Country Codes
If you're used to surfing the internet in the USA, you've seen the Generic Top Level Domains (GTLD's) of ".com", ".net", ".org", ".edu", ".gov".
Outside of the USA, the use of country codes is popular.
"www.lyrics.ch" is the international lyrics server in Switzerland
(.ch is the code for Switzerland). ".br" is Brazil. The
complete list is below, and you can use your browser's "find"
button to search for either a country or a code. The "A2"
two letter codes seem more prevalent, but there is an "A3" three
letter code as well.
The 'Owl' says I should note that some countries are awkward and
don't use these codes for the Internet. A dreadful pity....
A2 | A3 | Country |
---|---|---|
AD | AND | ANDORRA |
AE | ARE | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
AF | AFG | AFGHANISTAN |
AG | ATG | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
AI | AIA | ANGUILLA |
AL | ALB | ALBANIA |
AM | ARM | ARMENIA |
AN | ANT | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES |
AO | AGO | ANGOLA |
AQ | ATA | ANTARCTICA |
AR | ARG | ARGENTINA |
AS | ASM | AMERICAN SAMOA |
AT | AUT | AUSTRIA |
AU | AUS | AUSTRALIA |
AW | ABW | ARUBA |
AZ | AZE | AZERBAIJAN |
BA | BIH | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA |
BB | BRB | BARBADOS |
BD | BGD | BANGLADESH |
BE | BEL | BELGIUM |
BF | BFA | BURKINA FASO |
BG | BGR | BULGARIA |
BH | BHR | BAHRAIN |
BI | BDI | BURUNDI |
BJ | BEN | BENIN |
BM | BMU | BERMUDA |
BN | BRN | BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
BO | BOL | BOLIVIA |
BR | BRA | BRAZIL |
BS | BHS | BAHAMAS |
BT | BTN | BHUTAN |
BV | BVT | BOUVET ISLAND |
BW | BWA | BOTSWANA |
BY | BLR | BELARUS |
BZ | BLZ | BELIZE |
CA | CAN | CANADA |
CC | CCK | COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS |
CD | COD | CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE |
CF | CAF | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
CG | COG | CONGO |
CH | CHE | SWITZERLAND |
CI | CIV | COTE D'IVOIRE |
CK | COK | COOK ISLANDS |
CL | CHL | CHILE |
CM | CMR | CAMEROON |
CN | CHN | CHINA |
CO | COL | COLOMBIA |
CR | CRI | COSTA RICA |
CU | CUB | CUBA |
CV | CPV | CAPE VERDE |
CX | CXR | CHRISTMAS ISLAND |
CY | CYP | CYPRUS |
CZ | CZE | CZECH REPUBLIC |
DE | DEU | GERMANY |
DJ | DJI | DJIBOUTI |
DK | DNK | DENMARK |
DM | DMA | DOMINICA |
DO | DOM | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
DZ | DZA | ALGERIA |
EC | ECU | ECUADOR |
EE | EST | ESTONIA |
EG | EGY | EGYPT |
EH | ESH | WESTERN SAHARA |
ER | ERI | ERITREA |
ES | ESP | SPAIN |
ET | ETH | ETHIOPIA |
FI | FIN | FINLAND |
FJ | FJI | FIJI |
FK | FLK | FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) |
FM | FSM | MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF |
FO | FRO | FAROE ISLANDS |
FR | FRA | FRANCE |
FX | FXX | FRANCE, METROPOLITAN |
GA | GAB | GABON |
GB | GBR | UNITED KINGDOM |
GD | GRD | GRENADA |
GE | GEO | GEORGIA |
GF | GUF | FRENCH GUIANA |
GH | GHA | GHANA |
GI | GIB | GIBRALTAR |
GL | GRL | GREENLAND |
GM | GMB | GAMBIA |
GN | GIN | GUINEA |
GP | GLP | GUADELOUPE |
GQ | GNQ | EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
GR | GRC | GREECE |
GS | SGS | SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS |
GT | GTM | GUATEMALA |
GU | GUM | GUAM |
GW | GNB | GUINEA-BISSAU |
GY | GUY | GUYANA |
HK | HKG | HONG KONG |
HM | HMD | HEARD AND MC DONALD ISLANDS |
HN | HND | HONDURAS |
HR | HRV | CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska) |
HT | HTI | HAITI |
HU | HUN | HUNGARY |
ID | IDN | INDONESIA |
IE | IRL | IRELAND |
IL | ISR | ISRAEL |
IN | IND | INDIA |
IO | IOT | BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY |
IQ | IRQ | IRAQ |
IR | IRN | IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) |
IS | ISL | ICELAND |
IT | ITA | ITALY |
JM | JAM | JAMAICA |
JO | JOR | JORDAN |
JP | JPN | JAPAN |
KE | KEN | KENYA |
KG | KGZ | KYRGYZSTAN |
KH | KHM | CAMBODIA |
KI | KIR | KIRIBATI |
KM | COM | COMOROS |
KN | KNA | SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
KP | PRK | KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF |
KR | KOR | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
KW | KWT | KUWAIT |
KY | CYM | CAYMAN ISLANDS |
KZ | KAZ | KAZAKHSTAN |
LA | LAO | LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC |
LB | LBN | LEBANON |
LC | LCA | SAINT LUCIA |
LI | LIE | LIECHTENSTEIN |
LK | LKA | SRI LANKA |
LR | LBR | LIBERIA |
LS | LSO | LESOTHO |
LT | LTU | LITHUANIA |
LU | LUX | LUXEMBOURG |
LV | LVA | LATVIA |
LY | LBY | LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA |
MA | MAR | MOROCCO |
MC | MCO | MONACO |
MD | MDA | MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF |
MG | MDG | MADAGASCAR |
MH | MHL | MARSHALL ISLANDS |
MK | MKD | MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF |
ML | MLI | MALI |
MM | MMR | MYANMAR |
MN | MNG | MONGOLIA |
MO | MAC | MACAU |
MP | MNP | NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS |
MQ | MTQ | MARTINIQUE |
MR | MRT | MAURITANIA |
MS | MSR | MONTSERRAT |
MT | MLT | MALTA |
MU | MUS | MAURITIUS |
MV | MDV | MALDIVES |
MW | MWI | MALAWI |
MX | MEX | MEXICO |
MY | MYS | MALAYSIA |
MZ | MOZ | MOZAMBIQUE |
NA | NAM | NAMIBIA |
NC | NCL | NEW CALEDONIA |
NE | NER | NIGER |
NF | NFK | NORFOLK ISLAND |
NG | NGA | NIGERIA |
NI | NIC | NICARAGUA |
NL | NLD | NETHERLANDS |
NO | NOR | NORWAY |
NP | NPL | NEPAL |
NR | NRU | NAURU |
NU | NIU | NIUE |
NZ | NZL | NEW ZEALAND |
OM | OMN | OMAN |
PA | PAN | PANAMA |
PE | PER | PERU |
PF | PYF | FRENCH POLYNESIA |
PG | PNG | PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
PH | PHL | PHILIPPINES |
PK | PAK | PAKISTAN |
PL | POL | POLAND |
PM | SPM | ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON |
PN | PCN | PITCAIRN |
PR | PRI | PUERTO RICO |
PT | PRT | PORTUGAL |
PW | PLW | PALAU |
PY | PRY | PARAGUAY |
QA | QAT | QATAR |
RE | REU | REUNION |
RO | ROM | ROMANIA |
RU | RUS | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
RW | RWA | RWANDA |
SA | SAU | SAUDI ARABIA |
SB | SLB | SOLOMON ISLANDS |
SC | SYC | SEYCHELLES |
SD | SDN | SUDAN |
SE | SWE | SWEDEN |
SG | SGP | SINGAPORE |
SH | SHN | ST. HELENA |
SI | SVN | SLOVENIA |
SJ | SJM | SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDS |
SK | SVK | SLOVAKIA (Slovak Republic) |
SL | SLE | SIERRA LEONE |
SM | SMR | SAN MARINO |
SN | SEN | SENEGAL |
SO | SOM | SOMALIA |
SR | SUR | SURINAME |
ST | STP | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
SV | SLV | EL SALVADOR |
SY | SYR | SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC |
SZ | SWZ | SWAZILAND |
TC | TCA | TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS |
TD | TCD | CHAD |
TF | ATF | FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES |
TG | TGO | TOGO |
TH | THA | THAILAND |
TJ | TJK | TAJIKISTAN |
TK | TKL | TOKELAU |
TM | TKM | TURKMENISTAN |
TN | TUN | TUNISIA |
TO | TON | TONGA |
TP | TMP | EAST TIMOR |
TR | TUR | TURKEY |
TT | TTO | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
TV | TUV | TUVALU |
TW | TWN | TAIWAN |
TZ | TZA | TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF |
UA | UKR | UKRAINE |
UG | UGA | UGANDA |
UM | UMI | UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS |
US | USA | UNITED STATES |
UY | URY | URUGUAY |
UZ | UZB | UZBEKISTAN |
VA | VAT | HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) |
VC | VCT | SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES |
VE | VEN | VENEZUELA |
VG | VGB | VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) |
VI | VIR | VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.) |
VN | VNM | VIET NAM |
VU | VUT | VANUATU |
WF | WLF | WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS |
WS | WSM | SAMOA |
YE | YEM | YEMEN |
YT | MYT | MAYOTTE |
YU | YUG | YUGOSLAVIA |
ZA | ZAF | SOUTH AFRICA |
ZM | ZMB | ZAMBIA |
ZW | ZWE | ZIMBABWE |
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