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ISO 3166-2:IQ is the entry for Iraq 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 Iraq, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 18 governorates.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is IQ, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Iraq. The second part is two letters.

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

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Code	Subdivision name
`IQ-AN`	Al Anbār
`IQ-BA`	Al Başrah
`IQ-MU`	Al Muthanná
`IQ-QA`	Al Qādisīyah
`IQ-NA`	An Najaf
`IQ-AR`	Arbīl
`IQ-SU`	As Sulaymānīyah
`IQ-TS`	At Ta'mīm^{[note 1]}
`IQ-BB`	Bābil
`IQ-BG`	Baghdād
`IQ-DA`	Dahūk
`IQ-DQ`	Dhī Qār
`IQ-DI`	Diyālá
`IQ-KA`	Karbalā'
`IQ-MA`	Maysān
`IQ-NI`	Nīnawá
`IQ-SD`	Şalāḩ ad Dīn
`IQ-WA`	Wāsiţ

Notes

^ The name of At Ta'mīm has been changed to Kirkūk.

External links

Provinces of Iraq, Statoids.com

[1] The name of At Ta'mīm has been changed to Kirkūk.

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-'''ISO 3166-2:IQ''' is the entry in [[ISO 3166-2]], part of the [[ISO 3166]] [[standardization|standard]] published by the [[International Organization for Standardization]] (ISO), which defines [[code]]s for the names of the principal [[country subdivision|subdivision]]s of [[Iraq]] (whose [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-2]] code is <tt>IQ</tt>).
+'''ISO 3166-2:IQ''' is the entry for [[Iraq]] in [[ISO 3166-2]], part of the [[ISO 3166]] [[standardization|standard]] published by the [[International Organization for Standardization]] (ISO), which defines [[code]]s for the names of the principal [[country subdivision|subdivision]]s (e.g., [[province]]s or [[state (administrative division)|state]]s) of all [[country|countries]] coded in [[ISO 3166-1]].
-Currently [[governorates of Iraq|18 governorates]] are assigned codes. Each code starts with <tt>IQ-</tt>, followed by two letters.
+Currently for Iraq, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for [[governorates of Iraq|18 governorates]].
+Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is <tt>IQ</tt>, the [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-2]] code of Iraq. The second part is two letters.
 ==Current codes==
-''Codes and subdivision names are listed as in the official standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA). Click on the button in the header to sort each column.''
+Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
+''Click on the button in the header to sort each column.''
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 ==See also==
 * [[Subdivisions of Iraq]]
-* [[List of FIPS region codes (G-I)#IZ: Iraq|FIPS region codes of Iraq]] (standard withdrawn in 2008)
+* [[List of FIPS region codes (G-I)#IZ: Iraq|FIPS region codes of Iraq]]
 ==External links==