Classification of Country of Citizenship 2016
Status: This standard was replaced by the 'Country of Citizenship 2021' as of 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 |
| 104 | Burma (Myanmar) | MM | MMR |
| 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 | Czech Republic | 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 |
| 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 |
| 807 | Macedonia, Republic ofNote 13 | MK | MKD |
| 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 14 | MD | MDA |
| 492 | Monaco | MC | MCO |
| 496 | Mongolia | MN | MNG |
| 499 | Montenegro | ME | MNE |
| 504 | Morocco | MA | MAR |
| 508 | Mozambique | MZ | MOZ |
| 516 | Namibia | NA | NAM |
| 520 | Nauru | NR | NRU |
| 524 | Nepal | NP | NPL |
| 528 | NetherlandsNote 15 | NL | NLD |
| 554 | New ZealandNote 16 | NZ | NZL |
| 558 | Nicaragua | NI | NIC |
| 562 | Niger | NE | NER |
| 566 | Nigeria | NG | NGA |
| 578 | NorwayNote 17 | 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 18 | 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 |
| 736 | SudanNote 19 | SD | SDN |
| 740 | Suriname | SR | SUR |
| 748 | Swaziland | SZ | SWZ |
| 752 | Sweden | SE | SWE |
| 756 | Switzerland | CH | CHE |
| 760 | SyriaNote 20 | SY | SYR |
| 158 | Taiwan | TW | TWN |
| 762 | Tajikistan | TJ | TJK |
| 834 | TanzaniaNote 21 | 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 22 | GB | GBR |
| 926 | United Kingdom - dependencies and otherNote 23 | XG | XGB |
| 840 | United StatesNote 24 | US | USA |
| 858 | Uruguay | UY | URY |
| 860 | Uzbekistan | UZ | UZB |
| 548 | Vanuatu | VU | VUT |
| 862 | VenezuelaNote 25 | VE | VEN |
| 704 | Viet Nam | VN | VNM |
| 275 | West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine)Note 26 | PS | PSE |
| 887 | Yemen | YE | YEM |
| 894 | Zambia | ZM | ZMB |
| 716 | Zimbabwe | ZW | ZWE |
| 000 | StatelessNote 27 | 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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Macedonia, Republic of: known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the United Nations and other international bodies.
- Note 14
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The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.
- Note 15
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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 16
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of New Zealand. This includes responses such as 'Cook Islands', 'Niue' and 'Tokelau'.
- Note 17
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of Norway. This includes responses such as 'Svalbard and Jan Mayen'.
- Note 18
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Serbia: excludes response of 'Kosovo'.
- Note 19
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The full name of Sudan is the Republic of the Sudan.
- Note 20
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The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.
- Note 21
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The official name of Tanzania is United Republic of Tanzania.
- Note 22
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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 23
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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', '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 24
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Includes dependencies or associated overseas territory of the United States. 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'. The official name of United States is United States of America.
- Note 25
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The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
- Note 26
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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. Palestine refers to pre-1948 British mandate Palestine.
- Note 27
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Includes responses of 'Stateless' and 'Western Sahara'.
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