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Codes and abbreviations for U.S. states, federal district, territories, and other regions. Codes: ISO. ISO 3166 codes ( 2-letter, 3-letter, and 3-digit codes from ISO 3166-1; 2+2-letter codes from ISO 3166-2 ) ANSI. 2-letter and 2-digit codes from the ANSI standard INCITS 38 :2009 (supersedes FIPS 5-2 ) USPS.
The same nickname may apply to multiple institutions, especially in different regions. For example, "SC" is claimed by both the University of Southern California and the University of South Carolina. The abbreviation may be non-obvious. For example, "KU" is the University of Kansas and not "UK," which is commonly the University of Kentucky.
In 1820, Alabama had 29 counties. By 1830 there were 36 and Native Americans still occupied large areas of land in northeast and far western Alabama. By 1840, 49 counties had been created; 52 by 1850; 65 by 1870; and the present 67 counties by 1903. [6] Houston County was the last county created in the state, on February 9, 1903. [3]
See the ISO 3166-3 standard for former country codes. British Virgin Islands – See Virgin Islands (British) . Burma – See Myanmar . Cape Verde – See Cabo Verde . Caribbean Netherlands – See Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba . China, The Republic of – See Taiwan (Province of China) . Democratic People's Republic of Korea – See Korea ...
from the abbreviation for Russian Olympic Committee: 2020–2022: Used for Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics following the sanctions due to the state-sponsored doping scandal. [15] [16] The delegation used a flag depicting the logo of the Russian Olympic Committee. ROT Refugee Olympic Team: 2016
Such citations and abbreviations are found in court decisions, statutes, regulations, journal articles, books, and other documents. Below is a basic list of very common abbreviations. Because publishers adopt different practices regarding how abbreviations are printed, one may find abbreviations with or without periods for each letter.
Abbreviation/ Acronym: Franchise: ANA Anaheim Angels AZ Arizona Diamondbacks: ATL Atlanta Braves: BAL Baltimore Orioles (original, 1901–1902; current, since 1954) BOS
Comparison of alphabetic country codes. This is a comparison of the IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166-1 three-letter codes, combined into one table for easy reference. Highlighted rows indicate those entries in which the three-letter codes differ from column to column. The last column indicates the number of codes present followed by letters to indicate ...