COMARC/A Format for Authorities Data

PDFCOMARC/AApril2020

B Code list for geographic areas

B.1 Alphabetical list of names

A

Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates : Emirate)

USEAbaū Ẓaby (United Arab Emirates: Emirate)

Abyssinia

USEEthiopia

Abū Ẓaby (United Arab Emirates: Emirate)

Assigned code:

[a-ts]United Arab Emirates

UFAbu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates : Emirate)

A.C.T.

USEAustralian Capital Territory

Açores

USEAzores

Adamawa (Emirate)

Assigned codes:

[f-cm]Cameroon

[f-nr]Nigeria

Aden

Assigned code:

[a-ye]Yemen (Republic)

Aden (Protectorate)

Assigned code:

[a-ye]Yemen (Republic)

Aden, Gulf of

Assigned code:

[mr]Red Sea

UFGulf of Aden

Admiralty Islands (Papua New Guinea)

Assigned code:

[a-pp]Papua New Guinea

Adriatic Sea

Assigned code:

[mm]Mediterranean Sea

Advanced countries

USEDeveloped countries

Aegean Islands (Greece and Turkey)

Assigned codes:

[e-gr]Greece

[a-tu]Turkey

UF

Islands of the Aegean

Aegean Sea

Assigned codes:

[e-gr]Greece

[a-tu]Turkey

Afars and Issas, French Territory of the

USEDjibouti

Afghanistan [a-af]

Africa [f]

Africa, Central [ fc]

UFCentral Africa

Africa, East

Assigned code:

[fe]Africa, Eastern

UFBritish East Africa

East Africa

Africa, Eastern [fe]

UFEastern Africa

Africa, Equatorial

USEAfrica, French-speaking Equatorial

Africa, French-speaking Equatorial [fq]

UFAfrica, Equatorial

French Equatorial Africa

French-speaking Equatorial Africa

Africa, French-speaking West

Assigned code:

[fw]Africa, West

UFFrench-speaking West Africa

French West Africa

Africa, Italian East

USEAfrica, Northeast

Africa, North [ff]

UFNorth Africa

Africa, Northeast [fh]

UFAfrica, Italian East

East African Horn

Italian East Africa

Northeast Africa

Africa, Northwest

Assigned codes:

[ff]Africa, North

[fw]Africa, West

UF

Northwest Africa

Africa, South

USESouth Africa

Africa, Southern [fs]

UFSouthern Africa

Africa, Southwest

USENamibia

Africa, Sub-Saharan [fb]

UFSub-Saharan Africa

Africa, West [fw]

UFBritish West Africa

West Africa

Alabama [n-us-al]

Alaska [n-us-ak]

Alaska, Gulf of (Alaska)

Assigned code:

]] North Pacific Ocean

UFGulf of Alaska (Alaska)

[pn

] North Pacific Ocean

UF

Gulf of Alaska (Alaska)

Albania [e-aa]

UFPeople's Socialist Republic of Albania

Alberta [n-cn-ab]

Alderney (Channel Islands)

[Coded [e-uk-ui] (Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies) before April 2018]

Assigned code:

[e-gg]Guernsey

Algeria [f-ae]

UFPeople's Democratic Republic of Algeria

Alps [ea]

Amazon River [sa]

America

Assigned codes:

[n]North America

[s]South America

America, Central

USECentral America

American Samoa [poas]

UFSamoa, American

Amur River (China and Russia) [aa]

UFHei Ho (China and Russia)

Heilong Jiang (China and Russia)

Reka Amur (China and Russia)

Sakhalin Ula (China and Russia)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India)

Assigned code:

[a-ii]India

Andean Area

USEAndes

Andes [sn]

UFAndean Area

Andorra [e-an]

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

USESudan

Angola [f-ao]

UFPeople's Republic of Angola

Portuguese West Africa

West Africa, Portuguese

Anguilla [nwxa]

[Coded [nwxi] (Saint Kitts and Nevis) before Mar. 1988]

Anhui Sheng (China) [a-cc-an]

UFAnhwei Province (China)

Anhwei Province (China)

USEAnhui Sheng (China)

Antarctic Ocean [t]

Antarctic regions

USEAntarctica

Antarctica [t]

[Coded also [t-ay] (Antarctica) before Mar. 1988]

UF

Antarctic regions

South Pole

Antigua

Assigned code:

[nwaq]Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda [nwaq]

Antilles, Greater

USEWest Indies

Antilles, Lesser [nwla]

UFLesser Antilles

Appalachian Mountains [n-usa]

Appalachian Mountains, Southern

Assigned code:

[n-usa]Appalachian Mountains

Appalachian Region

Assigned code:

[n-usa]Appalachian Mountains

Aqaba, Gulf of

Assigned code:

[mr]Red Sea

UFGulf of Aqaba

Arab Republic of Yemen

USEYemen (Republic)

Arab countries [ma]

UFArabic countries

Arabia

USEArabian Peninsula

Arabia, Southern

Assigned codes:

[a-mk]Oman

[a-ye]Yemen (Republic)

Arabian Peninsula [ar]

UFArabia

Arabian Sea [au]

Arabic countries

USEArab countries

Arafura Sea

Assigned code:

[ps]South Pacific Ocean

Aran Islands (Ireland)

Assigned code:

[e-ie]Ireland

Archipel des Marquises (French Polynesia)

USEMarquesas Islands (French Polynesia)

Arctic Ocean [r]

Arctic regions [r]

UFNorth Pole

Argentina [s-ag]

Arizona [n-us-az]

Arkansas [n-us-ar]

Armenia

Assigned code:

[a-ai]Armenia (Republic)

Armenia

Assigned code:

[a-ir]Iran

Armenia

Assigned code:

[a-tu]Turkey

Armenia (Republic) [a-ai]

[Coded [e-ur-ai] (Armenia (Republic)) before June 1998]

UF

Armenian S.S.R.

Armenian S.S.R.

USEArmenia (Republic)

Aruba [nwaw]

[Coded [nwco] (Curaçao) before Sept. 2002]

Ascension Island (Atlantic Ocean) [lsai]

Ashanti

USEGhana

Ashmore and Cartier Islands [u-ac]

Asia [a]

Asia Minor

USETurkey

Asia and Europe (treated collectively)

USEEurasia

Asia, Central [ac]

UFCentral Asia

Soviet Central Asia

Asia, East

USEEast Asia

Asia, South

USESouth Asia

Asia, Southeastern

USESoutheast Asia

Asia, Southwestern

USEMiddle East

Asia, Western

USEMiddle East

Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Assigned code:

[n-us]United States

Atlantic Ocean [l]

Atlantic States

Assigned code:

[n-us]United States

Atlantic States, South

USESouth Atlantic States

Atlas Mountains [fa]

Austral Islands (French Polynesia)

Assigned code:

[pofp]French Polynesia

UFTubuai Islands (French Polynesia)

Australasia [u]

Australia [u-at]

Australia, Central

USECentral Australia

Australia, Eastern

USEEastern Australia

Australia, Northern

USENorthern Australia

Australia, Western

USEWestern Australia

Australian Capital Territory [u-at-ac]

[Coded [u-at-ne] (New South Wales) before Sept. 2002]

UF

A.C.T.

Federal Capital Territory

Austria [e-au]

Azad Jammu and Kashmir

USEAzad Kashmir

Azad Kashmir

Assigned code:

[a-pk]Pakistan

UFAzad Jammu and Kashmir

Kashmir

Azerbaijan [a-aj]

[Coded [e-ur-aj] (Azerbaijan) before June 1998]

UF

Azerbaijan S.S.R.

Azerbaijan S.S.R.

USEAzerbaijan

Azores [lnaz]

UFAçores

B

Babylonia

Assigned code:

[a-iq]Iraq

Bahamas [nwbf]

Bahrain [a-ba]

UFBahrein

Bahrein

USEBahrain

Balearic Islands (Spain)

Assigned code:

[e-sp]Spain

Balkan Peninsula [ed]

UFEurope, Southeastern

Southeastern Europe

Baltic Sea

Assigned code:

[ln]North Atlantic Ocean

Baltic States [eb]

Banaba (Kiribati)

Assigned code:

[pokb]Kiribati

UFOcean Island (Kiribati)

Bangladesh [a-bg]

UFEast Pakistan (Pakistan)

Banks Islands (Vanuatu)

Assigned code:

[ponn]Vanuatu

Barbados [nwbb]

Barbuda

Assigned code:

[nwaq]Antigua and Barbuda

Barents Sea

Assigned code:

[r]Arctic Ocean

Basutoland

USELesotho

Bay of Bengal

USEBengal, Bay of

Bay of Fundy

USEFundy, Bay of

Bear Island (Norway)

Assigned code:

[lnsb]Svalbard (Norway)

UFBjørnøya (Norway)

Beaufort Sea

Assigned code:

[r]Arctic Ocean

Bechuanaland

USEBotswana

Beijing (China) [a-cc-pe]

UFPeiping (China)

Peking (China)

Belarus [e-bw]

[Coded [e-ur-bw] (Belarus) before June 1998]

UFBelorussian S.S.R.

Byelorussian S.S.R.

White Russia

Belau

USEPalau

Belgian Congo

USECongo (Democratic Republic)

Belgium [e-be]

Belize [ncbh]

UFBritish Honduras

Belorussian S.S.R.

USEBelarus

Benelux countries [el]

UFLow countries

Bengal, Bay of [ab]

UFBay of Bengal

Benin [f-dm]

UFDahomey

People's Republic of Benin

Bering Sea

Assigned code:

[pn]North Pacific Ocean

Berlin (Germany)

Assigned code:

[e-gx]Germany

UFEast Berlin

West Berlin

Bermuda Islands [lnbm]

Bermuda Triangle

Assigned code:

[ln]North Atlantic Ocean

Bhutan [a-bt]

Biafra

USENigeria

Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)

Assigned code:

[poxe]Marshall Islands

Bioco (Equatorial Guinea)

USEFernando Po (Equatorial Guinea)

Bioko (Equatorial Guinea)

USEFernando Po (Equatorial Guinea)

Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea)

Assigned code:

[a-pp]Papua New Guinea

Bjørnøya (Norway)

USEBear Island (Norway)

Black Sea [mb]

Blue Ridge Mountains

Assigned code:

[n-usa]Appalachian Mountains

Bo Hai (China) [a-ccp]

UFBohai (China : Gulf)

Chihli, Gulf of (China)

Po Gulf (China)

Po Hai (China)

Bohai (China : Gulf)

USEBo Hai (China)

Bolivia [s-bo]

Bonaire [nwbn]

[Coded [nwco]

(Curaçao) before Sept. 2002]

UFBonaire (Netherlands Antilles)

Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)

USEBonaire

Bophuthatswana (South Africa)

Assigned code:

[f-sa]South Africa

Borneo [a-bn]

Bosnia and Hercegovina

USEBosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina [e-bn]

[Coded [e-yu]

(Yugoslavia) before Oct. 1992]

UFBosnia and Hercegovina

Botswana [f-bs]

UFBechuanaland

Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea)

Assigned code:

[a-pp]Papua New Guinea

Bouvet Island [lsbv]

Brazil [s-bl]

Brazzaville

USECongo (Brazzaville)

British Columbia [n-cn-bc]

British Commonwealth countries

USECommonwealth countries

British Dominions

USECommonwealth countries

British East Africa

USEAfrica, East

British Guiana

USEGuyana

British Honduras

USEBelize

British Indian Ocean Territory [i-bi]

UFChagos Islands

Indian Ocean Territory, British

British Isles

Assigned codes:

[e-uk]Great Britain

[e-ie]Ireland

British North Borneo

USESabah

British Solomon Islands

USESolomon Islands

British Somaliland

USESomalia

British Togoland

USETogoland (British)

British Virgin Islands [nwvb]

UFVirgin Islands

Virgin Islands, British

Virgin Islands (Great Britain)

Virgin Islands (Presidency)

British West Africa

USEAfrica, West

Brownsea Island (England)

Assigned code:

[e-uk-en]England

Brunei [a-bx]

Bulgaria [e-bu]

UFPeople's Republic of Bulgaria

Burkina Faso [f-uv]

UFUpper Volta

Burma [a-br]

UFMyanmar

Burundi [f-bd]

UFGerman East Africa

Byelorussian S.S.R.

USEBelarus

Byzantine Empire

Assigned code:

[mm]Mediterranean Region

C

Cabo Verde [lncv]

UFCape Verde

Republic of Cabo Verde

Republic of Cape Verde

Caicos Islands

USETurks and Caicos Islands

Calf of Man (Isle of Man)

[Coded [e-uk-ui](Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies) before April 2018]

California [n-us-ca]

Cambodia [a-cb]

UFKampuchea

Khmer Republic

Cameroon [f-cm]

UFCameroons, French

Cameroons, Southern

Cameroun

French Cameroons

Southern Cameroons

Cameroons, French

USECameroon

Cameroons, Southern

USECameroon

Cameroun

USECameroon

Canada [n-cn]

Canada, Eastern

Assigned code:

[n-cn]Canada

UFEastern Canada

Canada, Northern

Assigned code:

[n-cn]Canada

UFNorthern Canada

Canada, Western

Assigned code:

[n-cn-bc]British Columbia

[n-cnp]

UF

Western Canada

Canadian Northwest

USENorthwest, Canadian

Canal Zone [nccz]

UFPanama Canal Zone

Canary Islands [lnca]

Canton and Enderbury Islands

Assigned code:

[pokb]Kiribati

UFEnderbury and Canton Islands

Cape Verde

USECabo Verde

Caribbean Area [cc]

UFCaribbean Sea Region

Circumcaribbean

Caribbean Island Dependencies of the United States

USEUnited States Miscellaneous Caribbean Islands

Caribbean Netherlands

Assigned codes:

[nwbn]Bonaire

[nweu]Sint Eustatius

[nwsd]Saba

Caribbean Sea [cc]

Caribbean Sea Region

USECaribbean Area

Caroline Islands [poci]

Carpathian Mountains

Assigned code:

[ee]Europe, Eastern

Carpentaria, Gulf of (N.T. and Qld.)

Assigned code:

[u-at-no]Northern Territory

UFGulf of Carpentaria (N.T. and Qld.)

Carpentaria, Gulf of (N.T. and Qld.)

Assigned code:

[u-at-qn]Queensland

UFGulf of Carpentaria (N.T. and Qld.)

Caspian Sea [ak]

Caucasus [e-urk]

Caucasus, Northern (Russia) [e-urr]

UFNorth Caucasus (Russia)

Northern Caucasus (Russia)

Cayman Islands [nwcj]

Celebes (Indonesia)

Assigned code:

[a-io]Indonesia

UFSulawesi (Indonesia)

Central Africa

USEAfrica, Central

Central African Empire

USECentral African Republic

Central African Republic [f-cx]

UFCentral African Empire

Ubangi Shari

Central America [nc]

UFAmerica, Central

Middle America

Central Asia

USEAsia, Central

Central Australia [u-atc]

[Coded [u-at] (Australia) before September 2005]

UF

Australia, Central

Central Black Earth Region (Russia)

USECentral Chernozem Region (Russia)

Central Black Soil Region (Russia)

USECentral Chernozem Region (Russia)

Central Chernozem Region (Russia) [e-urc]

UFCentral Black Earth Region (Russia)

Central Black Soil Region (Russia)

Central Europe

USEEurope, Central

Ceuta (Spain)

Assigned code:

[f-sh]Spanish North Africa

Ceylon

USESri Lanka

Ch'ung-ch'ing shih (China)

USEChongqing (China)

Chad [f-cd]

Chad, Lake

Assigned code:

[fq]Africa, French-speaking Equatorial

Chagos Islands

USEBritish Indian Ocean Territory

Chang Chiang (China)

USEYangtze River (China)

Channel Islands

[Coded [e-uk-ui] (Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies) before April 2018]

Chekiang Province (China)

USEZhejiang Sheng (China)

Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)

Assigned codes:

[n-us-md]Maryland

[n-us-va]Virginia

Chihli, Gulf of (China)

USEBo Hai (China)

Chile [s-cl]

China [a-cc]

UFMainland China

People's Republic of China

Chishima-retto (Russia)

USERussia (Federation)

Chongqing (China) [a-cc-cq]

[Coded [a-cc-sz] (Szechuan Province (China)) before Sept. 2000]

UF

Ch'ung-ch'ing shih (China)

Chungking (China)

Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) [i-xa]

Christmas Island (Pacific Ocean)

USEKiritimati (Kiribati)

Chungking (China)

USEChongqing (China)

Chuuk (Micronesia)

Assigned code:

[pomi]Micronesia (Federated States)

UFTruk (Micronesia)

Circumcaribbean

USECaribbean Area

Cocos (Keeling) Islands [i-xb]

UFKeeling Islands

Cold regions [q]

Collectivity of Saint Martin

USESaint-Martin

Colombia [s-ck]

Colorado [n-us-co]

Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)

Assigned codes:

[n-mx]Mexico

[n-usp]West (U.S.)

Colorado River Delta (Mexico)

Assigned code:

[n-mx]Mexico

Commonwealth countries [b]

UFBritish Commonwealth countries

British Dominions

Commonwealth nations

Commonwealth nations

USECommonwealth countries

Commonwealth of Independent States countries

USESoviet Union

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

USEMariana Islands

Communauté françcaise

USEFrench Community

Communist countries

Assigned codes:

[ee]Europe, Eastern

[e-ur]Soviet Union

Comoro Islands

USEComoros

Comoros [i-cq]

UFComoro Islands

Îles Comores

Confederate States of America

Assigned code:

[n-usu]Southern States

Congo (Brazzaville) [f-cf]

UFBrazzaville

French Congo

Middle Congo

Congo (Democratic Republic) [f-cg]

UFBelgian Congo

Congo (Kinshasa)

Congo (Leopoldville)

Zaire

Congo (Kingdom)

USEKongo Kingdom

Congo (Kinshasa)

USECongo (Democratic Republic)

Congo (Leopoldville)

USECongo (Democratic Republic)

Congo River [fg]

Connecticut [n-us-ct]

Cook Islands [pocw]

Coral Sea Islands [u-cs]

Corsica (France)

Assigned code:

[e-fr]France

Costa Rica [nccr]

Côte d'Ivoire [f-iv]

UFIvory Coast

Crete (Greece)

Assigned code:

[e-gr]Greece

Croatia [e-ci]

[Coded [e-yu] (Yugoslavia) before Oct. 1992]]

UFPeople's Republic of Croatia

Cuba [nwcu]

Cumberland Mountains

Assigned code:

[n-usu]Southern States

Curaçao [nwco]

UFCuraçao (Netherlands Antilles)

Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles)

USECuraçao

Cyprus [a-cy]

Czech Republic [e-xr]

[Coded [e-cs] (Czechoslovakia) before May 1993]

UFCzech Socialist Republic (Czechoslovakia)

Czech Socialist Republic (Czechoslovakia)

USECzech Republic

Czechoslovakia [e-cs]

[Includes the Czech Republic and Slovakia treated collectively]

D

D'Entrecasteaux Islands (Papua New Guinea)

Assigned code:

[a-pp]Papua New Guinea

Dahomey

USEBenin

Danube River [eo]

Deep space [zd]

Delaware [n-us-de]

Democratic German Republic

USEGermany (East)

Denmark [e-dk]

Desolation Islands

USEKerguelen Islands

Developed countries [dd]

UFAdvanced countries

Economically advanced countries

First World

Industrialized countries

Developing countries [d]

UFEmerging nations

Third World

Underdeveloped areas

Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory)

Assigned code:

[i-bi]British Indian Ocean Territory

District of Columbia

USEWashington (D.C.)

Djibouti [f-ft]

UFAfars and Issas, French Territory of the

French Somaliland

French Territory of the Afars and Issas

Somaliland, French

Dodekanesos (Greece)

Assigned code:

[e-gr]Greece

Dominica [nwdq]

Dominican Republic [nwdr]

Dubai

USEDubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate)

Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate)

Assigned code:

[a-ts]United Arab Emirates

UF

Dubai

Dutch East Indies

USEIndonesia

Dutch Guiana

USESuriname

Dutch West Indies

USENetherlands Antilles

Dza-chu

USEMekong River

E

Earth [x]

East

USEOrient

East (Far East)

USEEast Asia

East (Near East)

USEMiddle East

East (U.S.) [n-usr]

East Africa

USEAfrica, East

East Africa Protectorate

USEKenya

East Africa, Portuguese German East Africa

USEMozambique

East African Horn

USEAfrica, Northeast

East Asia [ae]

UFAsia, East

East (Far East)

Far East

East Berlin

USEBerlin (Germany)

East China Sea [an]

East Germany

USEGermany (East)

East Indies

Assigned code:

]Southeast Asia

UFIndies, East

[as] 

Southeast Asia

UF

Indies, East

East Indies

Assigned code:

[az]South Asia

UFIndies, East

East Pakistan (Pakistan)

USEBangladesh

East Siberian Region (Russia)

USESiberia, Eastern (Russia)

East Timor

USETimor-Leste

Easter Island [poea]

UFIsla de Pascua

Pascua Island

Eastern Africa

USEAfrica, Eastern

Eastern Australia [u-ate]

[Coded [u-at] (Australia) before September 2005]

UF

Australia, Eastern

Eastern Canada

USECanada, Eastern

Eastern Europe

USEEurope, Eastern

Eastern Hemisphere [xa]

Eastern Mediterranean

USEMiddle East

Eastern Samar (Philippines)

Assigned code:

[a-ph]Philippines

Eastern Siberia (Russia)

USESiberia, Eastern (Russia)

Economically advanced countries

USEDeveloped countries

Ecuador [s-ec]

Egypt [f-ua]

Eire

USEIreland

El Salvador [nces]

UFSalvador

Ellice Islands

USETuvalu

Emerging nations

USEDeveloping countries

Enderbury and Canton Islands

USECanton and Enderbury Islands

England [e-uk-en]

English Channel

Assigned code:

[ln]North Atlantic Ocean

Equator

Assigned code:

[w]Tropics

Equatorial Guinea [f-eg]

UFGuinea, Equatorial

Guinea, Spanish

R¡o Muni

Spanish Guinea

Eritrea [f-ea]

[Coded [f-et] (Ethiopia) before Nov. 1993]

Estonia [e-er]

[Coded [e-ur-er] (Estonia) before June 1998]

Eswatini [f-sq---]

UFSwaziland

Ethiopia [f-et]

UFAbyssinia

Eurasia [me]

UFAsia and Europe (treated collectively)

Europe and Asia (treated collectively)

Europe [e]

Europe and Asia (treated collectively)

USEEurasia

Europe, Central [ec]

UFCentral Europe

Europe, East Central

Europe, East Central

USEEurope, Central

Europe, Eastern [ee]

UFEastern Europe

Europe, East Central

Europe, Northern [en]

UFNorthern Europe

Europe, Southeastern

USEBalkan Peninsula

Europe, Southern [es]

UFSouthern Europe

Europe, Western [ew]

UFWestern Europe

European Economic Community countries

Assigned code:

[e]Europe

European Union countries

Assigned code:

[e]Europe

F

Faeroe Islands

USEFaroe Islands

Falkland Islands [lsfk]

UFMalvinas Islands

Far East

USEEast Asia

Far East (Russia)

USERussian Far East (Russia)

Far Eastern Region (Russia)

USERussian Far East (Russia)

Far West (U.S.)

USEWest (U.S.)

Faroe Islands [lnfa]

UFFaeroe Islands

Federal Capital Territory

USEAustralian Capital Territory

Federal German Republic

USEGermany (West)

Federated States of Micronesia

USEMicronesia (Federated States)

Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

USERhodesia and Nyasaland

Federation of South Arabia

Assigned code:

]Yemen (Republic)

UFSouth Arabia, Federation of

[a-ye] 

Yemen (Republic)

UF

South Arabia, Federation of

Fernando Po (Equatorial Guinea)

Assigned code:

[f-eg]Equatorial Guinea

UFBioco (Equatorial Guinea)

Bioko (Equatorial Guinea)

Macias Nguema (Equatorial Guinea)

Fiji [pofj]

Finland [e-fi]

First World

USEDeveloped countries

Florida [n-us-fl]

Former Netherlands Antilles

USENetherlands Antilles

Former Soviet republics

USESoviet Union

Former Yugoslav republics

USEYugoslavia

Formosa

USETaiwan

France [e-fr]

French Cameroons

USECameroon

French Community [h]

UFCommunauté française

French Union

French Congo

USECongo (Brazzaville)

French Equatorial Africa

USEAfrica, French-speaking Equatorial

French Guiana [s-fg]

UFGuiana, French

French Guinea

USEGuinea

French India

Assigned code:

]India

UFIndia, French

[a-ii] 

India

UF

India, French

French Indochina

USEIndochina

French Morocco

USEMorocco

French Polynesia [pofp]

UFOceania, French

Polynesia, French

French Somaliland

USEDjibouti

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

USETerres australes et antarctiques françaises

French Southern Indian Ocean Islands

USETerres australes et antarctiques françaises

French Sudan

USEMali

French Territory of the Afars and Issas

USEDjibouti

French Togoland

USETogo

French Union

USEFrench Community

French West Africa

USEAfrica, French-speaking West

French West Indies

USEWest Indies, French

French-speaking Equatorial Africa

USEAfrica, French-speaking Equatorial

French-speaking West Africa

USEAfrica, French-speaking West

Friendly Islands

USETonga

Froides, Îles

USEPrince Edward Islands

Frostbelt (U.S.)

USESnowbelt States

Fujian Sheng (China) [a-cc-fu]

UFFukien Province (China)

Fukien Province (China)

USEFujian Sheng (China)

Fundy, Bay of

Assigned code:

[ln]North Atlantic Ocean

UFBay of Fundy

Futuna Islands (Wallis and Futuna Islands)

Assigned code:

[powf]Wallis and Futuna Islands

G

Gabon [f-go]

Galapagos Islands [pogg]

Gambia [f-gm]

Gambier Islands (French Polynesia)

Assigned code:

[pofp]French Polynesia

Gansu Sheng (China) [a-cc-ka]

UFKansu Province (China)

Gaza Strip [awgz]

Georges Bank

Assigned code:

[ln]North Atlantic Ocean

Georgia [n-us-ga]

Georgia (Republic) [a-gs]

[Coded [e-ur-gs] (Georgia (Republic)) before June 1998]

UFGeorgia (Soviet Union)

Georgian S.S.R.

Georgia (Soviet Union)

USEGeorgia (Republic)

Georgian S.S.R.

USEGeorgia (Republic)

German Democratic Republic

USEGermany (East)

German East Africa

USEBurundi

German Federal Republic

USEGermany (West)

Germany [e-gx]

[For Germany as a whole regardless of time period; includes Germany (East) and Germany (West) as a whole between 1949 and 1990]

Germany (East) [e-ge]

[For the eastern part of Germany before 1949 or after 1990 and for the German Democratic Republic between 1949-1990]

UFDemocratic German Republic

East Germany

German Democratic Republic

Germany, Eastern

Germany (West) [e-gw]

[For the western part of Germany before 1949 or after 1990 and for the Federal Republic of Germany between 1949-1990]

UFFederal German Republic

German Federal Republic

Germany, Western

West Germany

Germany, Eastern

USEGermany (East)

Germany, Northern

Assigned code:

[e-gx]Germany

UFNorthern Germany

Germany, Southern

Assigned code:

[e-gx]Germany

UFSouthern Germany

Germany, Western

USEGermany (West)

Ghana [f-gh]

UFAshanti

Gold Coast

Ghana (Empire)

Assigned code:

[fw]Africa, West

Gibraltar [e-gi]

Gibraltar, Strait of

Assigned codes:

[e-gi]Gibraltar

[mm]Mediterranean Sea

UF

Strait of Gibraltar

Gilbert Islands

USEKiribati

Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony

Assigned codes:

[pokb]Kiribati

[potv]Tuvalu

Gold Coast

USEGhana

Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)

Assigned code:

[u-at-qn]Queensland

Great Basin

Assigned code:

[n-usp]West (U.S.)

Great Britain [e-uk]

UFUnited Kingdom

Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies

[Coded [e-uk-ui]

(Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies) before April 2018]

See codes:

[e-gg]

[e-im]

[e-je]

UF

Island Dependencies of Great Britain

United Kingdom Miscellaneous Island Dependencies

Great Lakes (North America) [nl]

Great Lakes States

USELake States

Great Plains [np]

Great Rift Valley [fr]

UFRift Valley

Greater Antilles

USEWest Indies

Greece [e-gr]

Greenland [n-gl]

Grenada [nwgd]

Grenadines (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada)

Assigned codes:

[nwgd]Grenada

[nwxm]Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)

Assigned code:

[pobp]Solomon Islands

Guadeloupe [nwgp]

Guam [pogu]

Guangdong Sheng (China) [a-cc-kn]

UFKwangtung Province (China)

Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (China) [a-cc-kc]

UFKuang-hsi Chuang tsu tzu chih ch'ü (China)

Kwangsi Chuang Autonomous Region

Guatemala [ncgt]

Guernsey (Channel Islands)

USEGuernsey

Guernsey [e-gg]

[Coded [e-uk-ui] (Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies) before April 2018]

UFAlderney (Channel Islands)

Channel Islands

Guernsey (Channel Islands)

Guiana, British

USEGuyana

Guiana, Dutch

USESuriname

Guiana, French

USEFrench Guiana

Guinea [f-gv]

UFFrench Guinea

Guinea, French

Guinée

République de Guinée

Guinea, Equatorial

USEEquatorial Guinea

Guinea, French

USEGuinea

Guinea, Gulf of

Assigned code:

[ls]South Atlantic Ocean

UFGulf of Guinea

Guinea, Portuguese

USEGuinea-Bissau

Guinea, Spanish

USEEquatorial Guinea

Guinea-Bissau [f-pg]

UFGuinea, Portuguese

Portuguese Guinea

Guinée

USEGuinea

Guizhou Sheng (China) [a-cc-kw]

UFKweichow Province (China)

Gulf States

Assigned code:

[n-usu]Southern States

Gulf of Aden

USEAden, Gulf of

Gulf of Alaska (Alaska)

USEAlaska, Gulf of (Alaska)

Gulf of Aqaba

USEAqaba, Gulf of

Gulf of Carpentaria (N.T. and Qld.)

USECarpentaria, Gulf of (N.T. and Qld.)

Gulf of Guinea

USEGuinea, Gulf of

Gulf of Mexico

USEMexico, Gulf of

Gulf of Oman

USEOman, Gulf of

Gulf of Thailand

USEThailand, Gulf of

Guyana [s-gy]

UFBritish Guiana

Guiana, British

H

Hainan Island (China)

USEHainan Sheng (China)

Hainan Province (China)

USEHainan Sheng (China)

Hainan Sheng (China) [a-cc-ha]

[Coded [a-cc-kn] (Kwangtung Province (China)) before June 1998]

UF

Hainan Island (China)

Hainan Province (China)

Haiti [nwht]

Hawaii [n-us-hi]

Heard Island (Heard and McDonald Islands)

Assigned code:

]Heard and McDonald Islands

[i-hm] 

Heard and McDonald Islands

Heard and McDonald Islands [i-hm]

Hebei Sheng (China) [a-cc-hp]

UFHo-pei sheng (China)

Hopeh Province (China)

Hei Ho (China and Russia)

USEAmur River (China and Russia)

Heilong Jiang (China and Russia)

USEAmur River (China and Russia)

Heilongjiang Sheng (China) [a-cc-he]

UFHeilungkiang Province (China)

Heilungkiang Province (China)

USEHeilongjiang Sheng (China)

Henan Sheng (China) [a-cc-ho]

UFHonan Province (China)

Himalaya Mountains [ah]

Hispaniola [nwhi]

Ho-pei sheng (China)

USEHebei Sheng (China)

Hoang Ho (China)

USEYellow River (China)

Holland

USENetherlands

Holy Roman Empire

Assigned code:

[e]Europe

Holy See

USEVatican City

Homelands (South Africa)

Assigned code:

[f-sa]South Africa

Honan Province (China)

USEHenan Sheng (China)

Honduras [ncho]

Hong Kong

USEHong Kong (China)

Hong Kong (China) [a-cc-hk]

[Coded [a-hk] (Hong Kong) before June 1998]

UFHong Kong

Hong Kong (China : Special Administrative Region)

Hong Kong (China : Special Administrative Region)

USEHong Kong (China)

Hopeh Province (China)

USEHebei Sheng (China)

Hoàng Sa

USEParacel Islands

Hsi Chiang (China)

USEXi River (China)

Hsi-sha Islands

USEParacel Islands

Hsin-chiang-wei-wy-erh tzu chin chü (China)

USEXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)

Hu-pei (China)

USEHubei Sheng (China)

Huang Hai

USEYellow Sea

Huang Ho (China)

USEYellow River (China)

Hubei Sheng (China) [a-cc-hh]

UFHu-pei (China)

Hupeh Province (China)

Hudson Bay [n-cnh]

Hunan Province (China)

USEHunan Sheng (China)

Hunan Sheng (China) [a-cc-hu]

UFHunan Province (China)

Hungary [e-hu]

Hupeh Province (China)

USEHubei Sheng (China)

Huthera (Tanzania)

USEPemba Island (Tanzania)

Hwang Ho (China)

USEYellow River (China)

I

Àkutskaíà A.S.S.R. (Russia)

USESakha (Russia)

Iberian Peninsula

Assigned codes:

[e-po]Portugal

[e-sp]Spain

Iceland [e-ic]

Idaho [n-us-id]

Ifni

Assigned code:

[f-mr]Morocco

Îles Comores

USEComoros

Îles Froides

USEPrince Edward Islands

Îles Kerguélen

USEKerguelen Islands

Îles Marquises de Mendoça (French Polynesia)

USEMarquesas Islands (French Polynesia)

Îles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

USESaint Pierre and Miquelon

Illinois [n-us-il]

India [a-ii]

India, French

USEFrench India

Indian Ocean [i]

Indian Ocean Islands, French

USETerres australes et antarctiques françaises

Indian Ocean Territory, British

USEBritish Indian Ocean Territory

Indian Territory

Assigned code:

[n-us-ok]Oklahoma

Indiana [n-us-in]

Indies, East

USEEast Indies

Indies, East

USEEast Indies

Indies, West

USEWest Indies

Indochina [ai]

UFFrench Indochina

Indonesia [a-io]

UFSunda Islands, Lesser (Indonesia and East Timor)

Dutch East Indies

Netherlands East Indies

Industrialized countries

USEDeveloped countries

Inner Mongolia (China) [a-cc-im]

UFMongolia (Inner Mongolia)

Intercontinental areas (Eastern Hemisphere) [m]

Intercontinental areas (Western Hemisphere) [c]

Iowa [n-us-ia]

Iran [a-ir]

UFPersia

Iraq [a-iq]

Ireland [e-ie]

UFEire

Ireland (Eire)

Irish Republic

Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Eire)

USEIreland

Ireland, Northern

USENorthern Ireland

Irian Barat (Indonesia)

USEPapua (Indonesia)

Irian Jaya (Indonesia)

USEPapua (Indonesia)

Irish Republic

USEIreland

Irish Sea

Assigned code:

[ln]North Atlantic Ocean

Isla de Pascua

USEEaster Island

Islamic Empire

Assigned codes:

[ff]Africa, North

[aw]Middle East

[e-sp]Spain

Islamic countries

Assigned codes:

[f]Africa

[a]Asia

Island Dependencies of Great Britain

USEGreat Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies

Island Dependencies of the United States in the Caribbean

USEUnited States Miscellaneous Caribbean Islands

Island Dependencies of the United States in the Pacific

USEUnited States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands

Islands of the Aegean

USEAegean Islands (Greece and Turkey)

Islands of the Atlantic

Assigned code:

[l]Atlantic Ocean

Islands of the Indian Ocean

Assigned code:

[i]Indian Ocean

Islands of the Mediterranean

Assigned code:

[mm]Mediterranean Sea

Islands of the South China Sea

Assigned code:

[ao]South China Sea

Islas Marquesas de Mendoza (French Polynesia)

USEMarquesas Islands (French Polynesia)

Isle of Man [e-im]

[Coded [e-uk-ui] (Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies) before April 2018]

UFCalf of Man (Isle of Man)

Man, Isle of

Isle of Wight (England)

Assigned code:

[e-uk-en]England

UFWight, Isle of

Israel [a-is]

Italian East Africa

USEAfrica, Northeast

Italian Somaliland

USESomalia

Italy [e-it]

Ivory Coast

USECôte d'Ivoire

J

Jamaica [nwjm]

Jammu and Kashmir (India)

Assigned code:

]India

UFKashmir

[a-ii] 

India

UF

Kashmir

Kashmir and Jammu (India)

Jan Mayen Island [lnjn]

Japan [a-ja]

UFRyukyu Islands, Southern

Java (Indonesia)

Assigned code:

[a-io]Indonesia

Jersey (Channel Islands)

USEJersey

Jersey [e-je]

[Coded [e-uk-ui] (Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies) before April 2018]

UFChannel Islands

Jersey (Channel Islands)

Jerusalem

Assigned codes:

[a-is]Israel

[awba]West Bank

Jiangsu Sheng (China) [a-cc-ku]

UFKiangsu Province (China)

Jiangxi Sheng (China) [a-cc-ki]

UFKiangsi Province (China)

Jilin Sheng (China) [a-cc-kr]

UFKirin Province (China)

Johnston Island [poji]

Jordan [a-jo]

UFTransjordan

Judaea and Samaria

USEWest Bank

Jupiter (Planet) [zju]

K

Kalimantan Barat (Indonesia)

Assigned code:

[a-io]Indonesia

Kampuchea

USECambodia

Kansas [n-us-ks]

Kansu Province (China)

USEGansu Sheng (China) [a-cc-ka]

Kashmir

USEAzad Kashmir

Kashmir and Jammu (India)

USEJammu and Kashmir (India)

Kazakh S.S.R.

USEKazakhstan

Kazakhstan [a-kz]

[Coded [e-ur-kz] (Kazakhstan) before June 1998]

UFKazakh S.S.R.

Kazakstan

Kazakstan

USEKazakhstan

Keeling Islands

USECocos (Keeling) Islands

Kentucky [n-us-ky]

Kenya [f-ke]

UFEast Africa Protectorate

Kerguelen Islands

Assigned code:

[i-fs]Terres australes et antarctiques françaises

UFDesolation Islands

Îles Kerguélen

Kermadec Islands [poki]

Khmer Republic

USECambodia

Kiangsi Province (China)

USEJiangxi Sheng (China)

Kiangsu Province (China)

USEJiangsu Sheng (China)

Kievan Rus

Assigned codes:

[e-bw]Belarus

[e-ru]Russia (Federation)

[e-un]Ukraine

Kirghiz S.S.R.

USEKyrgyzstan

Kiribati [pokb]

[Coded [pogn] (Gilbert and Ellice Islands) or [poln] (Line Islands) before Mar. 1988]

UFGilbert Islands

Kirin Province (China)

USEJilin Sheng (China)

Kiritimati (Kiribati)

Assigned code:

[pokb]Kiribati

UFChristmas Island (Pacific Ocean)

Kongo Kingdom

Assigned codes:

[f-ao]Angola

[f-cf]Congo (Brazzaville)

[f-cg]Congo (Democratic Republic)

UFCongo (Kingdom)

Korea [a-kr]

Korea (North) [a-kn]

UFKorean People's Republic

North Korea

Korea (Republic)

USEKorea (South)

Korea (South) [a-ko]

UFKorea (Republic)

South Korea

Korean People's Republic

USEKorea (North)

Kosovo [e-kv]

[Coded [e-rb] (Serbia) before May 2008 and [e-yu] (Serbia and Montenegro) before April 2007]

Kosrae (Micronesia)

Assigned code:

[pomi]Micronesia (Federated States)

UFKusaie (Micronesia)

Kuang-hsi Chuang tsu tzu chih ch'ü (China)

USEGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (China)

Kunlun Mountains (China and India) [a-cck]

UFKwenlun Mountains

Kuril Islands (Russia) [e-ru]

[Coded [e-ur-ru] (Russia Federation) before June 1998]

UFChishima-retto (Russia)

Kurile Islands (Russia)

Kuril'skie ostrova (Russia)

R.S.F.S.R.

Russian Republic

Russian S.F.S.R.

Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic

Kuril'skie ostrova (Russia)

USERussia (Federation)

Kurile Islands (Russia)

USERussia (Federation)

Kusaie (Micronesia)

USEKosrae (Micronesia)

Kuwait [a-ku]

Kwang Sea

USEYellow Sea

Kwangsi Chuang Autonomous Region

USEGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (China)

Kwangtung Province (China)

USEGuangdong Sheng (China)

Kweichow Province (China)

USEGuizhou Sheng (China)

Kwenlun Mountains

USEKunlun Mountains (China and India)

Kyrgyzstan [a-kg]

[Coded [e-ur-kg] (Kyrgystan) before June 1998]

UFKirghiz S.S.R.

L

La Plata River (Argentina and Uruguay)

USERio de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay)

Labrador (N.L.)

Assigned code:

[n-cn-nf]Newfoundland and Labrador

Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands (India)

USELakshadweep (India)

Lake States [nl]

UFGreat Lakes States

Lakshadweep (India)

Assigned code:

[a-ii]India

UFLaccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands (India)

Lan-ts'ang Chiang

USEMekong River

Lancang Jiang

USEMekong River

Laos [a-ls]

Lapland

Assigned codes:

[e-fi]Finland

[e-no]Norway

[e-sw]Sweden

Latin America [cl]

UFNeotropics

Latin Orient

Assigned code:

[aw]Middle East

Latvia [e-lv]

[Coded [e-ur-lv] (Latvia) before June 1998]

Lebanon [a-le]

Leeward Islands (West Indies) [nwli]

Lesotho [f-lo]

UFBasutoland

Lesser Antilles

USEAntilles, Lesser

Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia and East Timor)

Assigned codes:

[a-em]Timor-Leste

[a-io]Indonesia

UFSunda Islands, Lesser (Indonesia and East Timor)

Levant

USEMiddle East

Liaoning Province (China)

USELiaoning Sheng (China)

Liaoning Sheng (China) [a-cc-lp]

UFLiaoning Province (China)

Liberia [f-lb]

Libya [f-ly]

Liechtenstein [e-lh]

Line Islands [poln]

Lithuania [e-li]

[Coded [e-ur-li] (Lithuania) before March 1998]

Long River (China)

USEYangtze River (China)

Louisiade Archipelago (Papua New Guinea)

Assigned code:

[a-pp]Papua New Guinea

Louisiana [n-us-la]

Low countries

USEBenelux countries

Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia)

Assigned code:

[ponl]New Caledonia

Luxembourg [e-lu]

Luzon (Philippines)

Assigned code:

[a-ph]Philippines

M

Macao

USEMacau (China : Special Administrative Region)

Macau (China : Special Administrative Region) [a-cc-mh]

[Coded [a-mh] (Macao) before May 29, 2000]

UFMacao

Macedonia

Assigned codes:

[e-bu]Bulgaria

[e-gr]Greece

[e-xn] North Macedonia

Macedonia (Bulgaria)

Assigned code:

[e-bu]Bulgaria

Macedonia (Greece)

Assigned code:

[e-gr]Greece

Macedonia (Republic)

USENorth Macedonia

Macias Nguema (Equatorial Guinea)

USEFernando Po (Equatorial Guinea)

Madagascar [f-mg]

UFMalagasy Republic

Madeira Islands [lnma]

Madura Island (Indonesia)

Assigned code:

[a-io]Indonesia

Maine [n-us-me]

Mainland China

USEChina

Malagasy Republic

USEMadagascar

Malawi [f-mw]

UFNyasaland

Malay Archipelago

Assigned code:

[as]Southeast Asia

Malay Peninsula

Assigned codes:

[a-th]Thailand

[am]Malaya

Malaya [am]

Malaysia [a-my]

Maldives [i-xc]

Mali [f-ml]

UFFrench Sudan

Sudan, French

Mali (Empire)

Assigned code:

[fw]Africa, West

Malta [e-mm]

Maluku (Indonesia)

Assigned code:

[a-io]Indonesia

UFMoluccas (Indonesia)

Malvinas Islands

USEFalkland Islands

Man, Isle of

USEIsle of Man

Manchuria (China)

Assigned code:

[a-cc]China

Manitoba [n-cn-mb]

Mariana Islands [poxd]

UFCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands

Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe)

Assigned code:

[nwgp]Guadeloupe

Maritime Provinces [n-cnm]

Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)

Assigned code:

[pofp]French Polynesia

UFArchipel des Marquises (French Polynesia)

Îles Marquises de Mendoça (French Polynesia)

Islas Marquesas de Mendoza (French Polynesia)

Mendaña (French Polynesia)

Mars (Planet) [zma]

UFRed Planet

Marshall Islands [poxe]

Martinique [nwmq]

Maryland [n-us-md]

Massachusetts [n-us-ma]

Mauritania [f-mu]

Mauritius [i-mf]

Mayotte [i-my]

[Coded [i-cq] (Comoros) before Mar. 1988]

McDonald Island (Heard and McDonald Islands)

Assigned code:

[i-hm]Heard and McDonald Islands

Mediterranean Region [mm]

Mediterranean Region, Eastern

USEMiddle East

Mediterranean Sea [mm]

Mekong River [ag]

UFDza-chu

Lan-ts'ang Chiang

Lancang Jiang

Song Tíên Giang

Melanesia [pome]

Melilla (Spain)

Assigned code:

[f-sh]Spanish North Africa

Mendaña (French Polynesia)

USEMarquesas Islands (French Polynesia)

Mercury (Planet) [zme]

Mexico [n-mx]

UFMiddle America

Mexico, Gulf of [nm]

UFGulf of Mexico

Michigan [n-us-mi]

Micronesia [pott]

Micronesia (Federated States) [pomi]

[Coded [pott] (Micronesia) before Mar. 1988]

UFFederated States of Micronesia

Middle America

USECentral America

Middle Atlantic States [n-usl]

UFMiddle States

Middle Congo

USECongo (Brazzaville)

Middle East [aw]

UFAsia, Southwestern

Asia, Western

East (Near East)

Eastern Mediterranean

Levant

Mediterranean Region, Eastern

Mideast

Near East

Middle States

USEMiddle Atlantic States

Middle West [n-usc]

UFMidwest

North Central States

Mideast

USEMiddle East

Midway Islands [poxf]

Midwest

USEMiddle West

Mindanao Island (Philippines)

Assigned code:

[a-ph]Philippines

Minnesota [n-us-mn]

Miquelon

Assigned code:

[n-xl]Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Mississippi [n-us-ms]

Mississippi River [n-usm]

Missouri [n-us-mo]

Missouri River [n-uss]

Moldavia

Assigned codes:

[e-mv]Moldova

[e-rm]Romania

Moldavian S.S.R.

USEMoldova

Moldova [e-mv]

[Coded [e-ur-mv] (Moldova) before June 1998]

UFMoldavian S.S.R.

Moluccas (Indonesia)

USEMaluku (Indonesia)

Monaco [e-mc]

Mongolia [a-mp]

UFMongolian People's Republic

Outer Mongolia

Mongolia (Inner Mongolia)

USEInner Mongolia (China)

Mongolian People's Republic

USEMongolia

Montana [n-us-mt]

Montenegro [e-mo]

[Coded [e-yu] (Yugoslavia) before April 2007]

Montserrat [nwmj]

Moon [zmo]

Morocco [f-mr]

UFFrench Morocco

Mozambique [f-mz]

UFEast Africa, Portuguese German East Africa

People's Republic of Mozambique

Portuguese East Africa

Muscat and Oman

USEOman

Myanmar

USEBurma

N

Namibia [f-sx]

UFAfrica, Southwest

South-West Africa

Nansha Islands

USESpratly Islands

Nauru [ponu]

UFPleasant Island

Near East

USEMiddle East

Nebraska [n-us-nb]

Negros Island (Philippines)

Assigned code:

[a-ph]Philippines

Neotropics

USELatin America

Nepal [a-np]

Neptune (Planet) [zne]

Netherlands [e-ne]

UFHolland

Netherlands Antilles

[Coded [nwna] (Netherlands Antilles) before Dec. 2011]

Assigned codes:

[nwaw]Aruba

[nwbn]Bonaire

[nwco]Curaçao

[nweu]Sint Eustatius

[nwsd]Saba

[nwsn]Sint Maarten

UFDutch West Indies

Former Netherlands Antilles

Netherlands West Indies

West Indies, Dutch

Netherlands East Indies

USEIndonesia

Netherlands West Indies

USENetherlands Antilles

Nevada [n-us-nv]

Nevis

Assigned code:

[nwxi]Saint Kitts and Nevis

New Britain Island (Papua New Guinea)

Assigned code:

[a-pp]Papua New Guinea

New Brunswick [n-cn-nk]

New Caledonia [ponl]

New England [n-usn]

New France

Assigned code:

[n]North America

New Guinea [a-nw]

UFNew Guinea Island

New Guinea (Territory)

Assigned code:

[a-pp]Papua New Guinea

New Guinea Island

USENew Guinea

New Hampshire [n-us-nh]

New Hebrides

USEVanuatu

New Ireland Island (Papua New Guinea)

Assigned code:

[a-pp]Papua New Guinea

New Jersey [n-us-nj]

New Mexico [n-us-nm]

New South Wales [u-at-ne]

New York (State) [n-us-ny]

New Zealand [u-nz]

Newfoundland and Labrador [n-cn-nf]

Nicaragua [ncnq]

Niger [f-ng]

Niger River [fi]

Nigeria [f-nr]

UFBiafra

Nile River [fl]

Ninghsia Province (China)

USENingxia Huizu Zizhiqu (China)

Ningsia Hui Autonomous Region (China)

USENingxia Huizu Zizhiqu (China)

Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu (China) [a-cc-nn]

UFNinghsia Province (China)

Ningsia Hui Autonomous Region (China)

Niue [poxh]

Non-Black Earth Region (Russia)

USENon-Chernozem Region (Russia)

Non-Chernozem Region (Russia)

Assigned code:

[e-ru]Russia (Federation)

UFNon-Black Earth Region (Russia)

Norfolk Island

Assigned code:

[u-at]Australia

North Africa

USEAfrica, North

North America [n]

North Atlantic Ocean [ln]

North Borneo

USESabah

North Carolina [n-us-nc]

North Caucasus (Russia)

USECaucasus, Northern (Russia)

North Central States

USEMiddle West

North Dakota [n-us-nd]

North Korea

USEKorea (North)

North Macedonia [e-xn---]

[Coded [e-yu] (Yugoslavia) before Oct. 1992]

UFMacedonia (Republic)

North Pacific Ocean [pn]

UFPacific Ocean, North

North Pole

USEArctic regions

North Sea

Assigned code:

[ln]North Atlantic Ocean

North Vietnam

USEVietnam (Democratic Republic)

Northeast (U.S.)

USENortheastern States

Northeast Africa

USEAfrica, Northeast

Northeast Passage

Assigned code:

[r]Arctic regions

Northeastern States [n-use]

UFNortheast (U.S.)

Northern Australia [u-atn]

[Coded [u-at] (Australia) before September 2005]

UFAustralia, Northern

Northern Canada

USECanada, Northern

Northern Caucasus (Russia)

USECaucasus, Northern (Russia)

Northern Europe

USEEurope, Northern

Northern Germany

USEGermany, Northern

Northern Hemisphere [xb]

Northern Ireland [e-uk-ni]

UFIreland, Northern

Northern Mariana Islands

USEMariana Islands

Northern Rhodesia

USEZambia

Northern Russia

USERussia, Northern

Northern Samar (Philippines)

Assigned code:

[a-ph]Philippines

Northern Soviet Union

USERussia, Northern

Northern Territory [u-at-no]

Northwest (U.S.)

USENorthwest, Pacific

Northwest, Canadian

Assigned code:

[n-cn]Canada

UFCanadian Northwest

West (Canada)

Northwest, Old

Assigned code:

[n-usc]Middle West

Northwest, Pacific

Assigned code:

[n-cn-bc]British Columbia

UFNorthwest (U.S.)

Pacific Northwest

Northwest, Pacific

Assigned code:

[n-usp]West (U.S.)

UF

Northwest (U.S.)

Pacific Northwest

Northwest Africa

USEAfrica, Northwest

Northwest Passage

Assigned code:

[r]Arctic regions

Northwest Territories [n-cn-nt]

Northwestern Soviet Union

USESoviet Union, Northwestern

Northwestern States

Assigned code:

[n-usp]West (U.S.)

Norway [e-no]

Norwegian Sea

Assigned code:

[ln]North Atlantic Ocean

Nova Scotia [n-cn-ns]

Nunavut [n-cn-nu]

Nyasaland

USEMalawi

O

Ocean Island (Kiribati)

USEBanaba (Kiribati)

Oceania [po]

UFOceanica

Oceania, French

USEFrench Polynesia

Oceanica

USEOceania

Ohio [n-us-oh]

Ohio River [n-uso]

Okinawa Island (Japan)

Assigned code:

]Japan

[a-ja] 

Japan

Oklahoma [n-us-ok]

Oman [a-mk]

UFMuscat and Oman

Oman, Gulf of

Assigned code:

]Arabian Sea

UFGulf of Oman

[au] 

Arabian Sea

UF

Gulf of Oman

Ontario [n-cn-on]

Oregon [n-us-or]

Orient

Assigned code:

]Asia

UFEast

[a] 

Asia

UF

East

Orkney (Scotland)

Assigned code:

[e-uk-st]Scotland

Outer Mongolia

USEMongolia

Outer space [zo]

UFSpace, Outer

Ozark Mountains

Assigned codes:

[n-us-ar]Arkansas

[n-us-mo]Missouri

[n-us-ok]Oklahoma

P

Pacific and Mountain States

USEWest (U.S.)

Pacific Area

Assigned code:

[p]Pacific Ocean

Pacific Coast (North America)

Assigned code:

[n]North America

Pacific Island Dependencies of the United States

USEUnited States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands

Pacific Islands (Ter.)

USEPacific Islands (Trust Territory)

Pacific Islands (Trust Territory)

Assigned code:

[poup]United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands

UFPacific Islands (Ter.)

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

Pacific Northwest

USENorthwest, Pacific

Pacific Ocean [p]

Pacific Ocean, North

USENorth Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean, South

USESouth Pacific Ocean

Pacific States

Assigned codes:

[n-us-ca]California

[n-us-or]Oregon

[n-us-wa]Washington (State)

Pakistan [a-pk]

UFWest Pakistan

Palau [popl]

[Coded [poci] (Caroline Islands) before Mar. 1988]

UFBelau

Pelew

Republic of Palau

Palestine

Assigned codes:

[a-is]Israel

[awba]West Bank

[awgz]Gaza Strip

Panama [ncpn]

Panama Canal Zone

USECanal Zone

Panay Island (Philippines)

Assigned code:

[a-ph]Philippines

Pannonia

Assigned codes:

[e-au]Austria

[e-hu]Hungary

[e-yu]Yugoslavia

Papua

Assigned code:

[a-pp]Papua New Guinea

Papua (Indonesia)

Assigned code:

[a-io]Indonesia

UFIrian Barat (Indonesia)

Irian Jaya (Indonesia)

West Irian

West New Guinea

Papua New Guinea [a-pp]

Paracel Islands [aopf]

UFHoàng Sa

Hsi-sha Islands

Xisha Islands

Paraguay [s-py]

Pascua Island

USEEaster Island

Peiping (China)

USEBeijing (China)

Peking (China)

USEBeijing (China)

Pelew

USEPalau

Pemba Island (Tanzania)

Assigned code:

]Tanzania

UFHuthera (Tanzania)

[f-tz] 

Tanzania

UF

Huthera (Tanzania)

Pennsylvania [n-us-pa]

People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

USEAlgeria

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

USEYemen (Republic)

People's Republic of Angola

USEAngola

People's Republic of Benin

USEBenin

People's Republic of Bulgaria

USEBulgaria

People's Republic of China

USEChina

People's Republic of Croatia

USECroatia

People's Republic of Mozambique

USEMozambique

People's Socialist Republic of Albania

USEAlbania

Persia

USEIran

Persian Gulf [ap]

Persian Gulf States

Assigned code:

]Arabian Peninsula

[ar] 

Arabian Peninsula

Peru [s-pe]

Pescadores Islands

Assigned code:

[a-ch]Taiwan

Philippine Islands

USEPhilippines

Philippine Sea

Assigned code:

[pn]North Pacific Ocean

Philippines [a-ph]

UFPhilippine Islands

Phoenix Islands (Kiribati)

Assigned code:

]Kiribati

[pokb] 

Kiribati

Pirineos

USEPyrenees

Pitcairn Island [popc]

Plata, Rio de la (Argentina and Uruguay)

USERio de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay)

Plate River (Argentina and Uruguay)

USERio de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay)

Pleasant Island

USENauru

Pluto (Planet) [zpl]

Po Gulf (China)

USEBo Hai (China)

Po Hai (China)

USEBo Hai (China)

Pohnpei (Micronesia)

Assigned code:

]Micronesia (Federated States)

UFPonape (Micronesia)

[pomi] 

Micronesia (Federated States)

UF

Ponape (Micronesia)

Poland [e-pl]

Polar regions

Assigned codes:

[t]Antarctica

[r]Arctic Regions

Polynesia [pops]

Polynesia, French

USEFrench Polynesia

Ponape (Micronesia)

USEPohnpei (Micronesia)

Portugal [e-po]

Portuguese East Africa

USEMozambique

Portuguese Guinea

USEGuinea-Bissau

Portuguese Timor

USETimor-Leste

Portuguese West Africa

USEAngola

Prairie Provinces [n-cnp]

Pratas Islands

Assigned code:

]Taiwan

[a-ch] 

Taiwan

Prince Edward Island [n-cn-pi]

Prince Edward Islands

Assigned code:

]South Africa

UFFroides, Îles

[f-sa] 

South Africa

UF

Froides, Îles

Îles Froides

Prussia (Germany)

Assigned code:

[e-gx]Germany

Puerto Rico [nwpr]

Pyrenees [ep]

UFPirineos

Q

Qatar [a-qa]

Québec (Province) [n-cn-qu]

Queensland [u-at-qn]

Qinghai Sheng (China) [a-cc-ts]

UFTsinghai Province (China)

R

R.S.F.S.R.

USERussia (Federation)

Red Planet

USEMars (Planet)

Red Sea [mr]

Reka Amur (China and Russia)

USEAmur River (China and Russia)

Republic of Cabo Verde

USECabo Verde

Republic of Cape Verde

USECabo Verde

Republic of Ireland

USEIreland

Republic of Palau

USEPalau

Republic of Vanuatu

USEVanuatu

Republique de Guinée

USEGuinea

Réunion [i-re]

Rhine River [er]

Rhode Island [n-us-ri]

Rhodesia

Assigned codes:

[f-za]Zambia

[f-rh]Zimbabwe

Rhodesia and Nyasaland

Assigned codes:

[f-mw]Malawi

[f-za]Zambia

[f-rh]Zimbabwe

UFFederation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

Rhodesia, Southern

USEZimbabwe

Rift Valley

USEGreat Rift Valley

Rio de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay) [sp]

UFLa Plata River (Argentina and Uruguay)

Plata, Rio de la (Argentina and Uruguay)

Plate River (Argentina and Uruguay)

R¡o Muni

USEEquatorial Guinea

Rio Zambezi

USEZambezi River

Rocky Mountains [nr]

Roman Empire

USERome

Romania [e-rm]

UFRumania

Rome

Assigned codes:

[ff]Africa, North

[e]Europe

[aw]Middle East

UFRoman Empire

Ruanda-Urundi

Assigned codes:

[f-bd]Burundi

[f-rw]Rwanda

Rumania

USERomania

Russia

Assigned code:

[e-ur]Soviet Union

UFRussian Empire

Russia (Federation) [e-ru]

[Coded [e-ur-ru] (Russia (Federation)) before June 1998]

UFChishima-retto (Russia)

Kurile Islands (Russia)

Kuril'skie ostrova (Russia)

R.S.F.S.R.

Russian Republic

Russian S.F.S.R.

Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic

Russia, Northern

Assigned code:

[e-ru]Russia (Federation)

UFNorthern Russia

Northern Soviet Union

Soviet Union, Northern

Russian Empire

USERussia

Russian Far East (Russia) [e-urf]

UFFar East (Russia)

Far Eastern Region (Russia)

Soviet Far East (Russia)

Russian Republic

USERussia (Federation)

Russian S.F.S.R.

USERussia (Federation)

Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic

USERussia (Federation)

Rwanda [f-rw]

UFGerman East Africa

Ryukyu Islands

Assigned code:

[a-ja]Japan

Ryukyu Islands, Southern

USEJapan

S

Saba [nwsd]

UFSaba (Netherlands Antilles)

Saba (Netherlands Antilles)

USESaba

Sabah

Assigned code:

[a-my]Malaysia

UFBritish North Borneo

North Borneo

Sahara [fd]

UFSahara Desert

Sahara Desert

USESahara

Sahel

Assigned code:

]Africa

[f] 

Africa

Saint-Barthélemy [nwsc]

[Coded [nwsb] (Saint-Barthélemy) before Mar. 1988, Coded [nwgp] (Guadeloupe) from 1988 to Dec. 2011]

UFSaint Bartholomew

Saint Barts

St. Barthélémy

Saint Bartholomew

USESaint-Barthélemy

Saint Barts

USESaint-Barthélemy

Saint Christopher and Nevis

USESaint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles)

USESint Eustatius

Saint Helena [lsxj]

UFSt. Helena

Saint Kitts

Assigned code:

]Saint Kitts and Nevis

[nwxi] 

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis [nwxi]

UFSaint Christopher and Nevis

Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla

Assigned codes:

[nwxa]Anguilla

[nwxi]Saint Kitts and Nevis

UFSt. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla

Saint Lawrence River

Assigned codes:

[n-cn]Canada

[n-us]United States

Saint Lucia [nwxk]

UFSt. Lucia

Saint-Martin [nwst]

UFCollectivity of Saint Martin

Saint-Martin (Collectivity)

Saint-Martin (France: Collectivity)

Saint Martin (West Indies)

St. Martin (West Indies)

Saint-Martin (Collectivity)

USESaint-Martin

Saint-Martin (France: Collectivity)

USESaint-Martin

Saint Martin (West Indies)

USESaint-Martin

Saint Pierre and Miquelon [n-xl]

UFÎles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

St. Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Vincent

Assigned code:

]Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

UFSt. Vincent

[nwxm] 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

UF

St. Vincent

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [nwxm]

Sakha (Russia)

Assigned code:

]Russia (Federation)

UFÀkutskaíà A.S.S.R. (Russia)

[e-ru] 

Russia (Federation)

UF

Àkutskaíà A.S.S.R. (Russia)

Yakutia (Russia)

Sakhalin Ula (China and Russia)

USEAmur River (China and Russia)

Salvador

USEEl Salvador

Salvage Islands (Madeira Islands)

USESelvagens Islands (Madeira Islands)

Salvages (Madeira Islands)

USESelvagens Islands (Madeira Islands)

Samar (Philippines)

Assigned code:

]Philippines

[a-ph] 

Philippines

Samoa [pows]

UFWestern Samoa

Samoa (Islands)

USESamoan Islands

Samoa, American

USEAmerican Samoa

Samoan Islands [posh]

UFSamoa (Islands)

San Marino [e-sm]

Sandwich Islands, South

USESouth Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Santa Cruz Islands (Solomon Islands)

Assigned code:

[pobp]Solomon Islands

São Thomé e Pr¡ncipe

USESao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe [f-sf]

UFSão Thomé e Pr¡ncipe

Sarawak

Assigned code:

[a-my]Malaysia

Sardinia (Italy)

Assigned code:

[e-it]Italy

Saskatchewan [n-cn-sn]

Saturn (Planet) [zsa]

Saudi Arabia [a-su]

Scandinavia [ev]

Scotland [e-uk-st]

Selvagens Islands (Madeira Islands)

Assigned code:

]Madeira Islands

UFSalvage Islands (Madeira Islands)

[lnma] 

Madeira Islands

UF

Salvage Islands (Madeira Islands)

Salvages (Madeira Islands)

Senegal [f-sg]

Serbia [e-rb]

[Coded [e-yu] (Yugoslavia) before April 2007]

Seychelles [i-se]

Shaanxi Sheng (China) [a-cc-ss]

UFShensi Province (China)

Shan States

Assigned code:

]Burma

[a-br] 

Burma

Shandong Sheng (China) [a-cc-sp]

UFShantung Province (China)

Shanghai (China) [a-cc-sm]

Shansi Province (China)

USEShanxi Sheng (China)

Shantung Province (China)

USEShandong Sheng (China)

Shanxi Sheng (China) [a-cc-sh]

UFShansi Province (China)

Shensi Province (China)

USEShaanxi Sheng (China)

Shetland (Scotland)

Assigned code:

[e-uk-st]Scotland

Shinnan Islands

USESpratly Islands

Si Kiang (China)

USEXi River (China)

Si River (China)

USEXi River (China)

Siam

USEThailand

Siam, Gulf of

USEThailand, Gulf of

Siberia (Russia) [e-urs]

Siberia, Eastern (Russia) [e-ure]

UFEast Siberian Region (Russia)

Eastern Siberia (Russia)

Siberia, Northeastern (Russia)

Assigned code:

[e-urs]Siberia (Russia)

Siberia, Northwestern (Russia)

Assigned code:

[e-urs]Siberia (Russia)

Siberia, Western (Russia) [e-urw]

UFWestern Siberia (Russia)

Sichuan Sheng (China) [a-cc-sz]

UFSzechwan Province (China)

Sicily (Italy)

Assigned code:

]Italy

[e-it] 

Italy

Sierra Leone [f-sl]

Sikkim (India)

Assigned code:

]India

[a-ii] 

India

Singapore [a-si]

Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region (China)

USEXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)

Sint Eustatius [nweu]

UFSaint Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles)

Sint Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles)

St. Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles)

Statia (Netherlands Antilles)

Sint Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles)

USESint Eustatius

Sint Maarten [nwsn]

[Coded [nwst] (Saint Martin (West Indies)) before December 2011]

UFSint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles)

Sint Maarten (West Indies)

Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles)

USESint Maarten

Sint Maarten (West Indies)

USESint Maarten

Skagerrak (Denmark and Norway)

Assigned code:

[ln]North Atlantic Ocean

Slovak Socialist Republic (Czechoslovakia)

USESlovakia

Slovakia [e-xo]

[Coded [e-cs] (Czechoslovakia) before May 1993]

UFSlovak Socialist Republic (Czechoslovakia)

Slovenia [e-xv]

[Coded [e-yu] (Yugoslavia) before Oct. 1992]

[n-us] 

United States

UF

Frostbelt (U.S.)

Society Islands (French Polynesia)

Assigned code:

[pofp]French Polynesia

Socotra (Yemen)

Assigned code:

[a-ye]Yemen (Republic)

UFSokotra (Yemen)

Sokotra (Yemen)

USESocotra (Yemen)

Solar system [zs]

Solomon Islands [pobp]

[Coded also [posn] (Solomon Islands) before Mar. 1988]

UF

British Solomon Islands

Somali Republic

USESomalia

Somalia [f-so]

UFBritish Somaliland

Italian Somaliland

Somali Republic

Somaliland, French

USEDjibouti

Song Tíên Giang

USEMekong River

Songhai Empire

Assigned codes:

[f-ml]Mali

[f-n]Niger

[f-nr]Nigeria

South Africa [f-sa]

UFAfrica, South

Union of South Africa

South America [s]

South Arabia, Federation of

USEFederation of South Arabia

South Asia [az]

UFAsia, South

South Atlantic Ocean [ls]

South Atlantic States

Assigned code:

]Southern States

UFAtlantic States, South

[n-usu] 

Southern States

UF

Atlantic States, South

South Australia [u-at-sa]

South Carolina [n-us-sc]

South China Sea [ao]

South Dakota [n-us-sd]

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands [lsxs]

[Coded [lsfk] (Falkland Islands) before Oct. 1992]

UFSandwich Islands, South

South Sandwich Islands

South Korea

USEKorea (South)

South Orkney Islands

Assigned code:

[lsfk]Falkland Islands

South Pacific Ocean [ps]

UFPacific Ocean, South

South Pole

USEAntarctica

South Sandwich Islands

[Coded [lsfk] (Falkland Islands) before Oct. 1992]

South Shetland Islands (Antarctica)

[Coded [lsfk] (Falkland Islands) before Mar. 1998]

[t] 

Antarctica

South Sudan [f-sd]

[Coded [f-sj] (Sudan) before Aug. 2011]

UF

Sudan, South

South Vietnam

USEVietnam (Republic)

South-West Africa

USENamibia

Southeast Asia [as]

UFAsia, Southeastern

Southeastern Asia

Southeastern Asia

USESoutheast Asia

Southeastern Europe

USEBalkan Peninsula

Southern Africa

USEAfrica, Southern

Southern Cameroons

USECameroon

Southern Europe

USEEurope, Southern

Southern Germany

USEGermany, Southern

Southern Hemisphere [xc]

Southern Rhodesia

USEZimbabwe

Southern Soviet Union

USESoviet Union, Southern

Southern States [n-usu]

Southern Yemen

USEYemen (Republic)

Southwest, New [n-ust]

Southwest, Old

Assigned code:

[n-usu]Southern States

Southwestern States

Assigned codes:

[n-usu]Southern States

[n-ust]Southwest, New

Soviet Central Asia

USEAsia, Central

Soviet Far East (Russia)

USERussian Far East (Russia)

Soviet Union [e-ur]

UFCommonwealth of Independent States countries

Former Soviet republics

U.S.S.R.

Soviet Union, Northern

USERussia, Northern

Soviet Union, Northwestern [e-urn]

UFNorthwestern Soviet Union

Soviet Union, Southern

Assigned code:

]Soviet Union

UFSouthern Soviet Union

[e-ur] 

Soviet Union

UF

Southern Soviet Union

Soviet Union, Western

Assigned code:

]Soviet Union

UFWestern Soviet Union

[e-ur] 

Soviet Union

UF

Western Soviet Union

Space, Outer

USEOuter space

Spain [e-sp]

Spanish Guinea

USEEquatorial Guinea

Spanish Main

Assigned code:

]Caribbean Area

[cc] 

Caribbean Area

Spanish North Africa [f-sh]

UFSpanish Territories in Northern Morocco

Spanish Sahara

USEWestern Sahara

Spanish Territories in Northern Morocco

USESpanish North Africa

Spitsbergen Island (Norway)

Assigned code:

]Svalbard (Norway)

UFWest Spitsbergen (Norway)

[lnsb] 

Svalbard (Norway)

UF

West Spitsbergen (Norway)

Spratly Islands [aoxp]

UFNansha Islands

Shinnan Islands

Sri Lanka [a-ce]

UFCeylon

St. Barthélémy

USESaint-Barthélemy

St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla

USESaint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla

St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla

USESaint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla

St. Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles)

USESint Eustatius

St. Helena

USESaint Helena

St. Lucia

USESaint Lucia

St. Martin (West Indies)

USESaint-Martin

St. Pierre and Miquelon

USESaint Pierre and Miquelon

St. Vincent

USESaint Vincent

Statia (Netherlands Antilles)

USESint Eustatius

Strait of Gibraltar

USEGibraltar, Strait of

Straits Settlements

Assigned codes:

[a-my]Malaysia

[a-si]Singapore

Sub-Saharan Africa

USEAfrica, Sub-Saharan

Sudan [f-sj]

UFAnglo-Egyptian Sudan

Sudan (Region) [fn]

Sudan, French

USEMali

Sudan, South

USESouth Sudan

Suez Canal (Egypt) [fu]

Sulawesi (Indonesia)

USECelebes (Indonesia)

Sumatra (Indonesia)

Assigned code:

]Indonesia

[a-io] 

Indonesia

Sun [zsu]

Sunbelt States

Assigned codes:

[n-us-hi]Hawaii

[n-usu]Southern States

[n-ust]Southwest, New

Sunda Islands, Lesser (Indonesia and East Timor)

USELesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia and East Timor)

Surinam

USESuriname

Suriname [s-sr]

UFDutch Guiana

Guiana, Dutch

Surinam

Svalbard (Norway) [lnsb]

Swan Islands (Honduras) [nwsv]

Swaziland

USEEswatini

Sweden [e-sw]

Switzerland [e-sz]

Syria [a-sy]

Szechwan Province (China)

USESichuan Sheng (China)

T

T.A.A.F.

USETerres australes et antarctiques françaises

Tadzik Soviet Socialist Republic

USETajikistan

Taiwan [a-ch]

UFFormosa

Tajik S.S.R.

USETajikistan

Tajikistan [a-ta]

[Coded [e-ur-ta] (Tajikistan) before June 1998]

UFTadzik Soviet Socialist Republic

Tajik S.S.R.

Tanganyika

Assigned code:

[f-tz]Tanzania

Tangier (Morocco)

Assigned code:

[f-mr]Morocco

Tanzania [f-tz]

UFGerman East Africa

Tasmania [u-at-tm]

Tennessee [n-us-tn]

Terres australes et antarctiques françaises [i-fs]

UFFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands

French Southern Indian Ocean Islands

Indian Ocean Islands, French

T.A.A.F.

Texas [n-us-tx]

Thailand [a-th]

UFSiam

Thailand, Gulf of [af]

UFGulf of Thailand

Siam, Gulf of

Thian Shan

USETien Shan

Third World

USEDeveloping countries

Tian Shan

USETien Shan

Tianjin (China) [a-cc-tn]

UFTientsin (China)

Tibesti Mountains

Assigned code:

[f-cd]Chad

Tibesti Mountains

Assigned codes:

[f-ly]Libya

[f-ng]Niger

Tibet (China) [a-cc-ti]

UFTibetan Autonomous Region (China)

Tibetan Autonomous Region (China)

USETibet (China)

Tien Mountains

USETien Shan

Tien Shan [at]

UFThian Shan

Tian Shan

Tien Mountains

Tientsin (China)

USETianjin (China)

Timor, East

USETimor-Leste

Timor, Portuguese

USETimor-Leste

Timor Island

Assigned codes:

[a-em]Timor-Leste

[a-io]Indonesia

Timor-Leste [a-em]

[Coded [a-pt] (Portuguese Timor) before April 21, 1980; coded [a-io] (Indonesia) from 1980-Sept. 2002]

UFEast Timor

Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia and East Timor)

Portuguese Timor

Timor, East

Timor, Portuguese

Timor Timur

Timor Sea

Assigned code:

[i]Indian Ocean

Timor Timur

USETimor-Leste

Tobago

Assigned code:

[nwtr]Trinidad and Tobago

Togo [f-tg]

UFFrench Togoland

Togoland (French)

Togoland

Assigned codes:

[f-gh]Ghana

[f-tg]Togo

Togoland (British)

Assigned code:

[f-gh]Ghana

UFBritish Togoland

Togoland (French)

USETogo

Tokelau [potl]

UFUnion Islands

Tonga [poto]

UFFriendly Islands

Tonga Islands

Tonga Islands

USETonga

Torres Strait Islands (Qld.)

Assigned code:

[u-at-qn]Queensland

Transcaucasia

Assigned codes:

[a-ai]Armenia (Republic)

[a-aj]Azerbaijan

Transcaucasia

Assigned code:

[a-gs]Georgia (Republic)

Transjordan

USEJordan

Trinidad

Assigned code:

[nwtr]Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago [nwtr]

Tristan da Cunha [lstd]

Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea)

Assigned code:

[a-pp]Papua New Guinea

Tropics [w]

Trucial States

USEUnited Arab Emirates

Truk (Micronesia)

USEChuuk (Micronesia)

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

USEPacific Islands (Trust Territory)

Tsinghai Province (China)

USEQinghai Sheng (China)

Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia)

Assigned code:

[pofp]French Polynesia

Tubuai Islands (French Polynesia)

USEAustral Islands (French Polynesia)

Tunisia [f-ti]

Turkey [a-tu]

UFAsia Minor

Turkmen S.S.R.

USETurkmenistan

Turkmenistan [a-tk]

[Coded [e-ur-tk] (Turkmenistan) before June 1998]

UFTurkmen S.S.R.

Turks and Caicos Islands [nwtc]

UFCaicos Islands

Tuvalu [potv]

[Coded [pogn] (Gilbert and Ellice Islands) before Mar. 1988]

UFEllice Islands

U

U.S.S.R.

USESoviet Union

Ubangi Shari

USECentral African Republic

Uganda [f-ug]

Ukraine [e-un]

[Coded [e-ur-un] (Ukraine) before June 1998]

Underdeveloped areas

USEDeveloping countries

Union Islands

USETokelau

Union of South Africa

USESouth Africa

United Arab Emirates [a-ts]

UFTrucial States

United Arab Republic

Assigned codes:

[f-ua]Egypt

[a-sy]Syria

United Kingdom

USEGreat Britain

United Kingdom Miscellaneous Island Dependencies

USEGreat Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies

United States [n-us]

United States Miscellaneous Caribbean Islands [nwuc]

UFCaribbean Island Dependencies of the United States

Island Dependencies of the United States in the Caribbean

United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands [poup]

[Includes American Samoa, Guam, Pacific Islands (Trust Territory) treated collectively]

UFIsland Dependencies of the United States in the Pacific

Pacific Island Dependencies of the United States

Upper Volta

USEBurkina Faso

Ural Mountains (Russia) [e-uru]

Uranus (Planet) [zur]

Uruguay [s-uy]

Utah [n-us-ut]

Uvea Island (Wallis and Futuna Islands)

Assigned code:

[powf]Wallis and Futuna Islands

Uzbek S.S.R.

USEUzbekistan

Uzbekistan [a-uz]

[Coded [e-ur-uz] (Uzbekistan) before June 1998]

UFUzbek S.S.R.

V

Vanuatu [ponn]

UFNew Hebrides

Republic of Vanuatu

Vatican City [e-vc]

UFHoly See

Venezuela [s-ve]

Venus (Planet) [zve]

Vermont [n-us-vt]

Victoria [u-at-vi]

Vietnam [a-vt]

Vietnam (Democratic Republic)

Assigned code:

]Vietnam

UFNorth Vietnam

[a-vt] 

Vietnam

UFNorth Vietnam

Vietnam, North

Vietnam (Republic)

Assigned code:

[a-vt]Vietnam

UFSouth Vietnam

Vietnam, South

Vietnam, North

USEVietnam (Democratic Republic)

Vietnam, South

USEVietnam (Republic)

Virgin Islands

USEBritish Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands (American)

USEVirgin Islands of the United States

Virgin Islands (Danish)

USEVirgin Islands of the United States

Virgin Islands (Great Britain)

USEBritish Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands (Presidency)

USEBritish Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands, British

USEBritish Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands of the United States [nwvi]

UFVirgin Islands

Virgin Islands (American)

Virgin Islands (Danish)

Virginia [n-us-va]

Volga River (Russia) [e-urp]

Volgo-Viatskii Region (Russia)

Assigned code:

]Russia (Federation)

[e-ru] 

Russia (Federation)

Volta River (Ghana) [fv]

W

Wake Island [powk]

Wales [e-uk-wl]

Wallis and Futuna Islands [powf]

Washington (D.C.) [n-us-dc]

UFDistrict of Columbia

Washington (State) [n-us-wa]

Washington Region

Assigned codes:

[n-us-md]Maryland

[n-us-va]Virginia

[n-us-dc]Washington (D.C.)

West (Canada)

USENorthwest, Canadian

West (U.S.) [n-usp]

UFFar West (U.S.)

Pacific and Mountain States

Western States (U.S.)

West Africa

USEAfrica, West

West Africa, Portuguese

USEAngola

West Bank [awba]

[Coded [a-is] (Israel) and/or [a-jo] (Jordan) before Mar. 1988]

UFJudaea and Samaria

West Bank of the Jordan River

West Bank of the Jordan River

USEWest Bank

West Berlin

USEBerlin (Germany)

West Germany

USEGermany (West)

West Indies [nw]

UFAntilles, Greater

Greater Antilles

Indies, West

West Indies, Dutch

USENetherlands Antilles

West Indies, French

Assigned code:

[nwla]Antilles, Lesser

UFFrench West Indies

West Irian

USEPapua (Indonesia)

West New Guinea

USEPapua (Indonesia)

West Pakistan

USEPakistan

West River (China)

USEXi River (China)

West Spitsbergen (Norway)

USESpitsbergen Island (Norway)

West Virginia [n-us-wv]

Western Australia [u-at-we]

UFAustralia, Western

Western Canada

USECanada, Western

Western Europe

USEEurope, Western

Western Hemisphere [xd]

Western Sahara [f-ss]

UFSpanish Sahara

Western Samoa

USESamoa

Western Siberia (Russia)

USESiberia, Western (Russia)

Western Soviet Union

USESoviet Union, Western

Western States (U.S.)

USEWest (U.S.)

White Russia

USEBelarus

Wight, Isle of

USEIsle of Wight (England)

Windward Islands (West Indies) [nwwi]

Wisconsin [n-us-wi]

Woodlark Islands (Papua New Guinea)

Assigned code:

[a-pp]Papua New Guinea

Wyoming [n-us-wy]

X

Xi River (China) [a-ccs]

UFHsi Chiang (China)

Si Kiang (China)

Si River (China)

West River (China)

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) [a-cc-su]

UFHsin-chiang-wei-wy-erh tzu chin chü (China)

Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region (China)

Xisha Islands

USEParacel Islands

Y

Yakutia (Russia)

USESakha (Russia)

Yangtze River (China) [a-ccg]

UFChang Chiang (China)

Long River (China)

Yap (Micronesia)

Assigned code:

[pomi]Micronesia (Federated States)

Yellow River (China) [a-ccy]

UFHoang Ho (China)

Huang Ho (China)

Hwang Ho (China)

Yellow Sea [ay]

UFHuang Hai

Kwang Sea

Yemen (Arab Republic)

USEYemen (Republic)

Yemen (People's Democratic Republic)

USEYemen (Republic)

Yemen (Republic) [a-ye]

UFArab Republic of Yemen

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

Southern Yemen

Yemen (Arab Republic)

Yemen (People's Democratic Republic)

Yugoslavia [e-yu]

UFFormer Yugoslav republics

Yukon Territory [n-cn-yk]

Yunnan Province (China)

USEYunnan Sheng (China)

Yunnan Sheng (China) [a-cc-yu]

UFYunnan Province (China)

Z

Zaire

USECongo (Democratic Republic)

Zambezi River [fz]

UFRio Zambezi

Zambia [f-za]

UFNorthern Rhodesia

Zanzibar

Assigned code:

]Tanzania

[f-tz] 

Tanzania

Zhejiang Sheng (China) [a-cc-ch]

UFChekiang Province (China)

Zimbabwe [f-rh]

UFRhodesia, Southern

Southern Rhodesia

Local codes of geographic areas in Slovenia and neighbouring countries

Carinthia (Austria)* [e-au-ko]

Carniola (Slovenia)*

Assigned codes:

[e-xv-gr]Gorenjska Region (Slovenia)*

[e-xv-jv]Jugovzhodna Region (Slovenia)*

[e-xv-nk]Primorsko-notranjska Region (Slovenia)*

[e-xv-os]Osrednjeslovenska Region (Slovenia)*

Gorenjska Region (Slovenia)* [e-xv-gr]

Goriška Region (Slovenia)* [e-xv-go]

Goriško (Slovenia)*

Assigned codes:

[e-xv-go]Goriška Region (Slovenia)*

[e-xv-ok]Obalno-kraška Region (Slovenia)*

Istria County (Croatia)* [e-ci-is]

Jugovzhodna Region (Slovenia)* [e-xv-jv]

Karlovac County (Croatia)* [e-ci-ka]

Koroška Region (Slovenia)* [e-xv-ko]

Krapina-Zagorje County (Croatia)* [e-ci-kz]

Lower Carniola (Slovenia)*

Assigned codes:

[e-xv-jv]Jugovzhodna Region (Slovenia)*

[e-xv-os]Osrednjeslovenska Region (Slovenia)*

Međimurje County (Croatia)* [e-ci-me]

Notranjska (Slovenia)*

Assigned code:

[e-xv-nk]Primorsko-notranjska Region (Slovenia)*

Obalno-kraška Region (Slovenia)* [e-xv-ok]

Osrednjeslovenska Region (Slovenia)* [e-xv-os]

Podravska Region (Slovenia)* [e-xv-pd]

Pomurska Region (Slovenia)* [e-xv-po]

Posavska Region (Slovenia)* [e-xv-sp]

Prekmurje (Slovenia)*

Assigned code:

[e-xv-po]Pomurska Region (Slovenia)*

Primorje (Slovenia)*

Assigned code:

[e-xv-ok]Obalno-kraška Region (Slovenia)*

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County (Croatia)* [e-ci-pg]

Primorska (Slovenia)*

Assigned codes:

[e-xv-go]Goriška Region (Slovenia)*

[e-xv-nk]Primorsko-notranjska Region (Slovenia)*

[e-xv-ok]Obalno-kraška Region (Slovenia)*

Primorsko-notranjska Region (Slovenia)* [e-xv-nk]

Province of Gorizia (Italy)* [e-it-go]

Province of Trieste (Italy)* [e-it-ts]

Province of Udine (Italy)* [e-it-ud]

Savinjska Region (Slovenia)* [e-xv-sa]

Slovene Istria*

Assigned code:

[e-xv-ok]Obalno-kraška Region (Slovenia)*

Styria (Austria)* [e-au-st]

Styria (Slovenia)*

Assigned codes:

[e-xv-pd]Podravska Region (Slovenia)*

[e-xv-po]Pomurska Region (Slovenia)*

[e-xv-sa]Savinjska Region (Slovenia)*

[e-xv-sp]Posavska Region (Slovenia)*

[e-xv-za]Zasavska Region (Slovenia)*

Varaždin County (Croatia)* [e-ci-va]

Vas County (Hungary)* [e-hu-va]

White Carniola (Slovenia)*

Assigned code:

[e-xv-jv]Jugovzhodna Region (Slovenia)*

Zagreb County (Croatia)* [e-ci-zg]

Zala County (Hungary)* [e-hu-za]

Zasavska Region (Slovenia)* [e-xv-za]