The radiocommunication division of the International Telecommunication Union uses the following letter codes to identify its member countries. Eight countries are assigned single-letter codes (
B, 
D, 
E, 
F, 
G, 
I, 
J, 
S), while the rest have codes three letters in length.
| Code | Country |
|---|---|
| A | |
| AFG |  Afghanistan
|
| AFS |  South Africa (Republic of)
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| AGL |  Angola (Republic of)
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| ALB |  Albania (Republic of)
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| ALG |  Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of)
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| AND |  Andorra (Principality of)
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| ARG |  Argentine Republic
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| ARM |  Armenia (Republic of)
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| ARS |  Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of)
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| ATG |  Antigua and Barbuda
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| AUS |  Australia
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| AUT |  Austria
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| AZE |  Azerbaijan (Republic of)
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| B | |
| B | Brazil (Federative Republic of)
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| BAH |  Bahamas (Commonwealth of the)
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| BDI |  Burundi (Republic of)
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| BEL |  Belgium
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| BEN |  Benin (Republic of)
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| BFA |  Burkina Faso
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| BGD |  Bangladesh (People's Republic of)
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| BHR |  Bahrain (Kingdom of)
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| BIH |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| BLR |  Belarus (Republic of)
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| BLZ |  Belize
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| BOL |  Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
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| BOT |  Botswana (Republic of)
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| BRB |  Barbados
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| BRM |  Myanmar (Union of)
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| BRU |  Brunei Darussalam
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| BTN |  Bhutan (Kingdom of)
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| BUL |  Bulgaria (Republic of)
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| C | |
| CAF |  Central African Republic
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| CAN |  Canada
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| CBG |  Cambodia (Kingdom of)
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| CHL |  Chile
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| CHN |  China (People's Republic of)
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| CLM |  Colombia (Republic of)
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| CLN |  Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of)
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| CME |  Cameroon (Republic of)
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| COD |  Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| COG |  Congo (Republic of the)
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| COM |  Comoros (Union of the)
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| CPV |  Cabo Verde (Republic of)
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| CTI |  Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of)
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| CTR |  Costa Rica
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| CUB |  Cuba
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| CVA |  Vatican City
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| CYP |  Cyprus (Republic of)
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| CZE |  Czech Republic
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| D | |
| D | Germany (Federal Republic of)
|
| DJI |  Djibouti (Republic of)
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| DMA |  Dominica (Commonwealth of)
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| DNK |  Denmark
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| DOM |  Dominican Republic
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| E | |
| E | Spain
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| EGY |  Egypt (Arab Republic of)
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| EQA |  Ecuador
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| ERI |  Eritrea
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| EST |  Estonia (Republic of)
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| ETH |  Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of)
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| F | |
| F | France
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| FIN |  Finland
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| FJI |  Fiji (Republic of)
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| FSM |  Micronesia (Federated States of)
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| G | |
| G | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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| GAB |  Gabon
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| GEO |  Georgia
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| GHA |  Ghana
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| GMB |  Gambia (Republic of the)
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| GNB |  Guinea-Bissau (Republic of)
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| GNE |  Equatorial Guinea (Republic of)
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| GRC |  Greece
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| GRD |  Grenada
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| GTM |  Guatemala (Republic of)
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| GUI |  Guinea (Republic of)
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| GUY |  Guyana
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| H | |
| HND |  Honduras (Republic of)
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| HNG |  Hungary
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| HOL |  Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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| HRV |  Croatia (Republic of)
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| HTI |  Haiti (Republic of)
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| I | |
| I | Italy
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| IND |  India (Republic of)
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| INS |  Indonesia (Republic of)
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| IRL |  Ireland
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| IRN |  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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| IRQ |  Iraq (Republic of)
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| ISL |  Iceland
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| ISR |  Israel (State of)
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| J | |
| J | Japan
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| JMC |  Jamaica
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| JOR |  Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of)
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| K | |
| KAZ |  Kazakhstan (Republic of)
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| KEN |  Kenya (Republic of)
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| KGZ |  Kyrgyz Republic
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| KIR |  Kiribati (Republic of)
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| KNA |  Saint Kitts and Nevis (Federation of)
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| KOR |  Korea (Republic of)
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| KRE |  Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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| KWT |  Kuwait (State of)
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| L | |
| LAO |  Lao People's Democratic Republic
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| LBN |  Lebanon
|
| LBR |  Liberia (Republic of)
|
| LBY |  Libya (State of)
|
| LCA |  Saint Lucia
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| LIE |  Liechtenstein (Principality of)
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| LSO |  Lesotho (Kingdom of)
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| LTU |  Lithuania (Republic of)
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| LUX |  Luxembourg
|
| LVA |  Latvia (Republic of)
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| M | |
| MAU |  Mauritius (Republic of)
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| MCO |  Monaco (Principality of)
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| MDA |  Moldova (Republic of)
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| MDG |  Madagascar (Republic of)
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| MEX |  Mexico
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| MHL |  Marshall Islands (Republic of the)
|
| MKD |  North Macedonia (Republic of)
|
| MLA |  Malaysia
|
| MLD |  Maldives (Republic of)
|
| MLI |  Mali (Republic of)
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| MLT |  Malta
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| MNE |  Montenegro
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| MNG |  Mongolia
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| MOZ |  Mozambique (Republic of)
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| MRC |  Morocco (Kingdom of)
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| MTN |  Mauritania (Islamic Republic of)
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| MWI |  Malawi
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| N | |
| NCG |  Nicaragua
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| NGR |  Niger (Republic of the)
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| NIG |  Nigeria (Federal Republic of)
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| NMB |  Namibia (Republic of)
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| NOR |  Norway
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| NPL |  Nepal (Federal Democratic Republic of)
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| NRU |  Nauru (Republic of)
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| NZL |  New Zealand
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| O | |
| OMA |  Oman (Sultanate of)
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| P | |
| PAK |  Pakistan (Islamic Republic of)
|
| PHL |  Philippines (Republic of the)
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| PNG |  Papua New Guinea
|
| PNR |  Panama (Republic of)
|
| POL |  Poland (Republic of)
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| POR |  Portugal
|
| PRG |  Paraguay (Republic of)
|
| PRU |  Peru
|
| Q | |
| QAT |  Qatar (State of)
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| R | |
| ROU |  Romania
|
| RRW |  Rwanda (Republic of)
|
| RUS |  Russian Federation
|
| S | |
| S | Sweden
|
| SDN |  Sudan (Republic of the)
|
| SEN |  Senegal (Republic of)
|
| SEY |  Seychelles (Republic of)
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| SLM |  Solomon Islands
|
| SLV |  El Salvador (Republic of)
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| SMO |  Samoa (Independent State of)
|
| SMR |  San Marino (Republic of)
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| SNG |  Singapore (Republic of)
|
| SOM |  Somalia (Federal Republic of)
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| SRB |  Serbia (Republic of)
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| SRL |  Sierra Leone
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| SSD |  South Sudan (Republic of)
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| STP |  Sao Tome and Principe (Democratic Republic of)
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| SUI |  Switzerland (Confederation of)
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| SUR |  Suriname (Republic of)
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| SVK |  Slovak Republic
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| SVN |  Slovenia (Republic of)
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| SWZ |  Eswatini (Kingdom of)
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| SYR |  Syrian Arab Republic
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| T | |
| TCD |  Chad (Republic of)
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| TGO |  Togolese Republic
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| THA |  Thailand
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| TJK |  Tajikistan (Republic of)
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| TKM |  Turkmenistan
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| TLS |  Timor-Leste (Democratic Republic of)
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| TON |  Tonga (Kingdom of)
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| TRD |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| TUN |  Tunisia
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| TUR |  Republic of Türkiye
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| TUV |  Tuvalu
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| TZA |  Tanzania (United Republic of)
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| U | |
| UAE |  United Arab Emirates
|
| UGA |  Uganda (Republic of)
|
| UKR |  Ukraine
|
| URG |  Uruguay (Eastern Republic of)
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| USA |  United States of America
|
| UZB |  Uzbekistan (Republic of)
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| V | |
| VCT |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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| VEN |  Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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| VTN |  Vietnam (Socialist Republic of)
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| VUT |  Vanuatu (Republic of)
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| W | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| YEM |  Yemen (Republic of)
|
| Z | |
| ZMB |  Zambia (Republic of)
|
| ZWE |  Zimbabwe (Republic of)
|
The ITU also designates the following codes for other areas around the world that are not member states.
| Code | Area |
|---|---|
| A | |
| ABW |  Aruba
|
| AIA |  Anguilla
|
| ALS |  Alaska (State of)
|
| AMS |  Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands
|
| AOE | / Western Sahara
|
| ASC |  Ascension Island
|
| ATA |  Antarctic
|
| AZR |  Azores
|
| B | |
| BER |  Bermuda
|
| BIO |  Chagos Islands (Indian Ocean)
|
| BLM | Saint Barthélemy (French Department of)
|
| BVT | Bouvet Island
|
| C | |
| CG7 | CUB(Guantanamo) (7). |
| CHR |  Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
|
| CKH |  Cook Islands
|
| CNR |  Canary Islands
|
| CPT | Clipperton Island
|
| CRO | Crozet Archipelago
|
| CYM |  Cayman Islands
|
| D | |
| DGA | Diego Garcia
|
| E | |
| F | |
| FLK |  Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
|
| FRO |  Faroe Islands
|
| G | |
| GCA | United Kingdom (Non-metropolitan) – Region 1
|
| GCC | United Kingdom – Region 3
|
| GIB |  Gibraltar
|
| GRL |  Greenland
|
| GUF | Guiana (French Department of)
|
| GUM |  Guam
|
| H | |
| HKG |  Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
|
| HMD | Heard and McDonald Islands
|
| HWA |  Hawaii (State of)
|
| HWL | Howland Island
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| I | |
| ICO |  Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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| J | |
| JAR | Jarvis Island
|
| JON | Johnston Island
|
| K | |
| KER | Kerguelen Islands
|
| L | |
| M | |
| MAC |  Macau (Special Administrative Region of China)
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| MDR |  Madeira
|
| MDW | Midway Islands
|
| MRA |  Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the)
|
| MRN | Marion Island
|
| MRT |  Martinique (French Department of)
|
| MSR |  Montserrat
|
| MYT | Mayotte (Territorial Collectivity of)
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| N | |
| NCL | New Caledonia
|
| NFK |  Norfolk Island
|
| NIU |  Niue
|
| O | |
| OCE |  French Polynesia
|
| P | |
| PAQ |  Easter Island
|
| PHX | Phoenix Islands
|
| PLM | Palmyra Island
|
| PLW |  Palau (Republic of)
|
| PTC |  Pitcairn Island
|
| PTR |  Puerto Rico
|
| Q | |
| R | |
| REU | Reunion (French Department of)
|
| ROD | Rodrigues
|
| S | |
| SCG | ex  Serbia and Montenegro → SRB, MNE
|
| SHN |  Saint Helena
|
| SMA |  American Samoa
|
| SPM | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial Collectivity of)
|
| SWN | Swan Islands
|
| SXM |  Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
|
| T | |
| TCA |  Turks and Caicos Islands
|
| TKL |  Tokelau
|
| TRC |  Tristan da Cunha
|
| U | |
| V | |
| VIR |  United States Virgin Islands
|
| VRG |  British Virgin Islands
|
| W | |
| WAK | Wake Island
|
| WAL | Wallis and Futuna Islands
|
| X | |
| XAA | shared throughout the world |
| XAX | shared by several countries, but in a restricted area of the world |
| XBR | special use |
| XBY | / Abyei area
|
| XCQ | ex Caroline Islands → FSM + PLW |
| XCS | ex TCH Czechoslovakia → CZE + SVK
|
| XGZ |  Gaza Strip
|
| XMM | inter-ship communications |
| XOA | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| XR1 | Region 1 (RR 5.3) |
| XR2 | Region 2 (RR 5.4) |
| XR3 | Region 3 (RR 5.5) |
| XRY | Antarctic Region (RR AP 26/5.2)
|
| XSC | ex SCG Serbia and Montenegro
|
| XSD | ex Republic of the Sudan before 14 July 2011 → SDN + SSD |
| XSP | Spratly Islands |
| XSU | ex URS  Soviet Union → RUS + …
|
| XUN |  United Nations
|
| XWB | West Bank
|
| XWM | World Meteorological Organization
|
| XYU | ex YUG  Yugoslavia → SCG… + HRV + BIH + SVN
|
| XYZ | pending further developments regarding the administration responsible |
| XZZ | administrative status is subject to special arrangements |
| Y | |
| Z | |
References
- List of ITU member
- List of all geographical area designations
- List of symbols designating certain International Organizations
- List of symbols indicating a special administrative status
- List of special regional designations
- as defined in Appendix 26 to the Radio Regulations, Geneva, 1959; (7) means "USA stations"
- List of States not Member of the ITU but Member of the UN