Country Abbreviations for NICS E-Check Searches

Refer to the below country codes when conducting searches using the FBI
National Instant Criminal Background Check System's E-Check system.

COUNTRY CODE
AFGHANISTAN AF
ALBANIA AA
ALGERIA AN
ANDORRA AD
ANGOLA AO
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AI
ARGENTINA AT
ARMENIA AP
ARUBA AJ
AUSTRALIA AS
AUSTRIA AU
AZERBAIJAN AV
AZORES ISLANDS AQ
BAHAMAS, THE BD
BAHRAIN/BAHREIN BE
BALEARIC ISLANDS BW
BANGLADESH BL
BARBADOS BB
BASSA DA INDIA BF
BELARUS BY
BELGIUM BG
BELIZE/BRITISH HONDURAS BH
BENIN DH
BHUTAN BN
BOLIVIA BV
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BP
BOTSWANA BT
BRAZIL BZ
BRUNEI BX
BULGARIA BU
BURKINA FASO UV
BURMA BR
BURUNDI BI
CAMBODIA CJ
CAMEROON CM
CANADA CD
CAPE VERDE CV
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP CW
CHAD CF
CHILE CQ
COLOMBIA CB
COMOROS, FED ISLAMIC REP DG
COOK ISLANDS DI
COSTA RICA CR
COUNTRY CODE
CROATIA KC
CUBA CC
CYPRUS CS
CZECH REPUBLIC EZ
DENMARK DK
DJIBOUTI DN
DOMINICA DM
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DR
ECUADOR EU
EGYPT EY
EL SALVADOR EL
ENGLAND EN
EQUATORIAL GUINEA EK
ERITREA ET
ESTONIA ES
ETHIOPIA EO
FAROE ISLANDS FO
FED STATES OF MICRONESIA FS
FEDERAL REP OF GERMANY GE
FIJI ISLANDS FJ
FINLAND FD
FRANCE FN
FRENCH POLYNESIA FP
FRENCH SOUTHERN/ANTARTIC LANDS FR
GABON GB
GAMBIA GK
GAZA GZ
GEORGIA GD
GEORGIA/S SANDWICH ISLANDS GS
GHANA GG
GREECE GC
GREENLAND GN
GRENADA GJ
GUATEMALA GT
GUINEA GI
GUINEA-BISSAU PG
GUYANA/INCL FRENCH GUIANA GY
HAITI HT
HONDURAS HD
HONG KONG HK
HUNGARY HU
ICELAND IC
INDIA II
INDONESIA IO
IRAN IR
IRAQ IQ
IRELAND IE
ISRAEL IS
ITALY IT
IVORY COAST IY
JAMAICA JM
JAPAN JA
JORDAN JO
JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND JU
KAZAKHSTAN KT
KENYA KE
KIRIBATI KB
KOSOVO KV
KUWAIT KU
KYRGYZSTAN KZ
LAOS LS
LATVIA LT
LEBANON LN
LESOTHO LE
LIBERIA LB
LIBYA LY
LIECHTENSTEIN LI
LITHUANIA LH
LUXEMBOURG LX
MACAU OC
MACEDONIA ZD
MADAGASCAR/MALAGASY REPUBLIC MP
MALAWI MF
MALAYSIA MZ
MALDIVES MV
MALI ML
MALTA MY
MANAHIKI ISLAND KH
MAURITANIA MU
MAURITIUS UM
MEXICO MM
MOLDOVA LD
MONACO MJ
MONGOLIA MG
MONTENEGRO XB
MOROCCO MQ
NAURU NR
NEPAL NP
NETHERLANDS NE
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES/BONAIRE NX
NEW ZEALAND NZ
NICARAGUA NU
NIGER NN
NIGERIA NG
NIUE IU
NORTH KOREA KN
NORWAY NW
OMAN OM
PAKISTAN PK
PALAU, REPUBLIC OF PD
PANAMA PM
PAPUA NEW GUINEA NO
PARACEL ISLANDS PF
PARAGUAY PV
PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA RC
PERU PU
PHILIPPINES PI
POLAND PO
PORTUGAL PT
QATAR QA
REPUBLIC OF CONGO RB
ROMANIA/RUMANIA RU
RUSSIA RA
RWANDA RW
SAINT LUCIA LU
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES VV
SAN MARINO SH
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE TP
SAUDI ARABIA SB
SCOTLAND SS
SENEGAL SG
SERBIA XA
SEYCHELLES SE
SIERRA LEONE SA
SINGAPORE SR
SLOVAKIA LF
SLOVENIA LO
SOCIALIST REP OF VIETNAM RV
SOLOMON ISLANDS BS
SOMALIA SM
SOUTH AFRICA SF
SOUTH KOREA KO
SOUTH-WEST AFRICA/NAMIBIA SJ
SPAIN SP
SPRATLY ISLANDS TE
SRI LANKA CY
ST CHRISTOPHER/ST KITTS AND NEVIS TS
SUDAN SU
SURINAME ZC
SWAZILAND SW
SWEDEN SQ
SWITZERLAND SZ
SYRIA SY
TAIWAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA TW
TAJIKISTAN TJ
TANZANIA, UNITED REP OF TZ
THAILAND TH
TOGO TO
TONGA TG
TONGAREVA TQ
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TT
TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO TF
TUNISIA TU
TURKEY TY
TURKMENISTAN UR
TUVALU TV
UGANDA UG
UKRAINE UK
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA US
UNKNOWN XX
UNREPORTED XY
URUGUAY UY
UZBEKISTAN, REPUBLIC OF UZ
VANUATU, REP HN
VENEZUELA VZ
WALES WL
WEST BANK WB
WEST INDIES ISLANDS WN
WESTERN SAHARA RS
WESTERN SAMOA WS
YEMEN YE
YUGOSLAVIA YG
ZAIRE ZR
ZIMBABWE RH

Updated as of: 12/31/2017