Determining Two-Character Country Codes in One Step
Stephen P. Morse
, San Francisco
AC
AD
AE
AF
AG
AI
AI
AL
AM
AN
AO
AP
AQ
AR
AS
AT
AU
AW
AX
AZ
BA
BB
BD
BE
BF
BG
BH
BI
BJ
BL
BM
BN
BO
BQ
BQ
BR
BS
BT
BU
BV
BW
BX
BY
BY
BZ
CA
CC
CD
CF
CG
CH
CI
CK
CL
CM
CN
CO
CP
CR
CS
CS
CT
CU
CV
CW
CX
CY
CZ
DD
DE
DG
DJ
DK
DM
DO
DY
DY
DZ
EA
EC
EE
EF
EG
EH
EM
EP
ER
ES
ET
EU
EV
EW
EZ
FI
FJ
FK
FL
FM
FO
FQ
FR
FX
GA
GB
GC
GD
GE
GE
GF
GG
GH
GI
GL
GM
GN
GP
GQ
GR
GS
GT
GU
GW
GY
HK
HM
HN
HR
HT
HU
HV
IB
IC
ID
IE
IL
IM
IN
IO
IQ
IR
IS
IT
JA
JE
JM
JO
JP
JT
KE
KG
KH
KI
KM
KN
KP
KR
KW
KY
KZ
LA
LB
LC
LF
LI
LK
LR
LS
LT
LU
LV
LY
MA
MC
MD
ME
MF
MG
MH
MI
MK
ML
MM
MN
MO
MP
MQ
MR
MS
MT
MU
MV
MW
MX
MY
MZ
NA
NC
NE
NF
NG
NH
NI
NL
NO
NP
NQ
NR
NT
NU
NZ
OA
OM
PA
PC
PE
PF
PG
PH
PI
PK
PL
PM
PN
PR
PS
PT
PU
PW
PY
PZ
QA
RA
RB
RC
RE
RH
RH
RI
RL
RM
RN
RO
RP
RS
RU
RW
SA
SB
SC
SD
SE
SF
SG
SH
SI
SJ
SK
SK
SL
SM
SN
SO
SR
SS
ST
SU
SV
SX
SY
SZ
TA
TC
TD
TF
TG
TH
TJ
TK
TL
TM
TN
TO
TP
TR
TT
TV
TW
TZ
UA
UG
UK
UM
UN
US
UY
UZ
VA
VC
VD
VE
VG
VI
VN
VU
WF
WG
WK
WL
WO
WS
WV
YD
YE
YT
YU
YV
ZA
ZM
ZR
ZW
Afghanistan
African Intellectual Property Organization -- Indeterminately reserved
African Regional Industrial Property Organization -- Indeterminately reserved
Åland Islands
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina (obsolete, see AR) -- Indeterminately reserved
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Ascension Island (see SH) -- Exceptionally reserved
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas (the)
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benelux Trademarks and Designs Office -- Indeterminately reserved
Benin (obsolete, see BJ) -- Indeterminately reserved
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia/Botswana (both obsolete, see BO, BW) -- Indeterminately reserved
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Antarctic Territory -- Formerly used
British Indian Ocean Territory (the)
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma (see MM) -- Transitionally reserved
Burundi
Byelorussian SSR -- Formerly used
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Canary Islands -- Exceptionally reserved
Canton and Enderbury Islands -- Formerly used
Cayman Islands (the)
Central African Republic (the)
Ceuta, Melilla -- Exceptionally reserved
Chad
Chile
China (obsolete, see CN) -- Indeterminately reserved
China
Christmas Island
Clipperton Island -- Exceptionally reserved
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (the)
Colombia
Comoros (the)
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Congo (the)
Cook Islands (the)
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia (a.k.a. The Czech Republic)
Czechoslovakia -- Formerly used
Dahomey -- Formerly used
Denmark
Diego Garcia -- Exceptionally reserved
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic (the)
Dronning Maud Land -- Formerly used
East Timor (see TL) -- Transitionally reserved
Economic Zone (?) -- Exceptionally reserved
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia (obsolete, see EE) -- Indeterminately reserved
Estonia
Ethiopia
Eurasian Patent Organization -- Indeterminately reserved
European Patent Organization -- Indeterminately reserved
European Trademark Office -- Indeterminately reserved
European Union -- Exceptionally reserved
Falkland Islands (the) [Malvinas]
Faroe Islands (the)
Fiji
Finland (obsolete, see FI) -- Indeterminately reserved
Finland
France
France, Metropolitan (see FR) -- Exceptionally reserved
French Afars and Issas -- Formerly used
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories (the)
French Southern and Antarctic Territories -- Formerly used
Gabon
Gambia (the)
Georgia
German Democratic Republic -- Formerly used
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Gilbert and Ellice Islands -- Formerly used
Greece
Greenland
Grenada (obsolete, see GD) -- Indeterminately reserved
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti (obsolete, see HT) -- Indeterminately reserved
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See (the)
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia (obsolete, see ID) -- Indeterminately reserved
Indonesia
International Bureau of WIPO -- Indeterminately reserved
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica (obsolete, see JM) -- Indeterminately reserved
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Johnston Island -- Formerly used
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)
Korea (the Republic of)
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Latvia
Lebanon (obsolete, see LB) -- Indeterminately reserved
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Libya Fezzan (obsolete, see LY) -- Indeterminately reserved
Liechtenstein (obsolete, see LI) -- Indeterminately reserved
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Macedonia (the former Yugoslav Republic of)
Madagascar (obsolete, see MG) -- Indeterminately reserved
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands (the)
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Midway Islands -- Formerly used
Moldova (the Republic of)
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands (the)
Netherlands Antilles (see CW, MF) -- Transitionally reserved
Neutral Zone (see IQ, SA) -- Transitionally reserved
New Caledonia
New Hebrides -- Formerly used
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger (obsolete, see NE) -- Indeterminately reserved
Niger (the)
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands (the)
Norway
Oman
Pacific Islands (Trust Territory) -- Formerly used
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine, State of
Panama
Panama Canal Zone -- Formerly used
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Patent office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf -- Indeterminately reserved
Peru
Philippines (obsolete, see PH) -- Indeterminately reserved
Philippines (obsolete, see PH) -- Indeterminately reserved
Philippines (the)
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Réunion
Romania
Russian Federation (the)
Rwanda
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia (obsolete, see LC) -- Indeterminately reserved
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin (French part)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent (obsolete, see VC) -- Indeterminately reserved
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro (see ME, RS) -- Transitionally reserved
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Sikkim -- Formerly used
Singapore
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Southern Rhodesia -- Formerly used
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan (the)
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan (Province of China)
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha (see SH) -- Exceptionally reserved
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands (the)
Tuvalu
USSR -- Exceptionally reserved
Uganda
Ukraine
Union of countries under the European Community Patent Convention -- Indeterminately reserved
United Arab Emirates (the)
United Kingdom (the) (see GB) -- Exceptionally reserved
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
United Nations (the) -- Exceptionally reserved
United States Minor Outlying Islands (the)
United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands -- Formerly used
United States of America (the)
Upper Volta -- Formerly used
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (obsolete, see VE) -- Indeterminately reserved
Viet Nam
Viet-Nam, Democratic Republic of -- Formerly used
Virgin Islands (British)
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Wake Island -- Formerly used
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara*
World Intellectual Property Organization -- Indeterminately reserved
Yemen
Yemen, Democratic -- Formerly used
Yugoslavia (see BA, HR, MK, ME, RS, SI) -- Transitionally reserved
Zaire (see CD) -- Transitionally reserved
Zambia
Zimbabwe
US: United States of America (the)
AA
AB
AC
AD
AE
AF
AG
AH
AI
AJ
AK
AL
AM
AN
AO
AP
AQ
AR
AS
AT
AU
AV
AW
AX
AY
AZ
BA
BB
BC
BD
BE
BF
BG
BH
BI
BJ
BK
BL
BM
BN
BO
BP
BQ
BR
BS
BT
BU
BV
BW
BX
BY
BZ
CA
CB
CC
CD
CE
CF
CG
CH
CI
CJ
CK
CL
CM
CN
CO
CP
CQ
CR
CS
CT
CU
CV
CW
CX
CY
CZ
DA
DB
DC
DD
DE
DF
DG
DH
DI
DJ
DK
DL
DM
DN
DO
DP
DQ
DR
DS
DT
DU
DV
DW
DX
DY
DZ
EA
EB
EC
ED
EE
EF
EG
EH
EI
EJ
EK
EL
EM
EN
EO
EP
EQ
ER
ES
ET
EU
EV
EW
EX
EY
EZ
FA
FB
FC
FD
FE
FF
FG
FH
FI
FJ
FK
FL
FM
FN
FO
FP
FQ
FR
FS
FT
FU
FV
FW
FX
FY
FZ
GA
GB
GC
GD
GE
GF
GG
GH
GI
GJ
GK
GL
GM
GN
GO
GP
GQ
GR
GS
GT
GU
GV
GW
GX
GY
GZ
HA
HB
HC
HD
HE
HF
HG
HH
HI
HJ
HK
HL
HM
HN
HO
HP
HQ
HR
HS
HT
HU
HV
HW
HX
HY
HZ
IA
IB
IC
ID
IE
IF
IG
IH
II
IJ
IK
IL
IM
IN
IO
IP
IQ
IR
IS
IT
IU
IV
IW
IX
IY
IZ
JA
JB
JC
JD
JE
JF
JG
JH
JI
JJ
JK
JL
JM
JN
JO
JP
JQ
JR
JS
JT
JU
JV
JW
JX
JY
JZ
KA
KB
KC
KD
KE
KF
KG
KH
KI
KJ
KK
KL
KM
KN
KO
KP
KQ
KR
KS
KT
KU
KV
KW
KX
KY
KZ
LA
LB
LC
LD
LE
LF
LG
LH
LI
LJ
LK
LL
LM
LN
LO
LP
LQ
LR
LS
LT
LU
LV
LW
LX
LY
LZ
MA
MB
MC
MD
ME
MF
MG
MH
MI
MJ
MK
ML
MM
MN
MO
MP
MQ
MR
MS
MT
MU
MV
MW
MX
MY
MZ
NA
NB
NC
ND
NE
NF
NG
NH
NI
NJ
NK
NL
NM
NN
NO
NP
NQ
NR
NS
NT
NU
NV
NW
NX
NY
NZ
OA
OB
OC
OD
OE
OF
OG
OH
OI
OJ
OK
OL
OM
ON
OO
OP
OQ
OR
OS
OT
OU
OV
OW
OX
OY
OZ
PA
PB
PC
PD
PE
PF
PG
PH
PI
PJ
PK
PL
PM
PN
PO
PP
PQ
PR
PS
PT
PU
PV
PW
PX
PY
PZ
QA
QB
QC
QD
QE
QF
QG
QH
QI
QJ
QK
QL
QM
QN
QO
QP
QQ
QR
QS
QT
QU
QV
QW
QX
QY
QZ
RA
RB
RC
RD
RE
RF
RG
RH
RI
RJ
RK
RL
RM
RN
RO
RP
RQ
RR
RS
RT
RU
RV
RW
RX
RY
RZ
SA
SB
SC
SD
SE
SF
SG
SH
SI
SJ
SK
SL
SM
SN
SO
SP
SQ
SR
SS
ST
SU
SV
SW
SX
SY
SZ
TA
TB
TC
TD
TE
TF
TG
TH
TI
TJ
TK
TL
TM
TN
TO
TP
TQ
TR
TS
TT
TU
TV
TW
TX
TY
TZ
UA
UB
UC
UD
UE
UF
UG
UH
UI
UJ
UK
UL
UM
UN
UO
UP
UQ
UR
US
UT
UU
UV
UW
UX
UY
UZ
VA
VB
VC
VD
VE
VF
VG
VH
VI
VJ
VK
VL
VM
VN
VO
VP
VQ
VR
VS
VT
VU
VV
VW
VX
VY
VZ
WA
WB
WC
WD
WE
WF
WG
WH
WI
WJ
WK
WL
WM
WN
WO
WP
WQ
WR
WS
WT
WU
WV
WW
WX
WY
WZ
XA
XB
XC
XD
XE
XF
XG
XH
XI
XJ
XK
XL
XM
XN
XO
XP
XQ
XR
XS
XT
XU
XV
XW
XX
XY
XZ
YA
YB
YC
YD
YE
YF
YG
YH
YI
YJ
YK
YL
YM
YN
YO
YP
YQ
YR
YS
YT
YU
YV
YW
YX
YY
YZ
ZA
ZB
ZC
ZD
ZE
ZF
ZG
ZH
ZI
ZJ
ZK
ZL
ZM
ZN
ZO
ZP
ZQ
ZR
ZS
ZT
ZU
ZV
ZW
ZX
ZY
ZZ
Data presented here is based on ISO 3166 and comes from
www.iso.org
.
© Stephen P. Morse, 2005