List of NATO country codes


This is the list of NATO country codes. Up to and including the seventh edition of STANAG 1059, these were two-letter codes. The eighth edition, promulgated February 19, 2004, and effective April 1, 2004, replaced all codes with new ones based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes. Additional codes cover gaps in the ISO coverage, deal with the imaginary countries used for exercise purposes, and designate large geographical groupings and water bodies. It consists of two-letter codes for geographical entities, four-letter codes for subdivisions, and lists the ISO three-letter codes for reference. The digrams match the FIPS 10-4 codes with a few exceptions.
The ninth edition's ratification draft was published on July 6, 2005, with a reply deadline of October 6, 2005. It replaces all two- and four-letter codes with ISO or ISO-like three- and six-letter codes. It is intended as a transitional standard: once all NATO nations have updated their information systems, a tenth edition will be published.
For diplomatic reasons, Macedonia is designated as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and receives a code explicitly different from the ISO one.
The Republic of Palau is also often indicated as PW.
DigramTrigramEntityComment
AAABWAruba
ABABBAsia9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
ACATGAntigua and Barbuda
AFAFGAfghanistan
AGDZAAlgeria
AJAZEAzerbaijan
SSSSDSouth Sudan
ALALBAlbania
AMARMArmenia
ANANDAndorra
AOAGOAngola
ARARGArgentina
ASAUSAustralia
ATACIAshmore and Cartier IslandsAppears with 9th ed.; the entity is omitted from 8th ed., not in ISO 3166-1
AUAUTAustria
AVAIAAnguilla
AYATAAntarctica
BABHRBahrain
BBBRBBarbados
BCBWABotswana
BDBMUBermuda
BEBELBelgium
BFBHSThe Bahamas
BGBGDBangladesh
BHBLZBelize
BKBIHBosnia-Herzegovina
BLBOLBolivia
BMMMRMyanmar
BNBENBenin
BOBLRBelarus
BPSLBSolomon Islands
BRBRABrazil
BTBTNBhutan
BUBGRBulgaria
BVBVTBouvet Island
BXBRNBrunei
BYBDIBurundi
CACANCanada
CBKHMCambodia
CDTCDChad
CELKASri Lanka
CFCOGRepublic of the Congo
CDCODDemocratic Republic of the Congo
CHCHNPeople's Republic of China
CICHLChile
CJCYMCayman Islands
CKCCKCocos Islands
CMCMRCameroon
CNCOMComoros
COCOLColombia
CQMNPNorthern Mariana IslandsAlso listed under the subdivision code US-MP-
CRCSICoral Sea IslandsAppears with 9th ed.; the entity is omitted from 8th ed., not in ISO 3166-1
CSCRICosta Rica
CTCAFCentral African Republic
CUCUBCuba
CVCPVCape Verde
CWCOKCook Islands
CYCYPCyprus
CZCZECzech Republic
DADNKDenmark
DJDJIDjibouti
DODMADominica
DRDOMDominican Republic
ECECUEcuador
EEEEEEurope9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
EGEGYEgypt
EIIRLIreland
EKGNQEquatorial Guinea
ENESTEstonia
ERERIEritrea
ESESPSpain
ETETHEthiopia
FFFFFAfrica9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
FGGUFFrench Guiana9th ed. lists it under France as FR-973
FIFINFinland
FJFJIFiji
FKFLKFalkland Islands
FMFSMFederated States of Micronesia
FOFROFaroe Islands
FPPYFFrench Polynesia9th ed. lists it under France as FR-PYF
FRFRAFrance
FSATFFrench Southern Territories9th ed. lists it under France as FR-FST
FYFYRMacedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic ofTemporary code; the ISO 3166 code is MKD
GMGMBThe Gambia8th ed. STANAG 1049 revised from GA
GAGABGabon8th ed. STANAG 1049 revised from GB
GCn/aEast GermanyObsolete 1990
GEDEUGermany
GGGEOGeorgia
GHGHAGhana
GIGIBGibraltar
GJGRDGrenada
GLGRLGreenland
GPGLPGuadeloupe9th ed. lists it under France as FR-971
GQGUMGuamAlso listed under the subdivision code US-GU-
GRGRCGreece
GTGTMGuatemala
GVGINGuinea
GYGUYGuyana
HAHTIHaiti
HKHKGHong KongAlso listed under the provincial code CN-91-
HMHMDHeard and McDonald Islands
HOHNDHonduras
HQHQIHowland IslandAppears with 9th ed.; also listed under IQ, not in ISO 3166-1
HRHRVCroatia
HUHUNHungary
ICISLIceland
IDIDNIndonesia
ININDIndia
IOIOTBritish Indian Ocean Territory
IQUMIU.S. Minor Outlying IslandsBaker, Howland, Jarvis, Johnston, Kingman Reef,
Midway, Navassa, Palmyra, and Wake Islands
Also listed under the subdivision code US-UM-
IRIRNIran
ISISRIsrael
ITITAItaly
IVCIVCôte d'Ivoire
IZIRQIraq
JAJPNJapan
JMJAMJamaica
JNJNMJan Mayen IslandAppears with 9th ed.; also listed under SV/SJM;
Also listed under the subdivision code NO-22-
JOJORJordan
JQJQAJohnston AtollAppears with 9th ed.; also listed under IQ, not in ISO 3166-1
KEKENKenya
KGKGZKyrgyzstan
KNPRKDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
KRKIRKiribati
KSKORRepublic of Korea
KTCXRChristmas Island
KUKWTKuwait
KZKAZKazakhstan
LALAOLaos
LELBNLebanon
LGLVALatvia
LHLTULithuania
LILBRLiberia
LOSVKSlovakia
LSLIELiechtenstein
LTLSOLesotho
LULUXLuxembourg
LYLBYLibya
MAMDGMadagascar
MBMTQMartinique9th ed. lists it under France as FR-972
MCMACMacau
MDMDARepublic of Moldova
MEMNEMontenegroSince 8th ed.
MGMNGMongolia
MHMSRMontserrat
MIMWIMalawi
MLMLIMaliMLI in ISO 3166-1
MNMCOMonaco
MOMARMorocco
MPMUSMauritius
MRMRTMauritania
MTMLTMalta
MUOMNOman
MVMDVThe Maldives
MXMEXMexico
MYMYSMalaysia
MZMOZMozambique
NAANTNetherlands Antillesremoved from ISO 3166-1
NCNCLNew Caledonia9th ed. lists it under France as FR-NCL
NUNIUNiue
NFNFKNorfolk Island
NENERNiger
NHVUTVanuatu
NGNGANigeria
NLNLDNetherlands
NNNNNNorth America9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
NONORNorway
NPNPLNepal
NRNRUNauru
NSSURSuriname
NTNTTNATO countries9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
NUNICNicaragua
NZNZLNew Zealand
PAPRYParaguay
PNPCNPitcairn Islands
PEPERPeru
PFPFIParacel IslandsAppears with 9th ed.; the entity is omitted from 8th ed., not in ISO 3166-1
PKPAKPakistan
PLPOLPoland
PMPANPanama
POPRTPortugal
PPPNGPapua New Guinea
PSPLWPalauIn 9th ed., the digram is also assigned to Palestine
PSPSEPalestinian TerritoryTemporary code; 8th ed. has no digram for Palestine
9th ed. also assigns PS to Palau
PUGNBGuinea-Bissau
QAQATQatar
REREURéunion9th ed. lists it under France as FR-974
RMMHLMarshall Islands8th ed. omits the trigram
ROROURomania
RPPHLPhilippines
RQPRIPuerto RicoAlso listed under the subdivision code US-PR-
RSSRBSerbia8th ed.
RURUSRussiaOriginal code RS is not to be used 8th ed. Now assigned to Serbia.
RWRWARwanda
SASAUSaudi Arabia
SBSPMSaint Pierre and Miquelon9th ed. lists it under France as FR-975
and assigns SB to "Serbia and Montenegro"
SCKNASaint Kitts and Nevis
SESYCSeychelles
SFZAFSouth Africa
SGSENSenegal
SHSHNSaint Helena
SISVNSlovenia
SJSJMSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsAlso listed under the subdivision code NO-21-
SLSLESierra Leone
SMSMRSan Marino
SNSGPSingapore
SOSOMSomalia
SRSRRSouth America9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
SSASMAmerican SamoaAlso listed under the subdivision code US-AS-
SSWSMSamoaSome sources claim the digram was WS
STLCASaint Lucia
SUSDNSudan
SVSLVEl Salvador
SWSWESweden
SXSGSSouth Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
SYSYRSyria
SZCHESwitzerland
TCAREUnited Arab Emirates
TDTTOTrinidad and Tobago
THTHAThailand
TITJKTajikistan
TKTCATurks and Caicos Islands
TKTKLTokelau
TLTLSTimor-Leste
TNTONTonga
TOTGOTogo
TPSTPSão Tomé and Príncipe
TSTUNTunisia
TUTURTurkey
TVTUVTuvalu
TWTWNRepublic of China Also listed under the provincial code CN-71-
TXTKMTurkmenistan
TZTZATanzania
UGUGAUganda
GBGBRUnited Kingdom 8th ed. STANAG 1059 removed UK
UPUKRUkraine
URn/aUnion of Soviet Socialist RepublicsObsolete 1992
USUSAUnited States
UUUUUOceania9th ed. adds the trigram, not in ISO 3166-1
UVBFABurkina Faso
UYURYUruguay
UZUZBUzbekistan
VCVCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
VEVENVenezuela
VIVIRU.S. Virgin Islands8th ed. lists "VI or VS";
Also listed under the subdivision code US-VI-
VMVNMVietnam
VSVGBBritish Virgin Islands8th ed. lists "VI or VS"
VTVATVatican City
WANAMNamibia
WFWLFWallis and Futuna Islands9th ed. lists it under France as FR-WLF
WIESHWestern Sahara
WZSWZSwaziland
XBXXB"Brownland"9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XEXXESHAPE 9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XGXXG"Greyland"9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XIXXI"Indigoland"9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XLXXL"Limeland"9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XMXXMNATOprivate use in ISO 3166-1
XNXXNNATO "Blue" Command9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XPXXP"Purpleland"9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XRXXR"Redland"9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XSXXSSACLANT 9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XWXXW"Whiteland"9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
XYXXY"Yellowland"9th ed. adds the trigram, private use in ISO 3166-1
YEYEMYemen
YOn/aYugoslaviaObsolete 1993
YT-MayotteFormer NATO code ME is not to be used since 8th ed.;
8th ed. omits the trigram ;
9th ed. lists it under France as FR-976
—SCGSerbia and Montenegro9th ed. lists SB for the digram, which
8th ed. assigns to Saint Pierre and Miquelon, removed from ISO 3166-1
YUYUGYugoslavia Temporary code; Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Vojvodina
ZAZMBZambia
ZIZWEZimbabwe