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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
ZA
Short name
SOUTH AFRICA
Short name lower case
South Africa
Full name
the Republic of South Africa
Alpha-3 code
ZAF
Numeric code
710
Remarks
Independent
Yes
Territory name
Marion Island, Prince Edward Island
Status
Officially assigned
Remark part 1
Includes: Marion Island, Prince Edward Island.
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
af afr Suid-Afrika
en eng South Africa
nr nbl Sewula Afrika
nso Afrika-Borwa
st sot Afrika-Borwa
ss ssw Ningizimu Afrika
ts tso Afrika-Dzonga
tn tsn Afrika-Borwa
ve ven Afrika Tshipembe
xh xho Mzantsi Afrika
zu zul Ningizimu Afrika

Subdivisions

9 profense () / province (en) / province (fr) / provinsie (af) / iProvinsi (nr) / fundzeni (ss) / provense (st) / porofense (tn) / fundzankulu (ts) / vundu (ve) / phondo (xh) / fundazwe (zu)

List source

Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB),and Standards South Africa (StanSA), pp. 124

Code source

Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), and Standards South Africa (StanSA), pp. 124 + ISO/TC 46/WG 2 Secretariat (*)

Subdivision category 3166-2 code Subdivision name Language code Romanization system Parent subdivision
province ZA-NW Bokone Bophirima tn
province ZA-EC* Eastern Cape en
province ZA-FS Foreisetata tn
province ZA-FS Free State ts
province ZA-FS Free State en
province ZA-FS Freistata st
province ZA-FS Freistata
province ZA-FS Freyistata xh
province ZA-FS Fuleyisitata zu
province ZA-FS Fureisitata ve
province ZA-GT Gauteng af
province ZA-GT Gauteng tn
province ZA-GT Gauteng ss
province ZA-GT Gauteng ts
province ZA-GT Gauteng zu
province ZA-GT Gauteng ve
province ZA-GT Gauteng en
province ZA-GT Gauteng
province ZA-NL GaZulu-Natala
province ZA-NL Hazolo-Natala st
province ZA-NL HaZulu-Natal ve
province ZA-FS iFreyistata nr
province ZA-GT iGauteng nr
province ZA-NL iKwaZulu-Natal nr
province ZA-MP* iMpumalanga nr
province ZA-EC* iPumalanga-Kapa nr
province ZA-WC* iTjhingalanga-Kapa nr
province ZA-NC* iTlhagwini-Kapa nr
province ZA-NW iTlhagwini-Tjhingalanga nr
province ZA-WC* Kapa Bodikela
province ZA-EC* Kapa Bohlabela
province ZA-NC* Kapa Bokone tn
province ZA-WC* Kapa Bophirima tn
province ZA-WC* Kapa Bophirimela st
province ZA-EC* Kapa Botjhabela st
province ZA-EC* Kapa Botlhaba tn
province ZA-NC* Kapa Devhula ve
province ZA-NC* Kapa Leboya st
province ZA-NC* Kapa Leboya
province ZA-NC* Kapa-N'walungu ts
province ZA-EC* Kapa Vhubvaḓuvha ve
province ZA-WC* Kapa Vhukovhela ve
province ZA-WC* Kapa-Vupeladyambu ts
province ZA-EC* Kapa-Vuxa ts
province ZA-GT Kgauteng st
province ZA-NL Kwazulu-Natal en
province ZA-NL Kwazulu-Natal ts
province ZA-NL KwaZulu-Natal tn
province ZA-NL KwaZulu-Natal af
province ZA-NL KwaZulu-Natala xh
province ZA-NL KwaZulu-Natali zu
province ZA-NL KwaZulu-Natali ss
province ZA-NW Lebowa Bodikela
province ZA-NW Leboya (le) Bophirima st
province ZA-LP* Limpopo ss
province ZA-LP* Limpopo ts
province ZA-LP* Limpopo tn
province ZA-LP* Limpopo xh
province ZA-LP* Limpopo zu
province ZA-LP* Limpopo en
province ZA-LP* Limpopo af
province ZA-LP* Limpopo nr
province ZA-LP* Limpopo
province ZA-LP* Limpopo st
province ZA-NC* Mntla-Koloni xh
province ZA-NW Mntla-Ntshona xh
province ZA-EC* Mpuma-Koloni xh
province ZA-MP* Mpumalanga st
province ZA-MP* Mpumalanga
province ZA-MP* Mpumalanga ve
province ZA-MP* Mpumalanga ss
province ZA-MP* Mpumalanga xh
province ZA-MP* Mpumalanga zu
province ZA-MP* Mpumalanga tn
province ZA-MP* Mpumalanga en
province ZA-MP* Mpumalanga ts
province ZA-MP* Mpumalanga af
province ZA-EC* Mpumalanga-Kapa zu
province ZA-NW N'walungu-Vupeladyambu ts
province ZA-NC* Noord-Kaap af
province ZA-NW Noordwes af
province ZA-NC* Northern Cape en
province ZA-NW North-West en
province ZA-WC* Ntshona-Koloni xh
province ZA-WC* Ntshonalanga-Kapa zu
province ZA-NC* Nyakatho-Kapa zu
province ZA-NW Nyakatho-Ntshonalanga zu
province ZA-EC* Oos-Kaap af
province ZA-GT Rhawuti xh
province ZA-LP* Vhembe ve
province ZA-FS Vrystaat af
province ZA-WC* Wes-Kaap af
province ZA-WC* Western Cape en

Change history of country code

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