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ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 English country names and code elements. This list states
the country names (official short names in English) in alphabetical order as
given in [ISO 3166-1][] and the corresponding ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements.

[ISO 3166-1]: http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes.htm

This list is updated whenever a change to the official code list in ISO 3166-1
is effected by the ISO 3166/MA.

It lists 250 official short names and code elements as of Dec 2012.

## License

This material is licensed by its maintainers under the Public Domain Dedication
and License.

Nevertheless, it should be noted that this material is ultimately sourced from
ISO and their rights and licensing policy is somewhat unclear. As this is a
short, simple database of facts there is a strong argument that no rights can
subsist in this collection. However, ISO state on [their
site](http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes.htm): 

> ISO makes the list of alpha-2 country codes available for internal use and
> non-commercial purposes free of charge. 

This carries the implication (though not spelled out) that other uses are not
permitted and that, therefore, there may be rights preventing further general
use and reuse.