Rows in blue are not present in ISO 3166-2 . Rows in yellow are different from ISO 3166-2. Codes AA, QM to QY, XA to XM, XO to XT, XW, XY, XZ and ZZ are available for individual or provisional use.
English country/organization short name
WIPO
ISO 3166-2
Afghanistan
AF
AF
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)
OA
N/A
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
AP
N/A
Albania
AL
AL
Algeria
DZ
DZ
Andorra
AD
AD
Angola
AO
AO
Anguilla
AI
AI
Antigua and Barbuda
AG
AG
Argentina
AR
AR
Armenia
AM
AM
Aruba
AW
AW
Australia
AU
AU
Austria
AT
AT
Azerbaijan
AZ
AZ
Bahamas
BS
BS
Bahrain
BH
BH
Bangladesh
BD
BD
Barbados
BB
BB
Belarus
BY
BY
Belgium
BE
BE
Belize
BZ
BZ
Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP)
BX
N/A
Benin
BJ
BJ
Bermuda
BM
BM
Bhutan
BT
BT
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
BO
BO
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
BQ
BQ
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BA
BA
Botswana
BW
BW
Bouvet Island
BV
BV
Brazil
BR
BR
Brunei Darussalam
BN
BN
Bulgaria
BG
BG
Burkina Faso
BF
BF
Burundi
BI
BI
Cambodia
KH
KH
Cameroon
CM
CM
Canada
CA
CA
Cape Verde
CV
CV
Cayman Islands
KY
KY
Central African Republic
CF
CF
Chad
TD
TD
Chile
CL
CL
China
CN
CN
Community Plant Variety Office of the European Union
QZ
N/A
Colombia
CO
CO
Comoros
KM
KM
Congo
CG
CG
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
CD
CD
Cook Islands
CK
CK
Costa Rica
CR
CR
Côte d'Ivoire CI
CI
Croatia
HR
HR
Cuba
CU
CU
Curaçao
CW
CW
Cyprus
CY
CY
Czech Republic
CZ
CZ
Denmark
DK
DK
Djibouti
DJ
DJ
Dominica
DM
DM
Dominican Republic
DO
DO
Ecuador
EC
EC
Egypt
EG
EG
El Salvador
SV
SV
Equatorial Guinea
GQ
GQ
Eritrea
ER
ER
Estonia
EE
EE
Ethiopia
ET
ET
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
EA
N/A
European Patent Office (EPO)
EP
N/A
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
FK
FK
Faroe Islands
FO
FO
Fiji
FJ
FJ
Finland
FI
FI
France
FR
FR
Gabon
GA
GA
Gambia
GM
GM
Georgia
GE
GE
Germany
DE
DE
Ghana
GH
GH
Gibraltar
GI
GI
Greece
GR
GR
Greenland
GL
GL
Grenada
GD
GD
Guatemala
GT
GT
Guernsey
GG
GG
Guinea
GN
GN
Guinea-Bissau
GW
GW
Guyana
GY
GY
Haiti
HT
HT
Holy See (Vatican City State)
VA
VA
Honduras
HN
HN
Hong Kong , Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
HK
HK
Hungary
HU
HU
Iceland
IS
IS
India
IN
IN
Indonesia
ID
ID
International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization
IB, WO
N/A
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
XU
N/A
Iran, Islamic Republic of
IR
IR
Iraq
IQ
IQ
Ireland
IE
IE
Isle of Man
IM
IM
Israel
IL
IL
Italy
IT
IT
Jamaica
JM
JM
Japan
JP
JP
Jersey
JE
JE
Jordan
JO
JO
Kazakhstan
KZ
KZ
Kenya
KE
KE
Kiribati
KI
KI
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
KP
KP
Korea, Republic of
KR
KR
Kuwait
KW
KW
Kyrgyzstan
KG
KG
Lao People's Democratic Republic
LA
LA
Latvia
LV
LV
Lebanon
LB
LB
Lesotho
LS
LS
Liberia
LR
LR
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
LY
LY
Liechtenstein
LI
LI
Lithuania
LT
LT
Luxembourg
LU
LU
Macao
MO
MO
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
MK
MK
Madagascar
MG
MG
Malawi
MW
MW
Malaysia
MY
MY
Maldives
MV
MV
Mali
ML
ML
Malta
MT
MT
Mauritania
MR
MR
Mauritius
MU
MU
Mexico
MX
MX
Moldova, Republic of
MD
MD
Monaco
MC
MC
Mongolia
MN
MN
Montenegro
ME
ME
Montserrat
MS
MS
Morocco
MA
MA
Mozambique
MZ
MZ
Myanmar
MM
MM
Namibia
NA
NA
Nauru
NR
NR
Nepal
NP
NP
Netherlands
NL
NL
New Zealand
NZ
NZ
Nicaragua
NI
NI
Niger
NE
NE
Nigeria
NG
NG
Nordic Patent Institute (NPI)
XN
N/A
Northern Mariana Islands
MP
MP
Norway
NO
NO
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
EM
N/A
Oman
OM
OM
Pakistan
PK
PK
Palau
PW
PW
Panama
PA
PA
Papua New Guinea
PG
PG
Paraguay
PY
PY
Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for (GCC)
GC
N/A
Peru
PE
PE
Philippines
PH
PH
Poland
PL
PL
Portugal
PT
PT
Qatar
QA
QA
Romania
RO
RO
Russian Federation
RU
RU
Rwanda
RW
RW
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
SH
SH
Saint Kitts and Nevis
KN
KN
Saint Lucia
LC
LC
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VC
VC
Samoa
WS
WS
San Marino
SM
SM
Sao Tome and Principe
ST
ST
Saudi Arabia
SA
SA
Senegal
SN
SN
Serbia
RS
RS
Seychelles
SC
SC
Sierra Leone
SL
SL
Singapore
SG
SG
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
SX
SX
Slovakia
SK
SK
Slovenia
SI
SI
Solomon Islands
SB
SB
Somalia
SO
SO
South Africa
ZA
ZA
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
GS
GS
South Sudan
SS
SS
Spain
ES
ES
Sri Lanka
LK
LK
Sudan
SD
SD
Suriname
SR
SR
Swaziland
SZ
SZ
Sweden
SE
SE
Switzerland
CH
CH
Syrian Arab Republic
SY
SY
Taiwan, Province of China
TW
TW
Tajikistan
TJ
TJ
Tanzania, United Republic of
TZ
TZ
Thailand
TH
TH
Timor-Leste
TL
TL
Togo
TG
TG
Tonga
TO
TO
Trinidad and Tobago
TT
TT
Tunisia
TN
TN
Turkey
TR
TR
Turkmenistan
TM
TM
Turks and Caicos Islands
TC
TC
Tuvalu
TV
TV
Uganda
UG
UG
Ukraine
UA
UA
United Arab Emirates
AE
AE
United Kingdom
GB
GB
United States
US
US
Uruguay
UY
UY
Uzbekistan
UZ
UZ
Vanuatu
VU
VU
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
VE
VE
Viet Nam
VN
VN
Virgin Islands, British
VG
VG
Visegrad Patent Institute (VPI)
XV
N/A
Western Sahara
EH
EH
Yemen
YE
YE
Zambia
ZM
ZM
Zimbabwe
ZW
ZW
Unknown states, other entities or organizations
XX
N/A
This article incorporates material that is free to use or reproduce from the World Intellectual Property Organization document "WIPO ST.3".