Revised 14 March 1994.
Obsolete codes are indicated by a leading hyphen (-).
a Asia
a-af Afghanistan
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-an Anhwei Province (China)
a-cc-ch Chekiang Province (China)
a-cc-fu Fukien Province (China)
a-cc-he Heilungkiang Province (China)
a-cc-hh Hupeh Province (China)
a-cc-ho Honan Province (China)
a-cc-hp Hopeh Province (China)
a-cc-hu Hunan Province (China)
a-cc-im Inner Mongolia (China)
a-cc-ka Kansu Province (China)
a-cc-kc Kwangsi Chuang Autonomous
Region (China)
a-cc-ki Kiangsi Province (China)
a-cc-kn Kwangtung Province (China)
a-cc-kr Kirin Province (China)
a-cc-ku Kiangsu Province (China)
a-cc-kw Kweichow Province (China)
a-cc-lp Liaoning Province (China)
a-cc-nn Ningsia Hui Autonomous Region (China)
a-cc-pe Peking (China)
a-cc-sh Shansi Province (China)
a-cc-sm Shanghai (China)
a-cc-sp Shantung Province (China)
a-cc-ss Shensi Province (China)
a-cc-su Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region (China)
a-cc-sz Szechwan Province (China)
a-cc-ti Tibet (China)
a-cc-ts Tsinghai Province (China)
a-cc-yu Yunnan Province (China)
a-ccg Yangtze River (China)
a-cck Kunlun Mountains
a-ccp Po Hai (China)
a-ccs West River (China)
a-ccy Yellow River (China)
a-ce Sri Lanka
a-ch Taiwan
a-cy Cyprus
a-hk Hong Kong
a-ii India
a-io Indonesia
a-iq Iraq
a-ir Iran
a-is Israel
a-ja Japan
a-jo Jordan
a-kn Korea (North)
a-ko Korea (South)
a-kr Korea
a-ku Kuwait
a-le Lebanon
a-ls Laos
a-mh Macao
a-mk Oman
a-mp Mongolia
a-my Malaysia
a-np Nepal
a-nw New Guinea
-a-ok Okinawa
a-ph Philippines
a-pk Pakistan
a-pp Papua New Guinea
-a-pt Portuguese Timor
a-qa Qatar
a-si Singapore
-a-sk Sikkim
a-su Saudi Arabia
a-sy Syria
a-th Thailand
a-ts United Arab Emirates
a-tu Turkey
-a-vn Viet Nam, North
-a-vs Viet Nam, South
a-vt Vietnam
a-ye Yemen
-a-ys Yemen (People's Democratic Republic)
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 Asia, Southeastern
at Tien Shan
au Arabian Sea
aw Middle East
awba West Bank
awgz Gaza Strip
-awiu Israel-Syria Demilitarized Zones
-awiw Israel-Jordan Demilitarized Zones
-awiy Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone
ay Yellow Sea
az Asia, South
b Commonwealth countries
c Intercontinental areas (Western Hemisphere)
cc Caribbean Area;
Caribbean Sea
cl Latin America
-cm Middle America
-cr Circumcaribbean
d Developing countries
e Europe
e-aa Albania
e-an Andorra
e-au Austria
e-be Belgium
e-bn Bosnia and Hercegovina
e-bu Bulgaria
e-ci Croatia
e-cs Czechoslovakia
e-dk Denmark
e-fi Finland
e-fr France
e-ge Germany (East)
e-gi Gibraltar
e-gr Greece
e-gw Germany (West)
e-gx Germany
e-hu Hungary
e-ic Iceland
e-ie Ireland
e-it Italy
e-lh Liechtenstein
e-lu Luxembourg
e-mc Monaco
e-mm Malta
e-ne Netherlands
e-no Norway
e-pl Poland
e-po Portugal
e-rm Romania
e-sm San Marino
e-sp Spain
e-sw Sweden
e-sz Switzerland
e-uk Great Britain
e-uk-en England
e-uk-ni Northern Ireland
e-uk-st Scotland
e-uk-ui Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies
e-uk-wl Wales
e-ur Soviet Union. Former Soviet republics
e-ur-ai Armenia (Republic)
e-ur-aj Azerbaijan
e-ur-bw Belarus
e-ur-er Estonia
e-ur-gs Georgia (Republic)
e-ur-kg Kyrgyzstan
e-ur-kz Kazakhstan
e-ur-li Lithuania
e-ur-lv Latvia
e-ur-mv Moldova
e-ur-ru Russia (Federation)
e-ur-ta Tajikistan
e-ur-tk Turkmenistan
e-ur-un Ukraine
e-ur-uz Uzbekistan
e-urc Central Chernozem Region (Russia)
e-ure Siberia, Eastern (Russia)
e-urf Russian Far East (Russia)
e-urk Caucasus
-e-url Central Region, RSFSR
e-urn Soviet Union, Northwestern
-e-uro Soviet Central Asia
e-urp Volga River (Russia)
e-urr Caucasus, Northern (Russia)
e-urs Siberia (Russia)
e-uru Ural Mountains (Russia)
-e-urv Volgo-Viatskii Region, RSFSR
e-urw Siberia, Western (Russia)
e-vc Vatican City
e-xn Macedonia (Republic)
e-xo Slovakia
e-xr Czech Republic
e-xv Slovenia
e-yu Yugoslavia
ea Alps
eb Baltic States
ec Central Europe
ed Balkan Peninsula
ee Europe, Eastern
-ei Iberian Peninsula
el Benelux countries
en Europe, Northern
eo Danube River
ep Pyrenees (France and Spain)
er Rhine River
es Europe, Southern
-et Europe, East Central
ev Scandinavia
ew Europe, Western
f Africa
f-ae Algeria
f-ao Angola
f-bd Burundi
f-bs Botswana
-f-by Biafra
f-cd Chad
f-cf Congo (Brazzaville)
f-cg Zaire
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-if Ifni
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-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 Swaziland
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 Islands
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-ab Alberta
n-cn-bc British Columbia
n-cn-mb Manitoba
n-cn-nf Newfoundland
n-cn-nk New Brunswick
n-cn-ns Nova Scotia
n-cn-nt Northwest Territories
n-cn-on Ontario
n-cn-pi Prince Edward Island
n-cn-qu Quebec (Province)
n-cn-sn Saskatchewan
n-cn-yk Yukon 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-ak Alaska
n-us-al Alabama
n-us-ar Arkansas
n-us-az Arizona
n-us-ca California
n-us-co Colorado
n-us-ct Connecticut
n-us-dc Washington (D.C.)
n-us-de Delaware
n-us-fl Florida
n-us-ga Georgia
n-us-hi Hawaii
n-us-ia Iowa
n-us-id Idaho
n-us-il Illinois
n-us-in Indiana
n-us-ks Kansas
n-us-ky Kentucky
n-us-la Louisiana
n-us-ma Massachusetts
n-us-md Maryland
n-us-me Maine
n-us-mi Michigan
n-us-mn Minnesota
n-us-mo Missouri
n-us-ms Mississippi
n-us-mt Montana
n-us-nb Nebraska
n-us-nc North Carolina
n-us-nd North Dakota
n-us-nh New Hampshire
n-us-nj New Jersey
n-us-nm New Mexico
n-us-nv Nevada
n-us-ny New York
n-us-oh Ohio
n-us-ok Oklahoma
n-us-or Oregon
n-us-pa Pennsylvania
n-us-ri Rhode Island
n-us-sc South Carolina
n-us-sd South Dakota
n-us-tn Tennessee
n-us-tx Texas
n-us-ut Utah
n-us-va Virginia
n-us-vt Vermont
n-us-wa Washington (State)
n-us-wi Wisconsin
n-us-wv West Virginia
n-us-wy Wyoming
n-usa Appalachian Mountains
n-usc Middle West
n-use Northeastern States
-usl Middle Atlantic States
n-usm Mississippi River
n-usn New England
n-uso Ohio River
n-usp West (U.S.)
n-uss Missouri River
n-ust Southwest, New
n-usu Southern States
-n-usw Northwest (U.S.)
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
nwbb Barbados
-nwbc Barbuda
nwbf Bahamas
nwcj Cayman Islands
nwco Curacao
nwcu Cuba
nwdq Dominica
nwdr Dominican Republic
nweu Saint Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles)
-nwga Greater Antilles
nwgd Grenada
nwgp Guadeloupe
-nwgs Grenadines
nwhi Hispaniola
nwht Haiti
nwjm Jamaica
nwla Antilles, Lesser
nwli Leeward Islands (West Indies)
nwmj Montserrat
nwmq Martinique
nwna Netherlands Antilles
nwpr Puerto Rico
-nwsb Saint-Barthelemy
nwsd Saba (Netherlands Antilles)
nwst Saint Martin
nwsv Swan Islands
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
-nwvr Virgin Islands
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
-pocp Canton and Enderbury Islands
pocw Cook Islands
poea Easter Island
pofj Fiji
pofp French Polynesia
pogg Galapagos Islands
-pogn Gilbert and Ellice Islands
pogu Guam
poji Johnston Island (Atoll)
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
-pory Ryukyu Islands, Southern
-posc Santa Cruz Islands
posh Samoan Islands
-posn Solomon Islands
potl Tokelau Islands
poto Tonga
pott Micronesia
potv Tuvalu
poup United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands
powf Wallis and Futuna Islands
powk Wake Island
pows Western 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 Surinam
s-uy Uruguay
s-ve Venezuela
sa Amazon River
sn Andes
sp Rio de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay)
t Antarctic Ocean; Antarctica
-t-ay Antarctica
u Australasia
u-ac Ashmore and Cartier Islands
u-at Australia
u-at-ne New South Wales
u-at-no Northern Territory
u-at-qn Queensland
u-at-sa South Australia
u-at-tm Tasmania
u-at-vi Victoria
u-at-we Western Australia
u-nz New Zealand
v Communist countries
w Tropics
xa Eastern Hemisphere
xb Northern Hemisphere
xc Southern Hemisphere
xd Western Hemisphere
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