In this task, you are given a country name, and you need to return the numeric International Organization for Standardization (ISO) code of the given country. The codes are three-digit numbers defined by the ISO to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest.

Q: Republic of the Congo

A: 178
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Q: Maldives

A: 462
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Q: Benin

A:
204
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