Exceptional Reservations
Exceptionally reserved code elements are codes reserved at the request of national ISO member bodies, governments and international organizations, which are required in order to support a particular application, as specified by the requesting body and limited to such use; any further use of such code elements is subject to approval by the ISO 3166/MA. The following alpha-2 codes are currently exceptionally reserved:
| Code | Area name or country name | ccTLD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Ascension Island | .ac | Reserved on request of UPU for stamp issuing area |
| CP | Clipperton Island | — | Reserved on request of ITU for location of certain telecommunications installations |
| DG | Diego Garcia | — | Reserved on request of ITU for location of certain telecommunications installations |
| EA | Ceuta, Melilla | — | Reserved on request of WCO for area not covered by European Union Customs arrangements Part of Spanish North Africa (Spanish: África Septentrional Española) |
| EU | European Union | .eu | Reserved on request of ISO 4217/MA for the European monetary unit Euro Extended for ISO 6166 "Securities – International securities identification numbering system (ISIN)" in March 1998 Extended for any application needing to represent the name European Union in August 1999 |
| FX | France, Metropolitan | — | Reserved on request of France Officially assigned before deleted from ISO 3166-1 (now assigned ISO 3166-3 code FXFR) |
| IC | Canary Islands | — | Reserved on request of WCO for area not covered by European Union Customs arrangements. Code taken from name in Spanish: Islas Canarias |
| SU | USSR | .su | From June 2008; Transitionally reserved from September 1992 Officially assigned before deleted from ISO 3166-1 (now assigned ISO 3166-3 code SUHH) Official name: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (common name: Soviet Union) |
| TA | Tristan da Cunha | — | Reserved on request of UPU for stamp issuing area |
| UK | United Kingdom | .uk | Reserved on request of the United Kingdom lest UK be used for any other country Also used by the European Commission United Kingdom is officially assigned the alpha-2 code GB |
The following alpha-2 codes were previously exceptionally reserved, but are now officially assigned:
| Code | Area name or country name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AX | Åland | Reserved on request of Finland |
| GG | Guernsey | Reserved on request of UPU for stamp issuing area |
| IM | Isle of Man | Reserved on request of UPU for stamp issuing area |
| JE | Jersey | Reserved on request of UPU for stamp issuing area |
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