DXCC Country List

Introduction

The DXCC Country list enables Radio Amateurs to identify approved countries/entities as required for various awards. Last update: August 17 2011 : 341 entities.

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

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 (Oct 2010)

WIA 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 Tunisia AF 37 33
14 3W, XV Vietnam AS 49 26
15 3X Guinea AF 46 35
16 3Y-B Bouvet Island AF 67 38
17 3Y-P 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 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 Tanzania AF 53 37
29 5N Nigeria AF 46 35
30 5R 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 5Z Kenya AF 48 37
37 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 7X 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 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 Dem. Rep. of Congo AF 52 36
56 9U Burundi AF 52 36
57 9V Singapore AS 54 28
58 9X Rwanda AF 52 36
59 9Y Trinidad & Tobago SA 11 09
60 A2 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 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 C9 Mozambique AF 53 37
77 CE Chile SA 14,16 12
78 CE0-Y Easter Island SA 63 12
79 CE0-Z Juan Fernandez Island SA 14 12
80 CE0-X San Felix & San Ambrosio SA 14 12
81 CE9, KC4, VK0, etc Antarctica AN (B) (C)
82 CM, CO, T4 Cuba NA 11 08
83 CN Morocco AF 37 33
84 CP Bolivia SA 12,14 10
85 CT1-2, 4-7 Portugal EU 37 14
86 CT3, 9 Madeira Island AF 36 33
87 CU Azores EU 36 14
88 CX Uruguay SA 14 13
89 CY0 Sable Island NA 09 05
90 CY9 St. Paul Island NA 09 05
91 D2 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-N (ZK1) North Cook Islands OC 62 32
99 E5-S (ZK1) South Cook Islands OC 62 32
100 E7, T9 Bosnia-Herzegovina EU 28 15
101 EA-EH, AM Spain EU 37 14
102 EA6-EH6 Balearic Island EU 37 14
103 EA8-EH8 Canary Island AF 36 33
104 EA9-EH9 Ceuta & Melilla AF 37 33
105 EI Ireland EU 27 14
106 EK Armenia AS 29 21
107 EL Liberia AF 46 35
108 EP Iran AS 40 21
109 ER Moldova EU 29 16
110 ES Estonia EU 29 15
111 ET Ethiopia AF 48 37
112 EU, EV, EW Belarus EU 29 16
113 EX Kyrgyzstan AS 30,31 17
114 EY Tajikistan AS 30 17
115 EZ Turkmenistan AS 30 17
116 F, TM France EU 27 14
117 FG, TO Guadeloupe NA 11 08
118 FH Mayotte AF 53 39
119 FJ St Barthelemy Island NA 11 8
120 FK New Caledonia OC 56 32
121 FK-C, TX0, TX9 Chesterfield Island OC 56 30
122 FM, TO Martinique NA 11 08
123 FO-A Austral Island OC 63 32
124 FO-C Clipperton Island NA 10 07
125 FO French Polynesia OC 63 32
126 FO-M Marquesas Island OC 63 31
127 FP St. Pierre & Miquelon NA 09 05
128 FS Saint Martin NA 11 8
129 FT5G Glorioso Island AF 53 39
130 FT5J, TO4 Juan de Nova, Europa AF 53 39
131 FT5, FR Reunion Island AF 53 39
132 FT5T, FR-T Tromelin Island AF 53 39
133 FT5W Crozet Island AF 68 39
134 FT5X Kerguelen Island AF 68 39
135 FT5Z Amsterdam & St. Paul Is. AF 68 39
136 FW Wallis & Futuna Island OC 62 32
137 FY French Guiana SA 12 09
138 G, M, 2E England EU 27 14
139 GD, GT, MD, 2D Isle of Man EU 27 14
140 GI, GN, MI, 2I Northern Ireland EU 27 14
141 GJ, GH, MJ, 2J Jersey EU 27 14
142 GM,GS, MM, 2M Scotland EU 27 14
143 GU, GP, MU, 2U Guernsey EU 27 14
144 GW, GC, MW, 2W, Wales EU 27 14
145 H4 Solomon Islands OC 51 28
146 H40 Temotu Province OC 51 32
147 HA, HG Hungary EU 28 15
148 HB, HE Switzerland EU 28 14
149 HB0 Liechtenstein EU 28 14
150 HC-HD Ecuador SA 12 10
151 HC8, HD8 Galapagos Island SA 12 10
152 HH Haiti NA 11 08
153 HI Dominican Republic NA 11 08
154 HK, HJ, 5J, 5K Colombia SA 12 09
155 HK0-M Malpelo Island SA 12 09
156 HK0, HJ0 San Andres & Providencia NA 11 07
157 HL, DS, DT, D7, 6K Republic of Korea AS 44 25
158 HO, HP, H3, 3E, 3F, H8, H9 Panama NA 11 07
159 HQ, HR Honduras NA 11 07
160 HS, E2 Thailand AS 49 26
161 HV Vatican EU 28 15
162 HZ, 7Z, 8Z Saudi Arabia AS 39 21
163 I Italy EU 28 15,33
164 IS0, IM0 Sardinia EU 28 15
165 J2 Djibouti AF 48 37
166 J3 Grenada NA 11 08
167 J5 Guinea-Bissau AF 46 35
168 J6 St. Lucia NA 11 08
169 J7 Dominica NA 11 08
170 J8 St. Vincent NA 11 08
171 JA-JS, 7JA-7NZ, 8JA-8NZ Japan AS 45 25
172 JD1 Minami Torishima OC 90 27
173 JD1 Ogasawara AS 45 27
174 JT, JU, JV Mongolia AS 32,33 23
175 JW Svalbard EU 18 40
176 JX Jan Mayen EU 18 40
177 JY Jordan AS 39 20
178 K, N, W, AA-AK United States of America NA 6,7,8 3,4,5
179 KG4, KG4AA-AZ Guantanamo Bay NA 11 08
180 KH0, AH0, NH0, WH0 Mariana Island OC 64 27
181 KH1, K1B, AH1, NH1, WH1 Baker & Howland Island OC 61 31
182 KH2, AH2, NH2, WH2, KG6DX Guam OC 64 27
183 KH3, K3J, AH3, NH3, WH3 Johnston Island OC 61 31
184 KH4, AH4, NH4, WH4, K4M Midway Island OC 61 31
185 KH5, K5K, AH2, NH2, WH2 Palmyra & Jarvis Island OC 61,62 31
186 KH5K, AH2, NH2, WH2 Kingman Reef OC 61 31
187 KH6-7, AH6-7, NH6-7, WH6-7 Hawaii OC 61 31
188 KH7K,K7C,K7K,AH7K,NH7K,WH7K Kure Island OC 61 31
189 KH8, AH8, NH8, WH8 American Samoa OC 62 32
190 KH8-S, AH8-S, NH8-S, WH8-S Swain's Island OC 62 32
191 KH9, AH9, NH9, WH9 Wake Island OC 65 31
192 KL, AL, NL, WL Alaska NA 1,2 1
193 KP1, NP1, WP1 Navassa Island NA 11 08
194 KP2, NP2, WP2 Virgin Island NA 11 08
195 KP3, NP3, WP3, KP4, NP4, WP4 Puerto Rico NA 11 08
196 KP5, NP5, WP5, K5D Desecheo Island NA 11 08
197 LA-LN, Norway EU 18 14
198 LO-LW, L2-L9, AY-AZ Argentina SA 14,16 13
199 LX Luxembourg EU 27 14
200 LY Lithuania EU 29 15
201 LZ Bulgaria EU 28 20
202 OA-OC, 4T Peru SA 12 10
203 OD Lebanon AS 39 20
204 OE Austria EU 28 15
205 OF-OI Finland EU 18 15
206 OH0 Aland Island EU 18 15
207 OJ0,OH0M Market Reef EU 18 15
208 OK-OL Czech Republic EU 28 15
209 OM Slovak Republic EU 28 15
210 ON-OT Belgium EU 27 14
211 OX Greenland NA 5,75 40
212 OY Faroe Islands EU 18 14
213 OZ. OU, OV, OW. XP. 5P, 5Q. Denmark EU 18 14
214 P2 Papua New Guinea OC 51 28
215 P4 Aruba SA 11 09
216 P5 Dem. People's Rep. Korea AS 44 25
217 PA-PI Netherlands EU 27 14
218 PJ2 Curacao SA 11 09
219 PJ4 Bonaire
220 PJ5-6 Saba, St. Eustatius NA 11 08
221 PJ7 St Maarten
222 PP-PY, ZV-ZZ Brazil SA (D) 11
223 PP0-PY0F Fernando de Noronha SA 13 11
224 PP0-PY0S St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks SA 13 11
225 PP0-PY0T Trindade & Martim Vaz Is. SA 15 11
226 PZ Suriname SA 12 09
227 R1F Franz Josef Land EU 75 40
228 R1M Malyj Vysotskij Island EU 29 16
229 S0 Western Sahara AF 46 33
230 S2 Bangladesh AS 41 22
231 S5 Slovenia EU 28 15
232 S7 Seychelles AF 53 39
233 S9 Sao Tome & Principe AF 47 36
234 SA-SM Sweden EU 18 14
235 SN-SR, HF, 3Z Poland EU 28 15
236 ST Sudan AF 47,48 34
237 SU Egypt AF 38 34
238 SV-SZ Greece EU 28 20
239 SV-A Mount Athos EU 28 20
240 SV5 Dodecanese EU 28 20
241 SV9 Crete EU 28 20
242 T2 Tuvalu OC 65 31
243 T30 West Kiribati (Gilbert Is.) OC 6 31
244 T31 Central Kiribati. (British Phoenix Island) OC 62 31
245 T32 East Kiribati (Line Is.) OC 61,63 31
246 T33 Banaba Is. (Ocean Is.) OC 65 31
247 T5, 6O Somalia AF 48 37
248 T7 San Marino EU 28 15
249 T8 Palau OC 64 27
250 TA-TC Turkey EU,AS 39 20
251 TF Iceland EU 17 40
252 TG, TD Guatemala NA 11 07
253 TI, TE Costa Rica NA 11 07
254 TI9 Cocos Island NA 11 07
255 TJ Cameroon AF 47 36
256 TK Corsica EU 28 15
257 TL Central Africa AF 47 36
258 TN Congo (Republic of) AF 52 36
259 TR Gabon AF 52 36
260 TT Chad AF 47 36
261 TU Cote d'Ivoire AF 46 35
262 TY Benin AF 46 35
263 TZ Mali AF 46 35
264 UA-UI, RA-RZ. 1, 3, 4, 6 European Russia EU (E) 16
265 UA2-UI2, RA2-RZ2 Kaliningrad EU 29 15
266 UA-UI8, RA-RZ. 9 & 0 Asiatic Russia AS (F) (G)
267 UJ-UM Uzbekistan AS 30 17
268 UN-UQ Kazakhstan AS 29-31 17
269 UR-UT, UU-UZ, EM-EO Ukraine EU 29 16
270 V2 Antigua & Barbuda NA 11 08
271 V3 Belize NA 11 07
272 V4 St. Kitts & Nevis NA 11 08
273 V5 Namibia AF 57 38
274 V6 Micronesia OC 65 27
275 V7 Marshall Island OC 65 31
276 V8 Brunei OC 54 28
277 VA-VG, VO, VX-VY, CF-CK, CY-CZ, XJ-XO Canada NA (H) 01-05
278 VK, VI, AX Australia OC (I) 29,30
279 VK0-H Heard Island AF 68 39
280 VK0-M Macquarie Island OC 60 30
281 VK9-C Cocos-Keeling Island OC 54 29
282 VK9-L Lord Howe lsland OC 60 30
283 VK9-M Mellish Reef OC 56 30
284 VK9-N Norfolk Island OC 60 32
285 VK9-W Willis Island OC 55 30
286 VK9-X Christmas Island OC 54 29
287 VP2E Anguilla OC 11 08
288 VP2M Montserrat NA 11 08
289 VP2V British Virgin Island NA 11 08
290 VP5 Turks & Caicos Island NA 11 08
291 VP6 Pitcairn Island OC 63 32
292 VP6D Ducie Island OC 63 32
293 VP8 Falkland Island SA 16 13
294 VP8-G, LU South Georgia Island SA 7 13
295 VP8-O, LU South Orkney Island SA 73 13
296 VP8-S, LU South Sandwich Island SA 73 13
297 VP8-H, CE9, CX0, HF0, 4K1, LZ0, D88 South Shetland Island SA 73 13
298 VP9 Bermuda NA 11 05
299 VQ9 Chagos Island AF 41 39
300 VR Hong Kong AS 44 24
301 VU, AT India AS 41 22
302 VU4 Andaman & Nicobar Island AS 49 26
303 VU7 Lakshadweep Island AS 41 22
304 XA-XI, 4A-4C, 6D-6J Mexico NA 10 06
305 XA4-XI4 Revillagigedo NA 10 06
306 XT Burkina Faso AF 46 35
307 XU Cambodia AS 49 26
308 XW Laos AS 49 26
309 XX9 Macao AS 44 24
310 XY-XZ Myanmar AS 49 26
311 YA, T6 Afghanistan AS 40 21
312 YB-YH, 8A-8I Indonesia OC 51,54 28
313 YI Iraq AS 39 21
314 YJ Vanuatu OC 56 32
315 YK Syria AS 39 20
316 YL Latvia EU 29 15
317 YN, HT, H6, H7 Nicaragua NA 11 07
318 YO-YR Romania EU 28 20
319 YS, HU El Salvador NA 11 07
320 YT-YU Serbia EU 28 15
321 YV-YY, 4M Venezuela SA 12 09
322 YV0, YX0 Aves Island NA 11 08
323 Z2 Zimbabwe AF 53 38
324 Z3 Macedonia EU 28 15
325 ZA Albania EU 28 15
326 ZB2 Gibraltar EU 37 14
327 ZC4 UK Sov Base Areas on Cyprus AS 39 20
328 ZD7 St. Helena AF 66 36
329 ZD8 Ascension Island AF 66 36
330 ZD9 Tristan da Cunha & Gough Is. AF 66 38
331 ZF Cayman Island NA 11 08
332 ZK2 Niue OC 62 32
333 ZK3 Tokelau Island OC 62 31
334 ZL-ZM New Zealand OC 60 32
335 ZL7 Chatham Island OC 60 32
336 ZL8 Kermadec Island OC 60 32
337 ZL9 Auckland & Campbell Is. OC 60 32
338 ZP Paraguay SA 14 11
339 ZR-ZU, S8 South Africa AF 57 38
340 ZS8 Pr. Edward & Marion Is. AF 57 38
341 tba Republic of South Sudan AF 47,48 34
Miscellaneous (Does not count for DXCC)
01 1B Turkish Cyprus (self issued)

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 PJ2,4,9 Bonaire, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
38 PJ5,7 St Maarten, St Eustatius, Saba
39 PK1, 2, 3 Java OC 54 28
40 PK4 Sumatra OC 54 28
41 PK5 Netherlands Borneo OC 54 28
42 PK6 Celebe & Molucca Is. OC 54 28
43 ST0 Southern Sudan AF 47,48 34
44 UN1 Karelo-Finnish Republic EU 19 16
45 VO Newfoundland,Labrador NA 9 02,05
46 VQ1, 5H1 Zanzibar AF 53 37
47 VQ6 British Somaliland AF 48 37
48 VQ9 Aldabra AF 53 39
49 VQ9 Desroches AF 53 39
50 VQ9 Farquhar AF 53 39
51 VS2, 9M2 Malaya AS 54 28
52 VS4 Sarawak OC 54 28
53 VS9A,P,S People's Dem. Rep. of Yemen AS 39 21
54 VS9H Kuria Muria Island AS 39 21
55 VS9K Kamaran Island AS 39 21
56 ZC5 British North Borneo OC 54 28
57 ZC6, 4X1 Palestine AS 39 20
58 ZD4 Gold Coast, Togoland AF 46 35
59 ZS0, ZS1, ZS9/1 Penguin Island AF 57 38
60 ZS9, ZS1 Walvis Bay AF 57 38

Notes: AS FROM 14-08-11:
1 DXCC Approved Country total is 341 and 60 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.