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(A) 33,42,43,44. (B) 67,69-74. (C) 12,13,29,30,32,38,39.
(D) 12,13,15. (E) 19,20,29,30. (F) 20-26,30-35,75.
(G) 16,17,18,18,23. (H) 2,3,4,9,75. (I) 55,58,59.

Approved Countries

Shown below is the text of the latest listing of WIA DXCC approved countries/entities. You can also download this listing using the link at the bottom.

W.I.A. DXCC LIST (July 2008)

Continents, AF=Africa, AN=Antarctica, AS=Asia, EU=Europe,
NA=North America, OC=Oceania, SA=South America.
Zone Notes: (A) 33,42,43,44. (B) 67,69-74.
(C) 12,13,29,30,32,38,39.
(D) 12,13,15. (E) 19,20,29,30. (F) 20-26,30-35,75.
(G) 16,17,18,18,23. (H) 2,3,4,9,75. (I) 55,58,59.

Approved Countries

No. Prefix Entity Cont ITU CQ

1 9M, BV, DX (1S not valid) Spratly Islands AS 50 26
2 1A0 Sov. Mil. Order of Malta EU 28 15
3 3A Monaco EU 27 14
4 3B6, 3B7 Agalega & St. Brandon Is. AF 53 39
5 3B8 Mauritius AF 53 39
6 3B9 Rodrigues Island AF 53 39
7 3C Equatorial Guinea AF 47 36
8 3C0 Annobon Island AF 52 36
9 3D2 Fiji OC 56 32
10 3D2/C Conway Reef OC 56 32
11 3D2/R Rotuma Island OC 56 32
12 3DA Swaziland AF 57 38
13 3V, TS Tunisia AF 37 33
14 3W, XV Vietnam AS 49 26
15 3X Guinea AF 46 35
16 3Y Bouvet Island AF 67 38
17 3Y Peter I. Island AN 72 12
18 4J, 4K Azerbaijan AS 29 21
19 4L Georgia AS 29 21
20 4O Montenegro EU 28 15
21 4P-4S Sri Lanka AS 41 42
22 4U_ITU ITU HQ EU 28 14
23 4U_UN United Nations HQ NA 08 05
24 4W Timor-Leste OC 54 28
25 4X, 4Z Israel AS 39 20
26 5A Libya AF 38 34
27 5B, C4, H2, P3 Cyprus AS 39 20
28 5H, 5I Tanzania AF 53 37
29 5N, 5O Nigeria AF 46 35
30 5R, 5S, 6X Madagascar AF 53 39
31 5T Mauritania AF 46 35
32 5U Niger AF 46 35
33 5V Togo AF 46 35
34 5W Samoa OC 62 32
35 5X Uganda AF 48 37
36 5Y, 5Z Kenya AF 48 37
37 6V, 6W Senegal AF 46 35
38 6Y Jamaica NA 11 08
39 7O Yemen AS 39 21,37
40 7P Lesotho AF 57 38
41 7Q Malawi AF 53 37
42 7T-7Y Algeria AF 37 33
43 8P Barbados NA 11 08
44 8Q Maldives AS,AF 41 22
45 8R Guyana SA 12 09
46 9A Croatia EU 28 15
47 9G Ghana AF 46 35
48 9H Malta EU 28 15
49 9I, 9J Zambia AF 53 36
50 9K Kuwait AS 39 21
51 9L Sierra Leone AF 46 35
52 9M2-9M4 West Malaysia AS 54 28
53 9M6-9M8 East Malaysia OC 54 28
54 9N Nepal AS 42 22
55 9Q-9T Dem. Rep. of Congo AF 52 36
56 9U Burundi AF 52 36
57 9V, S6 Singapore AS 54 28
58 9X Rwanda AF 52 36
59 9Y, 9Z Trinidad & Tobago SA 11 09
60 A2, 8O Botswana AF 57 38
61 A3 Tonga OC 62 32
62 A4 Oman AS 39 21
63 A5 Bhutan AS 41 22
64 A6 United Arab Emirates AS 39 21
65 A7 Qatar AS 39 21
66 A9 Bahrain AS 39 21
67 AP-AS, 6P-6S Pakistan AS 41 21
68 BS7 Scarborough Reef AS 50 27
69 BV, BM-BQ, BU-BX Taiwan AS 44 24
70 BV9P Pratas Island AS 44 24
71 BY, BA-BL, BR-BT China AS (A) 23,24
72 C2 Nauru OC 65 31
73 C3 Andorra EU 27 14
74 C5 The Gambia AF 46 35
75 C6 Bahamas NA 11 08
76 C8-9 Mozambique AF 53 37
77 CA-CE, XQ, XR, 3G Chile SA 14,16 12
78 CE0, 3G0 Easter Island SA 63 12
79 CE0 Juan Fernandez Island SA 14 12
80 CE0 San Felix & San Ambrosio SA 14 12
81 CE9, KC4, VK0, 8J1 Antarctica AN (B) (C)
82 CO, CL, CM, T4 Cuba NA 11 08
83 CN Morocco AF 37 33
84 CP Bolivia SA 12,14 10
85 CT, CQ, CS. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 Portugal EU 37 14
86 CT3, XX3. 3, 9 Madeira Island AF 36 33
87 CU. 1-9 Azores EU 36 14
88 CV-CX Uruguay SA 14 13
89 CY0 Sable Island NA 09 05
90 CY9 St. Paul Island NA 09 05
91 D2, D3 Angola AF 52 36
92 D4 Cape Verde AF 46 35
93 D6 Comoros AF 53 39
94 DA-DL Fed. Rep. of Germany EU 28 14
95 DU-DZ, 4D-4I Philippines OC 50 27
96 E3 Eritrea AF 48 37
97 E4 Palestine AS 39 20
98 E5 (ZK1) North Cook Islands OC 62 32
99 E5 (ZK1) South Cook Islands OC 62 32
100 EA-EH, AM Spain EU 37 14
101 EA6-EH6 Balearic Island EU 37 14
102 EA8-EH8 Canary Island AF 36 33
103 EA9-EH9 Ceuta & Melilla AF 37 33
104 EI, EJ Ireland EU 27 14
105 EK Armenia AS 29 21
106 EL, A8, D5, 5L, 5M, 6Z Liberia AF 46 35
107 EP-EZ, 9B-9D Iran AS 40 21
108 ER Moldova EU 29 16
109 ES Estonia EU 29 15
110 ET, 9E-9F Ethiopia AF 48 37
111 EU, EV, EW Belarus EU 29 16
112 EX Kyrgyzstan AS 30,31 17
113 EY Tajikistan AS 30 17
114 EZ Turkmenistan AS 30 17
115 F, TM France EU 27 14
116 FG, TO Guadeloupe NA 11 08
117 FJ St Barthelemy Island NA 11 8
118 FH Mayotte AF 53 39
119 FK New Caledonia OC 56 32
120 TX0, TX9 Chesterfield Island OC 56 30
121 FM, TO Martinique NA 11 08
122 FO Austral Island OC 63 32
123 FO Clipperton Island NA 10 07
124 FO French Polynesia OC 63 32
125 FO Marquesas Island OC 63 31
126 FP St. Pierre & Miquelon NA 09 05
127 FR/G Glorioso Island AF 53 39
128 FR/J, FR/E, TO4 Juan de Nova, Europa AF 53 39
129 FR Reunion Island AF 53 39
130 FR/T Tromelin Island AF 53 39
131 FS Saint Martin NA 11 8
132 FT5W Crozet Island AF 68 39
133 FT5X Kerguelen Island AF 68 39
134 FT5Z Amsterdam & St. Paul Is. AF 68 39
135 FW Wallis & Futuna Island OC 62 32
136 FY French Guiana SA 12 09
137 G, M, 2E England EU 27 14
138 GD, GT, MD, 2D Isle of Man EU 27 14
139 GI, GN, MI, 2I Northern Ireland EU 27 14
140 GJ, GH, MJ, 2J Jersey EU 27 14
141 GM,GS, MM, 2M Scotland EU 27 14
142 GU, GP, MU, 2U Guernsey EU 27 14
143 GW, GC, MW, 2W, Wales EU 27 14
144 H4 Solomon Islands OC 51 28
145 H40 Temotu Province OC 51 32
146 HA, HG Hungary EU 28 15
147 HB, HE Switzerland EU 28 14
148 HB0 Liechtenstein EU 28 14
149 HC-HD Ecuador SA 12 10
150 HC8, HD8 Galapagos Island SA 12 10
151 HH Haiti NA 11 08
152 HI Dominican Republic NA 11 08
153 HK, HJ, 5J, 5K Colombia SA 12 09
154 HK0/M Malpelo Island SA 12 09
155 HK0, HJ0 San Andres & Providencia NA 11 07
156 HL, DS, DT, D7, 6K Republic of Korea AS 44 25
157 HO, HP, H3, 3E, 3F, H8, H9 Panama NA 11 07
158 HQ, HR Honduras NA 11 07
159 HS-E2 Thailand AS 49 26
160 HV Vatican EU 28 15
161 HZ, 7Z, 8Z Saudi Arabia AS 39 21
162 I Italy EU 28 15,33
163 IS0, IM0 Sardinia EU 28 15
164 J2 Djibouti AF 48 37
165 J3 Grenada NA 11 08
166 J5 Guinea-Bissau AF 46 35
167 J6 St. Lucia NA 11 08
168 J7 Dominica NA 11 08
169 J8 St. Vincent NA 11 08
170 JA-JS, 7JA-7NZ, 8JA-8NZ Japan AS 45 25
171 JD1 Minami Torishima OC 90 27
172 JD1 Ogasawara AS 45 27
173 JT, JU, JV Mongolia AS 32,33 23
174 JW Svalbard EU 18 40
175 JX Jan Mayen EU 18 40
176 JY Jordan AS 39 20
177 K, N, W, AA-AK United States of America NA 6,7,8 3,4,5
178 KG4, KG4AA-AZ Guantanamo Bay NA 11 08
179 KH0, AH0, NH0, WH0 Mariana Island OC 64 27
180 KH1, K1B, AH1, NH1, WH1 Baker & Howland Island OC 61 31
181 KH2, AH2, NH2, WH2 Guam OC 64 27
182 KH3, K3J, AH3, NH3, WH3 Johnston Island OC 61 31
183 KH4, AH4, NH4, WH4 Midway Island OC 61 31
184 KH5, K5K, AH2, NH2, WH2 Palmyra & Jarvis Island OC 61,62 31
185 KH5K, AH2, NH2, WH2 Kingman Reef OC 61 31
186 KH6-7, AH6-7, NH6-7, WH6-7 Hawaii OC 61 31
187 KH7K,K7C,K7K,AH7K,NH7K,WH7K Kure Island OC 61 31
188 KH8, AH8, NH8, WH8 American Samoa OC 62 32
189 KH8SI, AH8SI, NH8SI, WH8SI Swain's Island OC 62 32
190 KH9, AH9, NH9, WH9 Wake Island OC 65 31
191 KL7, AL7, NL7, WL7 Alaska NA 1,2 1
192 KP1, NP1, WP1 Navassa Island NA 11 08
193 KP2, NP2, WP2 Virgin Island NA 11 08
194 KP3, NP3, WP3, KP4, NP4, WP4 Puerto Rico NA 11 08
195 KP5, NP5, WP5 Desecheo Island NA 11 08
196 LA-LN, Norway EU 18 14
197 LO-LW, L2-L9, AY-AZ Argentina SA 14,16 13
198 LX Luxembourg EU 27 14
199 LY Lithuania EU 29 15
200 LZ Bulgaria EU 28 20
201 OA-OC, 4T Peru SA 12 10
202 OD Lebanon AS 39 20
203 OE Austria EU 28 15
204 OF-OI Finland EU 18 15
205 OH0 Aland Island EU 18 15
206 OJ0,OH0M Market Reef EU 18 15
207 OK-OL Czech Republic EU 28 15
208 OM Slovak Republic EU 28 15
209 ON-OT Belgium EU 27 14
210 OX Greenland NA 5,75 40
211 OY Faroe Islands EU 18 14
212 OZ. OU, OV, OW. XP. 5P, 5Q. Denmark EU 18 14
213 P2 Papua New Guinea OC 51 28
214 P4 Aruba SA 11 09
215 P5 Dem. People's Rep. Korea AS 44 25
216 PA-PI Netherlands EU 27 14
217 PJ2, 4, 9 Bonaire, Curacao. Netherlands Antilles SA 11 09
218 PJ5-8 St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius NA 11 08
219 PP-PY, ZV-ZZ Brazil SA (D) 11
220 PP0-PY0F Fernando de Noronha SA 13 11
221 PP0-PY0S St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks SA 13 11
222 PP0-PY0T Trindade & Martim Vaz Is. SA 15 11
223 PZ Suriname SA 12 09
224 R1FJ Franz Josef Land EU 75 40
225 R1MV Malyj Vysotskij Island EU 29 16
226 S0 Western Sahara AF 46 33
227 S2 Bangladesh AS 41 22
228 S5 Slovenia EU 28 15
229 S7 Seychelles AF 53 39
230 S9 Sao Tome & Principe AF 47 36
231 SA-SM Sweden EU 18 14
232 SN-SR, HF, 3Z Poland EU 28 15
233 ST Sudan AF 47,48 34
234 SU Egypt AF 38 34
235 SV-SZ Greece EU 28 20
236 SV/A Mount Athos EU 28 20
237 SV5 Dodecanese EU 28 20
238 SV9 Crete EU 28 20
239 T2 Tuvalu OC 65 31
240 T30 West Kiribati (Gilbert Is.) OC 65 31
241 T31 Central Kiribati. (British Phoenix Island) OC 62 31
242 T32 East Kiribati (Line Is.) OC 61,63 31
243 T33 Banaba Is. (Ocean Is.) OC 65 31
244 T5, 6O Somalia AF 48 37
245 T7 San Marino EU 28 15
246 T8, KC6 Palau OC 64 27
247 T9 Bosnia-Herzegovina EU 28 15
248 TA-TC Turkey EU,AS 39 20
249 TF Iceland EU 17 40
250 TG, TD Guatemala NA 11 07
251 TI, TE Costa Rica NA 11 07
252 TI9 Cocos Island NA 11 07
253 TJ Cameroon AF 47 36
254 TK Corsica EU 28 15
255 TL Central Africa AF 47 36
256 TN Congo (Republic of) AF 52 36
257 TR Gabon AF 52 36
258 TT Chad AF 47 36
259 TU Cote d'Ivoire AF 46 35
260 TY Benin AF 46 35
261 TZ Mali AF 46 35
262 UA-UI, RA-RZ. 1, 3, 4, 6 European Russia EU (E) 16
263 UA2-UI2, RA2-RZ2 Kaliningrad EU 29 15
264 UA-UI8, RA-RZ. 9 & 0 Asiatic Russia AS (F) (G)
265 UJ-UM Uzbekistan AS 30 17
266 UN-UQ Kazakhstan AS 29-31 17
267 UR-UT, UU-UZ, EM-EO Ukraine EU 29 16
268 V2 Antigua & Barbuda NA 11 08
269 V3 Belize NA 11 07
270 V4 St. Kitts & Nevis NA 11 08
271 V5 Namibia AF 57 38
272 V6 Micronesia OC 65 27
273 V7 Marshall Island OC 65 31
274 V8 Brunei OC 54 28
275 VA-VG, VO, VX-VY, CF-CK, CY-CZ, XJ-XO Canada NA (H) 01-05
276 VK, VI, AX Australia OC (I) 29,30
277 VK0 Heard Island AF 68 39
278 VK0 Macquarie Island OC 60 30
279 VK9C Cocos-Keeling Island OC 54 29
280 VK9L Lord Howe lsland OC 60 30
281 VK9M Mellish Reef OC 56 30
282 VK9N Norfolk Island OC 60 32
283 VK9W Willis Island OC 55 30
284 VK9X Christmas Island OC 54 29
285 VP2E Anguilla OC 11 08
286 VP2M Montserrat NA 11 08
287 VP2V British Virgin Island NA 11 08
288 VP5 Turks & Caicos Island NA 11 08
289 VP6 Pitcairn Island OC 63 32
290 VP6D Ducie Island OC 63 32
291 VP8 Falkland Island SA 16 13
292 VP8, LU South Georgia Island SA 73 13
293 VP8, LU South Orkney Island SA 73 13
294 VP8, LU South Sandwich Island SA 73 13
295 VP8, CE9, CX0, HF0, 4K1, LZ0, D88 South Shetland Island SA 73 13
296 VP9 Bermuda NA 11 05
297 VQ9 Chagos Island AF 41 39
298 VR Hong Kong AS 44 24
299 VU, AT India AS 41 22
300 VU4 Andaman & Nicobar Island AS 49 26
301 VU7 Lakshadweep Island AS 41 22
302 XA-XI, 4A-4C, 6D-6J Mexico NA 10 06
303 XA4-XI4 Revillagigedo NA 10 06
304 XT Burkina Faso AF 46 35
305 XU Cambodia AS 49 26
306 XW Laos AS 49 26
307 XX9 Macao AS 44 24
308 XY-XZ Myanmar AS 49 26
309 YA, T6 Afghanistan AS 40 21
310 YB-YH, 8A-8I Indonesia OC 51,54 28
311 YI Iraq AS 39 21
312 YJ Vanuatu OC 56 32
313 YK, 6C Syria AS 39 20
314 YL Latvia EU 29 15
315 YN, HT, H6, H7 Nicaragua NA 11 07
316 YO-YR Romania EU 28 20
317 YS, HU El Salvador NA 11 07
318 YT-YU Serbia EU 28 15
319 YV-YY, 4M Venezuela SA 12 09
320 YV0, YX0 Aves Island NA 11 08
321 Z2 Zimbabwe AF 53 38
322 Z3 Macedonia EU 28 15
323 ZA Albania EU 28 15
324 ZB2 Gibraltar EU 37 14
325 ZC4 UK Sov Base Areas on Cyprus AS 39 20
326 ZD7 St. Helena AF 66 36
327 ZD8 Ascension Island AF 66 36
328 ZD9 Tristan da Cunha & Gough Is. AF 66 38
329 ZF Cayman Island NA 11 08
330 ZK2 Niue OC 62 32
331 ZK3 Tokelau Island OC 62 31
332 ZL-ZM New Zealand OC 60 32
333 ZL7 Chatham Island OC 60 32
334 ZL8 Kermadec Island OC 60 32
335 ZL9 Auckland & Campbell Is. OC 60 32
336 ZP Paraguay SA 14 11
337 ZR-ZU, S8 South Africa AF 57 38
338 ZS8 Prince Edward & Marion Is. AF 57 38

Deleted Countries
1 1B or /A Blenheim Reef AF 41 39
2 1B or /A or /GR Geyser Reef AF 53 39
3 1A Abu Ail Island AS 39 21
4 1M Minerva Reef OC 62 32
5 4W1 Yemen Arab Republic AS 39 21
6 7J1 Okino Tori-shima AS 45 27
7 8Z4 Saudi Arabia/Iraq (N-Zone) AS 39 21
8 8Z5, 9K3, 9K8 Kuwait/Saudi Arabia (N-Zone) AS 39 21
9 9S4 Saar EU 28 14
10 9U5 Ruanda-Urundi AF 52 36
11 AC3 Sikkim AS 41 22
12 AC4 Tibet AS 41 23
13 C9 Manchuria AS 33 24
14 CN2 Tangier AF 37 33
15 CR8 Damao, Diu AS 41 22
16 CR8 Goa AS 41 22
17 CR8, CR10 Portuguese Timor OC 54 28
18 DA-DM Germany EU 28 14
19 DM, Y2-9 German Dem. Rep. EU 28 14
20 EA9 Ifni AF 37 33
21 FF, FF8 French West Africa AF 46 35
22 FH, FH8, FB8 Comoros AF 53 39
23 FI8 French Indo-China AS 49 26
24 FN8 French India AS 41 22
25 FQ8 French. Equatorial Africa AF 47,52 36
26 HK0 Bajo Nuevo NA 11 08
27 HK0, KP3 Serrana Bank & Roncador Cay NA 11 07
28 I1, MF2 Trieste EU 28 15
29 I5, MD4 Italian Somaliland AF 48 37
30 JZ0 Netherlands New Guinea OC 51 28
31 KR6, KR8, KA6, KA8, JR6 Okinawa (Ryukyu Island) AS 45 25
32 KS4 Swan Island NA 11 07
33 KZ5 Canal Zone NA 11 07
34 OK-OM Czechoslovakia EU 28 15
35 P2, VK9 Papua Territory OC 51 28
36 P2, VK9 Territory New Guinea OC 51 28
37 PK1, 2, 3 Java OC 54 28
38 PK4 Sumatra OC 54 28
39 PK5 Netherlands Borneo OC 54 28
40 PK6 Celebe & Molucca Is. OC 54 28
41 ST0 Southern Sudan AF 47,48 34
42 UN1 Karelo-Finnish Republic EU 19 16
43 VO Newfoundland,Labrador NA 9 02,05
44 VQ1, 5H1 Zanzibar AF 53 37
45 VQ6 British Somaliland AF 48 37
46 VQ9 Aldabra AF 53 39
47 VQ9 Desroches AF 53 39
48 VQ9 Farquhar AF 53 39
49 VS2, 9M2 Malaya AS 54 28
50 VS4 Sarawak OC 54 28
51 VS9A,P,S People's Dem. Rep. of Yemen AS 39 21
52 VS9H Kuria Muria Island AS 39 21
53 VS9K Kamaran Island AS 39 21
54 ZC5 British North Borneo OC 54 28
55 ZC6, 4X1 Palestine AS 39 20
56 ZD4 Gold Coast, Togoland AF 46 35
57 ZS0, ZS1, ZS9/1 Penguin Island AF 57 38
58 ZS9, ZS1 Walvis Bay AF 57 38

Notes:
1 DXCC Approved Country total is 338 and 58 Deleted countries.
2 Typical prefixes used in Antarctica:
3Y0, 3Y1, 3Y2, 3Y5, 3Y9, 4K1, 4T0, 7S8, 8J1.
AN1, AT0, AT3, AX0, AZ1, AZ5, BY, CE3, CE5, CE9, CX0, DL1, DP0, DP1, D88, EA0, EA7, ED0, EG0,
EH0, EM1, FB8, FT4, FT5, FT8, G, HF0, HL0, HL5, HP1, IA0, IY8, JW0, KC4, LA, LU1, LU3, LU4, LU5, LU6,
LU8, LU9(Z), LZ0, OA0, OL0, ON4, OR4, OR5, OH, PY0, PY2, PS0, R1AN, R3R, UA0, UA1, UA3, UK1, UV3,
UW0, VE7, VK0, VI0, VP8, VU2, VU3, Y83, Y88, Y90, ZL0, ZL5, ZS/7, ZS1, ZS6, ZS7, ZV0, ZX0, ZY0.

Files For Download

DXCC Country List July 2008 in Excel spreadsheet form
WIA dxcc list July 2008.xls

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