# List of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent (data file)

The list of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent data file is a plain text format describing the list of countries by continent, suitable for automated processing.

## Format

| Continent code (CC) AF - Africa AS - Asia EU - Europe NA - North America SA - South America OC - Oceania AN - Antarctica | Country code | Country code | Country number | English country name (Name) |
| Continent code (CC) AF - Africa AS - Asia EU - Europe NA - North America SA - South America OC - Oceania AN - Antarctica | Two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (a-2) | Three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 (a-3) | Three-digit ISO 3166-1 numeric (#) | English country name (Name) |

## Data file

Note: This data was compiled by hand and may contain mistakes. One small modification is that the various "insular areas of the United States" listed above are recorded here as the single "United States Minor Outlying Islands" in Oceania.
| CC | a-2 | a-3 | # | Name |
| AS | AF | AFG | 004 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of |
| EU | AL | ALB | 008 | Albania, Republic of |
| AN | AQ | ATA | 010 | Antarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S) |
| AF | DZ | DZA | 012 | Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of |
| OC | AS | ASM | 016 | American Samoa |
| EU | AD | AND | 020 | Andorra, Principality of |
| AF | AO | AGO | 024 | Angola, Republic of |
| NA | AG | ATG | 028 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| AS | AZ | AZE | 031 | Azerbaijan, Republic of |
| SA | AR | ARG | 032 | Argentina, Argentine Republic |
| OC | AU | AUS | 036 | Australia, Commonwealth of |
| EU | AT | AUT | 040 | Austria, Republic of |
| NA | BS | BHS | 044 | Bahamas, Commonwealth of the |
| AS | BH | BHR | 048 | Bahrain, Kingdom of |
| AS | BD | BGD | 050 | Bangladesh, People's Republic of |
| AS | AM | ARM | 051 | Armenia, Republic of |
| NA | BB | BRB | 052 | Barbados |
| EU | BE | BEL | 056 | Belgium, Kingdom of |
| NA | BM | BMU | 060 | Bermuda |
| AS | BT | BTN | 064 | Bhutan, Kingdom of |
| SA | BO | BOL | 068 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| EU | BA | BIH | 070 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| AF | BW | BWA | 072 | Botswana, Republic of |
| AN | BV | BVT | 074 | Bouvet Island (Bouvetoya) |
| SA | BR | BRA | 076 | Brazil, Federative Republic of |
| NA | BZ | BLZ | 084 | Belize |
| AF | IO | IOT | 086 | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| OC | SB | SLB | 090 | Solomon Islands |
| NA | VG | VGB | 092 | British Virgin Islands |
| AS | BN | BRN | 096 | Brunei, Nation of, the Abode of Peace |
| EU | BG | BGR | 100 | Bulgaria, Republic of |
| AS | MM | MMR | 104 | Myanmar, Union of |
| AF | BI | BDI | 108 | Burundi, Republic of |
| EU | BY | BLR | 112 | Belarus, Republic of |
| AS | KH | KHM | 116 | Cambodia, Kingdom of |
| AF | CM | CMR | 120 | Cameroon, Republic of |
| NA | CA | CAN | 124 | Canada |
| AF | CV | CPV | 132 | Cape Verde, Republic of |
| NA | KY | CYM | 136 | Cayman Islands |
| AF | CF | CAF | 140 | Central African Republic |
| AS | LK | LKA | 144 | Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of |
| AF | TD | TCD | 148 | Chad, Republic of |
| SA | CL | CHL | 152 | Chile, Republic of |
| AS | CN | CHN | 156 | China, People's Republic of |
| AS | TW | TWN | 158 | Taiwan |
| AS | CX | CXR | 162 | Christmas Island |
| AS | CC | CCK | 166 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| SA | CO | COL | 170 | Colombia, Republic of |
| AF | KM | COM | 174 | Comoros, Union of the |
| AF | YT | MYT | 175 | Mayotte, Department of |
| AF | CG | COG | 178 | Congo, Republic of the |
| AF | CD | COD | 180 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| OC | CK | COK | 184 | Cook Islands |
| NA | CR | CRI | 188 | Costa Rica, Republic of |
| EU | HR | HRV | 191 | Croatia, Republic of |
| NA | CU | CUB | 192 | Cuba, Republic of |
| AS | CY | CYP | 196 | Cyprus, Republic of |
| EU | CZ | CZE | 203 | Czech Republic |
| AF | BJ | BEN | 204 | Benin, Republic of |
| EU | DK | DNK | 208 | Denmark, Kingdom of |
| NA | DM | DMA | 212 | Dominica, Commonwealth of |
| NA | DO | DOM | 214 | Dominican Republic |
| SA | EC | ECU | 218 | Ecuador, Republic of |
| NA | SV | SLV | 222 | El Salvador, Republic of |
| AF | GQ | GNQ | 226 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of |
| AF | ET | ETH | 231 | Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of |
| AF | ER | ERI | 232 | Eritrea, State of |
| EU | EE | EST | 233 | Estonia, Republic of |
| EU | FO | FRO | 234 | Faroe Islands |
| SA | FK | FLK | 238 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| AN | GS | SGS | 239 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| OC | FJ | FJI | 242 | Fiji, Republic of |
| EU | FI | FIN | 246 | Finland, Republic of |
| EU | AX | ALA | 248 | Åland Islands |
| EU | FR | FRA | 250 | France, French Republic |
| SA | GF | GUF | 254 | French Guiana |
| OC | PF | PYF | 258 | French Polynesia |
| AF | TF | ATF | 260 | French Southern Territories |
| AF | DJ | DJI | 262 | Djibouti, Republic of |
| AF | GA | GAB | 266 | Gabon, Gabonese Republic |
| AS | GE | GEO | 268 | Georgia |
| AF | GM | GMB | 270 | Gambia, Republic of the |
| EU | DE | DEU | 276 | Germany, Federal Republic of |
| AF | GH | GHA | 288 | Ghana, Republic of |
| EU | GI | GIB | 292 | Gibraltar |
| OC | KI | KIR | 296 | Kiribati, Republic of |
| EU | GR | GRC | 300 | Greece, Hellenic Republic |
| NA | GL | GRL | 304 | Greenland |
| NA | GD | GRD | 308 | Grenada |
| NA | GP | GLP | 312 | Guadeloupe |
| OC | GU | GUM | 316 | Guam |
| NA | GT | GTM | 320 | Guatemala, Republic of |
| AF | GN | GIN | 324 | Guinea, Republic of |
| SA | GY | GUY | 328 | Guyana, Co-operative Republic of |
| NA | HT | HTI | 332 | Haiti, Republic of |
| AN | HM | HMD | 334 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| EU | VA | VAT | 336 | Holy See (Vatican City State) |
| NA | HN | HND | 340 | Honduras, Republic of |
| AS | HK | HKG | 344 | Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China |
| EU | HU | HUN | 348 | Hungary, Republic of |
| EU | IS | ISL | 352 | Iceland, Republic of |
| AS | IN | IND | 356 | India, Republic of |
| AS | ID | IDN | 360 | Indonesia, Republic of |
| AS | IR | IRN | 364 | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| AS | IQ | IRQ | 368 | Iraq, Republic of |
| EU | IE | IRL | 372 | Ireland |
| AS | IL | ISR | 376 | Israel, State of |
| EU | IT | ITA | 380 | Italy, Italian Republic |
| AF | CI | CIV | 384 | Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of |
| NA | JM | JAM | 388 | Jamaica |
| AS | JP | JPN | 392 | Japan |
| AS | KZ | KAZ | 398 | Kazakhstan, Republic of |
| AS | JO | JOR | 400 | Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of |
| AF | KE | KEN | 404 | Kenya, Republic of |
| AS | KP | PRK | 408 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| AS | KR | KOR | 410 | Korea, Republic of |
| EU | XK | XKX | | Kosovo, Republic of |
| AS | KW | KWT | 414 | Kuwait, State of |
| AS | KG | KGZ | 417 | Kyrgyz Republic |
| AS | LA | LAO | 418 | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| AS | LB | LBN | 422 | Lebanon, Lebanese Republic |
| AF | LS | LSO | 426 | Lesotho, Kingdom of |
| EU | LV | LVA | 428 | Latvia, Republic of |
| AF | LR | LBR | 430 | Liberia, Republic of |
| AF | LY | LBY | 434 | Libya, State of |
| EU | LI | LIE | 438 | Liechtenstein, Principality of |
| EU | LT | LTU | 440 | Lithuania, Republic of |
| EU | LU | LUX | 442 | Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of |
| AS | MO | MAC | 446 | Macao, Special Administrative Region of China |
| AF | MG | MDG | 450 | Madagascar, Republic of |
| AF | MW | MWI | 454 | Malawi, Republic of |
| AS | MY | MYS | 458 | Malaysia |
| AS | MV | MDV | 462 | Maldives, Republic of |
| AF | ML | MLI | 466 | Mali, Republic of |
| EU | MT | MLT | 470 | Malta, Republic of |
| NA | MQ | MTQ | 474 | Martinique |
| AF | MR | MRT | 478 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of |
| AF | MU | MUS | 480 | Mauritius, Republic of |
| NA | MX | MEX | 484 | Mexico, United Mexican States |
| EU | MC | MCO | 492 | Monaco, Principality of |
| AS | MN | MNG | 496 | Mongolia |
| EU | MD | MDA | 498 | Moldova, Republic of |
| EU | ME | MNE | 499 | Montenegro |
| NA | MS | MSR | 500 | Montserrat |
| AF | MA | MAR | 504 | Morocco, Kingdom of |
| AF | MZ | MOZ | 508 | Mozambique, Republic of |
| AS | OM | OMN | 512 | Oman, Sultanate of |
| AF | NA | NAM | 516 | Namibia, Republic of |
| OC | NR | NRU | 520 | Nauru, Republic of |
| AS | NP | NPL | 524 | Nepal, Federal Democratic Republic of |
| EU | NL | NLD | 528 | Netherlands, Kingdom of the |
| NA | CW | CUW | 531 | Curaçao |
| NA | AW | ABW | 533 | Aruba |
| NA | SX | SXM | 534 | Sint Maarten (Netherlands) |
| NA | BQ | BES | 535 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba |
| OC | NC | NCL | 540 | New Caledonia |
| OC | VU | VUT | 548 | Vanuatu, Republic of |
| OC | NZ | NZL | 554 | New Zealand |
| NA | NI | NIC | 558 | Nicaragua, Republic of |
| AF | NE | NER | 562 | Niger, Republic of |
| AF | NG | NGA | 566 | Nigeria, Federal Republic of |
| OC | NU | NIU | 570 | Niue |
| OC | NF | NFK | 574 | Norfolk Island |
| EU | NO | NOR | 578 | Norway, Kingdom of |
| OC | MP | MNP | 580 | Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of the |
| OC | UM | UMI | 581 | United States Minor Outlying Islands |
| OC | FM | FSM | 583 | Micronesia, Federated States of |
| OC | MH | MHL | 584 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the |
| OC | PW | PLW | 585 | Palau, Republic of |
| AS | PK | PAK | 586 | Pakistan, Islamic Republic of |
| AS | PS | PSE | 275 | Palestine, State of |
| NA | PA | PAN | 591 | Panama, Republic of |
| OC | PG | PNG | 598 | Papua New Guinea, Independent State of |
| SA | PY | PRY | 600 | Paraguay, Republic of |
| SA | PE | PER | 604 | Peru, Republic of |
| AS | PH | PHL | 608 | Philippines, Republic of the |
| OC | PN | PCN | 612 | Pitcairn Islands |
| EU | PL | POL | 616 | Poland, Republic of |
| EU | PT | PRT | 620 | Portugal, Portuguese Republic |
| AF | GW | GNB | 624 | Guinea-Bissau, Republic of |
| AS | TL | TLS | 626 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of |
| NA | PR | PRI | 630 | Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of |
| AS | QA | QAT | 634 | Qatar, State of |
| AF | RE | REU | 638 | Reunion |
| EU | RO | ROU | 642 | Romania |
| EU | RU | RUS | 643 | Russian Federation |
| AF | RW | RWA | 646 | Rwanda, Republic of |
| NA | BL | BLM | 652 | Saint Barthelemy |
| AF | SH | SHN | 654 | Saint Helena |
| NA | KN | KNA | 659 | Saint Kitts and Nevis, Federation of |
| NA | AI | AIA | 660 | Anguilla |
| NA | LC | LCA | 662 | Saint Lucia |
| NA | MF | MAF | 663 | Saint Martin |
| NA | PM | SPM | 666 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
| NA | VC | VCT | 670 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| EU | SM | SMR | 674 | San Marino, Republic of |
| AF | ST | STP | 678 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of |
| AS | SA | SAU | 682 | Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
| AF | SN | SEN | 686 | Senegal, Republic of |
| EU | RS | SRB | 688 | Serbia, Republic of |
| AF | SC | SYC | 690 | Seychelles, Republic of |
| AF | SL | SLE | 694 | Sierra Leone, Republic of |
| AS | SG | SGP | 702 | Singapore, Republic of |
| EU | SK | SVK | 703 | Slovakia (Slovak Republic) |
| AS | VN | VNM | 704 | Vietnam, Socialist Republic of |
| EU | SI | SVN | 705 | Slovenia, Republic of |
| AF | SO | SOM | 706 | Somalia, Federal Republic of |
| AF | ZA | ZAF | 710 | South Africa, Republic of |
| AF | ZW | ZWE | 716 | Zimbabwe, Republic of |
| EU | ES | ESP | 724 | Spain, Kingdom of |
| AF | SS | SSD | 728 | South Sudan, Republic of |
| AF | SD | SDN | 729 | Sudan, Republic of the |
| AF | EH | ESH | 732 | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| SA | SR | SUR | 740 | Suriname, Republic of |
| EU | SJ | SJM | 744 | Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands |
| AF | SZ | SWZ | 748 | Eswatini, Kingdom of |
| EU | SE | SWE | 752 | Sweden, Kingdom of |
| EU | CH | CHE | 756 | Switzerland, Swiss Confederation |
| AS | SY | SYR | 760 | Syrian Arab Republic |
| AS | TJ | TJK | 762 | Tajikistan, Republic of |
| AS | TH | THA | 764 | Thailand, Kingdom of |
| AF | TG | TGO | 768 | Togo, Togolese Republic |
| OC | TK | TKL | 772 | Tokelau |
| OC | TO | TON | 776 | Tonga, Kingdom of |
| NA | TT | TTO | 780 | Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of |
| AS | AE | ARE | 784 | United Arab Emirates |
| AF | TN | TUN | 788 | Tunisia, Republic of |
| AS | TR | TUR | 792 | Turkey, Republic of |
| AS | TM | TKM | 795 | Turkmenistan |
| NA | TC | TCA | 796 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| OC | TV | TUV | 798 | Tuvalu |
| AF | UG | UGA | 800 | Uganda, Republic of |
| EU | UA | UKR | 804 | Ukraine |
| EU | MK | MKD | 807 | North Macedonia, Republic of |
| AF | EG | EGY | 818 | Egypt, Arab Republic of |
| EU | GB | GBR | 826 | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland |
| EU | GG | GGY | 831 | Guernsey, Bailiwick of |
| EU | JE | JEY | 832 | Jersey, Bailiwick of |
| EU | IM | IMN | 833 | Isle of Man |
| AF | TZ | TZA | 834 | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| NA | US | USA | 840 | United States of America |
| NA | VI | VIR | 850 | United States Virgin Islands |
| AF | BF | BFA | 854 | Burkina Faso |
| SA | UY | URY | 858 | Uruguay, Oriental Republic of |
| AS | UZ | UZB | 860 | Uzbekistan, Republic of |
| SA | VE | VEN | 862 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| OC | WF | WLF | 876 | Wallis and Futuna |
| OC | WS | WSM | 882 | Samoa, Independent State of |
| AS | YE | YEM | 887 | Yemen |
| AF | ZM | ZMB | 894 | Zambia, Republic of |
| AS | XD | null | null | United Nations Neutral Zone |
| AS | XS | null | null | Spratly Islands |
| OC | XX | null | null | Disputed Territory |