Country Codes of Serbia - Three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3

Three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3

A choice between the English mnemonic SER or the Serbian SRB was the main issue with the alpha-3 code. A possible compromise between the two, SBA, was also been mentioned. (SRB should be immediately recognizable by speakers of most European languages, including English, though.)

The National Institute for Standardization, in line with proposed alpha-2 code (SP), decided that SPA should be the alpha-3 code for Serbia. The logic of this proposal was unclear, since this decision had not been elaborated by the Institute, however it had resulted in a public outcry and was amended by the Government of Serbia, which proposed SRB for the alpha-3 code. This was accepted by the ISO in September 2006.