ISO 3166-2:NL
ISO 3166-2:NL is the entry for the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 12 provinces, 3 countries and 3 special municipalities, which all—together with the country of the Netherlands—make up the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is NL, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the Netherlands. The second part either of the following:
- two letters: provinces or countries
- two letters and a digit: special municipalities
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:
- (nl): Dutch
- (fy): West Frisian
Provinces[]
| Code | Subdivision Name (nl) | Subdivision Name (en)[note 1] |
|---|---|---|
| NL-DR |  Drenthe
|
Drenthe |
| NL-FL |  Flevoland
|
Flevoland |
| NL-FR |  Fryslân (fy)
|
Friesland |
| NL-GE |  Gelderland
|
Gelderland |
| NL-GR |  Groningen
|
Groningen |
| NL-LI |  Limburg
|
Limburg |
| NL-NB |  Noord-Brabant
|
North Brabant |
| NL-NH |  Noord-Holland
|
North Holland |
| NL-OV |  Overijssel
|
Overijssel |
| NL-UT |  Utrecht
|
Utrecht |
| NL-ZE |  Zeeland
|
Zeeland |
| NL-ZH |  Zuid-Holland
|
South Holland |
- Notes
- ^ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
Countries and special municipalities[]
Besides being included as subdivisions of the Netherlands in ISO 3166-2, the countries and special municipalities are also officially assigned their own country codes in ISO 3166-1.
| Code | Subdivision name (nl) | Subdivision category | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | Alternative ISO 3166-2[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL-AW |  Aruba
|
country | AW | |
| NL-CW |  Curaçao
|
country | CW | |
| NL-SX |  Sint Maarten
|
country | SX | |
| NL-BQ1 |  Bonaire
|
special municipality | BQ | BQ-BO |
| NL-BQ2 |  Saba
|
special municipality | BQ | BQ-SA |
| NL-BQ3 |  Sint Eustatius
|
special municipality | BQ | BQ-SE |
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 II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
Update resulting from the addition of the administrative readjustment and source list update. | Subdivisions added: 3 countries 3 special municipalities |
See also[]
- Subdivisions of the Netherlands
- FIPS region codes of the Netherlands
- NUTS codes of the Netherlands
References[]
- ^ "ISO Online Browsing Platform: BQ". International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
External links[]
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: NL
- Provinces of Netherlands, Statoids.com
- ISO 3166
- Provinces of the Netherlands
- Netherlands geography-related lists
- Dutch Caribbean