WRLFMD Country Codes

The codes assigned to countries by the WRLFMD can be found on this page.

Where territories have split, merged, been renamed or the WRL code has been updated, the previously assigned WRL code is provided in the 'Notes' column.

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Afghanistan	AFG	AFG
Albania	ALB	ALB
Algeria	ALG	DZA
American Samoa	AES	ASM
Andorra	AND	AND
Angola	ANG	AGO
Anguilla	AGU	AIA
Antigua and Barbuda	ATG	ATG
Argentina	ARG	ARG
Armenia	ARM	ARM	Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)
Aruba	ARU	ABW
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	ACI	AUS	An external territory of Australia
Australia	AUS	AUS
Austria	AUR	AUT
Azerbaijan	AZB	AZE	Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Bahamas	BAH	BHS
Bahrain	BAR	BAR
Bangladesh	BAN	BGD	Formerly East Pakistan (EPA)
Barbados	BRB	BRB
Belarus	BLR	BLR	Formerly Belorussia; Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)
Belgium	BEL	BEL
Belize	BZE	BLZ	Formerly British Honduras (BRH)
Benin	BEN	BEN	Formerly Dahomey (DAH)
Bermuda	BER	BMU
Bhutan	BHU	BTN
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	BOL	BOL
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BOS	BTH	Formerly part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY, YUG)
Botswana	BOT	BWA	Formerly Bechuanaland (BEC)
Brazil	BRA	BRA
British Indian Ocean Territory	BIO	IOT
Brunei Darussalam	BRU	BRN	Includes part of the island of Borneo (BOR)
Bulgaria	BUL	BGR
Burkina Faso	BKF	BFA	Formerly Voltaic Republic (VOL, VR)
Burundi	BUN	BDI	Formerly part of Ruanda-Urundi (RUA)

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Cambodia	CAM	KHM	1970-1990 Khmer Republic/Kampuchea (KAM)
Cameroon	CAR	CMR
Canada	CAN	CAN
Cape Verde	CAP	CPV	Also known as Cabo Verde
Cayman Islands	CYI	CYM
Central African Republic	CAF	CAF	Formerly part of Middle Congo (also known as French Congo) (MDC)
Chad	CHD	TCD	Also known as Tchad (TCH)
Chile	CHI	CHL
China	CHA	CHN	Includes the Autonomous region of Tibet (TIB)
Christmas Island	CXR	CXR	Previous WRL code: CRI
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	CCK	CCK
Colombia	COL	COL
Comoros	COM	COM
Congo	CON	COG	Formerly part of Middle Congo (also known as French Congo) (MDC)
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	COD	COD	Formerly Belgian Congo (BLC), then Zaire (ZAI)
Cook Islands	COI	COK
Coral Sea Islands Territory	CSI	AUS	An external territory of Australia
Costa Rica	COS	CRI
Côte D'Ivoire	CIV	CIV	Also known as Ivory Coast (IVY)
Croatia	CRO	HRV	Formerly part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY, YUG)
Cuba	CUB	CUB
Curaçao	CUR	CUW	Part of the Netherlands Antilles (NTA)
Cyprus	CYP	CYP
Czech Republic	CZR	CZE	Also known as Czechia; Formerly Czechoslovakia (CZE)

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code
Denmark	DEN	DNK
Djibouti	DBI	DJI
Dominica	DMN	DMA
Dominican Republic	DOM	DOM

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Ecuador	ECU	ECU
Egypt	EGY	EGY
El Salvador	SAL	SLV
Equatorial Guinea	EQG	GNQ	Formerly Spanish Guinea (SPG); Continental region of Equatorial Guinea is known as Mbini (MBI) or Río Muni (RIM)
Eritrea	ERI	ERI	Formerly part of Ethiopia (ETH)
Estonia	EST	EST	Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)
Eswatini	SWZ	SWZ	Formerly Swaziland
Ethiopia	ETH	ETH	Formerly Abyssinia (ABY)

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code
Faröe Islands	FAI	FRO
Fiji	FIJ	FJI
Finland	FIN	FIN
France	FRA	FRA
French Guiana	FGU	GUF
French Polynesia	FRP	PYF

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Gabon	GAB	GAB	Formerly part of Middle Congo (also known as French Congo) (MDC)
Gambia	GAM	GMB
Georgia	GRG	GEO	Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)
Germany	GER	DEU	Formerly East Germany/German Democratic Republic (GDR) and West Germany (GFR)/Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)
Ghana	GHA	GHA	Formerly Gold Coast (GLD)
Gibraltar	GIB	GIB
Greece	GRE	GRC
Greenland	GRN	GRL
Grenada	GND	GRD
Guadeloupe	GDL	GLP
Guam	GUM	GUM
Guatemala	GUA	GTM
Guinea	GNA	GIN
Guinea-Bissau	GBU	GNB	Formerly Portuguese Guinea (PGU)
Guyana	GUY	GUY	Formerly British Guiana (BRG)

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Haiti	HAT	HTI
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	HMD	HMD	Previous WRL code: HMI
Holy See (Vatican City State)	VAT	VAT	Previous WRL code: HLS
Honduras	HON	HND
Hong Kong	HKN	HKG	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Hungary	HUN	HUN

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Iceland	ICE	ISL
India	IND	IND
Indonesia	ISA	IDN	Includes the Islands of Java (JAV) and Sumatra (SUM) and part of the island of Borneo (BOR)
Iran, Islamic Republic of	IRN	IRN	Formerly Persia (PRS)
Iraq	IRQ	IRQ
Ireland	IRL	IRL
Israel	ISR	ISR
Italy	ITL	ITA	Includes the island of Sardinia (SAD)

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Jamaica	JAM	JAM
Japan	JPN	JPN	Previous WRL code: JAP
Jordan	JOR	JOR

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Kazakhstan	KAZ	KAZ	Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)
Kenya	KEN	KEN
Kiribati	KIR	KIR
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	DRK	PRK	Also known as North Korea (NKR)
Korea, Republic of	SKR	KOR
Kosovo	KOS	-	Formerly part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY, YUG)
Kuwait	KUW	KWT
Kyrgyzstan	KRG	KGZ	Also known as Kirghizia; Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Lao People's Democratic Republic	LAO	LAO
Latvia	LAT	LVA	Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)
Lebanon	LEB	LBN
Lesotho	LES	LSO	Formerly Basutoland (BAS)
Liberia	LBR	LBR
Libya	LIB	LBY
Liechtenstein	LIE	LIE
Lithuania	LIT	LTU	Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)
Luxembourg	LUX	LUX

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Macao	MAC	MAC	Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Madagascar	MAD	MDG	Formerly Malagasy Republic (MLR)
Malawi	MAL	MWI	Formerly Nyasaland (NYA)
Malaysia	MAY	MYS	Formerly Malaya (MLA); Includes part of the island of Borneo (BOR)
Maldives	MLD	MDV
Mali	MAI	MLI	Formerly Soudan (SOU)
Malta	MLT	MLT	Previous WRL code: MTA
Marshall Islands	MRI	MHL
Martinique	MAR	MTQ
Mauritania	MAU	MRT
Mauritius	MUR	MUS
Mayotte	MYT	MYT
Mexico	MEX	MEX
Micronesia, Federated States of	FSM	FSM
Moldova, Republic of	MOL	MDA	Formerly Moldavia; Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)
Monaco	MON	MCO
Mongolia	MOG	MNG
Montenegro	MNT	MNE	Formerly part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, then Yugoslavia (FRY, YUG)
Montserrat	MST	MSR
Morocco	MOR	MAR
Mozambique	MOZ	MOZ
Myanmar	MYA	MMR	Formerly Burma (BUR)

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Namibia	NMB	NAM	Formerly South West Africa (SWA)
Nauru	NAU	NRU
Nepal	NEP	NPL
Netherlands	NET	NLD	Also known as Holland (HOL)
New Caledonia	NEC	NCL
New Zealand	NZL	NZL
Nicaragua	NCG	NIC
Niger	NGR	NER
Nigeria	NIG	NGA
Niue	NIU	NIU
Norfolk Island	NFK	NFK	Previous WRL code: NFI
North Macedonia	MCD	MKD	Formerly part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY, YUG)
Northern Mariana Islands	NMI	MNP
Norway	NOR	NOR

	Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
	Oman	OMN	OMN

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Pakistan	PAK	PAK	Formerly West Pakistan (WPA)
Palau	PAL	PLW
Palestine, State of	PSE		Formerly Palestinian Autonomous Territories (PAT)
Panama	PAN	PAN
Papua New Guinea	PNG	PNG	Contains the former territory of British New Guinea (also known as Territory of Papua) (BNG)
Paraguay	PAR	PRY
Peru	PER	PER
Philippines	PHI	PHL
Pitcairn	PTI	PCN
Poland	POL	POL
Portugal	POR	PRT
Puerto Rico	PTR	PRI

	Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
	Qatar	QTR	QAT

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Reunion	REU	REU
Romania	ROM	ROU
Russian Federation	RUS	RUS	Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)
Rwanda	RWA	RWA	Formerly Ruanda-Urundi (RUA)

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Saint Kitts and Nevis	SCN	KNA
Saint Lucia	STL	LCA
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	SPM	SPM
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	SCG	VCT	Previous WRL code: SVG
Samoa	SAM	WSM	Formerly Western Samoa (WSM)
San Marino	SAN	SMR
São Tomé and Príncipe	STP	STP
Saudi Arabia	SAU	SAU
Senegal	SEN	SEN
Serbia	SRB	SRB	Formerly part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, then of Yugoslavia (FRY, YUG); Previous WRL code: SER
Seychelles	SEY	SYC
Sierra Leone	SEL	SLE
Singapore	SIN	SGP
Slovakia	SLV	SVK	Formerly Czechoslovakia (CZE)
Slovenia	SLO	SVN	Formerly part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY, YUG)
Solomon Islands	SLI	SLB
Somalia	SOM	SOM	Formerly Somaliland (SOM, SML)
South Africa	SAR	ZAF	Contains Kruger National Park (KNP); Previous WRL code: SA
South Sudan	SSD	SSD	Formerly part of Sudan (SUD)
Spain	SPA	ESP
Sri Lanka	SRL	LKA	Formerly Ceylon (CEY)
Sudan	SUD	SDN
Suriname	SUR	SUR	Formerly Dutch Guiana (DTG)
Sweden	SWE	SWE
Switzerland	SWI	CHE
Syrian Arab Republic	SYR	SYR

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Taiwan, Province of China	TAW	TWN	Formerly Formosa (FOR)
Tajikistan	TAJ	TJK	Also known as Tadjikistan; Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)
Tanzania, United Republic of	TAN	TZA	Formerly Tanganyika (TNG) and Zanzibar (ZAN)
Thailand	TAI	THA	Formerly Siam (SIA)
Timor-Leste	TLS	TLS	Formerly East Timor (ETI); Formaly part of Indonesia (ISA)
Togo	TOG	TGO
Tokelau	TOK	TKL	Formerly Union Islands
Tonga	TON	TON
Trinidad and Tobago	TRI	TTO
Tunisia	TUN	TUN
Turkey	TUR	TUR
Turkmenistan	TRK	TKM	Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)
Turks and Caicos Islands	TCI	TCA
Tuvalu	TUV	TUV	Formerly Ellice Islands (ELI)

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Uganda	UGA	UGA
Ukraine	UKR	UKR	Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)
United Arab Emirates	UAE	ARE	Formerly Trucial States/Trucal Oman (TRU), Abu Dhabi (ABD), Ajman and Umm al Qaiwain (AUQ), Dubai (DUB), Fujeirah (FUJ), Ras al Khaimah (RAK), Sharjah (SHA)
United Kingdom	UKG	GBR	Includes Channel Islands (CIS, CAI), Northern Ireland (NIR) and British Field Sample (BFS)
United States	USA	USA
Uruguay	URU	URY
Uzbekistan	UZB	UZB	Formerly part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS)

Country (UN name, english, short)	WRL Reference Code	ISO Alpha-3 Code	Notes
Vanuatu	VAN	VUT	Formerly the New Hebrides (NHE)
Venezuela	VEN	VEN
Vietnam	VIT	VNM	Formerly North Vietnam (NVI) and South Vietnam (SVI)
Virgin Islands, British	BVI	VGB
Virgin Islands, U.S.	AVI	VIR	Previous WRL code: AVI