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What are the English abbreviations of countries in passports?

The English abbreviation of the country on the passport shall be filled in according to the international standard ISO 3 166- 1.

O 3 166- 1 was included in the standard.

As long as any of the following three conditions are met: Member of the United Nations, member of any specialized agency of the United Nations and participation in the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the designated code must be listed in the United Nations Glossary-the country name or area code used by the United Nations Bureau of Statistics.

The English abbreviations of some countries are as follows:

At present, there are 247 internationally recognized countries and regions in the code table of "ISO 3 166- 1".

Extended information passport type

Different countries issue different types of passports. Passports in China are divided into diplomatic passports, official passports and ordinary passports, and ordinary passports are divided into official passports and private passports.

Diplomatic passports are mainly issued to China government officials above deputy ministers and vice governors, heads and deputy heads of important delegations such as the party, government and army, as well as diplomatic officials, consular officials and their accompanying spouses, minor children and diplomatic envoys.

Official passports are mainly issued to the staff of government departments at all levels in China, the staff of Chinese diplomatic missions abroad, consular offices, United Nations organizations and relevant specialized agencies, their accompanying spouses and minor children.

Ordinary official passports are mainly issued to China state-owned enterprises and institutions who go abroad to engage in economic, trade, cultural, sports, health, scientific and technological exchanges and other official activities, and public servants who go abroad to study, study, visit scholars and engage in labor services on business.

Ordinary passports for private purposes are issued to China citizens who have settled abroad for personal reasons, such as visiting relatives, friends, inheriting property, studying abroad at their own expense, employment and tourism.

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