Current and Historical Countries and Areas of Interest

The material on current and historical countries and areas of interest is presented here to help users who compile longitudinal data on countries and areas of interest to assign those data to the right current or formerly used country names and codes. A start and end date are provided to define the period of validity of country names and codes; however there is no end date when the country names or codes are still current. This list which compiles changes to country names and codes since 1970 is based on information gathered from the following sources:

  • current and previous editions of the standard ISO 3166-1, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes;
  • ISO 3166-3 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 3: Code for formerly used names of countries;
  • Newsletters related to ISO 3166-1 and ISO 3166-3; and
  • current and previous editions of the United Nations Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use.
Current and Historical Countries and Areas of Interest
Current and Historical Countries and Areas of Interest Period of Validity Remarks
Code Countries and Areas of Interest Num-3 Alpha-2 Alpha-3 Start End
41004 Afghanistan 004 AF AFG 1970    
23248 Åland Islands 248 AX ALA 2004   Formerly part of Finland.
24008 Albania 008 AL ALB 1970    
33012 Algeria 012 DZ DZA 1970    
51016 American Samoa 016 AS ASM 1970    
24020 Andorra 020 AD AND 1970    
34024 Angola 024 AO AGO 1970    
13660 Anguilla 660 AI AIA 1980   Formerly part of Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
61010 Antarctica 010 AQ ATA 1983   Now includes Dronning Maud Land and since 1979 includes British Antarctic Territory and the antarctic part of French Southern and Antarctica Territories.
61010 Antarctica 010 AQ ATA 1979 1983 Antarctica without Dronning Maud Land.
61010 Antarctica 010 AQ ATA 1970 1979 Antarctica without British Antarctic Territory and the antarctic territories of French Southern and Antarctica Territories.
13028 Antigua 028 AG ATG 1970 1981 Now known as Antigua and Barbuda.
13028 Antigua and Barbuda 028 AG ATG 1981   Formerly known as Antigua.
14032 Argentina 032 AR ARG 1970    
41051 Armenia 051 AM ARM 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
13533 Aruba 533 AW ABW 1986   Formerly part of Netherlands Antilles.
51036 Australia 036 AU AUS 1970    
21040 Austria 040 AT AUT 1970    
41031 Azerbaijan 031 AZ AZE 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
13044 Bahamas 044 BS BHS 1970    
41048 Bahrain 048 BH BHR 1970    
44050 Bangladesh 050 BD BGD 1971   Formerly part of Pakistan.
13052 Barbados 052 BB BRB 1970    
22112 Belarus 112 BY BLR 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and formerly known as Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.
21056 Belgium 056 BE BEL 1970    
12084 Belize 084 BZ BLZ 1973   Formerly known as British Honduras.
31204 Benin 204 BJ BEN 1977   Formerly known as Dahomey.
13060 Bermuda 060 BM BMU 1970    
44064 Bhutan 064 BT BTN 1970    
14068 BoliviaFootnote 4 068 BO BOL 1970    
13535 Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba 535 BQ BES 2010 2011 Formerly part of Netherlands Antilles. Update of the name in 2011.
13535 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 535 BQ BES 2011   English name of Sint Eustatius was made consistent with that of the United Nations Terminology and Reference Section (UNTERM).
24070 Bosnia and Herzegovina 070 BA BIH 1992   Formerly part of Yugoslavia.
35072 Botswana 072 BW BWA 1970    
61074 Bouvet Island 074 BV BVT 1970    
14076 Brazil 076 BR BRA 1970    
61080 British Antarctic Territory 080 BQ ATB 1970 1979 Now part of Antarctica.
12084 British Honduras 084     1970 1973 Now known as Belize.
44086 British Indian Ocean Territory 086 IO IOT 1970    
51090 British Solomon Islands 090 SB SLB 1970 1975 Now known as Solomon Islands.
13092 British Virgin Islands 092 VG VGB 1970 1988 Now known as Virgin Islands, British.
43096 Brunei 096 BN BRN 1970 1984 Now known as Brunei Darussalam.
43096 Brunei Darussalam 096 BN BRN 1984   Formerly known as Brunei.
22100 Bulgaria 100 BG BGR 1970    
31854 Burkina Faso 854 BF BFA 1984   Formerly known as Upper Volta.
43104 Burma 104 BU BUR 1970 1989 Renamed as Myanmar.
43104 Burma (Myanmar) 104 MM MMR 2009   Formerly known as Burma until 1989, then Myanmar between 1989 and 2009.
32108 Burundi 108 BI BDI 1970    
22112 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic 112 BY BYS 1970 1991 Now known as Belarus.
43116 Cambodia 116 KH KHM 1989   Formerly known as Cambodia in 1970, known as the Khmer Republic between 1970 and 1975, then known as the Democratic Kampuchea between 1975 and 1989.
43116 Cambodia 116 KH KHM 1970 1970 Between 1970 and 1975, Cambodia was known as Khmer Republic.
34120 Cameroon 120 CM CMR 1970 1972 Renamed as the United Republic of Cameroon.
34120 Cameroon 120 CM CMR 1984   Formerly known as Cameroon until 1972, then known as the United Republic of Cameroon between 1972 and 1984.
34120 Cameroon, United Republic of 120 CM CMR 1972 1984 Now known as Cameroon.
11124 Canada 124 CA CAN 1970    
51128 Canton and Enderbury Islands 128 CT CTE 1970 1984 Now part of Kiribati.
31132 Cape Verde 132 CV CPV 1975   Formerly known as Cape Verde Islands.
31132 Cape Verde Islands 132 CV CPV 1970 1975 Now known as Cape Verde.
13136 Cayman Islands 136 KY CYM 1970    
34140 Central African Republic 140 CF CAF 1970    
44144 Ceylon 144     1970 1972 Now known as Sri Lanka.
34148 Chad 148 TD TCD 1970    
14152 Chile 152 CL CHL 1970    
42156 ChinaFootnote 1 156 CN CHN 1970    
51162 Christmas Island 162 CX CXR 1970    
51166 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 166 CC CCK 1970    
14170 Colombia 170 CO COL 1970    
32174 Comoro Islands 174 KM COM 1970 1975 Now known as Comoros; previously Mayotte was part of Comoro Islands.
32174 Comoros 174 KM COM 1975   Comoros without Mayotte; formerly known as Comoro Islands.
34180 Congo, Democratic Republic of 180 CD COD 1970 1971 Renamed as Zaire.
34178 Congo, Republic of the 178 CG COG 1970    
34180 Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 180 CD COD 1997   Formerly known as the Democratic Republic of Congo until 1971, then known as Zaire between 1971 and 1997.
51184 Cook Islands 184 CK COK 1970    
12188 Costa Rica 188 CR CRI 1970    
31384 Côte d'Ivoire 384 CI CIV 1986   Formerly known as Ivory Coast.
24191 Croatia 191 HR HRV 1991   Formerly part of Yugoslavia.
13192 Cuba 192 CU CUB 1970    
13531 Curaçao 531 CW CUW 2010   Formerly part of Netherlands Antilles.
41196 Cyprus 196 CY CYP 1970    
22203 Czech Republic 203 CZ CZE 1993   Formerly part of Czechoslovakia.
22200 Czechoslovakia 200 CS CSK 1970 1993 Divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia.
31204 Dahomey 204 DY DHY 1970 1977 Now known as Benin.
23208 Denmark 208 DK DNK 1970    
32262 Djibouti 262 DJ DJI 1977   Formerly known as French Afars and Issas.
13212 Dominica 212 DM DMA 1970    
13214 Dominican Republic 214 DO DOM 1970    
61216 Dronning Maud Land 216 NQ ATN 1970 1983 Now part of Antarctica.
43626 East Timor 626 TP TMP 1975 2002 Now known as Timor-Leste.
14218 Ecuador 218 EC ECU 1970    
33818 Egypt 818 EG EGY 1971   Formerly known as United Arab Republic.
12222 El Salvador 222 SV SLV 1970    
34226 Equatorial Guinea 226 GQ GNQ 1970    
32232 Eritrea 232 ER ERI 1993   Formerly part of Ethiopia.
22233 Estonia 233 EE EST 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
32231 Ethiopia 231 ET ETH 1993   Ethiopia without Eritrea.
32230 Ethiopia 230 ET ETH 1970 1993 Ethiopia divided into Eritrea and Ethiopia in 1993.
23234 Faeroe Islands 234 FO FRO 1970 1988 Now known as Faroe Islands.
14238 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 238 FK FLK 1993   Falkland Islands (Malvinas) without South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
14238 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 238 FK FLK 1970 1993 Previously South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands were part of Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
23234 Faroe Islands 234 FO FRO 1988   Formerly known as Faeroe Islands.
51242 Fiji 242 FJ FJI 1970    
23246 Finland 246 FI FIN 2004   Finland without Åland Islands.
23246 Finland 246 FI FIN 1970 2004 Previously Åland Islands were part of Finland.
21250 France 250 FR FRA 1970    
32262 French Afars and Issas 262 AI AFI 1970 1977 Now known as Djibouti.
14254 French Guiana 254 GF GUF 1970    
51258 French Polynesia 258 PF PYF 1970    
61260 French Southern and Antarctic Territories 260 FQ ATF 1970 1979 French Antarctic Territories now part of Antarctica.
61260 French Southern Territories 260 TF ATF 1979   French Southern Territories without French Antarctic Territories.
34266 Gabon 266 GA GAB 1970    
31270 Gambia 270 GM GMB 1970    
41274 Gaza Strip 274     1970 1999 Renamed as the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
41268 Georgia 268 GE GEO 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
21278 German Democratic Republic 278 DD DDR 1970 1990 Now part of Germany.
21276 Germany 276 DE DEU 1990   The German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany were merged into Germany in 1990.
21280 Germany, Federal Republic of 280 DE DEU 1970 1990 Now part of Germany.
31288 Ghana 288 GH GHA 1970    
24292 Gibraltar 292 GI GIB 1970    
51296 Gilbert and Ellice Islands 296 GE GEL 1970 1975 Gilbert and Ellice Islands divided into Gilbert Islands and Tuvalu in 1975.
51296 Gilbert Islands 296 GE GEL 1975 1979 Gilbert Islands renamed as Kiribati in 1979.
24300 Greece 300 GR GRC 1970    
11304 Greenland 304 GL GRL 1970    
13308 Grenada 308 GD GRD 1970    
13312 Guadeloupe 312 GP GLP 2007   Guadeloupe without Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin (French part).
13312 Guadeloupe 312 GP GLP 1970 2007 Previously Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin (French part) were part of Guadeloupe.
51316 Guam 316 GU GUM 1970    
12320 Guatemala 320 GT GTM 1970    
23831 Guernsey 831 GG GGY 2006 2011 Formerly part of United Kingdom. Since 2011, excludes Sark.
23831 Guernsey 831 GG GGY 2011   Previously Sark was part of Guernsey.
31324 Guinea 324 GN GIN 1970    
31624 Guinea-Bissau 624 GW GNB 1974   Formerly known as Portuguese Guinea.
14328 Guyana 328 GY GUY 1970    
13332 Haiti 332 HT HTI 1970    
61334 Heard and McDonald Islands 334 HM HMD 1970 1992 Now known as Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
61334 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 334 HM HMD 1992   Formerly known as Heard and McDonald Islands.
24336 Holy See (Vatican City State) 336 VA VAT 1997   Formerly known as Vatican City State (Holy See).
12340 Honduras 340 HN HND 1970    
42344 Hong Kong 344 HK HKG 1970 1997 Now known as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
42344 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 344 HK HKG 1997   Formerly known as Hong Kong
22348 Hungary 348 HU HUN 1970    
23352 Iceland 352 IS ISL 1970    
44356 India 356 IN IND 1975   Now includes Sikkim.
44356 India 356 IN IND 1970 1975 India without Sikkim.
43360 Indonesia 360 ID IDN 1970    
41364 IranFootnote 5 364 IR IRN 1970    
41368 Iraq 368 IQ IRQ 1993   Now includes a part of Neutral Zone.
41368 Iraq 368 IQ IRQ 1970 1993 Iraq without a part of Neutral Zone.
23372 Ireland, Republic of 372 IE IRL 1970    
23833 Isle of Man 833 IM IMN 2006   Formerly part of United Kingdom.
41376 Israel 376 IL ISR 1970    
24380 Italy 380 IT ITA 1970    
31384 Ivory Coast 384 CI CIV 1970 1986 Now known as Côte d'Ivoire.
13388 Jamaica 388 JM JAM 1970    
42392 Japan 392 JP JPN 1970    
23832 Jersey 832 JE JEY 2006   Formerly part of United Kingdom.
51396 Johnston Island 396 JT JTN 1970 1986 Now part of United States Minor Outlying Islands.
41400 Jordan 400 JO JOR 1970    
43116 Kampuchea, Democratic 116 KH KHM 1975 1989 Now known as Cambodia.
41398 Kazakhstan 398 KZ KAZ 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
32404 Kenya 404 KE KEN 1970    
43116 Khmer Republic 116 KH KHM 1970 1975 Renamed as the Democratic Kampuchea.
51296 Kiribati 296 KI KIR 1984   The Gilbert and Ellice Islands were divided into Gilbert Islands and Tuvalu in 1975; Gilbert Islands was renamed Kiribati in 1979, then Canton and Enderbury Islands was included with Kiribati in 1984.
51296 Kiribati 296 KI KIR 1979 1984 Kiribati without Canton and Enderbury Islands; formerly known as Gilbert Islands.
42408 Korea, NorthFootnote 10 408 KP PRK 1970    
42410 Korea, SouthFootnote 12 410 KR KOR 1970    
24983 KosovoFootnote 6 983 XK XKO 2008   Formerly part of Serbia.
41414 Kuwait 414 KW KWT 1970    
41417 Kyrgyzstan 417 KG KGZ 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
43418 LaosFootnote 7 418 LA LAO 1970    
22428 Latvia 428 LV LVA 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
41422 Lebanon 422 LB LBN 1970    
35426 Lesotho 426 LS LSO 1970    
31430 Liberia 430 LR LBR 1970    
33434 Libya 434 LY LBY 1970    
21438 Liechtenstein 438 LI LIE 1970    
22440 Lithuania 440 LT LTU 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
21442 Luxembourg 442 LU LUX 1970    
42446 Macao Special Administrative Region 446 MO MAC 2002   Formerly known as Macau Special Administrative Region.
42446 Macau 446 MO MAC 1970 1999 Renamed as Macau Special Administrative Region.
42446 Macau Special Administrative Region 446 MO MAC 1999 2002 Now known as Macao Special Administrative Region.
24807 Macedonia, Republic ofFootnote 8 807 MK MKD 2009   Formerly part of Yugoslavia and known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
24807 Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of 807 MK MKD 1992 2009 Now known as Republic of Macedonia.
32450 Madagascar 450 MG MDG 1970    
32454 Malawi 454 MW MWI 1970    
43458 Malaysia 458 MY MYS 1970    
44462 Maldives 462 MV MDV 1970    
31466 Mali 466 ML MLI 1970    
24470 Malta 470 MT MLT 1970    
51584 Marshall Islands 584 MH MHL 1986   Formerly part of Pacific Islands (Trust Territory).
13474 Martinique 474 MQ MTQ 1970    
31478 Mauritania 478 MR MRT 1970    
32480 Mauritius 480 MU MUS 1970    
32175 Mayotte 175 YT MYT 1975   Formerly part of Comoro Islands.
12484 Mexico 484 MX MEX 1970    
51583 Micronesia, Federated States of 583 FM FSM 1986   Formerly part of Pacific Islands (Trust Territory).
51488 Midway Islands 488 MI MID 1970 1986 Now part of United States Minor Outlying Islands.
22498 MoldovaFootnote 9 498 MD MDA 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
21492 Monaco 492 MC MCO 1970    
42496 Mongolia 496 MN MNG 1970    
24499 Montenegro 499 ME MNE 2006   Formerly part of Serbia and Montenegro.
13500 Montserrat 500 MS MSR 1970    
33504 Morocco 504 MA MAR 1970    
32508 Mozambique 508 MZ MOZ 1970    
41512 Muscat and Oman 512     1970 1971 Now known as Oman.
43104 Myanmar 104 MM MMR 1989 2009 Now known as Burma (Myanmar).
35516 Namibia 516 NA NAM 1970    
51520 Nauru 520 NR NRU 1970    
44524 Nepal 524 NP NPL 1970    
21528 Netherlands 528 NL NLD 1970    
13530 Netherlands Antilles 530 AN ANT 1986 2010 Divided into Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part).
13532 Netherlands Antilles 532 AN ANT 1970 1986 Divided into Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
41536 Neutral Zone 536 NT NTZ 1970 1993 Neutral Zone now divided between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
51540 New Caledonia 540 NC NCL 1970    
51544 New Guinea (Trust Territory) 544     1970 1973 Now part of Papua New Guinea.
51548 New Hebrides 548 NH NHB 1970 1980 Now known as Vanuatu.
51554 New Zealand 554 NZ NZL 1970    
12558 Nicaragua 558 NI NIC 1970    
31562 Niger 562 NE NER 1970    
31566 Nigeria 566 NG NGA 1970    
51570 Niue 570 NU NIU 1975   Formerly known as Niue Island.
51570 Niue Island 570 NU NIU 1970 1975 Now known as Niue.
51574 Norfolk Island 574 NF NFK 1970    
51580 Northern Mariana Islands 580 MP MNP 1986   Formerly part of Pacific Islands (Trust Territory).
23578 Norway 578 NO NOR 1970    
41512 Oman 512 OM OMN 1971   Formerly known as Muscat and Oman.
51582 Pacific Islands (Trust Territory) 582 PC PCI 1970 1986 Divided into Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau.
44586 Pakistan 586 PK PAK 1971   Pakistan without Bangladesh.
44586 Pakistan 586 PK PAK 1970 1971 Pakistan divided into Bangladesh and Pakistan.
51585 Palau 585 PW PLW 1986   Formerly part of Pacific Islands (Trust Territory).
41275 Palestinian Territory, Occupied 275 PS PSE 1999 2009 Now known as West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine).
12591 Panama 591 PA PAN 1979   Panama, excluding Canal Zone and Panama Canal Zone were merged into Panama in 1979.
12592 Panama Canal Zone 592 PZ PCZ 1970 1979 Now part of Panama.
12590 Panama, excluding Canal Zone 590 PA PAN 1970 1979 Now part of Panama.
51596 Papua 596     1970 1973 Now part of Papua New Guinea.
51598 Papua New Guinea 598 PG PNG 1973   Papua and New Guinea (Trust Territory) were merged into Papua New Guinea in 1973.
14600 Paraguay 600 PY PRY 1970    
14604 Peru 604 PE PER 1970    
43608 Philippines 608 PH PHL 1976   Alpha-3 code was previously PHI.
43608 Philippines 608 PH PHI 1970 1976 Alpha-3 code is now PHL.
51612 Pitcairn 612 PN PCN 1982   Formerly known as Pitcairn Island.
51612 Pitcairn Island 612 PN PCN 1970 1982 Now known as Pitcairn.
22616 Poland 616 PL POL 1970    
24620 Portugal 620 PT PRT 1970    
31624 Portuguese Guinea 624     1970 1974 Now known as Guinea-Bissau.
43626 Portuguese Timor 626 TP TMP 1970 1975 Renamed as East Timor.
13630 Puerto Rico 630 PR PRI 1970    
41634 Qatar 634 QA QAT 1970    
32638 Réunion 638 RE REU 1970    
22642 Romania 642 RO ROU 2002   Alpha-3 code was previously ROM.
22642 Romania 642 RO ROM 1970 2002 Alpha-3 code is now ROU.
22643 Russian Federation 643 RU RUS 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
32646 Rwanda 646 RW RWA 1970    
13652 Saint Barthélemy 652 BL BLM 2007   Formerly part of Guadeloupe.
31654 Saint HelenaFootnote 11 654 SH SHN 1970    
13659 Saint Kitts and Nevis 659 KN KNA 1980   Saint Kitts and Nevis without Anguilla.
13658 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla 658 KN KNA 1970 1980 Divided into Anguilla, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
13662 Saint Lucia 662 LC LCA 1970    
13663 Saint Martin (French part) 663 MF MAF 2007   Formerly part of Guadeloupe.
11666 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 666 PM SPM 1970    
13670 Saint Vincent 670 VC VCT 1970 1979 Now known as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
13670 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 670 VC VCT 1979   Formerly known as Saint Vincent.
51882 Samoa 882 WS WSM 1981   Formerly known as Western Samoa.
24674 San Marino 674 SM SMR 1970    
34678 Sao Tome and Principe 678 ST STP 1970    
23680 Sark 680 XQ XSQ 2011   Formerly part of Guernsey.
41682 Saudi Arabia 682 SA SAU 1993   Now includes a part of Neutral Zone.
41682 Saudi Arabia 682 SA SAU 1970 1993 Saudi Arabia without a part of Neutral Zone.
31686 Senegal 686 SN SEN 1970    
24688 SerbiaFootnote 2 688 RS SRB 2008   Divided into Serbia and Kosovo.
24688 Serbia 688 RS SRB 2006 2008 Formerly part of Serbia and Montenegro.
24891 Serbia and Montenegro 891 CS SCG 2003 2006 Formerly known as Yugoslavia; then divided into Serbia, Montenegro.
32690 Seychelles 690 SC SYC 1970    
31694 Sierra Leone 694 SL SLE 1970    
44698 Sikkim 698 SK SKM 1970 1975 Now part of India.
43702 Singapore 702 SG SGP 1970    
13534 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 534 SX SXM 2010   Formerly part of Netherlands Antilles.
22703 Slovakia 703 SK SVK 1993   Formerly part of Czechoslovakia.
24705 Slovenia 705 SI SVN 1991   Formerly part of Yugoslavia.
51090 Solomon Islands 090 SB SLB 1975   Formerly known as British Solomon Islands.
32706 Somalia 706 SO SOM 1970    
35710 South Africa, Republic of 710 ZA ZAF 1970    
14239 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 239 GS SGS 1993   Formerly part of Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
33728 South Sudan 728 SS SSD 2011   Formerly part of Sudan.
32716 Southern Rhodesia 716 RH RHO 1970 1980 Now known as Zimbabwe.
24724 Spain 724 ES ESP 1970    
33732 Spanish Sahara 732 EH ESH 1970 1976 Now known as Western Sahara.
44144 Sri Lanka 144 LK LKA 1972   Formerly known as Ceylon.
33729 Sudan 729 SD SDN 2011   South Sudan was previously included with Sudan. The numeric code of Sudan has also been changed.
33736 Sudan 736 SD SDN 1970 2011 Divided into Sudan and South Sudan.
14740 Suriname 740 SR SUR 1970    
23744 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 744 SJ SJM 1993   Formerly known as Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
23744 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 744 SJ SJM 1970 1993 Now known as Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
35748 Swaziland 748 SZ SWZ 1970    
23752 Sweden 752 SE SWE 1970    
21756 Switzerland 756 CH CHE 1970    
41760 SyriaFootnote 13 760 SY SYR 1970    
42158 Taiwan 158 TW TWN 1970    
41762 Tajikistan 762 TJ TJK 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
32834 TanzaniaFootnote 14 834 TZ TZA 1970    
43764 Thailand 764 TH THA 1970    
43626 Timor-LesteFootnote 15 626 TL TLS 2002   Formerly known as Portuguese Timor until 1975, then known as East Timor between 1975 and 2002.
31768 Togo 768 TG TGO 1970    
51772 Tokelau 772 TK TKL 1975   Formerly known as Tokelau Islands.
51772 Tokelau Islands 772 TK TKL 1970 1975 Now known as Tokelau.
51776 Tonga 776 TO TON 1970    
13780 Trinidad and Tobago 780 TT TTO 1970    
41784 Trucial Oman 784     1970 1971 Now known as United Arab Emirates.
33788 Tunisia 788 TN TUN 1970    
41792 Turkey 792 TR TUR 1970    
41795 Turkmenistan 795 TM TKM 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
13796 Turks and Caicos Islands 796 TC TCA 1970    
51798 Tuvalu 798 TV TUV 1975   The Gilbert and Ellice Islands were divided into Gilbert Islands and Tuvalu in 1975.
32800 Uganda 800 UG UGA 1970    
22804 Ukraine 804 UA UKR 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; formerly known as Ukraininan Soviet Socialist Republic.
22804 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 804 UA UKR 1970 1991 Now known as Ukraine.
41810 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Asia part) 810 SU SUN 1970 1991 USSR was divided into 15 countries from which 8 countries are in Asia.
22810 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Europe part) 810 SU SUN 1970 1991 USSR was divided into 15 countries from which 7 countries are in Europe.
41784 United Arab Emirates 784 AE ARE 1971   Formerly known as Trucial Oman.
33818 United Arab Republic 818     1970 1971 Now known as Egypt.
23826 United KingdomFootnote 3Footnote 16 826 GB GBR 2006   United Kingdom without Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey.
23826 United Kingdom 826 GB GBR 1970 2006 In 2006, United Kingdom was divided into Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey and United Kingdom.
11840 United States 840 US USA 1970    
51581 United States Minor Outlying Islands 581 UM UMI 1986   The Johnson Island, Midway Islands, United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands, and the Wake Island were merged into the United States Minor Outlying Islands in 1986.
51849 United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands 849 PU PUS 1970 1986 Now part of United States Minor Outlying Islands.
13850 United States Virgin Islands 850 VI VIR 1970 1988 Now known as Virgin Islands, United States
31854 Upper Volta 854 HV HVO 1970 1984 Now known as Burkina Faso.
14858 Uruguay 858 UY URY 1970    
41860 Uzbekistan 860 UZ UZB 1991   Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
51548 Vanuatu 548 VU VUT 1980   Formerly known as New Hebrides.
24336 Vatican City State (Holy See) 336 VA VAT 1970 1997 Now known as Holy See (Vatican City State).
14862 VenezuelaFootnote 17 862 VE VEN 1970    
43704 Viet NamFootnote 18 704 VN VNM 1977   The Democratic Republic of Viet Nam and the Republic of Viet Nam were merged into Viet Nam in 1977.
43866 Viet Nam, Democratic Republic of 866 VD VDR 1970 1977 Now part of Viet Nam.
43868 Viet Nam, Republic of 868 VN VNM 1970 1977 Now part of Viet Nam.
13092 Virgin Islands, British 092 VG VGB 1988   Formerly known as British Virgin Islands.
13850 Virgin Islands, United States 850 VI VIR 1988   Formerly known as United States Virgin Islands.
51872 Wake Island 872 WK WAK 1970 1986 Now part of United States Minor Outlying Islands.
51876 Wallis and Futuna 876 WF WLF 1993   Formerly known as Wallis and Futuna Islands.
51876 Wallis and Futuna Islands 876 WF WLF 1970 1993 Now known as Wallis and Futuna.
41275 West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)Footnote 19 275 PS PSE 2009   Formerly known as Gaza Strip until 1999, then known as the Occupied Palestinian Territory between 1999 and 2009.
33732 Western Sahara 732 EH ESH 1976   Formerly known as Spanish Sahara.
51882 Western Samoa 882 WS WSM 1970 1981 Now known as Samoa.
41887 Yemen 887 YE YEM 1990   The Democratic Yemen and Yemen were merged into Yemen in 1990.
41886 Yemen 886 YE YEM 1970 1990 Now part of Yemen.
41720 Yemen, Democratic 720 YD YMD 1970 1990 Now part of Yemen.
24890 Yugoslavia 890 YU YUG 1970 1991 Divided into Croatia, Slovenia, and the remainder of Yugoslavia.
24891 Yugoslavia 891 YU YUG 1992 2003 New numeric code for Yugoslavia and in 2003 Yugoslavia was renamed Serbia and Montenegro.
24890 Yugoslavia 890 YU YUG 1991 1992 Divided into Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the remainder of Yugoslavia.
34180 Zaire 180 ZR ZAR 1971 1997 Now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
32894 Zambia 894 ZM ZMB 1970    
32716 Zimbabwe 716 ZW ZWE 1980   Formerly known as Southern Rhodesia.

Code: five-digit numerical code defined in the variant for social statistics Countries and Areas of Interest for Social Statistics – SCCAI 2011.

Num-3: three-digit numerical code defined by United Nations

Alpha-2: two-character alpha code defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Alpha-3: three-character alpha code defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Footnote 1

China excludes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region.

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Footnote 2

Serbia excludes Kosovo.

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Footnote 3

United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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Footnote 4

The official name of Bolivia is Plurinational State of Bolivia.

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Footnote 5

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Footnote 6

The official name of Kosovo is Republic of Kosovo.

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Footnote 7

The official name of Laos is Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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Footnote 8

Macedonia, Republic of: known as The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the United Nations and other international bodies.

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Footnote 9

The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Footnote 10

The official name of North Korea is Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 11

The official name of Saint Helena is Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

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Footnote 12

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 13

The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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Footnote 14

The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania.

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Footnote 15

The official name of Timor-Leste is Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

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Footnote 16

The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Footnote 17

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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Footnote 18

The official name of Viet Nam is Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

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Footnote 19

West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine): West Bank and Gaza Strip are the territories referred to in the Declaration of Principles, signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993. Palestine refers to pre-1948 British mandate Palestine.

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