Country abbreviation

Country Abbreviation

1. Country Abbreviations

2. All countries are represented by a 2-letter and 3-letter country code based on the International Naming Convention ( ISO  - International Organization for Standardization 3166). These short codes are intuitive so they can be used as a universal and instant informative representation for each country. These abbreviations are used in postal services,  world currencies , Olympic games, travel and business activities, as well as web address identification. This list of countries and abbreviations was also published by the  United Nations .

3. Check out 1 (In the class) While the 2-letter system is widely accepted internationally, you also see the 3-letter country abbreviation codes, like CAN for  Canada , used by computers and world organizations. (Ex. Olympic games) Find all the different 2-letter and 3-letter country codes organized by continent.  Find out what following abbreviation codes stand for.

4. Africa CG COG: EG EGY: ET ETH: GH GHA: KE KEN: MA MAR: NG NGA: ZA ZAF:

5. Australia & Oceania AU AUS: GU GUM: NC NCL: NZ NZL: PG PNG:

6. Asia CN CHN: IN IND: JP JPN: KR KOR: HK HKG: QA QAT: SA SAU: TH THA: UA UAE:

7. Europe AD AND: AT AUT: BE BEL: BG BGR: HR HRV: CZ CZE: DK DNK ES ESP: SE SWE: CH CHE:

8. North and South America CA CAN: CU CUB: MX MEX: US USA: AR ARG: BR BRA: CL CHL: CO COL: VE VEN: