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The [[radio]]communication division of the [[International Telecommunication Union]] uses the following '''letter codes''' to identify its member countries. Eight countries are assigned single-letter codes ({{flag|Brazil|name=B}}, {{flag|Germany|name=D}}, {{flag|Spain|name=E}}, {{flag|France|name=F}}, {{flag|Great Britain|name=G}}, {{flag|Italy|name=I}}, {{flag|Japan|name=J}}, {{flag|Sweden|name=S}}), while the rest have |
The [[radio]]communication division of the [[International Telecommunication Union]] uses the following '''letter codes''' to identify its member countries. Eight countries are assigned single-letter codes ({{flag|Brazil|name=B}}, {{flag|Germany|name=D}}, {{flag|Spain|name=E}}, {{flag|France|name=F}}, {{flag|Great Britain|name=G}}, {{flag|Italy|name=I}}, {{flag|Japan|name=J}}, {{flag|Sweden|name=S}}), while the rest have codes three letters in length. |
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| AZE |
| AZE |
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| {{flag|Azerbaijan |
| {{flag|Azerbaijan}} (Republic of) |
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!bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan="2"|B |
!bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan="2"|B |
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| BOL |
| BOL |
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| {{flag|Bolivia}} ( |
| {{flag|Bolivia}} (Plurinational State of) |
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| BOT |
| BOT |
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| CPV |
| CPV |
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| {{flag|Cape Verde}} (Republic of) |
| {{flag|Cape Verde|name=Cabo Verde}} (Republic of) |
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| CTI |
| CTI |
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| HNG |
| HNG |
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| {{flag|Hungary}} |
| {{flag|Hungary}} |
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| HOL |
| HOL |
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| IRL |
| IRL |
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| {{flag|Ireland}} |
| {{flag|Republic of Ireland|name=Ireland}} |
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| IRN |
| IRN |
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| KOR |
| KOR |
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| {{flag|South Korea|name= |
| {{flag|South Korea|name=Korea}} (Republic of) |
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| KRE |
| KRE |
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| {{flagdeco|North Korea}} [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]] |
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| KWT |
| KWT |
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| LBY |
| LBY |
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| {{flag|Libya |
| {{flag|Libya}} (State of) |
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| LCA |
| LCA |
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| MNE |
| MNE |
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| {{flag|Montenegro}} |
| {{flag|Montenegro}} |
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| MNG |
| MNG |
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| NPL |
| NPL |
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| {{flag|Nepal}} |
| {{flag|Nepal}} (Federal Democratic Republic of) |
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| NRU |
| NRU |
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| RRW |
| RRW |
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| {{flag|Rwanda |
| {{flag|Rwanda}} (Republic of) |
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| RUS |
| RUS |
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| SOM |
| SOM |
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| {{flag|Somalia |
| {{flag|Somalia}} (Federal Republic of) |
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| SRB |
| SRB |
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| STP |
| STP |
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| {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}} (Democratic Republic of) |
| {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe|name=Sao Tome and Principe}} (Democratic Republic of) |
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| SUI |
| SUI |
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| SVK |
| SVK |
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| {{flag|Slovakia}} |
| {{flag|Slovakia|name=Slovak Republic}} |
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| SVN |
| SVN |
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| SWZ |
| SWZ |
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| {{flag| |
| {{flag|Eswatini}} (Kingdom of) |
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| SYR |
| SYR |
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| TUR |
| TUR |
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| {{flag|Turkey}} |
| {{flag|Turkey|name=Republic of Türkiye}} |
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| TUV |
| TUV |
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| AMS |
| AMS |
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| [[Île Saint-Paul|Saint Paul]] and [[Île Amsterdam|Amsterdam Islands]] |
| {{flagdeco|French Southern and Antarctic Lands}} [[Île Saint-Paul|Saint Paul]] and [[Île Amsterdam|Amsterdam Islands]] |
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| AOE |
| AOE |
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| {{flagdeco|Morocco}}/{{flagdeco|Western Sahara}} [[Western Sahara]] |
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| ASC |
| ASC |
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| ATA |
| ATA |
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| {{flag|Antarctica|name=Antarctic}} |
| {{flag|Antarctica|ats|name=Antarctic}} |
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| ATN{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} |
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| {{flag|Netherlands Antilles}} |
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| AZR |
| AZR |
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| BIO |
| BIO |
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| {{flagdeco|British Indian Ocean Territory}} [[Chagos Islands]] (Indian Ocean) |
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| BLM |
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| BVT |
| BVT |
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| CRO |
| CRO |
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| [[Crozet Archipelago]] |
| {{flagdeco|French Southern and Antarctic Lands}} [[Crozet Archipelago]] |
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| CYM |
| CYM |
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| DGA |
| DGA |
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| [[Diego Garcia]] |
| {{flagdeco|British Indian Ocean Territory}} [[Diego Garcia]] |
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!bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan="2"|E |
!bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan="2"|E |
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| GCC |
| GCC |
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| {{flag|United Kingdom}} – Region 3 |
| {{flag|United Kingdom}} – Region 3 |
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| GDL{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} |
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| GIB |
| GIB |
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| KER |
| KER |
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| [[Kerguelen Islands]] |
| {{flagdeco|French Southern and Antarctic Lands}} [[Kerguelen Islands]] |
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!bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan="2"|L |
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| MRN |
| MRN |
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| [[Marion Island]] |
| {{flagdeco|South Africa}} [[Marion Island]] |
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| MRT |
| MRT |
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| NCL |
| NCL |
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| {{flag|New Caledonia}} |
| {{flag|New Caledonia|french}} |
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| NFK |
| NFK |
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| PHX |
| PHX |
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| [[Phoenix Islands]] |
| {{flagdeco|Kiribati}} [[Phoenix Islands]] |
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| PLM |
| PLM |
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| [[Palmyra Island]] |
| {{flagdeco|United States}} [[Palmyra Island]] |
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| PLW |
| PLW |
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| PTC |
| PTC |
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| {{flag|Pitcairn Islands|name=Pitcairn Island}} |
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| PTR |
| PTR |
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| REU |
| REU |
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| {{flag|Réunion}} (French Department of) |
| {{flag|Réunion|name=Reunion}} (French Department of) |
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| RKS{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} |
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| {{flag|Kosovo}} |
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| ROD |
| ROD |
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| {{flagdeco|Mauritius}} [[Rodrigues]] |
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!bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan="2"|S |
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| SWN |
| SWN |
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| [[Swan Islands, Honduras|Swan Islands]] |
| {{flagdeco|Honduras}} [[Swan Islands, Honduras|Swan Islands]] |
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| {{flag|Sint Maarten}} (Dutch part) |
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!bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan="2"|T |
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| XBY |
| XBY |
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| [[Abyei]] area |
| {{flagdeco|Sudan}}/{{flagdeco|South Sudan}} [[Abyei]] area |
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| XCQ |
| XCQ |
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| XRY |
| XRY |
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| {{flag|Antarctica|name=Antarctic Region}} (RR AP 26/5.2) |
| {{flag|Antarctica|ats|name=Antarctic Region}} (RR AP 26/5.2) |
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| XSC |
| XSC |
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| XWM |
| XWM |
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| ''[[World Meteorological Organization]]'' |
| {{flagdeco|United Nations}} ''[[World Meteorological Organization]]'' |
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| XYU |
| XYU |
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*Libya is not ITU name. |
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*South Korea is not ITU name. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-R/terrestrial/fmd/Pages/geo_area_list.aspx ITU: List of all geographical area designations] |
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[[Category:Lists of country codes|ITU]] |
[[Category:Lists of country codes|ITU]] |
Latest revision as of 08:00, 7 March 2024
The radiocommunication division of the International Telecommunication Union uses the following letter codes to identify its member countries. Eight countries are assigned single-letter codes ( B, D, E, F, G, I, J, S), while the rest have codes three letters in length.
Code | Country |
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A | |
AFG | Afghanistan |
AFS | South Africa (Republic of) |
AGL | Angola (Republic of) |
ALB | Albania (Republic of) |
ALG | Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of) |
AND | Andorra (Principality of) |
ARG | Argentine Republic |
ARM | Armenia (Republic of) |
ARS | Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of) |
ATG | Antigua and Barbuda |
AUS | Australia |
AUT | Austria |
AZE | Azerbaijan (Republic of) |
B | |
B | Brazil (Federative Republic of) |
BAH | Bahamas (Commonwealth of the) |
BDI | Burundi (Republic of) |
BEL | Belgium |
BEN | Benin (Republic of) |
BFA | Burkina Faso |
BGD | Bangladesh (People's Republic of) |
BHR | Bahrain (Kingdom of) |
BIH | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
BLR | Belarus (Republic of) |
BLZ | Belize |
BOL | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
BOT | Botswana (Republic of) |
BRB | Barbados |
BRM | Myanmar (Union of) |
BRU | Brunei Darussalam |
BTN | Bhutan (Kingdom of) |
BUL | Bulgaria (Republic of) |
C | |
CAF | Central African Republic |
CAN | Canada |
CBG | Cambodia (Kingdom of) |
CHL | Chile |
CHN | China (People's Republic of) |
CLM | Colombia (Republic of) |
CLN | Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of) |
CME | Cameroon (Republic of) |
COD | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
COG | Congo (Republic of the) |
COM | Comoros (Union of the) |
CPV | Cabo Verde (Republic of) |
CTI | Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of) |
CTR | Costa Rica |
CUB | Cuba |
CVA | Vatican City |
CYP | Cyprus (Republic of) |
CZE | Czech Republic |
D | |
D | Germany (Federal Republic of) |
DJI | Djibouti (Republic of) |
DMA | Dominica (Commonwealth of) |
DNK | Denmark |
DOM | Dominican Republic |
E | |
E | Spain |
EGY | Egypt (Arab Republic of) |
EQA | Ecuador |
ERI | Eritrea |
EST | Estonia (Republic of) |
ETH | Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of) |
F | |
F | France |
FIN | Finland |
FJI | Fiji (Republic of) |
FSM | Micronesia (Federated States of) |
G | |
G | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
GAB | Gabon |
GEO | Georgia |
GHA | Ghana |
GMB | Gambia (Republic of the) |
GNB | Guinea-Bissau (Republic of) |
GNE | Equatorial Guinea (Republic of) |
GRC | Greece |
GRD | Grenada |
GTM | Guatemala (Republic of) |
GUI | Guinea (Republic of) |
GUY | Guyana |
H | |
HND | Honduras (Republic of) |
HNG | Hungary |
HOL | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
HRV | Croatia (Republic of) |
HTI | Haiti (Republic of) |
I | |
I | Italy |
IND | India (Republic of) |
INS | Indonesia (Republic of) |
IRL | Ireland |
IRN | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
IRQ | Iraq (Republic of) |
ISL | Iceland |
ISR | Israel (State of) |
J | |
J | Japan |
JMC | Jamaica |
JOR | Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of) |
K | |
KAZ | Kazakhstan (Republic of) |
KEN | Kenya (Republic of) |
KGZ | Kyrgyz Republic |
KIR | Kiribati (Republic of) |
KNA | Saint Kitts and Nevis (Federation of) |
KOR | Korea (Republic of) |
KRE | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
KWT | Kuwait (State of) |
L | |
LAO | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
LBN | Lebanon |
LBR | Liberia (Republic of) |
LBY | Libya (State of) |
LCA | Saint Lucia |
LIE | Liechtenstein (Principality of) |
LSO | Lesotho (Kingdom of) |
LTU | Lithuania (Republic of) |
LUX | Luxembourg |
LVA | Latvia (Republic of) |
M | |
MAU | Mauritius (Republic of) |
MCO | Monaco (Principality of) |
MDA | Moldova (Republic of) |
MDG | Madagascar (Republic of) |
MEX | Mexico |
MHL | Marshall Islands (Republic of the) |
MKD | North Macedonia (Republic of) |
MLA | Malaysia |
MLD | Maldives (Republic of) |
MLI | Mali (Republic of) |
MLT | Malta |
MNE | Montenegro |
MNG | Mongolia |
MOZ | Mozambique (Republic of) |
MRC | Morocco (Kingdom of) |
MTN | Mauritania (Islamic Republic of) |
MWI | Malawi |
N | |
NCG | Nicaragua |
NGR | Niger (Republic of the) |
NIG | Nigeria (Federal Republic of) |
NMB | Namibia (Republic of) |
NOR | Norway |
NPL | Nepal (Federal Democratic Republic of) |
NRU | Nauru (Republic of) |
NZL | New Zealand |
O | |
OMA | Oman (Sultanate of) |
P | |
PAK | Pakistan (Islamic Republic of) |
PHL | Philippines (Republic of the) |
PNG | Papua New Guinea |
PNR | Panama (Republic of) |
POL | Poland (Republic of) |
POR | Portugal |
PRG | Paraguay (Republic of) |
PRU | Peru |
Q | |
QAT | Qatar (State of) |
R | |
ROU | Romania |
RRW | Rwanda (Republic of) |
RUS | Russian Federation |
S | |
S | Sweden |
SDN | Sudan (Republic of the) |
SEN | Senegal (Republic of) |
SEY | Seychelles (Republic of) |
SLM | Solomon Islands |
SLV | El Salvador (Republic of) |
SMO | Samoa (Independent State of) |
SMR | San Marino (Republic of) |
SNG | Singapore (Republic of) |
SOM | Somalia (Federal Republic of) |
SRB | Serbia (Republic of) |
SRL | Sierra Leone |
SSD | South Sudan (Republic of) |
STP | Sao Tome and Principe (Democratic Republic of) |
SUI | Switzerland (Confederation of) |
SUR | Suriname (Republic of) |
SVK | Slovak Republic |
SVN | Slovenia (Republic of) |
SWZ | Eswatini (Kingdom of) |
SYR | Syrian Arab Republic |
T | |
TCD | Chad (Republic of) |
TGO | Togolese Republic |
THA | Thailand |
TJK | Tajikistan (Republic of) |
TKM | Turkmenistan |
TLS | Timor-Leste (Democratic Republic of) |
TON | Tonga (Kingdom of) |
TRD | Trinidad and Tobago |
TUN | Tunisia |
TUR | Republic of Türkiye |
TUV | Tuvalu |
TZA | Tanzania (United Republic of) |
U | |
UAE | United Arab Emirates |
UGA | Uganda (Republic of) |
UKR | Ukraine |
URG | Uruguay (Eastern Republic of) |
USA | United States of America |
UZB | Uzbekistan (Republic of) |
V | |
VCT | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
VEN | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
VTN | Vietnam (Socialist Republic of) |
VUT | Vanuatu (Republic of) |
W | |
X | |
Y | |
YEM | Yemen (Republic of) |
Z | |
ZMB | Zambia (Republic of) |
ZWE | Zimbabwe (Republic of) |
The ITU also designates the following codes for other areas around the world that are not member states.
Code | Area |
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A | |
ABW | Aruba |
AIA | Anguilla |
ALS | Alaska (State of) |
AMS | Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands |
AOE | / Western Sahara |
ASC | Ascension Island |
ATA | Antarctic |
AZR | Azores |
B | |
BER | Bermuda |
BIO | Chagos Islands (Indian Ocean) |
BLM | Saint Barthélemy (French Department of) |
BVT | Bouvet Island |
C | |
CG7 | CUB(Guantanamo) (7).[6] |
CHR | Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) |
CKH | Cook Islands |
CNR | Canary Islands |
CPT | Clipperton Island |
CRO | Crozet Archipelago |
CYM | Cayman Islands |
D | |
DGA | Diego Garcia |
E | |
F | |
FLK | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
FRO | Faroe Islands |
G | |
GCA | United Kingdom (Non-metropolitan) – Region 1 |
GCC | United Kingdom – Region 3 |
GIB | Gibraltar |
GRL | Greenland |
GUF | Guiana (French Department of) |
GUM | Guam |
H | |
HKG | Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) |
HMD | Heard and McDonald Islands |
HWA | Hawaii (State of) |
HWL | Howland Island |
I | |
ICO | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
J | |
JAR | Jarvis Island |
JON | Johnston Island |
K | |
KER | Kerguelen Islands |
L | |
M | |
MAC | Macau (Special Administrative Region of China) |
MDR | Madeira |
MDW | Midway Islands |
MRA | Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the) |
MRN | Marion Island |
MRT | Martinique (French Department of) |
MSR | Montserrat |
MYT | Mayotte (Territorial Collectivity of) |
N | |
NCL | New Caledonia |
NFK | Norfolk Island |
NIU | Niue |
O | |
OCE | French Polynesia |
P | |
PAQ | Easter Island |
PHX | Phoenix Islands |
PLM | Palmyra Island |
PLW | Palau (Republic of)[7] |
PTC | Pitcairn Island |
PTR | Puerto Rico |
Q | |
R | |
REU | Reunion (French Department of) |
ROD | Rodrigues |
S | |
SCG | ex Serbia and Montenegro → SRB, MNE |
SHN | Saint Helena |
SMA | American Samoa |
SPM | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial Collectivity of) |
SWN | Swan Islands |
SXM | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
T | |
TCA | Turks and Caicos Islands |
TKL | Tokelau |
TRC | Tristan da Cunha |
U | |
V | |
VIR | United States Virgin Islands |
VRG | British Virgin Islands |
W | |
WAK | Wake Island |
WAL | Wallis and Futuna Islands |
X | |
XAA | shared throughout the world |
XAX | shared by several countries, but in a restricted area of the world |
XBR | special use |
XBY | / Abyei area |
XCQ | ex Caroline Islands → FSM + PLW |
XCS | ex TCH Czechoslovakia → CZE + SVK |
XGZ | Gaza Strip |
XMM | inter-ship communications |
XOA | International Civil Aviation Organization |
XR1 | Region 1 (RR 5.3) |
XR2 | Region 2 (RR 5.4) |
XR3 | Region 3 (RR 5.5) |
XRY | Antarctic Region (RR AP 26/5.2) |
XSC | ex SCG Serbia and Montenegro |
XSD | ex Republic of the Sudan before 14 July 2011 → SDN + SSD |
XSP | Spratly Islands |
XSU | ex URS Soviet Union → RUS + … |
XUN | United Nations |
XWB | West Bank |
XWM | World Meteorological Organization |
XYU | ex YUG Yugoslavia → SCG… + HRV + BIH + SVN |
XYZ | pending further developments regarding the administration responsible |
XZZ | administrative status is subject to special arrangements |
Y | |
Z |
References
[edit]- ^ List of ITU member
- ^ List of all geographical area designations
- ^ List of symbols designating certain International Organizations
- ^ List of symbols indicating a special administrative status
- ^ List of special regional designations
- ^ as defined in Appendix 26 to the Radio Regulations, Geneva, 1959; (7) means "USA stations"
- ^ List of States not Member of the ITU but Member of the UN