ISO 3166
is a three-part
standard
published by the
International Organization for Standardization
(ISO), and defines
codes
for the names of
countries
,
dependent territories
, and special areas of geographical interest, and their principal
subdivisions
(e.g.,
provinces
or
states
).
Section
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Description
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1
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ISO 3166-1
defines three sets of
country codes
for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest.
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2
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ISO 3166-2
defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
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3
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ISO 3166-3
defines codes for country names which have been deleted from ISO 3166-1 since its first publication in 1974.
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