ISO 3166-2:ER is the entry for Eritrea in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Eritrea, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for six regions.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Eritrea. The second part is two letters.
Current codes Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
ISO 639-1 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative languages: (ar): Arabic (ti): Tigrinya
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Code Subdivision name(ar)(BGN/PCGN 1956) (ar)For reference only, Arabic name in Arabic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard. Subdivision name(ti)(BGN/PCGN 2007) (ti)For reference only, Tigrinya name in Tigrinya script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard. (en)For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard. Al Awsaţ الأوسط Ma’ĭkel ማእከል Central Al Janūbī الجنوبي Debub ደቡብ Southern Ansabā أنسابا ዓንሰባ Anseba Janūbī al Baḩrī al Aḩmar جنوبي البحري الأحمر Debubawi K’eyyĭḥ Baḥri ደቡባዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ Southern Red Sea Qāsh-Barkah قش بركاح Gash-Barka ጋሽ ባርካ Gash-Barka الشمالي البهري آل الأحمر ሰሜናዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ Northern Red Sea
Notes
Changes The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
Newsletter Date issued Description of change in newsletter Code/Subdivision change Introduction of a completely new subdivision layout Subdivision layout: 10 provinces (see below) → 6 provinces (corrected ) Country name romanization adjustment, language adjustment, alphabetical re-ordering and source list update.
Codes before Newsletter I-1 Former code Subdivision name Akele Guzai [Akalä Guzay] Asmara [Asmära] Barka Denkalia [Dänkali] Gash-Setit [Gaš enna Sätit] Hamasien [Hamasén] Sahel Semhar [Sämhar] Senhit [Sänhet] Seraye [Särayé]
See also Subdivisions of Eritrea FIPS region codes of Eritrea Neighbouring countries: DJ, ET, SD
External links ISO Online Browsing Platform: ER Regions of Eritrea, Statoids.com