ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and defines codes for identifying the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 2: Country subdivision code. It was first published in 1998.
The purpose of ISO 3166-2 is to establish an international standard of short and unique alphanumeric codes to represent the relevant administrative divisions and dependent territories of all countries in a more convenient and less ambiguous form than their full names. Each complete ISO 3166-2 code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen: The first part is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the country; The second part is a string of up to three alphanumeric characters, which is usually obtained from national sources and stems from coding systems already in use in the country concerned, but may also be developed by the ISO itself.
Each complete ISO 3166-2 code can then be used to uniquely identify a country subdivision in a global context.
there are 5,046 codes defined in ISO 3166-2. For some countries, codes are defined for more than one level of subdivisions.
Current codes The following table can be used to access the current ISO 3166-2 codes of each country, and comprises three columns:
Entry: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, click to view the ISO 3166-2 codes of the country Country name: English short name officially used by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA) Subdivisions assigned codes: Number and category of subdivisions assigned codes in ISO 3166-2; if there are more than one level of subdivisions, the first-level subdivisions are shown in italics
Entry (click to view codes) Country name (using title case) Subdivisions assigned codes AD Andorra 7 parishes AE United Arab Emirates 7 emirates AF Afghanistan 34 provinces AG Antigua and Barbuda 6 parishes 2 dependencies AI Anguilla — AL Albania 12 counties AM Armenia 1 city 10 regions AO Angola 18 provinces AQ Antarctica — AR Argentina 1 city 23 provinces AS American Samoa — AT Austria 9 states AU Australia 6 states 2 territories AW Aruba — AX — AZ Azerbaijan 1 autonomous republic 11 municipalities 66 rayons BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 entities 1 district with special status BB Barbados 11 parishes BD Bangladesh 8 divisions 64 districts BE Belgium 3 regions 10 provinces BF Burkina Faso 13 regions 45 provinces BG Bulgaria 28 regions BH Bahrain 4 governorates BI Burundi 18 provinces BJ Benin 12 departments BL Saint Barthélemy — BM Bermuda — BN Brunei Darussalam 4 districts BO Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9 departments BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 3 special municipalities BR Brazil 1 federal district 26 states BS Bahamas 31 districts1 island BT Bhutan 20 districts BV Bouvet Island — BW Botswana 10 districts4 towns2 cities BY Belarus 6 oblasts 1 city BZ Belize 6 districts CA Canada 10 provinces 3 territories CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands — CD Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1 city 25 provinces CF Central African Republic 1 commune 14 prefectures 2 economic prefectures CG Congo 12 departments CH Switzerland 26 cantons CI 12 districts2 autonomous districts CK Cook Islands — CL Chile 16 regions CM Cameroon 10 regions CN China 4 municipalities 23 provinces 5 autonomous regions 2 special administrative regions CO Colombia 1 capital district 32 departments CR Costa Rica 7 provinces CU Cuba 15 provinces 1 special municipality CV Cabo Verde 2 geographical regions 22 municipalities CW Curaçao — CX Christmas Island — CY Cyprus 6 districts CZ Czechia 13 regions 1 capital city 76 districts DE Germany 16 states DJ Djibouti 5 regions 1 city DK Denmark 5 regions DM Dominica 10 parishes DO Dominican Republic 10 regions1 district 31 provinces DZ Algeria 58 provinces EC Ecuador 24 provinces EE Estonia 15 counties64 rural municipalities15 urban municipalities EG Egypt 27 governorates EH Western Sahara — ER Eritrea 6 regions ES Spain 17 autonomous communities 2 autonomous cities in North Africa 50 provinces ET Ethiopia 2 administrations 11 regional states FI Finland 19 regions FJ Fiji 4 divisions 1 dependency14 provinces FK Falkland Islands (Malvinas) — FM Micronesia, Federated States of 4 states FO Faroe Islands — FR France 12 metropolitan regions5 overseas collectivities1 overseas collectivity with special status 1 dependency3 overseas departmental collectivities1 overseas territory2 overseas unique territorial collectivities95 metropolitan departments3 metropolitan collectivities with special status1 European collectivity GA Gabon 9 provinces GB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3 countries1 province32 council areas25 two-tier counties11 districts80 unitary authorities36 metropolitan districts32 London boroughs1 city corporation GD Grenada 6 parishes 1 dependency GE Georgia 2 autonomous republics 1 city 9 regions GF French Guiana — GG Guernsey — GH Ghana 16 regions GI Gibraltar — GL Greenland 5 municipalities GM Gambia 1 city 5 divisions GN Guinea 7 administrative regions 1 governorate 33 prefectures GP Guadeloupe — GQ Equatorial Guinea 2 regions 8 provinces GR Greece 13 administrative regions 1 self-governed part GS South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — GT Guatemala 22 departments GU Guam — GW Guinea-Bissau 3 provinces 1 autonomous sector 8 regions GY Guyana 10 regions HK Hong Kong — HM Heard Island and McDonald Islands — HN Honduras 18 departments HR Croatia 1 city 20 counties HT Haiti 10 departments HU Hungary 1 capital city 19 counties 23 cities of county right ID Indonesia 7 geographical units 36 provinces 1 capital district 1 special region IE Ireland 4 provinces 26 counties IL Israel 6 districts IM Isle of Man — IN India 28 states 8 union territories IO British Indian Ocean Territory — IQ Iraq 1 region 18 governorates IR Iran, Islamic Republic of 31 provinces IS Iceland 8 regions64 municipalities IT Italy 15 regions 5 autonomous regions 80 provinces 2 autonomous provinces 6 free municipal consortiums 14 metropolitan cities4 decentralized regional entities JE Jersey — JM Jamaica 14 parishes JO Jordan 12 governorates JP Japan 47 prefectures KE Kenya 47 counties KG Kyrgyzstan 2 cities 7 regions KH Cambodia 1 autonomous municipality 24 provinces KI Kiribati 3 groups of islands KM Comoros 3 islands KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 states 14 parishes KP Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1 capital city 1 metropolitan city 1 special city 9 provinces KR Korea, Republic of 6 metropolitan cities 2 special cities1 special self-governing city7 provinces2 special self-governing provinces KW Kuwait 6 governorates KY Cayman Islands — KZ Kazakhstan 3 cities 17 regions LA Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 prefecture 17 provinces LB Lebanon 8 governorates LC Saint Lucia 10 districts LI Liechtenstein 11 communes LK Sri Lanka 9 provinces 25 districts LR Liberia 15 counties LS Lesotho 10 districts LT Lithuania 10 counties9 municipalities7 city municipalities44 district municipalities LU Luxembourg 12 cantons LV Latvia 36 municipalities 7 state cities LY Libya 22 popularates MA Morocco 12 regions 62 provinces 13 prefectures MC Monaco 17 quarters MD Moldova, Republic of 1 autonomous territorial unit 3 cities 32 districts 1 territorial unit ME Montenegro 25 municipalities MF Saint Martin (French part) — MG Madagascar 6 provinces MH Marshall Islands 2 chains of islands 24 municipalities MK North Macedonia 80 municipalities ML Mali 1 district 10 regions MM Myanmar 7 regions 7 states1 union territory MN Mongolia 1 capital city 21 provinces MO Macao — MP Northern Mariana Islands — MQ Martinique — MR Mauritania 15 regions MS Montserrat — MT Malta 68 local councils MU Mauritius 3 dependencies 9 districts MV Maldives 19 administrative atolls2 cities MW Malawi 3 regions 28 districts MX Mexico 31 states 1 federal entity MY Malaysia 3 federal territories 13 states MZ Mozambique 1 city 10 provinces NA Namibia 14 regions NC New Caledonia — NE Niger 1 urban community 7 departments NF Norfolk Island — NG Nigeria 1 capital territory 36 states NI Nicaragua 15 departments 2 autonomous regions NL Netherlands, Kingdom of the 12 provinces3 countries3 special municipalities NO Norway 11 counties 2 arctic regions NP Nepal 7 provinces NR Naoero 14 districts NU Niue — NZ New Zealand 16 regions 1 special island authority OM Oman 11 governorates PA Panama 10 provinces 4 indigenous regions PE Peru 25 regions 1 municipality PF French Polynesia — PG Papua New Guinea 1 district 20 provinces 1 autonomous region PH Philippines 17 regions 82 provinces PK Pakistan 4 provinces 2 autonomous territories 1 federal territory PL Poland 16 voivodships PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon — PN Pitcairn — PR Puerto Rico — PS Palestine, State of 16 governorates PT Portugal 18 districts 2 autonomous regions PW Palau 16 states PY Paraguay 1 capital 17 departments QA Qatar 8 municipalities RE — RO Romania 41 departments 1 municipality RS Serbia 2 autonomous provinces 1 city 29 districts RU Russian Federation 21 republics 9 administrative territories 46 administrative regions 2 autonomous cities 1 autonomous region 4 autonomous districts RW Rwanda 1 town council 4 provinces SA Saudi Arabia 13 regions SB Solomon Islands 1 capital territory 9 provinces SC Seychelles 27 districts SD Sudan 18 states SE Sweden 21 counties SG Singapore 5 districts SH Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 3 geographical entities SI Slovenia 200 municipalities and 12 urban municipalities SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen — SK Slovakia 8 regions SL Sierra Leone 1 area4 provinces SM San Marino 9 municipalities SN Senegal 14 regions SO Somalia 18 regions SR Suriname 10 districts SS South Sudan 10 states ST 1 autonomous region6 districts SV El Salvador 14 departments SX Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — SY Syrian Arab Republic 14 provinces SZ Eswatini 4 regions TC Turks and Caicos Islands — TD Chad 23 provinces TF French Southern Territories — TG Togo 5 regions TH Thailand 1 metropolitan administration 1 special administrative city 76 provinces TJ Tajikistan 1 autonomous region2 regions1 capital territory1 district under republic administration TK Tokelau — TL Timor-Leste 12 municipalities1 special administrative region TM Turkmenistan 5 regions 1 city TN Tunisia 24 governorates TO Tonga 5 divisions TR Türkiye 81 provinces TT Trinidad and Tobago 9 regions 3 boroughs2 cities1 ward TV Tuvalu 1 town council 7 island councils TW Taiwan, Province of ChinaTaiwan is included as a subdivision of China because of its political status within the United Nations, as, even though it is de facto under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China instead of the People's Republic of China, the United Nations does not recognize the Republic of China and considers Taiwan as part of China. In ISO 3166-1, Taiwan is listed as "Taiwan, Province of China". 13 counties 3 cities 6 special municipalities TZ Tanzania, United Republic of 31 regions UA Ukraine 24 regions 1 republic 2 cities UG Uganda 4 geographical regions 134 districts1 city UM United States Minor Outlying Islands 9 islands, groups of islands US United States of America 50 states 1 district 6 outlying areas UY Uruguay 19 departments UZ Uzbekistan 1 city 12 regions 1 republic VA Holy See — VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 parishes VE Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 federal dependency 1 federal district 23 states VG Virgin Islands (British) — VI Virgin Islands (U.S.) — VN Viet Nam 58 provinces 5 municipalities VU Vanuatu 6 provinces WF Wallis and Futuna 3 administrative precincts WS Samoa 11 districts YE Yemen 1 municipality 21 governorates YT Mayotte — ZA South Africa 9 provinces ZM Zambia 10 provinces ZW Zimbabwe 10 provinces
Subdivisions included in ISO 3166-1