| Code Value |
Definition |
| AA | ALBANIA |
| AD | ANDORRA |
| AE | ANGUILLA (FORMERLY ST. KITTS-ANGUILLA, ST. KITTS - AW) |
| AF | AFGHANISTAN |
| AH | ASHMORE AND CARTIER ISLANDS, TERRITORY OF (AUSTRALIAN EXTERNAL TERRITORY) |
| AI | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (FORMERLY ANTIGUA) |
| AJ | ARUBA (NOW INDEPENDENT OF NETHERLANDS ANTILLES) |
| AN | ALGERIA |
| AO | ANGOLA |
| AP | ARMENIA |
| AQ | AZORES ISLANDS |
| AS | AUSTRALIA (PRE 1995 RES BOAT FILE CODE FOR AMERICAN SAMOA, SEE AM) |
| AT | ARGENTINA |
| AU | AUSTRIA |
| AV | AZERBAIJAN |
| BB | BARBADOS |
| BD | BAHAMAS, THE |
| BE | BAHRAIN/BAHREIN |
| BF | BASSAS DA INDIA (FRENCH POSSESSION) |
| BG | BELGIUM |
| BH | BELIZE (FORMERLY BRITISH HONDURAS) |
| BI | BURUNDI |
| BL | BANGLADESH |
| BM | BERMUDA |
| BN | BHUTAN |
| BO | BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY (DEPENDENT TERRITORY OF UNITED KINGDOM) |
| BP | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVENIA (HERZEGOVENIA HC REFERENCE ONLY) |
| BQ | BOUVET ISLAND (NORWEGIAN TERRITORY) |
| BR | BURMA |
| BS | SOLOMON ISLANDS (FORMERLY BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS) |
| BT | BOTSWANA |
| BU | BULGARIA |
| BV | BOLIVIA |
| BW | BALEARIC ISLANDS |
| BX | BRUNEI |
| BY | BELARUS |
| BZ | BRAZIL |
| CB | COLOMBIA, REPUBLIC OF |
| CC | CUBA, REPUBLIC OF |
| CD | CANADA (USE WHEN PROVINCE IS NOT LISTED) |
| CF | CHAD (PRE 1995 RES BOAT FILE CODE FOR CALIFORNIA, SEE CA) |
| CJ | CAMBODIA (FORMERLY KHMER REPUBLIC AND KAMPUCHEA) |
| CM | CAMEROON |
| CP | CAYMAN ISLANDS (DEPENDENT TERRITORY OF UNITED KINGDOM) |
| CQ | CHILE |
| CR | COSTA RICA |
| CS | CYPRUS, REPUBLIC OF |
| CV | CAPE VERDE ISLANDS |
| CW | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
| CY | SRI LANKA (FORMERLY CEYLON) |
| DB | CLIPPERTON ISLAND (FRENCH POSSESSION) |
| DD | COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (AUSTRALIAN DEPENDENCY) |
| DG | COMOROS (FEDERAL ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF THE) |
| DH | BENIN (FORMERLY DAHOMEY) |
| DI | COOK ISLANDS |
| DJ | CORAL SEA ISLANDS (AUSTRALIAN TERRITORY) |
| DK | DENMARK, KINGDOM OF |
| DM | DOMINICA |
| DN | DJIBOUTI, REPUBLIC OF |
| DR | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| EK | EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
| EL | EL SALVADOR |
| EN | ENGLAND (ALSO UN FOR UNITED KINGDOM) |
| EO | ETHIOPIA |
| ER | EUROPA ISLAND (FRENCH POSSESSION) |
| ES | ESTONIA |
| ET | ERITREA |
| EU | ECUADOR |
| EY | EGYPT (FORMERLY UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC - UA REFERENCE ONLY) |
| EZ | CZECH REPUBLIC |
| FA | FALKLAND ISLANDS, UK DEPENDENCY (ISLAS MALVINAS) |
| FD | FINLAND |
| FG | FRENCH GUIANA (DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE) |
| FJ | FIJI |
| FN | FRANCE |
| FO | FAROE ISLANDS |
| FP | FRENCH POLYNESIA, TERRITORY OF (FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORY) |
| FR | FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARTIC LANDS, TERRITORY OF THE FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORY) |
| FS | MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF |
| GB | GABON |
| GC | GREECE |
| GD | GEORGIA (FORMERLY GRUZINSKAYA) |
| GE | GERMANY (EAST GERMANY: 1945-1989 -EM)(WEST GERMANY: 1945-1989, SEE GW AND WG) |
| GF | GUERNSEY, BAILIWICK OF (BRITISH CROWN DEPENDENCY) |
| GG | GHANA |
| GI | GUINEA |
| GJ | GRENADA |
| GK | GAMBIA, THE |
| GN | GREENLAND |
| GO | GLORIOSO ISLANDS (FRENCH POSSESSION) |
| GP | GUADELOUPE, OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE |
| GS | SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS |
| GT | GUATEMALA |
| GY | GUYANA |
| GZ | GAZA |
| HC | HERZEGOVENIA (FOR REFERENCE ONLY) AND BOSNIA BP |
| HD | HONDURAS |
| HE | HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLAND. TERRITORY OF (AUSTRALIAN EXTERNAL TERRITORY) |
| HK | HONG KONG |
| HN | VANUATU, REPUBLIC OF (FORMERLY NEW HEBRIDES) |
| HR | CHRISTMAS ISLAND, TERRITORY OF (AUSTRALIAN EXTERNAL TERRITORY) |
| HS | SAINT HELENA |
| HT | HAITI |
| HU | HUNGARY |
| IB | MAN, ISLE OF (BRITISH CROWN DEPENDENCY) |
| IC | ICELAND |
| IE | IRELAND (DOES NOT INCLUDE NORTH IRELAND) |
| II | INDIA (INCLUDING SIKKIM-SK FOR REFERENCE ONLY) |
| IM | MADEIRA ISLANDS |
| IO | INDONESIA (INCLUDES PORTUESE TIMOR) |
| IQ | IRAQ |
| IR | IRAN |
| IS | ISRAEL |
| IT | ITALY (INCLUDES SICILY AND SARDINIA) |
| IU | NIUE |
| IY | IVORY COAST (COTE D'LVOIRE) |
| JA | JAPAN |
| JE | JERSEY, BAILIWICK OF (BRITISH CROWN DEPENDENCY) |
| JM | JAMAICA |
| JN | JAN MAYEN (NORWEGIAN TERRITORY) |
| JO | JORDAN |
| JU | JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND |
| KB | KIRIBATI (FORMERLY GILBERT ISLANDS, ELLICE ISLAND SEE TV) |
| KC | CROATIA |
| KE | KENYA |
| KH | MANAHIKI ISLAND |
| KN | KOREA - NORTH KOREA |
| KO | SOUTH KOREA |
| KT | KAZAKHSTAN |
| KU | KUWAIT |
| KV | KOSOVO |
| KZ | KYRGYZSTAN |
| LB | LIBERIA |
| LD | MOLDOVA |
| LE | LESOTHO |
| LF | SLOVAKIA |
| LH | LITHUANIA |
| LI | LIECHTENSTEIN |
| LN | LEBANON |
| LO | SLOVENIA |
| LS | LAOS |
| LT | LATVIA |
| LU | SAINT LUCIA |
| LX | LUXEMBOURG |
| LY | LIBYA |
| MF | MALAWI |
| MG | MONGOLIA |
| MJ | MONACO |
| ML | MALI |
| MM | MEXICO (SEE SEPARATE LIST OF MEXICAN STATES; USE CODE MM ONLY WHEN STATE IS UNKNOWN) |
| MP | MADAGASCAR (INCLUDED IN MALAGASY REPUBLIC) |
| MQ | MOROCCO |
| MU | MAURITANIA |
| MV | MALDIVES |
| MY | MALTA |
| MZ | MALAYSIA |
| NE | NETHERLANDS (HOLLAND) |
| NG | NIGERIA |
| NI | NORTHERN IRELAND (USE UN FOR UNITED KINGDOM) |
| NN | NIGER |
| NO | PAPAU NEW GUINEA (FORMERLY NEW GUINEA) |
| NP | NEPAL |
| NQ | NEW CALEDONIA AND DEPENDENCIES, TERRITORY OF (FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORY) |
| NR | NAURA |
| NU | NICARAGUA |
| NW | NORWAY |
| NX | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (BONAIRE AND CURACAO) |
| NZ | NEW ZEALAND |
| OC | MACAU (FORMERLY MACAO) |
| OF | NORFOLK ISLAND, TERRITORY OF (AUSTRALIAN EXTERNAL TERRITORY) |
| OI | OKINAWA |
| OM | OMAN |
| PC | PITCAIRN, HENDERSON, DUCIE, AND OENO ISLANDS (DEPENDENT TERRITORY OF UNITED KINGDOM) |
| PD | PALAU, REPUBLIC OF |
| PF | PARACEL ISLANDS |
| PG | GUINEA-BISSAU (FORMERLY PORTUGUESE GUINEA) |
| PI | PHILIPPINES |
| PK | PAKISTAN |
| PM | PANAMA |
| PO | POLAND |
| PS | SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON, TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF |
| PT | PORTUGAL |
| PU | PERU |
| PV | PARAGUAY |
| QA | QATAR |
| RA | RUSSIA (FORMERLY USSR) |
| RB | CONGO, REPUBLIC OF (BRAZZAVILLE CAPTIAL) |
| RC | CHINA - PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA |
| RE | REUNION, DEPARTMENT OF |
| RF | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| RG | GIBRALTAR (DEPENDENT TERRITORY OF UNITED KINGDOM) |
| RH | ZIMBABWE, REPUBLIC OF (FORMERLY RHODESIA) |
| RR | MONTSERRAT (DEPENDENT TERRITORY OF UNITED KINGDOM) |
| RS | WESTERN SAHARA (FORMERLY SPANISH SAHARA) |
| RU | ROMANIA/RUMANIA |
| RV | VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF (FORMERLY VIETNAM-VM REFERENCE ONLY) |
| RW | RWANDA |
| RY | YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF (PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF YEMEN-ST AND YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC-YE, UNIFIED IN 1990) |
| SA | SIERRE LEONE (SIERRA LEONE) |
| SB | SAUDI ARABIA |
| SE | SEYCHELLES |
| SF | SOUTH AFRICA |
| SG | SENEGAL |
| SH | SAN MARINO |
| SJ | NAMIBIA (SOUTH-WEST AFRICA) |
| SM | SOMALIA |
| SP | SPAIN |
| SQ | SWEDEN |
| SR | SINGAPORE |
| SS | SCOTLAND OR UN FOR UNITED KINGDOM |
| SU | SUDAN |
| SV | SVALBARD (NORWEIGAN TERRITORY) |
| SW | SWAZILAND |
| SY | SYRIA |
| SZ | SWITZERLAND |
| TC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (FORMERLY TRUCIAL STATES) |
| TD | TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS |
| TE | SPRATLY ISLANDS |
| TF | TUAMONTU ARCHIPELAGO |
| TG | TONGA |
| TH | THAILAND |
| TJ | TAJIKISTAN |
| TK | TOKELAU (NEW ZEALAND TERRITORY) |
| TM | TROMELIN ISLAND (FRENCH POSSESSION) |
| TO | TOGO |
| TP | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
| TQ | TONGAREVA |
| TR | TURKS AND CACOS ISLANDS (DEPENDENT TERRITORY OF UNITED KINGDOM) |
| TS | SAINT CHRISTOPHER (OR SAINT KITTS) AND NEVIS |
| TT | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
| TU | TUNISIA |
| TV | TUVALU (FORMERLY ELLICE ISLAND, GILBERT ISLANDS KB) |
| TW | TAIWAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA |
| TY | TURKEY |
| TZ | TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF |
| UG | UGANDA |
| UK | UKRAINE |
| UM | MAURITIUS |
| UN | UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND-EN, SCOTLAND-SS, WALES-WL, NORTH IRELAND-NI, GREAT BRITIAN FOR REFERENCE ONLY) |
| UR | TURKMENISTAN |
| US | USA - USED: 1. LIS FIELD OF PLATES ISSUED BY US GOVT, US MILITARY PLATES AND US CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT, 2. RES OF BOATS THAT ARE USCG DOCUMENTED, 3. GUN MAK FIELD UNKN, MFD IN US, NOT US MIL WEAPON, 4. III POB NAT AMER IF STATE IS UNKN |
| UV | BURKINA FASO (KNOWN AS BURKINA,FORMERLY UPPER VOLTA) |
| UY | URUGUAY |
| UZ | UZBEKISTAN, REPUBLIC OF |
| VB | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS |
| VV | SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES |
| VY | VATICAN CITY |
| VZ | VENEZUELA, REPUBLIC OF |
| WB | WEST BANK |
| WF | WALLIS AND FUTUAN (FRENCH TERRITORY)(FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORY) |
| WL | WALES (ALSO UN FOR UNITED KINGDOM) |
| WN | WEST INDIES (FOR WEST INDIES ISLANDS NOT SEPARATELY LISTED) (PRE 1995 RES BOAT FILE CODE FOR WASHINGTON, SEE WA) |
| WS | WESTERN SAMOA (PRE 1995 RES BOAT FILE CODE FOR WISCONSIN, SEE WI) |
| XA | SERBIA |
| XB | MONTENEGRO |
| XX | UNKNOWN PLACE OF BIRTH (FOR USE IN III RECORDS ONLY) |
| YG | YUGOSLAVIA |
| YO | MAYOTTE, TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF |
| YY | UNLISTED (ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY/DEPENDENCY/TERRITORY NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABBREVIATION LIST) |
| ZB | MARTINIQUE |
| ZC | SURINAM |
| ZD | MACEDONIA |
| ZF | SOUTH SUDAN |
| ZI | CANARY ISLANDS |
| ZM | ZAMBIA, REPUBLIC OF (FORMERLY CONGO KINSHASA) |
| ZO | MOZAMBIQUE |
| ZR | CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF, CAPITAL KINSHASA (FORMERLY ZAIRE) |