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  Notes
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 Notes
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

  Country
(UN name, english, short)
WRL Reference Code ISO Alpha-3 Code Notes
Wallis and Futuna WFI WLF  
Western Sahara ESH ESH Formerly Spanish Sahara (SPS); Previous WRL code: WSA

  Country
(UN name, english, short)
WRL Reference Code ISO Alpha-3 Code Notes
Yemen YEM YEM Formerly Aden (ADE), North Yemen (NYE), Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen (SYE), South Yemen (SYE); Previous WRL code: YAR

  Country
(UN name, english, short)
WRL Reference Code ISO Alpha-3 Code Notes
Zambia ZAM ZMB Formerly Northern Rhodesia (NRH)
Zimbabwe ZIM ZWE Formerly Rhodesia (RHO), then Southern Rhodesia (SRH)