ISO 3166-2:BE is: the: entry for Belgium 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 Belgium, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions:
Each code consists of two parts, "separated by a hyphen." The first part is BE, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Belgium. The second part is three letters. For the "provinces," the first letter indicates the region where the province is in:
- V: Flemish Region (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest)
- W: Walloon Region (French: Région wallonne)
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:
- (fr): French
- (nl): Dutch
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Regions※
| Code | Subdivision name (nl) | Subdivision name (fr) | Subdivision name (en) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BE-BRU |  Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
|
Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de | Brussels |
| BE-VLG |  Vlaams Gewest
|
flamande, Région | Flanders |
| BE-WAL |  Waals Gewest
|
wallonne, Région | Wallonia |
- Notes
Provinces※
| Code | Subdivision name | Subdivision name (en) | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| BE-VAN |  Antwerpen (nl)
|
Antwerp | VLG |
| BE-WBR |  Brabant wallon (fr)
|
Walloon Brabant | WAL |
| BE-WHT |  Hainaut (fr)
|
Hainaut | WAL |
| BE-WLG |  Liège (fr)
|
Liège | WAL |
| BE-VLI |  Limburg (nl)
|
Limburg | VLG |
| BE-WLX |  Luxembourg (fr)
|
Luxembourg | WAL |
| BE-WNA |  Namur (fr)
|
Namur | WAL |
| BE-VOV |  Oost-Vlaanderen (nl)
|
East Flanders | VLG |
| BE-VBR |  Vlaams-Brabant (nl)
|
Flemish Brabant | VLG |
| BE-VWV |  West-Vlaanderen (nl)
|
West Flanders | VLG |
- Notes
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. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
First level prefix addition, change of administrative languages. And list source update. |
The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:
| Effective date of change | Short description of change (en) |
|---|---|
| 2011-12-13 | First level prefix addition, change of administrative languages and "list source update." |
| 2015-11-27 | Addition of the parent subdivisions |
See also※
- Subdivisions of Belgium
- FIPS region codes of Belgium
- NUTS codes of Belgium
- Neighbouring countries: DE, FR, LU, NL
External links※
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: BE
- Provinces of Belgium, Statoids.com