List of postal codes
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This list shows an overview of postal code notation schemes for all countries that have postal/ZIP code systems:
==Key==
* '''9:''' Digits.
* '''A:''' Letters.
* '''*:''' Postal code placed to the right of the region, city, suburb or town.
==A-B==
* [[Afghanistan]] : ''No postal code used.''
* [[Åland]]: (AX-)'''99999''' Note: Country code: AX even though part of the Finnish postal code system.
* [[Albania]]: (AL-)'''9999'''. Introduced in 2006, gradually implemented throughout 2007.
* [[Algeria]]: '''99999'''
* [[American Samoa]]: '''99999*''' or '''99999-9999*'''. US territory - part of the US zip-code system.
* [[Andorra]]: '''AD999''' each [[Parishes of Andorra|parish]] now has its own post code. See [[Postal services in Andorra]].
* [[Angola]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Anguilla]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Antigua and Barbuda]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Argentina]]: '''A9999AAA''' . The first letter (A) indicates the province, the four numbers (9999) are the old postal codes, the three last letters (AAA) indicate a side of the block. Previously '''9999''' which remains the minimum requirement as of 2006. See also [[Argentine postal code]].
* [[Armenia]]: '''9999''' since [[April 1]], [[2006]]. Previously used '''999999''' system inherited from former [[Soviet Union]]. See [[Armenian postal codes]].
* [[Aruba]]: ''No postal codes used.''
* [[Ascension Island]]: '''ASCN 1ZZ'''. Single code used for all addresses.
* [[Australia]]: known as the "postcode": '''9999*'''. In general, the first digit identifies the state or territory. See [[List of postal codes in Australia]]
* [[Australian Antarctic Territory]]: '''9999*'''. Part of the Australian postcode system.
* [[Austria]]: (A- or AT-)'''9999''' (the first digit denotes one of the nine provinces -- called ''Bundesländer'' --, the last the nearest post office in the area)
* [[Azerbaijan]]: '''AZ9999''' Previously used '''999999''' system inherited from former [[Soviet Union]].
* [[Bahamas]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Bahrain]]: '''999''' or '''9999'''. Valid postcodes are '''199''' to '''1299''', corresponding with the 12 administrative subdivisions of the kingdom.
* [[Bangladesh]]: '''9999*'''
* [[Barbados]]: '''BB99999''' --, ''See also [[List of postal codes in Barbados]]''
* [[Belarus]]: (BY-)'''999999''' Retained system inherited from former [[Soviet Union]].
* [[Belgium]]: (B- or BE-)'''9999''' (in general, the first digit gives the province) [[List of postal codes in Belgium]]
* [[Belize]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Benin]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Bermuda]]: '''AA 99*''' for street addresses, '''AA AA*''' for PO Box addresses. The second half of the postcode identifies the street delivery walk (eg: Hamilton HM 12) or the PO Box number range (eg: Hamilton HM BX).
* [[Bhutan]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Bolivia]]: '''9999'''
* [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]: (BA-)'''99999'''
* [[Botswana]]: ''not used''
* [[Brazil]]: '''99999-999''' (previously '''99999''', from 1972 to 1992) -000 to -899 are used for Streets, Roads, Avenues, Boulevards, -900 to -959 are used for places with a high postal use, -960 to -969 are for promotional use, -970 to -989 are public owned post offices and -990 is used in franchised post offices.
* [[British Antarctic Territory]]: '''BIQQ 1ZZ''' Single code used for all addresses.
* [[British Indian Ocean Territory]]: '''BBND 1ZZ''' Single code used for all addresses.
* [[British Virgin Islands]]: '''VG9999'''
* [[Brunei]]: '''AA9999*'''
* [[Bulgaria]]: (BG-)'''9999'''
* [[Burkina Faso]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Burundi]]: ''No postal code used.''
==C==
* [[Cambodia]]: '''99999'''
* [[Cameroon]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Canada]]: '''A9A 9A9*''' Usually prefixed by a two-letter abbreviation for the province or territory. See [[Canadian postal code]]. The letters D, F, I, O, Q, and U are not used to avoid confusion with other letters or numbers.
* [[Cape Verde]]: '''9999''' - the first digit indicates which island.
* [[Cayman Islands]]: '''KY9-9999*'''
* [[Central African Republic]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Chile]]: '''9999999''' May only be required for bulk mail.
* [[Chad]]: '''99999'''
* [[China, People's Republic of]] (Mainland): '''999999*'''. A postal code or ''youbian'' (邮编) in a subordinate division will have the same first two digits as its governing one (see [[Political divisions of China#Levels|Political divisions of China]] and [[Postal Code (China)|Postal Code]]).
** ''The postal services in [[#G-K|Hong Kong]] and [[#L-M|Macau]] [[Special Administrative Region]]s remain separate from [[Mainland China]], with no post code systems is currently used. See UPU documents on [http://www.upu.int/post_code/en/countries/HKG.pdf Hong Kong] and [http://www.upu.int/post_code/en/countries/MAC.pdf Macau]''
** ''For Taiwan (also known as [[Chinese Taipei]] or [[Republic of China]]), see [[List of postal codes#R-T|Taiwan]] entry below.''
* [[Christmas Island]]: '''9999*''' Part of the Australian postal code system
* [[Cocos (Keeling) Island]]: '''9999*''' Part of the Australian postal code system
* [[Colombia]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Comoros]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Congo (Brazzaville)]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Congo, Democratic Republic]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Cook Islands]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Costa Rica]]: '''99999''' Was '''9999''' until 2007.
* [[Côte d'Ivoire]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Croatia]]: (HR-)'''99999'''
* [[Cuba]]: '''99999*''' - may only be required for bulk mail. The letters CP are frquently used before the postal code. This is not a country code, but an abbreviation for "codigo postal" or postal code.
* [[Cyprus]]: (CY-)'''9999''' Post code system covers whole island, but not used in [[Northern Cyprus]] where 'Mersin 10, Turkey' is used instead. See [[Cyprus Postal Services]].
* [[Czech Republic]]: (CZ-)'''999 99''' Retained system from former [[Czechoslovakia]].
==D-F==
* [[Denmark]]: (DK-)'''9999''' also used by [[Greenland]], eg: [[Nuuk|DK-3900 Nuuk]]
* [[Djibouti]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Dominica]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Dominican Republic]]: '''99999'''[http://inposdom.kantera.com Postal Code Web Site]
* [[East Timor]]: ''No postal code system in use since Indonesian withdrawal in 1999.''
* [[Ecuador]]: '''EC999999''' Introduced in December 2007.
* [[Egypt]] '''99999*'''
* [[El Salvador]]: '''9999''' The letters CP are frquently used before the postal code. This is not a country code, but an abbreviation for "codigo postal" or postal code.
* [[Equatorial Guinea]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Eritrea]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Estonia]]: (EE-)'''99999'''
* [[Ethiopia]]: '''9999''' The code is only used on a trial basis for Addis Abeba addresses.
* [[Falkland Islands]]: '''FIQQ 1ZZ''' Single code used for all addresses.
* [[Faroe Islands]]: (FO-)'''999'''
* [[Federated States of Micronesia]]: '''99999*''' or '''99999-9999*'''. Former US territory - part of the US zip-code system.
* [[Fiji]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Finland]]: (FI-)'''99999'''. A lower first digit indicates a place in south (for example 00100 [[Helsinki]], a higher indicates a place further to north (99800 in [[Ivalo]]). The last digit is always 0, except for postal codes for PO Box number ranges, in which case it is 1. Country code for Finland: "FI". In the [[Åland Islands]], the postal code is prefixed with "AX", not "FI". Some postal codes for rural settlements may end with 5, and there are some unique postal codes for large companies and institutions, e.g. 00014 HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO (university), 00102 EDUSKUNTA (parliament), 00020 NORDEA (a major Scandinavian bank).
* [[France]]: (F- or FR-)'''99999''', the first two digits give the ''[[département in France|département]]'' number, while in [[Paris]], [[Lyon]] and [[Marseille]], the last two digits of the postal code indicates the [[Municipal arrondissement in France|arrondissement]]. Also used by [[French overseas departments and territories]], except by [[French Southern and Antarctic Territories]] and [[Clipperton Island]]. [[Monaco]] is also part of the French postal code system, and the country code MC- is used for Monegasque addresses. See [[List of postal codes in France]].
* [[French Guiana]]: Overseas Department of [[#D-F|France]]. French codes used.
* [[French Polynesia]]: Overseas Territory of [[#D-F|France]]. French codes used.
* [[French Southern and Antarctic Territories]] ''No postal code used.''
==G-K==
* [[Gabon]]: '''99 [city name] 99''' Two digit postal zone goes after city name.
* [[Gambia]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]: (GE-)'''9999'''
* [[Germany]]: (D- or DE-)'''99999''' since 1993 (previously separate '''9999''' systems in both [[East Germany|East]] and [[West Germany]]). See [[List of postal codes in Germany]]
* [[Gibraltar]]: ''No postal code system''
* [[Greece]]: (GR-)'''99999''' See also [[List of postal codes in Greece]]
* [[Greenland]]: (DK-)'''9999''' Part of the Danish postal code system.
* [[Grenada]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Guadeloupe]]: Overseas Department of [[#D-F|France]]. French codes used.
* [[Guam]]: '''99999*''' or '''99999-9999*'''. US territory - part of the US zip-code system.
* [[Guatemala]]: '''99 [department] 9[route] 99 [office]'''
* [[Guernsey]]: '''GY9 9AA*''', '''GY9 9AA*''', '''GY99 9AA''' but other variants are also possible. Part of the UK postcode system.
* [[Guinea]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Guinea Bissau]]: '''9999'''
* [[Guyana]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Haiti]]: (HT-)'''9999'''
* [[Heard and McDonald Islands]]: '''9999*'''. Part of the Australian postcode system.
* [[Honduras]]: '''99999'''
* [[Hong Kong]]: ''No postal code system''
* [[Hungary]]: (H- or HU-)'''9999''' Introduced in [[1973]]. In all except the six largest towns, there is only one postal code per settlement.
* [[Iceland]]: (IS-)'''999'''
* [[India]]: '''999 999*''' Known as a "PIN" ([[Postal Index Number]])
* [[Indonesia]]: '''99999*''' Included [[East Timor]] (ranges 88xxx and 89xxx) until [[1999]], no longer used.
* [[Iran]]: '''99999 99999'''
* [[Iraq]]: Work started on system post 2003. See [[List of postal codes in Iraq]]
* [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]: ''No postal codes''; however, [[Dublin]] is divided into [[Dublin postal districts|postal districts]] on syntax '''Dublin 9'''.
* [[Isle of Man]]: '''IM9 9AA*''', '''IM9 9AA*''', '''IM99 9AA''' but other variants are also possible. Part of the UK postcode system.
* [[Israel]]: '''99999''' (Postcode is always written BEFORE the city/place name, i.e. to the Right in Hebrew or Arabic script - to the Left in Latin script.
* [[Italy]]: '''99999''' (also used by [[San Marino]] and [[Vatican City]]) First two digits identify province with some exceptions, because there are more than 100 provinces.
* [[Ivory Coast]]: See [[#C|Côte d'Ivoir]].
* [[Jamaica]]: '''JMAAA99''' The code consists of five letters and two digits. The first two letters are always 'JM' (for Jamaica) while the third is for one of the four zones (A-D) into which the island is divided. The last two letters are for the parish, while the two digits are for the local post office.[http://www.ljseek.com/cached/samblob/114976007/Runaway+Bay+Jamaica/Postal+Codes+of+Jamaica+-+Explanations+and+List]
* [[Japan]]: '''999-9999*''', was '''999''' and '''999-99''' from 1968 through February 1998. See also [[Japanese addressing system]].
* [[Jersey]]: '''JE9 9AA*''', '''JE9 9AA*''', '''JE99 9AA''' but other variants are also possible. Part of the UK postcode system.
* [[Jordan]]: '''99999*'''. Deliveries to PO Boxes only
* [[Kazakhstan]]: '''999999''' Retained system inherited from former [[Soviet Union]].
* [[Kenya]]: '''99999'''. Deliveries to PO Boxes only
* [[Kiribati]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Korea, North]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Korea, South]]: '''999-999*'''
* [[Kosovo]]: '''99999''' A separate postal code for Kosovo was introduced by the [[UNMIK]] postal administration in 2004. Serbian postcodes are still widely used in the Serbian enclaves. No country code has been assigned.
* [[Kuwait]]: '''99999*'''
* [[Kyrgyzstan]]: '''999999''' Retained system inherited from former [[Soviet Union]].
==L-M==
* [[Latvia]]: (LV-)'''9999*'''
* [[Laos]]: '''99999'''
* [[Lebanon]]: '''9999*''' in rural areas, '''9999 9999''' in urban areas.
* [[Lesotho]]: '''999*'''
* [[Liberia]]: '''9999''' Two digit postal zone after city name.
* [[Libya]]: '''99999'''
* [[Liechtenstein]]: (FL- or LI-)'''9999'''. Part of the Swiss postal code system.
* [[Lithuania]]: (LT-)'''99999''' since [[2004]]. Previously '''9999''' which was actually the old [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] '''999999''' format code with the first 2 digits dropped
* [[Luxembourg]]: (L- or LU-)'''9999'''
* [[Macau]]: ''No postal code system''
* [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]: (MK-)'''9999'''
* [[Madagascar]]: '''999'''
* [[Malawi]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Maldives]]: '''99-99'''
* [[Malaysia]]: '''99999''' See also [[List of postal codes in Malaysia]]
* [[Mali]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Malta]]: '''AAA 9999*'''
* [[Marshall Islands]]: '''99999*''' or '''99999-9999*'''. Former US territory - part of the US zip-code system.
* [[Mauritania]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Mauritius]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Martinique]]: Overseas Department of [[#D-F|France]]. French codes used.
* [[Mayotte]]: Overseas Territory of [[#D-F|France]]. French codes used.
* [[Mexico]]: '''99999.''' The first two digits identify the [[States of Mexico|state]] (or a part thereof), except for Nos. 00 to 16, which indicate ''delegaciones'' (boroughs) of the [[Mexican Federal District|Federal District]] ([[Mexico City]]). See also [[List of postal codes in Mexico]].
* [[Moldova]]: (MD-)'''9999'''
* [[Monaco]]: (MC-)'''99999''' Uses the French Postal System, but with an "MC" Prefix for Monaco.
* [[Mongolia]]: '''999999'''
* [[Montenegro]]: (ME-)'''99999'''
* [[Montserrat]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Morocco]]: '''99999'''
* [[Mozambique]]: '''99999'''
* [[Myanmar]]: '''99999*'''
==N-P==
* [[Namibia]]: ''None - South African post codes discontinued in 1992.''
* [[Nauru]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Nepal]]: '''99999*'''
* [[Netherlands]]: (NL-)'''9999 AA'''. See also [[List of postal codes in the Netherlands]]
* [[Netherlands Antilles]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[New Caledonia]]: Overseas Territory of [[#D-F|France]]. French codes used.
* [[New Zealand]]: '''9999*'''. [[Postcodes in New Zealand]] are currently intended for bulk mailing and are not needed for addressing individual items. However, new post codes for general use are being phased in and will be in force by July 2008.
* [[Nicaragua]]: '''999-999-9'''
* [[Niger]]: '''9999'''
* [[Nigeria]]: '''999999*'''
* [[Niue]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Norfolk Island]]: '''9999*'''. Part of the Australian postal code system
* [[Northern Mariana Islands]]: '''99999*''' or '''99999-9999*'''. US territory - part of the US zip-code system.
* [[Norway]]: (NO-)'''9999'''. See also [[List of postal codes in Norway]]
* [[Oman]]: '''999*'''. Deliveries to PO Boxes only
* [[Palau]]: '''99999*''' or '''99999-9999*'''. Former US territory - part of the US zip-code system.
* [[Pakistan]]: '''99999*'''
* [[Panama]]: ''No use of postal codes. Deliveries to PO Boxes only''
* [[Papua New Guinea]]: '''999*'''
* [[Paraguay]]: '''9999'''
* [[Peru]]: '''99*''' in [[Lima, Peru|Lima]] and [[Callao]] only, see also [[List of postal codes in Peru]]
* [[Philippines]]: '''9999*'''
* [[Pitcairn Islands]]: '''PCRN 1ZZ''' Single code used for all addresses.
* [[Poland]]: (PL-)'''99-999''' See also [[List of postal codes in Poland]]
* [[Portugal]]: (PT-)'''9999-999''' (previously '''9999''')
* [[Puerto Rico]]: '''99999*''' or '''99999-9999*''' Puerto Rico is an American Territory and uses the American Zip Codes 006XX for NW PR ,007XX for SE PR, in which XX designates the town or post office & 009XX for the San Juan Metropolitan Area, in which XX designates the area or borough of San Juan. The last four digits identify an area within the post office. For example 00716-2604: 00716-for the east section of the city of Ponce and 2604 for Aceitillo St. in the neighborhood of Los Caobos. US Post office is changing the PR address format to the American one: 1234 No Name Avenue, San Juan, PR 00901.
==R-T==
* [[Reunion]]: Overseas Department of [[#D-F|France]]. French codes used.
* [[Romania]]: (RO-)'''999999''' since [[2003]]. Previously '''99999''' in [[Bucharest]] and '''9999''' in rest of country.
* [[Russia]]: '''999999''' (ends April 30) on May 1 in '''99999*'''
* [[Rwanda]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[San Marino]]: (SM-)'''99999'''. Part of the Italian postal code system.
* [[Saint Barthélemy]]: Overseas Territory of [[#D-F|France]]. French codes used.
* [[Saint Helena]]: '''STHL 1ZZ''' Single code used for all addresses.
* [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Saint Lucia]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Saint Martin]]: Overseas Territory of [[#D-F|France]]. French codes used.
* [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]]: Overseas Territory of [[#D-F|France]]. French codes used.
* [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Sao Tome and Principe]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Saudi Arabia]]: '''99999*''' Deliveries to PO Boxes only
* [[Senegal]]: '''99999'''. The letters CP or C.P. are often written in front of the postcode. This is not a country code, but simply an abbreviation for "code postale".
* [[Serbia]]: (RS-)'''99999'''
* [[Seychelles]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Sierra Leone]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Singapore]]: '''999999*''' Each building has its own unique postcode.
* [[Solomon Islands]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Somalia]]: ''No postal code used.'' A 5 digit code has been publicized, but never taken into use.
* [[South Africa]]: '''9999*''' Included [[Namibia]] (ranges 9000-9299) until [[1992]], no longer used. See [[List of postal codes in South Africa]]
* [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]: '''SIQQ 1ZZ''' Single code used for all addresses.
* [[Slovakia]]: (SK-)'''999 99*''' Retained system from former [[Czechoslovakia]].
* [[Slovenia]]: (SI-)'''9999'''
* [[Spain]]: (E- or ES-)'''99999''' See [[List of postal codes in Spain]]
* [[Sri Lanka]]: '''99999*''' Incorporates [[Colombo]] postal districts, eg: Colombo 1 is "00100". You can search for specific postal codes [http://www.mohanjith.net/?mainFrm=./ZIPLook/ here].
* [[Sudan]]: '''9999'''
* [[Suriname]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Swaziland]]: '''A999*''' Letter identifies one of the country's four districts.
* [[Sweden]]: (SE-)'''999 99'''
* [[Switzerland]]: (CH-)'''9999''' (also used by [[Liechtenstein]]). In [[Geneva]], there may be a digit after the name of the city, eg: 1211 Geneva 2
* [[Syria]]: ''No postal code used.'' A 4-digit system has been announced. Status unknown.
* [[Taiwan]]: '''99999''' The first three digits of the postal code are required; the last two digits are optional. Codes are known as ''youdi quhao'' (郵遞區號), and are also assigned to [[Senkaku Islands]](''Diaoyutai'' ), though Japanese-governed, the [[Pratas Islands]] and the [[Spratly Islands]]. See [[List of postal codes in Taiwan]]
* [[Tajikistan]]: (TJ-)'''999999''' Retained system from former [[Soviet Union]].
* [[Tanzania]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Thailand]]: '''99999*'''
* [[Tokelau]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Tonga]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Trinidad and Tobago]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Tristan da Cunha]]: '''TDCU 1ZZ''' Single code used for all addresses.
* [[Tunisia]]: '''9999'''
* [[Turkey]]: (TR-)'''99999''' First two digits are the city numbers.
* [[Turkmenistan]]: '''999999''' Retained system from former [[Soviet Union]].
* [[Turks and Caicos Islands]]: '''TKCA 1ZZ''' Single code used for all addresses.
* [[Tuvalu]]: ''No postal code used.''
==U-Z==<!-- This section is linked from [[Volyn Oblast]] -->
* [[Uganda]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Ukraine]]: '''99999*'''
* [[United Arab Emirates]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[United Kingdom]]: known as the [[UK postcodes|postcode]]: '''A9 9AA*''', '''AA9 9AA*'AA99 9AA'' but other variants are also used. In general the first letter(s) indicate the town, or area, or part of London.
* [[United States|United States of America]]: known as the [[ZIP Code]] with five digits '''99999*''' or the ZIP+4 Code with nine digits '''99999-9999*''' (while the minimum requirement is the first five digits, the U.S. Postal Service encourages everyone to use all nine). Also used by the former US Pacific Territories: [[Federated States of Micronesia]]; [[Palau]]; and the [[Marshall Islands]], as well as in current US territories [[American Samoa]], [[Guam]], [[Northern Mariana Islands]], [[Puerto Rico]], and the [[US Virgin Islands]].
* [[Uruguay]]: '''99999'''
* [[US Virgin Islands]]: '''99999*''' or '''99999-9999*'''. US territory - part of the US zip-code system.
* [[Uzbekistan]]: '''999999''' Retained system inherited from former [[Soviet Union]].
* [[Vanuatu]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Vatican City]]: (VA-)'''00120'''. Single code used for all addresses. Part of the Italian postal code system.
* [[Venezuela]]: '''9999*'''. '''9999 A''' may also be used.
* [[Vietnam]]: '''999999*''', previously '''99999'''
* [[Wallis and Futuna]]: Overseas Territory of [[#D-F|France]]. French codes used.
* [[Yemen]]: ''No postal code used.''
* [[Zambia]]: '''99999'''. The code is not widely publicized, and thus hardly used.
* [[Zimbabwe]]: ''No postal code used.''
==On the use of country codes==
The use of country codes in conjunction with postal codes started as a recommendation from CEPT ([[European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations]]) in the 1960s. In the original CEPT-recommendation the [[List of international license plate codes|distinguishing signs of motor vehicles in international traffic]] ("car codes") were placed before the postal code, and separated from it by a "-" (dash). Country codes were only used on international mail and were hardly ever used internally in each country.
Since the late 1980s, however, a number of postal administrations have changed the recommended codes to the two-letter country codes of [[ISO 3166]]. This would allow a universal, standardized code set to be used, and bring it in line with country codes used elsewhere in the UPU ([[Universal Postal Union]]). Attempts were also made (without success) to make this part of the official address guidelines of the UPU. Recently introduced postal code systems where the UPU has been involved have included the [[ISO 3166]] country code as an integral part of the postal code.
At present there are no universal guidelines as to which code set to use, and recommendations vary from country to country. In some cases, the applied country code will differ according to recommendations of the sender's postal administration. UPU recommends that the country name always be included as the last line of the address.
In the list above, the following principles have been applied:
* Integral country codes have been included in the code format, in bold type and without brackets. These are also used on internal mail in the respective countries.
* The [[ISO 3166]] codes is used alone for countries that have expicitly recommended them.
* Where there is no explicit recommendation for [[ISO 3166]] codes and the codes differ, both "car codes" and [[ISO 3166]] codes are listed, with the "car code" listed first.
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