Table of Country Names

From Daniel A. Schwarz, 20 March 2019: "I've done an update of the USPS IMM country name list based on the latest IMM. The names were taken from the COUNTRY PRICE GROUPS AND WEIGHT LIMITS section, capitalized, diacriticals removed. Then I have added my suggested name in the column to the right of the IMM name, and my rationale to the right of that. I don't know if my rationales are valid, but I like the names better (and hope they are still deliverable.)"

ISO 3166-1 CODE

USPS IMM 2019-03-04

MY SUGGESTION

RATIONALE

AF

AFGHANISTAN

AFGHANISTAN

AL

ALBANIA

ALBANIA

DZ

ALGERIA

ALGERIA

AD

ANDORRA

ANDORRA

AO

ANGOLA

ANGOLA

AI

ANGUILLA

ANGUILLA

AG

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

AR

ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA

AM

ARMENIA

ARMENIA

AW

ARUBA

ARUBA

AC

ASCENSION

ASCENSION

AU

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA

AT

AUSTRIA

AUSTRIA

AZ

AZERBAIJAN

AZERBAIJAN

BS

BAHAMAS

BAHAMAS

BH

BAHRAIN

BAHRAIN

BD

BANGLADESH

BANGLADESH

BB

BARBADOS

BARBADOS

BY

BELARUS

BELARUS

BE

BELGIUM

BELGIUM

BZ

BELIZE

BELIZE

BJ

BENIN

BENIN

BM

BERMUDA

BERMUDA

BT

BHUTAN

BHUTAN

BO

BOLIVIA

BOLIVIA

BQ

BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS, AND SABA

BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS, AND SABA

BA

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

BW

BOTSWANA

BOTSWANA

BR

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

VG

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

BN

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

BG

BULGARIA

BULGARIA

BF

BURKINA FASO

BURKINA FASO

MM

BURMA (MYANMAR)

BURMA

GENC 3v6

BI

BURUNDI

BURUNDI

KH

CAMBODIA (KAMPUCHEA)

CAMBODIA

GENC 3v6, ISO 3166

CM

CAMEROON

CAMEROON

CA

CANADA

CANADA

CV

CAPE VERDE

CAPE VERDE

KY

CAYMAN ISLANDS

CAYMAN ISLANDS

CF

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

TD

CHAD

CHAD

CL

CHILE

CHILE

CN

CHINA

CHINA

CO

COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA

KM

COMOROS

COMOROS

CD

CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

REMOVED COMMA. "DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF" REQUIRED FOR DISAMBIGUATION

CG

CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

REMOVED COMMA. "REPUBLIC OF" REQUIRED FOR DISAMBIGUATION

CR

COSTA RICA

COSTA RICA

CI

COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST)

COTE D'IVOIRE

GENC 3v6.  REMOVED DIACRITICS.

HR

CROATIA

CROATIA

CU

CUBA

CUBA

CW

CURACAO

CURACAO

CY

CYPRUS

CYPRUS

CZ

CZECH REPUBLIC

CZECH REPUBLIC

DK

DENMARK

DENMARK

DJ

DJIBOUTI

DJIBOUTI

DM

DOMINICA

DOMINICA

DO

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

EC

ECUADOR

ECUADOR

EG

EGYPT

EGYPT

SV

EL SALVADOR

EL SALVADOR

GQ

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

ER

ERITREA

ERITREA

EE

ESTONIA

ESTONIA

SZ

ESWATINI

ESWATINI

ET

ETHIOPIA

ETHIOPIA

FK

FALKLAND ISLANDS

FALKLAND ISLANDS

FO

FAROE ISLANDS

FAROE ISLANDS

FJ

FIJI

FIJI

FI

FINLAND

FINLAND

FR

FRANCE

FRANCE

GF

FRENCH GUIANA

FRENCH GUIANA

PF

FRENCH POLYNESIA

FRENCH POLYNESIA

GA

GABON

GABON

GM

GAMBIA

GAMBIA

GE

GEORGIA, REPUBLIC OF

GEORGIA

REMOVED "REPUBLIC OF". ALSO, GENC 3v6

DE

GERMANY

GERMANY

GH

GHANA

GHANA

GI

GIBRALTAR

GIBRALTAR

GR

GREECE

GREECE

GL

GREENLAND

GREENLAND

GD

GRENADA

GRENADA

GP

GUADELOUPE

GUADELOUPE

GT

GUATEMALA

GUATEMALA

GN

GUINEA

GUINEA

GW

GUINEA-BISSAU

GUINEA-BISSAU

GY

GUYANA

GUYANA

HT

HAITI

HAITI

HN

HONDURAS

HONDURAS

HK

HONG KONG

HONG KONG

HU

HUNGARY

HUNGARY

IS

ICELAND

ICELAND

IN

INDIA

INDIA

ID

INDONESIA

INDONESIA

IR

IRAN

IRAN

IQ

IRAQ

IRAQ

IE

IRELAND

IRELAND

IL

ISRAEL

ISRAEL

IT

ITALY

ITALY

JM

JAMAICA

JAMAICA

JP

JAPAN

JAPAN

JO

JORDAN

JORDAN

KZ

KAZAKHSTAN

KAZAKHSTAN

KE

KENYA

KENYA

KI

KIRIBATI

KIRIBATI

KP

KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF (NORTH KOREA)

NORTH KOREA

PARENTHETICAL NAME CHOSEN FOR CONCISENESS

KR

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH KOREA)

SOUTH KOREA

PARENTHETICAL NAME CHOSEN FOR CONCISENESS

KV

KOSOVO, REPUBLIC OF

REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO

REMOVED "REPUBLIC OF". REMOVED COMMA. NOTE; "KV" is not standardized ISO code. Alternate: "XK"

KW

KUWAIT

KUWAIT

KG

KYRGYZSTAN

KYRGYZSTAN

LA

LAOS

LAOS

LV

LATVIA

LATVIA

LB

LEBANON

LEBANON

LS

LESOTHO

LESOTHO

LR

LIBERIA

LIBERIA

LY

LIBYA

LIBYA

LI

LIECHTENSTEIN

LIECHTENSTEIN

LT

LITHUANIA

LITHUANIA

LU

LUXEMBOURG

LUXEMBOURG

MO

MACAO

MACAO

MK

MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC OF)

MACEDONIA

REMOVED "REPUBLIC OF". ALSO, GENC 3v6

MG

MADAGASCAR

MADAGASCAR

MW

MALAWI

MALAWI

MY

MALAYSIA

MALAYSIA

MV

MALDIVES

MALDIVES

ML

MALI

MALI

MT

MALTA

MALTA

MQ

MARTINIQUE

MARTINIQUE

MR

MAURITANIA

MAURITANIA

MU

MAURITIUS

MAURITIUS

MX

MEXICO

MEXICO

MD

MOLDOVA

MOLDOVA

MN

MONGOLIA

MONGOLIA

ME

MONTENEGRO

MONTENEGRO

MS

MONTSERRAT

MONTSERRAT

MA

MOROCCO

MOROCCO

MZ

MOZAMBIQUE

MOZAMBIQUE

NA

NAMIBIA

NAMIBIA

NR

NAURU

NAURU

NP

NEPAL

NEPAL

NL

NETHERLANDS

NETHERLANDS

NC

NEW CALEDONIA

NEW CALEDONIA

NZ

NEW ZEALAND

NEW ZEALAND

NI

NICARAGUA

NICARAGUA

NE

NIGER

NIGER

NG

NIGERIA

NIGERIA

NO

NORWAY

NORWAY

OM

OMAN

OMAN

PK

PAKISTAN

PAKISTAN

PA

PANAMA

PANAMA

PG

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PY

PARAGUAY

PARAGUAY

PE

PERU

PERU

PH

PHILIPPINES

PHILIPPINES

PN

PITCAIRN ISLAND

PITCAIRN ISLAND

PL

POLAND

POLAND

PT

PORTUGAL

PORTUGAL

QA

QATAR

QATAR

RE

REUNION

REUNION

RO

ROMANIA

ROMANIA

RU

RUSSIA

RUSSIA

RW

RWANDA

RWANDA

SH

SAINT HELENA

SAINT HELENA

KN

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

LC

SAINT LUCIA

SAINT LUCIA

PM

SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON

SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON

VC

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

WS

SAMOA

SAMOA

SM

SAN MARINO

SAN MARINO

ST

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

SA

SAUDI ARABIA

SAUDI ARABIA

SN

SENEGAL

SENEGAL

RS

SERBIA, REPUBLIC OF

SERBIA

REMOVED "REPUBLIC OF". ALSO, GENC 3v6

SC

SEYCHELLES

SEYCHELLES

SL

SIERRA LEONE

SIERRA LEONE

SG

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE

SX

SINT MAARTEN

SINT MAARTEN

SK

SLOVAK REPUBLIC (SLOVAKIA)

SLOVAKIA

PARENTHETICAL NAME CHOSEN FOR CONCISENESS. ALSO, GENC 3v6

SI

SLOVENIA

SLOVENIA

SB

SOLOMON ISLANDS

SOLOMON ISLANDS

SO

SOMALIA

SOMALIA

ZA

SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

ES

SPAIN

SPAIN

LK

SRI LANKA

SRI LANKA

SD

SUDAN

SUDAN

SR

SURINAME

SURINAME

SE

SWEDEN

SWEDEN

CH

SWITZERLAND

SWITZERLAND

SY

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC (SYRIA)

SYRIA

GENC 3v6

TW

TAIWAN

TAIWAN

TJ

TAJIKISTAN

TAJIKISTAN

TZ

TANZANIA

TANZANIA

TH

THAILAND

THAILAND

TL

TIMOR-LESTE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

TIMOR-LESTE

REMOVED "DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF". ALSO, GENC 3v6

TG

TOGO

TOGO

TO

TONGA

TONGA

TT

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

SH

TRISTAN DA CUNHA

TRISTAN DA CUNHA

TN

TUNISIA

TUNISIA

TR

TURKEY

TURKEY

TM

TURKMENISTAN

TURKMENISTAN

TC

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

TV

TUVALU

TUVALU

UG

UGANDA

UGANDA

UA

UKRAINE

UKRAINE

AE

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

GB

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

UNITED KINGDOM

SHORTENED FOR CONCISENESS

UY

URUGUAY

URUGUAY

UZ

UZBEKISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

VU

VANUATU

VANUATU

VA

VATICAN CITY

VATICAN CITY

VE

VENEZUELA

VENEZUELA

VN

VIETNAM

VIETNAM

WF

WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

YE

YEMEN

YEMEN

ZM

ZAMBIA

ZAMBIA

ZW

ZIMBABWE

ZIMBABWE

PS

 

PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

OLD USPS IMM; no replacement given. Unclear whether existing "ISRAEL" would suffice.