SIST ISO 3166-2:2016

Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions -- Part 2: Country subdivision code

ISO 3166-2:2013 establishes a universally applicable code for the representation of the names of principal administrative divisions of countries and territories included in ISO 3166-1. It is intended to be used in conjunction with ISO 3166-1.
Clauses 4 to 7 of ISO 3166-2:2013 provide the structure for a code for the representation of names of principal administrative divisions, or similar areas, of the countries and geopolitical entities included in ISO 3166-1.
Clause 8 contains a list of names of subdivisions of countries and geopolitical entities, together with the code element developed for each one of them.

Codes pour la représentation des noms de pays et de leurs subdivisions -- Partie 2: Code pour les subdivisions de pays

L'ISO 3166-2:2013 fournit un code d'application universelle pour la représentation des noms des principales divisions administratives des pays et territoires figurant dans l'ISO 3166-1. Elle est censée être utilisée conjointement à l'ISO 3166-1.
Les Articles 4 à 7 de l'ISO 3166-2:2013 fournissent la structure d'un code pour la représentation des noms des principales divisions administratives ou territoires semblables des pays et entités géopolitiques inclus dans l'ISO 3166-1.
L'Article 8 comporte une liste des noms de subdivisions de pays et d'entités géopolitiques associés au codet attribué pour chacun d'eux.

Kode za predstavljanje imen držav in njihovih podrejenih enot - 2. del: Kode podrejenih enot države

Ta del standarda ISO 3166 vpeljuje univerzalno veljavne kode za predstavitev imen in glavnih administrativnih enot držav in teritorijev, vključenih v standardu ISO 3166-1. Namenjen je:
za uporabo v povezavi s standardom ISO 3166-1. Točke od 4 do 7 tega dela standarda ISO 3166 vpeljujejo strukturo za kode za predstavitev imen in glavnih administrativnih enot ali podobnih območij, držav in geopolitičnih entitet, vključenih v standardu ISO 3166-1. Točka 8 vsebuje seznam imen podrejenih enot držav in geopolitičnih entitet skupaj s kodnim elementom, razvitim za vsako od njih.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Dec-2014
• Publication Date: 03-Nov-2016
• Withdrawal Date: 14-Oct-2020
• ICS: 01.140.30 - Documents in administration, commerce and industry
• Technical Committee: IDT - Information, documentation, language and terminology
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 14-Oct-2020
• Due Date: 06-Nov-2020
• Completion Date: 15-Oct-2020
• Ref Project: ISO 3166-2:2013 - Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 2: Country subdivision code

Relations

• Replaces: SIST ISO 3166-2:2008 - Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions -- Part 2: Country subdivision code
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2016
• Replaced By: SIST ISO 3166-2:2020 - Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions -- Part 2: Country subdivision code
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2020

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 3166-2
NORME
Third edition
Troisième édition
INTERNATIONALE
2013-11-15
Codes for the representation of names of
countries and their subdivisions —
Part 2:
Country subdivision code
Codes pour la représentation des noms
de pays et de leurs subdivisions —
Partie 2:
Code pour les subdivisions de pays

Reference number
Numéro de référence
©
ISO 2013
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Contents Page
Foreword . v
Introduction . ix
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Principles for inclusion in the list of country subdivision names . 2
4.1 List and its sources . 2
4.2 Choice of language, romanization, character set . 3
4.3 Special provisions: alternative names . 4
4.4 Presentation of the list . 4
5 Principles for allocation of (country subdivision) code elements . 5
5.1 Relationship to national or international code systems . 5
5.2 Structure of country subdivision code elements . 6
6 Maintenance . 6
6.1 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA) . 6
6.2 Changes of country subdivision names . 7
6.3 Alterations to country subdivision code elements . 7
6.4 Reservation of code elements for country subdivision names . 7
7 Guidelines for users . 8
7.1 Special provisions . 8
7.2 Advice regarding use . 8
8 List of country subdivision names and their code elements . 9
Annex A (informative) Reference sources for country subdivision names and code elements . 184
Annex B (informative) Character inventory: Guidance for users in cases of difficulties with
representing diacritics, etc. . 186
Annex C (informative) Index of ISO 639-1 names of alpha-2 languages code elements used . 187
Bibliography . 192

Sommaire Page
Avant-propos .vii
Introduction .x
1 Domaine d'application .1
2 Références normatives .1
3 Termes et définitions .2
4 Principes d’inclusion dans la liste des noms de subdivisions de pays .2
4.1 Liste et ses sources .2
4.2 Choix de la langue, romanisation, jeu de caractères .3
4.3 Clauses spéciales: autres dénominations .4
4.4 Présentation de la liste .4
5 Principes d'attribution des codets (pour subdivisions de pays) .5
5.1 Relations avec les systèmes de codification nationaux et internationaux .5
5.2 Structure des codets des subdivisions de pays .6
6 Mise à jour .6
6.1 Autorité de mise à jour (l'ISO 3166/MA) .6
6.2 Changement des noms des subdivisions de pays .7
6.3 Changement des codets de subdivisions de pays .7
6.4 Réservation des codets pour les noms des subdivisions de pays .7
7 Principes directeurs pour les utilisateurs .8
7.1 Clauses spéciales .8
7.2 Conseils relatifs à l'utilisation .8
8 Liste des noms de subdivisions de pays avec leurs codets .9
Annexe A (informative) Sources de référence pour les noms de subdivisions de pays et des
codets . 184
Annexe B (informative) Inventaire des caractères: Instruction pour les utilisateurs en cas de
difficultés concernant la représentation des signes diacritiques, etc. . 186
Annexe C (informative) Index des codets alpha-2 de noms de langues de l'ISO 639-1 utilisés . 187
Bibliographie . 192

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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been
established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the different types of
ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. www.iso.org/directives
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of any patent
rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or on the ISO list of
patent declarations received. www.iso.org/patents
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
The committee responsible for this document is ISO//TC 46, Information and documentation.
ISO 3166 consists of the following parts, under the general title Codes for the representation of names of
countries and their subdivisions:
— Part 1: Country codes
— Part 2: Country subdivision code
— Part 3: Code for formerly used names of countries
ISO 3166 was first published in 1974. It was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Information and
documentation, in collaboration with the following International Organizations: Customs Cooperation Council
(CCC), [since 1995: World Customs Organization (WCO)], United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
(ECE), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA), International Air Transport Association (IATA), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International
Chamber of Shipping (ICS), International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), International Labour Office
(ILO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Union of Railways (UIC), United Nations
Organization (UN), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Universal Postal Union
(UPU), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and World Health Organization (WHO).
The International Standard was previously published in 1974, 1981, 1988 and 1993 as ISO 3166. In 1997, it was
split into three parts. The first edition of the Part 2 was ISO 3166-2:1998.
The second edition of Part 2, ISO 3166-2:2007, was a consolidation of all changes to the lists of
1)
ISO 3166-2:1998 agreed to by the ISO 3166/MA , published in the ISO 3166-2 Newsletters up to I-9.
The present, third edition of the Part 2, ISO 3166-2:2013, cancels and replaces ISO 3166-2:2007 of which it is
a minor revision. It comprises a consolidation of all changes agreed by the ISO 3166/MA and published in the
ISO 3166-2 Newsletter II-1 to II-3. This minor revision incorporates the following changes:
 in 6.1, the generic function (update, publish) has replaced mention of the tool (newsletter) for updates
to code elements;
 in 7.2, it is clearly stated that the set of code elements in 7.1.4 is not administered, nor maintained by
the ISO 3166/MA.
This third edition is simultaneously published with the third edition of Part 1, ISO 3166-1:2013, and the
second edition of Part 3, ISO 3166-3:2013.

1) ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency Secretariat (ISO 3166/MAS).
Telephone: + 41 22 749 01 11
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Web: www.iso.org/iso/country_codes
Postal adress: ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency
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CH-1211 Genève 20
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Avant-propos
L'ISO (Organisation internationale de normalisation) est une fédération mondiale d'organismes nationaux de
normalisation (comités membres de l'ISO). L'élaboration des Normes internationales est en général confiée
aux comités techniques de l'ISO. Chaque comité membre intéressé par une étude a le droit de faire partie du
comité technique créé à cet effet. Les organisations internationales, gouvernementales et non
gouvernementales, en liaison avec l'ISO participent également aux travaux. L'ISO collabore étroitement avec
la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) en ce qui concerne la normalisation électrotechnique.
Les procédures utilisées pour élaborer le présent document et celles destinées à sa mise à jour sont décrites
dans les Directives ISO/CEI,
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2016
Kode za predstavljanje imen držav in njihovih podrejenih enot - 2. del: Kode
podrejenih enot države
Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions -- Part 2:
Country subdivision code
Codes pour la représentation des noms de pays et de leurs subdivisions -- Partie 2:
Code pour les subdivisions de pays
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ISO 3166-2:2013
ICS:
01.140.30 Dokumenti v upravi, trgovini Documents in administration,
in industriji. commerce and industry
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 3166-2
NORME
Third edition
Troisième édition
INTERNATIONALE
2013-11-15
Codes for the representation of names of
countries and their subdivisions —
Part 2:
Country subdivision code
Codes pour la représentation des noms
de pays et de leurs subdivisions —
Partie 2:
Code pour les subdivisions de pays

Reference number
Numéro de référence
©
ISO 2013
DOCUMENT PROTÉGÉ PAR COPYRIGHT

©  ISO 2013
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either ISO at the address below or
ISO's member body in the country of the requester. / Droits de reproduction réservés. Sauf prescription différente, aucune partie de cette
publication ne peut être reproduite ni utilisée sous quelque forme que ce soit et par aucun procédé, électronique ou mécanique, y compris
la photocopie et les microfilms, sans l'accord écrit de l’ISO à l’adresse ci-après ou du comité membre de l’ISO dans le pays du
demandeur.
ISO copyright office
Case postale 56  CH-1211 Geneva 20
Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11
Fax + 41 22 749 09 47
E-mail [e-mail]
Web www.iso.org
Published in Switzerland/Publié en Suisse

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Contents Page
Foreword . v
Introduction . ix
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Principles for inclusion in the list of country subdivision names . 2
4.1 List and its sources . 2
4.2 Choice of language, romanization, character set . 3
4.3 Special provisions: alternative names . 4
4.4 Presentation of the list . 4
5 Principles for allocation of (country subdivision) code elements . 5
5.1 Relationship to national or international code systems . 5
5.2 Structure of country subdivision code elements . 6
6 Maintenance . 6
6.1 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA) . 6
6.2 Changes of country subdivision names . 7
6.3 Alterations to country subdivision code elements . 7
6.4 Reservation of code elements for country subdivision names . 7
7 Guidelines for users . 8
7.1 Special provisions . 8
7.2 Advice regarding use . 8
8 List of country subdivision names and their code elements . 9
Annex A (informative) Reference sources for country subdivision names and code elements . 184
Annex B (informative) Character inventory: Guidance for users in cases of difficulties with
representing diacritics, etc. . 186
Annex C (informative) Index of ISO 639-1 names of alpha-2 languages code elements used . 187
Bibliography . 192

Sommaire Page
Avant-propos .vii
Introduction .x
1 Domaine d'application .1
2 Références normatives .1
3 Termes et définitions .2
4 Principes d’inclusion dans la liste des noms de subdivisions de pays .2
4.1 Liste et ses sources .2
4.2 Choix de la langue, romanisation, jeu de caractères .3
4.3 Clauses spéciales: autres dénominations .4
4.4 Présentation de la liste .4
5 Principes d'attribution des codets (pour subdivisions de pays) .5
5.1 Relations avec les systèmes de codification nationaux et internationaux .5
5.2 Structure des codets des subdivisions de pays .6
6 Mise à jour .6
6.1 Autorité de mise à jour (l'ISO 3166/MA) .6
6.2 Changement des noms des subdivisions de pays .7
6.3 Changement des codets de subdivisions de pays .7
6.4 Réservation des codets pour les noms des subdivisions de pays .7
7 Principes directeurs pour les utilisateurs .8
7.1 Clauses spéciales .8
7.2 Conseils relatifs à l'utilisation .8
8 Liste des noms de subdivisions de pays avec leurs codets .9
Annexe A (informative) Sources de référence pour les noms de subdivisions de pays et des
codets . 184
Annexe B (informative) Inventaire des caractères: Instruction pour les utilisateurs en cas de
difficultés concernant la représentation des signes diacritiques, etc. . 186
Annexe C (informative) Index des codets alpha-2 de noms de langues de l'ISO 639-1 utilisés . 187
Bibliographie . 192

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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been
established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the different types of
ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. www.iso.org/directives
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of any patent
rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or on the ISO list of
patent declarations received. www.iso.org/patents
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
The committee responsible for this document is ISO//TC 46, Information and documentation.
ISO 3166 consists of the following parts, under the general title Codes for the representation of names of
countries and their subdivisions:
— Part 1: Country codes
— Part 2: Country subdivision code
— Part 3: Code for formerly used names of countries
ISO 3166 was first published in 1974. It was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Information and
documentation, in collaboration with the following International Organizations: Customs Cooperation Council
(CCC), [since 1995: World Customs Organization (WCO)], United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
(ECE), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA), International Air Transport Association (IATA), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International
Chamber of Shipping (ICS), International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), International Labour Office
(ILO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Union of Railways (UIC), United Nations
Organization (UN), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Universal Postal Union
(UPU), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and World Health Organization (WHO).
The International Standard was previously published in 1974, 1981, 1988 and 1993 as ISO 3166. In 1997, it was
split into three parts. The first edition of the Part 2 was ISO 3166-2:1998.
The second edition of Part 2, ISO 3166-2:2007, was a consolidation of all changes to the lists of
1)
ISO 3166-2:1998 agreed to by the ISO 3166/MA , published in the ISO 3166-2 Newsletters up to I-9.
The present, third edition of the Part 2, ISO 3166-2:2013, cancels and replaces ISO 3166-2:2007 of which it is
a minor revision. It comprises a consolidation of all changes agreed by the ISO 3166/MA and published in the
ISO 3166-2 Newsletter II-1 to II-3. This minor revision incorporates the following changes:
 in 6.1, the generic function (update, publish) has replaced mention of the tool (newsletter) for updates
to code elements;
 in 7.2, it is clearly stated that the set of code elements in 7.1.4 is not administered, nor maintained by
the ISO 3166/MA.
This third edition is simultaneously published with the third edition of Part 1, ISO 3166-1:2013, and the
second edition of Part 3, ISO 3166-3:2013.

1) ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency Secretariat (ISO 3166/MAS).
Telephone: + 41 22 749 01 11
Fax: + 41 22 733 34 30
e-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.iso.org/iso/country_codes
Postal adress: ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency
c/o International Organization for Standardization
1 chemin de la Voie-Creuse
Case p
...