ISO 3166-2:PK
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ISO 3166-2:PK is the entry for Pakistan 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 Pakistan, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 federal capital territory, 4 provinces, 1 territory, and 2 Pakistan administered areas. The Islamabad Capital Territory contains the capital of the country Islamabad and has special status equal to the provinces and territory.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is PK, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Pakistan. 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).
ISO 639-1 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative languages:
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| Code | Subdivision name (en) | Subdivision name (ur) | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|
| PK-IS | Islamabad | اسلام آباد (Islāmābād) | federal capital territory |
| PK-BA | Balochistan | بلوچستان (Balōchistān) | province |
| PK-KP | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | خیبر پختونخوا (Khaībar Pakhtūnkhwā) | province |
| PK-PB | Punjab | پنجاب (Panjāb) | province |
| PK-SD | Sindh | سندھ (Sindh) | province |
| PK-TA | Federally Administered Tribal Areas | وفاق کے زیر انتظام قبائلی علاقہ جات (FATA) | territory |
| PK-JK | Azad Kashmir | آزاد کشمیر (Āzād Kashmīr) | Pakistan administered area |
| PK-GB | Gilgit-Baltistan | گلگت-بلتستان (Gilgit-Baltistān) | Pakistan administered area |
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:
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
Name change, language readjustment and source list update. | Codes: PK-NW North-West Frontier → PK-KP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa PK-NA Northern Areas → PK-GB Gilgit-Baltistan |
See also
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: PK
- Provinces of Pakistan, Statoids.com
