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Code Sequence Code Sequence PART II: CODE SEQUENCE Discontinued codes are identified by a hyphen preceding the first letter in the code string. a Asia a-ccp Bo Hai (China) a-af Afghanistan a-ccs Xi River (China) a-ai Armenia (Republic) a-ccy Yellow River (China) a-aj Azerbaijan a-ce Sri Lanka a-ba Bahrain a-ch Taiwan a-bg Bangladesh a-cy Cyprus a-bn Borneo a-em East Timor a-br Burma a-gs Georgia (Republic) a-bt Bhutan -a-hk Hong Kong a-bx Brunei a-ii India a-cb Cambodia a-io Indonesia a-cc China a-iq Iraq a-cc-an Anhui Sheng (China) a-ir Iran a-cc-ch Zhejiang Sheng (China) a-is Israel a-cc-cq Chongqing (China) a-ja Japan a-cc-fu Fujian Sheng (China) a-jo Jordan a-cc-ha Hainan Sheng (China) a-kg Kyrgyzstan a-cc-he Heilongjiang Sheng (China) a-kn Korea (North) a-cc-hh Hubei Sheng (China) a-ko Korea (South) a-cc-hk Hong Kong (China) a-kr Korea a-cc-ho Henan Sheng (China) a-ku Kuwait a-cc-hp Hebei Sheng (China) a-kz Kazakhstan a-cc-hu Hunan Sheng (China) a-le Lebanon a-cc-im Inner Mongolia (China) a-ls Laos a-cc-ka Gansu Sheng (China) -a-mh Macao a-cc-kc Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu a-mk Oman (China) a-mp Mongolia a-cc-ki Jiangxi Sheng (China) a-my Malaysia a-cc-kn Guangdong Sheng (China) a-np Nepal a-cc-kr Jilin Sheng (China) a-nw New Guinea a-cc-ku Jiangsu Sheng (China) -a-ok Okinawa a-cc-kw Guizhou Sheng (China) a-ph Philippines a-cc-lp Liaoning Sheng (China) a-pk Pakistan a-cc-mh Macao (China : Special a-pp Papua New Guinea Administrative Region) -a-pt Portuguese Timor a-cc-nn Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu (China) a-qa Qatar a-cc-pe Beijing (China) a-si Singapore a-cc-sh Shanxi Sheng (China) -a-sk Sikkim a-cc-sm Shanghai (China) a-su Saudi Arabia a-cc-sp Shandong Sheng (China) a-sy Syria a-cc-ss Shaanxi Sheng (China) a-ta Tajikistan a-cc-su Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) a-th Thailand a-cc-sz Sichuan Sheng (China) a-tk Turkmenistan a-cc-ti Tibet (China) a-ts United Arab Emirates a-cc-tn Tianjin (China) a-tu Turkey a-cc-ts Qinghai Sheng (China) a-uz Uzbekistan a-cc-yu Yunnan Sheng (China) -a-vn Viet Nam, North a-ccg Yangtze River (China) -a-vs Viet Nam, South a-cck Kunlun Mountains (China and a-vt Vietnam India) a-ye Yemen (Republic) MARC Code List for Geographic Areas page 43 Code Sequence -a-ys Yemen (People’s Democratic e-gi Gibraltar Republic) e-gr Greece aa Amur River (China and Russia) e-gw Germany (West) ab Bengal, Bay of e-gx Germany ac Asia, Central e-hu Hungary ae East Asia e-ic Iceland af Thailand, Gulf of e-ie Ireland ag Mekong River e-it Italy ah Himalaya Mountains e-lh Liechtenstein ai Indochina e-li Lithuania ak Caspian Sea e-lu Luxembourg am Malaya e-lv Latvia an East China Sea e-mc Monaco ao South China Sea e-mm Malta aopf Paracel Islands e-mv Moldova aoxp Spratly Islands e-ne Netherlands ap Persian Gulf e-no Norway ar Arabian Peninsula e-pl Poland as Southeast Asia e-po Portugal at Tien Shan e-rm Romania au Arabian Sea e-ru Russia (Federation) aw Middle East e-sm San Marino awba West Bank e-sp Spain awgz Gaza Strip e-sw Sweden -awiu Israel-Syria Demilitarized Zones e-sz Switzerland -awiw Israel-Jordan Demilitarized e-uk Great Britain Zones e-uk-en England -awiy Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone e-uk-ni Northern Ireland ay Yellow Sea e-uk-st Scotland az South Asia e-uk-ui Great Britain Miscellaneous b Commonwealth countries Island Dependencies c Intercontinental areas e-uk-wl Wales (Western Hemisphere) e-un Ukraine cc Caribbean Area; Caribbean Sea e-ur Russia. Russian Empire. cl Latin America Soviet Union. Former Soviet -cm Middle America republics -cr Circumcaribbean -e-ur-ai Armenia (Republic) d Developing countries -e-ur-aj Azerbaijan dd Developed countries -e-ur-bw Belarus e Europe -e-ur-er Estonia e-aa Albania -e-ur-gs Georgia (Republic) e-an Andorra -e-ur-kg Kyrgyzstan e-au Austria -e-ur-kz Kazakhstan e-be Belgium -e-ur-li Lithuania e-bn Bosnia and Hercegovina -e-ur-lv Latvia e-bu Bulgaria -e-ur-mv Moldova e-bw Belarus -e-ur-ru Russia (Federation) e-ci Croatia -e-ur-ta Tajikistan e-cs Czechoslovakia -e-ur-tk Turkmenistan e-dk Denmark -e-ur-un Ukraine e-er Estonia -e-ur-uz Uzbekistan e-fi Finland e-urc Central Chernozem Region e-fr France (Russia) e-ge Germany (East) e-ure Siberia, Eastern (Russia) page 44 MARC Code List for Geographic Areas Code Sequence e-urf Russian Far East (Russia) f-iv Côte d’Ivoire e-urk Caucasus f-ke Kenya -e-url Central Region, RSFSR f-lb Liberia e-urn Soviet Union, Northwestern f-lo Lesotho -e-uro Soviet Central Asia f-ly Libya e-urp Volga River (Russia) f-mg Madagascar e-urr Caucasus, Northern (Russia) f-ml Mali e-urs Siberia (Russia) f-mr Morocco e-uru Ural Mountains (Russia) f-mu Mauritania -e-urv Volgo-Viatskii Region, RSFSR f-mw Malawi e-urw Siberia, Western (Russia) f-mz Mozambique e-vc Vatican City f-ng Niger e-xn Macedonia (Republic) f-nr Nigeria e-xo Slovakia f-pg Guinea-Bissau e-xr Czech Republic f-rh Zimbabwe e-xv Slovenia f-rw Rwanda e-yu Serbia and Montenegro; f-sa South Africa Yugoslavia f-sf Sao Tome and Principe ea Alps f-sg Senegal eb Baltic States f-sh Spanish North Africa ec Europe, Central f-sj Sudan ed Balkan Peninsula f-sl Sierra Leone ee Europe, Eastern f-so Somalia -ei Iberian Peninsula f-sq Swaziland el Benelux countries f-ss Western Sahara en Europe, Northern f-sx Namibia eo Danube River f-tg Togo ep Pyrenees f-ti Tunisia er Rhine River f-tz Tanzania es Europe, Southern f-ua Egypt -et Europe, East Central f-ug Uganda ev Scandinavia f-uv Burkina Faso ew Europe, Western f-za Zambia f Africa fa Atlas Mountains f-ae Algeria fb Africa, Sub-Saharan f-ao Angola fc Africa, Central f-bd Burundi fd Sahara f-bs Botswana fe Africa, Eastern -f-by Biafra ff Africa, North f-cd Chad fg Congo River f-cf Congo (Brazzaville) fh Africa, Northeast f-cg Congo (Democratic Republic) fi Niger River f-cm Cameroon fl Nile River f-cx Central African Republic fn Sudan (Region) f-dm Benin fq Africa, French-speaking f-ea Eritrea Equatorial f-eg Equatorial Guinea fr Great Rift Valley f-et Ethiopia fs Africa, Southern f-ft Djibouti fu Suez Canal (Egypt) f-gh Ghana fv Volta River (Ghana) f-gm Gambia fw Africa, West f-go Gabon fz Zambezi River f-gv Guinea h French Community -f-if Ifni i Indian Ocean MARC Code List for Geographic Areas page 45 Code Sequence i-bi British Indian Ocean Territory n-cn-sn Saskatchewan i-cq Comoros n-cn-yk Yukon Territory i-fs Terres australes et n-cnh Hudson Bay antarctiques françaises n-cnm Maritime Provinces i-hm Heard and McDonald Islands n-cnp Prairie Provinces i-mf Mauritius n-gl Greenland i-my Mayotte n-mx Mexico i-re Réunion n-us United States i-se Seychelles n-us-ak Alaska i-xa Christmas Island (Indian n-us-al Alabama Ocean) n-us-ar Arkansas i-xb Cocos (Keeling) Islands n-us-az Arizona i-xc Maldives n-us-ca California i-xo Socotra Island n-us-co Colorado l Atlantic Ocean n-us-ct Connecticut ln North Atlantic Ocean n-us-dc Washington (D.C.) lnaz Azores n-us-de Delaware lnbm Bermuda Islands n-us-fl Florida lnca Canary Islands n-us-ga Georgia lncv Cape Verde n-us-hi Hawaii lnfa Faroe Islands n-us-ia Iowa lnjn Jan Mayen Island n-us-id Idaho lnma Madeira Islands n-us-il Illinois lnsb Svalbard (Norway) n-us-in Indiana ls South Atlantic Ocean n-us-ks Kansas lsai Ascension Island (Atlantic n-us-ky Kentucky Ocean) n-us-la Louisiana lsbv Bouvet Island n-us-ma Massachusetts lsfk Falkland Islands n-us-md Maryland lstd Tristan da Cunha n-us-me Maine lsxj Saint Helena n-us-mi Michigan lsxs South Georgia and South n-us-mn Minnesota Sandwich Islands n-us-mo Missouri m Intercontinental areas (Eastern n-us-ms Mississippi Hemisphere) n-us-mt Montana ma Arab countries n-us-nb Nebraska mb Black Sea n-us-nc North Carolina me Eurasia n-us-nd North Dakota mm Mediterranean Region; n-us-nh New Hampshire Mediterranean Sea n-us-nj New Jersey mr Red Sea n-us-nm New Mexico n North America n-us-nv Nevada n-cn Canada n-us-ny New York n-cn-ab Alberta n-us-oh Ohio n-cn-bc British Columbia n-us-ok Oklahoma n-cn-mb Manitoba n-us-or Oregon n-cn-nf Newfoundland and Labrador n-us-pa Pennsylvania n-cn-nk New Brunswick n-us-ri Rhode Island n-cn-ns Nova Scotia n-us-sc South Carolina n-cn-nt Northwest Territories n-us-sd South Dakota n-cn-nu Nunavut n-us-tn Tennessee n-cn-on Ontario n-us-tx Texas n-cn-pi Prince Edward Island n-us-ut Utah n-cn-qu Québec (Province) n-us-va Virginia page 46 MARC Code List for Geographic Areas Code Sequence n-us-vt Vermont nwla Antilles, Lesser n-us-wa Washington (State) nwli Leeward Islands (West Indies) n-us-wi Wisconsin nwmj Montserrat n-us-wv West Virginia nwmq Martinique n-us-wy Wyoming nwna Netherlands Antilles n-usa Appalachian Mountains nwpr Puerto Rico n-usc Middle West -nwsb Saint-Barthélemy n-use Northeastern States nwsd Saba (Netherlands Antilles) n-usl Middle Atlantic States nwst Saint Martin (West Indies) n-usm Mississippi River nwsv Swan Islands (Honduras) n-usn New England nwtc Turks and Caicos Islands n-uso Ohio River nwtr Trinidad and Tobago n-usp West (U.S.) nwuc United States Miscellaneous n-usr East (U.S.) Caribbean Islands n-uss Missouri River nwvb British Virgin Islands n-ust Southwest, New nwvi Virgin Islands of the United n-usu Southern States States -n-usw Northwest (U.S.) -nwvr Virgin Islands n-xl Saint Pierre and Miquelon nwwi Windward Islands (West nc Central America Indies) ncbh Belize nwxa Anguilla nccr Costa Rica nwxi Saint Kitts and Nevis nccz Canal Zone nwxk Saint Lucia nces El Salvador nwxm Saint Vincent and the ncgt Guatemala Grenadines ncho Honduras p Pacific Ocean ncnq Nicaragua pn North Pacific Ocean ncpn Panama po Oceania nl Great Lakes (North America); poas American Samoa Lake States pobp Solomon Islands nm Mexico, Gulf of poci Caroline Islands
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