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Factbook 2008
All countries and entities present in the 2008 edition
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261 ENTITIES
Countries & Territories
| Country | Code | Type | Source | Fields |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | AF | sovereign | html | 132 |
| Akrotiri | AX | territory | html | 28 |
| Albania | AL | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Algeria | AG | sovereign | html | 137 |
| American Samoa | AQ | territory | html | 110 |
| Andorra | AN | sovereign | html | 99 |
| Angola | AO | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Anguilla | AV | territory | html | 108 |
| Antarctica | AY | antarctic | html | 34 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | AC | sovereign | html | 125 |
| Arctic Ocean | XQ | misc | html | 18 |
| Argentina | AR | sovereign | html | 140 |
| Armenia | AM | sovereign | html | 131 |
| Aruba | AA | territory | html | 120 |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | AT | territory | html | 29 |
| Atlantic Ocean | ZH | misc | html | 18 |
| Australia | AS | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Austria | AU | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Azerbaijan | AJ | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Bahamas, The | BF | sovereign | html | 126 |
| Bahrain | BA | sovereign | html | 132 |
| Bangladesh | BG | sovereign | html | 139 |
| Barbados | BB | sovereign | html | 128 |
| Belarus | BO | sovereign | html | 133 |
| Belgium | BE | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Belize | BH | sovereign | html | 131 |
| Benin | BN | sovereign | html | 132 |
| Bermuda | BD | territory | html | 120 |
| Bhutan | BT | sovereign | html | 125 |
| Bolivia | BL | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BK | sovereign | html | 130 |
| Botswana | BC | sovereign | html | 130 |
| Bouvet Island | BV | territory | html | 30 |
| Brazil | BR | sovereign | html | 138 |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | IO | territory | html | 42 |
| British Virgin Islands | VI | territory | html | 117 |
| Brunei | BX | sovereign | html | 129 |
| Bulgaria | BU | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Burkina Faso | UV | sovereign | html | 129 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | BM | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Burundi | BY | sovereign | html | 133 |
| Cabo Verde | CV | sovereign | html | 126 |
| Cambodia | CB | sovereign | html | 133 |
| Cameroon | CM | sovereign | html | 134 |
| Canada | CA | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Cayman Islands | CJ | territory | html | 120 |
| Central African Republic | CT | sovereign | html | 128 |
| Chad | CD | sovereign | html | 133 |
| Chile | CI | sovereign | html | 135 |
| China | CH | sovereign | html | 140 |
| Christmas Island | KT | territory | html | 81 |
| Clipperton Island | IP | territory | html | 27 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | CK | territory | html | 82 |
| Colombia | CO | sovereign | html | 139 |
| Comoros | CN | sovereign | html | 123 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | CG | sovereign | html | 133 |
| Congo, Republic of the | CF | sovereign | html | 132 |
| Cook Islands | CW | territory | html | 116 |
| Coral Sea Islands | CR | territory | html | 31 |
| Costa Rica | CS | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | IV | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Croatia | HR | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Cuba | CU | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Cyprus | CY | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Czechia | EZ | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Denmark | DA | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Dhekelia | DX | territory | html | 29 |
| Djibouti | DJ | sovereign | html | 127 |
| Dominica | DO | sovereign | html | 124 |
| Dominican Republic | DR | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Ecuador | EC | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Egypt | EG | sovereign | html | 139 |
| El Salvador | ES | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Equatorial Guinea | EK | sovereign | html | 129 |
| Eritrea | ER | sovereign | html | 129 |
| Estonia | EN | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Eswatini | WZ | sovereign | html | 131 |
| Ethiopia | ET | sovereign | html | 133 |
| European Union | EE | misc | html | 115 |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | FK | territory | html | 109 |
| Faroe Islands | FO | territory | html | 115 |
| Fiji | FJ | sovereign | html | 131 |
| Finland | FI | sovereign | html | 133 |
| France | FR | sovereign | html | 138 |
| French Polynesia | FP | territory | html | 118 |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | FS | territory | html | 37 |
| Gabon | GB | sovereign | html | 134 |
| Gambia, The | GA | sovereign | html | 132 |
| Gaza Strip | GZ | disputed | html | 92 |
| Georgia | GG | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Germany | GM | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Ghana | GH | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Gibraltar | GI | territory | html | 115 |
| Greece | GR | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Greenland | GL | territory | html | 114 |
| Grenada | GJ | sovereign | html | 123 |
| Guam | GQ | territory | html | 111 |
| Guatemala | GT | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Guernsey | GK | crown_dependency | html | 98 |
| Guinea | GV | sovereign | html | 133 |
| Guinea-Bissau | PU | sovereign | html | 129 |
| Guyana | GY | sovereign | html | 133 |
| Haiti | HA | sovereign | html | 127 |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | HM | territory | html | 30 |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | VT | sovereign | html | 68 |
| Honduras | HO | sovereign | html | 134 |
| Hong Kong | HK | special_admin | html | 131 |
| Hungary | HU | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Iceland | IC | sovereign | html | 132 |
| India | IN | sovereign | html | 140 |
| Indian Ocean | XO | misc | html | 18 |
| Indonesia | ID | sovereign | html | 140 |
| Iran | IR | sovereign | html | 139 |
| Iraq | IZ | sovereign | html | 133 |
| Ireland | EI | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Isle of Man | IM | crown_dependency | html | 98 |
| Israel | IS | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Italy | IT | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Jamaica | JM | sovereign | html | 131 |
| Jan Mayen | JN | territory | html | 30 |
| Japan | JA | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Jersey | JE | crown_dependency | html | 97 |
| Jordan | JO | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Kazakhstan | KZ | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Kenya | KE | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Kiribati | KR | sovereign | html | 120 |
| Korea, North | KN | sovereign | html | 123 |
| Korea, South | KS | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Kosovo | KV | disputed | html | 80 |
| Kuwait | KU | sovereign | html | 134 |
| Kyrgyzstan | KG | sovereign | html | 133 |
| Laos | LA | sovereign | html | 131 |
| Latvia | LG | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Lebanon | LE | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Lesotho | LT | sovereign | html | 127 |
| Liberia | LI | sovereign | html | 130 |
| Libya | LY | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Liechtenstein | LS | sovereign | html | 102 |
| Lithuania | LH | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Luxembourg | LU | sovereign | html | 134 |
| Macau | MC | special_admin | html | 123 |
| Madagascar | MA | sovereign | html | 132 |
| Malawi | MI | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Malaysia | MY | sovereign | html | 140 |
| Maldives | MV | sovereign | html | 128 |
| Mali | ML | sovereign | html | 130 |
| Malta | MT | sovereign | html | 131 |
| Marshall Islands | RM | freely_associated | html | 103 |
| Mauritania | MR | sovereign | html | 127 |
| Mauritius | MP | sovereign | html | 130 |
| Mayotte | MF | territory | html | 97 |
| Mexico | MX | sovereign | html | 139 |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | FM | freely_associated | html | 111 |
| Moldova | MD | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Monaco | MN | sovereign | html | 97 |
| Mongolia | MG | sovereign | html | 131 |
| Montenegro | MJ | sovereign | html | 107 |
| Montserrat | MH | territory | html | 119 |
| Morocco | MO | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Mozambique | MZ | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Namibia | WA | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Nauru | NR | sovereign | html | 113 |
| Navassa Island | BQ | territory | html | 27 |
| Nepal | NP | sovereign | html | 131 |
| Netherlands | NL | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Netherlands Antilles | NT | dissolved | html | 125 |
| New Caledonia | NC | territory | html | 117 |
| New Zealand | NZ | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Nicaragua | NU | sovereign | html | 134 |
| Niger | NG | sovereign | html | 128 |
| Nigeria | NI | sovereign | html | 140 |
| Niue | NE | territory | html | 111 |
| Norfolk Island | NF | territory | html | 88 |
| North Macedonia | MK | sovereign | html | 134 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | CQ | territory | html | 100 |
| Norway | NO | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Oman | MU | sovereign | html | 134 |
| Pacific Ocean | ZN | misc | html | 18 |
| Pakistan | PK | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Palau | PS | freely_associated | html | 103 |
| Panama | PM | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Papua New Guinea | PP | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Paracel Islands | PF | disputed | html | 26 |
| Paraguay | PA | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Peru | PE | sovereign | html | 139 |
| Philippines | RP | sovereign | html | 140 |
| Pitcairn Islands | PC | territory | html | 78 |
| Poland | PL | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Portugal | PO | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Puerto Rico | RQ | territory | html | 115 |
| Qatar | QA | sovereign | html | 133 |
| Romania | RO | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Russia | RS | sovereign | html | 140 |
| Rwanda | RW | sovereign | html | 132 |
| Saint Barthelemy | TB | territory | html | 42 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | SH | territory | html | 111 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | SC | sovereign | html | 124 |
| Saint Lucia | ST | sovereign | html | 122 |
| Saint Martin | RN | territory | html | 49 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | SB | territory | html | 109 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VC | sovereign | html | 124 |
| Samoa | WS | sovereign | html | 124 |
| San Marino | SM | sovereign | html | 101 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | TP | sovereign | html | 127 |
| Saudi Arabia | SA | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Senegal | SG | sovereign | html | 134 |
| Serbia | RI | sovereign | html | 114 |
| Serbia | RI | sovereign | html | 117 |
| Seychelles | SE | sovereign | html | 127 |
| Sierra Leone | SL | sovereign | html | 131 |
| Singapore | SN | sovereign | html | 132 |
| Slovakia | LO | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Slovenia | SI | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Solomon Islands | BP | sovereign | html | 123 |
| Somalia | SO | sovereign | html | 121 |
| South Africa | SF | sovereign | html | 140 |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | SX | territory | html | 34 |
| Southern Ocean | OO | misc | html | 19 |
| Spain | SP | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Spratly Islands | PG | disputed | html | 28 |
| Sri Lanka | CE | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Sudan | SU | sovereign | html | 133 |
| Suriname | NS | sovereign | html | 130 |
| Svalbard | SV | territory | html | 67 |
| Sweden | SW | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Switzerland | SZ | sovereign | html | 137 |
| Syria | SY | sovereign | html | 134 |
| Taiwan | TW | sovereign | html | 132 |
| Tajikistan | TI | sovereign | html | 133 |
| Tanzania | TZ | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Thailand | TH | sovereign | html | 139 |
| Timor-Leste | TT | sovereign | html | 122 |
| Togo | TO | sovereign | html | 133 |
| Tokelau | TL | territory | html | 88 |
| Tonga | TN | sovereign | html | 124 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TD | sovereign | html | 134 |
| Tunisia | TS | sovereign | html | 132 |
| Turkiye | TU | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Turkmenistan | TX | sovereign | html | 129 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | TK | territory | html | 115 |
| Tuvalu | TV | sovereign | html | 100 |
| Uganda | UG | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Ukraine | UP | sovereign | html | 137 |
| United Arab Emirates | AE | sovereign | html | 133 |
| United Kingdom | UK | sovereign | html | 136 |
| United States | US | sovereign | html | 137 |
| United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | UM | territory | html | 28 |
| Uruguay | UY | sovereign | html | 136 |
| Uzbekistan | UZ | sovereign | html | 131 |
| Vanuatu | NH | sovereign | html | 124 |
| Venezuela | VE | sovereign | html | 140 |
| Vietnam | VM | sovereign | html | 139 |
| Virgin Islands | VQ | territory | html | 110 |
| Wake Island | WQ | territory | html | 34 |
| Wallis and Futuna | WF | territory | html | 99 |
| West Bank | WE | disputed | html | 86 |
| Western Sahara | WI | disputed | html | 97 |
| World | XX | misc | html | 90 |
| Yemen | YM | sovereign | html | 135 |
| Zambia | ZA | sovereign | html | 138 |
| Zimbabwe | ZI | sovereign | html | 138 |