ISO 3166-2:NI is the entry for Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

 in ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...

, part of the ISO 3166

ISO 3166

ISO 3166 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization . It defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, special areas of geographical interest, and their principal subdivisions . The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation...

 standard

Standardization

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 published by the International Organization for Standardization

International Organization for Standardization

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 (ISO), which defines code

Code

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s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province

Province

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s or states) of all countries

Country

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 coded in ISO 3166-1

ISO 3166-1

ISO 3166-1 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation of names...

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Currently for Nicaragua, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 15 departments and 2 autonomous regions

Departments of Nicaragua

Nicaragua is a unitary republic, and for administrative purposes, it is divided into 15 departments and two self-governing regions based on the Spanish model:-Zelaya Department:...

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Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is NI, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

 code of Nicaragua. The second part is two letters.

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

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Code	Subdivision name	Subdivision category
NI-BO	Boaco	department
NI-CA	Carazo	department
NI-CI	Chinandega	department
NI-CO	Chontales	department
NI-ES	Estelí	department
NI-GR	Granada	department
NI-JI	Jinotega	department
NI-LE	León	department
NI-MD	Madriz	department
NI-MN	Managua	department
NI-MS	Masaya	department
NI-MT	Matagalpa	department
NI-NS	Nueva Segovia	department
NI-SJ	Río San Juan	department
NI-RI	Rivas	department
NI-AN	Atlántico Norte	autonomous region
NI-AS	Atlántico Sur	autonomous region

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:

Newsletter	Date issued	Description of change in newsletter	Code/Subdivision change
		Deletion of one department. Addition of two autonomous regions. New list source	Subdivisions added: NI-AN Atlántico Norte Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte , sometimes shortened to RAAN, is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 32,159 km² and has a population of 249,700 . It is the largest autonomous region or department in Nicaragua... NI-AS Atlántico Sur Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur , sometimes shortened to RAAS, is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 27,407 km² and has a population of 382,100... Subdivisions deleted: NI-ZE Zelaya

See also

• Subdivisions of Nicaragua
• FIPS region codes of Nicaragua

External links

• Departments of Nicaragua, Statoids.com