COMARC/A Format for Authorities Data

PDFCOMARC/AApril2020

B Code list for geographic areas

B.2 Alphabetical code list

a------Asia
a-af---Afghanistan
a-ai---Armenia (Republic)
a-aj---Azerbaijan
a-ba---Bahrain
a-bg---Bangladesh
a-bn---Borneo
a-br---Burma
a-bt---Bhutan
a-bx---Brunei
a-cb---Cambodia
a-cc---China
a-cc-anAnhui Sheng (China)
a-cc-chZhejiang Sheng (China)
a-cc-cqChongqing (China)
a-cc-fuFujian Sheng (China)
a-cc-haHainan Sheng (China)
a-cc-heHeilongjiang Sheng (China)
a-cc-hhHubei Sheng (China)
a-cc-hkHong Kong (China : Special Administrative Region)
a-cc-hoHenan Sheng (China)
a-cc-hpHebei Sheng (China)
a-cc-huHunan Sheng (China)
a-cc-imInner Mongolia (China)
a-cc-kaGansu Sheng (China)
a-cc-kcGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (China)
a-cc-kiJiangxi Sheng (China)
a-cc-knGuangdong Sheng (China)
a-cc-krJilin Sheng (China)
a-cc-kuJiangsu Sheng (China)
a-cc-kwGuizhou Sheng (China)
a-cc-lpLiaoning Sheng (China)
a-cc-mhMacao (China : Special Administrative Region)
a-cc-nnNingxia Huizu Zizhiqu (China)
a-cc-peBeijing (China)
a-cc-shShanxi Sheng (China)
a-cc-smShanghai (China)
a-cc-spShandong Sheng (China)
a-cc-ssShaanxi Sheng (China)
a-cc-suXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)
a-cc-szSichuan Sheng (China)
a-cc-tiTibet (China)
a-cc-tnTianjin (China)
a-cc-tsQinghai Sheng (China)
a-cc-yuYunnan Sheng (China)
a-ccg--Yangtze River (China)
a-cck--Kunlun Mountains (China and India)
a-ccp--Bo Hai (China)
a-ccs--Xi River (China)
a-ccy--Yellow River (China)
a-ce---Sri Lanka
a-ch---Taiwan
a-cy---Cyprus
a-em---East Timor
a-gs---Georgia (Republic)
a-ii---India
a-io---Indonesia
a-iq---Iraq
a-ir---Iran
a-is---Israel
a-ja---Japan
a-jo---Jordan
a-kg---Kyrgyzstan
a-kn---Korea (North)
a-ko---Korea (South)
a-kr---Korea
a-ku---Kuwait
a-kz---Kazakhstan
a-le---Lebanon
a-ls---Laos
a-mk---Oman
a-mp---Mongolia
a-my---Malaysia
a-np---Nepal
a-nw---New Guinea
a-ph---Philippines
a-pk---Pakistan
a-pp---Papua New Guinea
a-qa---Qatar
a-si---Singapore
a-su---Saudi Arabia
a-sy---Syria
a-ta---Tajikistan
a-th---Thailand
a-tk---Turkmenistan
a-ts---United Arab Emirates
a-tu---Turkey
a-uz---Uzbekistan
a-vt---Vietnam
a-ye---Yemen
aa-----Amur River (China and Russia)
ab-----Bengal, Bay of
ac-----Asia, Central
ae-----East Asia
af-----Thailand, Gulf of
ag-----Mekong River
ah-----Himalaya Mountains
ai-----Indochina
ak-----Caspian Sea
am-----Malaya
an-----East China Sea
ao-----South China Sea
aopf---Paracel Islands
aoxp---Spratly Islands
ap-----Persian Gulf
ar-----Arabian Peninsula
as-----Southeast Asia
at-----Tien Shan
au-----Arabian Sea
aw-----Middle East
awba---West Bank
awgz---Gaza Strip
ay-----Yellow Sea
az-----South Asia
b------Commonwealth countries
c------Intercontinental areas (Western Hemisphere)
cc-----Caribbean Area; Caribbean Sea
cl-----Latin America
d------Developing countries
dd-----Developed countries
e------Europe
e-aa---Albania
e-an---Andorra
e-au---Austria
e-be---Belgium
e-bn---Bosnia and Hercegovina
e-bu---Bulgaria
e-bw---Belarus
e-ci---Croatia
e-cs---Czechoslovakia
e-dk---Denmark
e-er---Estonia
e-fi---Finland
e-fr---France
e-ge---Germany (East)
e-gg---Guernsey
e-gi---Gibraltar
e-gr---Greece
e-gw---Germany (West)
e-gx---Germany
e-hu---Hungary
e-ic---Iceland
e-ie---Ireland
e-im---Isle of Man
e-it---Italy
e-je---Jersey
e-kv---Kosovo
e-lh---Liechtenstein
e-li---Lithuania
e-lu---Luxembourg
e-lv---Latvia
e-mc---Monaco
e-mm---Malta
e-mo---Montenegro
e-mv---Moldova
e-ne---Netherlands
e-no---Norway
e-pl---Poland
e-po---Portugal
e-rb---Serbia
e-rm---Romania
e-ru---Russia (Federation)
e-sm---San Marino
e-sp---Spain
e-sw---Sweden
e-sz---Switzerland
e-uk---Great Britain
e-uk-enEngland
e-uk-niNorthern Ireland
e-uk-stScotland
e-uk-wlWales
e-un---Ukraine
e-ur---Russia. Russian Empire. Soviet Union. Former Soviet republics
e-urc--Central Chernozem Region (Russia)
e-ure--Siberia, Eastern (Russia)
e-urf--Russian Far East (Russia)
e-urk--Caucasus
e-urn--Soviet Union, Northwestern
e-urp--Volga River (Russia)
e-urr--Caucasus, Northern (Russia)
e-urs--Siberia (Russia)
e-uru--Ural Mountains (Russia)
e-urw--Siberia, Western (Russia)
e-vc---Vatican City
e-xn---North Macedonia
e-xo---Slovakia
e-xr---Czech Republic
e-xv---Slovenia
e-yu---Yugoslavia
ea-----Alps
eb-----Baltic States
ec-----Europe, Central
ed-----Balkan Peninsula
ee-----Europe, Eastern
el-----Benelux countries
en-----Europe, Northern
eo-----Danube River
ep-----Pyrenees
er-----Rhine River
es-----Europe, Southern
ev-----Scandinavia
ew-----Europe, Western
f------Africa
f-ae---Algeria
f-ao---Angola
f-bd---Burundi
f-bs---Botswana
f-cd---Chad
f-cf---Congo (Brazzaville)
f-cg---Congo (Democratic Republic)
f-cm---Cameroon
f-cx---Central African Republic
f-dm---Benin
f-ea---Eritrea
f-eg---Equatorial Guinea
f-et---Ethiopia
f-ft---Djibouti
f-gh---Ghana
f-gm---Gambia
f-go---Gabon
f-gv---Guinea
f-iv---Cote d'Ivoire
f-ke---Kenya
f-lb---Liberia
f-lo---Lesotho
f-ly---Libya
f-mg---Madagascar
f-ml---Mali
f-mr---Morocco
f-mu---Mauritania
f-mw---Malawi
f-mz---Mozambique
f-ng---Niger
f-nr---Nigeria
f-pg---Guinea-Bissau
f-rh---Zimbabwe
f-rw---Rwanda
f-sa---South Africa
f-sd---South Sudan
f-sf---Sao Tome and Principe
f-sg---Senegal
f-sh---Spanish North Africa
f-sj---Sudan
f-sl---Sierra Leone
f-so---Somalia
f-sq---Eswatini
f-ss---Western Sahara
f-sx---Namibia
f-tg---Togo
f-ti---Tunisia
f-tz---Tanzania
f-ua---Egypt
f-ug---Uganda
f-uv---Burkina Faso
f-za---Zambia
fa-----Atlas Mountains
fb-----Africa, Sub-Saharan
fc-----Africa, Central
fd-----Sahara
fe-----Africa, Eastern
ff-----Africa, North
fg-----Congo River
fh-----Africa, Northeast
fi-----Niger River
fl-----Nile River
fn-----Sudan (Region)
fq-----Africa, French-speaking Equatorial
fr-----Great Rift Valley
fs-----Africa, Southern
fu-----Suez Canal (Egypt)
fv-----Volta River (Ghana)
fw-----Africa, West
fz-----Zambezi River
h------French Community
i------Indian Ocean
i-bi---British Indian Ocean Territory
i-cq---Comoros
i-fs---Terres australes et antarctiques francaises
i-hm---Heard and McDonald Islands
i-mf---Mauritius
i-my---Mayotte
i-re---Reunion
i-se---Seychelles
i-xa---Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
i-xb---Cocos (Keeling) Islands
i-xc---Maldives
i-xo---Socotra Island
l------Atlantic Ocean
ln-----North Atlantic Ocean
lnaz---Azores
lnbm---Bermuda Islands
lnca---Canary Islands
lncv---Cape Verde
lnfa---Faroe Islands
lnjn---Jan Mayen Island
lnma---Madeira Islands
lnsb---Svalbard (Norway)
ls-----South Atlantic Ocean
lsai---Ascension Island (Atlantic Ocean)
lsbv---Bouvet Island
lsfk---Falkland Islands
lstd---Tristan da Cunha
lsxj---Saint Helena
lsxs---South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
m------Intercontinental areas (Eastern hemisphere)
ma-----Arab Countries
mb-----Black Sea
me-----Eurasia
mm-----Mediterranean Region; Mediterranean Sea
mr-----Red Sea
n------North America
n-cn---Canada
n-cn-abAlberta (Kanada : provinca)
n-cn-bcBritish Columbia
n-cn-mbManitoba
n-cn-nfNewfoundland and Labrador
n-cn-nkNew Brunswick
n-cn-nsNova Scotia
n-cn-ntNorthwest Territories
n-cn-nuNunavut
n-cn-onOntario
n-cn-piPrince Edward Island
n-cn-quQuebec (Province)
n-cn-snSaskatchewan
n-cn-ykYukon Territory
n-cnh--Hudson Bay
n-cnm--Maritime Provinces
n-cnp--Prairie Provinces
n-gl---Greenland
n-mx---Mexico
n-us---United States
n-us-akAlaska
n-us-alAlabama
n-us-arArkansas
n-us-azArizona
n-us-caCalifornia
n-us-coColorado
n-us-ctConnecticut
n-us-dcWashington (D.C.)
n-us-deDelaware
n-us-flFlorida
n-us-gaGeorgia
n-us-hiHawaii
n-us-iaIowa
n-us-idIdaho
n-us-ilIllinois
n-us-inIndiana
n-us-ksKansas
n-us-kyKentucky
n-us-laLouisiana
n-us-maMassachusetts
n-us-mdMaryland
n-us-meMaine
n-us-miMichigan
n-us-mnMinnesota
n-us-moMissouri
n-us-msMississippi
n-us-mtMontana
n-us-nbNebraska
n-us-ncNorth Carolina
n-us-ndNorth Dakota
n-us-nhNew Hampshire
n-us-njNew Jersey
n-us-nmNew Mexico
n-us-nvNevada
n-us-nyNew York
n-us-ohOhio
n-us-okOklahoma
n-us-orOregon
n-us-paPennsylvania
n-us-riRhode Island
n-us-scSouth Carolina
n-us-sdSouth Dakota
n-us-tnTennessee
n-us-txTexas
n-us-utUtah
n-us-vaVirginia
n-us-vtVermont
n-us-waWashington (State)
n-us-wiWisconsin
n-us-wvWest Virginia
n-us-wyWyoming
n-usa--Appalachian Mountains
n-usc--Middle West
n-use--Northeastern States
n-usl--Middle Atlantic States
n-usm--Mississippi River
n-usn--New England
n-uso--Ohio River
n-usp--West (U.S.)
n-usr--East (U.S.)
n-uss--Missouri River
n-ust--Southwest, New
n-usu--Southern States
n-xl---Saint Pierre and Miquelon
nc-----Central America
ncbh---Belize
nccr---Costa Rica
nccz---Canal Zone
nces---El Salvador
ncgt---Guatemala
ncho---Honduras
ncnq---Nicaragua
ncpn---Panama
nl-----Great Lakes; Lake States
nm-----Mexico, Gulf of
np-----Great Plains
nr-----Rocky Mountains
nw-----West Indies
nwaq---Antigua and Barbuda
nwaw---Aruba
nwbb---Barbados
nwbf---Bahamas
nwbn---Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)
nwcj---Cayman Islands
nwco---Curacao (Netherlands Antilles)
nwcu---Cuba
nwdq---Dominica
nwdr---Dominican Republic
nweu---Saint Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles)
nwgd---Grenada
nwgp---Guadeloupe
nwhi---Hispaniola
nwht---Haiti
nwjm---Jamaica
nwla---Antilles, Lesser
nwli---Leeward Islands (West Indies)
nwmj---Montserrat
nwmq---Martinique
nwna---Netherlands Antilles
nwpr---Puerto Rico
nwsd---Saba (Netherlands Atilles)
nwst---Saint Martin
nwsv---Swan Islands (Honduras)
nwtc---Turks and Caicos Islands
nwtr---Trinidad and Tobago
nwuc---United States Miscellaneous Caribbean Islands
nwvb---British Virgin Islands
nwvi---Virgin Islands of the United States
nwwi---Windward Islands
nwxa---Anguilla
nwxi---Saint Kitts-Nevis
nwxk---Saint Lucia
nwxm---Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
p------Pacific Ocean
pn-----North Pacific Ocean
po-----Oceania
poas---American Samoa
pobp---Solomon Islands
poci---Caroline Islands
pocw---Cook Islands
poea---Easter Island
pofj---Fiji
pofp---French Polynesia
pogg---Galapagos Islands
pogu---Guam
poji---Johnston Island
pokb---Kiribati
poki---Kermadec Islands
poln---Line Islands
pome---Melanesia
pomi---Micronesia (Federated States)
ponl---New Caledonia
ponn---Vanuatu
ponu---Nauru
popc---Pitcairn Island
popl---Palau
pops---Polynesia
posh---Samoan Islands
potl---Tokelau
poto---Tonga
pott---Micronesia
potv---Tuvalu
poup---United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands
powf---Wallis and Futuna Islands
powk---Wake Island
pows---Samoa
poxd---Mariana Islands
poxe---Marshall Islands
poxf---Midway Islands
poxh---Niue
ps-----South Pacific Ocean
q------Cold regions
r------Arctic Ocean; Arctic regions
s------South America
s-ag---Argentina
s-bl---Brazil
s-bo---Bolivia
s-ck---Colombia
s-cl---Chile
s-ec---Ecuador
s-fg---French Guiana
s-gy---Guyana
s-pe---Peru
s-py---Paraguay
s-sr---Suriname
s-uy---Uruguay
s-ve---Venezuela
sa-----Amazon River
sn-----Andes
sp-----Rio de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay)
t------Antarctic Ocean; Antarctica
u------Australasia
u-ac---Ashmore and Cartier Islands
u-at---Australia
u-at-acAustralian Capital Territory
u-at-neNew South Wales
u-at-noNorthern Territory
u-at-qnQueensland
u-at-saSouth Autralia
u-at-tmTasmania
u-at-viVictoria
u-at-weWestern Australia
u-atc--Central Australia
u-ate--Eastern Australia
u-atn--Northern Australia
u-cs---Coral Sea Islands
u-nz---New Zealand
w------Tropics
x------Earth
xa-----Eastern Hemisphere
xb-----Northern Hemisphere
xc-----Southern Hemisphere
xd-----Western Hemisphere
zd-----Deep space
zju----Jupiter
zma----Mars
zme----Mercury
zmo----Moon
zne----Neptune
zo-----Outer space
zpl----Pluto
zs-----Solar system
zsa----Saturn
zsu----Sun
zur----Uranus
zve----Venus