ISO 3166-1 alpha-3

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ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 is used in ISO/IEC 7501-1 for machine-readable passports.

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Current Codes

Country names are designated by ISO.

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Reserved Code Elements list

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user-assigned

The following alpha-3 codes are user-assigned: AAA, QMA-QZZ, XAA-XZZ, and ZZZ.

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transitional reservation

The following alpha-3 codes are subject to a transitional reservation:

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indeterminate reservation

The following three letter codes are subject to an indeterminate reservation, having been notified to the United Nations Secretary-General under the 1949 and/or 1968 Road Transport Conventions:

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exceptional reservation

The following alpha-3 code elements are subject to an exceptional reservation:

The following three codes were also under exceptional reservation, until the update from 2006-03-29 included them in the standard:

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currently agreed not to use

For the time being, ISO 3166 MA has agreed not to use the following codes, taken from ISO/IEC 7501-1 (Machine readable travel documents), as alpha-3 country codes:

  • GBD - British Dependent Territories Citizen
  • GBN - British National (Overseas)
  • GBO - British Overseas Citizen
  • GBP - British Protected Person
  • GBS - British Subject
  • UNO - United Nations Official
  • UNA - United Nations Specialized Agency Official
  • UNK - Kosovo resident, issued travel document by UNMIK
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See also

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