Monday, July 16, 2007

Internet Country Codes

In addition to the more common internet extensions such as .COM, .ORG, there are a whole series of other codes that represent each country or territory in the world. Some of these, such as .US for United States, can only be used by sites that have a presence in that country (del.icio.us the social networking site uses the .us creatively make its spelling the same as the word delicious other country codes can be used by anyone . Some of the more popular ones, because the extension implies something other than the country are:

.pw for Palu but implies Personal Website

.tv for Tuvalu but implies Television

.ws for Western Samoa but implies Web Site

Each of the above is a sovereign nation but their country codes are becoming more common as the code represents something else in most people's minds.

Below is a list of country codes in alphabetical order by country or territory. For a more complete explanation of country codes and their history and use please see my article on this entitled Cyber Geography - Internet Country Codes Explained







Country or Territory

Afghanistan
Aland Islands
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Ascension Island
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Republic of
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia/Hrvatska
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
European Union
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard and McDonald Islands
Holy See (Vatican City State)
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of .
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova, Republic of
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Island
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion Island
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Soviet Union (being phased out)
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Western Sahara
Yemen
Yugoslavia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Country Code

.af
.ax
.al
.dz
.as
.ad
.ao
.ai
.aq
.ag
.ar
.am
.aw
.ac
.au
.at
.az
.bs
.bh
.bd
.bb
.by
.be
.bz
.bj
.bm
.bt
.bo
.ba
.bw
.bv
.br
.io
.bn
.bg
.bf
.bi
.kh
.cm
.ca
.cv
.ky
.cf
.td
.cl
.cn
.cx
.cc
.co
.km
.cg
.cd
.ck
.cr
.ci
.hr
.cu
.cy
.cz
.dk
.dj
.dm
.do
.tp
.ec
.eg
.sv
.gq
.er
.ee
.et
.eu
.fk
.fo
.fj
.fi
.fr
.gf
.pf
.tf
.ga
.gm
.ge
.de
.gh
.gi
.gr
gl –
.gd
.gp
.gu
.gt
.gg
.gn
.gw
.gy
.ht
.hm
.va
.hn
.hk
.hu
.is
.in
.id
.ir
.iq
.ie
.im
.il
.it
.jm
.jp
.je
.jo
.kz
.ke
.ki
.kp
.kr
.kw
.kg
.la
.lv
.lb
.ls
.lr
.ly
.li
.lt
.lu
.mo
.mk
.mg
.mw
.my
.mv
.ml
.mt
.mh
.mq
.mr
.mu
.yt
.mx
.fm
.md
.mc
.mn
.me
.ms
.ma
.mz
.mm
.na
.nl
.an
.nc
.nz
.ni
.ne
.ng
.nf
.mp
.no
.om
.pk
.pw
.ps
.pa
.pg
.py
.pe
.ph
.pn
.pl
.pt
.pr
.qa
.re
.ro
.ru
.rw
.sh
.kn
.lc
.pm
.vc
.ws
.sm
.st
.sa
.sn
.rs
.sc
.sl
.sg
.sk
.si
.sb
.so
.za
.gs
.su
.es
.lk
.sd
.sr
.sj
.sz
.se
.ch
.sy
.tw
.tj
.tz
.th
.tl
.tg
.tk
.to
.tt
.tn
.tr
.tm
.tc
.tv
.ug
.ua
.ae
.gb
.uk
.us
.um
.uy
.uz
.vu
.ve
.vn
.vg
.vi
.wf
.eh
.ye
.yu
.zm
.zw