ISO 3166-2:CG
ISO 3166-2:CG is the entry for the
states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1
.
Currently for the Republic of the Congo, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 12 departments. All subdivisions changed their status to departments in 2002.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is CG, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the Republic of the Congo. The second part is either of the following:
- three letters: Brazzaville
- a number: remaining departments
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 (fr) | Subdivision name (en)[1] |
|---|---|---|
| CG-11 | Bouenza | Bouenza |
| CG-BZV | Brazzaville | Brazzaville |
| CG-8 | Cuvette | Cuvette |
| CG-15 | Cuvette-Ouest | West Cuvette |
| CG-5 | Kouilou | Kouilou |
| CG-2 | Lékoumou | Lekoumou |
| CG-7 | Likouala | Likouala |
| CG-9 | Niari | Niari |
| CG-14 | Plateaux
|
Plateaux |
| CG-16 | Pointe-Noire
|
Black Point |
| CG-12 | Pool | Pool |
| CG-13 | Sangha
|
Sangha |
Notes
- ^ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
Changes
The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:
| Effective date of change | Short description of change (en) |
|---|---|
| 2014-10-29 | Change Subdivision category ‘region’ to ‘department’; change ‘capital’ to ‘department’; update List Source |
| 2014-12-18 | Alignment of the English short name lower case with UNTERM |
| 2015-02-12 | Add 1 department CG-16 |
| 2015-02-26 | Correction of the OBP entry error as follows: change of the font character from a dash to a hyphen in the name for Pointe-Noire |
See also
- Subdivisions of the Republic of the Congo
- FIPS region codes of the Republic of the Congo
- Neighbouring countries: AO, CD, CF, CM, GA