ISO 3166-2:BR
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ISO 3166-2:BR is the entry for Brazil
in ISO 3166-2
, part of the ISO 3166
standard
published by the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO), which defines code
s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province
s or states) of all countries
coded in ISO 3166-1
.
Currently for Brazil, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 federal district and 26 states. The Brazilian Federal District
contains the capital of the country Brasília
and has special status equal to the states.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is BR, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
code of Brazil. The second part is two letters.
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Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
in ISO 3166-2
ISO 3166-2
ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...
, part of the ISO 3166
ISO 3166
ISO 3166 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization . It defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, special areas of geographical interest, and their principal subdivisions . The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation...
standard
Standardization
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published by the International Organization for Standardization
International Organization for Standardization
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(ISO), which defines code
Code
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s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
s or states) of all countries
Country
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coded in ISO 3166-1
ISO 3166-1
ISO 3166-1 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation of names...
.
Currently for Brazil, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 federal district and 26 states. The Brazilian Federal District
Brazilian Federal District
The Federal District is set apart for Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Located in a region called Planalto Central, or Central Plateau, the Federal District is divided in 29 administrative regions. Brasilia - place where the three branches of the Federal Government are located - is the main...
contains the capital of the country Brasília
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
and has special status equal to the states.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is BR, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
code of Brazil. 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).Click on the button in the header to sort each column.
| Code | Subdivision name | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|
| BR-DF | federal district | |
| BR-AC |  Acre (state) |
state |
| BR-AL |  Alagoas |
state |
| BR-AP |  Amapá |
state |
| BR-AM |  Amazonas (state, Brazil) |
state |
| BR-BA |  Bahia |
state |
| BR-CE |  Ceará |
state |
| BR-ES |  Espírito Santo |
state |
| BR-GO |  Goiás |
state |
| BR-MA |  Maranhão |
state |
| BR-MT |  Mato Grosso |
state |
| BR-MS |  Mato Grosso do Sul |
state |
| BR-MG |  Minas Gerais |
state |
| BR-PA | state | |
| BR-PB | state | |
| BR-PR |  Paraná (state) |
state |
| BR-PE |  Pernambuco |
state |
| BR-PI |  Piauí |
state |
| BR-RJ |  Rio de Janeiro (state) |
state |
| BR-RN |  Rio Grande do Norte |
state |
| BR-RS |  Rio Grande do Sul |
state |
| BR-RO |  Rondônia |
state |
| BR-RR |  Roraima |
state |
| BR-SC |  Santa Catarina (state) |
state |
| BR-SP | state | |
| BR-SE |  Sergipe |
state |
| BR-TO |  Tocantins |
state |
See also
- Subdivisions of Brazil
- FIPS region codes of Brazil