ISO 3166-2:BQ
ISO 3166-2:BQ is the entry for
states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1
.
Currently for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, special municipalities of the
3 special municipalities
.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is BQ, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. The second part is two letters.
Each special municipality is also assigned their own ISO 3166-2 code under the entry for the Netherlands.[1]
Current codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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| Code | Subdivision name (en), (nl) | Subdivision name ( pap )
|
Netherlands ISO 3166-2 code |
|---|---|---|---|
| BQ-BO |  Bonaire
|
Boneiru | NL-BQ1 |
| BQ-SA |  Saba
|
Saba | NL-BQ2 |
| BQ-SE |  Sint Eustatius
|
Sint Eustatius | NL-BQ3 |
Changes
The following changes to the entry had 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
Addition of code to align ISO 3166-1 and ISO 3166-2, addition of two divisions and update of the number of divisions. |
References
- ^ "ISO 3166-1 Newsletter VI-8 (2010-12-15):Code elements for Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Dutch part), update of other territories and minor correction" (PDF). ISO. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: BQ
- Caribbean Netherlands, Statoids.com