Data code (Country profile category: Government)

Afghanistan:
AF

Albania:
AL

Algeria:
AG

American Samoa:
AQ

Andorra:
AN

Angola:
AO

Anguilla:
AV

Antarctica:
AY

Antigua and Barbuda:
AC

Arctic Ocean:
none; the US Government has not approved a standard for hydrographic codes - see the Cross-Reference List of Hydrographic Data Codes appendix

Argentina:
AR

Armenia:
AM

Aruba:
AA

Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
AT

Atlantic Ocean:
none; the US Government has not approved a standard for hydrographic codes - see the Cross-Reference List of Hydrographic Data Codes appendix

Australia:
AS

Austria:
AU

Azerbaijan:
AJ

Bahamas, The:
BF

Bahrain:
BA

Baker Island:
FQ

Bangladesh:
BG

Barbados:
BB

Bassas da India:
BS

Belarus:
BO

Belgium:
BE

Belize:
BH

Benin:
BN

Bermuda:
BD

Bhutan:
BT

Bolivia:
BL

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
BK

Botswana:
BC

Bouvet Island:
BV

Brazil:
BR

British Indian Ocean Territory:
IO

British Virgin Islands:
VI

Brunei:
BX

Bulgaria:
BU

Burkina Faso:
UV

Burma:
BM

Burundi:
BY

Cambodia:
CB

Cameroon:
CM

Canada:
CA

Cape Verde:
CV

Cayman Islands:
CJ

Central African Republic:
CT

Chad:
CD

Chile:
CI

China:
CH

Christmas Island:
KT

Clipperton Island:
IP

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
CK

Colombia:
CO

Comoros:
CN

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
CG

Congo, Republic of the:
CF

Cook Islands:
CW

Coral Sea Islands:
CR

Costa Rica:
CS

Cote d'Ivoire:
IV

Croatia:
HR

Cuba:
CU

Cyprus:
CY

Czech Republic:
EZ

Denmark:
DA

Djibouti:
DJ

Dominica:
DO

Dominican Republic:
DR

Ecuador:
EC

Egypt:
EG

El Salvador:
ES

Equatorial Guinea:
EK

Eritrea:
ER

Estonia:
EN

Ethiopia:
ET

Europa Island:
EU

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
FA

Faroe Islands:
FO

Fiji:
FJ

Finland:
FI

France:
FR

French Guiana:
FG

French Polynesia:
FP

French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
FS

Gabon:
GB

Gambia, The:
GA

Gaza Strip:
GZ

Georgia:
GG

Germany:
GM

Ghana:
GH

Gibraltar:
GI

Glorioso Islands:
GO

Greece:
GR

Greenland:
GL

Grenada:
GJ

Guadeloupe:
GP

Guam:
GQ

Guatemala:
GT

Guernsey:
GK

Guinea:
GV

Guinea-Bissau:
PU

Guyana:
GY

Haiti:
HA

Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
HM

Holy See (Vatican City):
VT

Honduras:
HO

Hong Kong:
HK

Howland Island:
HQ

Hungary:
HU

Iceland:
IC

India:
IN

Indian Ocean:
none; the US Government has not approved a standard for hydrographic codes - see the Cross-Reference List of Hydrographic Codes appendix

Indonesia:
ID

Iran:
IR

Iraq:
IZ

Ireland:
EI

Israel:
IS

Italy:
IT

Jamaica:
JM

Jan Mayen:
JN

Japan:
JA

Jarvis Island:
DQ

Jersey:
JE

Johnston Atoll:
JQ

Jordan:
JO

Juan de Nova Island:
JU

Kazakhstan:
KZ

Kenya:
KE

Kingman Reef:
KQ

Kiribati:
KR

Korea, North:
KN

Korea, South:
KS

Kuwait:
KU

Kyrgyzstan:
KG

Laos:
LA

Latvia:
LG

Lebanon:
LE

Lesotho:
LT

Liberia:
LI

Libya:
LY

Liechtenstein:
LS

Lithuania:
LH

Luxembourg:
LU

Macau:
MC

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
MK

Madagascar:
MA

Malawi:
MI

Malaysia:
MY

Maldives:
MV

Mali:
ML

Malta:
MT

Man, Isle of:
IM

Marshall Islands:
RM

Martinique:
MB

Mauritania:
MR

Mauritius:
MP

Mayotte:
MF

Mexico:
MX

Micronesia, Federated States of:
FM

Midway Islands:
MQ

Moldova:
MD

Monaco:
MN

Mongolia:
MG

Montserrat:
MH

Morocco:
MO

Mozambique:
MZ

Namibia:
WA

Nauru:
NR

Navassa Island:
BQ

Nepal:
NP

Netherlands:
NL

Netherlands Antilles:
NT

New Caledonia:
NC

New Zealand:
NZ

Nicaragua:
NU

Niger:
NG

Nigeria:
NI

Niue:
NE

Norfolk Island:
NF

Northern Mariana Islands:
CQ

Norway:
NO

Oman:
MU

Pacific Ocean:
none; the US Government has not approved a standard for hydrographic codes - see the Cross-Reference List of Hydrographic Codes appendix

Pakistan:
PK

Palau:
PS

Palmyra Atoll:
LQ

Panama:
PM

Papua New Guinea:
PP

Paracel Islands:
PF

Paraguay:
PA

Peru:
PE

Philippines:
RP

Pitcairn Islands:
PC

Poland:
PL

Portugal:
PO

Puerto Rico:
RQ

Qatar:
QA

Reunion:
RE

Romania:
RO

Russia:
RS

Rwanda:
RW

Saint Helena:
SH

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
SC

Saint Lucia:
ST

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
SB

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
VC

Samoa:
WS

San Marino:
SM

Sao Tome and Principe:
TP

Saudi Arabia:
SA

Senegal:
SG

Serbia and Montenegro:
Serbia - SR; Montenegro - MW

Seychelles:
SE

Sierra Leone:
SL

Singapore:
SN

Slovakia:
LO

Slovenia:
SI

Solomon Islands:
BP

Somalia:
SO

South Africa:
SF

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:
SX

Southern Ocean:
none; the US Government has not approved a standard for hydrographic codes - see the Cross-Reference List of Hydrographic Data Codes appendix

Spain:
SP

Spratly Islands:
PG

Sri Lanka:
CE

Sudan:
SU

Suriname:
NS

Svalbard:
SV

Swaziland:
WZ

Sweden:
SW

Switzerland:
SZ

Syria:
SY

Tajikistan:
TI

Tanzania:
TZ

Thailand:
TH

Togo:
TO

Tokelau:
TL

Tonga:
TN

Trinidad and Tobago:
TD

Tromelin Island:
TE

Tunisia:
TS

Turkey:
TU

Turkmenistan:
TX

Turks and Caicos Islands:
TK

Tuvalu:
TV

Uganda:
UG

Ukraine:
UP

United Arab Emirates:
TC

United Kingdom:
UK

United States:
US

Uruguay:
UY

Uzbekistan:
UZ

Vanuatu:
NH

Venezuela:
VE

Vietnam:
VM

Virgin Islands:
VQ

Wake Island:
WQ

Wallis and Futuna:
WF

West Bank:
WE

Western Sahara:
WI

World:
none; there is no FIPS 10-4 country code for the World, so the Factbook uses the "W" data code from DIAM 65-18 "Geopolitical Data Elements and Related Features," Data Standard No. 3, March 1984, published by the Defense Intelligence Agency; see the Cross-Reference List of Country Data Codes appendix

Yemen:
YM

Zambia:
ZA

Zimbabwe:
ZI

Taiwan:
TW