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TABLE 2.

Basic Geopolitical Entities Sequenced by
Country Code with Historical Records of Changes to Codes and Names

(NOTE: Codes currently in use are only those associated with entity names in capital letters.)


Country                                          Change
Code      Name and Change Description            Number
-----      ------------------------------              ------

AC        ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: changed 
                from Antigua (AC)                      2-12-01
AF        AFGHANISTAN
AG        ALGERIA
AL        ALBANIA
AN        ANDORRA
AO        ANGOLA
AQ        AMERICAN SAMOA
AR        ARGENTINA
AS        AUSTRALIA
AT        ASHMORE AND CARTIER ISLANDS: added, 
                separated from AUSTRALIA (AS)          2-12-02
AT        Ashmore and Cartier Islands: deleted, 
                included in AUSTRALIA (AS)             2-00-21
AU        AUSTRIA
AV        ANGUILLA: added, 
                separated from St. Christopher-
               Nevis-Anguilla (SC)                     1-00-01
AY        ANTARCTICA


BA        BAHRAIN
BB        BARBADOS
BC        BOTSWANA
BD        BERMUDA
BE        BELGIUM
BF        BAHAMAS, THE: changed 
                from Bahamas (BF)                      2-00-09
BG        BANGLADESH: added,
                separated from PAKISTAN (PK)           1-00-02
BH        BELIZE: changed 
                from British Honduras (BH)             1-00-03
BL        BOLIVIA
BM        BURMA
BN        BENIN: added,
                replaced Benin (DM)                    2-13-01
BP        SOLOMON ISLANDS: changed
                from British Solomon Islands (BP)      1-07-01
BQ        NAVASSA ISLAND: added,
                separated from U.S. Miscellaneous 
               Caribbean Islands (BQ)                  1-00-18
BQ        U.S. Miscellaneous Caribbean Islands: deleted,
               replaced by NAVASSA ISLAND (BQ) 
               and other islands included in 
               COLOMBIA (CO)                           1-00-18
BR        BRAZIL
BS        BASSAS DA INDIA: added, 
                separated from REUNION (RE)            2-12-04
BT        BHUTAN
BU        BULGARIA
BV        BOUVET ISLAND: changed 
                from Bouvetoya (BV)                    2-04-02
BX        BRUNEI
BY        BURUNDI
BZ        GERMANY, BERLIN: added,
                replaced Germany, Berlin (WB)          2-00-22


CA        CANADA
CB        KAMPUCHEA: changed 
                from Cambodia (CB)                     2-05-01
CD        CHAD
CE        SRI LANKA: changed
                from Ceylon (CE)                       1-00-05
CF        CONGO: changed 
                from Congo (Brazzaville) (CF)          l-00-08
CG        ZAIRE: changed
                from Congo (Kinshasa) (CG)             1-00-09
CH        CHINA: changed 
                from China, Peoples Republic of (CH)   2-01-14
CH        China, Peoples Republic of: changed 
                from China, Communist (CH)             1-00-06
CI        CHILE
CJ        CAYMAN ISLANDS
CK        COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS: changed
                from Cocos Islands (CK)                1-00-07
CL        Central and Southern Line Islands: deleted,
                included in Gilbert and 
               Ellice Islands (GN)                     1-00-04
CM        CAMEROON
CN        COMOROS: changed
                from Comoro Islands (CN)               2-00-10
CO        COLOMBIA
CQ        NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS: added,
                separated from Trust Territory 
               of the Pacific Islands (TQ)             2-03-01
CR        CORAL SEA ISLANDS: added,
                separated from AUSTRALIA (AS)          2-12-08
CR        Coral Sea Islands Territory: deleted,
                included in AUSTRALIA (AS)             2-00-23
CR        Coral Sea Islands Territory: added,
                separated from AUSTRALIA (AS)          1-00-10
CS        COSTA RICA
CT        CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: changed 
                from Central African Empire (CT)       2-07-03
CT        Central  African   Empire: changed  
                from Central African Republic (CT)     2-00-20
CU        CUBA
CV        CAPE VERDE: changed
                from Cape Verde, Republic of (CV)      2-12-05
CV        Cape  Verde,  Republic  of: changed 
                 from Cape Verde (CV)                  1-08-01
CW        COOK ISLANDS
CY        CYPRUS
CZ        CZECHOSLOVAKIA


DA        DENMARK
DJ        DJIBOUTI: added,
                replaced French Territory 
               of the Afars and Issas (FT)             2-01-01
DM        Benin: deleted,
                replaced by BENIN (BN)                 2-13-01
DM        Benin: changed
                from Dahomey (DM)                      1-12-01
DO        DOMINICA
DQ        JARVIS ISLAND: added, 
                separated from U.S. 
               Miscellaneous Pacific Islands (IQ)      2-12-14
DR        DOMINICAN REPUBLIC


EC        ECUADOR
EG        EGYPT: changed
                from United Arab Republic (EG)         1-00-11
El        IRELAND
EK        EQUATORIAL GUINEA
EQ        Canton  and  Enderbury  Islands: deleted,   
                included in KIRIBATI (KR)              2-07-02
ES        ELSALVADOR
ET        ETHIOPIA
EU        EUROPA ISLAND: added,
                separated from REUNION (RE)            2-12-09


FA        FALKLAND ISLANDS (ISLAS MALVINAS): changed
                from Falkland Islands (FA)             1-00-12
FG        FRENCH GUIANA
FI        FINLAND
FJ        FIJI
FO        FAROE ISLANDS: changed
                from Faeroe  Islands (FO)              2-00-11
FP        FRENCH POLYNESIA
FQ        BAKER ISLAND: added, 
                separated from U.S. 
               Miscellaneous Pacific Islands (IQ)      2-12-03
FR        FRANCE
FS        FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS
FT        French Territory of the Afars and Issas: deleted,
                replaced by DJIBOUTI (DJ)              2-01-01


GA        GAMBIA, THE: changed
                from Gambia (GA)                       2-00-01
GB        GABON
GC        GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC: changed
                from Germany, Soviet Zone of (GC)      1-00-13
GE        GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GH        GHANA
GI        GIBRALTAR
GJ        GRENADA
GK        GUERNSEY: added,
                separated from UNITED KINGDOM (UK)     2-12-11
GL        GREENLAND
GN        Gilbert and Ellice Islands: deleted,
                replaced by 
               TUVALU (TV) and Gilbert Islands (GS)    1-11-01
GO        GLORIOSO ISLANDS: added,
                separated from REUNION (RE)            2-12-10
GP        GUADELOUPE
GQ        GUAM
GR        GREECE
GS        Gilbert Islands: deleted,
                replaced by KIRIBATI (KR)              2-07-01
GS        Gilbert Islands: added,
               separated from Gilbert and 
               Ellice Islands (GN)                     1-11-01
GT        GUATEMALA
GV        GUINEA
GY        GUYANA
GZ        GAZA STRIP


HA        HAITI
HK        HONG KONG
HM        HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS (HM): changed
               from Heard and McDonald Islands (HM)    1-00-15
HO        HONDURAS
HQ        HOWLAND ISLAND: added,
                separated from
               U.S. Miscellaneous Pacific Islands (IQ) 2-12-12
HU        HUNGARY


IC        ICELAND
ID        INDONESIA
IM        MAN, ISLE OF: added,
                separated from UNITED KINGDOM (UK)     2-12-18
IN        INDIA
IO        BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
IP        CLIPPERTON ISLAND: added,
                separated from FRENCH POLYNESIA (FP)   2-12-07
IQ        U.S. Miscellaneous Pacific Islands: deleted,
               replaced by BAKER ISLAND (FQ), 
               HOWLAND ISLAND (HQ), JARVIS 
               ISLAND (DQ), KINGMAN REEF (KQ), 
               and PALMYRA ATOLL (LQ)                  2-12-23
IR        IRAN
IS        ISRAEL
IT        ITALY
IU        Israel-Syria Demilitarized Zone: deleted,
          included in ISRAEL (IS)                      2-00-17
IV        IVORY COAST
IW        Israel-Jordan Demilitarized Zone: deleted,
          included in ISRAEL (IS)                      2-00-16
IY        IRAQ-SAUDI ARABIA NEUTRAL ZONE
IZ        IRAQ


JA        JAPAN
JE        JERSEY: added,
          separated from UNITED KINGDOM (UK)           2-12-15
JM        JAMAICA
JN        JAN MAYEN: added, 
               separated from Svalbard and 
               Jan Mayen (JS)                          2-12-13
JN        Jan Mayen: deleted, 
               included in Svalbard and 
               Jan Mayen (JS)                          2-00-04
JO        JORDAN
JQ        JOHNSTON ATOLL
JS        Svalbard and Jan Mayen: deleted, 
               separated into JAN MAYEN (JN) 
               and SVALBARD (SV)                       2-12-13
JS        Svalbard and Jan Mayen: added, 
               replaced Svalbard (SV) and 
               Jan Mayen (JN)                          2-00-06
JU        JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND: added,
               separated from REUNION (RE)             2-12-16


KE        KENYA
KN        KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF: changed
               from Korea, North (KN)                  2-00-07
KQ        KINGMAN REEF: added, 
               separated from U.S. Miscellaneous 
               Pacific Islands (IQ)                    2-12-17
KR        KIRIBATI: added, 
               replaced Gilbert Islands (GS)
               and Canton and Enderbury Islands (EQ)   2-07-01
KS        KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
KT        CHRISTMAS ISLAND
KU        KUWAIT


LA        LAOS
LE        LEBANON
LI        LIBERIA
LQ        PALMYRA ATOLL: added, 
               separated from
               U.S. Miscellaneous Pacific Islands (IQ) 2-12-20
LS        LIECHTENSTEIN
LT        LESOTHO
LU        LUXEMBOURG
LY        LIBYA


MA        MADAGASCAR
MB        MARTINIQUE
MC        MACAU: changed 
               from Macao (MC)                         2-11-01
ME        Spanish North Africa: deleted,
               included in SPAIN (SP)                  2-00-25
ME        Spanish North Africa: changed 
               from Spanish Territories in 
               Northern Morocco (ME)                   1-00-21
MF        MAYOTTE: added, 
               separated from FRANCE (FR)              2-12-19
MG        MONGOLIA
MH        MONTSERRAT
MI        MALAWI
ML        MALI
MN        MONACO
MO        MOROCCO
MP        MAURITIUS
MQ        MIDWAY ISLANDS
MR        MAURITANIA
MT        MALTA
MU        OMAN: changed 
               from Muscat and Oman (MU)               1-00-16
MV        MALDIVES
MX        MEXICO
MY        MALAYSIA
MZ        MOZAMBIQUE


NA        NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
NC        NEW CALEDONIA
NE        NIUE
NF        NORFOLKISLAND
NG        NIGER
NH        VANUATU: changed 
               from New Hebrides (NH)                  2-10-01
NI        NIGERIA
NL        NETHERLANDS
NO        NORWAY
NP        NEPAL
NQ        TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS: added,
               separated from Trust Territory 
               of the Pacific Islands (TQ)             2-03-02
NR        NAURU
NS        SURINAME: changed 
               from Surinam (NS)                       2-04-01
NU        NICARAGUA
NZ        NEW ZEALAND


PA        PARAGUAY
PC        PITCAIRN ISLANDS: changed 
               from Pitcairn (PC)                      2-02-01
PC        Pitcairn: changed 
               from Pitcairn Island (PC)               2-00-13
PE        PERU
PF        PARACEL ISLANDS
PG        SPRATLY ISLANDS: changed 
               from Spratly Island (PG)                1-00-22
PK        PAKISTAN
PL        POLAND
PM        PANAMA: added, 
               replaced Panama (PN)
               and Canal Zone (PQ)                     2-09-01
PN        Panama: deleted, 
               included in PANAMA (PM)                 2-09-01
PO        PORTUGAL
PP        PAPUA NEW GUINEA: changed 
               from Papua and New Guinea (PP)          1-00-17
PQ        Canal Zone: deleted, 
               included in PANAMA (PM)                 2-07-04
PT        Portuguese Timor: deleted,
               included   in    INDONESIA    (ID)      1-15-01
PU        GUINEA-BISSAU: changed
               from Portuguese Guinea (PU)             1-01-01


QA        QATAR


RE        REUNION
RH        Southern Rhodesia: deleted,
               replaced by ZIMBABWE (ZI)               2-08-01
RO        ROMANIA
RP        PHILIPPINES
RQ        PUERTO RICO
RW        RWANDA


SA        SAUDI ARABIA
SB        ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON
SC        ST. CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS: changed 
               from St. Christopher-Nevis (SC)         2-14-01
SC        St. Christopher-Nevis: changed 
               from St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (SC)2-11-0
SE        SEYCHELLES
SF        SOUTH AFRICA
SG        SENEGAL
SH        ST. HELENA
SK        Sikkim: deleted, 
               included in INDIA (IN)                  1-04-01
SL        SIERRA LEONE
SM        SAN MARINO
SN        SINGAPORE
SO        SOMALIA
SP        SPAIN
SQ        Swan Islands: deleted,
               included in HONDURAS (HO)               1-00-2
SS        Spanish Sahara: deleted,
               replaced by WESTERN SAHARA (WI)         2-00-0
ST        St. LUCIA
SU        SUDAN
SV        SVALBARD: added, 
               separated from Svalbard and 
               Jan Mayen (JS)                          2-12-21
SV        Svalbard: deleted, 
               included in Svalbard and 
               Jan Mayen (JS)                          2-00-05
SW        SWEDEN
SY        SYRIA
SZ        SWITZERLAND


TC        UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: changed 
               from Trucial States (TC)                1-00-2
TD        TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TE        TROMELIN ISLAND: added,
               separated from REUNION (RE)             2-12-22
TH        THAILAND
TK        TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
TL        TOKELAU: changed 
               from Tokelau Islands (TL)               2-02-02
TN        TONGA
TO        TOGO
TP        SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
TQ        Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: deleted,
               replaced by NORTHERN MARIANA 
               ISLANDS (CQ) and TRUST TERRITORY 
               OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS (NQ)             2-03-02
TS        TUNISIA
TU        TURKEY
TV        TUVALU: added, 
               separated from Gilbert and 
               Ellice Islands (GN)                     1-11-01
TW        TAIWAN: changed 
               from China (Taiwan) (TW)                2-12-06
TW        China (Taiwan): changed    
               from China, Republic of (TW)            2-00-15
TZ        TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF: changed 
               from Tanzania (TZ)                      2-00-18



UG        UGANDA
UK        UNITED KINGDOM
UR        UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS: changed
               from Soviet Union (UR)                  2-00-08
US        UNITED STATES
UV        UPPER VOLTA
UY        URUGUAY


VC        ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: changed
               from St. Vincent (VC)                   2-07-0
VE        VENEZUELA
VI        BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
VM        VIETNAM: added, 
               replaced Viet-nam, North (VN)
                         and Vietnam, Republic of (VS) 1-14-0
VN        Viet-nam, North: deleted,
               included in VIETNAM (VM)                1-14-0
VQ        VIRGIN ISLANDS: changed 
               from Virgin Islands of the U.S. (VQ)    2-12-2
VQ        Virgin Islands of the U.S.: changed 
               from Virgin Islands (VQ)                2-00-2
VS        Vietnam, Republic of. deleted,
               included in Vietnam (VM)                1-14-0
VT        VATICAN CITY


WA        NAMIBIA: changed 
               from South-West Africa (WA)             2-00-1
WB        Germany, Berlin: deleted, 
               replaced by GERMANY, BERLIN (BZ)        2-00-2
WB        Germany, Berlin: changed 
               from West Berlin (WB)                   1-00-1
WE        WEST BANK: added                             2-15-0
WF        WALLIS AND FUTUNA
WI        WESTERN SAHARA: added, 
               replaced Spanish Sahara (SS)            2-00-0
WQ        WAKE ISLAND
WS        WESTERN SAMOA
WZ        SWAZILAND


YE        YEMEN (SANAA): changed 
               from Yemen (Sana) (YE)                  2-11-0
YE        Yemen (Sana): changed 
               from Yemen (San'a) (YE)                 1-05-0
YE        Yemen (San'a): changed 
               from Yemen (YE)                         1-00-2
YO        YUGOSLAVIA
YQ        Ryukyu Islands, Southern: deleted,
               included in JAPAN (JA)                  1-00-1
YS        YEMEN (ADEN): changed 
               from Southern Yemen (YS)                1-00-2


ZA        ZAMBIA
ZI        ZIMBABWE: added,
               replaced Southern Rhodesia (RH)         2-08-0



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