Country code

Template:-en-

Noun

1. A short alphabetic or numeric identifier assigned to a country or territory in an international coding system, especially in the standards of the ISO.
   • Example: In the ISO 3166-1 alpha‑2 standard, US is the country code for the United States, and FR is the country code for France.
2. A similar identifier used in specific technical contexts such as telephone country codes, Internet country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs), or banking and transport codes.
   • Example: The telephone country code +81 is used for Japan; the ccTLD .de is used for Germany.

Synonyms

• ISO country code
• international country code

Derived terms

• telephone country code
• internet country code
• airport country code

References

• Template:Wikipedia
• ISO 3166-1
• ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
• ISO 3166-1 alpha-3