ISO 3166-2:NL
ISO 3166-2:NL is the entry for the
Currently for the kingdom, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 3 countries, 12 provinces and 3 special municipalities.
The kingdom consists of the 3 countries + the country of the Netherlands which is composed of the provinces and the special municipalities.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is NL, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the Netherlands. The second part either of the following:
- two letters: provinces or countries
- two letters and a digit: special municipalities
Current codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
ISO 639-1 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative languages:
- (nl): Dutch
- (fy): West Frisian
Provinces
| Code | Subdivision Name (nl) | Subdivision Name (en)[note 1] |
|---|---|---|
| NL-DR |  Drenthe
|
Drenthe |
| NL-FL |  Flevoland
|
Flevoland |
| NL-FR |  Fryslân (fy )
|
Friesland |
| NL-GE |  Gelderland
|
Gelderland |
| NL-GR |  Groningen
|
Groningen |
| NL-LI |  Limburg
|
Limburg |
| NL-NB |  Noord-Brabant
|
North Brabant |
| NL-NH |  Noord-Holland
|
North Holland |
| NL-OV |  Overijssel
|
Overijssel |
| NL-UT |  Utrecht
|
Utrecht |
| NL-ZE |  Zeeland
|
Zeeland |
| NL-ZH |  Zuid-Holland
|
South Holland |
- Notes
- ^ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
Countries and special municipalities
Besides being included as subdivisions of the Netherlands in ISO 3166-2, the countries and special municipalities are also officially assigned their own country codes in ISO 3166-1.
| Code | Subdivision name (nl) | Subdivision category | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | Alternative ISO 3166-2[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL-AW |  Aruba
|
country | AW | |
| NL-CW |  Curaçao
|
country | CW | |
| NL-SX |  Sint Maarten
|
country | SX | |
| NL-BQ1 |  Bonaire
|
special municipality | BQ | BQ-BO |
| NL-BQ2 |  Saba
|
special municipality | BQ | BQ-SA |
| NL-BQ3 |  Sint Eustatius
|
special municipality | BQ | BQ-SE |
Changes
The following changes to the entry have 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 | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
Update resulting from the addition of the administrative readjustment and source list update. | Subdivisions added: 3 countries 3 special municipalities |
See also
- Subdivisions of the Netherlands
- FIPS region codes of the Netherlands
- NUTS codes of the Netherlands
- Neighbouring countries: BE, DE, FR (MF, via SX)
References
- ^ "ISO Online Browsing Platform: BQ". International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: NL
- Provinces of Netherlands, Statoids.com