HTML ISO Country Codes Reference

ISO Country Codes

The purpose of this article is to discuss HTML ISO Country Codes Reference. When using the lang attribute in HTML, country codes can be added to the language code.

Web pages are translated into their native language by the first two characters of the language code (see the Language Code Reference).

When we talk about ISO Country Codes then, Country names are defined by the two characters as shown in example image below:

ISO Country Codes

Flag	Country	ISO Code
	AFGHANISTAN	AF
	ALBANIA	AL
	ALGERIA	DZ
	ANDORRA	AD
	AMERICAN SAMOA	AS
	ANGOLA	AO
	ANTARCTICA	AQ
	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	AG
	ARGENTINA	AR
	ARMENIA	AM
	ARUBA	AW
	AUSTRALIA	AU
	AUSTRIA	AT
	AZERBAIJAN	AZ
	BAHAMAS	BS
	BANGLADESH	BD
	BAHRAIN	BH
	BARBADOS	BB
	BELARUS	BY
	BELGIUM	BE
	BELIZE	BZ
	BENIN	BJ
	BERMUDA	BM
	BHUTAN	BT
	BOLIVIA	BO
	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	BA
	BOTSWANA	BW
	BOUVET ISLAND	BV
	BRAZIL	BR
	BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY	IO
	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	BN
	BULGARIA	BG
	BURKINA FASO	BF
	BURUNDI	BI
	CAMBODIA	KH
	CAMEROON	CM
	CANADA	CA
	CAPE VERDE	CV
	CAYMAN ISLANDS	KY
	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	CF
	CHAD	TD
	CHILE	CL
	CHINA	CN
	CHRISTMAS ISLAND	CX
	COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS	CC
	COLOMBIA	CO
	COMOROS	KM
	CONGO	CG
	CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE	CD
	COOK ISLANDS	CK
	COSTA RICA	CR
	CÔTE D’IVOIRE	CI
	CROATIA	HR
	CYPRUS	CY
	CUBA	CU
	CZECH REPUBLIC	CZ
	DENMARK	DK
	DJIBOUTI	DJ
	DOMINICA	DM
	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	DO
	ECUADOR	EC
	EGYPT	EG
	EL SALVADOR	SV
	EQUATORIAL GUINEA	GQ
	ESTONIA	EE
	ERITREA	ER
	ETHIOPIA	ET
	FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)	FK
	FAROE ISLANDS	FO
	FINLAND	FI
	FIJI	FJ
	FRENCH GUIANA	GF
	FRANCE	FR
	FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES	TF
	FRENCH POLYNESIA	PF
	GABON	GA
	GAMBIA	GM
	GERMANY	DE
	GEORGIA	GE
	GHANA	GH
	GIBRALTAR	GI
	GREECE	GR
	GREENLAND	GL
	GRENADA	GD
	GUADELOUPE	GP
	GUAM	GU
	GUATEMALA	GT
	GUINEA	GN
	GUINEA-BISSAU	GW
	GUYANA	GY
	HAITI	HT
	HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS	HM
	HONDURAS	HN
	HONG KONG	HK
	HUNGARY	HU
	ICELAND	IS
	INDONESIA	ID
	INDIA	IN
	IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF	IR
	IRAQ	IQ
	IRELAND	IE
	ISRAEL	IL
	ITALY	IT
	JAMAICA	JM
	JAPAN	JP
	JORDAN	JO
	KAZAKHSTAN	KZ
	KENYA	KE
	KIRIBATI	KI
	KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF	KP
	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	KR
	KUWAIT	KW
	KYRGYZSTAN	KG
	LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (LAOS)	LA
	LATVIA	LV
	LEBANON	LB
	LESOTHO	LS
	LIBERIA	LR
	LIBYA, STATE OF	LY
	LIECHTENSTEIN	LI
	LITHUANIA	LT
	LUXEMBOURG	LU
	MACAO	MO
	MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF	MK
	MADAGASCAR	MG
	MALAWI	MW
	MALAYSIA	MY
	MALDIVES	MV
	MALTA	MT
	MALI	ML
	MARSHALL ISLANDS	MH
	MAURITANIA	MR
	MARTINIQUE	MQ
	MAURITIUS	MU
	MAYOTTE	YT
	MEXICO	MX
	MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF	FM
	MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF	MD
	MONACO	MC
	MONGOLIA	MN
	MONTENEGRO	ME
	MONTSERRAT	MS
	MOROCCO	MA
	MOZAMBIQUE	MZ
	MYANMAR	MM
	NAMIBIA	NA
	NAURU	NR
	NEPAL, FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF	NP
	NETHERLANDS	NL
	NETHERLANDS ANTILLES	AN
	NEW CALEDONIA	NC
	NEW ZEALAND	NZ
	NICARAGUA	NI
	NIGER	NE
	NIGERIA	NG
	NIUE	NU
	NORFOLK ISLAND	NF
	NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS	MP
	OMAN	OM
	NORWAY	NO
	PAKISTAN	PK
	PALAU	PW
	PALESTINE, STATE OF	PS
	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	PG
	PANAMA	PA
	PARAGUAY	PY
	PERU	PE
	PITCAIRN	PN
	PHILIPPINES	PH
	PORTUGAL	PT
	POLAND	PL
	PUERTO RICO	PR
	QATAR	QA
	RÉUNION	RE
	ROMANIA	RO
	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	RU
	RWANDA	RW
	SAINT HELENA	SH
	SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS	KN
	SAINT LUCIA	LC
	SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON	PM
	SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	VC
	SAMOA	WS
	SAN MARINO	SM
	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	ST
	SAUDI ARABIA	SA
	SENEGAL	SN
	SERBIA	RS
	SEYCHELLES	SC
	SIERRA LEONE	SL
	SINGAPORE	SG
	SLOVAKIA	SK
	SLOVENIA	SI
	SOLOMON ISLANDS	SB
	SOMALIA	SO
	SOUTH AFRICA	ZA
	SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS	GS
	SOUTH SUDAN	SS
	SPAIN	ES
	SRI LANKA	LK
	SUDAN	SD
	SURINAME	SR
	SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN	SJ
	SWAZILAND ( ESWATINI )	SZ
	SWEDEN	SE
	SWITZERLAND	CH
	SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC	SY
	TAIWAN	TW
	TAJIKISTAN	TJ
	TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF	TZ
	THAILAND	TH
	TIMOR-LESTE	TL
	TOGO	TG
	TOKELAU	TK
	TONGA	TO
	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	TT
	TUNISIA	TN
	TURKEY	TR
	TURKMENISTAN	TM
	TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS	TC
	TUVALU	TV
	UGANDA	UG
	UKRAINE	UA
	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	AE
	UNITED KINGDOM	GB
	UNITED STATES	US
	UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS	UM
	URUGUAY	UY
	UZBEKISTAN	UZ
	VANUATU	VU
	VENEZUELA	VE
	VIET NAM	VN
	VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH	VG
	VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.	VI
	WALLIS AND FUTUNA	WF
	WESTERN SAHARA	EH
	YEMEN	YE
	ZAMBIA	ZM
	ZIMBABWE	ZW

HTML ISO Country Codes Reference Advantages

Benefits of using HTML ISO country codes reference are:

1. Consistent Country Referencing: The use of ISO country codes in HTML provides a consistent and standardized way to reference countries, irrespective of language or variations in country names.
2. Improved Accessibility: ISO country codes are universally recognized and utilized, enabling users with disabilities or non-native speakers to better understand the content.
3. Enhanced Internationalization: ISO country codes can be incorporated into websites targeting a global audience, providing a standardized and widely recognized way of referring to countries.
4. Improved Search Engine Optimization: Incorporating ISO country codes in HTML can improve search engine optimization as it makes it easier for search engines to recognize the country references, resulting in more relevant search results.
5. Streamlined Data Processing: The use of ISO country codes in data processing and analysis can simplify data sorting and organization by country.