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Standard:
ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions
Committee:
ISO/TC 46
ICS:
01.140.30
Alpha-2 code
AF
Short name
AFGHANISTAN
Short name lower case
Afghanistan
Full name
the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Alpha-3 code
AFG
Numeric code
004
Remarks
Independent
Yes
Territory name
Status
Officially assigned
This code is part of collection(s)
Country Codes Collection
For definition of the different code types, please click here

Additional information

Administrative language(s) alpha-2 Administrative language(s) alpha-3 Local short name
fa fas Afghānistān
ps pus Afghānistān

Subdivisions

34 province (en) / province (fr) / wilāyat (fa) / wilāyat (ps)

List source

IGN 1992 update BET 1996; http://www.un.org/depts/cartographic/map/profile/afghanis-reg.pdf; http://www.undp.org.af/links/gov_afghan.htm , 2005-01-10; http://supremecourt.gov.af/PDFiles/constitution2004_english.pdf; http://www.pcgn.org.uk/Afghanistan%20-%20Dari.pdf; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_Afghanistan; http://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html/romanization.html#table; https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/364395/Afghan_Romanization_System.pdf; NGA GNS (http://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html/)

Code source

ISO/TC 46/WG 2 Secretariat (*); ISO 3166/MA (*)

Subdivision category 3166-2 code Subdivision name Language code Romanization system Parent subdivision
province AF-BDS* Badakhshān ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-BDS* Badakhshān fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-BDG* Bādghīs fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-BDG* Bādghīs ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-BGL* Baghlān fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-BGL* Baghlān ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-BAL* Balkh fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-BAL* Balkh ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-BAM* Bāmyān fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-BAM* Bāmyān ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-DAY* Dāykundī ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-DAY* Dāykundī fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-FRA* Farāh ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-FRA* Farāh fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-FYB* Fāryāb ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-FYB* Fāryāb fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-GHA* Ghaznī fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-GHA* Ghaznī ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-GHO* Ghōr ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-GHO* Ghōr fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-HEL* Helmand fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-HEL* Helmand ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-HER* Herāt fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-HER* Herāt ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-JOW* Jowzjān ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-JOW* Jowzjān fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-KAB* Kābul ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-KAB* Kābul fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-KAN* Kandahār fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-KAN* Kandahār ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-KAP* Kāpīsā fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-KAP* Kāpīsā ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-KHO* Khōst fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-KHO* Khōst ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-KNR* Kunaṟ ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-KNR* Kunaṟ fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-KDZ* Kunduz fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-KDZ* Kunduz ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-LAG* Laghmān fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-LAG* Laghmān ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-LOG* Lōgar fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-LOG* Lōgar ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-NAN* Nangarhār ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-NAN* Nangarhār fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-NIM* Nīmrōz ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-NIM* Nīmrōz fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-NUR* Nūristān fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-NUR* Nūristān ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-PKA* Paktīkā ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-PKA* Paktīkā fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-PIA* Paktiyā fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-PIA* Paktiyā ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-PAN* Panjshayr ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-PAN* Panjshayr fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-PAR* Parwān ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-PAR* Parwān fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-SAM* Samangān ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-SAM* Samangān fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-SAR* Sar-e Pul fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-SAR* Sar-e Pul ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-TAK* Takhār ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-TAK* Takhār fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-URU* Uruzgān fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-URU* Uruzgān ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-WAR* Wardak ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-WAR* Wardak fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-ZAB* Zābul ps BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan
province AF-ZAB* Zābul fa BGN/PCGN 2007 Romanisation System for Afghanistan

Change history of country code

Effective date of change Short description of change (en) Short description of change (fr)
2015-11-27 Correction of the local short name; change romanization system; change of spelling of categories of pus and fas; change of spelling of AF-KNR; update List Source Correction de la forme courte locale; modification du système de romanisation; modification de l'orthographe des catégories de pus and fas; modification de l'orthographe de AF-KNR; mise à jour de la Liste Source
2011-12-13 Language corrections; administrative name corrections, alphabetical re-ordering and source list update. Corrections linguistiques; reprise du nom administratif, mise en ordre alphabétique et mise à jour de la liste source.