ISO 3166-2:NL is: the——entry for the Kingdom of 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/states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for the "kingdom," ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 3 countries, 12 provinces and 3 special municipalities.
The kingdom consists of the 3 countries + the country of the Netherlands which is composed of the provinces. And the special municipalities.
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Neighbouring countries: BE, DE, FR (MF, via SX)
References※
- ^ "ISO Online Browsing Platform: BQ". International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
External links※
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: NL
- Provinces of Netherlands, Statoids.com