Former country name
|
Former codes
|
Period of validity
|
ISO 3166-3
code
|
New country names and codes
|
British Antarctic Territory
|
BQ
,
ATB
,
-
|
1974?1979
|
BQAQ
|
Merged into
Antarctica
(
AQ
,
ATA
,
010
)
|
Burma
|
BU
,
BUR
,
104
|
1974?1989
|
BUMM
|
Name changed to
Myanmar
(
MM
,
MMR
,
104
)
|
Byelorussian SSR
|
BY
,
BYS
,
112
|
1974?1992
|
BYAA
|
Name changed to
Belarus
(
BY
,
BLR
,
112
)
|
Canton and Enderbury Islands
|
CT
,
CTE
,
128
|
1974?1984
|
CTKI
|
Merged into
Kiribati
(
KI
,
KIR
,
296
)
|
Czechoslovakia
|
CS
,
CSK
,
200
|
1974?1993
|
CSHH
|
Divided into:
Czechia
(
CZ
,
CZE
,
203
)
Slovakia
(
SK
,
SVK
,
703
)
|
Dahomey
|
DY
,
DHY
,
-
|
1974?1977
|
DYBJ
|
Name changed to
Benin
(
BJ
,
BEN
,
204
)
|
Dronning Maud Land
|
NQ
,
ATN
,
216
|
1974?1983
|
NQAQ
|
Merged into
Antarctica
(
AQ
,
ATA
,
010
)
|
East Timor
[note 1]
|
TP
,
TMP
,
626
|
1974?2002
|
TPTL
|
Name changed to
Timor-Leste
(
TL
,
TLS
,
626
)
|
France, Metropolitan
|
FX
,
FXX
,
249
|
1993?1997
|
FXFR
|
Merged into
France
(
FR
,
FRA
,
250
)
|
French Afars and Issas
|
AI
,
AFI
,
-
|
1974?1977
|
AIDJ
|
Name changed to
Djibouti
(
DJ
,
DJI
,
262
)
|
French Southern and Antarctic Territories
|
FQ
,
ATF
,
-
|
1974?1979
|
FQHH
|
Divided into:
Part of
Antarctica
(
AQ
,
ATA
,
010
)
(i.e.,
Adelie Land
)
French Southern Territories
(
TF
,
ATF
,
260
)
|
German Democratic Republic
|
DD
,
DDR
,
278
|
1974?1990
|
DDDE
|
Merged into
Germany
(
DE
,
DEU
,
276
)
|
Gilbert Islands
[note 2]
|
GE
,
GEL
,
-
|
1974?1979
|
GEHH
|
Name changed to
Kiribati
(
KI
,
KIR
,
296
)
|
Johnston Island
|
JT
,
JTN
,
396
|
1974?1986
|
JTUM
|
Merged into
United States Minor Outlying Islands
(
UM
,
UMI
,
581
)
|
Midway Islands
|
MI
,
MID
,
488
|
1974?1986
|
MIUM
|
Merged into
United States Minor Outlying Islands
(
UM
,
UMI
,
581
)
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
AN
,
ANT
,
530
[note 3]
|
1974?2010
[note 4]
|
ANHH
|
Divided into:
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
(
BQ
,
BES
,
535
)
[note 5]
Curacao
(
CW
,
CUW
,
531
)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
(
SX
,
SXM
,
534
)
|
Neutral Zone
|
NT
,
NTZ
,
536
|
1974?1993
|
NTHH
|
Divided into:
Part of
Iraq
(
IQ
,
IRQ
,
368
)
Part of
Saudi Arabia
(
SA
,
SAU
,
682
)
|
New Hebrides
|
NH
,
NHB
,
-
|
1974?1980
|
NHVU
|
Name changed to
Vanuatu
(
VU
,
VUT
,
548
)
|
Pacific Islands (Trust Territory)
|
PC
,
PCI
,
582
|
1974?1986
|
PCHH
|
Divided into:
Marshall Islands
(
MH
,
MHL
,
584
)
Micronesia (Federated States of)
(
FM
,
FSM
,
583
)
Northern Mariana Islands
(
MP
,
MNP
,
580
)
Palau
(
PW
,
PLW
,
585
)
|
Panama Canal Zone
|
PZ
,
PCZ
,
-
|
1974?1980
|
PZPA
|
Merged into
Panama
(
PA
,
PAN
,
591
)
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
CS
,
SCG
,
891
|
2003?2006
|
CSXX
[note 6]
|
Divided into:
Montenegro
(
ME
,
MNE
,
499
)
Serbia
(
RS
,
SRB
,
688
)
|
Sikkim
|
SK
,
SKM
,
-
|
1974?1975
|
SKIN
|
Merged into
India
(
IN
,
IND
,
356
)
|
Southern Rhodesia
|
RH
,
RHO
,
-
|
1974?1980
|
RHZW
|
Name changed to
Zimbabwe
(
ZW
,
ZWE
,
716
)
|
United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands
|
PU
,
PUS
,
849
|
1974?1986
|
PUUM
|
Merged into
United States Minor Outlying Islands
(
UM
,
UMI
,
581
)
|
Upper Volta
|
HV
,
HVO
,
854
|
1974?1984
|
HVBF
|
Name changed to
Burkina Faso
(
BF
,
BFA
,
854
)
|
USSR
|
SU
,
SUN
,
810
|
1974?1992
|
SUHH
|
Divided into:
[note 7]
Armenia
(
AM
,
ARM
,
051
)
Azerbaijan
(
AZ
,
AZE
,
031
)
Estonia
(
EE
,
EST
,
233
)
Georgia
(
GE
,
GEO
,
268
)
Kazakhstan
(
KZ
,
KAZ
,
398
)
Kyrgyzstan
(
KG
,
KGZ
,
417
)
Latvia
(
LV
,
LVA
,
428
)
Lithuania
(
LT
,
LTU
,
440
)
Moldova, Republic of
(
MD
,
MDA
,
498
)
Russian Federation
(
RU
,
RUS
,
643
)
Tajikistan
(
TJ
,
TJK
,
762
)
Turkmenistan
(
TM
,
TKM
,
795
)
Uzbekistan
(
UZ
,
UZB
,
860
)
|
Viet-Nam, Democratic Republic of
|
VD
,
VDR
,
-
|
1974?1977
|
VDVN
|
Merged into
Viet Nam
(
VN
,
VNM
,
704
)
|
Wake Island
|
WK
,
WAK
,
872
|
1974?1986
|
WKUM
|
Merged into
United States Minor Outlying Islands
(
UM
,
UMI
,
581
)
|
Yemen, Democratic
|
YD
,
YMD
,
720
|
1974?1990
|
YDYE
|
Merged into
Yemen
(
YE
,
YEM
,
887
)
|
Yugoslavia
|
YU
,
YUG
,
891
[note 8]
|
1974?2003
|
YUCS
|
Name changed to
Serbia and Montenegro
(
CS
,
SCG
,
891
)
|
Zaire
|
ZR
,
ZAR
,
180
|
1974?1997
|
ZRCD
|
Name changed to
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
(
CD
,
COD
,
180
)
|