Country/State List
Below you will find the Country lists as maintained by CHESS. Please use this list to find the appropriate Country & their corresponding abbreviations.
NOTE:If you can't find the particular Country that you are looking for, please click on the "Feedback" link at the top right corner of the page to send us an email indicating the proposed Country that you would like to add. CHESS will review your request for possible inclusion on this list.
Our list of countries come from the "International Organziation for Standardization"
| Abbreviation | Country |
|---|---|
| US | UNITED STATES |
| AF | AFGHANISTAN |
| AX | ÂLAND ISLANDS |
| AL | ALBANIA |
| DZ | ALGERIA |
| AS | AMERICAN SAMOA |
| AD | ANDORRA |
| AO | ANGOLA |
| AI | ANGUILLA |
| AQ | ANTARCTICA |
| AG | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
| AR | ARGENTINA |
| AM | ARMENIA |
| AW | ARUBA |
| AU | AUSTRALIA |
| AT | AUSTRIA |
| AZ | AZERBAIJAN |
| BS | BAHAMAS |
| BH | BAHRAIN |
| BD | BANGLADESH |
| BB | BARBADOS |
| BY | BELARUS |
| BE | BELGIUM |
| BZ | BELIZE |
| BJ | BENIN |
| BM | BERMUDA |
| BT | BHUTAN |
| BO | BOLIVIA |
| BA | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
| BW | BOTSWANA |
| BV | BOUVET ISLAND |
| BR | BRAZIL |
| IO | BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY |
| BN | BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
| BG | BULGARIA |
| BF | BURKINA FASO |
| BI | BURUNDI |
| KH | CAMBODIA |
| CM | CAMEROON |
| CA | CANADA |
| CV | CAPE VERDE |
| KY | CAYMAN ISLANDS |
| CF | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
| TD | CHAD |
| CL | CHILE |
| CN | CHINA |
| CX | CHRISTMAS ISLAND |
| CC | COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS |
| CO | COLOMBIA |
| KM | COMOROS |
| CG | CONGO |
| CD | CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE |
| CK | COOK ISLANDS |
| CR | COSTA RICA |
| CI | C?TE D'IVOIRE |
| HR | CROATIA |
| CU | CUBA |
| CY | CYPRUS |
| CZ | CZECH REPUBLIC |
| DK | DENMARK |
| DJ | DJIBOUTI |
| DM | DOMINICA |
| DO | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| EC | ECUADOR |
| EG | EGYPT |
| SV | EL SALVADOR |
| GQ | EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
| ER | ERITREA |
| EE | ESTONIA |
| ET | ETHIOPIA |
| FK | FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) |
| FO | FAROE ISLANDS |
| FJ | FIJI |
| FI | FINLAND |
| FR | FRANCE |
| GF | FRENCH GUIANA |
| PF | FRENCH POLYNESIA |
| TF | FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES |
| GA | GABON |
| GM | GAMBIA |
| GE | GEORGIA |
| DE | GERMANY |
| GH | GHANA |
| GI | GIBRALTAR |
| GR | GREECE |
| GL | GREENLAND |
| GD | GRENADA |
| GP | GUADELOUPE |
| GU | GUAM |
| GT | GUATEMALA |
| GG | GUERNSEY |
| GN | GUINEA |
| GW | GUINEA-BISSAU |
| GY | GUYANA |
| HT | HAITI |
| HM | HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS |
| VA | HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) |
| HN | HONDURAS |
| HK | HONG KONG |
| HU | HUNGARY |
| IS | ICELAND |
| IN | INDIA |
| ID | INDONESIA |
| IR | IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF |
| IQ | IRAQ |
| IE | IRELAND |
| IM | ISLE OF MAN |
| IL | ISRAEL |
| IT | ITALY |
| JM | JAMAICA |
| JP | JAPAN |
| JE | JERSEY |
| JO | JORDAN |
| KZ | KAZAKHSTAN |
| KE | KENYA |
| KI | KIRIBATI |
| KP | KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF (NORTH KOREA) |
| KR | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH KOREA) |
| KW | KUWAIT |
| KG | KYRGYZSTAN |
| LA | LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC |
| LV | LATVIA |
| LB | LEBANON |
| LS | LESOTHO |
| LR | LIBERIA |
| LY | LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA |
| LI | LIECHTENSTEIN |
| LT | LITHUANIA |
| LU | LUXEMBOURG |
| MO | MACAO |
| MK | MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF |
| MG | MADAGASCAR |
| MW | MALAWI |
| MY | MALAYSIA |
| MV | MALDIVES |
| ML | MALI |
| MT | MALTA |
| MH | MARSHALL ISLANDS |
| MQ | MARTINIQUE |
| MR | MAURITANIA |
| MU | MAURITIUS |
| YT | MAYOTTE |
| MX | MEXICO |
| FM | MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF |
| MD | MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF |
| MC | MONACO |
| MN | MONGOLIA |
| MS | MONTSERRAT |
| MA | MOROCCO |
| MZ | MOZAMBIQUE |
| MM | MYANMAR |
| NA | NAMIBIA |
| NR | NAURU |
| NP | NEPAL |
| NL td> | NETHERLANDS |
| AN | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES |
| NC | NEW CALEDONIA |
| NZ | NEW ZEALAND |
| NI | NICARAGUA |
| NE | NIGER |
| NG | NIGERIA |
| NU | NIUE |
| NF | NORFOLK ISLAND |
| MP | NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS |
| NO | NORWAY |
| OM | OMAN |
| PK | PAKISTAN |
| PW | PALAU |
| PS | PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED |
| PA | PANAMA |
| PG | PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| PY | PARAGUAY |
| PE | PERU |
| PH | PHILIPPINES |
| PN | PITCAIRN |
| PL | POLAND |
| PT | PORTUGAL |
| PR | PUERTO RICO |
| QA | QATAR |
| RE | R?UNION |
| RO | ROMANIA |
| RU | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| RW | RWANDA |
| SH | SAINT HELENA |
| KN | SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
| LC | SAINT LUCIA |
| PM | SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON |
| VC | SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES |
| WS | SAMOA |
| SM | SAN MARINO |
| ST | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
| SA | SAUDI ARABIA |
| SN | SENEGAL |
| CS | SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO |
| SC | SEYCHELLES |
| SL | SIERRA LEONE |
| SG | SINGAPORE |
| SK | SLOVAKIA |
| SI | SLOVENIA |
| SB | SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| SO | SOMALIA |
| ZA | SOUTH AFRICA |
| GS | SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS |
| ES | SPAIN |
| LK | SRI LANKA |
| SD | SUDAN |
| SR | SURINAME |
| SJ | SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN |
| SZ | SWAZILAND |
| SE | SWEDEN |
| CH | SWITZERLAND |
| SY | SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC |
| TW | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA |
| TJ | TAJIKISTAN |
| TZ | TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF |
| TH | THAILAND |
| TL | TIMOR-LESTE |
| TG | TOGO |
| TK | TOKELAU |
| TO | TONGA |
| TT | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
| TN | TUNISIA |
| TR | TURKEY |
| TM | TURKMENISTAN |
| TC | TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS |
| TV | TUVALU |
| UG | UGANDA |
| UA | UKRAINE |
| AE | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| GB | UNITED KINGDOM |
| US | UNITED STATES |
| UM | UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS |
| UY | URUGUAY |
| UZ | UZBEKISTAN |
| VU | VANUATU |
| VE | VENEZUELA |
| VN | VIET NAM |
| VG | VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH |
| VI | VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. |
| WF | WALLIS AND FUTUNA |
| EH | WESTERN SAHARA |
| YE | YEMEN |
| YU | YUGOSLAVIA |
| ZM | ZAMBIA |
| ZW | ZIMBABWE |
| Abbreviation | State |
|---|---|
| AK | Alaska |
| AL | Alabama |
| AR | Arkansas |
| AZ | Arizona |
| CA | California |
| CO | Colorado |
| CT | Connecticut |
| DC | District of Columbia |
| DE | Delaware |
| FL | Florida |
| GA | Georgia |
| HI | Hawaii |
| IA | Iowa |
| ID | Idaho |
| IL | Illinois |
| IN | Indiana |
| KS | Kansas |
| KY | Kentucky |
| LA | Louisiana |
| MA | Massachusetts |
| MD | Maryland |
| ME | Maine |
| MI | Michigan |
| MN | Minnesota |
| MO | Missouri |
| MS | Mississippi |
| MT | Montana |
| NC | North Carolina |
| ND | North Dakota |
| NE | Nebraska |
| NH | New Hampshire |
| NJ | New Jersey |
| NM | New Mexico |
| NV | Nevada |
| NY | New York |
| OH | Ohio |
| OK | Oklahoma |
| OR | Oregon |
| PA | Pennsylvania |
| RI | Rhode Island |
| SC | South Carolina |
| SD | South Dakota |
| TN | Tennessee |
| TX | Texas |
| UT | Utah |
| VA | Virginia |
| VI | Virgin Islands |
| VT | Vermont |
| WA | Washington |
| WI | Wisconsin |
| WV | West Virginia |
| WY | Wyoming |
| PR | Puerto Rico (Country must be US) |
| GU | Guam (Country must be US) |
| AA | Armed Forces - America (Country must be US) |
| AE | Armed Forces - Europe (Country must be US) |
| AP | American Forces Pacific (Country must be US) |
