iso 3166 - 2: by 

Statements about this table:
subdivision name ( be ) (bgn / pcgn) minskaya voblasts' and vitsyebskaya voblasts' have subdivision name ( ru ) (gost) of minskaja oblast' and vitebskaja oblast' , respectively
by - vi 's subdivision name ( be ) (bgn / pcgn) be vitsyebskaya voblasts' , not minskaya voblasts' nor be it mahilyowskaya voblasts'
the subdivision name ( be ) (gost) for by - br and by - ho be brèsckaja voblasc' and homel 'skaja voblasc' , respectively
the subdivision category for all code be the same , oblast
subdivision name ( be ) (bgn / pcgn) minskaya voblasts' and vitsyebskaya voblasts' have subdivision name ( ru ) (gost) of brestskaja oblast' and vitebskaja oblast' , respectively
by - ma 's subdivision name ( be ) (bgn / pcgn) be vitsyebskaya voblasts' , mahilyowskaya voblasts' nor be it homyel 'skaya voblasts'
the subdivision name ( be ) (gost) for by - br and by - ho be homel 'skaja voblasc' and brèsckaja voblasc , respectively
the subdivision category for only 3 of all code be the same , oblast
code
subdivision name ( be ) (bgn / pcgn)
subdivision name ( be ) (gost)
subdivision name ( ru ) (bgn / pcgn)
by - br
brestskaya voblasts'
brèsckaja voblasc'
brestskaya oblast'
by - ho
homyel 'skaya voblasts'
homel 'skaja voblasc'
gomel 'skaya oblast'
by - hr
hrodzenskaya voblasts'
hrodzenskaja voblasc'
grodnenskaya oblast'
by - ma
mahilyowskaya voblasts'
mahilëuskaja voblasc'
mogilevskaya oblast'
by - mi
minskaya voblasts'
minskaja voblasc'
minskaya oblast'
by - vi
vitsyebskaya voblasts'
vicebskaja voblasc'
vitebskaya oblast'
code
subdivision name ( ru ) (gost)
subdivision category
by - br
brestskaja oblast'
oblast
by - ho
gomel 'skaja oblast'
oblast
by - hr
grodnenskaja oblast'
oblast
by - ma
mogilevskaja oblast'
oblast
by - mi
minskaja oblast'
oblast
by - vi
vitebskaja oblast'
oblast