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This field is a part of [[Release Event|ReleaseEvent]] and described in which country was the album released. The list includes countries from [[WikiPedia:ISO_3166-1|ISO 3166-1]], historical countries from [[WikiPedia:ISO_3166-3|ISO 3166-3]] and special purpose entries like ''Worldwide'' or ''Unknown Country''.
This field is a part of [[Release Event|ReleaseEvent]] and describes the country in which an album was released. The list includes countries from [[WikiPedia:ISO_3166-1|ISO 3166-1]], some important historical countries from [[WikiPedia:ISO_3166-3|ISO 3166-3]], and special purpose entries ''[Worldwide]'', ''Europe'', and ''[Unknown Country]''. The codes listed in the first column are 3166-1 codes; for historical countries and special purpose entries, reserved codes are used (and marked in ''italics'') rather than the four-character 3166-3 codes.
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| CY || Cyprus ||
| CY || Cyprus ||
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| XC || Czechoslovakia || Historical, October 1918 - January 1992
| ''XC'' || Czechoslovakia || Historical, October 1918 - January 1992 (3166-3 CSHH)
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| CZ || Czech Republic ||
| CZ || Czech Republic ||
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| DO || Dominican Republic ||
| DO || Dominican Republic ||
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| XG || East Germany || Historical, 1949 - 1990
| ''XG'' || East Germany || Historical, 1949 - 1990 (3166-3 DDDE)
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| EC || Ecuador ||
| EC || Ecuador ||
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| ET || Ethiopia ||
| ET || Ethiopia ||
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| XE || Europe ||
| ''XE'' || Europe || for European releases where specific country unknown
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| FK || Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ||
| FK || Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ||
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| RS || Serbia || ''not in the list yet''
| RS || Serbia || ''not in the list yet''
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| CS || Serbia and Montenegro || Historical, February 2003 - June 2006
| ''CS'' || Serbia and Montenegro || Historical, February 2003 - June 2006 (3166-3 CSXX)
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| SC || Seychelles ||
| SC || Seychelles ||
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| GS || South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands || ''not in the list yet''
| GS || South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands || ''not in the list yet''
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| SU || Soviet Union || Historical, 1922 - 1991
| ''SU'' || Soviet Union || Historical, 1922 - 1991 (3166-3 SUHH)
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| ES || Spain ||
| ES || Spain ||
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| UM || United States Minor Outlying Islands ||
| UM || United States Minor Outlying Islands ||
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| XU || [Unknown Country] ||
| ''XU'' || [Unknown Country] ||
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| UY || Uruguay ||
| UY || Uruguay ||
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| EH || Western Sahara ||
| EH || Western Sahara ||
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| XW || [Worldwide] ||
| ''XW'' || [Worldwide] ||
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| YE || Yemen ||
| YE || Yemen ||
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| YU || Yugoslavia || Historical, 1918 - 1992
| ''YU'' || Yugoslavia || Historical, 1918 - 1992 (3166-3 YUCS)
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| ZM || Zambia ||
| ZM || Zambia ||

Revision as of 14:58, 2 April 2007

This field is a part of ReleaseEvent and describes the country in which an album was released. The list includes countries from ISO 3166-1, some important historical countries from ISO 3166-3, and special purpose entries [Worldwide], Europe, and [Unknown Country]. The codes listed in the first column are 3166-1 codes; for historical countries and special purpose entries, reserved codes are used (and marked in italics) rather than the four-character 3166-3 codes.

ISO Code Name Additional Info
AF Afghanistan
AX Åland Islands not in the list yet
AL Albania
DZ Algeria
AS American Samoa
AD Andorra
AO Angola
AI Anguilla
AQ Antarctica
AG Antigua and Barbuda
AR Argentina
AM Armenia
AW Aruba
AU Australia
AT Austria
AZ Azerbaijan
BS Bahamas
BH Bahrain
BD Bangladesh
BB Barbados
BY Belarus
BE Belgium
BZ Belize
BJ Benin
BM Bermuda
BT Bhutan
BO Bolivia
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina
BW Botswana
BV Bouvet Island
BR Brazil
IO British Indian Ocean Territory
BN Brunei Darussalam
BG Bulgaria
BF Burkina Faso
BI Burundi
KH Cambodia
CM Cameroon
CA Canada
CV Cape Verde
KY Cayman Islands
CF Central African Republic
TD Chad
CL Chile
CN China
CX Christmas Island
CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands
CO Colombia
KM Comoros
CG Congo
CD Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
CK Cook Islands
CR Costa Rica
CI Cote d'Ivoire
HR Croatia
CU Cuba
CY Cyprus
XC Czechoslovakia Historical, October 1918 - January 1992 (3166-3 CSHH)
CZ Czech Republic
DK Denmark
DJ Djibouti
DM Dominica
DO Dominican Republic
XG East Germany Historical, 1949 - 1990 (3166-3 DDDE)
EC Ecuador
EG Egypt
SV El Salvador
GQ Equatorial Guinea
ER Eritrea
EE Estonia
ET Ethiopia
XE Europe for European releases where specific country unknown
FK Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
FO Faroe Islands
FJ Fiji
FI Finland
FR France
GF French Guiana
PF French Polynesia
TF French Southern Territories
GA Gabon
GM Gambia
GE Georgia
DE Germany
GH Ghana
GI Gibraltar
GR Greece
GL Greenland
GD Grenada
GP Guadeloupe
GU Guam
GT Guatemala
GG Guernsey not in the list yet
GN Guinea
GW Guinea-Bissau
GY Guyana
HT Haiti
HM Heard and Mc Donald Islands
HN Honduras
HK Hong Kong
HU Hungary
IS Iceland
IN India
ID Indonesia
IR Iran (Islamic Republic of)
IQ Iraq
IE Ireland
IM Isle of Man not in the list yet
IL Israel
IT Italy
JM Jamaica
JP Japan
JE Jersey not in the list yet
JO Jordan
KZ Kazakhstan
KE Kenya
KI Kiribati
KP Korea (North), Democratic People's Republic of
KR Korea (South), Republic of
KW Kuwait
KG Kyrgyzstan
LA Lao People's Democratic Republic
LV Latvia
LB Lebanon
LS Lesotho
LR Liberia
LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
LI Liechtenstein
LT Lithuania
LU Luxembourg
MO Macau
MK Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
MG Madagascar
MW Malawi
MY Malaysia
MV Maldives
ML Mali
MT Malta
MH Marshall Islands
MQ Martinique
MR Mauritania
MU Mauritius
YT Mayotte
MX Mexico
FM Micronesia, Federated States of
MD Moldova, Republic of
MC Monaco
MN Mongolia
ME Montenegro not in the list yet
MS Montserrat
MA Morocco
MZ Mozambique
MM Myanmar
NA Namibia
NR Nauru
NP Nepal
NL Netherlands
AN Netherlands Antilles
NC New Caledonia
NZ New Zealand
NI Nicaragua
NE Niger
NG Nigeria
NU Niue
NF Norfolk Island
MP Northern Mariana Islands
NO Norway
OM Oman
PK Pakistan
PW Palau
PS Palestinian Territory not in the list yet
PA Panama
PG Papua New Guinea
PY Paraguay
PE Peru
PH Philippines
PN Pitcairn
PL Poland
PT Portugal
PR Puerto Rico
QA Qatar
RE Reunion
RO Romania
RU Russian Federation
RW Rwanda
SH St. Helena should be renamed to Saint Helena
KN Saint Kitts and Nevis
LC Saint Lucia
PM St. Pierre and Miquelon should be renamed to Saint Pierre and Miquelon
VC Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
WS Samoa
SM San Marino
ST Sao Tome and Principe
SA Saudi Arabia
SN Senegal
RS Serbia not in the list yet
CS Serbia and Montenegro Historical, February 2003 - June 2006 (3166-3 CSXX)
SC Seychelles
SL Sierra Leone
SG Singapore
SK Slovakia
SI Slovenia
SB Solomon Islands
SO Somalia
ZA South Africa
GS South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands not in the list yet
SU Soviet Union Historical, 1922 - 1991 (3166-3 SUHH)
ES Spain
LK Sri Lanka
SD Sudan
SR Suriname
SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands rename to Svalbard and Jan Mayen
SZ Swaziland
SE Sweden
CH Switzerland
SY Syrian Arab Republic
TW Taiwan
TJ Tajikistan
TZ Tanzania, United Republic of
TH Thailand
TL East Timor should be renamed to Timor-Leste
TG Togo
TK Tokelau
TO Tonga
TT Trinidad and Tobago
TN Tunisia
TR Turkey
TM Turkmenistan
TC Turks and Caicos Islands
TV Tuvalu
UG Uganda
UA Ukraine
AE United Arab Emirates
GB United Kingdom
US United States
UM United States Minor Outlying Islands
XU [Unknown Country]
UY Uruguay
UZ Uzbekistan
VU Vanuatu
VA Vatican City State (Holy See)
VE Venezuela
VN Viet Nam
VG Virgin Islands (British)
VI Virgin Islands (U.S.)
WF Wallis and Futuna Islands
EH Western Sahara
XW [Worldwide]
YE Yemen
YU Yugoslavia Historical, 1918 - 1992 (3166-3 YUCS)
ZM Zambia
ZW Zimbabwe