EN ISO 3166-1:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 3166-1:2014
Kode za predstavljanje imen držav in njihovih podrejenih enot - 1. del: Kode držav
(ISO 3166-1:2020)
Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions - Part 1:
Country code (ISO 3166-1:2020)
Codes für die Namen von Ländern und deren Untereinheiten - Teil 1: Codes für
Ländernamen (ISO 3166-1:2020)
Codes pour la représentation des noms de pays et de leurs subdivisions - Partie 1:
Codes de pays (ISO 3166-1:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 3166-1:2020
ICS:
01.140.20 Informacijske vede Information sciences
01.140.30 Dokumenti v upravi, trgovini Documents in administration,
in industriji. commerce and industry
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 3166-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 01.140.30 Supersedes EN ISO 3166-1:2014
English Version
Codes for the representation of names of countries and
their subdivisions - Part 1: Country code (ISO 3166-
1:2020)
Codes pour la représentation des noms de pays et de Codes für die Namen von Ländern und deren
leurs subdivisions - Partie 1: Codes de pays (ISO 3166- Untereinheiten - Teil 1: Codes für Ländernamen (ISO
1:2020) 3166-1:2020)
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 3166-1:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46
"Information and documentation" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/SS F17
“Administrative documents” the secretariat of which is held by CCMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2021, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by March 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 3166-1:2014.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 3166-1:2020 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 3166-1:2020 without any
modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 3166-1
Fourth edition
2020-08
Codes for the representation of names
of countries and their subdivisions —
Part 1:
Country code
Codes pour la représentation des noms de pays et de leurs
subdivisions —
Partie 1: Codes de pays
Reference number
ISO 3166-1:2020(E)
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ISO 3166-1:2020(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principles for inclusion in the list of country names . 4
4.1 List . 4
4.2 Source of names . 4
4.3 Overlaps . 5
4.4 Current status of names . 5
4.5 Independent countries . 5
5 Principles for assigning code elements . 5
5.1 Code element formation . 5
5.2 Relationship with names . 5
5.3 Construction of the alpha-2 code . 5
5.4 Construction of the alpha-3 code . 6
5.5 Construction of the num-3 code . 6
5.6 Alternate algorithmic construction of the numeric code num-4 . 6
6 List of country names and their code elements . 6
6.1 Specification for use . 6
6.2 Content of the list . 7
6.3 Choice of language, romanization, character set . 7
7 Maintenance . 8
7.1 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA) . 8
7.2 Standard as a database — Change of paradigm . 8
7.3 Addition to the list of country names . 8
7.4 Deletion from the list of country names . 9
7.5 Alterations to country name or code element . 9
7.6 Reservation of country code elements . 9
7.6.1 Overview . 9
7.6.2 Period of non-assignment . 9
7.6.3 Period of non-use . 9
7.6.4 Exceptionally reserved code elements. 9
7.6.5 List of reserved code elements .10
8 Guidelines for users .10
8.1 Special provisions .10
8.2 Aggregations .10
8.3 User assigned code element .10
8.4 Advice regarding use of country code elements .10
Annex A (informative) Algorithm for numerical representation, num-4, of ISO 3166 alpha-2
country code elements .11
Annex B (informative) Conversion matrix for the numerical representation of ISO 3166
alpha-2 country code elements .12
Annex C (informative) Conversion table from alpha-2 country codes elements of ISO 3166
standard to num-3 code element of the UNSD .14
Annex D (informative) List of ISO 639 language codes, alpha-2 and alpha-3, used in
the ISO 3166 standard of country codes .16
ISO 3166-1:2020(E)
Annex E (normative) Alphabetical index of names from the list of country codes appearing
in the remarks, corresponding to "territory names", or forming the second
significant part of composite country names .
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