ISO 3166 reserved codes

Last modified: 2005-07-23 by rob raeside
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In FOTW we generally use ISO3166 codes to file pages and images. Information on the ISO-3166 list is here. Some ISO3166 codes are reserved for possible future use.  Here is a list of exceptionally reserved codes from ISO 3166-1 for information:

• AC - Ascension Island
• AX - Åland
• CP - Clipperton Island
• DG - Diego Garcia
• EA - Ceuta and Melilla
• EU - European Union
• FX - Metropolitan France
• GG - Guernsey
• IC - Canary Islands
• IM - Isle of Man
• JE - Jersey
• TA - Tristan da Cunha
• UK - United Kingdom

See also:

• ISO 3166 country list
• some notes on domain assignments
• ISO3166 FAQs about UK, Ceuta and Mellila, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man
• status of YU and Serbia and Montenegro
• a full listing of ISO 3166 codes including the type of use (user, transitional, etc.).

The ISO 3166 maintenance agency notes in its FAQ:

04: Why is the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) coded GB in ISO 3166-1?

A: The codes in ISO 3166-1 are - wherever possible - chosen to reflect the significant, unique component of the country name in order to allow a visual association between country name and country code. Since name components like Republic, Kingdom, United, Federal or Democratic are used very often in country names we usually do not derive the country code elements from them in order to avoid ambiguity. The name components United a