Division 2.3.8 UN country code
United Kingdom
| FULL TITLE | International standard codes for the representation of the names of countries |
| ABBREVIATION | ISO 3166-1 |
| ORIGINATING AUTHORITY | International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) |
| LEGAL BASIS | UN Recommendation 3 (codes for the representation of the names of countries) |
| CURRENT STATUS | Operational |
| IMPLEMENTATION DATE | 1974 |
| AMENDMENT | As per ISO 3166-1 |
| STRUCTURE | Two-letter-alpha code (to be used in principle) |
| Three-digit numeric code (alternatively) | |
| SUCCINCT DESCRIPTION | ISO provides a unique two-letter code for each country listed, as well as a three-digit numeric code which is intended as an alternative for all applications that need to be independent of the alphabet. |
| LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS | UN/LOCODE |
| USAGE | This code is used as one element in the combined location code in chapter 2.4 of this Annex. |
| MEDIA THROUGH WHICH AVAILABLE | UNECE http://www.unece.org/cefact/locode/welcome.html European Reference Data Management Service (ERDMS) operated by the European Commission. |
| LANGUAGES | English |
| ADDRESS OF RESPONSIBLE AGENCY | http://www.unece.org/cefact |
| REMARKS | See chapter 2.4 of this Annex for the combination of the alpha country code with the location code. |
| Example | |
| BE | Belgium |
| Usage in the implementation manuals | ERINOT Message: |
| TDT/C222/8453 | |
| NAD(1)/3207 | |
| NAD(2)/3207 | |
| ERIRSP Message | |
| NAD(1)/3207 |