ISO 3166-2:ER
ISO 3166-2:ER is the entry for Eritrea 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.
Currently for Eritrea, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 6 regions.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is ER, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Eritrea. The second part is two letters.
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:
- (ar): Arabic
- (ti): Tigrinya
Click on the button in the header to sort each column.
| Code | Subdivision name (ar) (BGN/PCGN 1956) |
Subdivision name (ti) (BGN/PCGN 2007) |
Subdivision name (en) [note 1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER-MA | Al Awsaţ | Ma’ĭkel | Maekel |
| ER-DU | Al Janūbī | Debub | Debub |
| ER-AN | Ansabā | ‘Anseba | Anseba |
| ER-DK | Janūbī al Baḩrī al Aḩmar | Debubawi K’eyyĭḥ Baḥri | Southern Red Sea |
| ER-GB | Qāsh-Barkah | Gash-Barka | Gash-Barka |
| ER-SK | Shimālī al Baḩrī al Aḩmar | Semienawi K’eyyĭḥ Baḥri | Northern Red Sea |
- Notes
- ^ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
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 I-1 | 2000-06-21 | Introduction of a completely new subdivision layout | Subdivision layout: 10 provinces (see below) → 6 provinces |
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
Country name romanization adjustment, language adjustment, alphabetical re-ordering and source list update. |
Codes before Newsletter I-1[]
| Former code | Subdivision name |
|---|---|
| ER-AG | Akele Guzai [Akalä Guzay] |
| ER-AS | Asmara [Asmära] |
| ER-BA | Barka |
| ER-DE | Denkalia [Dänkali] |
| ER-GS | Gash-Setit [Gaš enna Sätit] |
| ER-HA | Hamasien [Hamasén] |
| ER-SA | Sahel |
| ER-SM | Semhar [Sämhar] |
| ER-SN | Senhit [Sänhet] |
| ER-SR | Seraye [Särayé] |
See also[]
- Subdivisions of Eritrea
- FIPS region codes of Eritrea
External links[]
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: ER
- Regions of Eritrea, Statoids.com
- ISO 3166
- Regions of Eritrea
- Eritrea geography-related lists