- Data codes for Switzerland
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These are data codes for Switzerland.
Contents
Country
These are codes for the country itself. See country code for a fuller explanation.
- CH
- ISO country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2,two letter)
- Internet Country code top-level domain (ccTLD) (see .ch)
- Distinguishing sign of vehicles in international traffic
- CHE
- ISO country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3, three letter code)
- 756
- ISO country code (ISO 3166-1 numeric, numeric code)
- SUI
- IOC country code
- ITU letter codes for member-countries
- SW
- WMO message header country code
- SZ
- FIPS country code
- Library of Congress machine-readable cataloguing country code
- 41
- Country calling code
- 228
- E.212 Mobile country code
- 85
- International Union of Railways UIC Country Code
- 269
- ITU maritime identification digits
- EO39
- Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS)
- HB
- ICAO aircraft registration prefix (since 1935, before: CH)
- LS
- ICAO airport code or nationality letters for location indicator
(see also: List of airport codes: LS) - HBA-HBZ,
HEA-HEZ :ITU callsign prefix - 760-769
- GS1 prefix of GTIN (barcodes) by GS1 Switzerland
See also: Country codes: S#Switzerland
NUTS
Main article: NUTS of SwitzerlandAs a member of the EFTA, Switzerland is included in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). The three NUTS levels are:
- NUTS-1: Switzerland (CH0)
- NUTS-2: 7 Regions
- NUTS-3: 26 Cantons
The seven NUTS-2 Regions are the following:
Code Region Region (local name) Cantons CH01 Lake Geneva region Région lémanique Vaud, Valais, Geneva CH02 Espace Mittelland Espace Mittelland Berne, Fribourg, Solothurn, Neuchâtel, Jura CH03 Northwestern Switzerland Nordwestschweiz Basel-City, Basel-Country, Aargau CH04 Zurich Zürich Zurich CH05 Eastern Switzerland Ostschweiz Glarus, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Grisons, Thurgau CH06 Central Switzerland Zentralschweiz Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug CH07 Ticino Ticino Ticino Below the NUTS levels, there are two LAU levels (LAU-1: districts; LAU-2: municipalities).
Cantons
BernBasel-LandThe abbreviations are widely used, e.g. on car license plates and as disambiguator for localities on postal addresses if two localities in different cantons have the same name.
The ISO 3166-2 codes of Switzerland start with the prefix "CH-", i.e. CH-SZ for the canton of Schwyz.
The FIPS region codes of Switzerland were used by the United States government. This standard was withdrawn in 2008.
The NUTS codes of Switzerland were used by the European Union.
Data codes for Cantons of Switzerland Canton ISO 3166-2 FIPS 10-4 NUTS-3 
AargauAG SZ01 CH033 
Appenzell InnerrhodenAI SZ10 CH054 
Appenzell AusserrhodenAR SZ02 CH053 
BerneBE SZ05 CH021 
Basel-LandschaftBL SZ03 CH032 
Basel-StadtBS SZ04 CH031 
FribourgFR SZ06 CH022 
GenevaGE SZ07 CH013 
GlarusGL SZ08 CH051 
GrisonsGR SZ09 CH056 
JuraJU SZ26 CH025 
LucerneLU SZ11 CH061 
NeuchâtelNE SZ12 CH024 
NidwaldenNW SZ13 CH065 
ObwaldenOW SZ14 CH064 
St. GallenSG SZ15 CH055 
SchaffhausenSH SZ16 CH052 
SolothurnSO SZ18 CH023 
SchwyzSZ SZ17 CH063 
ThurgauTG SZ19 CH057 
TicinoTI SZ20 CH070 
UriUR SZ21 CH062 
VaudVD SZ23 CH011 
ValaisVS SZ22 CH012 
ZugZG SZ24 CH066 
ZürichZH SZ25 CH040 Municipalities
See Community Identification Number#Switzerland
Localities
See Postal codes in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Airports
See
- List of airports by ICAO code: L#LS - Switzerland
- List of airports in Switzerland
External links
- Cantons of Switzerland, Statoids.com
Categories:- Switzerland-related lists
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