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Wikipedia:Disambiguation and abbreviations
The following abbreviations, initialisms, and acronyms are likely to be ambiguous. This page serves as tool to maintain them. More lists of other standard abbreviations can be added. No need to disambiguate the abbreviations here.
The following include more:
- List of all two-letter combinations
- TLAs from AAA to DZZ
- TLAs from EAA to HZZ
- TLAs from IAA to LZZ
- TLAs from MAA to PZZ
- TLAs from QAA to TZZ
- TLAs from UAA to XZZ
- TLAs from YAA to ZZZ
- Wikipedia:Abbreviations used in CIA World Factbook
- Wikipedia:Organizations with .INT domain names
- User:Egil/Sandbox
The lists below include:
- ISO country codes
- Postal abbreviations: US, Canada
- SI units
- Symbols for elements of the periodic table
- ISO currency codes
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Sample Wiki markup for abbreviations
| Case | Sample | What you type |
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| Article | NATO | see sample NATO and Wikipedia:Naming conventions (acronyms) |
| Redirect | US | #redirect [[United States]] |
| Alternate use | NP | :''Alternate use: [[ISO country code]] for [[Nepal]]'' |
| Disambiguation page | AT | '''AU''' may stand for: *[[Australia]] ([[ISO country code]]) *''This is a [[wikipedia:disambiguation|disambiguation]] page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page. |
ISO country codes The ones of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2:
AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG[?] Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ[?] Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa AT Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD[?] Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkina Faso BG Bulgaria BH Bahrain BI[?] Burundi BJ[?] Benin BM Bermuda BN[?] Brunei Darussalam BO[?] Bolivia BR Brazil BS Bahamas BT Bhutan BV[?] Bouvet Island BW[?] Botswana BY Belarus BZ Belize CA Canada CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands CD Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The CF Central African Republic CG Congo, Republic of the CH Switzerland CI[?] Côte d'Ivoire CK[?] Cook Islands CL[?] Chile CM Cameroon CN China CO Colombia CR[?] Costa Rica CU[?] Cuba CV Cape Verde CX[?] Christmas Island CY Cyprus CZ Czech Republic DE Germany DJ Djibouti DK Denmark DM Dominica DO[?] Dominican Republic DZ[?] Algeria EC Ecuador EE Estonia EG[?] Egypt EH[?] Western Sahara ER Eritrea ES Spain ET[?] Ethiopia FI Finland FJ[?] Fiji FK[?] Falkland Islands FM Micronesia, Federated States of FO[?] Faroe Islands FR France GA Gabon GB United Kingdom GD[?] Grenada GE Georgia GF[?] French Guiana GH Ghana GI Gibraltar GL[?] Greenland GM Gambia GN[?] Guinea GP Guadeloupe GQ Equatorial Guinea GR Greece GS[?] South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands GT Guatemala GU[?] Guam GW[?] Guinea-Bissau GY[?] Guyana HK Hong Kong HM[?] Heard Island and McDonald Islands HN[?] Honduras HR Croatia HT[?] Haiti HU Hungary ID Indonesia IE Ireland IL Israel IN India IO[?] British Indian Ocean Territory IQ Iraq IR Iran, Islamic Republic of IS Iceland IT Italy JM[?] Jamaica JO[?] Jordan JP Japan KE[?] Kenya KG Kyrgyzstan KH[?] Cambodia KI[?] Kiribati KM Comoros KN Saint Kitts and Nevis KP[?] Korea, Democratic People's Republic of KR Korea, Republic of KW Kuwait KY Cayman Islands KZ Kazakhstan LA Lao People's Democratic Republic LB Lebanon LC[?] Saint Lucia LI Liechtenstein LK[?] Sri Lanka LR[?] Liberia LS[?] Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY[?] Libyan Arab Jamahiriya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldova, Republic of MG Madagascar MH[?] Marshall Islands MK Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of ML Mali MM Myanmar MN Mongolia MO Macao MP Northern Mariana Islands MQ[?] Martinique MR[?] Mauritania MS Montserrat MT Malta MU[?] Mauritius MV[?] Maldives MW[?] Malawi MX Mexico MY[?] Malaysia MZ Mozambique NA[?] Namibia NC New Caledonia NE Niger NF Norfolk Island NG[?] Nigeria NI[?] Nicaragua NL Netherlands NO Norway NP Nepal NR[?] Nauru NU Niue NZ New Zealand OM Oman PA Panama PE Peru PF[?] French Polynesia PG[?] Papua New Guinea PH Philippines PK Pakistan PL Poland PM[?] Saint Pierre and Miquelon PN[?] Pitcairn PR[?] Puerto Rico PS Palestinian Territory, Occupied PT Portugal PW[?] Palau PY[?] Paraguay QA Qatar RE[?] Reunion RO Romania RU Russian Federation RW[?] Rwanda SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands SC Seychelles SD Sudan SE Sweden SG Singapore SH[?] Saint Helena SI Slovenia SJ[?] Svalbard and Jan Mayen SK Slovakia SL[?] Sierra Leone SM[?] San Marino SN[?] Senegal SO[?] Somalia SR[?] Suriname ST[?] Sao Tome and Principe SV El Salvador SY[?] Syrian Arab Republic SZ[?] Swaziland TC[?] Turks and Caicos Islands TD Chad TF[?] French Southern Territories TG[?] Togo TH[?] Thailand TJ[?] Tajikistan TK[?] Tokelau TL[?] Timor Leste TM[?] Turkmenistan TN Tunisia TO[?] Tonga TR Turkey TT Trinidad and Tobago TV Tuvalu TW[?] Taiwan, Republic of China TZ[?] Tanzania, United Republic Of UA Ukraine UG[?] Uganda UM[?] United States Minor Outlying Islands US United States UY[?] Uruguay UZ Uzbekistan VA Vatican City State VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VE Venezuela VG Virgin Islands, British VI[?] Virgin Islands, U.S. VN[?] Viet Nam VU[?] Vanuatu WF[?] Wallis and Futuna WS[?] Samoa YE[?] Yemen YT Mayotte YU[?] Yugoslavia ZA[?] South Africa ZM[?] Zambia ZW[?] Zimbabwe
AL Alabama AK Alaska AZ Arizona AR Arkansas CA California CO Colorado CT Connecticut DE Delaware FL Florida GA Georgia HI Hawaii ID Idaho IL Illinois IN Indiana IA Iowa KS Kansas KY Kentucky LA Louisiana ME Maine MD Maryland MA Massachusetts MI Michigan MN Minnesota MS Mississippi MO Missouri MT Montana NE Nebraska NV Nevada NH New Hampshire NJ New Jersey NM New Mexico NY New York NC North Carolina ND North Dakota OH Ohio OK Oklahoma OR Oregon PA Pennsylvania RI Rhode Island SC South Carolina SD South Dakota TN Tennessee TX Texas UT Utah VT Vermont VA Virginia WA Washington WV West Virginia WI Wisconsin WY Wyoming
AB Alberta BC British Columbia MB Manitoba NB New Brunswick NF Newfoundland and Labrador NT Northwest Territories NS Nova Scotia NU Nunavut ON Ontario PE Prince Edward Island QC Quebec SK Saskatchewan YT Yukon Territory
Elements from List of elements by symbol
Ac[?] Actinium Ag[?] Silver Al Aluminum Am Americium Ar Argon As Arsenic At Astatine Au Gold B Boron Ba Barium Be Beryllium Bh[?] Bohrium Bi Bismuth Bk[?] Berkelium Br Bromine C Carbon Ca[?] Calcium Cd Cadmium Ce[?] Cerium Cf Californium Cl Chlorine Cm Curium Co Cobalt Cr[?] Chromium Cs Cesium Cu[?] Copper Db[?] Dubnium Ds[?] Darmstadtium Dy[?] Dysprosium Er[?] Erbium Es[?] Einsteinium Eu[?] Europium F Fluorine Fe Iron Fm[?] Fermium Fr[?] Francium Ga Gallium Gd[?] Gadolinium Ge Germanium H Hydrogen He Helium Hf[?] Hafnium Hg Mercury Ho Holmium Hs[?] Hassium I Iodine In[?] Indium Ir[?] Iridium K Potassium Kr[?] Krypton La[?] Lanthanum Li Lithium Lr[?] Lawrencium Lu[?] Lutetium Md[?] Mendelevium Mg Magnesium Mn[?] Manganese Mo Molybdenum Mt[?] Meitnerium N Nitrogen Na Sodium Nb Niobium Nd[?] Neodymium Ne Neon Ni[?] Nickel No[?] Nobelium Np[?] Neptunium O Oxygen Os Osmium P Phosphorus Pa Protactinium Pb Lead Pd[?] Palladium Pm Promethium Po Polonium Pr[?] Praseodymium Pt[?] Platinum Pu[?] Plutonium Ra Radium Rb[?] Rubidium Re Rhenium Rf[?] Rutherfordium Rh[?] Rhodium Rn Radon Ru Ruthenium S Sulfur Sb[?] Antimony Sc[?] Scandium Se Selenium
Sg[?] Seaborgium Si Silicon Sm[?] Samarium Sn[?] Tin Sr Strontium Ta Tantalum Tb Terbium Tc[?] Technetium Te[?] Tellurium Th[?] Thorium Ti Titanium Tl[?] Thallium Tm Thulium U Uranium Uub[?] Ununbium Uue[?] Ununennium Uuh[?] Ununhexium Uuo[?] Ununoctium Uup[?] Ununpentium Uuq[?] Ununquadium Uus[?] Ununseptium Uut[?] Ununtrium Uuu[?] Unununium V Vanadium W Tungsten Xe Xenon Y Yttrium Yb[?] Ytterbium Zn Zinc Zr[?] Zirconium
SI units See also: SI base unit, SI derived unit, Orders of magnitude, Conversion of units
- Time: femtosecond[?] (fs[?]), nanosecond[?] (ns[?]), microsecond, (μs[?]), millisecond (ms[?]), second (m), hour (hr), day (dy[?]), year (yr[?])
- Length: attometre[?] (am), femtometre[?] (fm[?]), picometre (pm), nanometre (nm), micrometre (µm), millimetre (mm), centimetre (cm), metre (m), kilometre (km), astronomical unit (AU), light year (LY[?])
- Area: square metre (m2), hectare (ha), square kilometre (km2)
- Mass: gram (g), kilogram (kg), tonne (t)
- Volume: millilitre (ml), litre (l), cubic metre (m3)
- Energy: milli electron volt (meV), electron volt (eV), Mega electron volt, Giga electron volt (GeV), Tera electron volt (TeV), Joule (J), kilowatthour kWh, terawatthour TWh
- Temperature: nanokelvin (nK[?]), microkelvin (µK[?]), millikelvin (mK), kelvin (K)
Currency codes ISO 4217 currency codes
AED[?] United Arab Emirates Dirham[?] AFA[?] Afghani ALL Albanian Lek[?]
AMD Armenian Dram[?] ANG[?] Netherlands Antillian Guilder[?] AOA[?] Angolan Kwanza[?] ARS[?] Argentine Peso[?] AUD Australian Dollar AWG[?] Aruban Guilder[?] AZM[?] Azerbaijani Manat[?] BAM[?] Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Marks[?] BBD[?] Barbados Dollar[?] BDT[?] Bangladesh Taka[?] BGL[?] Bulgarian Lev[?] BGN[?] Bulgarian Lev[?] BHD[?] Bahraini Dinar[?] BIF[?] Burundi Franc[?] BMD[?] Bermuda Dollar[?] BND Brunei Dollar[?] BOB[?] Bolivian Boliviano[?] BRL[?] Brazilian Real[?] BSD Bahamian Dollar[?] BTN[?] Bhutan Ngultrum[?] BWP[?] Botswana Pula[?] BYR[?] Belarussian Ruble[?] BZD[?] Belize Dollar[?] CAD Canadian Dollar CDF[?] Franc Congolais[?] CHF[?] Swiss Franc[?] CLP[?] Chilean Peso CNY Yuan Renminbi[?] COP[?] Colombian Peso[?] CRC Costa Rican Colon[?] CUP[?] Cuban Peso[?] CVE[?] Cape Verde Escudo[?] CYP[?] Cyprus Pound[?] CZK[?] Czech Koruna[?] DJF[?] Djibouti Franc[?] DKK[?] Danish Krone DOP[?] Dominican Peso[?] DZD[?] Algerian Dinar[?] EEK Estonian Kroon[?] EGP[?] Egyptian Pound[?] ERN[?] Eritrean Nakfa[?] ETB[?] Ethiopian Birr[?] EUR Euro FJD[?] Fiji Dollar[?] FKP[?] Falkland Islands Pound[?] GBP Pound Sterling[?] GEL[?] Georgian Lari[?] GHC[?] Ghana Cedi[?] GIP[?] Gibraltar Pound[?] GMD[?] Gambian Dalasi[?] GNF[?] Guinea Franc[?] GTQ Guatemalan Quetzal[?] GWP[?] Guinea-Bissau Peso[?] GYD[?] Guyana Dollar[?] HKD[?] Hong Kong Dollar[?] HNL[?] Honduran Lempira[?] HRK Croatian Kuna[?] HTG[?] Haitian Gourde[?] HUF[?] Hungarian Forint[?] IDR[?] Indonesian Rupiah[?] ILS New Israeli Shekel INR[?] Indian Rupee[?] IQD[?] Iraqi Dinar[?] IRR Iranian Rial[?] ISK Iceland Krona[?] JMD[?] Jamaican Dollar[?] JOD[?] Jordanian Dinar[?] JPY Japanese Yen[?] KES[?] Kenyan Shilling[?] KGS[?] Kyrgyzstan Som[?] KHR[?] Cambodian Riel[?] KMF[?] Comoro Franc[?] KPW[?] North Korean Won[?] KRW[?] South Korean Won[?] KWD[?] Kuwaiti Dinar[?] KYD[?] Cayman Islands Dollar[?] KZT[?] Kazakhstan Tenge[?] LAK[?] Lao Kip[?] LBP[?] Lebanese Pound[?] LKR[?] Sri Lanka Rupee[?] LRD[?] Liberian Dollar[?] LSL[?] Lesotho Loti[?] LTL[?] Lithuanian Litus[?] LVL[?] Latvian Lats[?] LYD[?] Libyan Dinar[?] MAD Moroccan Dirham[?] MDL[?] Moldovan Leu[?] MGF[?] Malagasy Franc[?] MKD[?] Macedonian Denar[?] MMK[?] Myanmar Kyat[?] MNT[?] Mongolian Tugrik[?] MOP[?] Macau Pataca[?] MRO[?] Mauritania Ouguiya[?] MTL[?] Maltese Lira[?] MUR[?] Mauritius Rupee[?] MVR[?] Maldives Rufiyaa[?] MWK[?] Malawi Kwacha[?] MXN[?] Mexican Peso MYR[?] Malaysian Ringgit[?] MZM[?] Moazambique Metical[?] NAD[?] Namibia Dollar[?] NGN[?] Nigerian Naira[?] NIO[?] Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro[?] NOK Norwegian Krone NPR Nepalese Rupee[?] NZD New Zealand Dollar OMR[?] Rial Omani[?] PAB[?] Panama Balboa[?] PEN[?] Peruvian Nuevo Sol[?] PGK[?] Papua New Guinea Kina[?] PHP Philippine Peso PKR[?] Pakistan Rupee[?] PLN Polish Zloty[?] PYG[?] Paraguay Guarani[?] QAR[?] Qatari Rial[?] ROL Romanian Leu[?] RUB[?] Russian Ruble[?] RUR[?] Russian Ruble[?] RWF[?] Rwanda Franc[?] SAR Saudi Riyal[?] SBD[?] Solomon Islands Dollar[?] SCR[?] Seychelles Rupee[?] SDD[?] Sudanese Dinar[?] SEK Swedish Krona[?] SGD[?] Singapore Dollar[?] SHP[?] Saint Helena Pound[?] SIT Slovene Tolar[?] SKK[?] Slovak Koruna[?] SLL[?] Sierra Leonean Leone[?] SOS Somali Shilling[?] SRG[?] Suriname Guilder[?] STD São Tomé and Principe Dobra[?] SVC El Salvador Colon[?] SYP[?] Syrian Pound[?] SZL[?] Swaziland Lilangeni[?] THB Thai Baht[?] TJS[?] Tajikistan Somoni[?] TMM[?] Turkmenistan Manat[?] TND[?] Tunisian Dinar[?] TOP[?] Tongan Pa?anga[?] TPE[?] Timor Escudo[?] TRL Turkish Lira[?] TTD Trinidad and Tobago Dollar[?] TWD[?] New Taiwan Dollar[?] TZS[?] Tanzanian Shilling[?] UAH[?] Ukrainian Hryvnia[?] UGX[?] Uganda Shilling[?] USD United States Dollar UYU[?] Peso Uruguayo[?] UZS[?] Uzbekistan Sum[?] VEB Venezuelan Bolivar[?] VND[?] Viet Nam Dong[?] VUV[?] Vanuatu Vatu[?] WST[?] Samoa Tala[?] XAF[?] CFA Franc BEAC XAG[?] Silver XAU[?] Gold XCD[?] East Caribbean Dollar XDR[?] Special Drawing Rights XOF[?] CFA Franc BCEAO XPD[?] Palladium XPF[?] CFP Franc[?] XPT[?] Platinum YER[?] Yemeni Rial[?] YUM[?] Yugoslavian Dinar[?] ZAR[?] South African Rand[?] ZMK[?] Zambian Kwacha[?] ZWD[?] Zimbabwe Dollar[?]
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