knowledge List of Country Abbreviations

List of Country Abbreviations

While the 2-letter system is widely accepted internationally, you also see the 3-letter country abbreviation codes, like CAN for Canada, used by computers and world organizations. Find all the different 2-letter and 3-letter country codes organized by continent.

Africa Country Abbreviations

Africa is a diverse area with a rich history. From the Egyptians to the Nenet tribe, you can find them all in Africa. Find the country abbreviations below.

2-Letter	3-Letter	Country Name
DZ	DZA	Algeria
AO	AGO	Angola
BJ	BEN	Benin
BW	BWA	Botswana
BF	BFA	Burkina Faso
BI	BDI	Burundi
CM	CMR	Cameroon
CV	CPV	Cape Verde
CF	CAF	Central African Republic
TD	TCD	Chad
KM	COM	Comoros
CG	COG	Congo
CD	COD	Congo, Democratic Republic of
CI	CIV	Côte d'Ivoire
DJ	DJI	Djibouti
EG	EGY	Egypt
GQ	GNQ	Equatorial Guinea
ER	ERI	Eritrea
ET	ETH	Ethiopia
GA	GAB	Gabon
GM	GMB	Gambia
GH	GHA	Ghana
GN	GIN	Guinea
GW	GNB	Guinea-Bissau
KE	KEN	Kenya
LS	LSO	Lesotho
LR	LBR	Liberia
LY	LBY	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
MG	MDG	Madagascar
MW	MWI	Malawi
ML	MLI	Mali
MR	MRT	Mauritania
MU	MUS	Mauritius
YT	MYT	Mayotte
MA	MAR	Morocco
MZ	MOZ	Mozambique
NA	NAM	Namibia
NE	NER	Niger
NG	NGA	Nigeria
RE	REU	Reunion
RW	RWA	Rwanda
SH	SHN	Saint Helena
ST	STP	Sao Tome and Principe
SN	SEN	Senegal
SC	SYC	Seychelles
SL	SLE	Sierra Leone
SO	SOM	Somalia
ZA	ZAF	South Africa
SS	SSD	South Sudan
SD	SDN	Sudan
SZ	SWZ	Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland
TZ	TZA	Tanzania
TG	TGO	Togo
TN	TUN	Tunisia
UG	UGA	Uganda
EH	ESH	Western Sahara
ZM	ZMB	Zambia
ZW	ZWE	Zimbabwe

Antarctica Country Codes

The coldest continent on the planet, Antarctica is full of ice and penguins. It also includes these territory and country abbreviations.

2-Letter	3-Letter	Country Name
AQ	ATA	Antarctica
BV	BVT	Bouvet Island
TF	ATF	French Southern Territories
HM	HMD	Heard Island and McDonald Islands
GS	SGS	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Australia & Oceania Country Codes

While Australia is the largest country in the continent, there are a lot of islands that surround it in an area collectively called Oceania. Learn all the country abbreviations for each.

2-Letter	3-Letter	Country Name
AS	ASM	American Samoa
AU	AUS	Australia
CK	COK	Cook Islands
FJ	FJI	Fiji
PF	PYF	French Polynesia
GU	GUM	Guam
KI	KIR	Kiribati
MH	MHL	Marshall Islands
FM	FSM	Micronesia
NR	NRU	Nauru
NC	NCL	New Caledonia
NZ	NZL	New Zealand
NU	NIU	Niue
NF	NFK	Norfolk Island
MP	MNP	Northern Mariana Islands
PW	PLW	Palau
PG	PNG	Papua New Guinea
PN	PCN	Pitcairn Islands
WS	WSM	Samoa
SB	SLB	Solomon Islands
TK	TKL	Tokelau
TO	TON	Tonga, Kingdom of
TV	TUV	Tuvalu
UM	UMI	United States Minor Outlying Islands
VU	VUT	Vanuatu
WF	WLF	Wallis and Futuna

Asia Country Codes

The largest among the continents, Asia shares borders and countries with Europe. Review the 2-letter and 3-letter country abbreviations in Asia.

2-Letter	3-Letter	Country Name
AF	AFG	Afghanistan
AZ	AZE	Azerbaijan
BH	BHR	Bahrain
BD	BGD	Bangladesh
BT	BTN	Bhutan
IO	IOT	British Indian Ocean Territory
BN	BRN	Brunei Darussalam
KH	KHM	Cambodia
CN	CHN	China, People's Republic of
CX	CXR	Christmas Island
CC	CCK	Cocos (Keeling) Islands
CY	CYP	Cyprus
GE	GEO	Georgia
HK	HKG	Hong Kong
IN	IND	India
ID	IDN	Indonesia
IR	IRN	Iran, Islamic Republic of
IQ	IRQ	Iraq
IL	ISR	Israel
JP	JPN	Japan
JO	JOR	Jordan
KZ	KAZ	Kazakhstan
KP	PRK	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
KR	KOR	Korea, Republic of
KW	KWT	Kuwait
KG	KGZ	Kyrgyzstan
LA	LAO	Lao People's Democratic Republic
LB	LBN	Lebanon
MO	MAC	Macao
MY	MYS	Malaysia
MV	MDV	Maldives
MN	MNG	Mongolia
MM	MMR	Myanmar
NP	NPL	Nepal
OM	OMN	Oman
PK	PAK	Pakistan
PS	PSE	Palestinian Territory
PH	PHL	Philippines
QA	QAT	Qatar
SA	SAU	Saudi Arabia
SG	SGP	Singapore
LK	LKA	Sri Lanka
SY	SYR	Syrian Arab Republic
TW	TWN	Taiwan
TJ	TJK	Tajikistan
TH	THA	Thailand
TL	TLS	Timor-Leste
TR	TUR	Turkey
TM	TKM	Turkmenistan
AE	ARE	United Arab Emirates
UZ	UZB	Uzbekistan
VN	VNM	Vietnam
YE	YEM	Yemen

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Europe Country Codes

Not only do you have the monarchs found in Great Britain, but also the rich history of Greece and Italy found in the continent of Europe. Explore country codes for Europe below.

2-Letter	3-Letter	Country Name
AX	ALA	Aland Islands
AL	ALB	Albania
AD	AND	Andorra
AM	ARM	Armenia
AT	AUT	Austria
BY	BLR	Belarus
BE	BEL	Belgium
BA	BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina
BG	BGR	Bulgaria, Republic of
HR	HRV	Croatia
CZ	CZE	Czech Republic (Czechia)
DK	DNK	Denmark
EE	EST	Estonia
FO	FRO	Faroe Islands
FI	FIN	Finland
FR	FRA	France
DE	DEU	Germany
GI	GIB	Gibraltar
GR	GRC	Greece
GG	GGY	Guernsey
VA	VAT	Holy See (Vatican City State)
HU	HUN	Hungary
IS	ISL	Iceland
IE	IRL	Ireland
IM	IMN	Isle of Man
IT	ITA	Italy
JE	JEY	Jersey
LV	LVA	Latvia
LI	LIE	Liechtenstein
LT	LTU	Lithuania
LU	LUX	Luxembourg
MK	MKD	Republic of North Macedonia
MT	MLT	Malta
MD	MDA	Moldova
MC	MCO	Monaco
ME	MNE	Montenegro
NL	NLD	Netherlands
NO	NOR	Norway
PL	POL	Poland
PT	PRT	Portugal
RO	ROU	Romania
RU	RUS	Russian Federation
SM	SMR	San Marino
RS	SRB	Serbia
SK	SVK	Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
SI	SVN	Slovenia
ES	ESP	Spain
SJ	SJM	Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands
SE	SWE	Sweden
CH	CHE	Switzerland
UA	UKR	Ukraine
GB	GBR	United Kingdom

North American Country Codes

Including not only the United States of America, North America is also home to Mexico, Canada, Greenland and more. Check out the 2-letter and 3-letter codes for different North American countries and territories.

2-Letter	3-Letter	Country Name
AI	AIA	Anguilla
AW	ABW	Aruba
BQ	BES	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
CA	CAN	Canada
CU	CUB	Cuba
CW	CUW	Curaçao
DM	DMA	Dominica
DO	DOM	Dominican Republic
SV	SLV	El Salvador
GL	GRL	Greenland
GD	GRD	Grenada
GP	GLP	Guadeloupe
GT	GTM	Guatemala
HT	HTI	Haiti
HN	HND	Honduras
JM	JAM	Jamaica
MQ	MTQ	Martinique
MX	MEX	Mexico
MS	MSR	Montserrat
AN	ANT	Netherlands Antilles
NI	NIC	Nicaragua
PA	PAN	Panama
PR	PRI	Puerto Rico
BL	BLM	Saint Barthelemy
KN	KNA	Saint Kitts and Nevis
LC	LCA	Saint Lucia
MF	MAF	Saint Martin
PM	SPM	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
VC	VCT	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
SX	SXM	Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
TT	TTO	Trinidad and Tobago
TC	TCA	Turks and Caicos Islands
UM	UMI	United States Minor Outlying Islands
US	USA	United States of America
VI	VIR	United States Virgin Islands

South America Country Codes

The fourth-largest of the continents, the continent of South America includes both Brazil and Colombia. Explore the unique country abbreviations found on this continent.

2-Letter	3-Letter	Country Name
AR	ARG	Argentina
BO	BOL	Bolivia
BR	BRA	Brazil
CL	CHL	Chile
CO	COL	Colombia
EC	ECU	Ecuador
FK	FLK	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
GF	GUF	French Guiana
GY	GUY	Guyana
PY	PRY	Paraguay
PE	PER	Peru
SR	SUR	Suriname
UY	URY	Uruguay
VE	VEN	Venezuela