ISO 3166-2:KW
Template:Short description ISO 3166-2:KW is the entry for Kuwait in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Kuwait, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for six governorates.
Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part is Template:Mono, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Kuwait. 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).
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| Code | Subdivision name (ar) (BGN/PCGN 1956) |
Local variant | Subdivision name (ar) <ref group="note">For reference only, Arabic name in Arabic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.</ref> | Subdivision name (en) <ref group="note">For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.</ref> |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Mono | Al Aḩmadī | الأحمدي | Ahmadi | |
| Template:Mono | Al Farwānīyah | الفروانية | Farwaniya | |
| Template:Mono | Al Jahrā’ | الجهراء | Jahra | |
| Template:Mono | Al ‘Āşimah | Al Kuwayt | العاصمة | Capital |
| Template:Mono | Template:Sort | حولي | Hawalli | |
| Template:Mono | Mubārak al Kabīr | مبارك الكبير | Mubarak Al-Kabeer |
- Notes
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Changes
The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
| Edition/Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Subdivisions added: Template:Mono Mubārak al Kabīr |
| Template:Nowrap | Template:Nowrap (corrected Template:Nowrap) |
Administrative name update and list source update. |
See also
- Subdivisions of Kuwait
- FIPS region codes of Kuwait
- Neighbouring countries: IQ, SA
References
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External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: KW
- Governorates of Kuwait, Statoids.com