ISO 3166-2:CH
Template:Short description ISO 3166-2:CH is the entry for Switzerland in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
The abbreviation is derived from Latin name for Switzerland, Script error: No such module "Lang". ("Helvetic Confederation").
Currently for Switzerland, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 26 cantons.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Switzerland. The second part is two letters, currently used in vehicle registration plates.
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:
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| Code | Subdivision name |
|---|---|
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-AG | File:Flag of Canton of Aargau.svg Aargau (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-AR | File:Flag of Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.svg Appenzell Ausserrhoden (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-AI | File:Flag of Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden.svg Appenzell Innerrhoden (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-BL | File:Flag of Canton of Basel Land.svg Basel-Landschaft (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-BS | File:Flag of Canton of Basel.svg Basel-Stadt (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-BE | File:Flag of Canton of Bern.svg Bern (de), Berne (fr) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-FR | File:Flag of Canton of Fribourg.svg Fribourg (fr), Freiburg (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-GE | File:Flag of Canton of Geneva.svg Genève (fr) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-GL | File:Flag of Canton of Glarus.svg Glarus (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-GR | File:Flag of Canton of Graubünden.svg Graubünden (de), Grigioni (it), Grischun (rm) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-JU | File:Flag of Canton of Jura.svg Jura (fr) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-LU | File:Flag of Canton of Lucerne.svg Luzern (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-NE | File:Flag of Canton of Neuchâtel.svg Neuchâtel (fr) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-NW | File:Flag of Canton of Nidwalden.svg Nidwalden (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-OW | File:Flag of Canton of Obwalden.svg Obwalden (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-SG | File:Flag of Canton of Sankt Gallen.svg Sankt Gallen (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-SH | File:Flag of Canton of Schaffhausen.svg Schaffhausen (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-SZ | File:Flag of Canton of Schwyz.svg Schwyz (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-SO | File:Flag of Canton of Solothurn.svg Solothurn (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-TG | File:Flag of Canton of Thurgau.svg Thurgau (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-TI | File:Flag of Canton of Ticino.svg Ticino (it) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-UR | File:Flag of Canton of Uri.svg Uri (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-VS | File:Flag of Canton of Valais.svg Valais (fr), Wallis (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-VD | File:Flag of Canton of Vaud.svg Vaud (fr) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-ZG | File:Flag of Canton of Zug.svg Zug (de) |
| <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CH-ZH | File:Flag of Canton of Zürich.svg Zürich (de) |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-5 | 2003-09-05 | Spelling correction of CH-AI and CH-AR. New list source |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) | 2020-11-24 | Deletion of canton CH-GR in fra; Update List Source |
See also
- Subdivisions of Switzerland
- FIPS region codes of Switzerland
- NUTS codes of Switzerland
- Comparison of ISO, FIPS, and NUTS codes of the cantons of Switzerland
- Neighbouring countries: AT, DE, FR, IT, LI
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: CH
- Cantons of Switzerland, Statoids.com
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