ISO 3166-2:NL
ISO 3166-2:NLis the entry for theKingdom of the NetherlandsinISO 3166-2,part of theISO 3166standardpublished by theInternational Organization for Standardization(ISO), which definescodesfor the names of the principalsubdivisions(e.g.,provincesorstates) of allcountriescoded inISO 3166-1.
Currently for the kingdom, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for3 countries,12 provincesand3 special municipalities.
The kingdom consists of the 3 countries + the country of theNetherlandswhich is composed of the provinces and the special municipalities.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part isNL,theISO 3166-1 Alpha -2code of the Netherlands. The second part either of the following:
- two letters: provinces or countries
- two letters and a digit: special municipalities
Current codes
[edit]Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
ISO 639-1codes are used to represent subdivision names in the followingadministrative languages:
- (nl):Dutch
- (fy):West Frisian
Provinces
[edit]| Code | Subdivision Name (nl) | Subdivision Name (en)[note 1] |
|---|---|---|
| NL-DR |  Drenthe
|
Drenthe |
| NL-FL |  Flevoland
|
Flevoland |
| NL-FR |  Fryslân(fy)
|
Friesland |
| NL-GE |  Gelderland
|
Gelderland |
| NL-GR |  Groningen
|
Groningen |
| NL-LI |  Limburg
|
Limburg |
| NL-NB |  Noord-Brabant
|
North Brabant |
| NL-NH |  Noord-Holland
|
North Holland |
| NL-OV |  Overijssel
|
Overijssel |
| NL-UT |  Utrecht
|
Utrecht |
| NL-ZE |  Zeeland
|
Zeeland |
| NL-ZH |  Zuid-Holland
|
South Holland |
- Notes
- ^For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
Countries and special municipalities
[edit]Besides being included as subdivisions of the Netherlands in ISO 3166-2, the countries and special municipalities are also officially assigned their own country codes in ISO 3166-1.
| Code | Subdivision name (nl) | Subdivision category | ISO 3166-1 Alpha -2 | Alternative ISO 3166-2[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL-AW |  Aruba
|
country | AW | |
| NL-CW |  Curaçao
|
country | CW | |
| NL-SX |  Sint Maarten
|
country | SX | |
| NL-BQ1 |  Bonaire
|
special municipality | BQ | BQ-BO |
| NL-BQ2 |  Saba
|
special municipality | BQ | BQ-SA |
| NL-BQ3 |  Sint Eustatius
|
special municipality | BQ | BQ-SE |
Changes
[edit]The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
Update resulting from the addition of the administrative readjustment and source list update. | Subdivisions added: 3 countries 3 special municipalities |
See also
[edit]- Subdivisions of the Netherlands
- FIPS region codes of the Netherlands
- NUTS codes of the Netherlands
- Neighbouring countries:BE,DE,FR(MF,via SX)
References
[edit]- ^"ISO Online Browsing Platform: BQ".International Organization for Standardization (ISO).Archivedfrom the original on 2016-06-17.Retrieved2024-05-03.