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ISO 3166 2:RU

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ISO 3166-2:RU is the entry for Russia in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for some of the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. ISO 3166-2:RU contains no codes for the Russian-administered Republic of Crimea and Federal City of Sevastopol, which are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine and do have codes in Ukraine's entry in ISO 3166-2.

Contents

Currently for Russia, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for the following federal subjects:

  • 21 republics
  • 9 administrative territories
  • 46 administrative regions
  • 2 autonomous cities
  • 1 autonomous region
  • 4 autonomous districts
  • Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is RU, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Russia. The second part is either of the following:

  • two letters: republics
  • three letters: all other subdivisions
  • Current codes

    Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

  • Subdivision name 1 — Romanization system: BGN/PCGN 1947
  • Subdivision name 2 — Romanization system: GOST 1983
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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:

    References

    ISO 3166-2:RU Wikipedia