ISO+3166

ISO 3166 Codes for the representation of names of countries
This list states the **country names** (official short names **in English**) in alphabetical order as given in ISO 3166-1 **and** the corresponding **ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements**. This list is updated whenever a change to the official code list in ISO 3166-1 is effected by the ISO 3166/MA. It lists 243 official short names and code elements. http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/list-en1.html