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Revision History
This section itemizes the changes from the last published Best Practice.
Version Date of
No. Change Changed By Summary of Change
Original March 2009 Original best practice
1 December PTI Master Data Updated list, changed formatting, and
2011 Group updated logos
2 February GS1 US Added verbiage around 3-digit Numeric
2012 Code, updated list to encompass 3-digit
Numeric Code
Updated with new country codes.
Numeric 2-Digit
Code Code Country name
004 AF Afghanistan
248 AX Åland Islands
008 AL Albania
012 DZ Algeria
016 AS American Samoa
020 AD Andorra
024 AO Angola
660 AI Anguilla
010 AQ Antarctica
028 AG Antigua and Barbuda
Numeric 2-Digit
Code Code Country name
032 AR Argentina
051 AM Armenia
533 AW Aruba
036 AU Australia
040 AT Austria
031 AZ Azerbaijan
044 BS Bahamas
048 BH Bahrain
050 BD Bangladesh
052 BB Barbados
112 BY Belarus
056 BE Belgium
084 BZ Belize
204 BJ Benin
060 BM Bermuda
064 BT Bhutan
068 BO Bolivia, Plurinational State of
535 BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
070 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina
072 BW Botswana
074 BV Bouvet Island
076 BR Brazil
086 IO British Indian Ocean Territory
096 BN Brunei Darussalam
100 BG Bulgaria
854 BF Burkina Faso
108 BI Burundi
116 KH Cambodia
120 CM Cameroon
124 CA Canada
132 CV Cape Verde
136 KY Cayman Islands
140 CF Central African Republic
148 TD Chad
152 CL Chile
156 CN China