ISO 3166-2:US
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ISO 3166-2:US is the section of the ISO 3166 standard that defines internationally recognized subdivision codes for the states and territories of the United States.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166-2:US canonical | 8 |
| ISO 3166-2:US code US-NH | 1 |
| ISO 3166-2:US-LA | 1 |
| ISO 3166-2:US-ME | 1 |
| United States ISO 3166-2 subdivision set | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3734869 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: ISO 3166-2:US Context triple: [US-MS, partOf, ISO 3166-2:US]
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A.
U.S. states
U.S. states are the 50 constituent political entities that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States, each with its own constitution, laws, and governance structure.
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B.
contiguous United States
The contiguous United States refers to the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia on the North American mainland, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
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C.
States
States are the primary constituent political units of the Republic of India, each with its own government and legislature operating within the federal constitutional framework.
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D.
States
The States are the individual self-governing regional political units within the federal system of Australia, each with its own parliament and constitutional powers.
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E.
Florida Territory
Florida Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from 1822 to 1845, bridging the period between Spanish colonial rule and Florida’s admission as a U.S. state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: ISO 3166-2:US Target entity description: ISO 3166-2:US is the section of the ISO 3166 standard that defines internationally recognized subdivision codes for the states and territories of the United States.
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A.
U.S. states
U.S. states are the 50 constituent political entities that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States, each with its own constitution, laws, and governance structure.
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B.
contiguous United States
The contiguous United States refers to the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia on the North American mainland, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
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C.
States
States are the primary constituent political units of the Republic of India, each with its own government and legislature operating within the federal constitutional framework.
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D.
States
The States are the individual self-governing regional political units within the federal system of Australia, each with its own parliament and constitutional powers.
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E.
Florida Territory
Florida Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from 1822 to 1845, bridging the period between Spanish colonial rule and Florida’s admission as a U.S. state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ISO 3166-2 entry
ⓘ
geographic code standard ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
50 U.S. states
ⓘ
District of Columbia ⓘ United States territories ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. outlying territories
|
| category | country subdivision codes ⓘ |
| codeSpace | US-* ⓘ |
| codeStructure | two-part code separated by a hyphen ⓘ |
| conformsTo |
ISO 3166
ⓘ
surface form:
ISO 3166 coding principles
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| defines |
codes for U.S. federal district
ⓘ
codes for U.S. states ⓘ codes for U.S. territories ⓘ subdivision codes for the United States ⓘ |
| domain |
geography
ⓘ
international standards ⓘ |
| firstPart | US ⓘ |
| firstPartType | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code ⓘ |
| governingBody | ISO Technical Committee 46 ⓘ |
| hasNotationSystem | alphanumeric codes ⓘ |
| identifierFormatExample |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
US-CA
US-DC ⓘ US-NY ⓘ |
| languageOfNames | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency
ⓘ
International Organization for Standardization ⓘ |
| partOf |
ISO 3166
ⓘ
ISO 3166 ⓘ
surface form:
ISO 3166-2
|
| publisher | International Organization for Standardization ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide internationally recognized subdivision identifiers for the United States ⓘ |
| regionCovered | North America ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
ISO 3166-1
ⓘ
ISO 3166-3 ⓘ |
| scope | first-level administrative subdivisions of the United States ⓘ |
| secondPartBasedOn | postal abbreviations for U.S. states and territories ⓘ |
| secondPartType | two-letter subdivision code ⓘ |
| standardFor |
data exchange
ⓘ
geocoding ⓘ international trade documentation ⓘ statistical analysis ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| updateMechanism | periodic newsletter or online updates by ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency ⓘ |
| usedBy |
governments
ⓘ
information systems ⓘ international organizations ⓘ statistical agencies ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: ISO 3166-2:US Description of subject: ISO 3166-2:US is the section of the ISO 3166 standard that defines internationally recognized subdivision codes for the states and territories of the United States.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.