

Country Designators Rev. 1

CONTINENT LISTS, REV.1, 20-DEC-94, NY2V
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I received valuable information re country-ID and prefixes from VE2BMQ.
These were incorporated. In addition, I got up my nerve, got out the
books, and filled in the 4-letter continental designators. These surely
will be subject to debate.

I used the ARRL DXCC Country List booklet, a Radio Amateur's World Atlas,
and the CQ Zones. Obviously, there were no lists for me to go by (none
were provided in response to my previous messages). If you feel there
should be corrections, I would like to have them. W0RLI tells me half the
sysops are already using 4-letter continental designators. What I DID find
was that I had none in hand, and also that the world had changed
considerably in the past few years, rendering any lists I had obsolete.

The 4-letter designators which follow were used by myself to ID each
country in the list.

I received very convincing information from W0RLI, who states he was the
one who started the use of the seven well-known 2-letter continents, and
he is convinced that there is a good reason to change to 4, and a good
reason not to use the 2-letter continents. Quoting Hank from his long
response to me, "The problem is HAMS that use the Internet sending email
with INCORRECT ADDRESSES IN THE INTERNET." This has created the Namibia
problem, re which a number of packet gurus assured Namibian officials that
the US hams would stop using .NA. The fact is, the hams didn't. I now
agree with Hank - let's adopt them, change the list as needed or desired,
and get on with it.

As a non-sysop, I am promulgating files for use by sysops. This could be
viewed as brinkmanship, but I feel that in the absence of specific details
incoming from anyone other than VE2BMQ, a list should be published so
those who need one can chew on it and adapt it for worldwide use.

As before, if you see errors, wish to make additions, or feel there should
be changes, please send along the information. I will revise the lists.

      4-letter Continental Designators for Ham Packet Addressing Use
      ==============================================================
EURO -- Europe                                 AUNZ --Australia/New Zea.
MEDR -- Mediterranean                          EPAC -- Eastern Pacific
INDI -- Indian Ocean incl.Indian subcontinent  NPAC -- Northern Pacific
MDLE -- Middle East                            SPAC -- Southern Pacific
SEAS -- Southeast Asia                         WPAC -- Western Pacific
ASIA -- the Orient                             ANTR -- Antarctica
NOAM -- North America (Canada,USA,Mexico)      NAFR -- Northern Africa
CEAM -- Central America                        CAFR -- Central Africa
SOAM -- South America                          SAFR -- Southern Africa
CARB -- Caribbean

  **   Country Designators, Call Prefixes, Cont.Designators **

Country                          Code    Prefix     Cont.  4-Ltr.
-------                          ----    ------     -----  -----
Afghanistan                      AFG     YA         AS     ASIA
Agalega & St.Brandon             MUS     3B6,3B7    AF     SAFR
Albania                          ALB     ZA         EU     EURO
Algeria                          DZA     7T-7Y      AF     NAFR
American Samoa                   ASM     KH8        OC     SPAC
Andorra                          AND     C3         EU     EURO
Angola                           AGO     D2,D3      AF     CAFR
Antarctica                       ATA     misc.      AN     ANTR
Antigua & Barbuda                ATG     V2         NA     CARB
Argentina                        ARG     LO-LW      SA     SOAM
Armenia                          ARM     UG         AS     ASIA
Aruba                            ABW     P4         SA     SOAM
Ascension Is.                     ?      ZD8        AF     CAFR
Auckland & Campbell Is.          NZL     ZL9        OC     AUNZ
Australia                        AUS     VK         OC     AUNZ
Austria                          AUT     OE         EU     EURO
Azerbaijan                       AZE     UD,4J      AS     ASIA
Azores                           PRT     CU         EU     EURO
Bahamas                          BHS     C6         NA     CARB
Bahrain                          BHR     A9         AS     ASIA
Bangladesh                       BGD     S2         AS     SEAS
Barbados                         BRB     8P         NA     CARB
Belarus                          BLR     UC         EU     EURO
Belau                            PCI     KC6        OC     WPAC
Belgium                          BEL     ON-OT      EU     EURO
Belize                           BLZ     V3         NA     CEAM
Benin                            BEN     TY         AF     NAFR
Bermuda                          BMU     VP9        NA     NOAM
Bhutan                           BTN     A5         AS     INDI
Bolivia                          BOL     CP         SA     SOAM
Bosnia-Herzegovina               BIH     YU4,T9,... EU     EURO
Botswana                         BWA     A2         AF     SAFR
Bouvet Is.                       BVT     3Y         AF     SAFR
Brazil                           BRA     PP-PY      SA     SOAM
British Indian Ocean             IOT     VQ9        AF     INDI
British Virgin Is.               VGB     VP2V       NA     CARB
Brunei                           BRN     V8         OC     WPAC
Bulgaria                         BGR     LZ         EU     EURO
Burkina Faso                     BFA     XT         AF     NAFR
Burma (Now Myanmar)              BUR     XY,XZ      AS     SEAS
Burundi                          BDI     9U         AF     CAFR
Byelorussian SSR (Now Belarus)   BLR     UC         EU     EURO
Cambodia                          ?      XU         AS     SEAS
Cameroon                         CMR     TJ         AF     CAFR
Canada                           CAN     VA,E,O,Y;         
                                         CY,CZ      NA     NOAM
Canton and Enderbury Is.         CTE
Cape Verde                       CPV     D4         AF     NAFR
Cayman Is.                       CYM     ZF         NA     CARB
Central African Republic         CAF     TL         AF     CAFR
Chad                             TCD     TT         AF     NAFR
Chagos Is.                        ?      VQ9        AF     INDI
Chatham Is.                      PCI     ZL7        OC     SPAC
Chile                            CHL     CA-CE      SA     SOAM
China                            CHN     BY,BT      AS     ASIA
Christmas Is.                    CXR     VK9X       OC     INDI
Clipperton Is.                    ?      FO         NA     EPAC
Cocos Is.                        CCK     TI9        NA     CEAM
Colombia                         COL     HJ,HK      SA     SOAM
Comoros                          COM     D6         AF     SAFR
Congo                            COG     TN         AF     CAFR
Conway Reef & Rotuma Is.         PCI     3D2        OC     SPAC
Cook Is.                         COK     ZK1        OC     SPAC
Corsica                          FRA     TK         EU     MEDR
Costa Rica                       CRI     TI,TE      NA     CEAM
Croatia                          HRV     9A,YU2     EU     EURO
Crozet,Kerguelen,Amster.,St.Paul  ?      FT8W,X,Z   AF     INDI
Cuba                             CUB     CM,CO      NA     CARB
Cyprus                           CYP     ZC,5B      AS     MEDR
Czech. Republic                  CZE     OK,OL      EU     EURO
Denmark                          DNK     OZ         EU     EURO
Desecheo Is.                     PRI     KP5        NA     CARB
Djibouti                         DJI     J2         AF     SAFR
Dominica                         DMA     J7         NA     CARB
Dominican Republic               DOM     HI         NA     CARB
Dronning maud land               ATN     ?          ?      ?
East Timor                       TMP     YB-YH      OC     WPAC
Easter,Juan Fernand.Felix,Ambros.CHL     CE0        SA     SOAM
Ecuador                          ECU     HC,HD      SA     SOAM
Egypt                            EGY     SU         AF     NAFR
El Salvador                      SLV     YS         NA     CEAM
Equatorial Guinea                GNQ     3C         AF     CAFR
Estonia                          EST     ES         EU     EURO
Ethiopia                         ETH     ET         AF     NAFR
Faroe Is.                        FRO     OY         EU     EURO
Falkland Is.                     FLK     VP8        SA     SOAM
Fiji                             FJI     3D2        OC     SPAC
Finland                          FIN     OF-OI      EU     EURO
France                           FRA     F          EU     EURO
French Guiana                    GUF     FY         SA     SOAM
French Polynesia                 PYF     FO         OC     SPAC
Gabon                            GAB     TR         AF     CAFR
Gambia,The                       GMB     C5         AF     CAFR
Georgia                          GEO     UF,4L      AS     ASIA
Germany                          DEU     DA-DL,Y2-9 EU     EURO
Ghana                            GHA     9G         AF     NAFR
Gibraltar                        GIB     ZB2        EU     MEDR
Greece                           GRC     SV-SZ      EU     MEDR
Greenland                        GRL     OX,XP      NA     NOAM
Grenada                          GRD     J3         NA     CARB
Guadeloupe                       GLP     FG         NA     CARB
Guam                             GUM     KH2        OC     WPAC
Guatemala                        GTM     TG,TD      NA     CEAM
Guinea                           GIN     3X         AF     NAFR
Guinea-Bissau                    GNB     J5         AF     NAFR
Guyana                           GUY     8R         SA     SOAM
Haiti                            HTI     HH         NA     CARB
Heard & Macquarie Is.            HMD     VK0        AF     INDI
Honduras                         HND     HQ,HR      NA     CEAM
Hong Kong                        HKG     VS6,VR2    AS     ASIA
Hungary                          HUN     HA,HG      EU     EURO
Iceland                          ISL     TF         EU     EURO
India                            IND     VU         AS     INDI
Indonesia                        IDN     YB-YH      OC     WPAC
Iran                             IRN     EP,EQ      AS     MDLE
Iraq                             IRQ     YI         AS     MDLE
Ireland                          IRL     EI,EJ      EU     EURO
Israel                           ISR     4X,4Z      AS     MDLE
Italy                            ITA     I-IZ       EU     EURO
ITU Hq                            ?      4U         EU     EURO
Ivory Coast                      CIV     TU         AF     NAFR
Jamaica                          JAM     6Y         NA     CARB
Japan                            JPN     JA-S,7-8J  AS     ASIA
Johnston Is.                     JTN     KH3        OC     NPAC
Jordan                           JOR     JY         AS     MDLE
Kaliningrad (delete- city)       ---     UA2        EU     ----
Kampuchea (Cambodia)             KHM     XU         AS     SEAS
Kazakhstan                       KAZ     UL         AS     ASIA
Kenya                            KEN     5Y,5Z      AF     CAFR
Kermadec Is.                     PCI     ZL8        OC     SPAC
Kiribati                         KIR     T30-T32    OC     NPAC
Kyrgyzstan                       KGZ     UM,EX      AS     ASIA
Korea,North                      PRK     P5         AS     ASIA
Korea,South                      KOR     HL         AS     ASIA
Kure Is.                         PCI     KH7        OC     NPAC
Kuwait                           KWT     9K         AS     MDLE
Laos                             LAO     XW         AS     SEAS
Latvia                           LVA     YL,UQ      EU     EURO
Lebanon                          LBN     OD         AS     MDLE
Lesotho                          LSO     7P         AF     SAFR
Liberia                          LBR     EL         AF     NAFR
Libya                            LBY     5A         AF     NAFR
Liechtenstein                    LIE     HB0        EU     EURO
Lithuania                        LTU     LY,UP      EU     EURO
Luxembourg                       LUX     LX         EU     EURO
Macao                            MAC     XX9        AS     ASIA
Macedonia (ex.Yugoslav Repub.)    ?      Z3,4N5,YU5 EU     EURO
Madagascar                       MDG     5R,5S      AF     SAFR
Malawi                           MWI     7Q         AF     SAFR
Malaysia,West                    MYS     9M2,4      AS     SEAS
Malaysia,East                    PCI     9M6,8      OC     WPAC
Maldives                         MDV     8Q         AS/AF  INDI
Mali                             MLI     TZ         AF     NAFR
Malta                            MLT     9H         EU     MEDR
Mariana Is.                      PCI     KH0        OC     WPAC
Market Reef                      FIN     OJ0        EU     EURO
Marshall Is.                     PCI     V7         OC     NPAC
Martinique                       MTQ     FM         NA     CARB
Mauritania                       MRT     5T         AF     NAFR
Mauritius                        MUS     3B8        AF     INDI
Mayotte                           ?      FH         AF     SAFR
Mexico                           MEX     XA-XI      NA     NOAM
Micronesia                       PCI     V6         OC     WPAC
Midway Is.                       MID     KH4        OC     WPAC
Moldova                          MDA     UO         EU     EURO
Monaco                           MCO     3A         EU     EURO/MEDR
Mongolia                         MNG     JT-JV      AS     ASIA
Montserrat                       MSR     VP2M       NA     CARB
Morocco                          MAR     CN         AF     NAFR
Mozambique                       MOZ     C8,C9      AF     SAFR
Myanmar (was Burma)              BUR     XY,XZ      AS     SEAS
Namibia                          NAM     V5         AF     SAFR
Nauru                            NRU     C2         OC     NPAC
Navassa Is.                      PRI     KP1        NA     CARB
Nepal                            NPL     9N         AS     INDI
Netherlands                      NLD     PA-PI      EU     EURO
Netherlands Antilles             ANT     PJ2,4,9    SA     CARB
New Caledonia                    NCL     FK         OC     SPAC
New Zealand                      NZL     ZL,ZM      OC     AUNZ
Nicaragua                        NIC     YN         NA     CEAM
Niger                            NER     5U         AF     NAFR
Nigeria                          NGA     5N,5O      AF     NAFR
Niue                             NIU     ZK2        OC     SPAC
Norfolk Is.                      NFK     VK9N       OC     SPAC
Norway                           NOR     LA-LN      EU     EURO
NZ-owned islands                 PCI     ZL7-ZL9    OC     SPAC
Oman                             OMN     A4         AS     ASIA
Pacific Is.(T30-T33)*            PCI     * & others OC     NPAC
Palmyra & Jarvis Is.             PCI     KH5        OC     NPAC
Pakistan                         PAK     AP-AS      AS     ASIA
Panama                           PAN     HO,HP      NA     CEAM
Papua New Guinea                 PNG     P2         OC     WPAC
Paraguay                         PRY     ZP         SA     SOAM
Penguin Is.                      ZAF     ZS0,ZS1    AF     ANTR
Peru                             PER     OA-OC      SA     SOAM
Philippines                      PHL     DU-DZ,4F   OC     WPAC
Pitcairn Is.                     PCN     VR6        OC     SPAC
Poland                           POL     SN-SR      EU     EURO
Portugal                         PRT     CR-CU      EU     EURO
Prince Edward & Marion Is.       ZAF     ZS8        AF     SAFR
Puerto Rico                      PRI     KP4        NA     CARB
Qatar                            QAT     A7         AS     ASIA
Reunion                          REU     FR         AF     INDI
Rodriguez Is.                    MUS     3B9        AF     INDI
Romania                          ROM     YO-YR      EU     EURO
Russia,European                  RUS     UA1,3,4,6  EU     EURO
Russia,Asiatic                   RUS     UA8,9,0    AS     ASIA
Russia         prefixes other than UA:   R,UB-UI,
                                         UN-UQ
Rwanda                           RWA     9X         AF     CAFR
Saint Martin                      ?      FJ,FS      NA     CARB
St. Helena                       SHN     ZD7        AF     CAFR
St. Kitts & Nevis                KNA     V4         NA     CARB
St. Lucia                        LCA     J6         NA     CARB
St. Maarten,Saba,St.Eustatius     ?      PJ5-PJ8    NA     CARB
St. Paul & Sable Is.(uninhab.)   CAN     CY         NA
St. Pierre and Miquelon          SPM     FP         NA     NOAM
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VCT     J8         NA     CARB
Samoa,Western                    WSM     5W         OC     SPAC
San Marino                       SMR     T7         EU     EURO
Sao Tome and Principe            STP     S9         AF     CAFR
Saudi Arabia                     SAU     HZ         AS     MDLE
Senegal                          SEN     6V,6W      AF     NAFR
Seychelles                       SYC     S7         AF     INDI
Sierra Leone                     SLE     9L         AF     NAFR
Singapore                        SGP     9V         AS     SEAS
Slovak Republic                  SVK     OM         EU     EURO
Slovenia                         SVN     S5,YU3     EU     EURO
Solomon Is.                      SLB     H4         OC     WPAC
Somalia                          SOM     T5         AF     CAFR
South Africa                     ZAF     ZR-ZU      AF     SAFR
Spain                            ESP     EA-EH      EU     EURO
Sri Lanka                        LKA     4P-4S      AS     INDI
Sudan                            SDN     ST         AF     NAFR
Suriname                         SUR     PZ         SA     SOAM
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Is.       SJM     JW,JX      EU     EURO
Swaziland                        SWZ     3DA        AF     SAFR
Sweden                           SWE     SA-SM      EU     EURO
Switzerland                      CHE     HB         EU     EURO
Syria                            SYR     YK         AS     MDLE
Taiwan                           TWN     BV         AS     ASIA
Tajikistan                       TJK     UJ,EY      AS     ASIA
Tanzania                         TZA     5H,5I      AF     CAFR
Thailand                         THA     HS         AS     SEAS
Togo                             TGO     5V         AF     NAFR
Tokelau Is.                      TKL     ZK3        OC     NPAC
Tonga                            TON     A3         OC     SPAC
Trinidad and Tobago              TTO     9Y,9Z      SA     SOAM
Tristan da Cunha & Gough Is.      ?      ZD9        AF     SAFR
Tunisia                          TUN     3V         AF     NAFR
Turkey                           TUR     TA-TC      EU/AS  MDLE
Turkmenistan                     TKM     UH,EZ      AS     ASIA
Turks and Caicos Is.             TCA     VP5        NA     CARB
Tuvalu                           TUV     T2         OC     NPAC
Uganda                           UGA     5X         AF     CAFR
Ukraine                          UKR     UB,UT,UY   EU     EURO
UN Hq, NYC                       USA     4U         NA     NOAM
United Arab Emirates             ARE     A6         AS     MDLE
United Kingdom                   GBR     G-,2E      EU     EURO
United States                    USA     AA-AL,K,N  NA     NOAM
US Misc. Pacific Is.             PUS     KH2 ETC    OC     WPAC
US Virgin Is.                    VIR     KP2        NA     CARB
Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso)
Uruguay                          URY     CV-CX      SA     SOAM
Ussr (no longer exists)          SUN     --         --     ----
Uzbekistan                       UZB     UI         AS     ASIA
Vanuatu                          VUT     YJ         OC     SPAC
Vatican City State               VAT     HV         EU     EURO
Venezuela                        VEN     YV-YY      SA     SOAM
Vietnam                          VNM     XV,3W      AS     SEAS
Virgin Is.                       VIR     KP2        NA     CARB
Wake Is.                         WAK     KH9        OC     NPAC
Wallis and Futuna Is.            WLF     FW         OC     SPAC
Walvis Bay                       ZAF     ZS9        AF     SAFR
West Kiribati (Gilbert Is.)      PCI     T30        OC     NPAC
Western Sahara                   ESH     S0         AF     NAFR
Yemen                            YEM     7O         AS     MDLE
Democratic Yemen (OBS.22-MAY-90) YMD     -          AS     ----
Yugoslavia                       YUG     YT-YU,YZ   EU     EURO
Zaire                            ZAR     9Q-9T      AF     CAFR
Zambia                           ZMB     9I,9J      AF     CAFR
Zimbabwe                         ZWE     Z2         AF     SAFR
