This is an ASCII list of all valid and obsolete country codes assigned for use in MARC 21 records.It is intended to meet the need for a simple list to support MARC system development and online validation of MARC codes. This listing does not include any usage guidelines, or cross reference information. This information is available in the printed MARC code list and the full web version, available at: www.loc.gov/marc/geoareas/
Discontinued codes are identified by a hyphen preceding the first letter in the code string.
a Asia a-af Afghanistan a-ai Armenia (Republic) a-aj Azerbaijan a-ba Bahrain a-bg Bangladesh a-bn Borneo a-br Burma a-bt Bhutan a-bx Brunei a-cb Cambodia a-cc China a-cc-an Anhui Sheng (China) a-cc-ch Zhejiang Sheng (China) a-cc-cq Chongqing (China) a-cc-fu Fujian Sheng (China) a-cc-ha Hainan Sheng (China) a-cc-he Heilongjiang Sheng (China) a-cc-hh Hubei Sheng (China) a-cc-hk Hong Kong (China : Special Administrative Region) a-cc-ho Henan Sheng (China) a-cc-hp Hebei Sheng (China) a-cc-hu Hunan Sheng (China) a-cc-im Inner Mongolia (China) a-cc-ka Gansu Sheng (China) a-cc-kc Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (China) a-cc-ki Jiangxi Sheng (China) a-cc-kn Guangdong Sheng (China) a-cc-kr Jilin Sheng (China) a-cc-ku Jiangsu Sheng (China) a-cc-kw Guizhou Sheng (China) a-cc-lp Liaoning Sheng (China) a-cc-mh Macao (China : Special Administrative Region) a-cc-nn Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu (China) a-cc-pe Beijing (China) a-cc-sh Shanxi Sheng (China) a-cc-sm Shanghai (China) a-cc-sp Shandong Sheng (China) a-cc-ss Shaanxi Sheng (China) a-cc-su Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) a-cc-sz Sichuan Sheng (China) a-cc-ti Tibet (China) a-cc-tn Tianjin (China) a-cc-ts Qinghai Sheng (China) a-cc-yu Yunnan Sheng (China) a-ccg Yangtze River (China) a-cck Kunlun Mountains (China and India) a-ccp Bo Hai (China) a-ccs Xi River (China) a-ccy Yellow River (China) a-ce Sri Lanka a-ch Taiwan a-cy Cyprus a-em East Timor a-gs Georgia (Republic) -a-hk Hong Kong a-ii India a-io Indonesia a-iq Iraq a-ir Iran a-is Israel a-ja Japan a-jo Jordan a-kg Kyrgyzstan a-kn Korea (North) a-ko Korea (South) a-kr Korea a-ku Kuwait a-kz Kazakhstan a-le Lebanon a-ls Laos -a-mh Macao a-mk Oman a-mp Mongolia a-my Malaysia a-np Nepal a-nw New Guinea -a-ok Okinawa a-ph Philippines a-pk Pakistan a-pp Papua New Guinea -a-pt Portuguese Timor a-qa Qatar a-si Singapore -a-sk Sikkim a-su Saudi Arabia a-sy Syria a-ta Tajikistan a-th Thailand a-tk Turkmenistan a-ts United Arab Emirates a-tu Turkey a-uz Uzbekistan -a-vn Viet Nam, North -a-vs Viet Nam, South a-vt Vietnam a-ye Yemen -a-ys Yemen (People's Democratic Republic) aa Amur River (China and Russia) ab Bengal, Bay of ac Asia, Central ae East Asia af Thailand, Gulf of ag Mekong River ah Himalaya Mountains ai Indochina ak Caspian Sea am Malaya an East China Sea ao South China Sea aopf Paracel Islands aoxp Spratly Islands ap Persian Gulf ar Arabian Peninsula as Asia, Southeastern at Tien Shan au Arabian Sea aw Middle East awba West Bank awgz Gaza Strip -awiu Israel-Syria Demilitarized Zones -awiw Israel-Jordan Demilitarized Zones -awiy Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone ay Yellow Sea az South Asia b Commonwealth countries c Intercontinental areas (Western Hemisphere) cc Caribbean Area; Caribbean Sea cl Latin America -cm Middle America -cr Circumcaribbean d Developing countries dd Developed countries e Europe e-aa Albania e-an Andorra e-au Austria e-be Belgium e-bn Bosnia and Hercegovina e-bu Bulgaria e-bw Belarus e-ci Croatia e-cs Czechoslovakia e-dk Denmark e-er Estonia e-fi Finland e-fr France e-ge Germany (East) e-gi Gibraltar e-gr Greece e-gw Germany (West) e-gx Germany e-hu Hungary e-ic Iceland e-ie Ireland e-it Italy e-lh Liechtenstein e-li Lithuania e-lu Luxembourg e-lv Latvia e-mc Monaco e-mm Malta e-mv Moldova e-ne Netherlands e-no Norway e-pl Poland e-po Portugal e-rm Romania e-ru Russia (Federation) e-sm San Marino e-sp Spain e-sw Sweden e-sz Switzerland e-uk Great Britain e-uk-en England e-uk-ni Northern Ireland e-uk-st Scotland e-uk-ui Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies e-uk-wl Wales e-un Ukraine e-ur Russia. Russian Empire. Soviet Union. Former Soviet republics -e-ur-ai Armenia (Republic) -e-ur-aj Azerbaijan -e-ur-bw Belarus -e-ur-er Estonia -e-ur-gs Georgia (Republic) -e-ur-kg Kyrgyzstan -e-ur-kz Kazakhstan -e-ur-li Lithuania -e-ur-lv Latvia -e-ur-mv Moldova -e-ur-ru Russia (Federation) -e-ur-ta Tajikistan -e-ur-tk Turkmenistan -e-ur-un Ukraine -e-ur-uz Uzbekistan e-urc Central Chernozem Region (Russia) e-ure Siberia, Eastern (Russia) e-urf Russian Far East (Russia) e-urk Caucasus -e-url Central Region, RSFSR e-urn Soviet Union, Northwestern -e-uro Soviet Central Asia e-urp Volga River (Russia) e-urr Caucasus, Northern (Russia) e-urs Siberia (Russia) e-uru Ural Mountains (Russia) -e-urv Volgo-Viatskii Region, RSFSR e-urw Siberia, Western (Russia) e-vc Vatican City e-xn Macedonia (Republic) e-xo Slovakia e-xr Czech Republic e-xv Slovenia e-yu Yugoslavia ea Alps eb Baltic States ec Europe, Central ed Balkan Peninsula ee Europe, Eastern -ei Iberian Peninsula el Benelux countries en Europe, Northern eo Danube River ep Pyrenees er Rhine River es Europe, Southern -et Europe, East Central ev Scandinavia ew Europe, Western f Africa f-ae Algeria f-ao Angola f-bd Burundi f-bs Botswana -f-by Biafra f-cd Chad f-cf Congo (Brazzaville) f-cg Congo (Democratic Republic) f-cm Cameroon f-cx Central African Republic f-dm Benin f-ea Eritrea f-eg Equatorial Guinea f-et Ethiopia f-ft Djibouti f-gh Ghana f-gm Gambia f-go Gabon f-gv Guinea -f-if Ifni f-iv Côte d'Ivoire f-ke Kenya f-lb Liberia f-lo Lesotho f-ly Libya f-mg Madagascar f-ml Mali f-mr Morocco f-mu Mauritania f-mw Malawi f-mz Mozambique f-ng Niger f-nr Nigeria f-pg Guinea-Bissau f-rh Zimbabwe f-rw Rwanda f-sa South Africa f-sf Sao Tome and Principe f-sg Senegal f-sh Spanish North Africa f-sj Sudan f-sl Sierra Leone f-so Somalia f-sq Swaziland f-ss Western Sahara f-sx Namibia f-tg Togo f-ti Tunisia f-tz Tanzania f-ua Egypt f-ug Uganda f-uv Burkina Faso f-za Zambia fa Atlas Mountains fb Africa, Sub-Saharan fc Africa, Central fd Sahara fe Africa, Eastern ff Africa, North fg Congo River fh Africa, Northeast fi Niger River fl Nile River fn Sudan (Region) fq Africa, French-speaking Equatorial fr Great Rift Valley fs Africa, Southern fu Suez Canal (Egypt) fv Volta River (Ghana) fw Africa, West fz Zambezi River h French Community i Indian Ocean i-bi British Indian Ocean Territory i-cq Comoros i-fs Terres australes et antarctiques françaises i-hm Heard and McDonald Islands i-mf Mauritius i-my Mayotte i-re Réunion i-se Seychelles i-xa Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) i-xb Cocos (Keeling) Islands i-xc Maldives i-xo Socotra Island l Atlantic Ocean ln North Atlantic Ocean lnaz Azores lnbm Bermuda Islands lnca Canary Islands lncv Cape Verde lnfa Faroe Islands lnjn Jan Mayen Island lnma Madeira Islands lnsb Svalbard (Norway) ls South Atlantic Ocean lsai Ascension Island (Atlantic Ocean) lsbv Bouvet Island lsfk Falkland Islands lstd Tristan da Cunha lsxj Saint Helena lsxs South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands m Intercontinental areas (Eastern Hemisphere) ma Arab countries mb Black Sea me Eurasia mm Mediterranean Region; Mediterranean Sea mr Red Sea n North America n-cn Canada n-cn-ab Alberta n-cn-bc British Columbia n-cn-mb Manitoba n-cn-nf Newfoundland and Labrador n-cn-nk New Brunswick n-cn-ns Nova Scotia n-cn-nt Northwest Territories n-cn-nu Nunavut n-cn-on Ontario n-cn-pi Prince Edward Island n-cn-qu Québec (Province) n-cn-sn Saskatchewan n-cn-yk Yukon Territory n-cnh Hudson Bay n-cnm Maritime Provinces n-cnp Prairie Provinces n-gl Greenland n-mx Mexico n-us United States n-us-ak Alaska n-us-al Alabama n-us-ar Arkansas n-us-az Arizona n-us-ca California n-us-co Colorado n-us-ct Connecticut n-us-dc Washington (D.C.) n-us-de Delaware n-us-fl Florida n-us-ga Georgia n-us-hi Hawaii n-us-ia Iowa n-us-id Idaho n-us-il Illinois n-us-in Indiana n-us-ks Kansas n-us-ky Kentucky n-us-la Louisiana n-us-ma Massachusetts n-us-md Maryland n-us-me Maine n-us-mi Michigan n-us-mn Minnesota n-us-mo Missouri n-us-ms Mississippi n-us-mt Montana n-us-nb Nebraska n-us-nc North Carolina n-us-nd North Dakota n-us-nh New Hampshire n-us-nj New Jersey n-us-nm New Mexico n-us-nv Nevada n-us-ny New York n-us-oh Ohio n-us-ok Oklahoma n-us-or Oregon n-us-pa Pennsylvania n-us-ri Rhode Island n-us-sc South Carolina n-us-sd South Dakota n-us-tn Tennessee n-us-tx Texas n-us-ut Utah n-us-va Virginia n-us-vt Vermont n-us-wa Washington (State) n-us-wi Wisconsin n-us-wv West Virginia n-us-wy Wyoming n-usa Appalachian Mountains n-usc Middle West n-use Northeastern States n-usl Middle Atlantic States n-usm Mississippi River n-usn New England n-uso Ohio River n-usp West (U.S.) n-usr East (U.S.) n-uss Missouri River n-ust Southwest, New n-usu Southern States -n-usw Northwest (U.S.) n-xl Saint Pierre and Miquelon nc Central America ncbh Belize nccr Costa Rica nccz Canal Zone nces El Salvador ncgt Guatemala ncho Honduras ncnq Nicaragua ncpn Panama nl Great Lakes; Lake States nm Mexico, Gulf of np Great Plains nr Rocky Mountains nw West Indies nwaq Antigua and Barbuda nwaw Aruba nwbb Barbados -nwbc Barbuda nwbf Bahamas nwbn Bonaire nwcj Cayman Islands nwco Curaçao nwcu Cuba nwdq Dominica nwdr Dominican Republic nweu Saint Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles) -nwga Greater Antilles nwgd Grenada nwgp Guadeloupe -nwgs Grenadines nwhi Hispaniola nwht Haiti nwjm Jamaica nwla Antilles, Lesser nwli Leeward Islands (West Indies) nwmj Montserrat nwmq Martinique nwna Netherlands Antilles nwpr Puerto Rico -nwsb Saint-Barthélemy nwsd Saba (Netherlands Antilles) nwst Saint Martin nwsv Swan Islands (Honduras) nwtc Turks and Caicos Islands nwtr Trinidad and Tobago nwuc United States Miscellaneous Caribbean Islands nwvb British Virgin Islands nwvi Virgin Islands of the United States -nwvr Virgin Islands nwwi Windward Islands nwxa Anguilla nwxi Saint Kitts and Nevis nwxk Saint Lucia nwxm Saint Vincent and the Grenadines p Pacific Ocean pn North Pacific Ocean po Oceania poas American Samoa pobp Solomon Islands poci Caroline Islands -pocp Canton and Enderbury Islands pocw Cook Islands poea Easter Island pofj Fiji pofp French Polynesia pogg Galapagos Islands -pogn Gilbert and Ellice Islands pogu Guam poji Johnston Island pokb Kiribati poki Kermadec Islands poln Line Islands pome Melanesia pomi Micronesia (Federated States) ponl New Caledonia ponn Vanuatu ponu Nauru popc Pitcairn Island popl Palau pops Polynesia -pory Ryukyu Islands, Southern -posc Santa Cruz Islands posh Samoan Islands -posn Solomon Islands potl Tokelau poto Tonga pott Micronesia potv Tuvalu poup United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands powf Wallis and Futuna Islands powk Wake Island pows Samoa poxd Mariana Islands poxe Marshall Islands poxf Midway Islands poxh Niue ps South Pacific Ocean q Cold regions r Arctic Ocean; Arctic regions s South America s-ag Argentina s-bl Brazil s-bo Bolivia s-ck Colombia s-cl Chile s-ec Ecuador s-fg French Guiana s-gy Guyana s-pe Peru s-py Paraguay s-sr Suriname s-uy Uruguay s-ve Venezuela sa Amazon River sn Andes sp Rio de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay) t Antarctic Ocean; Antarctica -t-ay Antarctica u Australasia u-ac Ashmore and Cartier Islands u-at Australia u-at-ac Australian Capital Territory u-at-ne New South Wales u-at-no Northern Territory u-at-qn Queensland u-at-sa South Australia u-at-tm Tasmania u-at-vi Victoria u-at-we Western Australia u-cs Coral Sea Islands u-nz New Zealand -v Communist countries w Tropics x Earth xa Eastern Hemisphere xb Northern Hemisphere xc Southern Hemisphere xd Western Hemisphere zd Deep space zju Jupiter zma Mars zme Mercury zmo Moon zne Neptune zo Outer space zpl Pluto zs Solar system zsa Saturn zsu Sun zur Uranus zve Venus
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