UNCLASSIFIED (U)

5 FAH-3 H-400 
GEO-POLITICAL TAGS

5 FAH-3 H-410

GEO-POLITICAL TAGS

(CT:TAGS-96;   03-04-2024)
(Office of Origin:  A/GIS/IPS/RA)

5 FAH-3 H-411  USING GEO-POLITICAL TAGS

(CT:TAGS-65;   04-04-2016)

a. Geo-Political TAGS consist of two-letter codes for countries and two-character alpha-numeric codes for world regions.  The country codes are taken from the Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes (GENC) standard which follows the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 3166 country code standard.  Some of the Regional TAGS are based strictly on geographic locations while others are based on political regions. Geographic/Region TAGS identify the country or area that is the subject of the archive message. They also specify the country or area in which an event takes place or the country or area taking or participating in an activity.

    Examples:

·         Presidential election in France
TAGS:  PGOV FR

·         Israel’s military intervention in Lebanon
TAGS:  MOPS IL LB

b. Geo-Political TAGS are arranged in five sub-sections:

H-412 - World Region TAGS with Corresponding Countries; ordered by World Region

H-413 - Country Names with TAGS and Corresponding World Region TAGS; alphabetized by Country

H-414 - Country TAGS; ordered by TAGS

H-415 - World Region TAGS; alphabetized by Region Name

H-416 –World Region TAGS; ordered by TAGS

c.  For a SMART archive message, more than one Geo-Political TAGS are used to express a relationship between two or more countries or to indicate participation of several countries in an action or event.

Examples:

·         An archive message discussing arms control agreement negotiations between the United States and Russia would have the following TAGS entries:

TAGS:  PARM US RU

·         An archive message discussing a telecommunication agreement among the United States, France, and Germany would have the following TAGS entries:

TAGS:  ECPS US FR DE

d. The “US” TAGS is used whenever an archive message concerns explicit U.S. involvement in an issue, act, or event. Do not use the “US” TAGS merely to indicate a message being sent from a Foreign Service post to the Department and do not use a country code on a message in the case of any event being reported by a Foreign Service post in which the host country is not involved.

Example:

·         Reporting from Dublin about a riot in Northern Ireland. (Southern Ireland is not involved.)

TAGS:  PINS GB

e. In SMART, Geo-Political TAGS are not used for archive messages pertaining to administration and operations when such TAGS only identify the location of a Foreign Service post.

Examples:

·         HHE Shipment from Hamburg

TAGS:  ATRN

·         Budget Report from Paris

TAGS:  ABUD

f.  In SMART, use Geo-Political TAGS for archive messages with TAGS from the Administration, Consular Affairs, or Outreach categories when a country is involved in an event.

Example:

·         Libyan leader discusses reforms, investments

TAGS:  OSCI ASCH 2M CI LY CM

g. TAGS for a World Region are used when a large geographic or geo-political area is discussed in an archive message.

Example:

·         U.S. policy toward Southern Africa

TAGS:  PREL US 1S

h. Some regional TAGS have been expanded and/or modified to include regional political reporting. Each regional tag is expanded to indicate what countries and islands make up the area.

i.  Direct all requests for new Subject TAGS to:

      Department of State
Agency Records Officer
SA-2
A/GIS/IPS/RA
Room 5009
Washington, DC 20037
or call 202-261-8424

5 FAH-3 H-412  WORLD REGION TAGS WITH CORRESPONDING COUNTRIES ORDERED BY WORLD REGION

(CT:TAGS-96;   03-04-2024)

1A:  (AFRICA)

Algeria, Angola, Ascension, Benin, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana,  Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Kingdom of Swaziland, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tristan da Cunha, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe

1C:  (CENTRAL AFRICA)

Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Uganda

1E:  (EAST AFRICA)

Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

1N:  (NORTH AFRICA)

Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

1S:  (SOUTHERN AFRICA)

Angola, Ascension, Botswana, Bouvet Island, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Lesotho, Malawi, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Reunion, Saint Helena, South Africa, Swaziland, Tristan da Cunha Zambia, Zimbabwe

1W:  (WEST AFRICA)

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia,  Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Western Sahara

2A:  (ARABIAN PENINSULA)

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

2C:  (CENTRAL ASIA)

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

2E:  (EAST ASIA)

Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (North), Korea (South), Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Singapore, Spratly Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam

2H:  (SOUTHEAST ASIA)

Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Singapore, Spratly Islands, Thailand, Vietnam

2M:  (MIDDLE EAST)

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank, Yemen

2N:  (NORTH ASIA)

China, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Macau, Mongolia, Russia, Taiwan

2P:  (EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC)

American Samoa, Australia, Baker Island, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Heard Island & McDonald Islands, Hong Kong, Howland Island, Indonesia, Japan, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Korea (North), Korea (South), Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Midway Islands, Mongolia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Papua New Guinea, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spratly Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake Island, Wallis & Futuna, Samoa

2S:  (SOUTH ASIA)

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

3A:  (EUROPE)

Akrotiri, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Balearic Islands, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dhekelia, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jan Mayen, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Spain, Svalbard,, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City

3B:  (BALKAN STATES)

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey

3D:  (SCANDINAVIA)

Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Jersey, Norway, Sweden, Svalbard

3E:  (EASTERN EUROPE)

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine

3L:  (BALTIC STATES)

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

3S:  (SOUTHERN EUROPE)

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Dhekelia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey

3T:  (TRANSCAUCASUS)

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia

3W:  (WESTERN EUROPE)

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jan Mayen, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Isle of Man, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City (Holy See)

4C:  (CENTRAL AMERICA)

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

4L:  (LATIN AMERICA)

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Clipperton Island, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

4N:  (NORTH AMERICA)

Canada, United States

4R:  (CARIBBEAN)

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas The, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Bonaire, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Navassa, Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands

4S:  (SOUTH AMERICA)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

5A:  (AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND REGION)

Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, , , Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, New Zealand, Norfolk Island

6A:  (ARCTIC OCEAN AREA)

6D:  (NORTHERN ATLANTIC AREA)

The Bahamas, Bermuda, Cabo Verde, Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Turks and Caicos Islands

6E:  (NORTH PACIFIC AREA)

Baker Island, Clipperton Island, Guam, Howland Island, Johnson Atoll, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (Federated States of), Midway Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Wake Island

6G:  (SOUTH ATLANTIC AREA)

Antarctica, Ascension, Bouvet Island, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Saint Helena, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Tristan de Cunha

6H:  (SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN AREA)

American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Jarvis Island, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna

6I:  (INDIAN OCEAN AREA)

Bassas da India, British Indian Ocean Territory, Comoros, Europa Island, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tromelin Island

6M:  (MEDITERRANEAN SEA AREA)

Akrotiri, Cyprus, Dhekelia, Italy, Malta,

6P:  (PERSIAN GULF AREA)

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

7A:  (WORLDWIDE)

8A: (ANTARCTIC AREA)

5 FAH-3 H-413  COUNTRY NAMES WITH TAGS AND CORRESPONDING WORLD REGION TAGS ALPHABETIZED BY COUNTRY

(CT:TAGS-96;   03-04-2024)

COUNTRY OR LOCATION

COUNTRY TAGS

ASSOCIATED WORLD REGION TAGS

A

Afghanistan

AF

2S

Akrotiri

QZ

3A, 6M

Albania

AL

3A, 3E, 3B, 3S

Algeria

DZ

1A, 2M, 1N

American Samoa

AS

2P, 6H

Andorra

AD

3A, 3W

Angola

AO

1A, 1S

Anguilla

AI

4R

Antarctica

AQ

6G

Antigua and Barbuda

AG

4R

Argentina

AR

4L, 4S

Armenia

AM

3T, 3A

Aruba

AW

4R

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

XA

5A

Australia

AU

2P, 5A

Austria

AT

3A, 3W

Azerbaijan

AZ

3T, 3A

B

Bahamas, The

BS

4R, 6D

Bahrain

BH

2M, 6P, 2A

Baker Island

XB

2P, 6E

Bangladesh

BD

2S

Barbados

BB

4R

Bassas da India

QS

6I

Belarus

BY

3E, 3A

Belgium

BE

3A, 3W

Belize

BZ

4C, 4L

Benin

BJ

1A, 1W

Bermuda

BM

3W, 6D

Bhutan

BT

2S

Bolivia

BO

4L, 4S

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

BQ

4R

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BA

3A, 3E, 3B, 3S

Botswana

BW

1A, 1S

Bouvet Island

BV

1A, 1S, 6G

Brazil

BR

4L, 4S

British Indian Ocean Territory

IO

6I

British Virgin Islands

VG

4R

Brunei

BN

2P, 2H, 2E

Bulgaria

BG

3A, 3E, 3B, 3S

Burkina Faso

BF

1A, 1W

Burma

MM

2P, 2H, 2E

Burundi

BI

1A, 1C

C

Cabo Verde

CV

1A, 1W, 6D

Cambodia

KH

2P, 2H, 2E

Cameroon

CM

1A, 1C

Canada

CA

4N

Cayman Islands

KY

4R

Central African Republic

CF

1A, 1C

Chad

TD

1A, 1C

Chile

CL

4L, 4S

China

CN

2P, 2E, 2N

Christmas Island

CX

2P, 5A

Clipperton Island

CP

4L, 6E

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

CC

2P, 5A

Colombia

CO

4L, 4S

Comoros

KM

1A, 6I, 1E

Congo (Brazzaville)

CG

1A, 1C

Congo (Kinshasa)

CD

1A, 1C

Cook Islands

CK

2P, 6H

Coral Sea Islands

XC

2P, 5A

Costa Rica

CR

4C, 4L

Cote d’Ivoire

CI

1A, 1W

Croatia

HR

3A, 3E, 3B, 3S

Cuba

CU

4R

Curaçao

CW

4R

Cyprus

CY

3A, 3W, 6M, 3S

Czechia

CZ

3A, 3E

D

Denmark

DK

3A, 3W, 3D

Dhekelia

XD

3A, 6M, 3S

Djibouti

DJ

1A, 1E

Dominica

DM

4R

Dominican Republic

DO

4R

E

Ecuador

EC

4L, 4S

Egypt

EG

1A, 2M, 1N

El Salvador

SV

4C, 4L

Equatorial Guinea

GQ

1A, 1C

Eritrea

ER

1A, 1E

Estonia

EE

3A, 3E, 3L

Ethiopia

ET

1A, 1E

Europa Island

XE

6I

F

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

FK

6G

Faroe Islands

FO

3A, 3W, 3D

Fiji

FJ

2P, 6H

Finland

FI

3A, 3W, 3D

France

FR

3A, 3W

French Guiana

GF

4L, 4R, 4S

French Polynesia

PF

2P, 6H

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

TF

1S, 6I

G

Gabon

GA

1A, 1C

Gambia, The

GM

1A, 1W

Gaza Strip

XG

2M

Georgia

GE

3T, 3A

Germany

DE

3A, 3W

Ghana

GH

1A, 1W

Gibraltar

GI

3A, 3W

Glorioso Islands

QX

6I

Greece

GR

3A, 3W, 3B, 3S

Greenland

GL

3A, 3W, 3D, 6D

Grenada

GD

4R

Guadeloupe

GP

4R

Guam

GU

6E

Guatemala

GT

4C, 4L

Guernsey

GG

3A, 3W

Guinea

GN

1A, 1W

Guinea-Bissau

GW

1A, 1W

Guyana

GY

4L, 4R, 4S

H

Haiti

HT

4R

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

HM

2P, 5A

Honduras

HN

4C, 4L

Hong Kong

HK

2P, 2E, 2N

Howland Island

XH

2P, 6E

Hungary

HU

3A, 3E

I

Iceland

IS

3A, 3W, 3D, 6D

India

IN

2S

Indonesia

ID

2P, 2H, 2E

Iran

IR

2M, 6P, 2A

Iraq

IQ

2M, 6P, 2A

Ireland

IE

3A, 3W

Isle of Man

IM

3A, 3W

Israel

IL

2M

Italy

IT

3A, 3W, 6M

J

Jamaica

JM

4R

Jan Mayen

XJ

3A, 3D, 3W,6D

Japan

JP

2P, 2E, 2N

Jarvis Island

XQ

2P, 6H

Jersey

JE

3W, 3D

Johnston Atoll

XU

2P, 6E

Jordan

JO

2M

Juan de Nova Island

QU

6I

K

Kazakhstan

KZ

2C

Kenya

KE

1A, 1E

Kiribati

KI

2P, 6E

Korea (North)

KP

2P, 2E, 2N

Korea (South)

KR

2P, 2E, 2N

Kosovo

XK

3A, 3E, 3B, 3S

Kuwait

KW

2M, 6P, 2A

Kyrgyzstan

KG

2C

L

Laos

LA

2P, 2H, 2E

Latvia

LV

3A, 3E, 3L

Lebanon

LB

2M

Lesotho

LS

1A, 1S

Liberia

LR

1A, 1W

Libya

LY

1A, 2M, 1N

Liechtenstein

LI

3A, 3W

Lithuania

LT

3A, 3E, 3L

Luxembourg

LU

3A, 3W

M

Macau

MO

2P, 2E, 2N

Macedonia

MK

3A, 3E, 3B, 3S

Madagascar

MG

1A, 6I, 1E

Malawi

MW

1A, 1S

Malaysia

MY

2P, 2H, 2E

Maldives

MV

2S, 6I

Mali

ML

1A, 1W

Malta

MT

3A, 3W, 6M

Marshall Islands

MH

2P, 6E

Martinique

MQ

4R

Mauritania

MR

1A, 1W

Mauritius

MU

1A, 6I, 1E

Mayotte

YT

1A, 1S

Mexico

MX

4L

Micronesia (Federated Sates of)

FM

2P, 6E

Midway Islands

QM

2P, 6E

Moldova

MD

3A, 3E

Monaco

MC

3A, 3W

Mongolia

MN

2P, 2E, 2N

Montenegro

ME

3A, 3E, 3B, 3S

Montserrat

MS

4R

Morocco

MA

1A, 2M, 1N

Mozambique

MZ

1A, 1S

N

Namibia

NA

1A, 1S

Nauru

NR

2P, 6H

Navassa Island

XV

4R

Nepal

NP

2S

Netherlands

NL

3A, 3W

New Caledonia

NC

2P, 6H

New Zealand

NZ

2P, 5A, 6H

Nicaragua

NI

4C, 4L

Niger

NE

1A, 1W

Nigeria

NG

1A, 1W

Niue

NU

2P, 6H

Norfolk Island

NF

2P, 5A

Northern Mariana Islands

MP

2P, 6E

Norway

NO

3A, 3W, 3D

O

Oman

OM

2M, 6P, 2A

P

Pakistan

PK

2S

Palau

PW

2P, 6E

Palmyra Atoll

XL

2P, 6E

Panama

PA

4C, 4L

Papua New Guinea

PG

2P, 6H

Paracel Islands

XP

2P, 2H, 2E

Paraguay

PY

4L, 4S

Peru

PE

4L, 4S

Philippines

PH

2P, 2H, 2E

Pitcairn Islands

PN

2P, 6H

Poland

PL

3A, 3E

Portugal

PT

3A, 3W

Puerto Rico

PR

4R

Q

Qatar

QA

2M, 6P, 2A

R

Reunion

RE

1A, 1S, 6I, 1E

Romania

RO

3A, 3E, 3B, 3S

Russia

RU

3A, 3E, 2N

Rwanda

RW

1A, 1C

S

Saint Barthelemy

BL

4R

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

SH

1A, 1S, 6G

Saint Kitts and Nevis

KN

4R

Saint Lucia

LC

4R

Saint Martin

MF

4R

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

PM

6D

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VC

4R

Samoa

WS

2P, 6H

San Marino

SM

3A, 3W

Sao Tome and Principe

ST

1A, 1C

Saudi Arabia

SA

2M, 6P, 2A

Senegal

SN

1A, 1W

Serbia

RS

3A, 3E, 3B, 3S

Seychelles

SC

1A, 6I, 1E

Sierra Leone

SL

1A, 1W

Singapore

SG

2P, 2H, 2E

Sint Maarten

SX

4R

Slovakia

SK

3A, 3E

Slovenia

SI

3A, 3E, 3B, 3S

Solomon Islands

SB

2P, 6H

Somalia

SO

1A, 1E

South Africa

ZA

1A, 1S

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

GS

3A, 6G

South Sudan

SS

1A, 1E

Spain

ES

3A, 3W

Spratly Islands

XS

2P, 2H, 2E

Sri Lanka

LK

2S, 6I

Sudan

SD

1A, 1E

Suriname

SR

4L, 4R, 4S

Svalbard

XR

3A, 3W, 3D

Swaziland

SZ

1A, 1S

Sweden

SE

3A, 3W, 3D

Switzerland

CH

3A, 3W

Syria

SY

2M

T

Taiwan

TW

2P, 2E, 2N

Tajikistan

TJ

2C

Tanzania

TZ

1A, 1E

Thailand

TH

2P, 2H, 2E

Timor-Leste

TL

2E, 6I

Togo

TG

1A, 1W

Tokelau

TK

2P, 6H

Tonga

TO

2P, 6H

Trinidad and Tobago

TT

4R

Tromelin Island

XT

6I

Tunisia

TN

1A, 2M, 1N

Turkey

TR

3A, 3W, 3B, 3S

Turkmenistan

TM

2C

Turks and Caicos Islands

TC

4R, 6D

Tuvalu

TV

2P, 6H

U

Uganda

UG

1A, 1E

Ukraine

UA

3E, 3A

United Arab Emirates

AE

2M, 6P, 2A

United Kingdom

GB

3A, 3W

United States

US

4N

Uruguay

UY

4L, 4S

U.S. Virgin Islands

VI

4R

Uzbekistan

UZ

2C

V

Vanuatu

VU

2P, 6H

Vatican City (Holy See)

VA

3A, 3W

Venezuela

VE

4L, 4S

Vietnam

VN

2P, 2H, 2E

W

Wake Island

QW

2P, 6E

Wallis and Futuna

WF

2P, 6H

West Bank

XW

2M

Western Sahara

EH

1A, 1W

Y

Yemen

YE

2M, 2A

Z

Zambia

ZM

1A, 1S

Zimbabwe

ZW

1A, 1S

5 FAH-3 H-414  COUNTRY TAGS ORDERED BY TAGS

(CT:TAGS-96;   03-04-2024)

A

AD

Andorra

AE

United Arab Emirates

AF

Afghanistan

AG

Antigua and Barbuda

AI

Anguilla

AL

Albania

AM

Armenia

AO

Angola

AQ

Antarctica

AR

Argentina

AS

American Samoa

AT

Austria

AU

Australia

AW

Aruba

AZ

Azerbaijan

B

BA

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BB

Barbados

BD

Bangladesh

BE

Belgium

BF

Burkina Faso

BG

Bulgaria

BH

Bahrain

BI

Burundi

BJ

Benin

BL

Saint Barthelemy

BM

Bermuda

BN

Brunei

BO

Bolivia

BQ

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

BR

Brazil

BS

Bahamas, The

BT

Bhutan

BV

Bouvet Island

BW

Botswana

BY

Belarus

BZ

Belize

C

CA

Canada

CC

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

CD

Congo (Kinshasa)

CF

Central African Republic

CG

Congo (Brazzaville)

CH

Switzerland

CI

Cote d’Ivoire

CK

Cook Islands

CL

Chile

CM

Cameroon

CN

China

CO

Colombia

CP

Clipperton Island

CR

Costa Rica

CU

Cuba

CV

Cabo Verde

CW

Curaçao

CX

Christmas Island

CY

Cyprus

CZ

Czechia

D

DE

Germany

DJ

Djibouti

DK

Denmark

DM

Dominica

DO

Dominican Republic

DZ

Algeria

E

EC

Ecuador

EE

Estonia

EG

Egypt

EH

Western Sahara

ER

Eritrea

ES

Spain

ET

Ethiopia

F

FI

Finland

FJ

Fiji

FK

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

FM

Micronesia (Federated States of)

FO

Faroe Islands

FR

France

G

GA

Gabon

GB

United Kingdom

GD

Grenada

GE

Georgia

GG

Guernsey

GF

French Guiana

GH

Ghana

GI

Gibraltar

GL

Greenland

GM

Gambia (The)

GN

Guinea

GP

Guadeloupe

GQ

Equatorial Guinea

GR

Greece

GS

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

GT

Guatemala

GU

Guam

GW

Guinea-Bissau

GY

Guyana

H

HT

Haiti

HK

Hong Kong

HM

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

HN

Honduras

HR

Croatia

HU

Hungary

I

ID

Indonesia

IE

Ireland

IL

Israel

IM

Isle of Man

IN

India

IO

British Indian Ocean Territory

IQ

Iraq

IR

Iran

IS

Iceland

IT

Italy

J

JE

Jersey

JM

Jamaica

JO

Jordan

JP

Japan

K

KE

Kenya

KG

Kyrgyzstan

KH

Cambodia

KI

Kiribati

KM

Comoros

KN

Saint Kitts and Nevis

KP

Korea (North)

KR

Korea (South)

KW

Kuwait

KY

Cayman Islands

KZ

Kazakhstan

L

LA

Laos

LB

Lebanon

LC

Saint Lucia

LI

Liechtenstein

LK

Sri Lanka

LR

Liberia

LS

Lesotho

LT

Lithuania

LU

Luxembourg

LV

Latvia

LY

Libya

M

MA

Morocco

MC

Monaco

MD

Moldova

ME

Montenegro

MF

Saint Martin

MG

Madagascar

MH

Marshall Islands

MK

Macedonia

ML

Mali

MM

Burma

MN

Mongolia

MO

Macau

MP

Northern Mariana Islands

MQ

Martinique

MR

Mauritania

MS

Montserrat

MT

Malta

MU

Mauritius

MV

Maldives

MW

Malawi

MX

Mexico

MY

Malaysia

MZ

Mozambique

N

NA

Namibia

NC

New Caledonia

NE

Niger

NF

Norfolk Island

NG

Nigeria

NI

Nicaragua

NL

Netherlands

NO

Norway

NP

Nepal

NR

Nauru

NU

Niue

NZ

New Zealand

O

OM

Oman

P

PA

Panama

PE

Peru

PF

French Polynesia

PG

Papua New Guinea

PH

Philippines

PK

Pakistan

PL

Poland

PM

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

PN

Pitcairn Islands

PR

Puerto Rico

PT

Portugal

PW

Palau

PY

Paraguay

Q

QA

Qatar

QM

Midway Islands

QS

Bassas da India

QU

Juan de Nova Island

QW

Wake Island

QX

Glorioso Islands

QZ

Akrotiri

R

RE

Reunion

RO

Romania

RU

Russia

RS

Serbia

RW

Rwanda

S

SA

Saudi Arabia

SB

Solomon Islands

SC

Seychelles

SD

Sudan

SE

Sweden

SG

Singapore

SH

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

SI

Slovenia

SK

Slovakia

SL

Sierra Leone

SM

San Marino

SN

Senegal

SO

Somalia

SR

Suriname

SS

South Sudan

ST

Sao Tome and Principe

SV

El Salvador

SX

Sint Maarten

SY

Syria

SZ

Swaziland

T

TC

Turks and Caicos Islands

TD

Chad

TF

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

TG

Togo

TH

Thailand

TJ

Tajikistan

TK

Tokelau

TL

Timor-Leste

TM

Turkmenistan

TN

Tunisia

TO

Tonga

TR

Turkey

TT

Trinidad and Tobago

TV

Tuvalu

TW

Taiwan

TZ

Tanzania

U

UA

Ukraine

UG

Uganda

US

United States

UY

Uruguay

UZ

Uzbekistan

V

VA

Vatican City

VC

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VE

Venezuela

VG

British Virgin Islands

VI

U.S. Virgin Islands

VN

Vietnam

VU

Vanuatu

W

WF

Wallis and Futuna

WS

Samoa

X

XA

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

XB

Baker Island

XC

Coral Sea Islands

XD

Dhekelia

XE

Europa Island

XG

Gaza Strip

XH

Howland Island

XJ

Jan Mayen

XK

Kosovo

XL

Palmyra Atoll

XP

Paracel Islands

XQ

Jarvis Island

XR

Svalbard

XS

Spratly Islands

XT

Tromelin Island

XU

Johnston Atoll

XV

Navassa Island

XW

West Bank

Y

YE

Yemen

YT

Mayotte

Z

ZA

South Africa

ZM

Zambia

ZW

Zimbabwe

5 FAH-3 H-415  WORLD REGION TAGS ALPHABETIZED BY REGION NAME

(CT:TAGS-65;   04-04-2016)

1A

Africa

8A

Antarctic Area

2A

Arabian Peninsula

6A

Arctic Ocean Area

5A

Australia-New Zealand Region

3B

Balkan States

3L

Baltic States

4R

Caribbean

1C

Central Africa

4C

Central America

2C

Central Asia

1E

East Africa

2E

East Asia

2P

East Asia and Pacific

3E

Eastern Europe

3A

Europe

6I

Indian Ocean Area

4L

Latin America

6M

Mediterranean Sea Area

2M

Middle East

1N

North Africa

4N

North America

2N

North Asia

6D

North Atlantic Area

6E

North Pacific Area

6P

Persian Gulf Area

3D

Scandinavia

4S

South America

2S

South Asia

6G

South Atlantic Area

6H

South Pacific Ocean Area

2H

Southeast Asia

1S

Southern Africa

3S

Southern Europe

3T

Transcaucasus

1W

West Africa

3W

Western Europe

7A

Worldwide

5 FAH-3 H-416  WORLD REGION TAGS ORDERED BY TAGS

(CT:TAGS-65;   04-04-2016)

1A

Africa

1C

Central Africa

1E

East Africa

1N

North Africa

1S

Southern Africa

1W

West Africa

2A

Arabian Peninsula

2C

Central Asia

2E

East Asia

2H

Southeast Asia

2M

Middle East

2N

North Asia

2P

East Asia and Pacific

2S

South Asia

3A

Europe

3B

Balkan States

3D

Scandinavia

3E

Eastern Europe

3L

Baltic States

3S

Southern Europe

3T

Transcaucasus

3W

Western Europe

4C

Central America

4L

Latin America

4N

North America

4R

Caribbean

4S

South America

5A

Australia-New Zealand Region

6A

Arctic Ocean Area

6D

North Atlantic Area

6E

North Pacific Area

6G

South Atlantic Area

6H

South Pacific Ocean Area

6I

Indian Ocean Area

6M

Mediterranean Sea Area

6P

Persian Gulf Area

7A

Worldwide

8A

Antarctic Area

5 FAH-3 H-417  THROUGH H-419 UNASSIGNED

UNCLASSIFIED (U)