ISO country codes (alpha-2 / alpha-3)
Alpha-2 codes appear in domains and locale tags (e.g. en-US), while alpha-3 codes are common in banking and trade documents.
| Country / region | Alpha-2 | Alpha-3 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | US | USA |
| Canada | CA | CAN |
| United Kingdom | GB | GBR |
| Ireland | IE | IRL |
| France | FR | FRA |
| Germany | DE | DEU |
| Spain | ES | ESP |
| Italy | IT | ITA |
| Netherlands | NL | NLD |
| Belgium | BE | BEL |
| Switzerland | CH | CHE |
| Sweden | SE | SWE |
| Norway | NO | NOR |
| Denmark | DK | DNK |
| Poland | PL | POL |
| Portugal | PT | PRT |
| Russia | RU | RUS |
| Turkey | TR | TUR |
| United Arab Emirates | AE | ARE |
| Saudi Arabia | SA | SAU |
| India | IN | IND |
| China | CN | CHN |
| Hong Kong | HK | HKG |
| Taiwan | TW | TWN |
| Japan | JP | JPN |
| South Korea | KR | KOR |
| Singapore | SG | SGP |
| Thailand | TH | THA |
| Vietnam | VN | VNM |
| Indonesia | ID | IDN |
| Malaysia | MY | MYS |
| Philippines | PH | PHL |
| Australia | AU | AUS |
| New Zealand | NZ | NZL |
| Brazil | BR | BRA |
| Mexico | MX | MEX |
| Argentina | AR | ARG |
| South Africa | ZA | ZAF |
| Egypt | EG | EGY |
| Nigeria | NG | NGA |
Notes
- UK uses GB in ISO 3166-1; UK is a separate exceptionally reserved code.
- This is a frequently searched subset, not the full ISO list.
Frequently asked questions
- What country is code DE?
- DE is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Germany; the alpha-3 code is DEU.
- What is the two-letter country code for the United Kingdom?
- The UK uses GB in ISO 3166-1. UK exists only as a separately and exceptionally reserved code.
- What is the difference between alpha-2 and alpha-3 country codes?
- Alpha-2 codes have two letters (e.g. US) and are used in domains and locale tags; alpha-3 codes have three letters (e.g. USA) and are common in banking and trade documents.