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The radiocommunication division of the International Telecommunication Union uses the following letter codes to identify its member countries. Eight countries are assigned single-letter codes (  B,   D,   E,   F,   G,   I,   J,   S), while the rest have codes three letters in length.

ITU country symbols for its member states [1]
Code Country
A
AFG   Afghanistan
AFS   South Africa (Republic of)
AGL   Angola (Republic of)
ALB   Albania (Republic of)
ALG   Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of)
AND   Andorra (Principality of)
ARG   Argentine Republic
ARM   Armenia (Republic of)
ARS   Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of)
ATG   Antigua and Barbuda
AUS   Australia
AUT   Austria
AZE   Azerbaijan (Republic of)
B
B   Brazil (Federative Republic of)
BAH   Bahamas (Commonwealth of the)
BDI   Burundi (Republic of)
BEL   Belgium
BEN   Benin (Republic of)
BFA   Burkina Faso
BGD   Bangladesh (People's Republic of)
BHR   Bahrain (Kingdom of)
BIH   Bosnia and Herzegovina
BLR   Belarus (Republic of)
BLZ   Belize
BOL   Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
BOT   Botswana (Republic of)
BRB   Barbados
BRM   Myanmar (Union of)
BRU   Brunei Darussalam
BTN   Bhutan (Kingdom of)
BUL   Bulgaria (Republic of)
C
CAF   Central African Republic
CAN   Canada
CBG   Cambodia (Kingdom of)
CHL   Chile
CHN   China (People's Republic of)
CLM   Colombia (Republic of)
CLN   Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of)
CME   Cameroon (Republic of)
COD   Democratic Republic of the Congo
COG   Congo (Republic of the)
COM   Comoros (Union of the)
CPV   Cabo Verde (Republic of)
CTI   Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of)
CTR   Costa Rica
CUB   Cuba
CVA   Vatican City
CYP   Cyprus (Republic of)
CZE   Czech Republic
D
D   Germany (Federal Republic of)
DJI   Djibouti (Republic of)
DMA   Dominica (Commonwealth of)
DNK   Denmark
DOM   Dominican Republic
E
E   Spain
EGY   Egypt (Arab Republic of)
EQA   Ecuador
ERI   Eritrea
EST   Estonia (Republic of)
ETH   Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of)
F
F   France
FIN   Finland
FJI   Fiji (Republic of)
FSM   Micronesia (Federated States of)
G
G   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GAB   Gabon
GEO   Georgia
GHA   Ghana
GMB   Gambia (Republic of the)
GNB   Guinea-Bissau (Republic of)
GNE   Equatorial Guinea (Republic of)
GRC   Greece
GRD   Grenada
GTM   Guatemala (Republic of)
GUI   Guinea (Republic of)
GUY   Guyana
H
HND   Honduras (Republic of)
HNG   Hungary
HOL   Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
HRV   Croatia (Republic of)
HTI   Haiti (Republic of)
I
I   Italy
IND   India (Republic of)
INS   Indonesia (Republic of)
IRL   Ireland
IRN   Iran (Islamic Republic of)
IRQ   Iraq (Republic of)
ISL   Iceland
ISR   Israel (State of)
J
J   Japan
JMC   Jamaica
JOR   Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of)
K
KAZ   Kazakhstan (Republic of)
KEN   Kenya (Republic of)
KGZ   Kyrgyz Republic
KIR   Kiribati (Republic of)
KNA   Saint Kitts and Nevis (Federation of)
KOR   Korea (Republic of)
KRE Democratic People's Republic of Korea
KWT   Kuwait (State of)
L
LAO   Lao People's Democratic Republic
LBN   Lebanon
LBR   Liberia (Republic of)
LBY   Libya (State of)
LCA   Saint Lucia
LIE   Liechtenstein (Principality of)
LSO   Lesotho (Kingdom of)
LTU   Lithuania (Republic of)
LUX   Luxembourg
LVA   Latvia (Republic of)
M
MAU   Mauritius (Republic of)
MCO   Monaco (Principality of)
MDA   Moldova (Republic of)
MDG   Madagascar (Republic of)
MEX   Mexico
MHL   Marshall Islands (Republic of the)
MKD   North Macedonia (Republic of)
MLA   Malaysia
MLD   Maldives (Republic of)
MLI   Mali (Republic of)
MLT   Malta
MNE   Montenegro
MNG   Mongolia
MOZ   Mozambique (Republic of)
MRC   Morocco (Kingdom of)
MTN   Mauritania (Islamic Republic of)
MWI   Malawi
N
NCG   Nicaragua
NGR   Niger (Republic of the)
NIG   Nigeria (Federal Republic of)
NMB   Namibia (Republic of)
NOR   Norway
NPL     Nepal (Federal Democratic Republic of)
NRU   Nauru (Republic of)
NZL   New Zealand
O
OMA   Oman (Sultanate of)
P
PAK   Pakistan (Islamic Republic of)
PHL   Philippines (Republic of the)
PNG   Papua New Guinea
PNR   Panama (Republic of)
POL   Poland (Republic of)
POR   Portugal
PRG   Paraguay (Republic of)
PRU   Peru
Q
QAT   Qatar (State of)
R
ROU   Romania
RRW   Rwanda (Republic of)
RUS   Russian Federation
S
S   Sweden
SDN   Sudan (Republic of the)
SEN   Senegal (Republic of)
SEY   Seychelles (Republic of)
SLM   Solomon Islands
SLV   El Salvador (Republic of)
SMO   Samoa (Independent State of)
SMR   San Marino (Republic of)
SNG   Singapore (Republic of)
SOM   Somalia (Federal Republic of)
SRB   Serbia (Republic of)
SRL   Sierra Leone
SSD   South Sudan (Republic of)
STP   Sao Tome and Principe (Democratic Republic of)
SUI    Switzerland (Confederation of)
SUR   Suriname (Republic of)
SVK   Slovak Republic
SVN   Slovenia (Republic of)
SWZ   Eswatini (Kingdom of)
SYR   Syrian Arab Republic
T
TCD   Chad (Republic of)
TGO   Togolese Republic
THA   Thailand
TJK   Tajikistan (Republic of)
TKM   Turkmenistan
TLS   Timor-Leste (Democratic Republic of)
TON   Tonga (Kingdom of)
TRD   Trinidad and Tobago
TUN   Tunisia
TUR   Republic of Türkiye
TUV   Tuvalu
TZA   Tanzania (United Republic of)
U
UAE   United Arab Emirates
UGA   Uganda (Republic of)
UKR   Ukraine
URG   Uruguay (Eastern Republic of)
USA   United States of America
UZB   Uzbekistan (Republic of)
V
VCT   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VEN   Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
VTN   Vietnam (Socialist Republic of)
VUT   Vanuatu (Republic of)
W
X
Y
YEM   Yemen (Republic of)
Z
ZMB   Zambia (Republic of)
ZWE   Zimbabwe (Republic of)

The ITU also designates the following codes for other areas around the world that are not member states.

ITU country symbols for non-member states, areas, [2] organizations [3] and special purposes [4] [5]
Code Area
A
ABW   Aruba
AIA   Anguilla
ALS   Alaska (State of)
AMS Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands
AOE / Western Sahara
ASC   Ascension Island
ATA   Antarctic
AZR   Azores
B
BER   Bermuda
BIO Chagos Islands (Indian Ocean)
BLM   Saint Barthélemy (French Department of)
BVT   Bouvet Island
C
CG7 CUB( Guantanamo) (7). [6]
CHR   Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
CKH   Cook Islands
CNR   Canary Islands
CPT   Clipperton Island
CRO Crozet Archipelago
CYM   Cayman Islands
D
DGA Diego Garcia
E
F
FLK   Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
FRO   Faroe Islands
G
GCA   United Kingdom (Non-metropolitan) – Region 1
GCC   United Kingdom – Region 3
GIB   Gibraltar
GRL   Greenland
GUF   Guiana (French Department of)
GUM   Guam
H
HKG   Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
HMD   Heard and McDonald Islands
HWA   Hawaii (State of)
HWL   Howland Island
I
ICO   Cocos (Keeling) Islands
J
JAR   Jarvis Island
JON   Johnston Island
K
KER Kerguelen Islands
L
M
MAC   Macau (Special Administrative Region of China)
MDR   Madeira
MDW   Midway Islands
MRA   Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the)
MRN Marion Island
MRT   Martinique (French Department of)
MSR   Montserrat
MYT   Mayotte (Territorial Collectivity of)
N
NCL   New Caledonia
NFK   Norfolk Island
NIU   Niue
O
OCE   French Polynesia
P
PAQ   Easter Island
PHX Phoenix Islands
PLM Palmyra Island
PLW   Palau (Republic of) [7]
PTC   Pitcairn Island
PTR   Puerto Rico
Q
R
REU   Reunion (French Department of)
ROD Rodrigues
S
SCG ex   Serbia and Montenegro → SRB, MNE
SHN   Saint Helena
SMA   American Samoa
SPM   Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial Collectivity of)
SWN Swan Islands
SXM   Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
T
TCA   Turks and Caicos Islands
TKL   Tokelau
TRC   Tristan da Cunha
U
V
VIR   United States Virgin Islands
VRG   British Virgin Islands
W
WAK   Wake Island
WAL   Wallis and Futuna Islands
X
XAA shared throughout the world
XAX shared by several countries, but in a restricted area of the world
XBR special use
XBY / Abyei area
XCQ ex Caroline Islands → FSM + PLW
XCS ex TCH   Czechoslovakia → CZE + SVK
XGZ   Gaza Strip
XMM inter-ship communications
XOA International Civil Aviation Organization
XR1 Region 1 (RR 5.3)
XR2 Region 2 (RR 5.4)
XR3 Region 3 (RR 5.5)
XRY   Antarctic Region (RR AP 26/5.2)
XSC ex SCG   Serbia and Montenegro
XSD ex Republic of the Sudan before 14 July 2011 → SDN + SSD
XSP Spratly Islands
XSU ex URS   Soviet Union → RUS + …
XUN   United Nations
XWB   West Bank
XWM World Meteorological Organization
XYU ex YUG   Yugoslavia → SCG… + HRV + BIH + SVN
XYZ pending further developments regarding the administration responsible
XZZ administrative status is subject to special arrangements
Y
Z

References

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The radiocommunication division of the International Telecommunication Union uses the following letter codes to identify its member countries. Eight countries are assigned single-letter codes (  B,   D,   E,   F,   G,   I,   J,   S), while the rest have codes three letters in length.

ITU country symbols for its member states [1]
Code Country
A
AFG   Afghanistan
AFS   South Africa (Republic of)
AGL   Angola (Republic of)
ALB   Albania (Republic of)
ALG   Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of)
AND   Andorra (Principality of)
ARG   Argentine Republic
ARM   Armenia (Republic of)
ARS   Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of)
ATG   Antigua and Barbuda
AUS   Australia
AUT   Austria
AZE   Azerbaijan (Republic of)
B
B   Brazil (Federative Republic of)
BAH   Bahamas (Commonwealth of the)
BDI   Burundi (Republic of)
BEL   Belgium
BEN   Benin (Republic of)
BFA   Burkina Faso
BGD   Bangladesh (People's Republic of)
BHR   Bahrain (Kingdom of)
BIH   Bosnia and Herzegovina
BLR   Belarus (Republic of)
BLZ   Belize
BOL   Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
BOT   Botswana (Republic of)
BRB   Barbados
BRM   Myanmar (Union of)
BRU   Brunei Darussalam
BTN   Bhutan (Kingdom of)
BUL   Bulgaria (Republic of)
C
CAF   Central African Republic
CAN   Canada
CBG   Cambodia (Kingdom of)
CHL   Chile
CHN   China (People's Republic of)
CLM   Colombia (Republic of)
CLN   Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of)
CME   Cameroon (Republic of)
COD   Democratic Republic of the Congo
COG   Congo (Republic of the)
COM   Comoros (Union of the)
CPV   Cabo Verde (Republic of)
CTI   Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of)
CTR   Costa Rica
CUB   Cuba
CVA   Vatican City
CYP   Cyprus (Republic of)
CZE   Czech Republic
D
D   Germany (Federal Republic of)
DJI   Djibouti (Republic of)
DMA   Dominica (Commonwealth of)
DNK   Denmark
DOM   Dominican Republic
E
E   Spain
EGY   Egypt (Arab Republic of)
EQA   Ecuador
ERI   Eritrea
EST   Estonia (Republic of)
ETH   Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of)
F
F   France
FIN   Finland
FJI   Fiji (Republic of)
FSM   Micronesia (Federated States of)
G
G   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GAB   Gabon
GEO   Georgia
GHA   Ghana
GMB   Gambia (Republic of the)
GNB   Guinea-Bissau (Republic of)
GNE   Equatorial Guinea (Republic of)
GRC   Greece
GRD   Grenada
GTM   Guatemala (Republic of)
GUI   Guinea (Republic of)
GUY   Guyana
H
HND   Honduras (Republic of)
HNG   Hungary
HOL   Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
HRV   Croatia (Republic of)
HTI   Haiti (Republic of)
I
I   Italy
IND   India (Republic of)
INS   Indonesia (Republic of)
IRL   Ireland
IRN   Iran (Islamic Republic of)
IRQ   Iraq (Republic of)
ISL   Iceland
ISR   Israel (State of)
J
J   Japan
JMC   Jamaica
JOR   Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of)
K
KAZ   Kazakhstan (Republic of)
KEN   Kenya (Republic of)
KGZ   Kyrgyz Republic
KIR   Kiribati (Republic of)
KNA   Saint Kitts and Nevis (Federation of)
KOR   Korea (Republic of)
KRE Democratic People's Republic of Korea
KWT   Kuwait (State of)
L
LAO   Lao People's Democratic Republic
LBN   Lebanon
LBR   Liberia (Republic of)
LBY   Libya (State of)
LCA   Saint Lucia
LIE   Liechtenstein (Principality of)
LSO   Lesotho (Kingdom of)
LTU   Lithuania (Republic of)
LUX   Luxembourg
LVA   Latvia (Republic of)
M
MAU   Mauritius (Republic of)
MCO   Monaco (Principality of)
MDA   Moldova (Republic of)
MDG   Madagascar (Republic of)
MEX   Mexico
MHL   Marshall Islands (Republic of the)
MKD   North Macedonia (Republic of)
MLA   Malaysia
MLD   Maldives (Republic of)
MLI   Mali (Republic of)
MLT   Malta
MNE   Montenegro
MNG   Mongolia
MOZ   Mozambique (Republic of)
MRC   Morocco (Kingdom of)
MTN   Mauritania (Islamic Republic of)
MWI   Malawi
N
NCG   Nicaragua
NGR   Niger (Republic of the)
NIG   Nigeria (Federal Republic of)
NMB   Namibia (Republic of)
NOR   Norway
NPL     Nepal (Federal Democratic Republic of)
NRU   Nauru (Republic of)
NZL   New Zealand
O
OMA   Oman (Sultanate of)
P
PAK   Pakistan (Islamic Republic of)
PHL   Philippines (Republic of the)
PNG   Papua New Guinea
PNR   Panama (Republic of)
POL   Poland (Republic of)
POR   Portugal
PRG   Paraguay (Republic of)
PRU   Peru
Q
QAT   Qatar (State of)
R
ROU   Romania
RRW   Rwanda (Republic of)
RUS   Russian Federation
S
S   Sweden
SDN   Sudan (Republic of the)
SEN   Senegal (Republic of)
SEY   Seychelles (Republic of)
SLM   Solomon Islands
SLV   El Salvador (Republic of)
SMO   Samoa (Independent State of)
SMR   San Marino (Republic of)
SNG   Singapore (Republic of)
SOM   Somalia (Federal Republic of)
SRB   Serbia (Republic of)
SRL   Sierra Leone
SSD   South Sudan (Republic of)
STP   Sao Tome and Principe (Democratic Republic of)
SUI    Switzerland (Confederation of)
SUR   Suriname (Republic of)
SVK   Slovak Republic
SVN   Slovenia (Republic of)
SWZ   Eswatini (Kingdom of)
SYR   Syrian Arab Republic
T
TCD   Chad (Republic of)
TGO   Togolese Republic
THA   Thailand
TJK   Tajikistan (Republic of)
TKM   Turkmenistan
TLS   Timor-Leste (Democratic Republic of)
TON   Tonga (Kingdom of)
TRD   Trinidad and Tobago
TUN   Tunisia
TUR   Republic of Türkiye
TUV   Tuvalu
TZA   Tanzania (United Republic of)
U
UAE   United Arab Emirates
UGA   Uganda (Republic of)
UKR   Ukraine
URG   Uruguay (Eastern Republic of)
USA   United States of America
UZB   Uzbekistan (Republic of)
V
VCT   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VEN   Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
VTN   Vietnam (Socialist Republic of)
VUT   Vanuatu (Republic of)
W
X
Y
YEM   Yemen (Republic of)
Z
ZMB   Zambia (Republic of)
ZWE   Zimbabwe (Republic of)

The ITU also designates the following codes for other areas around the world that are not member states.

ITU country symbols for non-member states, areas, [2] organizations [3] and special purposes [4] [5]
Code Area
A
ABW   Aruba
AIA   Anguilla
ALS   Alaska (State of)
AMS Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands
AOE / Western Sahara
ASC   Ascension Island
ATA   Antarctic
AZR   Azores
B
BER   Bermuda
BIO Chagos Islands (Indian Ocean)
BLM   Saint Barthélemy (French Department of)
BVT   Bouvet Island
C
CG7 CUB( Guantanamo) (7). [6]
CHR   Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
CKH   Cook Islands
CNR   Canary Islands
CPT   Clipperton Island
CRO Crozet Archipelago
CYM   Cayman Islands
D
DGA Diego Garcia
E
F
FLK   Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
FRO   Faroe Islands
G
GCA   United Kingdom (Non-metropolitan) – Region 1
GCC   United Kingdom – Region 3
GIB   Gibraltar
GRL   Greenland
GUF   Guiana (French Department of)
GUM   Guam
H
HKG   Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
HMD   Heard and McDonald Islands
HWA   Hawaii (State of)
HWL   Howland Island
I
ICO   Cocos (Keeling) Islands
J
JAR   Jarvis Island
JON   Johnston Island
K
KER Kerguelen Islands
L
M
MAC   Macau (Special Administrative Region of China)
MDR   Madeira
MDW   Midway Islands
MRA   Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the)
MRN Marion Island
MRT   Martinique (French Department of)
MSR   Montserrat
MYT   Mayotte (Territorial Collectivity of)
N
NCL   New Caledonia
NFK   Norfolk Island
NIU   Niue
O
OCE   French Polynesia
P
PAQ   Easter Island
PHX Phoenix Islands
PLM Palmyra Island
PLW   Palau (Republic of) [7]
PTC   Pitcairn Island
PTR   Puerto Rico
Q
R
REU   Reunion (French Department of)
ROD Rodrigues
S
SCG ex   Serbia and Montenegro → SRB, MNE
SHN   Saint Helena
SMA   American Samoa
SPM   Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial Collectivity of)
SWN Swan Islands
SXM   Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
T
TCA   Turks and Caicos Islands
TKL   Tokelau
TRC   Tristan da Cunha
U
V
VIR   United States Virgin Islands
VRG   British Virgin Islands
W
WAK   Wake Island
WAL   Wallis and Futuna Islands
X
XAA shared throughout the world
XAX shared by several countries, but in a restricted area of the world
XBR special use
XBY / Abyei area
XCQ ex Caroline Islands → FSM + PLW
XCS ex TCH   Czechoslovakia → CZE + SVK
XGZ   Gaza Strip
XMM inter-ship communications
XOA International Civil Aviation Organization
XR1 Region 1 (RR 5.3)
XR2 Region 2 (RR 5.4)
XR3 Region 3 (RR 5.5)
XRY   Antarctic Region (RR AP 26/5.2)
XSC ex SCG   Serbia and Montenegro
XSD ex Republic of the Sudan before 14 July 2011 → SDN + SSD
XSP Spratly Islands
XSU ex URS   Soviet Union → RUS + …
XUN   United Nations
XWB   West Bank
XWM World Meteorological Organization
XYU ex YUG   Yugoslavia → SCG… + HRV + BIH + SVN
XYZ pending further developments regarding the administration responsible
XZZ administrative status is subject to special arrangements
Y
Z

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