation | RU | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:RU |
Rwanda | RW | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:RW |
Saudi Arabia | SA | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SA |
Solomon Islands | SB | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SB |
Seychelles | SC | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SC |
Sudan | SD | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SD |
Sweden | SE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SE |
Singapore | SG | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SG |
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | SH | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SH |
Slovenia | SI | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SI |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen | SJ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SJ |
Slovakia | SK | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SK |
Sierra Leone | SL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SL |
San Marino | SM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SM |
Senegal | SN | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SN |
Somalia | SO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SO |
Suriname | SR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SR |
South Sudan | SS | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SS |
Sao Tome and Principe | ST | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ST |
El Salvador | SV | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SV |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | SX | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SX |
Syrian Arab Republic | SY | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SY |
Eswatini | SZ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:SZ |
Turks and Caicos Islands | TC | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TC |
Chad | TD | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TD |
French Southern Territories | TF | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TF |
Togo | TG | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TG |
Thailand | TH | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TH |
Tajikistan | TJ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TJ |
Tokelau | TK | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TK |
Timor-Leste | TL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TL |
Turkmenistan | TM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TM |
Tunisia | TN | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TN |
Tonga | TO | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TO |
Turkey | TR | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TR |
Trinidad and Tobago | TT | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TT |
Tuvalu | TV | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TV |
Taiwan, Province of China | TW | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TW |
Tanzania, United Republic of | TZ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:TZ |
Ukraine | UA | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:UA |
Uganda | UG | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:UG |
United States Minor Outlying Islands | UM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:UM |
United States of America | US | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:US |
Uruguay | UY | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:UY |
Uzbekistan | UZ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:UZ |
Holy See | VA | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:VA |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VC | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:VC |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | VE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:VE |
Virgin Islands (British) | VG | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:VG |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) | VI | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:VI |
Viet Nam | VN | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:VN |
Vanuatu | VU | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:VU |
Wallis and Futuna | WF | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:WF |
Samoa | WS | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:WS |
Yemen | YE | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:YE |
Mayotte | YT | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:YT |
South Africa | ZA | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ZA |
Zambia | ZM | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ZM |
Zimbabwe | ZW | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ZW |