IP2Location is going to update the country names used in IP2Location or IP2Proxy products according to the latest ISO-3166 standards defined by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization. There will be no changes to the ISO3166-1 Alpha-2 Codes (the 2-digits Country Code), but only for certain full country names. Please see the below tables for the changes that will take effect from January 1, 2020 update onward.
Country Code | Country Name (Old) | Country Name (New) |
BO | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
CD | Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) |
CV | Cape Verde | Cabo Verde |
CZ | Czech Republic | Czechia |
FM | Micronesia, Federated States of | Micronesia (Federated States of) |
GB | United Kingdom | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
IR | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
KP | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of) |
KR | Korea, Republic of | Korea (Republic of) |
MD | Moldova, Republic of | Moldova (Republic of) |
SZ | Swaziland | Eswatini |
TW | Taiwan, Province of China | Taiwan (Province of China) |
US | United States | United States of America |
VA | Holy See (Vatican City State) | Holy See |
VE | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
VG | Virgin Islands, British | Virgin Islands (British) |
VI | Virgin Islands, U.S. | Virgin Islands (U.S.) |