-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HLC-2 HLC-3 HLC-M ## HLC-X Description # Version 7.6.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A2 GUB 4650 D AX2 Guantanamo Bay Naval Base AA XAA 128 X Z88:935 Abu Musa and Tunb Islands (claimed by IR,AE) AB ADC 544 M Z64 Andean Countries AC AOC 880 H XL0 (American Oceania) AD AND 374 C X94|020 Andorra AE ARE 185 C A00|784 United Arab Emirates AF AFG 190 C A10|004 Afghanistan AG ATG 447 C A30|028 Antigua and Barbuda AH|9O AAM|X9O 783 W X9O#7WA Australasian Mediterranean Sea AI AIA 449 C X49|660 Anguilla AJ AUX 689 X Z69 Australia + AU Islands + AU Antarctic Territory AK XQZ 3607 D Z97:900 Akrotiri AL ALB 369 C A40|008 Albania (SEU) AM ARM 186 C A50|051 Armenia AN>(HH) ANT 847 H XM7|530 (Netherland Antilles) -> AW, BQ, CW AO AGO 268 C A60|024 Angola (Portuguese West Africa,MAF) AP APC 883 M XL3 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) AQ ATA 670!-80 C A70|010 Antarctica AR ARG 530!-34 C A80|032 Argentina AR: HLC 000 L HLC Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Censos - Denominaciones y códigos de países AS|US60 ASM 631 C A90|016 American Samoa (US-AS) AT AUT 386 C B00|040 Austria AU AUS 681!-83 C B10|036 Australia AU: HLC 000 L HLC Std. AU Classification of Countries (SACC) & exceptions from ISO AV ASE 012 M ZA2 Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) AW|NLAW ABW 440 C X40|533 Aruba (NL-AW) AX|FI01 ALA 322 C B20|248 Åland Islands (Ahvenanamaa,FI) AY AUI 968 R XC8~053 Australia and Islands (Southwest Oceania) AZ AZE 187 C B30|031 Azerbaijan BA BIH 352 C B40|070 Bosnia and Herzegovina BB BRB 451 C B50|052 Barbados BC|7B BCS|X7B 747!-50 W X7B#4BA Baltic Sea (SeaVoX & IHO Sea Area) BD BGD 168 C B60|050 Bangladesh (East Pakistan) BE BEL 388 C B70|056 Belgium BF BFA 273 C B80|854 Burkina Faso (Upper Volta,HV,HVO) BG BGR 367 C B90|100 Bulgaria (EEU) BH BHR 183 C C00|048 Bahrain BI BDI 264 C C10|108 Burundi (SSA) BJ BEN 272 C C20|204 Benin (Dahomey,DY,DHY) BK|UM81 XBK 6231 D Z81:903 Baker Island (UM-81) BL|F977 BLM 458 C C30|652 Saint Barthélemy (FR-BL) BM BMU 418 C C40|060 Bermuda BN BRN 153~ C C50|096 Brunei Darussalam BO BOL 546 C C60|068 Bolivia BP BAP 834 S XV4~039 Balkan Peninsula BQ BES 442 C C70|535 Caribbean Netherlands (NL-BQ, linked territories in America) BR BRA 550!-53 C C80|076 Brazil BS BHS 461 C C90|044 Bahamas BT BTN 145~ C D00|064 Bhutan BU BSP 885 M XL5 BRICS plus (an Intergovernmental Organization) - maybe Bougainville BV BVT 677~ C X77|074 Bouvet Island (NO) BW BWA 269 C D10|072 Botswana BW: BEW 093 L XO3 Biological Ecoregions of the World (BEOW Dinerstein 2017) BX BNX 837 S XV7~155 Benelux States BY BLR 344 C D20|112 Belarus (Byelorussian SSR,BYS) BZ BLZ 491 C D30|084 Belize (British Honduras) CA CAN 411!-14 C D40|124 Canada CA:(E) HLC 000 L HLC Std. Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest (SCCAI) CA:(W) HLC 000 L HLC Water Survey of Canada (SDAC:WSC) CB|1C CBS|X1C 754!-55 W X1C#4CA Caribbean Sea (IHO Sea Area) CC CCK 686 C D50|166 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (AU) CD COD 290 C D60|180 Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa,Zaire,ZR,ZAR) CE CWE 878 M XP8 CoN (Commonwealth of Nations) CF CAF 293 C D70|140 Central African Republic CG COG 294 C D80|178 Congo, Republic of (Congo-Brazzaville) CH CHE 380 C D90|756 Switzerland CH: HLC 000 L HLC Schweizer Bundesamt Statistik - Staaten und Gebiete (2024) CI CIV 278 C E00|384 Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) CJ CPI 843 S XM3~013 (Central American Pacific Islands) CK COK 644 C E10|184 Cook Islands CL CHL 536!-39 C E20|152 Chile (SSA) CM CMR 296 C E30|120 Cameroon CM: HLC 000 L HLC Catchment Characterisation Model (CCM2) - Jager & Vogt CN CHN 133!-38 C E80|156 China CO COL 541 C E50|170 Colombia CP|F989 CPT 499 D E60:905 Clipperton (FR-CP) CQ XCQ 672 M Z72 Chilean Antarctic Territory (CL) CR CRI 497 C E70|188 Costa Rica CS ACS 048 M ZN8 Association of Caribbean States (ACS) CS: HLC 000 L HLC Int. Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) CT CTM 660 D X60~554 Chatham Islands (Rekohu,Wharekauri) CU CUB 465 C A20|192 Cuba CV CPV 281 C E90|132 Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) CW|NLCW CUW 441 C X41|531 Curaçao (NL-CW) CW: HLC 000 L HLC Correlates of War - Kristian S. Gleditsch & Michael D. Ward CX CXR 685 C X65|162 Christmas Island (AU,SEA) CY CYP 370 C F00|196 Cyprus Island (WAS) CZ CZE 348 C F10|203 Czechia DA DIA 042 I ZN2 Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) DB NNA 942 R XN2|021 Northern North-America DC DCS 890 M XI0 Dead Countries DD>DE DDR 3904 H Z25|278 German Democratic Republic (1949-1990) DE DEU 390!-99 C F20|276 Germany (Federal Republic of) DE: HLC 000 L HLC Statistisches Bundesamt - Staats- und Gebietssystematik (2024) DF NEN 943 R XN3~021 North-Eastern North-America DG DGA 2528 D Z58:908 Diego Garcia (BIOT) DH XXD 3609 D Z99:907 Dhekelia DI SID 085 M XJ5|722 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) DJ DJI 247 C F30|262 Djibouti (French Afars and Issas,AI,AFI) DK DNK 327 C F40|208 Denmark (NDC) DL IDL 007 M X07 Diomede Islands (splitted by RU & US) DM DMA 454 C F50|212 Dominica DN DIN 351 X Z91 Danube Islands Neutral Zone (Liberland) DO DOM 469 C F60|214 Dominican Republic DP|1J CDP|X1J 4895 W X1J#9MK Canal de Panama DQ XOQ 6749 D X79 Peter I Island (NO) DR SWN 946 R XN6~013 Southwest North-America DR: HLC 000 L HLC The Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) DS|6U CDS|X6U 7771 W X6U#7RB Canal de Suez (Africa/Asia) DT LAC 947 R XN7|419 Latin America and the Caribbean DU CAM 948 R XN8|013 Central America (West Caribbean Zone w/o El Salvador) DV DVI 4440 H Z40 Dansk Vestindien (1672-1917,Danish West Indies) DW CAR 949 R XN9|029 The Caribbean (West Indies and Bermuda) DX DKX 498 X Z98 Denmark + Greenland + Faroe Islands DY - - - - - DZ DZA 212 C F70|012 Algeria EA EEA 035 M ZU5 European Economic Area (EEA) EB ETB 888 M XL8 Etats Arabes (League of Arab States) EC ECU 548 C F80|218 Ecuador ED ECD 881 M XL1 Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) ED: HLC 000 L HLC Earth System Science Data (ESSD) EE EST 333 C F90|233 Estonia EF AEF 299 M Z59 French Equatorial Africa EG EGY 895! C G00|818 Egypt (Africa+Asia) (150,250) EH ESH 218 C X28|732 Western Sahara (Spanish Sahara) EI|9U EIA|X9U 723!-25 W X9U#2XA East Indonesian Archipelago EJ - - - - - EK|6K EAK|X6K 706 W X6K#1UA Arctic (Atlantic) EL>(GR) ELL 371!-73 X I40 Greece (Ellas,Ellada) -> GR (used by the EU) EM EMU 036 M ZU6 Economic & Monetary Union of the EU (EMU) EN CEN 037 M ZU7 Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN) EO IOE 853 S XT3~029 (Indias Occidentales Espanolas,Spanish West Indies) EP EPC 032 M ZU2 European Political Community (EPC) EQ EAQ 976 S XQ6~010 East Antarctica ER ERI 242~ C G10|232 Eritrea ES ESP 375!-76 C M20|724 Spain ET ETH 241+- C G30|231 Ethiopia EU EUU 027 M ZF7~150 European Union EU: HLC 000 L HLC European Statistic System - Geonomenclature (EUSS) EV - - - - - EW EWS 6748 H Z78 Neuschwabenland (New Swabia) EW: HLC 000 L HLC Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) EX EUX 28 M ZF8~150 European countries excluding EU EY - - - - - EZ EUZ 091 X 091 Eurozone: Countries, where the EURO is the used currency FA FAO 073 M XE3 Food and Agriculture Organization) (FAO) FA: HLC 000 L HLC HLC modified Fishing Areas Code (FAO+) FB NWS 951 R XS1~005 Northwestern South America FC|7C ACC|X7C 7841 W X7C#8AR Antarctic Circumpolar Current FD|2G NPG|X2G 7101 W X2G#2AR North Pacific Gyre FE|4G NLG|X4G 7331 W X4G#4AR North Atlantic Gyre FF FIF 871 M XP1 FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) FG NSA 952 R XS2~005 Northern South America FH NES 953 R XS3~005 North-Eastern South America FI FIN 321 C G40|246 Finland FJ FJI 659 C M30|242 Fiji FK FLK 558 C G60|238 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas,claimed by AR) FL ESA 954 R XS4~005 Eastern South America FM|US64 FSM 625 C G80|583 Micronesia, Federated States of (US-FM) FN|1Y NOW|X1Y 7011 W X1Y#1AR North Water Polynya FO FRO 328 C G90|234 Faroe Islands (DK) FP FIP 061 M ZC1 PIF (Pacific Islands Forum,Forum des Iles du Pacifique) FQ XFQ 6794 H Z74~260 Adélie Land (FR) FR FRA 382+ C L00|250 France FR: HLC 000 L HLC Institut .. statistique .. économiques - Codification .. (INSEE) FS SES 955 R XS5~005 South-Eastern South America FT EFT 039 M ZU9 European Free Trade Association (EFTA) FU SSA 956 R XS6~005 Southern South America (British South Atlantic Territories) FV SWS 957 R XS7~005 South-Western South America FW FWI 849 S XM9~029 (French West Indies,Colonies Francaises,GP and MQ) FW: FEW 094 L XO4 Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (FEOW) FX FXP 9997 X X87 fictional location FY WSA 958 R XS8~005 Western South America FZ CSA 959 R XS9~005 Central South America (Middle South America) G7 G07 886 M XL6 G7 (Group of Seven) GA GAB 295 C H10|266 Gabon GB GBR 312!-13 C H80|826 United Kingdom (Great Britain & Northern Ireland,GB) GC GMC 835 S XV5~039 Greece & Mediterranean Island Countries GD GRD 453 C O00|308 Grenada GE GEO 188 C H40|268 Georgia (Gruziya) GF|F973 GUF 542 C H50|254 French Guiana (FR-GF, linked territories in America) GG GGY 310 C X30|831 Guernsey GH GHA 274!-75 C H70|288 Ghana (Gold Coast) GH: GCC 092 L XO2 G200 (Global 200 biome classification project) GI GIB 378 C X98|292 Gibraltar (GB linked territories in Europe) GJ NGX 045 I ZN5 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) GK XKG 6793 D X73~260 Kerguelen Archipelago (TF) GL GRL 415 C H90|304 Greenland (DK tied territories in America) GM GMB 288 C I00|270 Gambia, The GN GIN 284 C I10|324 Guinea GO XXO 1067 X X17:947 Kalapani territory (claimed by IN,NP) GP|F971 GLP 456 C I20|312 Guadeloupe (FR-GP) GQ GNQ 297 C I30|226 Equatorial Guinea GR|(EL) GRC 371!-73 C I40|300 Greece (SEE) - EL (Ellas,Ellada) GS SGS 557 C X57|239 South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (GB) GS: HLC 000 L HLC General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) GT GTM 493 C I50|320 Guatemala GU|US66 GUM 628 C X68|316 Guam (US-GU) GV G20 882 M XL2 G20 (Intergovernmental Organization) GW GNB 283 C I60|624 Guinea-Bissau GW: HLC 000 L HLC Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA) GX GST 189 M X19~145 (Gulf States) GY GUY 543 C I70|328 Guyana GZ GAN 851 S XT1~029 Greater Antilles (northern/western Caribbean) H2: HC2 000 L H02 HLC-2: country codes ISO 3166-3/-2/-1 alpha-2 etc. pp. H3: HC3 000 L H03 HLC-3: country codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 / X## etc. pp. HA TEA 811 S XB1~142 Temperate Asia HB TRA 812 S XB2~142 Tropical Asia HC HLC 000 X H00 hierarchical, hydrological and historical codes HD SIP 813 S XB3~145 Sinai Peninsula HE ARP 814 S XB4~145 Arabian Peninsula (Near East British Possesions) HF MLA 815 S XB5~035 Mainland Southeast Asia (Indochina,Indochinese Peninsula) HG ICF 816 S XB6~035 French Indochine HH HHH 000 L H01 used by ISO 3166-3 for countries divided into several parts HI|US15 HWI 634+- D Z94~840 Hawaii (US-HI) HI: HLC 000 L HLC historical Information from various sources HJ MTA 817 S XB7~035 Maritime Southeast Asia (Malesia and Borneo) HK|CN81 HKG 197 C Z87|344 Hong Kong (CN-HK,SAR) HL HAL 2033 X X23 Halaib Triangle (claimed by EG,SD!) HM HMD 678 C X78|334 Heard Island & McDonald Islands (AU,XO) HM: HCM 000 L HLC HLC-M: main numeric codes HN HND 494 C I90|340 Honduras HO IHO 876 I XP6 International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) HP ISC 818 S XB8~034 Indian Sub Continent w/o India HQ XQO 1001 X X11:937 Aksai Chin and Other Areas (claimed by TW,CN,IN) HR HRV 353 C J00|191 Croatia HS WHS 2034 X X24 Wadi Halfa Salient (claimed by EG!,SD) HT HTI 468 C J10|332 Haiti HT: HCT 000 L HLC HLC-T: HLC hierarchical tree HU HUN 346 C J20|348 Hungary (SEE) HV XXN 008 X X08:946 Heipethes Islands (claimed by GR,TR) HW|UM84 XHO 6234 D Z84:919 Howland Island (UM-84) HX HSP 467 M Z77 (Hispaniola) -> DO+HT HX: HCX 000 L HLC HLC-X: technical codes (alpha-3) HY HYZ 018 X X18|030 Chinese Asia (Huárén yàzhōu) HZ ESE 011 M ZA1|753 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia IA AIR 9995 X X85 In the Air IB NUL 989 M XK9:911 Terra Nullius (Unclaimed Territories) IC IOC 872 M XP2 International Olympic Committee ID IDN 139!-42 C J30|360 Indonesia ID: HLC 000 L HLC World Inequality DB - Paris School of Economics (WID) IE IRL 314 C J40|372 Ireland IF NAE 988 M XK8|513 NAME (Northern America and Europe) IG NAW 987 M XK7|747 MENA (Middle East [WAS] & Northern Africa) IH FEA 986 M XK6 Afro-Eurasia (Africa & Eurasia) II EUF 985 M XK5 Eurafrica (Europe & Africa) IJ EUA 984 M XK4 Eurasia (Europe & Asia) IK AFA 983 M XK3 Afrasia (Africa & Asia) IL ISR 177 C J50|376 Israel IM IMN 318 C J60|833 Isle of Man IN IND 110!-27 C J70|356 India IO IOT 246 C X10|086 British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT,Chagos-Archipel) IP ITP 836 S XV6~039 (Italian Peninsula) IQ IRQ 173 C J90|368 Iraq IR IRN 172- C K00|364 Iran IR: HLC 000 L HLC The International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) IS ISL 323 C K10|352 Iceland IT ITA 362!-66 C K20|380 Italy IT: HLC 000 L HLC Italian ISTAT (and MIN) codes for states and regions (IT+) IU EFM 982 M XK2 EMEA (Europe & Middle East [WAS] & Africa) IV APA 981 M XK1 APAC (Asia & Pacific) IW|0W IWR|X0W 700|900 W X0W:910 High Seas (At Sea,International Waters) IX ISO 874 M XP4 ISO (International Standardization Organization) IY MSU 4089 X Z49 Mosquito Coast (Miskitu Nation) IZ XXZ 009 X X09:950 Parsley Island (claimed by ES,MA) JA - - - - - JB HEA 9901 H XY1 Historical Epochs (Asia) JC|3G SPG|X3G 7271 W X3G#3AR South Pacific Gyre JD JMD 852 S XT2~029 (Jamaica & Dependencies) JE JEY 311 C H60|832 Jersey JF HEF 9902 H XY2 Historical Epochs (Africa) JG CHA 317 M X97|830 (Channel Islands) -> GG+JE JH HEN 9904 H XY4 Historical Epochs (North-America) JI|7G IOG|X7G 7761 W X7G#7AR Indian Ocean Gyre JJ JJG 024 M Z54 Jijega (Jijiga) Reserve Areas and Haud (Hawd) JK JKS 016 M ZA6~030 Japan & the Koreas JL|5G SLG|X5G 7591 W X5G#5AR Atlantic Gyre (South) JM JAM 463 C K30|388 Jamaica JN XJN 2793 D Z53:923 Juan de Nova Island JO JOR 178 C K40|400 Jordan JP JPN 144!-48 C K50|392 Japan JP: HLC 000 L HLC Trade Statistics of Japan - Country code list (TSJP) JQ XSQ 1065 X X15:952 Siachen Glacier (claimed by IN,PK) JR HES 9905 H XY5 Historical Epochs (South-America) JS|NO21 XSJ 3261 D Z61:930 Svalbard (archipelago) (NO-21) JT|UM67 JTN|XJA 6355 D Z67|396 Johnston Island (UM-67) JU HEU 9903 H XY3 Historical Epochs (Europe) JV|UM86 JVS|XJV 6236 D Z86:921 Jarvis Island (UM-86) JW HEC 9906 H XY6 Historical Epochs (Oceania) JX XXI 405 X X45:945 Hans Island (claimed by CA,GL) JY XQY 1002 X X12:943 Dramana and Shakhatoe (Bji Gewog,claimed by BT,CN) JZ HEZ 9907 H XY7 Historical Epochs (Zeelandia) KA R67 8067 R R67 Australian Biogeographic Realm (R6+R7) KB R90 8990 R R90 Epipelagic (sunlight) - Photic Zone KC|9Q AAT|X9Q 7272 W X9Q#3AS Temperate Australasia (SWP+SEO) KD KUD 1088 H Z48 Kurdistan (IQK+IRK+SYK+TRK) KE KEN 248 C K60|404 Kenya KF|9F ATT|X9F 7592 W X9F#5AT Temperate Southern Africa (SEL+SWO) KG KGZ 191 C K70|417 Kyrgyzstan KH KHM 180 C K80|116 Cambodia KI KIR 620!-21 C K90|296 Kiribati (Gilbert Islands,GE,GEL) KJ R93 8993 R R93 Mesopelagic (twilight) Zone KK R94 8994 R R94 Bathypelagic (midnight) - Bathyal Zone KL|5X NLT|X5X 7321 W X5X#3ZR Temperate Northern Atlantic (NLO+MED) KM COM 260 C E40|174 Comoros KN KNA 448 C L10|659 Saint Kitts and Nevis (St. Christopher and Nevis) KO KRO 156~ H Z33 (Korea, United) KP PRK 158~ C L20|408 (North-)Korea, Democratic PR of KQ XQP 056 X X56:938 Brazilian Island (claimed by BR,UY) KR KOR 157- C L30|410 (South-)Korea, Republic of KS KOS 359 C X99|412 Kosovo (XK,XXK,XKS) KT|9V TNT|X9V 7273 W X9V#3AW Temperate South America (SEP+SWL) KU R97 8997 S R97 Abyssopelagic - Abyssal Zone KV SKV 832 S XV2~154 Scandinavia (NDC) KW KWT 179 C L40|414 Kuwait KX MOM 889 X XL9 SMOM (Sovereign & Military Order of IL-JEM,RHD & ML) KY CYM 462 C L50|136 Cayman Islands KZ KAZ 192 C L60|398 Kazakhstan LA LAO 147~ C L70|418 Laos PDR LB LBN 171~ C L80|422 Lebanon LC LCA 452 C X42|662 Saint Lucia LD LDC 084 M XJ4|199 Least Developed Countries (LDC) LE ILE 2041 X X21 Elemi Triangle (claimed by KY!,SS) LF ILF 3002 X X92 Ile des Faisans (Pheasant Island,Isla de los Faisanes) LG XGL 2792 D Z52:917 Glorioso Islands LH LDH 6679 D X39~036 Lord Howe Island (AU) LI LIE 381 C X91|438 Liechtenstein LJ MEL 965 R XC5|054 Melanesia (Middle Oceania,Remote Oceania) LK LKA 169 C L90|144 Sri Lanka (Ceylon) LL LLD 086 M XJ6|432 Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC) LM MES 899|699 R X90 MES ([large] Marine Eco-Systems) LN LIN 613 M Z93 Line Islands LO ILO 076 M XE6 International Labour Organization (ILO) LO: HLC 000 L HLC ILO index of countries, territories and areas LP|UM95 XPL 6235 D Z95:927 Palmyra Atoll (UM-95) LQ XQQ 4084 X X44:939 Conejo Island (claimed by HN,SV) LR LBR 282 C M00|430 Liberia LS LSO 265 C M10|426 Lesotho LT LTU 334 C J80|440 Lithuania LU LUX 387 C I80|442 Luxembourg LV LVA 335 C G50|428 Latvia LW LEW 845 M XM5~029 Leeward Islands LW: HLC 000 L HLC LMES (LW) LX SIL 306 H Z66 Silesia (region) LY LBY 214 C M40|434 Libya LZ LAN 844 S XM4~029 Lesser Antilles (Eastern/southern Caribbean) MA MAR 216!-17 C M50|504 Morocco MB MBL 6707 D Z77 Marie Byrd Land (except Peter I Island,unclaimed territory) MC MCO 383~ C X93|492 Monaco (SWU,SEU) MC: MCS 055 L ZS5 Mercado Comun del Sur (Mercosur) MD MDA 341 C M60|498 Moldova, Republic of ME MNE 357 C M70|499 Montenegro MF|F978 MAF 457 C X47|663 Saint Martin (French Part) (FR-MF) MG MDG 258+ C M80|450 Madagascar MH|US68 MHL 627 C M90|584 Marshall Islands (US-MH) MI MIC 962 R XC2|057 Micronesia (Northern Oceania) MJ|NO22 XJM 3265 D Z65:920 Jan Mayen (NO-22) MK MKD 355 C N00|807 Northern Macedonia ML MLI 286 C N10|466 Mali MM MMR 161!-67 C N20|104 Myanmar (Burma,BU,BUR) MN MNG 146~ C N30|496 Mongolia (NAS) MO|CN82 MAC 195 C Z85|446 Macao (CN-MO,SAR) MP|US69 MNP 629 C N40|580 (Northern) Marianas (Islands) (US-MP) MQ|F972 MTQ 459 C N50|474 Martinique (FR-MQ) MR MRT 219 C N60|478 Mauritania MR: HLC 000 L HLC machine-readable cataloging for bibliographic data (MARC21) MS MSR 446 C X46|500 Montserrat MT MLT 361 C N70|470 Malta MU MUS 252 C N80|480 Mauritius MV MDV 170 C N90|462 Maldives MW MWI 255 C O10|454 Malawi (Nyasaland) MW: MEW 095 L XO5 Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) MX MEX 470!-74 C O20|484 Mexico (CAM) MY MYS 152!-55 C O30|458 Malaysia (Malaya) MZ MOZ 251 C O40|508 Mozambique NA NAM 267 C O50|516 Namibia (South West Africa) NB R42 8042 S R42 Subarctic America (North Nearctic) NC|F988 NCL 664!-65 C O60|540 New Caledonia (FR-NC) ND NDC 831 S XV1~154 Nordic Countries NE NER 276 C O70|562 Niger (Oil Rivers) NF NFK 661 C X61|574 Norfolk Island (AU) NF: HLC 000 L HLC Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) NG NGA 230!-36 C O80|566 Nigeria NH R48 8048 S R48 Northern America (Greater Nearctic) NI NIC 495 C O90|558 Nicaragua NJ R52 8052 S R52 Central America & Caribbean (North Neotropic) NK NKR 1877 H Z47:913 Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh,AM occupied AZ Area) NL NLD 389 C P00|528 Netherlands NM NMA 875 M XP5 NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) NN R58 8058 S R58 Southern America (Greater Neotropic) NO NOR 325 C P10|578 Norway NO: HLC 000 L HLC statistisk sentralbyra - Classification of country codes (SSB-3) NP NPL 129 C P20|524 Nepal NQ XNQ 674 M X74|216 Dependencies of Norway (NO) NR NRU 622 C X62|520 Nauru (Pleasant Island) NS NZQ 668 M Z68 New Zealand Sub Antarctic Islands NT NTT 891 M XI1 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) NU NIU 645 C W30|570 Niue (NZ,WPY) NV|UM76 XNV 4689 H Z76:926 Navassa Islands (UM-76) NW NEW 833 S XV3~151 New Eastern Europe (Belarus, Ukraine & Moldova) NX NEX 9999 X X89:909 outer space - nexus NY NZI 969 R XC9~053 New Zealand and Islands (Southern Oceania,POY) NZ NZL 662 C P30|554 New Zealand OA: IAO 075 M XE5 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) OB|2P NPO|X2P 711 W X2P#2AA Pacific Ocean (North) OC|1P NWP|X1P 712!-15 W X1P#2NA Pacific Ocean (North-West) OD|3P NEP|X3P 716!-17 W X3P#2RA Pacific Ocean (North-East) OD: HLC 000 L HLC opendatasoft.com (France) - exceptions from (H2,H3,UNO) OE|9P CPO|X9P 718 W X9P#2SA Pacific Ocean (Central) OF|8P WCP|X8P 719!-20 W X8P#2TA Pacific Ocean (West-Central) OG|4P ECP|X4P 726 W X4P#2ZA Pacific Ocean (East-Central) OH|6P SPO|X6P 727|903 W X6P#3AA Pacific Ocean (South) OI|7P SWP|X7P 728 W X7P#3RA Pacific Ocean (South-West) OJ|5P SEP|X5P 729!-31 W X5P#3TA Pacific Ocean (South-East) OK|2L NLO|X2L 733 W X2L#4AA Atlantic Ocean (North) OL|1L NWL|X1L 734!-40 W X1L#4HA Atlantic Ocean (North-West) OM OMN 181 C P40|512 Oman ON|3L NEL|X3L 741!-46 W X3L#4KA Atlantic Ocean (North-East) OO|8U OOC|X8U 979|798 W X8U#9VA Outlying Oceania OP|9L CLO|X9L 751 W X9L#4RA Atlantic Ocean (Central) OP: HLC 000 L HLC Oslo and Paris Conventions (OSPAR) OQ|8L WCL|X8L 752!-53 W X8L#4TA Atlantic Ocean (West-Central) OR|4L ECL|X4L 756!-58 W X4L#4XA Atlantic Ocean (East-Central) OS|6L SLO|X6L 759|905 W X6L#5AA Atlantic Ocean (South) OT|7L SWL|X7L 760!-61 W X7L#5RA Atlantic Ocean (South-West) OU|5L SEL|X5L 762!-63 W X5L#5TA Atlantic Ocean (South-East) OV|2O WIO|X2O 777!-80 W X2O#7RA Indian Ocean (West) OW|6O EIO|X6O 781!-82 W X6O#7VA Indian Ocean (East) OX|2T WAT|X2T 785 W X2T#8RA Antarctic (Pacific) OY|4T CAT|X4T 786 W X4T#8SA Antarctic (Atlantic) OZ|6T EAT|X6T 787!-88 W X6T#8VA Antarctic (Indian Ocean) PA PAN 496 C P50|591 Panama PB R32 8032 S R32 Subarctic Eurasia (North Palearctic) PC PEC 884 M XL4 OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) PD PMD 342 X Z92 Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria) PD: HLC 000 L HLC World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGS-RPD) PE PER 549 C P60|604 Peru PF|F987 PYF 638 C P70|258 French Polynesia (FR-PF,French Oceania) PG PNG 654!-55 C P80|598 Papua New Guinea PH PHL 151 C P90|608 Philippines PI PSI 667 X X67 Pacific Subtropical Islands (AU) PJ R34 8034 S R34 Western Eurasia (West Palearctic, aka W. Europe) PK PAK 159- C Q00|586 Pakistan PL POL 347 C Q10|616 Poland PM|F975 SPM 416 C Q20|666 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (FR-PM) PN PCN 639 C Q30|612 Pitcairn (GB linked territories in Oceania) PO POY 963 R XC3|061 Polynesia (Eastern Oceania) PP PPS 363~ H Z83 Papal States PQ R35 8035 S R35 Central Eurasia (Central Palearctic, aka C. Asia) PR|US72 PRI 466 C Q40|630 Puerto Rico (US-PR) PS PSE 176 C Q50|275 West Bank & Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territory, Occupied) PT PRT 379 C Q60|620 Portugal PU R36 8036 S R36 Eastern Eurasia (East Palearctic, aka E. Asia) PV PVO 038 M ZU8 Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) PW|US70 PLW 626 C Q70|585 Palau (US-PW) PW: HLC 000 L HLC Pelagic Provinces of the World (PPOW) PX POM 303 H Z63 Pomerania (region) PY PRY 547 C Q80|600 Paraguay PZ R38 8038 S R38 Southern Eurasia (South Palearctic, aka MENA) QA QAT 184 C Q90|634 Qatar QB|2D WMD|X2D 766!-67 W X2D#6NA Mediterranean Sea (Northern-West) QC|4D CMD|X4D 768 W X4D#6RA Mediterranean Sea (Central) QD|6D EMD|X6D 772!-74 W X6D#6VA Mediterranean Sea (Northern-East) QE|7D BMD|X7D 775 W X7D#6XA Black Sea (Region) QF AAS 860 R XD0|053 Australia & New Zealand (Australasia) QG PIP 861 R XD1~543 Pacific Islands & Polar (w/o AAS,Oceania w/o Australasia) QH CPY 862 S XD2~061 Central Polynesia QI WPY 863 S XD3~061 Western Polynesia QJ EPY 864 S XD4~061 Eastern Polynesia QK EML 865 S XD5~035 Eastern Melanesia QL WML 866 S XD6~035 Western Melanesia (Papuasia) QM SAI 867 S XD7~010 Sub Antarctic Islands QN TAU 868 S XD8~036 Territories of Australia QO TNZ 869 S XD9~554 Territories of New Zealand QP HOA 820 S XG0~014 (Horn of Africa,Somali Peninsula) QQ AOI 821 S XG1~014 (Africa Orientale Italiana) QR DOA 822 S XG2~014 Deutsch Ostafrika) QS EAB 823 S XG3~014 British East Africa) (East Tropical Africa) QT MGD 824 S XG4~014 (Madagascar & Dependencies) QU|4U QUF|X4U 789|909 W X4U#9AA Undersea Features QV RHF 825 S XG5~014 (Federation Rhodesia & Nyasaland,South Tropical Africa) QW MCN 826 S XG6~011 Macaronesia QX WAB 827 S XG7~011 (British West Africa) QY AOF 828 S XG8~011 (French West Africa) QZ EAC 829 S XG9~017 Etats de l'Afrique centrale (Central African States) R0: HLC 000 L HLC ITU Region 0: shared world R1 IMR 801 R R10 Indomalayan Realm (Oriental) R1: HLC 000 L HLC ITU Region 1: AFR + EUR + ASA 1 (Mongolia,CAS,SWA,WAS w/o Iran) R2 ATR 802 R R20 Afrotropical Realm R2: HLC 000 L HLC ITU Region 2: The Americas R3 PAR 803 R R30 Palearctic Realm R3: HLC 000 L HLC ITU Region 3: OCE + ASA 2 (EAS w/o Mongolia,SEA,SAS + Iran) R4 NAR 804 R R40 Nearctic Realm R5 NTR 805 R R50 Neotropical Realm R6 AUR 806 R R60 Australasian Realm R7 OCR 807(0) R R70 Oceanic Realm R8 AQR 808 R R80 Antarctic Realm R9>LM MES 899|699 R X90 MES ([Large] Marine Eco-Systems) RA XPA 6792 D X72~260 St. Paul and -Amsterdam Islands RB RRB 5419 U X59~170 Serrana Bank (CO) RC CRC 049 M ZN9 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) RD RCD 5418 U X58~170 Roncador Bank (CO) RE|F974 REU 253~ C S00|638 Réunion (FR-RE) RF EFS 855 S XT5~202 (East and Southern Africa) RG SFC 856 S XT6~202 (Southern and Central Africa) RH CFW 857 S XT7~202 (Central and West Africa) RI RCI 666 D X66:906 Coral Sea Islands (AU) RJ - - - - - RK|7K RSK|X7K 707 W X7K#1VA Rusian Arctic (High North) RL|9R IPO|X9R 709 W X9R#1YA Indo-Pacific Ocean (PAO+INO) RM|2U ERM|X2U 6084 W X2U#9NO Estrecho de Magallanes (Magellan Strait) RN XQN 236~ X X26:936 Abyei Area (claimed by SD,SS) RO ROU 368 C S10|642 Romania (EEU) RP XPR 1053 X X13:928 Paracel Islands (claimed by CN,TW,VN) RQ XRQ 676 M X76~554 Ross Dependency (NZ) RR XZZ 4088 X X48:951 Sapodilla Cayes (claimed by BZ,GT,HN) RS SRB 358 C S20|688 Serbia RT XTR 2791 D Z51:931 Tromelin Island RU RUS 893! C S30|643 Russian Federation (Europe+Asia) (130-132,330-332) RU: HLC 000 L HLC Russian Classification of Countries of the World (OKSM) RV|UM89 XKR 6239 D Z89:924 Kingman Reef (UM-89) RW RWA 245 C S40|646 Rwanda (SSA) RX|5U SCX|X5U 721 W X5U#2UA South China Sea & East Indian Archipelago RY XXY 616 X Z96:949 Minerva Reefs (claimed by TO,FJ) RZ XCZ 6791 D X71~260 Crozet Archipelago (TF) SA SAU 182 C S50|682 Saudi Arabia SB SLB 653 C S60|090 (South) Solomon Islands SC SYC 254- C S70|690 Seychelles SD SDN 237 C S80|729 (Northern) Sudan SE SWE 329 C S90|752 Sweden SE: HCS 000 L HLC Helsinki Commission subbasins (HECOM) (2022) SF SPE 062 M ZC2 South Pacific Regional Trade & Economic Coop. Agreement (SPARTECA) SG SGP 154~ C T00|702 Singapore SH SHN 271 C T10|654 St. Helena, Ascension & Tristan da Cunha SI SVN 354 C T20|705 Slovenia SJ SJM 326 C T30|744 Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands (NO) SK SVK 349 C T40|703 Slovakia SL SLE 289 C T50|694 Sierra Leone SM SMR 365~ C X95|674 San Marino SN SEN 287 C T60|686 Senegal SO SOM 243+ C T70|706 Somalia SP SPI 688 X X88~009 Small Pacific Island( State)s SQ SQR 244~ C T80|707 Somaliland SR SUR 545 C T90|740 Suriname SS SSD 238 C U00|728 South Sudan (EAF) ST STP 298 C U10|678 São Tomé and Príncipe SU SUN 894 H XI4|810 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) SV SLV 492 C U20|222 El Salvador SW SWI 669 D X69~554 Stewart Island (NZ,Rakiura) SX|NLSX SXM 443 C X43|534 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) SY SYR 174+ C U30|760 Syrian Arab Republic SZ SWZ 266 C U40|748 Eswatini (Swaziland) TA>(SH) TDC 2716 D T16~654 (Tristan da Cunha) -> SH TB TWB 2036 X Z56 Bir Tawil (unclaimed territory) TC TCA 464 C U50|796 Turks and Caicos Islands TD TCD 292 C U60|148 Chad TE TEC 977!-78 G XQ7 Tectonic Plates (major,middle,minor) TF|F984 ATF 279|679 C U70|260 French Antarctic & Southern Territories (FR-TF) TG TGO 277 C U80|768 Togo TH THA 149 C U90|764 Thailand TI TIC 046 I ZN6 Treasury International Capital (TIC) TI: HLC 000 L HLC TIC country names and country codes reference lists TJ TJK 193 C V00|762 Tajikistan TK TKL 643 C V10|772 Tokelau (NZ,CPY) TL TLS 143 C V20|626 Timor-Leste (East Timor,TP,TMP) TM TKM 194 C V30|795 Turkmenistan TN TUN 213 C V40|788 Tunisia TO TON 636 C V50|776 Tonga TP NPI 025 M ZF5 Nordic Patent Institute (NPI) TQ XTQ 673 M Z73 Argentine Antarctica (AR) TR TUR 896! C V60|792 Türkiye (Europe+Asia) (160,360) TS TSZ 819 S XB9~034 Temperate Subindian Zone TT TTO 450 C V70|780 Trinidad and Tobago TU: ITU 072 M XE2 International Telecommunication Union - country dial-in codes (ITU) TV TUV 630 C V80|798 Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) TX TMA 975 S XQ5~010 Transantarctic Mountains & Adjacents TW|CN83 TWN 198 C V90|158 Taiwan (Formosa,claimed by CN) TW: TEW 096 L XO6 Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World (TEOW) TY - - - - - TZ TZA 222!-23 C W00|834 Tanzania, United Republic of UA UKR 343 C W10|804 Ukraine UB R91 8991 R R91 Neritic Epipelagic UC R92 8992 R R92 Pelagic Zone Provinces UD UDP 083 M XJ3 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) UE XEU 2797 D Z57:915 Europa Island UF XXF 227 X X27:944 Banc du Geyser (claimed by MG,KM) UG UGA 249 C W20|800 Uganda UH R95 8995 R R95 Lower Bathyal Provinces UI XBI 2795 D Z55:904 Bassas da India UJ R96 8996 R R96 Hydrothermal Vent Provinces UK|9K EUK|X9K 708 W X9K#1WA European Arctic (High North) UK: HLC 000 L HLC UK defined regions codes & exceptions from ISO (UK+) UL R98 8998 R R98 Abyssal Provinces UM|US74 UMI 623 C X63|581 United States Minor Outlying Islands (US-UM) UN UNO 873 M XP3 United Nations (Organization) UN: HLC 000 L HLC UNO numerical code for country or region (M.49) UO UPO 877 M XP7 UPOV (Int. Union f.t. Protection of New Varieties of Plants) UP UNP 879 M XP9 UNPO (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization) UQ AUQ|XUQ 675 M X75 Australian Antarctic Territory (AU) UR XQR 2095 X X25:940 Congo River Islands (claimed by CD,CG) US USA 420!-28 C W40|840 United States of America US:(E) HLC 000 L HLC United States Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes (GENC) US:(W) HLC 000 L HLC United States Hydrologic Unit Codes (USGS:HUC) UT XQT 2099 X X29:941 Corisco Bay Islands (claimed by GA,GQ) UU XXX 220 X X20:948 Koalou | Kourou (claimed by BF,BJ) UV XQV 202 X X22:942 Doumeira Islands (claimed by DJ,ER) UW R99 8999 R R99 Hadopelagic (hadal) Provinces UX CLC 047 M ZN7 Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) UY URY 554!-56 C W50|858 Uruguay (SSA) UZ UZB 196 C W60|860 Uzbekistan VA VAT 366~ C X96|336 Vatican City VB|1A AIW|X1A 790 W X1A#9BA Waters of Asia VC VCT 455 C W70|670 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VD|2A FIW|X2A 791 W X2A#9EA Waters of Africa VE VEN 540 C W80|862 Venezuela VF|3A UIW|X3A 792 W X3A#9HA Waters of Europe VG VGB 445 C W90|092 Virgin Islands, British VH|4A NIW|X4A 793!-94 W X4A#9KA Waters of North America VI|US78 VIR 444 C Y00|850 Virgin Islands, United States (US-VI,Danish West Indies,DVI) VJ|5A SIW|X5A 795 W X5A#9NA Waters of South America VK|6A CIW|X6A 796 W X6A#9RA Waters of Oceania VL|7A QIW|X7A 797 W X7A#9TA Waters of Antarctica VM|8A RIW|X8A 799 W X8A#9XA Former USSR - Inland waters VN VNM 148~ C Y10|704 Viet Nam VO|3E CSE|X3E 713 W X3E#2DA East China Sea (Warm Temperate NW Pacific) VP VPI 026 M ZF6 Visegrad Patent Institute (VPI) VQ NME 013 M ZA3~142 Near and Middle Eastern countries (NME) VR OAC 014 M ZA4~142 Other Asian countries (w/o NME) VS|3U SCS|X3U 722 W X3U#2HA South China Sea (IHO & SeaVoX Area) VT|5D MDS|X5D 765 W X5D#6AA Mediterranean Sea VU VUT 651 C Y20|548 Vanuatu (New Hebrides,NH,NHB) VV|8D ADR|X8D 769 W X8D#6BA Mediterranean Sea (Adriatic) VW|3D IOD|X3D 770 W X3D#6GA Mediterranean Sea (Ionian) VX|9D SCD|X9D 771 W X9D#6UA Mediterranean Sea (South-Central) VY|9I MOP|X9I 7545 W X9I#4CB Mona Passage VZ XVZ 001 X X01 installations in international Waters WA|UM79 WAI|XWK 6237 D Z79|872 Wake Island (UM-79) WB BWI 848 S XM8~029 (British West Indies,East Caribbean States,WI,ECS) WC CAC 840 S XM0 Central America and Caribbean WD WDW 846 M XM6~029 Windward Islands WE ECE 838 S XV8~151 East Central Europe WF|F986 WLF 637 C Y30|876 Wallis & Futuna (FR-WF) WG: HLC 000 L HLC World Geodetic System 1984 - degrees & minutes (WGS84) WH WHO 071 M XE1 World Health Organization (WHO) WI: WPO 070 M XE0 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) WJ NCM 841 S XM1~013 Northern Central America WK|2K WAK|X2K 702!-05 W X2K#1RA Arctic (Pacific) WL AGL 830 S XV0~014 (African Great Lakes) WM WMO 074 M XE4 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) WN: WWN 043 I ZN3 Codes for World Waterbody Names (CWWN) WO WOC|ITI 964 R XC4~053 Western Oceania - Indian Tropical Islands WP WTP 892 H XI2 Warsaw Pact (Warsaw Treaty 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