ISO 3166-2:MN is the entry for Mongolia

Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...

 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

A code is a rule for converting a piece of information into another form or representation , not necessarily of the same type....

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 Mongolia, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 capital city and 21 provinces. The capital of the country Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar

Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million....

 has special status equal to the provinces.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is MN, 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 Mongolia. The second part is either of the following:

• one digit: capital city
• three digits: provinces

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	Subdivision category
	Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million....	capital city
MN-073	Arhangay Arhangay Province Arkhangai is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia.It is located slightly west to the country's center, on the northern slopes of the Khangai Mountains.- Geography :...	province
MN-069	Bayanhongor Bayanhongor Province Bayankhongor is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and at 116,000 square kilometers it is one of the largest aimags. The capital of the aimag shares its name of Bayankhongor.-History:...	province
MN-071		province
MN-067	Bulgan Bulgan Province Bulgan is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in northern Mongolia. Its capital is also named Bulgan.- Geography :The aimag is surrounded by the aimags Khövsgöl in the northwest, Arkhangai in the southwest, Övörkhangai in the south, Töv in the southeast, and Selenge in the northeast...	province
MN-037	Darhan uul	province
MN-061	Dornod Dornod Province Dornod is the easternmost of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. Its capital is Choibalsan.- Population :Halh are the ethnic majority of the Dornod aimag, but Buryat ethnic group is 22.8% of population total concentrated in the north-eastern sums of Dashbalbar, Tsagaan-Ovoo, Bayan-Uul, Bayandun and...	province
MN-063	Dornogovĭ Dornogovi Province Dornogovi is one of the 21 Aimags of Mongolia. It is located in the southeast of the country.-Administrative Subdivision:* - tosgon .** - The aimag capital Sainshand-References:...	province
MN-059	Dundgovĭ Dundgovi Province Dundgovi is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. It is located in the south of the country, approximately south of Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Mandalgovi.- Climate :...	province
MN-057	Dzavhan	province
MN-065	Govĭ-Altay Govi-Altay Province Govi-Altai is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country.- Transportation :The Altai Airport has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to Arvaikheer and Ulan Bator....	province
MN-064	Govĭ-Sümber	province
MN-039	Hentiy Hentiy Province Khentii is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Öndörkhaan. The aimag is named after the Khentii Mountains. It is best known as the birthplace and likely final resting place of Temüjin - Geography :The aimag borders with Russia in the north...	province
MN-043	Hovd Hovd Province Khovd is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is also named Khovd.Khovd is approximately 1,580 km from Ulan Bator. It is considered remote even for Mongolian standards. Name is given after Khovd River located in this province.- Population :Khovd is...	province
MN-041	Hövsgöl Hövsgöl Province Khövsgöl is the northernmost of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. The name is derived from Lake Khövsgöl.-Geography and History:The Aimag is quite mountainous. The south and southwest are dominated by the round-topped Tarvagatai, Bulnain and Erchim sub-ranges of the Khangai massif...	province
MN-053		province
MN-035	Orhon Orhon Province Orkhon Aimag is one of the 21 Aimags of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. Its capital is Erdenet. The province is named after Orkhon River....	province
MN-055		province
MN-049	Selenge Selenge Province Selenge is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. The name is derived from the Selenge river. The capital is Sükhbaatar.- Administrative subdivisions :* - The aimag capital- References :...	province
MN-051	Sühbaatar Sühbaatar Province Sükhbaatar is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Baruun-Urt. It is named after Damdin Sükhbaatar.- Population :- Transportation :...	province
MN-047	Töv Töv Province Töv is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. The national capital Ulaanbaatar is located roughly at its center, but the city itself is administrated as an independent municipality.- Geography :...	province
MN-046	Uvs Uvs Province Uvs is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, 1336 km away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar.Its capital is Ulaangom which lies 936m above the Sea level....	province

See also

• Subdivisions of Mongolia
  Subdivisions of Mongolia
  The country of Mongolia is divided into 21 provinces and the capital Ulaanbaatar .For details about the provinces see: Provinces of Mongolia....
  
  
• FIPS region codes of Mongolia

External links

• Provinces of Mongolia, Statoids.com