Current and Historical Countries and Areas of Interest

The material on current and historical countries and areas of interest is presented here to help users who compile longitudinal data on countries and areas of interest to assign those data to the right current or formerly used country names and codes. A start and end date are provided to define the period of validity of country names and codes; however there is no end date when the country names or codes are still current. This list which compiles changes to country names and codes since 1970 is based on information gathered from the following sources:

current and previous editions of the standard ISO 3166-1, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes;
ISO 3166-3 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 3: Code for formerly used names of countries;
Newsletters related to ISO 3166-1 and ISO 3166-3; and
current and previous editions of the United Nations Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use.

Current and Historical Countries and Areas of Interest
Current and Historical Countries and Areas of Interest					Period of Validity		Remarks
Code	Countries and Areas of Interest	Num-3	Alpha-2	Alpha-3	Start	End	Remarks
41004	Afghanistan	004	AF	AFG	1970
23248	Åland Islands	248	AX	ALA	2004		Formerly part of Finland.
24008	Albania	008	AL	ALB	1970
33012	Algeria	012	DZ	DZA	1970
51016	American Samoa	016	AS	ASM	1970
24020	Andorra	020	AD	AND	1970
34024	Angola	024	AO	AGO	1970
13660	Anguilla	660	AI	AIA	1980		Formerly part of Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
61010	Antarctica	010	AQ	ATA	1983		Now includes Dronning Maud Land and since 1979 includes British Antarctic Territory and the antarctic part of French Southern and Antarctica Territories.
61010	Antarctica	010	AQ	ATA	1979	1983	Antarctica without Dronning Maud Land.
61010	Antarctica	010	AQ	ATA	1970	1979	Antarctica without British Antarctic Territory and the antarctic territories of French Southern and Antarctica Territories.
13028	Antigua	028	AG	ATG	1970	1981	Now known as Antigua and Barbuda.
13028	Antigua and Barbuda	028	AG	ATG	1981		Formerly known as Antigua.
14032	Argentina	032	AR	ARG	1970
41051	Armenia	051	AM	ARM	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
13533	Aruba	533	AW	ABW	1986		Formerly part of Netherlands Antilles.
51036	Australia	036	AU	AUS	1970
21040	Austria	040	AT	AUT	1970
41031	Azerbaijan	031	AZ	AZE	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
13044	Bahamas	044	BS	BHS	1970
41048	Bahrain	048	BH	BHR	1970
44050	Bangladesh	050	BD	BGD	1971		Formerly part of Pakistan.
13052	Barbados	052	BB	BRB	1970
22112	Belarus	112	BY	BLR	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and formerly known as Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.
21056	Belgium	056	BE	BEL	1970
12084	Belize	084	BZ	BLZ	1973		Formerly known as British Honduras.
31204	Benin	204	BJ	BEN	1977		Formerly known as Dahomey.
13060	Bermuda	060	BM	BMU	1970
44064	Bhutan	064	BT	BTN	1970
14068	Bolivia^{Footnote 4}	068	BO	BOL	1970
13535	Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba	535	BQ	BES	2010	2011	Formerly part of Netherlands Antilles. Update of the name in 2011.
13535	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	535	BQ	BES	2011		English name of Sint Eustatius was made consistent with that of the United Nations Terminology and Reference Section (UNTERM).
24070	Bosnia and Herzegovina	070	BA	BIH	1992		Formerly part of Yugoslavia.
35072	Botswana	072	BW	BWA	1970
61074	Bouvet Island	074	BV	BVT	1970
14076	Brazil	076	BR	BRA	1970
61080	British Antarctic Territory	080	BQ	ATB	1970	1979	Now part of Antarctica.
12084	British Honduras	084			1970	1973	Now known as Belize.
44086	British Indian Ocean Territory	086	IO	IOT	1970
51090	British Solomon Islands	090	SB	SLB	1970	1975	Now known as Solomon Islands.
13092	British Virgin Islands	092	VG	VGB	1970	1988	Now known as Virgin Islands, British.
43096	Brunei	096	BN	BRN	1970	1984	Now known as Brunei Darussalam.
43096	Brunei Darussalam	096	BN	BRN	1984		Formerly known as Brunei.
22100	Bulgaria	100	BG	BGR	1970
31854	Burkina Faso	854	BF	BFA	1984		Formerly known as Upper Volta.
43104	Burma	104	BU	BUR	1970	1989	Renamed as Myanmar.
43104	Burma (Myanmar)	104	MM	MMR	2009		Formerly known as Burma until 1989, then Myanmar between 1989 and 2009.
32108	Burundi	108	BI	BDI	1970
22112	Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic	112	BY	BYS	1970	1991	Now known as Belarus.
43116	Cambodia	116	KH	KHM	1989		Formerly known as Cambodia in 1970, known as the Khmer Republic between 1970 and 1975, then known as the Democratic Kampuchea between 1975 and 1989.
43116	Cambodia	116	KH	KHM	1970	1970	Between 1970 and 1975, Cambodia was known as Khmer Republic.
34120	Cameroon	120	CM	CMR	1970	1972	Renamed as the United Republic of Cameroon.
34120	Cameroon	120	CM	CMR	1984		Formerly known as Cameroon until 1972, then known as the United Republic of Cameroon between 1972 and 1984.
34120	Cameroon, United Republic of	120	CM	CMR	1972	1984	Now known as Cameroon.
11124	Canada	124	CA	CAN	1970
51128	Canton and Enderbury Islands	128	CT	CTE	1970	1984	Now part of Kiribati.
31132	Cape Verde	132	CV	CPV	1975		Formerly known as Cape Verde Islands.
31132	Cape Verde Islands	132	CV	CPV	1970	1975	Now known as Cape Verde.
13136	Cayman Islands	136	KY	CYM	1970
34140	Central African Republic	140	CF	CAF	1970
44144	Ceylon	144			1970	1972	Now known as Sri Lanka.
34148	Chad	148	TD	TCD	1970
14152	Chile	152	CL	CHL	1970
42156	China^{Footnote 1}	156	CN	CHN	1970
51162	Christmas Island	162	CX	CXR	1970
51166	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	166	CC	CCK	1970
14170	Colombia	170	CO	COL	1970
32174	Comoro Islands	174	KM	COM	1970	1975	Now known as Comoros; previously Mayotte was part of Comoro Islands.
32174	Comoros	174	KM	COM	1975		Comoros without Mayotte; formerly known as Comoro Islands.
34180	Congo, Democratic Republic of	180	CD	COD	1970	1971	Renamed as Zaire.
34178	Congo, Republic of the	178	CG	COG	1970
34180	Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	180	CD	COD	1997		Formerly known as the Democratic Republic of Congo until 1971, then known as Zaire between 1971 and 1997.
51184	Cook Islands	184	CK	COK	1970
12188	Costa Rica	188	CR	CRI	1970
31384	Côte d'Ivoire	384	CI	CIV	1986		Formerly known as Ivory Coast.
24191	Croatia	191	HR	HRV	1991		Formerly part of Yugoslavia.
13192	Cuba	192	CU	CUB	1970
13531	Curaçao	531	CW	CUW	2010		Formerly part of Netherlands Antilles.
41196	Cyprus	196	CY	CYP	1970
22203	Czech Republic	203	CZ	CZE	1993		Formerly part of Czechoslovakia.
22200	Czechoslovakia	200	CS	CSK	1970	1993	Divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia.
31204	Dahomey	204	DY	DHY	1970	1977	Now known as Benin.
23208	Denmark	208	DK	DNK	1970
32262	Djibouti	262	DJ	DJI	1977		Formerly known as French Afars and Issas.
13212	Dominica	212	DM	DMA	1970
13214	Dominican Republic	214	DO	DOM	1970
61216	Dronning Maud Land	216	NQ	ATN	1970	1983	Now part of Antarctica.
43626	East Timor	626	TP	TMP	1975	2002	Now known as Timor-Leste.
14218	Ecuador	218	EC	ECU	1970
33818	Egypt	818	EG	EGY	1971		Formerly known as United Arab Republic.
12222	El Salvador	222	SV	SLV	1970
34226	Equatorial Guinea	226	GQ	GNQ	1970
32232	Eritrea	232	ER	ERI	1993		Formerly part of Ethiopia.
22233	Estonia	233	EE	EST	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
32231	Ethiopia	231	ET	ETH	1993		Ethiopia without Eritrea.
32230	Ethiopia	230	ET	ETH	1970	1993	Ethiopia divided into Eritrea and Ethiopia in 1993.
23234	Faeroe Islands	234	FO	FRO	1970	1988	Now known as Faroe Islands.
14238	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	238	FK	FLK	1993		Falkland Islands (Malvinas) without South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
14238	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	238	FK	FLK	1970	1993	Previously South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands were part of Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
23234	Faroe Islands	234	FO	FRO	1988		Formerly known as Faeroe Islands.
51242	Fiji	242	FJ	FJI	1970
23246	Finland	246	FI	FIN	2004		Finland without Åland Islands.
23246	Finland	246	FI	FIN	1970	2004	Previously Åland Islands were part of Finland.
21250	France	250	FR	FRA	1970
32262	French Afars and Issas	262	AI	AFI	1970	1977	Now known as Djibouti.
14254	French Guiana	254	GF	GUF	1970
51258	French Polynesia	258	PF	PYF	1970
61260	French Southern and Antarctic Territories	260	FQ	ATF	1970	1979	French Antarctic Territories now part of Antarctica.
61260	French Southern Territories	260	TF	ATF	1979		French Southern Territories without French Antarctic Territories.
34266	Gabon	266	GA	GAB	1970
31270	Gambia	270	GM	GMB	1970
41274	Gaza Strip	274			1970	1999	Renamed as the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
41268	Georgia	268	GE	GEO	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
21278	German Democratic Republic	278	DD	DDR	1970	1990	Now part of Germany.
21276	Germany	276	DE	DEU	1990		The German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany were merged into Germany in 1990.
21280	Germany, Federal Republic of	280	DE	DEU	1970	1990	Now part of Germany.
31288	Ghana	288	GH	GHA	1970
24292	Gibraltar	292	GI	GIB	1970
51296	Gilbert and Ellice Islands	296	GE	GEL	1970	1975	Gilbert and Ellice Islands divided into Gilbert Islands and Tuvalu in 1975.
51296	Gilbert Islands	296	GE	GEL	1975	1979	Gilbert Islands renamed as Kiribati in 1979.
24300	Greece	300	GR	GRC	1970
11304	Greenland	304	GL	GRL	1970
13308	Grenada	308	GD	GRD	1970
13312	Guadeloupe	312	GP	GLP	2007		Guadeloupe without Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin (French part).
13312	Guadeloupe	312	GP	GLP	1970	2007	Previously Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin (French part) were part of Guadeloupe.
51316	Guam	316	GU	GUM	1970
12320	Guatemala	320	GT	GTM	1970
23831	Guernsey	831	GG	GGY	2006	2011	Formerly part of United Kingdom. Since 2011, excludes Sark.
23831	Guernsey	831	GG	GGY	2011		Previously Sark was part of Guernsey.
31324	Guinea	324	GN	GIN	1970
31624	Guinea-Bissau	624	GW	GNB	1974		Formerly known as Portuguese Guinea.
14328	Guyana	328	GY	GUY	1970
13332	Haiti	332	HT	HTI	1970
61334	Heard and McDonald Islands	334	HM	HMD	1970	1992	Now known as Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
61334	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	334	HM	HMD	1992		Formerly known as Heard and McDonald Islands.
24336	Holy See (Vatican City State)	336	VA	VAT	1997		Formerly known as Vatican City State (Holy See).
12340	Honduras	340	HN	HND	1970
42344	Hong Kong	344	HK	HKG	1970	1997	Now known as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
42344	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	344	HK	HKG	1997		Formerly known as Hong Kong
22348	Hungary	348	HU	HUN	1970
23352	Iceland	352	IS	ISL	1970
44356	India	356	IN	IND	1975		Now includes Sikkim.
44356	India	356	IN	IND	1970	1975	India without Sikkim.
43360	Indonesia	360	ID	IDN	1970
41364	Iran^{Footnote 5}	364	IR	IRN	1970
41368	Iraq	368	IQ	IRQ	1993		Now includes a part of Neutral Zone.
41368	Iraq	368	IQ	IRQ	1970	1993	Iraq without a part of Neutral Zone.
23372	Ireland, Republic of	372	IE	IRL	1970
23833	Isle of Man	833	IM	IMN	2006		Formerly part of United Kingdom.
41376	Israel	376	IL	ISR	1970
24380	Italy	380	IT	ITA	1970
31384	Ivory Coast	384	CI	CIV	1970	1986	Now known as Côte d'Ivoire.
13388	Jamaica	388	JM	JAM	1970
42392	Japan	392	JP	JPN	1970
23832	Jersey	832	JE	JEY	2006		Formerly part of United Kingdom.
51396	Johnston Island	396	JT	JTN	1970	1986	Now part of United States Minor Outlying Islands.
41400	Jordan	400	JO	JOR	1970
43116	Kampuchea, Democratic	116	KH	KHM	1975	1989	Now known as Cambodia.
41398	Kazakhstan	398	KZ	KAZ	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
32404	Kenya	404	KE	KEN	1970
43116	Khmer Republic	116	KH	KHM	1970	1975	Renamed as the Democratic Kampuchea.
51296	Kiribati	296	KI	KIR	1984		The Gilbert and Ellice Islands were divided into Gilbert Islands and Tuvalu in 1975; Gilbert Islands was renamed Kiribati in 1979, then Canton and Enderbury Islands was included with Kiribati in 1984.
51296	Kiribati	296	KI	KIR	1979	1984	Kiribati without Canton and Enderbury Islands; formerly known as Gilbert Islands.
42408	Korea, North^{Footnote 10}	408	KP	PRK	1970
42410	Korea, South^{Footnote 12}	410	KR	KOR	1970
24983	Kosovo^{Footnote 6}	983	XK	XKO	2008		Formerly part of Serbia.
41414	Kuwait	414	KW	KWT	1970
41417	Kyrgyzstan	417	KG	KGZ	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
43418	Laos^{Footnote 7}	418	LA	LAO	1970
22428	Latvia	428	LV	LVA	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
41422	Lebanon	422	LB	LBN	1970
35426	Lesotho	426	LS	LSO	1970
31430	Liberia	430	LR	LBR	1970
33434	Libya	434	LY	LBY	1970
21438	Liechtenstein	438	LI	LIE	1970
22440	Lithuania	440	LT	LTU	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
21442	Luxembourg	442	LU	LUX	1970
42446	Macao Special Administrative Region	446	MO	MAC	2002		Formerly known as Macau Special Administrative Region.
42446	Macau	446	MO	MAC	1970	1999	Renamed as Macau Special Administrative Region.
42446	Macau Special Administrative Region	446	MO	MAC	1999	2002	Now known as Macao Special Administrative Region.
24807	Macedonia, Republic of^{Footnote 8}	807	MK	MKD	2009		Formerly part of Yugoslavia and known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
24807	Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	807	MK	MKD	1992	2009	Now known as Republic of Macedonia.
32450	Madagascar	450	MG	MDG	1970
32454	Malawi	454	MW	MWI	1970
43458	Malaysia	458	MY	MYS	1970
44462	Maldives	462	MV	MDV	1970
31466	Mali	466	ML	MLI	1970
24470	Malta	470	MT	MLT	1970
51584	Marshall Islands	584	MH	MHL	1986		Formerly part of Pacific Islands (Trust Territory).
13474	Martinique	474	MQ	MTQ	1970
31478	Mauritania	478	MR	MRT	1970
32480	Mauritius	480	MU	MUS	1970
32175	Mayotte	175	YT	MYT	1975		Formerly part of Comoro Islands.
12484	Mexico	484	MX	MEX	1970
51583	Micronesia, Federated States of	583	FM	FSM	1986		Formerly part of Pacific Islands (Trust Territory).
51488	Midway Islands	488	MI	MID	1970	1986	Now part of United States Minor Outlying Islands.
22498	Moldova^{Footnote 9}	498	MD	MDA	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
21492	Monaco	492	MC	MCO	1970
42496	Mongolia	496	MN	MNG	1970
24499	Montenegro	499	ME	MNE	2006		Formerly part of Serbia and Montenegro.
13500	Montserrat	500	MS	MSR	1970
33504	Morocco	504	MA	MAR	1970
32508	Mozambique	508	MZ	MOZ	1970
41512	Muscat and Oman	512			1970	1971	Now known as Oman.
43104	Myanmar	104	MM	MMR	1989	2009	Now known as Burma (Myanmar).
35516	Namibia	516	NA	NAM	1970
51520	Nauru	520	NR	NRU	1970
44524	Nepal	524	NP	NPL	1970
21528	Netherlands	528	NL	NLD	1970
13530	Netherlands Antilles	530	AN	ANT	1986	2010	Divided into Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part).
13532	Netherlands Antilles	532	AN	ANT	1970	1986	Divided into Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
41536	Neutral Zone	536	NT	NTZ	1970	1993	Neutral Zone now divided between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
51540	New Caledonia	540	NC	NCL	1970
51544	New Guinea (Trust Territory)	544			1970	1973	Now part of Papua New Guinea.
51548	New Hebrides	548	NH	NHB	1970	1980	Now known as Vanuatu.
51554	New Zealand	554	NZ	NZL	1970
12558	Nicaragua	558	NI	NIC	1970
31562	Niger	562	NE	NER	1970
31566	Nigeria	566	NG	NGA	1970
51570	Niue	570	NU	NIU	1975		Formerly known as Niue Island.
51570	Niue Island	570	NU	NIU	1970	1975	Now known as Niue.
51574	Norfolk Island	574	NF	NFK	1970
51580	Northern Mariana Islands	580	MP	MNP	1986		Formerly part of Pacific Islands (Trust Territory).
23578	Norway	578	NO	NOR	1970
41512	Oman	512	OM	OMN	1971		Formerly known as Muscat and Oman.
51582	Pacific Islands (Trust Territory)	582	PC	PCI	1970	1986	Divided into Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau.
44586	Pakistan	586	PK	PAK	1971		Pakistan without Bangladesh.
44586	Pakistan	586	PK	PAK	1970	1971	Pakistan divided into Bangladesh and Pakistan.
51585	Palau	585	PW	PLW	1986		Formerly part of Pacific Islands (Trust Territory).
41275	Palestinian Territory, Occupied	275	PS	PSE	1999	2009	Now known as West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine).
12591	Panama	591	PA	PAN	1979		Panama, excluding Canal Zone and Panama Canal Zone were merged into Panama in 1979.
12592	Panama Canal Zone	592	PZ	PCZ	1970	1979	Now part of Panama.
12590	Panama, excluding Canal Zone	590	PA	PAN	1970	1979	Now part of Panama.
51596	Papua	596			1970	1973	Now part of Papua New Guinea.
51598	Papua New Guinea	598	PG	PNG	1973		Papua and New Guinea (Trust Territory) were merged into Papua New Guinea in 1973.
14600	Paraguay	600	PY	PRY	1970
14604	Peru	604	PE	PER	1970
43608	Philippines	608	PH	PHL	1976		Alpha-3 code was previously PHI.
43608	Philippines	608	PH	PHI	1970	1976	Alpha-3 code is now PHL.
51612	Pitcairn	612	PN	PCN	1982		Formerly known as Pitcairn Island.
51612	Pitcairn Island	612	PN	PCN	1970	1982	Now known as Pitcairn.
22616	Poland	616	PL	POL	1970
24620	Portugal	620	PT	PRT	1970
31624	Portuguese Guinea	624			1970	1974	Now known as Guinea-Bissau.
43626	Portuguese Timor	626	TP	TMP	1970	1975	Renamed as East Timor.
13630	Puerto Rico	630	PR	PRI	1970
41634	Qatar	634	QA	QAT	1970
32638	Réunion	638	RE	REU	1970
22642	Romania	642	RO	ROU	2002		Alpha-3 code was previously ROM.
22642	Romania	642	RO	ROM	1970	2002	Alpha-3 code is now ROU.
22643	Russian Federation	643	RU	RUS	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
32646	Rwanda	646	RW	RWA	1970
13652	Saint Barthélemy	652	BL	BLM	2007		Formerly part of Guadeloupe.
31654	Saint Helena^{Footnote 11}	654	SH	SHN	1970
13659	Saint Kitts and Nevis	659	KN	KNA	1980		Saint Kitts and Nevis without Anguilla.
13658	Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla	658	KN	KNA	1970	1980	Divided into Anguilla, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
13662	Saint Lucia	662	LC	LCA	1970
13663	Saint Martin (French part)	663	MF	MAF	2007		Formerly part of Guadeloupe.
11666	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	666	PM	SPM	1970
13670	Saint Vincent	670	VC	VCT	1970	1979	Now known as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
13670	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	670	VC	VCT	1979		Formerly known as Saint Vincent.
51882	Samoa	882	WS	WSM	1981		Formerly known as Western Samoa.
24674	San Marino	674	SM	SMR	1970
34678	Sao Tome and Principe	678	ST	STP	1970
23680	Sark	680	XQ	XSQ	2011		Formerly part of Guernsey.
41682	Saudi Arabia	682	SA	SAU	1993		Now includes a part of Neutral Zone.
41682	Saudi Arabia	682	SA	SAU	1970	1993	Saudi Arabia without a part of Neutral Zone.
31686	Senegal	686	SN	SEN	1970
24688	Serbia^{Footnote 2}	688	RS	SRB	2008		Divided into Serbia and Kosovo.
24688	Serbia	688	RS	SRB	2006	2008	Formerly part of Serbia and Montenegro.
24891	Serbia and Montenegro	891	CS	SCG	2003	2006	Formerly known as Yugoslavia; then divided into Serbia, Montenegro.
32690	Seychelles	690	SC	SYC	1970
31694	Sierra Leone	694	SL	SLE	1970
44698	Sikkim	698	SK	SKM	1970	1975	Now part of India.
43702	Singapore	702	SG	SGP	1970
13534	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	534	SX	SXM	2010		Formerly part of Netherlands Antilles.
22703	Slovakia	703	SK	SVK	1993		Formerly part of Czechoslovakia.
24705	Slovenia	705	SI	SVN	1991		Formerly part of Yugoslavia.
51090	Solomon Islands	090	SB	SLB	1975		Formerly known as British Solomon Islands.
32706	Somalia	706	SO	SOM	1970
35710	South Africa, Republic of	710	ZA	ZAF	1970
14239	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	239	GS	SGS	1993		Formerly part of Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
33728	South Sudan	728	SS	SSD	2011		Formerly part of Sudan.
32716	Southern Rhodesia	716	RH	RHO	1970	1980	Now known as Zimbabwe.
24724	Spain	724	ES	ESP	1970
33732	Spanish Sahara	732	EH	ESH	1970	1976	Now known as Western Sahara.
44144	Sri Lanka	144	LK	LKA	1972		Formerly known as Ceylon.
33729	Sudan	729	SD	SDN	2011		South Sudan was previously included with Sudan. The numeric code of Sudan has also been changed.
33736	Sudan	736	SD	SDN	1970	2011	Divided into Sudan and South Sudan.
14740	Suriname	740	SR	SUR	1970
23744	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	744	SJ	SJM	1993		Formerly known as Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
23744	Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands	744	SJ	SJM	1970	1993	Now known as Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
35748	Swaziland	748	SZ	SWZ	1970
23752	Sweden	752	SE	SWE	1970
21756	Switzerland	756	CH	CHE	1970
41760	Syria^{Footnote 13}	760	SY	SYR	1970
42158	Taiwan	158	TW	TWN	1970
41762	Tajikistan	762	TJ	TJK	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
32834	Tanzania^{Footnote 14}	834	TZ	TZA	1970
43764	Thailand	764	TH	THA	1970
43626	Timor-Leste^{Footnote 15}	626	TL	TLS	2002		Formerly known as Portuguese Timor until 1975, then known as East Timor between 1975 and 2002.
31768	Togo	768	TG	TGO	1970
51772	Tokelau	772	TK	TKL	1975		Formerly known as Tokelau Islands.
51772	Tokelau Islands	772	TK	TKL	1970	1975	Now known as Tokelau.
51776	Tonga	776	TO	TON	1970
13780	Trinidad and Tobago	780	TT	TTO	1970
41784	Trucial Oman	784			1970	1971	Now known as United Arab Emirates.
33788	Tunisia	788	TN	TUN	1970
41792	Turkey	792	TR	TUR	1970
41795	Turkmenistan	795	TM	TKM	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
13796	Turks and Caicos Islands	796	TC	TCA	1970
51798	Tuvalu	798	TV	TUV	1975		The Gilbert and Ellice Islands were divided into Gilbert Islands and Tuvalu in 1975.
32800	Uganda	800	UG	UGA	1970
22804	Ukraine	804	UA	UKR	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; formerly known as Ukraininan Soviet Socialist Republic.
22804	Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic	804	UA	UKR	1970	1991	Now known as Ukraine.
41810	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Asia part)	810	SU	SUN	1970	1991	USSR was divided into 15 countries from which 8 countries are in Asia.
22810	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Europe part)	810	SU	SUN	1970	1991	USSR was divided into 15 countries from which 7 countries are in Europe.
41784	United Arab Emirates	784	AE	ARE	1971		Formerly known as Trucial Oman.
33818	United Arab Republic	818			1970	1971	Now known as Egypt.
23826	United Kingdom^{Footnote 3}^{Footnote 16}	826	GB	GBR	2006		United Kingdom without Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey.
23826	United Kingdom	826	GB	GBR	1970	2006	In 2006, United Kingdom was divided into Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey and United Kingdom.
11840	United States	840	US	USA	1970
51581	United States Minor Outlying Islands	581	UM	UMI	1986		The Johnson Island, Midway Islands, United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands, and the Wake Island were merged into the United States Minor Outlying Islands in 1986.
51849	United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands	849	PU	PUS	1970	1986	Now part of United States Minor Outlying Islands.
13850	United States Virgin Islands	850	VI	VIR	1970	1988	Now known as Virgin Islands, United States
31854	Upper Volta	854	HV	HVO	1970	1984	Now known as Burkina Faso.
14858	Uruguay	858	UY	URY	1970
41860	Uzbekistan	860	UZ	UZB	1991		Formerly part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
51548	Vanuatu	548	VU	VUT	1980		Formerly known as New Hebrides.
24336	Vatican City State (Holy See)	336	VA	VAT	1970	1997	Now known as Holy See (Vatican City State).
14862	Venezuela^{Footnote 17}	862	VE	VEN	1970
43704	Viet Nam^{Footnote 18}	704	VN	VNM	1977		The Democratic Republic of Viet Nam and the Republic of Viet Nam were merged into Viet Nam in 1977.
43866	Viet Nam, Democratic Republic of	866	VD	VDR	1970	1977	Now part of Viet Nam.
43868	Viet Nam, Republic of	868	VN	VNM	1970	1977	Now part of Viet Nam.
13092	Virgin Islands, British	092	VG	VGB	1988		Formerly known as British Virgin Islands.
13850	Virgin Islands, United States	850	VI	VIR	1988		Formerly known as United States Virgin Islands.
51872	Wake Island	872	WK	WAK	1970	1986	Now part of United States Minor Outlying Islands.
51876	Wallis and Futuna	876	WF	WLF	1993		Formerly known as Wallis and Futuna Islands.
51876	Wallis and Futuna Islands	876	WF	WLF	1970	1993	Now known as Wallis and Futuna.
41275	West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)^{Footnote 19}	275	PS	PSE	2009		Formerly known as Gaza Strip until 1999, then known as the Occupied Palestinian Territory between 1999 and 2009.
33732	Western Sahara	732	EH	ESH	1976		Formerly known as Spanish Sahara.
51882	Western Samoa	882	WS	WSM	1970	1981	Now known as Samoa.
41887	Yemen	887	YE	YEM	1990		The Democratic Yemen and Yemen were merged into Yemen in 1990.
41886	Yemen	886	YE	YEM	1970	1990	Now part of Yemen.
41720	Yemen, Democratic	720	YD	YMD	1970	1990	Now part of Yemen.
24890	Yugoslavia	890	YU	YUG	1970	1991	Divided into Croatia, Slovenia, and the remainder of Yugoslavia.
24891	Yugoslavia	891	YU	YUG	1992	2003	New numeric code for Yugoslavia and in 2003 Yugoslavia was renamed Serbia and Montenegro.
24890	Yugoslavia	890	YU	YUG	1991	1992	Divided into Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the remainder of Yugoslavia.
34180	Zaire	180	ZR	ZAR	1971	1997	Now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
32894	Zambia	894	ZM	ZMB	1970
32716	Zimbabwe	716	ZW	ZWE	1980		Formerly known as Southern Rhodesia.
Code: five-digit numerical code defined in the variant for social statistics Countries and Areas of Interest for Social Statistics – SCCAI 2011. Num-3: three-digit numerical code defined by United Nations Alpha-2: two-character alpha code defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Alpha-3: three-character alpha code defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Footnote 1 China excludes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 Serbia excludes Kosovo. Return to first footnote 2 referrer Footnote 3 United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories). Return to first footnote 3 referrer Footnote 4 The official name of Bolivia is Plurinational State of Bolivia. Return to first footnote 4 referrer Footnote 5 The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran. Return to first footnote 5 referrer Footnote 6 The official name of Kosovo is Republic of Kosovo. Return to first footnote 6 referrer Footnote 7 The official name of Laos is Lao People's Democratic Republic. Return to first footnote 7 referrer Footnote 8 Macedonia, Republic of: known as The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the United Nations and other international bodies. Return to first footnote 8 referrer Footnote 9 The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova. Return to first footnote 9 referrer Footnote 10 The official name of North Korea is Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Return to first footnote 10 referrer Footnote 11 The official name of Saint Helena is Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Return to first footnote 11 referrer Footnote 12 The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea. Return to first footnote 12 referrer Footnote 13 The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic. Return to first footnote 13 referrer Footnote 14 The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania. Return to first footnote 14 referrer Footnote 15 The official name of Timor-Leste is Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Return to first footnote 15 referrer Footnote 16 The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Return to first footnote 16 referrer Footnote 17 The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Return to first footnote 17 referrer Footnote 18 The official name of Viet Nam is Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. Return to first footnote 18 referrer Footnote 19 West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine): West Bank and Gaza Strip are the territories referred to in the Declaration of Principles, signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993. Palestine refers to pre-1948 British mandate Palestine. Return to first footnote 19 referrer

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