iso-3166 [iso-3166] namespace descriptor quick reference guide

ISO 3166 is the International Standard for country codes and codes for their subdivisions. Terms in the namespace abbreviation iso-3166: are a collection of ISO 3166 terms and are intended for use with literal objects on the EU Pollinator Hub.

iso-3166:alpha-2CountryCode
EUPH identifier
[UID:0.0.LPHCN4]
Definition
A two-letter code that represents a country name, recommended as the general purpose code.
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Modified
2025-02-26 17:50:43
iso-3166:alpha-3CountryCode
EUPH identifier
[UID:0.0.LPHCN5]
Definition
A three-letter code that represents a country name, which is usually more closely related to the country name.
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Modified
2025-02-26 17:51:15
iso-3166:alpha-4CountryCode
EUPH identifier
[UID:0.0.LPHCN841]
Definition
A four-letter code that represents a country name that is no longer in use. The structure depends on the reason why the country name was removed from ISO 3166-1 and added to ISO 3166-3.
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Modified
2025-02-12 13:19:22
iso-3166:shortLowercaseNameOfCountry
EUPH identifier
[UID:0.0.SHRTC10]
Definition
Short form of the country name, distinctive word first, based on official short form in UNTERM. [...] In language of the ISO 3166 standard. [...] This item might be inverted, listed with its articles if any, allowing an alphabetical order on the distinctive word. See Annex F, principles F.1.
Examples
  • United States of America (the)
  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
  • Belgium
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Modified
2025-02-12 13:11:58
iso-3166:shortUppercaseNameOfCountry
EUPH identifier
[UID:0.0.SHRTC3]
Definition
[...] Short form of the country name [in capital letters], distinctive word first. [...] In language of the ISO 3166 standard. [...] This item might be inverted, allowing the distinctive word to appear first, so that items can be easily found in an alphabetical list. See [Annex F]https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/#iso:std:iso:3166:-1:ed-4:v1:en:sec:F), principles F.2.
Examples
  • NETHERLANDS, KINGDOM OF THE
  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • BELGIUM
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Modified
2025-02-12 12:56:33