International organization for standardization, has given certain codes according to names of countries. For setting codes sometimes geographical arena of country is also taken care of. ISO country code is of various types, some are two letter country codes, and some are three letter codes. Codes are also divided on basis of these are numeric or alpha. ISO country code was for first time published in 1974. Later in 1981 codes with numeric values were published under ISO 3166. Since then codes have been further subdivide in to three parts to include names of former countries names, and other geographical divisions of country.

ISO country code is used by countries for imports, exports by country to another.  Products and services are exchanged according to ISO codes of country. Codes are required by officials and countrymen. It holds country's signature in two or three letters. Today almost 246 countries small or big are having country codes. To acquire a country code, country or geographical area must be member of United Nations, and International Court of Justice.  Disputes have arisen in history over names and codes of certain countries. Like name of Taiwan is under dispute. Codes are signature of a particular country.  Sometimes this signature is based on native name of country not on its official name. Like Germany is official name and Deutschland is name given by its natives. As language is called deutsche inhabitants call themselves as Deutschland. Its ISO code is DE signifying Deutschland. United Kingdom of Great Britain is signified by GB. Extension names of certain countries are dropped while naming its ISO codes. Like extensions of republic, united, federal and kingdom have been drooped of some or other country. Along with English codes are also published in French.

You can get access to complete list of 246 codes assigned by ISO. There are eleven subheadings under which this list is categorized. It is informative and kids should know numeric and alpha code by which there country is known in International business scenario. It also increases patriotic feelings in children. This list has undergone up gradations as and when countries have changed their official names, official web portal of ISO lists codes and updates in codes also.

International Organization for Standardization is shortly known as ISO. It is an international standard-setting authority composed of representatives from various national standards associations. It is established on February 23, 1947. The organization declares worldwide trademarked of industrial and commercial standards. Its headquarters is positioned in Geneva. It expresses itself as a non-governmental agency. It's the capability of making new laws which are strong and just for people.

Omnipotent than most private organizations. ISO country code works as an association with fortified connection to states. Member of the ISO country code is 163 countries of the world.

For the country code, International Organization for Standardization published ISO 3166 is a standard. The country code defines codes for the names of countries, dependent, and special areas of geographical interest, and their principal territories. The official name of the standard is codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions. In the year of 1974 the first edition of ISO 3166 was announced. The first issue included only alphabetic country codes. Numeric country codes included with alphabetic country codes was issued in the second edition on 1981. In 1988 third edition was published. Fourth editions expressed on 1993 respectively. Between 1997 and 1999 expanded fifth edition bring out into three parts to include codes for territories and former countries. It contains three parts. They are ISO 3166-1, ISO 3166-2, and ISO3166-3.

ISO 3166-1 codes represent the names of countries and their provinces. First parts referred country codes, defines codes for the names of countries, dependent provinces, and special areas of geographical interest. It classified in three parts, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3, and ISO 3166 numeric.

ISO 3166-2 codes present the names of countries and their states. Second part characterized country territory code, specify codes for the names of the principal provinces of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

ISO 3166-3 codes express delimit of names of countries and their provinces. Third Part is use to code for previously used names of countries, delineate codes for country names which have been removed from ISO country code 3166-1 since its first publication on 1974.

ISO 3166 standard is hold by the ISO 3166 Maintenance activity which is founded at the ISO central office in Geneva, Switzerland. Actually it was stated in Berlin, Germany. Its major objectives are,

A. To insert or deducted country names.

B. To circulate lists of country names.

C. To obtain a reference list of all country code elements, and their term of use.

D. To publish newsletters denoting changes to the code tables.

E. To recommend users on the application of ISO 3166.