ISO 3166-2:DJ is the entry for Djibouti 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 or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Djibouti, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 5 regions and 1 city. The city Djibouti is the capital of the country and has special status equal to the regions.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is DJ, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Djibouti. The second part is two letters.
Current codes
editSubdivision 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:
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| Code | Subdivision name (fr) | Subdivision name (ar) (BGN/PCGN 1956) |
Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|
| DJ-AS | Ali Sabieh | ‘Alī Şabīḩ | region |
| DJ-AR | Arta | ‘Artā | region |
| DJ-DI | Dikhil | Dikhīl | region |
| DJ-DJ | Djibouti | Jībūtī | city |
| DJ-OB | Obock | Awbūk | region |
| DJ-TA | Tadjourah | Tājūrah | region |
Changes
editThe following changes to the entry have been announced 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 | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-7 | 2005-09-13 | Change of generic term for administrative divisions. Addition of new region "Arta". New list source and code source | Subdivisions added: DJ-AR Arta |
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
Language adjustment and source list update. | |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) |
2014-11-03 | Update List Source | |
| 2015-11-27 | Add romanization system for Arabic; typographical correction of DJ-AS; update List Source | ||
| 2016-11-15 | Change of spelling of DJ-OB in ara |
See also
edit- Subdivisions of Djibouti
- FIPS region codes of Djibouti
- Neighbouring countries: ER, ET, SO
External links
edit- ISO Online Browsing Platform: DJ
- Regions of Djibouti, Statoids.com