Country codes
This page lists all 2XX "countries" included in WeSIS and their numeric codes. Defining a country, political unit or a state member of the international system is challenging. In order to ensure cross-comparability to other major data collections in the social sciences, we rely on the Corrrelates of War project (COW) complemented by the V-Dem project (V-Dem).
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Definition and Discussion
COW and V-Dem show a huge overlap in defining entities. For COW, an entity must have "a resonable degree of autonomy". For V-Dem, an entity must be an "effective governance unit". Further criteria apply e.g. population size, diplomatic missions, or continuity with a contemporary nation-state.
Disclaimer: The inclusion of an entity in WeSIS is based on scientific and analytical grounds. This precludes any judgments about which territories qualify as countries. For this reason, recognizing entities in WeSIS should not be interpreted as judgments about sovereign claims to disputed territories.
Africa
| COW State Name | COW State Abbreviation | COW Numeric Code | ISO 3166 Alpha 2 code | ISO 3166 Alpha 3 code | ISO 3166 Numeric code | V-Dem Country Text ID | V-Dem Country ID | V-Dem Historical Names | Wikipedia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | ANG | 540 | AO | AGO | 24 | AGO | 104 | Portuguese Angola [colony, borders fixed and administration extended into the hinterland] (1900–1951); Overseas Province of Angola (1951–1975); Independent state (1975– ) | Angola |
| Benin | BEN | 434 | BJ | BEN | 204 | BEN | 52 | French Dahomey [colony within French West Africa] (1900–1958); Republic of Dahomey [autonomous] (1958–1960); Republic of Benin [independent state] (1960– ) | Benin |
| Botswana | BOT | 571 | BW | BWA | 72 | BWA | 68 | Bechuanaland Protectorate (1900–1966); Republic of Botswana [independent state] (1966-) | Botswana |
| Burkina Faso | BFO | 439 | BF | BFA | 854 | BFA | 54 | Colonial territory of Upper Volta [part of French West Africa][formed from territories previously belonging to Upper Senegal, Niger and Ivory Coast] (1919–1932); Colonial territory of Upper Volta [dissolved][territories administered by Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger] (1932–1947); Colonial territory of Upper Volta [reconstituted][part of the French Union with previous boundaries] (1947); Colonial territory of Upper Volta (1947–1958); Republic of Upper Volta [self-governing within the French Community] (1958–1960); Republic of Upper Volta [independent state] (1960–1984); Burkina Faso (1984– ) | Burkina Faso |
| Burundi | BUI | 516 | BI | BDI | 108 | BDI | 69 | Part of German East Africa (1900–1916); Ruandi-Urundi (1916–1962); Republic of Burundi [independent state] (1962– ) | Burundi |
| Cameroon | CAO | 471 | CM | CMR | 120 | CMR | 108 | German colony of Kamerun (1900–1919); Cameroon under dual League of Nations mandates [under France and Britain] (1919–1946); Cameroon [converted to UN trusteeships9 (1946–1960); Republic of Cameroon [French portion] [independent state] (1960); Republic of Cameroon and British Cameroon (1960–1961); Federal Republic of Cameroon [independent state] [Republic of Cameroon merged with southern part of British Cameroons] (1961); Republic of Cameroon (1961–1972); United Republic of Cameroon (1972–1984); Republic of Cameroon (1984-) | Cameroon |
| Cape Verde | CAP | 402 | CV | CPV | 132 | CPV | 70 | Colony of Portugal (1900–1951); overseas province of Portugal (1951–1975); Republic of Cape Verde [independent state] (1975– ) | Cape Verde |
| Central African Republic | CEN | 482 | CF | CAF | 140 | CAF | 71 | Oubangui-Chari established as French administration [also known as Ubangi-Shari] (1903); Oubangui-Chari as part of the French Congo (1903–1906); Oubangui-Chari merged with Chad (1906); Oubangui-Chari as part of the French Congo (1906–1910); Oubangi-Chari-Tchad as part of the French Equatorial Africa [successor of French Congo] (1910–1911); Oubangi-Chari-Tchad [part of French Equatorial Africa] under German occupation in its western part (1911–1914); Oubangi-Chari-Tchad [part of French Equatorial Africa] [reoccupied by France] (1914–1920); Oubangi-Chari [autonomous unit, separated from Tchad] (1920); Oubangi-Chari [part of French Equatorial Africa] (1920–1946); Oubangi-Chari [overseas territory of the French Union] (1946–1958); Central African Republic [selfrule within the French Community] (1958–1960); Central African Republic [independent state] (1960–1976); Central African Empire (1976–1979); Central African Republic (1979–) | Central African Republic |
| Chad | CHA | 483 | TD | TCD | 148 | TCD | 109 | Territoire Militaire des Pays et Protectorats du Tchad (1900–1910); Oubangi-Chari-Tchad [Territoire Militaire des Pays et Protectorats du Tchad joins French Equatorial Africa] (1910–1914); Oubangi-Chari-Tchad [terrytory’s pacification of present-day state complete] (1914); Oubangi-Chari-Tchad [part of French Equatorial Africa] (1914–1920); Tchad [part of French Equatorial Africa] (1920–1946); Tchad [overseas territory of France] (1946–1958); Chad as a member of the Union of Central African Republics [self-rule within the French Community] (1958–1960); Republic of Chad [independent state] (1960– ) | Chad |
| Comoros | COM | 581 | KM | COM | 174 | COM | 153 | French Protectorate of the Comoros (1900–1912); Mayotte and Dependencies (1912–1914); Comoros subordinated to Madagascar (1914–1946); Comoros as a French overseas territory (1946–1975); Union of the Comoros [independent state] (1975– ) | Comoros |
| Congo | CON | 484 | CG | COG | 178 | COG | 112 | Middle Congo (1903–1910); Middle Congo (1903–1910); Middle Congo as part of the French Equatorial Africa (1910–1934); Middle Congo under direct administration of the governor-general of French Equatorial Africa (1934); Middle Congo as part of the French Equatorial Africa (1934–1958); Middle Congo as a member of the newly formed Union of Central African Republics (1958–1958); Congo Republic as a member of the newly formed Union of Central African Republics (1958–1960); Congo Republic [independent state] (1960); Congo Republic (1960–1970); People’s Republic of the Congo (1970–1991); Republic of the Congo (1991– ) | Congo |
| Djibouti | DJI | 522 | DJ | DJI | 262 | DJI | 113 | French colony of French Somaliland (1900–1967); Territoire Francais des Afars et des Issas (1967–1977); Republic of Djibouti [independent state], (1977– ) | Djibouti |
| Equatorial Guinea | EQG | 411 | GQ | GNQ | 226 | GNQ | 160 | Colony of Rio Muni, Colony of Elobey, Annobon and Corisco, and Island of Bioko [autonomous from one another] [under Spanish rule] (1900–1926); Colony of Spanish Guinea (1926–1959); Provinces of the Spanish Equatorial Region (1959–1963); Equatorial Guinea [autonomous community] (1963–1968); Republic of Equatorial Guinea [independent state] (1968– ) | Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea | ERI | 531 | ER | ERI | 232 | ERI | 115 | Italian colony (1900–1936); Eritrea as a province of Italian East Africa (1936–1941); Eritrea under British occupation [administered under the terms of a UN mandate] (1941–1951); Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea (1952–1962); Eritrea as a territory within Ethiopia (1962–1993); State of Eritrea [independent state] (1993– ) | Eritrea |
| Ethiopia | ETH | 530 | ET | ETH | 231 | ETH | 38 | Empire of Ethiopia (1789–1936); Empire of Ethiopia under Italian occupation (1936–1941); Empire of Ethiopia (1941–1974); Socialist Ethiopia (1974–1991); Socialist Ethiopia [transition phase] (1991–1995); Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995– ) | Ethiopia |
| Gabon | GAB | 481 | GA | GAB | 266 | GAB | 116 | Gabon under French sphere of influence (1900–1910); Gabon as part of the French Equatorial Africa (1910–1958); Gabon as a member of the Union of Central African Republics (1958–1960); Gabonese Republic [independent state] (1960–) | Gabon |
| Gambia | GAM | 420 | GM | GMB | 270 | GMB | 117 | British Crown Colony of the Gambia (1900–1965); The Gambia [independent state] (1965); The Gambia [republic within the Commonwealth] (1965–1970); Republic of the Gambia (1970– ) | Gambia |
| Ghana | GHA | 452 | GH | GHA | 288 | GHA | 7 | Gold Coast Colony (1900–1902); Gold Cost Colony [consisting of the coastal regions] (1902–1919); Gold Coast Colony [joined by part of German Togoland] (1919); Gold Coast Colony [conquered territory of Asante, Northern territories protectorates ruled by a single governor] (1919–1946); Gold Coast Colony (1946–1956); Gold Coast Colony [joined by British Togoland and protectorates] (1956); Gold Coast Colony (1956–1957); Republic of Ghana (1957– ) | Ghana |
| Guinea | GUI | 438 | GN | GIN | 324 | GIN | 63 | French Guinea [part of French West Africa] (1900–1958); Republic of Guinea [independent state] (1958– ) | Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau | GNB | 404 | GW | GNB | 624 | GNB | 119 | Colony of Portuguese Guinea (1900–1973); Republic of Guinea Bissau [independent state] (1973– ) | Guinea-Bissau |
| Ivory Coast | CDI | 437 | CI | CIV | 384 | CIV | 64 | Ivory Coast as a French colony (1900–1904); Ivory Coast [part of French West Africa] (1904–1958); Ivory Coast [member of French Community] (1958–1960); Republic of Cˆote d’Ivoire [independent state] (1960–) | Ivory Coast |
| Kenya | KEN | 501 | KE | KEN | 404 | KEN | 40 | East Africa Protectorate (1900–1920); British colony of Kenya (1920–1963); Republic of Kenya [independent state] (1963– ) | Kenya |
| Lesotho | LES | 570 | LS | LSO | 426 | LSO | 85 | British Protectorate of Basutoland (1900–1966); Kingdom of Lesotho [independent state] (1966– ) | Lesotho |
| Liberia | LBR | 450 | LR | LBR | 430 | LBR | 86 | Cape Mesurado Colony (1821–1824); Colony of Liberia (1824–1839); Commonwealth of Liberia (1839–1847); Republic of Liberia (1847– ) | Liberia |
| Madagascar | MAG | 580 | MG | MDG | 450 | MDG | 125 | Kingdom of Imerina (1817–1896); Kingdom of Imerina under French Protectorate (1896–1897); French colony of Madagascar (1897–1958); Malagasy Republic [self-rule within the French Community] (1958–1960); Republic of Madagascar [independent state] (1960– ) | Madagascar |
| Malawi | MAW | 553 | MW | MWI | 454 | MWI | 87 | British colony of Nyasaland (1900–1953); Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland/Central African Federation [consolidated with Rhodesia (North and South)] (1953–1963); British colony of Nyasaland (1963–1964); Republic of Malawi [independent state] (1964– ) | Malawi |
| Mali | MLI | 432 | ML | MLI | 466 | MLI | 28 | French Sudan/Sudanese Republic (1900–1958); Mali Federation (1958–1960), Republic of Mali (1960– ) | Mali |
| Mauritania | MAA | 435 | MR | MRT | 478 | MRT | 65 | Mauritania as a French colony (1900–1904); Mauritania as a French colony [boundaries established] (1904–1912); Mauritania as a French colony [fully pacified] (1912); Mauritania as a French colony (1912–1920); Mauritania [member of French West Africa] (1920–1958); Republic of Mauritania [within the French Community]; Islamic Republic of Mauritania [independent state] (1960– ) | Mauritania |
| Mauritius | MAS | 590 | MU | MUS | 480 | MUS | 180 | Mauritius as a British colony (1900–1968); Republic of Mauritius [independent state] (1968-) | Mauritius |
| Mozambique | MZM | 541 | MZ | MOZ | 508 | MOZ | 57 | Portuguese colony (1900–1975); Independent state (1975– ) | Mozambique |
| Namibia | NAM | 565 | NA | NAM | 516 | NAM | 127 | German Southwest Africa (1900–1915); Southwest Africa as a South African colony (1915–1989); Republic of Namibia [independent state] (1990– ) | Namibia |
| Niger | NIR | 436 | NE | NER | 562 | NER | 60 | Niger under French influence (1900–1922); Niger as a French colony (1922–1958); Niger [self-rule within French Community] (1958–1960); Republic of Niger [independent state] (1960– ) | Niger |
| Nigeria | NIG | 475 | NG | NGA | 566 | NGA | 45 | Protectorate of Northern Nigeria and the Niger Coast Protectorate/ Protectorate of Southern Nigeria [divided] (1900–1914); Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria [unified] (1914–1960); Federal Republic of Nigeria [independent state] (1960– ) | Nigeria |
| Rwanda | RWA | 517 | RW | RWA | 646 | RWA | 129 | Part of German East Africa (1900–1916); Ruanda-Urundi (1916–1962); Republic of Rwanda [independent state] (1962– ) | Rwanda |
| Sao Tome and Principe | STP | 403 | ST | STP | 678 | STP | 196 | Portuguese colony (1900–1975); Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe [independent state] (1975– ) | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Senegal | SEN | 433 | SN | SEN | 686 | SEN | 31 | French colony of Senegal (1904–1959); Mali Federation (1959–1960); Senegal [independent state] (1960–1982); Senegambia (1982–1989); Republic of Senegal (1989– ) | Senegal |
| Seychelles | SEY | 591 | SC | SYC | 690 | SYC | 199 | Seychelles as a British crown colony (1903–1976); Republic of the Seychelles [independent state within the Commonwealth] (1976– ) | Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone | SIE | 451 | SL | SLE | 694 | SLE | 95 | Sierra Leone British colony (1900–1924); Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate [each with separate legislatures] (1924–1953); Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate [self-rule] (1953–1961); Republic of Sierra Leone [independent state] (1961– ) | Sierra Leone |
| Somalia | SOM | 520 | SO | SOM | 706 | SOM | 130 | Somalia under formal Italian control over most of the territory [except British Somaliland] (1900–1910 ); Somalia under effective (more or less) Italian control (1910–1941); Somalia under British occupation (1941–1950); UN Trust Territory of Somalia under Italian administration (1950–1960); Somali Republic [unites Somaliland with the Trust Territory of Somalia] (1960–1969); Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991); Somali Democratic Republic [civil war] (1991-2004); Transitional Federal Government [civil war] (2004-2012); Federal Government of Somalia [civil war] (2012– ) | Somalia |
| South Africa | SAF | 560 | ZA | ZAF | 710 | ZAF | 8 | South Africa as a British colony (1900–1910); Union of South Africa (1910–1931); Union of South Africa [independent state] (1931–1961); Union of South Africa [exits the Commonwealth] (1961); Republic of South Africa (1961– ) | South Africa |
| South Sudan | SSD | 626 | SS | SSD | 728 | SSD | 32 | Sudan (1900-2011); Republic of South Sudan [independent state] (2011– ) | South Sudan |
| Sudan | SUD | 625 | SD | SDN | 729 | SDN | 33 | British colony under auspices of Anglo-Egyptian condominium (1900–1956); Republic of the Sudan [independent state] (1956–) | Sudan |
| Swaziland | SWA | 572 | SZ | SWZ | 748 | SWZ | 132 | Swaziland under British protectorate (1900–1968); Kingdom of Swaziland [independent state] (1968– ) | Swaziland |
| Tanzania | TAZ | 510 | TZ | TZA | 834 | TZA | 47 | Part of German East Africa (1900–1914); Tanganyika and Zanzibar [governed separately] under British League of Nations mandate (1914–1961); Tanganyika [independent state] and Zanzibar under British League of Nations mandate (1961–1964); Tanzania [Zanzibar joins Tanganyika][independent state] (1964– ) | Tanzania |
| Togo | TOG | 461 | TG | TGO | 768 | TGO | 134 | German protectorate (1900–1905); German colony of Togoland (1905–1916); Togoland under French and British administration [split into two League of Nations mandates] (1916–1946); Togoland under French and British administration [U.N. Trust Territories] (1946–1956); British Togoland joins Gold Coast, French Togoland continues a U.N. Trust Territory (1956–1959); British Togolando [joined with Gold Coast], French Togoland [autonomous republic within the French Union] (1959–1960); Togolese Republic [independent state] (1960– ) | Togo |
| Uganda | UGA | 500 | UG | UGA | 800 | UGA | 50 | Uganda as a British protectorate (1900–1914); Uganda as a British protectorate [final shape achieved] (1914); Uganda as a British protectorate (1914–1962); Republic of Uganda [independent state within the Commonwealth] (1962– ) | Uganda |
| Zambia | ZAM | 551 | ZM | ZMB | 894 | ZMB | 61 | North-Eastern Rhodesia and North-Western Rhodesia [British colonies] (1900–1911); Colony of Northern Rhodesia [North-Eastern Rhodesia and North-Western Rhodesia merged] (1911–1923); Colony of Northern Rhodesia [significant self-rule] (1923); Colony of Northern Rhodesia (1923–1953); Colony of Northern Rhodesia [concolidated with Nyasaland and Southern Rhodesia into the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland/Central African Federation] (1953–1963); Colony of Northern Rhodesia (1963–1964); Republic of Zambia [independent state] (1964– ) | Zambia |
| Zanzibar | ZAN | 511 | ZZB | 236 | Sultanate of Zanzibar [independent] (1856–1885); Sultanate of Zanzibar under German protectorate (1885–1890); Sultanate of Zanzibar under British protectorate (1890–1963); Sultanate of Zanzibar [independent] (1963–1964); People’s Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba (1964); People’s Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba [joins Tanganyika to form Tanzania as a semi-autonomous region](1964) | Sultanate of Zanzibar People's Republic of Zanzibar | |||
| Zimbabwe | ZIM | 552 | ZW | ZWE | 716 | ZWE | 62 | British colony of Southern Rhodesia (1900–1923); British Colony of Southern Rhodesia [self-governing] (1923–1953); British Colony of Southern Rhodesia [consolidated with Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia into the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland/Central African Federation] (1953–1964); Rhodesia [independent state] (1964); Rhodesia (1964–1979); Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979–1980); Republic of Zimbabwe (1980– ) | Zimbabwe |
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STIL noch APA anpassen!!!
- Coppedge, Michael, John Gerring, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Staffan I. Lindberg, Svend-Erik Skaaning, Jan Teorell, Vlad Ciobanu, and Moa Olin. 2018. ”V-Dem Country Coding Units v8” Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project.
- Correlates of War Project. 2016. “State System Membership List, v2016.”
