Template:Short description The radiocommunication division of the International Telecommunication Union uses the following letter codes to identify its member countries. Eight countries are assigned single-letter codes (Template:Flag, Template:Flag, Template:Flag, Template:Flag, Template:Flag, Template:Flag, Template:Flag, Template:Flag), while the rest have codes three letters in length.

ITU country symbols for its member states<ref>List of ITU member states</ref>
Code Country
A
AFG Template:Flag
AFS Template:Flag (Republic of)
AGL Template:Flag (Republic of)
ALB Template:Flag (Republic of)
ALG Template:Flag (People's Democratic Republic of)
AND Template:Flag (Principality of)
ARG Template:Flag
ARM Template:Flag (Republic of)
ARS Template:Flag (Kingdom of)
ATG Template:Flag
AUS Template:Flag
AUT Template:Flag
AZE Template:Flag (Republic of)
B
B Template:Flag (Federative Republic of)
BAH Template:Flag (Commonwealth of the)
BDI Template:Flag (Republic of)
BEL Template:Flag
BEN Template:Flag (Republic of)
BFA Template:Flag
BGD Template:Flag (People's Republic of)
BHR Template:Flag (Kingdom of)
BIH Template:Flag
BLR Template:Flag (Republic of)
BLZ Template:Flag
BOL Template:Flag (Plurinational State of)
BOT Template:Flag (Republic of)
BRB Template:Flag
BRM Template:Flag (Union of)
BRU Template:Flag
BTN Template:Flag (Kingdom of)
BUL Template:Flag (Republic of)
C
CAF Template:Flag
CAN Template:Flag
CBG Template:Flag (Kingdom of)
CHL Template:Flag
CHN Template:Flag (People's Republic of)
CLM Template:Flag (Republic of)
CLN Template:Flag (Democratic Socialist Republic of)
CME Template:Flag (Republic of)
COD Template:Flag
COG Template:Flag (Republic of the)
COM Template:Flag (Union of the)
CPV Template:Flag (Republic of)
CTI Template:Flag (Republic of)
CTR Template:Flag
CUB Template:Flag
CVA Template:Flag
CYP Template:Flag (Republic of)
CZE Template:Flag
D
D Template:Flag (Federal Republic of)
DJI Template:Flag (Republic of)
DMA Template:Flag (Commonwealth of)
DNK Template:Flag
DOM Template:Flag
E
E Template:Flag
EGY Template:Flag (Arab Republic of)
EQA Template:Flag
ERI Template:Flag
EST Template:Flag (Republic of)
ETH Template:Flag (Federal Democratic Republic of)
F
F Template:Flag
FIN Template:Flag
FJI Template:Flag (Republic of)
FSM Template:Flag (Federated States of)
G
G Template:Flag
GAB Template:Flag
GEO Template:Flag
GHA Template:Flag
GMB Template:Flag (Republic of the)
GNB Template:Flag (Republic of)
GNE Template:Flag (Republic of)
GRC Template:Flag
GRD Template:Flag
GTM Template:Flag (Republic of)
GUI Template:Flag (Republic of)
GUY Template:Flag
H
HND Template:Flag (Republic of)
HNG Template:Flag
HOL Template:Flag (Kingdom of the)
HRV Template:Flag (Republic of)
HTI Template:Flag (Republic of)
I
I Template:Flag
IND Template:Flag (Republic of)
INS Template:Flag (Republic of)
IRL Template:Flag
IRN Template:Flag (Islamic Republic of)
IRQ Template:Flag (Republic of)
ISL Template:Flag
ISR Template:Flag (State of)
J
J Template:Flag
JMC Template:Flag
JOR Template:Flag (Hashemite Kingdom of)
K
KAZ Template:Flag (Republic of)
KEN Template:Flag (Republic of)
KGZ Template:Flag
KIR Template:Flag (Republic of)
KNA Template:Flag (Federation of)
KOR Template:Flag (Republic of)
KRE Template:Flagdeco Democratic People's Republic of Korea
KWT Template:Flag (State of)
L
LAO Template:Flag
LBN Template:Flag
LBR Template:Flag (Republic of)
LBY Template:Flag (State of)
LCA Template:Flag
LIE Template:Flag (Principality of)
LSO Template:Flag (Kingdom of)
LTU Template:Flag (Republic of)
LUX Template:Flag
LVA Template:Flag (Republic of)
M
MAU Template:Flag (Republic of)
MCO Template:Flag (Principality of)
MDA Template:Flag (Republic of)
MDG Template:Flag (Republic of)
MEX Template:Flag
MHL Template:Flag (Republic of the)
MKD Template:Flag (Republic of)
MLA Template:Flag
MLD Template:Flag (Republic of)
MLI Template:Flag (Republic of)
MLT Template:Flag
MNE Template:Flag
MNG Template:Flag
MOZ Template:Flag (Republic of)
MRC Template:Flag (Kingdom of)
MTN Template:Flag (Islamic Republic of)
MWI Template:Flag
N
NCG Template:Flag
NGR Template:Flag (Republic of the)
NIG Template:Flag (Federal Republic of)
NMB Template:Flag (Republic of)
NOR Template:Flag
NPL Template:Flag (Federal Democratic Republic of)
NRU Template:Flag (Republic of)
NZL Template:Flag
O
OMA Template:Flag (Sultanate of)
P
PAK Template:Flag (Islamic Republic of)
PHL Template:Flag (Republic of the)
PNG Template:Flag
PNR Template:Flag (Republic of)
POL Template:Flag (Republic of)
POR Template:Flag
PRG Template:Flag (Republic of)
PRU Template:Flag
Q
QAT Template:Flag (State of)
R
ROU Template:Flag
RRW Template:Flag (Republic of)
RUS Template:Flag
S
S Template:Flag
SDN Template:Flag (Republic of the)
SEN Template:Flag (Republic of)
SEY Template:Flag (Republic of)
SLM Template:Flag
SLV Template:Flag (Republic of)
SMO Template:Flag (Independent State of)
SMR Template:Flag (Republic of)
SNG Template:Flag (Republic of)
SOM Template:Flag (Federal Republic of)
SRB Template:Flag (Republic of)
SRL Template:Flag
SSD Template:Flag (Republic of)
STP Template:Flag (Democratic Republic of)
SUI Template:Flag (Confederation of)
SUR Template:Flag (Republic of)
SVK Template:Flag
SVN Template:Flag (Republic of)
SWZ Template:Flag (Kingdom of)
SYR Template:Flag
T
TCD Template:Flag (Republic of)
TGO Template:Flag
THA Template:Flag
TJK Template:Flag (Republic of)
TKM Template:Flag
TLS Template:Flag (Democratic Republic of)
TON Template:Flag (Kingdom of)
TRD Template:Flag
TUN Template:Flag
TUR Template:Flag
TUV Template:Flag
TZA Template:Flag (United Republic of)
U
UAE Template:Flag
UGA Template:Flag (Republic of)
UKR Template:Flag
URG Template:Flag (Eastern Republic of)
USA Template:Flag
UZB Template:Flag (Republic of)
V
VCT Template:Flag
VEN Template:Flag (Bolivarian Republic of)
VTN Template:Flag (Socialist Republic of)
VUT Template:Flag (Republic of)
W
X
Y
YEM Template:Flag (Republic of)
Z
ZMB Template:Flag (Republic of)
ZWE Template:Flag (Republic of)

The ITU also designates the following codes for other areas around the world that are not member states.

ITU country symbols for non-member states, areas,<ref>List of all geographical area designations</ref> organizations<ref>List of symbols designating certain International Organizations</ref> and special purposes<ref>List of symbols indicating a special administrative status</ref><ref>List of special regional designations</ref>
Code Area
A
ABW Template:Flag
AIA Template:Flag
ALS Template:Flag (State of)
AMS Template:Flagdeco Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands
AOE Template:Flagdeco/Template:Flagdeco Western Sahara
ASC Template:Flag
ATA Template:Flag
AZR Template:Flag
B
BER Template:Flag
BIO Template:Flagdeco Chagos Islands (Indian Ocean)
BLM Template:Flag (French Department of)
BVT Template:Flag
C
CG7 CUB(Guantanamo) (7).<ref>as defined in Appendix 26 to the Radio Regulations, Geneva, 1959; (7) means "USA stations"</ref>
CHR Template:Flag (Indian Ocean)
CKH Template:Flag
CNR Template:Flag
CPT Template:Flag
CRO Template:Flagdeco Crozet Archipelago
CYM Template:Flag
D
DGA Template:Flagdeco Diego Garcia
E
F
FLK Template:Flag (Malvinas)
FRO Template:Flag
G
GCA Template:Flag (Non-metropolitan) – Region 1
GCC Template:Flag – Region 3
GIB Template:Flag
GRL Template:Flag
GUF Template:Flag (French Department of)
GUM Template:Flag
H
HKG Template:Flag (Special Administrative Region of China)
HMD Template:Flag
HWA Template:Flag (State of)
HWL Template:Flag
I
ICO Template:Flag
J
JAR Template:Flag
JON Template:Flag
K
KER Template:Flagdeco Kerguelen Islands
L
M
MAC Template:Flag (Special Administrative Region of China)
MDR Template:Flag
MDW Template:Flag
MRA Template:Flag (Commonwealth of the)
MRN Template:Flagdeco Marion Island
MRT Template:Flag (French Department of)
MSR Template:Flag
MYT Template:Flag (Territorial Collectivity of)
N
NCL Template:Flag
NFK Template:Flag
NIU Template:Flag
O
OCE Template:Flag
P
PAQ Template:Flag
PHX Template:Flagdeco Phoenix Islands
PLM Template:Flagdeco Palmyra Island
PLW Template:Flag (Republic of)<ref>List of States not Member of the ITU but Member of the UN</ref>
PTC Template:Flag
PTR Template:Flag
Q
R
REU Template:Flag (French Department of)
ROD Template:Flagdeco Rodrigues
S
SCG ex Template:Flag → SRB, MNE
SHN Template:Flag
SMA Template:Flag
SPM Template:Flag (Territorial Collectivity of)
SWN Template:Flagdeco Swan Islands
SXM Template:Flag (Dutch part)
T
TCA Template:Flag
TKL Template:Flag
TRC Template:Flag
U
V
VIR Template:Flag
VRG Template:Flag
W
WAK Template:Flag
WAL Template:Flag
X
XAA shared throughout the world
XAX shared by several countries, but in a restricted area of the world
XBR special use
XBY Template:Flagdeco/Template:Flagdeco Abyei area
XCQ ex Caroline Islands → FSM + PLW
XCS ex TCH Template:Flag → CZE + SVK
XGZ Template:Flag
XMM inter-ship communications
XOA International Civil Aviation Organization
XR1 Region 1 (RR 5.3)
XR2 Region 2 (RR 5.4)
XR3 Region 3 (RR 5.5)
XRY Template:Flag (RR AP 26/5.2)
XSC ex SCG Template:Flag
XSD ex Republic of the Sudan before 14 July 2011 → SDN + SSD
XSP Spratly Islands
XSU ex URS Template:Flag → RUS + …
XUN Template:Flag
XUU unknown site
XWB Template:Flag
XWM Template:Flagdeco World Meteorological Organization
XYU ex YUG Template:Flag → SCG… + HRV + BIH + SVN
XYZ pending further developments regarding the administration responsible
XZZ administrative status is subject to special arrangements
Y
Z

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