BS ISO 3166-3:2020 pdf free.Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions.
BS ISO 3166-3 A country, dependency or other area of particular geopolitical interest in part 1 of the ISO 3166 database is divided into two or more new countries, dependencies or other areas of geopolitical interest. EXAMPLE
CZECHOSLOVAKIA (CS) was divided into the CZECH REPUBLIC (CZ) and SLOVAKIA (SK) in 1993. 4.4 Merger of countries Two or more countries, dependencies or other areas of particular geopolitical interest in part 1 of the ISO 3166 database merge into one new country, dependency or other area of particular geopolitical interest. In this process, the name of at least one of the countries, dependencies or other areas of particular geopolitical interest becomes a formerly used country name.EXAMPLE 1YEMEN, DEMOCRATIC (YD] and YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC (YE) merged into YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF (YE) in 1990 (change of both country names).EXAMPLE 2
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (DD] united with GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF (DE] in 1990 (removal of one country name).NOTE If the new country name allows no visual association with one of the formerly used code elements, a new code element will be assigned.4.5 Obsolescence of country name The area denominated by a country name is absorbed by neighbouring countries and the country name ceases to be used.
EXAMPLE NEUTRAL ZONE (NT); the name was deleted in 1993. The area is now absorbed into IRAQ (lQ) and SAUDI ARABIA (SA).5.1 Structure of code elements for formerly used country names The code elements for formerly used country names shall have a length of four alphabetical characters (alpha-4 code elements). The first two characters are, in all cases, the original alpha-2 code element representing the former country name removed from any edition of ISO 3166 and ISO 3166-1. The coding structure of the second two characters reflects the five categories for inclusion defined in 4.2 to 4.6 NOTE The structure of code elements for a particular case of change of country name is defined in 5.6. 5.2 Change of country name (see 4.2) The original alpha-2 code element is followed by the alpha-2 code element for the new country name.EXAMPLE BURMA (BU) name change to MYANMAR (MM). Code element for formerly used country name for BURMA: BUMM.BS ISO 3166-3 pdf downlaod.