Should I use alpha 2 or Alpha 3 country codes?

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1. Should I use alpha 2 or Alpha 3 country codes?
2. What is the ISO 3166 Alpha 2 code for South Africa?
3. What country code is UNK?
4. Why is the UK +44?
5. Why is the ISO country code for UK GB?
6. What does +44 mean in front of mobile number?
7. What is +44 instead of?
8. Is +44 the same as 0?

Should I use alpha 2 or Alpha 3 country codes?

The country codes can be represented either as a two-letter code (alpha-2) which is recommended as the general-purpose code, a three-letter code (alpha-3) which is more closely related to the country name and a three-digit numeric code (numeric-3) which can be useful if you need to avoid using Latin script.

What is the ISO 3166 Alpha 2 code for South Africa?

:ZA ISO 3166-2:ZA is the entry for South Africa in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

What country code is UNK?

Name	Type	ISO 3 Letter Code
China	Nation	CHN
Christmas Island	Dependent	CXR
Clipperton Island	Dependent	(UNK)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Dependent	CCK

Why is the UK +44?

So, the code for the UK isn't 44. The code actually means 4 for Europe and then 4 for the UK. In the US and Canada, the North American Numbering System was already in place by then. The system was invented to help operators establish calls between 86 different areas.

Why is the ISO country code for UK GB?

Though GB is the United Kingdom's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, UK is exceptionally reserved for the United Kingdom on the request of the country. Its main usage is the . uk internet ccTLD and from 28 September 2021 UK will be the official country code on car registration plates....Nations.

Code	Name
GB-UKM	United Kingdom

What does +44 mean in front of mobile number?

+44 is the international dialing code for the United Kingdom. Using +44 at the start of a British number allows you to call this number from outside of the UK.

What is +44 instead of?

It shows that the next two digits "44" are the code for the United Kingdom when phoning from another country. You replace them with the zero when phoning inside the UK.

Is +44 the same as 0?

44 is the country code for the UK. 0 is the long distance dialling code within the UK, from STD (subscriber Trunk Dialling) used to access the 'long distance' or trunk network. You don't need it if dialling the UK from overseas as the call arrives already on the trunk network.