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Appendix a – Country of Origin and Corresponding Region of Origin Appendix A – Country of origin and corresponding region of origin Code Country Region 000 Country not stated Missing 001 United Kingdom and Colonies US/UK/Western Europe 002 England US/UK/Western Europe 003 British Citizen US/UK/Western Europe 004 British Overseas Citizen US/UK/Western Europe 005 British Dependent Territories Citizen US/UK/Western Europe 006 Northern Ireland US/UK/Western Europe 007 Scotland US/UK/Western Europe 008 Wales US/UK/Western Europe 009 Channel Islands US/UK/Western Europe 010 British National Overseas US/UK/Western Europe 011 Austria US/UK/Western Europe 012 Belgium US/UK/Western Europe 013 Luxembourg US/UK/Western Europe 014 Czechoslovakia US/UK/Western Europe 015 Czech Republic US/UK/Western Europe 016 Slovak Republic US/UK/Western Europe 017 Denmark US/UK/Western Europe 018 Estonia US/UK/Western Europe 019 Latvia US/UK/Western Europe 020 Lithuania US/UK/Western Europe 021 Finland US/UK/Western Europe 022 France US/UK/Western Europe 024 Germany, Federal Republic of US/UK/Western Europe 025 Greece US/UK/Western Europe 026 Hungary US/UK/Western Europe 027 Ireland, Republic of US/UK/Western Europe 028 Italy US/UK/Western Europe 030 Malta US/UK/Western Europe 031 Netherlands, The US/UK/Western Europe 032 Norway US/UK/Western Europe 033 Poland US/UK/Western Europe 034 Portugal US/UK/Western Europe 035 Azores US/UK/Western Europe 036 Madeira US/UK/Western Europe 037 Spain US/UK/Western Europe 039 Canary Islands US/UK/Western Europe 040 Sweden US/UK/Western Europe 041 Switzerland US/UK/Western Europe 042 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Eastern Europe/Central Asia 043 Croatia Eastern Europe/Central Asia 044 Yugoslavia Eastern Europe/Central Asia 045 Turkey Eastern Europe/Central Asia 046 Germany, Democratic Republic US/UK/Western Europe 047 Slovenia Eastern Europe/Central Asia 048 Bosnia-Hercegovina Eastern Europe/Central Asia 049 Armenia Eastern Europe/Central Asia 050 Azerbaijan Eastern Europe/Central Asia 051 Belarus Eastern Europe/Central Asia 052 Georgia Eastern Europe/Central Asia 053 Kazakhstan Eastern Europe/Central Asia 054 Kyrgyzstan Eastern Europe/Central Asia 055 Moldova Eastern Europe/Central Asia 056 Russia Eastern Europe/Central Asia 057 Tadjikistan Eastern Europe/Central Asia 058 Turkmenistan Eastern Europe/Central Asia 059 Ukraine Eastern Europe/Central Asia 060 Uzbekistan Eastern Europe/Central Asia 061 Serbia and Montenegro Eastern Europe/Central Asia 062 Serbia, Republic of Eastern Europe/Central Asia 063 Montenegro, Republic of Eastern Europe/Central Asia 064 Republic of Kosovo Eastern Europe/Central Asia 070 FYR Macedonia Eastern Europe/Central Asia 081 Albania Eastern Europe/Central Asia 082 Andorra US/UK/Western Europe 083 Bulgaria Eastern Europe/Central Asia 084 Gibraltar US/UK/Western Europe 085 Iceland US/UK/Western Europe 086 Liechtenstein Eastern Europe/Central Asia 087 Monaco US/UK/Western Europe 088 Romania Eastern Europe/Central Asia 089 San Marino US/UK/Western Europe 090 Holy See US/UK/Western Europe 099 Western NES US/UK/Western Europe 101 Egypt Africa 111 Malawi Africa 112 Zambia Africa 113 Zimbabwe Africa 121 South Africa, Republic of Africa 122 Namibia Africa 130 Tanzania, United Republic of Africa 131 Algeria Africa 132 Kenya Africa 133 Morocco Africa 135 Tunisia Africa 136 Uganda Africa 151 Angola Africa 152 Lesotho Africa 153 Botswana, Republic of Africa 154 Burundi Africa 155 Cameroon, Federal Republic of Africa 156 Chad, Republic of Africa 157 Central Africa Republic Africa 158 Congo, Democratic Republic of Africa 159 Congo, People's Republic of the Africa 160 Benin, Peoples Republic of Africa 161 Ethiopia Africa 162 Eritrea Africa 163 Gabon Republic Africa 164 Gambia Africa 165 Ghana Africa 166 Guinea, Republic of Africa 167 Guinea-Bissau Africa 169 Ivory Coast, Republic of Africa 170 Liberia Africa 171 Libya Africa 172 Madagascar Africa 173 Mali, Republic of Africa 174 Mauritania Africa 175 Mozambique Africa 176 Niger, Republic of the Africa 177 Nigeria Africa 178 Guinea, Equatorial Africa 179 Rwanda Africa 180 Senegal Africa 181 Sierra Leone Africa 182 Somalia, Democratic Republic of Africa 183 Djibouti, Republic of Africa 184 Western Sahara Africa 185 Sudan, Democratic Republic of Africa 186 Swaziland Africa 187 Togo, Republic of Africa 188 Burkino-Faso Africa 198 Macau Sar Africa 199 Africa NES Africa 200 Hong Kong SAR East Asia and Pacific 201 Sri Lanka South Asia 202 China, People's Republic of East Asia and Pacific 203 Taiwan East Asia and Pacific 204 Hong Kong East Asia and Pacific 205 India South Asia 206 Israel Middle East 207 Japan East Asia and Pacific 208 Lebanon Middle East 209 Pakistan South Asia 210 Syria Middle East 212 Bangladesh South Asia 213 Palestinian Authority (Gaza/West Bank) Middle East 221 Cyprus Middle East 222 Indonesia, Republic of East Asia and Pacific 223 Iran Middle East 224 Iraq Middle East 225 Jordan Middle East 226 Kuwait Middle East 227 Philippines East Asia and Pacific 231 Saudi Arabia Middle East 241 Myanmar (Burma) East Asia and Pacific 242 Malaysia East Asia and Pacific 246 Singapore East Asia and Pacific 252 Afghanistan South Asia 253 Bahrain Middle East 254 Bhutan South Asia 255 Brunei East Asia and Pacific 256 Cambodia East Asia and Pacific 257 Korea, People's Democratic Republic of East Asia and Pacific 258 Korea, Republic of East Asia and Pacific 260 Laos East Asia and Pacific 261 Macao East Asia and Pacific 262 Mongolia, People's Republic of East Asia and Pacific 263 Oman Middle East 264 Nepal South Asia 265 Qatar Middle East 266 Sikkim (Asia) South Asia 267 Thailand East Asia and Pacific 268 Tibet East Asia and Pacific 270 Vietnam, Socialist Republic of East Asia and Pacific 271 North Vietnam East Asia and Pacific 273 Yemen, Republic of Middle East 274 Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of Middle East 280 United Arab Emirates Middle East 299 Asia NES Missing 305 Australia East Asia and Pacific 339 New Zealand East Asia and Pacific 341 Nauru East Asia and Pacific 342 Papau New Guinea East Asia and Pacific 343 Papau East Asia and Pacific 399 Australia NES East Asia and Pacific 461 United States of America US/UK/Western Europe 501 Mexico Central America 511 Canada Canada 512 Newfoundland Canada 521 Greenland US/UK/Western Europe 531 St. Pierre and Miquelon US/UK/Western Europe 541 Belize Central America 542 Costa Rica Central America 543 El Salvador Central America 544 Guatemala Central America 545 Honduras Central America 546 Nicaragua Central America 547 Panama, Republic of Central America 548 Panama Canal Zone Central America 549 Central America NES Central America 601 Bermuda Central America 602 Jamaica Central America 605 Trinidad & Tobago, Republic of Central America 610 Barbados Central America 620 Anguilla Central America 621 Antigua and Barbuda Central America 622 Bahama Islands, The Central America 624 Cayman Islands Central America 625 Dominica Central America 626 Grenada Central America 627 Montserrat Central America 628 Nevis Central America 629 St. Kitts-Nevis Central America 630 St. Lucia Central America 631 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Central America 632 Turks and Caicos Islands Central America 633 Virgin Islands, British Central America 650 Cuba Central America 651 Dominican Republic Central America 652 Netherlands Antilles, The Central America 653 Guadeloupe Central America 654 Haiti Central America 655 Martinique Central America 656 Puerto Rico Central America 657 Virgin Islands, U.S. Central America 658 Aruba Central America 699 West Indies NES Central America 703 Argentina South America 709 Brazil South America 711 Guyana South America 721 Chile South America 722 Colombia South America 723 Peru South America 724 Uruguay South America 725 Venezuela South America 751 Bolivia South America 752 Surinam South America 753 Ecuador South America 754 French Guiana South America 755 Paraguay South America 799 South America NES South America 801 Fiji East Asia and Pacific 821 Southern Antarctic Territories South America 822 New Caledonia Africa 823 Vanuatu East Asia and Pacific 824 Solomons, The East Asia and Pacific 825 Soloman Islands East Asia and Pacific 826 Tuvalu East Asia and Pacific 830 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Isl East Asia and Pacific 831 Kiribati East Asia and Pacific 832 Guam East Asia and Pacific 833 Marinas East Asia and Pacific 834 Republic of The Marshall Islands East Asia and Pacific 835 Federated States of Micronesia East Asia and Pacific 836 Republic of Palau East Asia and Pacific 840 Cook Islands East Asia and Pacific 841 Wallis And Futuna East Asia and Pacific 842 Pitcairn Island East Asia and Pacific 843 Samoa, American East Asia and Pacific 844 Samoa, Western East Asia and Pacific 845 French Polynesia East Asia and Pacific 846 Tonga East Asia and Pacific 899 Ocean NES East Asia and Pacific 901 Maldives, Republic of East Asia and Pacific 902 Mauritius Africa 903 Reunion Africa 904 Seychelles Africa 905 Comoros Africa 906 Mayotte Africa 911 Cape Verde Islands Africa 912 Falkland Islands Africa 914 Sao Tome E Principe Africa 915 St. Helena South America 916 East Timor, Democratic Republic of East Asia and Pacific 979 Stateless Missing .
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