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