List of FIPS region codes
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This is a list of FIPS 10-4
region codes, using a standardized name format, and cross-linking to articles. The list is broken up into alphabetical sections.
ABC – DEF – GHI – JKL – MNO – PQR – STU – VWXYZ
On September 2, 2008, FIPS 10-4 was one of ten standards withdrawn by NIST as a Federal Information Processing Standard
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FIPS 10-4
The FIPS 10-4 standard, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, lists two-letter country codes that are used by the U.S. Government for geographical data processing in many publications, such as the CIA World Factbook. The standard is...
region codes, using a standardized name format, and cross-linking to articles. The list is broken up into alphabetical sections.
ABC – DEF – GHI – JKL – MNO – PQR – STU – VWXYZ
On September 2, 2008, FIPS 10-4 was one of ten standards withdrawn by NIST as a Federal Information Processing Standard
Federal Information Processing Standard
A Federal Information Processing Standard is a publicly announced standardization developed by the United States federal government for use in computer systems by all non-military government agencies and by government contractors, when properly invoked and tailored on a contract...
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See also
- List of FIPS country codes
- ISO 3166-2ISO 3166-2ISO 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...
- Nomenclature of Territorial Units for StatisticsNomenclature of Territorial Units for StatisticsThe Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics or Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of countries for statistical purposes...
(NUTS) - Canadian Location CodeForecast regionA forecast region is a unique geographical area for which individual weather reports are issued.-Canada:In Canada, the Meteorological Service divides the country into several forecast regions for the purpose of issuing routine text forecasts and weather warnings, as Canada's provinces and...
, the Canadian equivalent, in weather forecasting and emergency alerts