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'{{Short description|Entry for China in ISO 3166-2}} '''ISO 3166-2:CN''' is the entry for [[China]] 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 [[administrative division|subdivisions]] (e.g. [[province]]s or [[federated state|states]]) of all [[list of sovereign states|countries]] coded in [[ISO 3166-1]]. Currently for China, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for the following [[administrative divisions of China|province-level subdivisions]]: * [[Provinces of China|23 provinces]] * [[Direct-administered municipalities of China|4 direct-administered municipalities]] * [[Autonomous regions of China|5 autonomous regions]] * [[Special administrative regions of China|2 special administrative regions]] The full name of China in ISO 3166 is the People's Republic of China<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:CN | title=ISO 3166 information for CN| publisher=International Organization for Standardization|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref> (PRC). Yet [[Two Chinas|China]] is de facto divided into the PRC and the [[Taiwan|Republic of China (Taiwan)]] with limited recognition. [[Taiwan]], which consists of [[geography of Taiwan|the namesake island]] and the [[Penghu|Penghu Islands]], is included as a [[Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China|province of China]] because<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/iso_3166-faqs/iso_3166_faqs_specific.htm| title=ISO 3166 &ndash; FAQs &ndash; Specific| publisher=ISO |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616044022/http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/iso_3166-faqs/iso_3166_faqs_specific.htm |archive-date=2012-06-16}}</ref> of [[political status of Taiwan|its political status]] within the [[United Nations]], as even though it is de facto under the jurisdiction of the [[Taiwan|Republic of China]] instead of the [[China|People's Republic of China]] ("China"), the United Nations considers Taiwan as part of "China". In addition, [[Kinmen]] and the [[Matsu Islands]] in the fractured [[Fuchien Province, Republic of China|Fuchien (Fujian) Province]] are also governed by the ROC. Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is {{mono|CN}}, the [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-2]] code of China. The second part is a two-letter alphabetic code specified by [[National Standards of the People's Republic of China|Guobiao]] GB/T 2260 (first published 1991, prior to ISO 3166-2, first published 1998). == Current codes == 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.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Code ! Subdivision<br>name ([[Chinese language|zh]]) <ref group="note">Name is in [[Pinyin]] [[Chinese language|Chinese]] (zh) except where noted.</ref><br>(National 1958 =<br>ISO 7098:2015 =<br>UN III/8 1977) ! Subdivision<br>name ([[Chinese language|zh]]) <ref group="note">For reference only, Chinese name in Pinyin Chinese with diacritics not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.</ref> ! Subdivision {{nowrap|name ([[Chinese language|zh]]) <ref group="note">For reference only, Chinese name in Chinese characters not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.</ref>}} ! Subdivision {{nowrap|name ([[English language|en]]) <ref group="note">For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.</ref>}} ! Subdivision category |- | {{mono|CN-AH}} | [[Anhui|Anhui Sheng]] | Ānhuī Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|安徽省}} | Anhui | [[Provinces of China|province]] |- | {{mono|CN-BJ}} | [[Beijing|Beijing Shi]] | Běijīng Shì | {{lang|zh-Hans|北京市}} | Beijing | [[Direct-controlled municipalities of China|municipality]] |- | {{mono|CN-CQ}} | [[Chongqing|Chongqing Shi]] | Chóngqìng Shì | {{lang|zh-Hans|重庆市}} | Chongqing | municipality |- | {{mono|CN-FJ}} | [[Fujian|Fujian Sheng]] | Fújiàn Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|福建省}} | Fujian | province |- | {{mono|CN-GS}} | [[Gansu|Gansu Sheng]] | Gānsù Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|甘肃省}} | Gansu | province |- | {{mono|CN-GD}} | [[Guangdong|Guangdong Sheng]] | Guǎngdōng Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|广东省}} | Guangdong | province |- | {{mono|CN-GX}} | [[Guangxi|Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu]] | Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū | {{lang|zh-Hans|广西壮族自治区}} | Guangxi | [[Autonomous regions of China|autonomous region]] |- | {{mono|CN-GZ}} | [[Guizhou|Guizhou Sheng]] | Guìzhōu Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|贵州省}} | Guizhou | province |- | {{mono|CN-HI}} | [[Hainan|Hainan Sheng]] | Hǎinán Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|海南省}} | Hainan | province |- | {{mono|CN-HE}} | [[Hebei|Hebei Sheng]] | Héběi Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|河北省}} | Hebei | province |- | {{mono|CN-HL}} | [[Heilongjiang|Heilongjiang Sheng]] | Hēilóngjiāng Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|黑龙江省}} | Heilongjiang | province |- | {{mono|CN-HA}} | [[Henan|Henan Sheng]] | Hénán Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|河南省}} | Henan | province |- | {{mono|CN-HK}} | [[Hong Kong|Hong Kong SAR]] ([[English language|en]])<br>{{nowrap|Xianggang Tebiexingzhengqu}} | {{nowrap|Xiānggǎng Tèbiéxíngzhèngqū}} | {{lang|zh-Hans|香港特别行政区}} | Hong Kong | [[Special administrative regions of China|special administrative region]] |- | {{mono|CN-HB}} | [[Hubei|Hubei Sheng]] | Húběi Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|湖北省}} | Hubei | province |- | {{mono|CN-HN}} | [[Hunan|Hunan Sheng]] | Húnán Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|湖南省}} | Hunan | province |- | {{mono|CN-JS}} | [[Jiangsu|Jiangsu Sheng]] | Jiāngsū Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|江苏省}} | Jiangsu | province |- | {{mono|CN-JX}} | [[Jiangxi|Jiangxi Sheng]] | Jiāngxī Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|江西省}} | Jiangxi | province |- | {{mono|CN-JL}} | [[Jilin|Jilin Sheng]] | Jílín Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|吉林省}} | Jilin | province |- | {{mono|CN-LN}} | [[Liaoning|Liaoning Sheng]] | Liáoníng Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|辽宁省}} | Liaoning | province |- | {{mono|CN-MO}} | [[Macao|Macao SAR]] (en)<br/>Macau SAR ([[Portuguese language|pt]])<br />Aomen Tebiexingzhengqu | Àomén Tèbiéxíngzhèngqū | {{lang|zh-Hans|澳门特别行政区}} | Macao | special administrative region |- | {{mono|CN-NM}} | [[Inner Mongolia|Nei Mongol Zizhiqu]] | Nèi Ménggǔ Zìzhìqū | {{lang|zh-Hans|内蒙古自治区}} | Inner Mongolia | autonomous region |- | {{mono|CN-NX}} | [[Ningxia|Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu]] | Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū | {{lang|zh-Hans|宁夏回族自治区}} | Ningxia | autonomous region |- | {{mono|CN-QH}} | [[Qinghai|Qinghai Sheng]] | Qīnghǎi Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|青海省}} | Qinghai | province |- | {{mono|CN-SN}} | [[Shaanxi|Shaanxi Sheng]] | Shǎnxī Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|陕西省}} | Shaanxi | province |- | {{mono|CN-SD}} | [[Shandong|Shandong Sheng]] | Shāndōng Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|山东省}} | Shandong | province |- | {{mono|CN-SH}} | [[Shanghai|Shanghai Shi]] | Shànghǎi Shì | {{lang|zh-Hans|上海市}} | Shanghai | municipality |- | {{mono|CN-SX}} | [[Shanxi|Shanxi Sheng]] | Shānxī Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|山西省}} | Shanxi | province |- | {{mono|CN-SC}} | [[Sichuan|Sichuan Sheng]] | Sìchuān Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|四川省}} | Sichuan | province |- | {{mono|CN-TW}} | [[Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China|Taiwan Sheng]] | Táiwān Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|台湾省}} | Taiwan | province |- | {{mono|CN-TJ}} | [[Tianjin|Tianjin Shi]] | Tiānjīn Shì | {{lang|zh-Hans|天津市}} | Tianjin | municipality |- | {{mono|CN-XJ}} | [[Xinjiang|Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]] | Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū | {{lang|zh-Hans|新疆维吾尔自治区}} | Xinjiang | autonomous region |- | {{mono|CN-XZ}} | [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Xizang Zizhiqu]] | Xīzàng Zìzhìqū | {{lang|zh-Hans|西藏自治区}} | Tibet | autonomous region |- | {{mono|CN-YN}} | [[Yunnan|Yunnan Sheng]] | Yúnnán Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|云南省}} | Yunnan | province |- | {{mono|CN-ZJ}} | [[Zhejiang|Zhejiang Sheng]] | Zhèjiāng Shěng | {{lang|zh-Hans|浙江省}} | Zhejiang | province |} ; Notes <references group="note" /> == Subdivisions included in ISO 3166-1 == Besides being included as subdivisions of China in ISO 3166-2, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao are also officially assigned their own country codes in ISO [[3166-1]]. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Code ! Entity ! Subdivision name<br />(claimed by China) ! ISO 3166-1 name ! ISO 3166-2 code |- | {{mono|CN-HK}} | {{flag|Hong Kong}} | [[Hong Kong, China|Hong Kong SAR]] (en)<br />Xianggang Tebiexingzhengqu (zh) | [[Hong Kong]] | [[ISO 3166-2:HK|{{mono|ISO 3166-2:HK}}]] |- | {{mono|CN-MO}} | {{flag|Macau}} | [[Macao, China|Macao SAR]] (en)<br />Macau SAR (pt)<br />Aomen Tebiexingzhengqu (zh) | [[Macao]] | [[ISO 3166-2:MO|{{mono|ISO 3166-2:MO}}]] |- | {{mono|CN-TW}} | {{flag|Republic of China (Taiwan)}} | [[Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China|Taiwan Sheng]] (zh) | [[Taiwan, China|Taiwan, Province of China]] | [[ISO 3166-2:TW|{{mono|ISO 3166-2:TW}}]] |} == Changes == The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO {{not a typo|3166-2}} in 1998: {| class="wikitable" ! Newsletter ! Date issued ! Description of change in newsletter ! Code/Subdivision change |- | id="I-2" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20120131102127/http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-2_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-2}}] | {{nowrap|2002-05-21}} | Addition of one new entity. Precise specification and correction of Pinyin names. List source updated | style=white-space:nowrap | '''Subdivisions added:'''<br /> {{mono|CN-92}} [[Macau]] |- | id="I-6" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218103224/http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-6_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-6}}] | {{nowrap|2004-03-08}} | Deletion of one name form in CN-15 | |} The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform: {| class="wikitable" ! Effective date of change ! Short description of change (en) ! Code/Subdivision change |- | {{nowrap|2017-11-23}} | Change of subdivision codes<br>change of subdivision name of CN-NM, CN-GX, CN-XZ, CN-NX, CN-XJ, CN-BJ, CN-TJ, CN-SH, CN-CQ, CN-HE, CN-SX, CN-LN, CN-JL, CN-HL CN-JS, CN-ZJ, CN-AH, CN-FJ, CN-JX, CN-SD, CN-HA, CN-HB, CN-HN, CN-GD, CN-HI, CN-SC, CN-GZ, CN-YN, CN-SN, CN-GS, CN-QH, CN-TW, CN-HK, CN-MO<br>addition of remark in parentheses to subdivision name for CN-HK, CN-MO in English<br>addition of region CN-MO in Portuguese<br>update code source<br>update list source | '''Change of subdivision code:'''<br>{{mono|CN-11}} → {{mono|CN-BJ}}<br>{{mono|CN-12}} → {{mono|CN-TJ}}<br>{{mono|CN-13}} → {{mono|CN-HE}}<br>{{mono|CN-14}} → {{mono|CN-SX}}<br>{{mono|CN-15}} → {{mono|CN-NM}}<br>{{mono|CN-21}} → {{mono|CN-LN}}<br>{{mono|CN-22}} → {{mono|CN-JL}}<br>{{mono|CN-23}} → {{mono|CN-HL}}<br>{{mono|CN-31}} → {{mono|CN-SH}}<br>{{mono|CN-32}} → {{mono|CN-JS}}<br>{{mono|CN-33}} → {{mono|CN-ZJ}}<br>{{mono|CN-34}} → {{mono|CN-AH}}<br>{{mono|CN-35}} → {{mono|CN-FJ}}<br>{{mono|CN-36}} → {{mono|CN-JX}}<br>{{mono|CN-37}} → {{mono|CN-SD}}<br>{{mono|CN-41}} → {{mono|CN-HA}}<br>{{mono|CN-42}} → {{mono|CN-HB}}<br>{{mono|CN-43}} → {{mono|CN-HN}}<br>{{mono|CN-44}} → {{mono|CN-GD}}<br>{{mono|CN-45}} → {{mono|CN-GX}}<br>{{mono|CN-46}} → {{mono|CN-HI}}<br>{{mono|CN-50}} → {{mono|CN-CQ}}<br>{{mono|CN-51}} → {{mono|CN-SC}}<br>{{mono|CN-52}} → {{mono|CN-GZ}}<br>{{mono|CN-53}} → {{mono|CN-YN}}<br>{{mono|CN-54}} → {{mono|CN-XZ}}<br>{{mono|CN-61}} → {{mono|CN-SN}}<br>{{mono|CN-62}} → {{mono|CN-GS}}<br>{{mono|CN-63}} → {{mono|CN-QH}}<br>{{mono|CN-64}} → {{mono|CN-NX}}<br>{{mono|CN-65}} → {{mono|CN-XJ}}<br>{{mono|CN-71}} → {{mono|CN-TW}}<br>{{mono|CN-91}} → {{mono|CN-HK}}<br>{{mono|CN-92}} → {{mono|CN-MO}} |- | 2018-11-26 | Correction of the romanization system label | |- | 2019-11-22 | Change language from mon to zho for CN-NM | |- | 2021-11-25 | Change of spelling of CN-NX; Update List Source | |} == See also == * [[Administrative divisions of China]] * [[List of FIPS region codes (A–C)#CH: China|FIPS region codes of China]] * Neighbouring countries: ([[ISO 3166-2:HK|HK]], [[ISO 3166-2:MO|MO]],) [[ISO 3166-2:AF|AF]], [[ISO 3166-2:BT|BT]], [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN]], [[ISO 3166-2:KG|KG]], [[ISO 3166-2:KP|KP]], [[ISO 3166-2:KZ|KZ]], [[ISO 3166-2:LA|LA]], [[ISO 3166-2:MM|MM]], [[ISO 3166-2:MN|MN]], [[ISO 3166-2:NP|NP]], [[ISO 3166-2:PK|PK]], [[ISO 3166-2:RU|RU]], [[ISO 3166-2:TJ|TJ]], [[ISO 3166-2:TW|TW]], [[ISO 3166-2:VN|VN]] == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:CN ISO Online Browsing Platform: CN] * [http://www.statoids.com/ucn.html Provinces of China], Statoids.com {{ISO 3166}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Iso 3166-2:Cn}} [[Category:ISO 3166|2:CN]] [[Category:Province-level divisions of China|*ISO 3166-2]] [[Category:China geography-related lists]]'