Classification of Country of Citizenship 2021
Status: This standard was approved as a departmental standard on August 25, 2021.
Classification structure
| Code | Country of Citizenship | Alpha-2 | Alpha-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 004 | Afghanistan | AF | AFG |
| 008 | Albania | AL | ALB |
| 012 | Algeria | DZ | DZA |
| 020 | Andorra | AD | AND |
| 024 | Angola | AO | AGO |
| 028 | Antigua and Barbuda | AG | ATG |
| 032 | Argentina | AR | ARG |
| 051 | Armenia | AM | ARM |
| 036 | AustraliaNote 1 | AU | AUS |
| 040 | Austria | AT | AUT |
| 031 | Azerbaijan | AZ | AZE |
| 044 | Bahamas | BS | BHS |
| 048 | Bahrain | BH | BHR |
| 050 | Bangladesh | BD | BGD |
| 052 | Barbados | BB | BRB |
| 112 | Belarus | BY | BLR |
| 056 | Belgium | BE | BEL |
| 084 | Belize | BZ | BLZ |
| 204 | Benin | BJ | BEN |
| 064 | Bhutan | BT | BTN |
| 068 | BoliviaNote 2 | BO | BOL |
| 070 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA | BIH |
| 072 | Botswana | BW | BWA |
| 076 | Brazil | BR | BRA |
| 096 | Brunei Darussalam | BN | BRN |
| 100 | Bulgaria | BG | BGR |
| 854 | Burkina Faso | BF | BFA |
| 108 | Burundi | BI | BDI |
| 116 | Cambodia | KH | KHM |
| 120 | Cameroon | CM | CMR |
| 124 | Canada | CA | CAN |
| 132 | Cabo Verde | CV | CPV |
| 140 | Central African Republic | CF | CAF |
| 148 | Chad | TD | TCD |
| 152 | Chile | CL | CHL |
| 156 | China, People's Republic ofNote 3 | CN | CHN |
| 170 | Colombia | CO | COL |
| 174 | Comoros | KM | COM |
| 178 | Congo, Republic of the | CG | COG |
| 180 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | CD | COD |
| 188 | Costa Rica | CR | CRI |
| 384 | Côte d'Ivoire | CI | CIV |
| 191 | Croatia | HR | HRV |
| 192 | Cuba | CU | CUB |
| 196 | Cyprus | CY | CYP |
| 203 | Czechia | CZ | CZE |
| 208 | DenmarkNote 4 | DK | DNK |
| 262 | Djibouti | DJ | DJI |
| 212 | Dominica | DM | DMA |
| 214 | Dominican Republic | DO | DOM |
| 218 | Ecuador | EC | ECU |
| 818 | Egypt | EG | EGY |
| 222 | El Salvador | SV | SLV |
| 226 | Equatorial Guinea | GQ | GNQ |
| 232 | Eritrea | ER | ERI |
| 233 | Estonia | EE | EST |
| 748 | Eswatini | SZ | SWZ |
| 231 | Ethiopia | ET | ETH |
| 242 | Fiji | FJ | FJI |
| 246 | FinlandNote 5 | FI | FIN |
| 250 | FranceNote 6 | FR | FRA |
| 266 | Gabon | GA | GAB |
| 270 | Gambia | GM | GMB |
| 268 | Georgia | GE | GEO |
| 276 | Germany | DE | DEU |
| 288 | Ghana | GH | GHA |
| 300 | Greece | GR | GRC |
| 308 | Grenada | GD | GRD |
| 320 | Guatemala | GT | GTM |
| 324 | Guinea | GN | GIN |
| 624 | Guinea-Bissau | GW | GNB |
| 328 | Guyana | GY | GUY |
| 332 | Haiti | HT | HTI |
| 336 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | VA | VAT |
| 340 | Honduras | HN | HND |
| 348 | Hungary | HU | HUN |
| 352 | Iceland | IS | ISL |
| 356 | India | IN | IND |
| 360 | Indonesia | ID | IDN |
| 364 | IranNote 7 | IR | IRN |
| 368 | Iraq | IQ | IRQ |
| 372 | IrelandNote 8 | IE | IRL |
| 376 | Israel | IL | ISR |
| 380 | Italy | IT | ITA |
| 388 | Jamaica | JM | JAM |
| 392 | Japan | JP | JPN |
| 400 | Jordan | JO | JOR |
| 398 | Kazakhstan | KZ | KAZ |
| 404 | Kenya | KE | KEN |
| 296 | Kiribati | KI | KIR |
| 408 | Korea, NorthNote 9 | KP | PRK |
| 410 | Korea, SouthNote 10 | KR | KOR |
| 983 | KosovoNote 11 | XK | XKO |
| 414 | Kuwait | KW | KWT |
| 417 | Kyrgyzstan | KG | KGZ |
| 418 | LaosNote 12 | LA | LAO |
| 428 | Latvia | LV | LVA |
| 422 | Lebanon | LB | LBN |
| 426 | Lesotho | LS | LSO |
| 430 | Liberia | LR | LBR |
| 434 | Libya | LY | LBY |
| 438 | Liechtenstein | LI | LIE |
| 440 | Lithuania | LT | LTU |
| 442 | Luxembourg | LU | LUX |
| 450 | Madagascar | MG | MDG |
| 454 | Malawi | MW | MWI |
| 458 | Malaysia | MY | MYS |
| 462 | Maldives | MV | MDV |
| 466 | Mali | ML | MLI |
| 470 | Malta | MT | MLT |
| 584 | Marshall Islands | MH | MHL |
| 478 | Mauritania | MR | MRT |
| 480 | Mauritius | MU | MUS |
| 484 | Mexico | MX | MEX |
| 583 | Micronesia, Federated States of | FM | FSM |
| 498 | MoldovaNote 13 | MD | MDA |
| 492 | Monaco | MC | MCO |
| 496 | Mongolia | MN | MNG |
| 499 | Montenegro | ME | MNE |
| 504 | Morocco | MA | MAR |
| 508 | Mozambique | MZ | MOZ |
| 104 | Myanmar | MM | MMR |
| 516 | Namibia | NA | NAM |
| 520 | Nauru | NR | NRU |
| 524 | Nepal | NP | NPL |
| 528 | NetherlandsNote 14 | NL | NLD |
| 554 | New ZealandNote 15 | NZ | NZL |
| 558 | Nicaragua | NI | NIC |
| 562 | Niger | NE | NER |
| 566 | Nigeria | NG | NGA |
| 807 | North Macedonia | MK | MKD |
| 578 | NorwayNote 16 | NO | NOR |
| 512 | Oman | OM | OMN |
| 586 | Pakistan | PK | PAK |
| 585 | Palau | PW | PLW |
| 591 | Panama | PA | PAN |
| 598 | Papua New Guinea | PG | PNG |
| 600 | Paraguay | PY | PRY |
| 604 | Peru | PE | PER |
| 608 | Philippines | PH | PHL |
| 616 | Poland | PL | POL |
| 620 | Portugal | PT | PRT |
| 634 | Qatar | QA | QAT |
| 642 | Romania | RO | ROU |
| 643 | Russian Federation | RU | RUS |
| 646 | Rwanda | RW | RWA |
| 659 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | KN | KNA |
| 662 | Saint Lucia | LC | LCA |
| 670 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VC | VCT |
| 882 | Samoa | WS | WSM |
| 674 | San Marino | SM | SMR |
| 678 | Sao Tome and Principe | ST | STP |
| 682 | Saudi Arabia | SA | SAU |
| 686 | Senegal | SN | SEN |
| 688 | SerbiaNote 17 | RS | SRB |
| 690 | Seychelles | SC | SYC |
| 694 | Sierra Leone | SL | SLE |
| 702 | Singapore | SG | SGP |
| 703 | Slovakia | SK | SVK |
| 705 | Slovenia | SI | SVN |
| 090 | Solomon Islands | SB | SLB |
| 706 | Somalia | SO | SOM |
| 710 | South Africa, Republic of | ZA | ZAF |
| 728 | South Sudan | SS | SSD |
| 724 | Spain | ES | ESP |
| 144 | Sri Lanka | LK | LKA |
| 729 | SudanNote 18 | SD | SDN |
| 740 | Suriname | SR | SUR |
| 752 | Sweden | SE | SWE |
| 756 | Switzerland | CH | CHE |
| 760 | SyriaNote 19 | SY | SYR |
| 158 | Taiwan | TW | TWN |
| 762 | Tajikistan | TJ | TJK |
| 834 | TanzaniaNote 20 | TZ | TZA |
| 764 | Thailand | TH | THA |
| 626 | Timor-Leste | TL | TLS |
| 768 | Togo | TG | TGO |
| 776 | Tonga | TO | TON |
| 780 | Trinidad and Tobago | TT | TTO |
| 788 | Tunisia | TN | TUN |
| 792 | Turkey | TR | TUR |
| 795 | Turkmenistan | TM | TKM |
| 798 | Tuvalu | TV | TUV |
| 800 | Uganda | UG | UGA |
| 804 | Ukraine | UA | UKR |
| 784 | United Arab Emirates | AE | ARE |
| 826 | United Kingdom - British citizenNote 21 | GB | GBR |
| 926 | United Kingdom - dependencies and otherNote 22 | XG | XGB |
| 840 | United States of AmericaNote 23 | US | USA |
| 858 | Uruguay | UY | URY |
| 860 | Uzbekistan | UZ | UZB |
| 548 | Vanuatu | VU | VUT |
| 862 | VenezuelaNote 24 | VE | VEN |
| 704 | Viet Nam | VN | VNM |
| 275 | West Bank and Gaza StripNote 25 | PS | PSE |
| 887 | Yemen | YE | YEM |
| 894 | Zambia | ZM | ZMB |
| 716 | Zimbabwe | ZW | ZWE |
| 000 | StatelessNote 26 | XS | XSS |
Note(s)
- Note 1
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Australia. This includes responses of 'Cocos (Keeling) Islands', 'Christmas Island', and 'Norfolk Island'.
- Note 2
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The official name of Bolivia is Plurinational State of Bolivia.
- Note 3
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Includes responses of 'People's Republic of China,' 'Macao' and 'Hong Kong.' Macao and Hong Kong are special administrative regions of China.
- Note 4
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Denmark. This includes responses such as 'Faroe Islands' and 'Greenland'.
- Note 5
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Finland. This includes responses such as 'Åland Islands'.
- Note 6
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of France. This includes responses such as 'French Polynesia', 'French Guiana', 'Guadeloupe', 'Martinique', 'Mayotte', 'New Caledonia', 'Réunion', 'Saint Barthélemy', 'Saint Martin (French part)', 'Saint Pierre and Miquelon', 'Wallis and Futuna' and 'French dependency'.
- Note 7
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The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.
- Note 8
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Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.
- Note 9
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The official name of North Korea is Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
- Note 10
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The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.
- Note 11
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The official name of Kosovo is Republic of Kosovo.
- Note 12
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The official name of Laos is Lao People's Democratic Republic.
- Note 13
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The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.
- Note 14
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Netherlands. This includes responses such as 'Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba', 'Aruba', 'Curaçao' and 'Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'.
- Note 15
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of New Zealand. This includes responses such as 'Cook Islands', 'Niue' and 'Tokelau'.
- Note 16
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Norway. This includes responses such as 'Svalbard and Jan Mayen'.
- Note 17
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Serbia: excludes response of 'Kosovo'.
- Note 18
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The full name of Sudan is the Republic of the Sudan.
- Note 19
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The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.
- Note 20
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The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania.
- Note 21
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This includes responses such as 'British', 'British citizen', 'Britain', 'Scotland', 'Wales', 'Northern Ireland', 'Isle of Man', 'Guernsey', 'Jersey', 'Sark' and 'Channel Islands'. The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- Note 22
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of the United Kingdom. This includes responses such as 'Anguilla', 'Bermuda', 'British Indian Ocean Territory', 'Cayman Islands', 'Falkland Islands (Malvinas)', 'Gibraltar', 'Montserrat', 'Pitcairn', 'Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha', 'Turks and Caicos Islands', 'British Virgin Islands', 'British dependency' and 'British Overseas citizenship'. This excludes responses of 'Scotland', 'Wales', 'Northern Ireland', 'Isle of Man', 'Guernsey', 'Jersey', 'Sark', and 'Channel Islands'. The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- Note 23
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of the United States of America. This includes responses such as 'American Samoa', 'Guam', 'Northern Mariana Islands', 'Puerto Rico', 'United States Minor Outlying Islands', 'Virgin Islands, United States' and 'American dependency'.
- Note 24
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The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
- Note 25
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This includes responses such as 'West Bank', 'Gaza Strip' and 'Palestine'. West Bank and Gaza Strip are the territories referred to in the Declaration of Principles, signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993.
- Note 26
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Includes responses of 'Stateless' and 'Western Sahara'.
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