MARC Geographic Areas Codes

CODE SEQUENCE &

PLACES REPRESENTED BY SINGLE CHARACTER CODES

• Part II: Code Sequence
• Part III: Places Represented by Single Character Codes

Part II: Code Sequence

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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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Places Represented by Single Character Codes

a

Asia

b

Commonwealth countries

c

Intercontinental areas (Western Hemisphere)

d

Developing countries

e

Europe

f

Africa

h

French Community

i

Indian Ocean

l

Atlantic Ocean

m

Intercontinental areas (Eastern Hemisphere)

n

North America

p

Pacific Ocean

q

Cold regions

r

Arctic Ocean; Arctic regions

s

South America

t

Antarctic Ocean; Antarctica

u

Australasia

w

Tropics

x

Earth

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