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| Explanation of Data Designators T1T2A1A2ii CCCC |
| TABLE C1 |
Geographical designators A1A2 for use in abbreviated headings T1T2A1A2 ii CCCC YYGGgg
for bulletins containing meteorological information, excluding ships’ weather reports
and oceanographic data |
| Instructions for the proper application of the level designators |
| (1) |
This table is subdivided into two parts: Part I contains geographical designators related to countries or territories in each RTH zone of responsibility for the collection of observational reports (surface and upperair); Part II contains those for vast areas such as continents, hemispheres, etc. |
| (2) |
In the case of bulletins containing observational reports (surface and upper-air) from land stations, geographical designators contained in Part II of the table should be used only when no suitable designators are available in Part I of the table. |
| (3) |
In the case of bulletins containing meteorological information related to aircraft reports, analyses, prognoses, warnings, climatological data, satellite data and also analogue facsimile information, all the geographical designators contained in this table can be used. However, as far as possible, the geographical designator XX should not be used. |
| (4) |
For the geographical designator in the abbreviated heading of the METNO and WIFMA messages, XX should be used. |
| (5) |
Geographical designators contained in this table should not be used in the abbreviated heading of bulletins containing ships’ weather reports and oceanographic data. |
| (6) |
For T1T2=SZ A1A2 area designator from Table C1 should be used. |
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NOTE: The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this table do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. |
| Part I - Country or Territory Designators |
| A1A2 |
Country |
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A1A2 |
Country |
| AB |
Albania |
LN |
Southern Line Islands |
| AG |
Argentina |
LS |
Lesotho |
| AH |
Afghanistan |
LT |
Lithuania |
| AI |
Ascension Island |
LV |
Latvia |
| AJ |
Azerbaijan, Republic of |
LY |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| AK |
Alaska |
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| AL |
Algeria |
MA |
Mauritius |
| AN |
Angola |
MB |
Marion Island |
| AT |
Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and other British Islands in the vicinity |
MC |
Morocco |
| AU |
Australia |
MD |
Madeira |
| AY |
Armenia |
MF |
Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, Guadeloupe and other French islands in the vicinity |
| AZ |
Azores |
MG |
Madagascar |
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MH |
Marshall Islands |
| BA |
Bahamas |
MI |
Mali |
| BC |
Botswana |
MJ |
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| BD |
Brunei Darussalam |
MK |
Montenegro |
| BE |
Bermuda |
ML |
Malta |
| BH |
Belize |
MN |
St. Maarten |
| BI |
Burundi |
MO |
Mongolia |
| BJ |
Benin |
MR |
Martinique |
| BK |
Banks Islands |
MS |
Malaysia |
| BM |
Myanmar |
MT |
Mauritania |
| BN |
Bahrain |
MU |
Macao, China |
| BO |
Bolivia |
MV |
Maldives Islands |
| BR |
Barbados |
MW |
Malawi |
| BU |
Bulgaria |
MX |
Mexico |
| BV |
Bouvet Island |
MY |
Mariana Islands |
| BW |
Bangladesh |
MZ |
Mozambique |
| BX |
Belgium, Luxembourg |
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| BY |
Belarus |
NC |
New Caledonia |
| BZ |
Brazil |
NG |
Papua New Guinea |
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NI |
Nigeria |
| CD |
Chad |
NK |
Nicaragua |
| CE |
Central African Republic |
NL |
Netherlands |
| CG |
Congo |
NM |
Namibia |
| CH |
Chile |
NO |
Norway |
| CI |
China |
NP |
Nepal |
| CM |
Cameroon |
NR |
Niger |
| CN |
Canada |
NU |
Curaçao and Aruba |
| CO |
Colombia |
NV |
Vanuatu |
| CR |
Canary Islands (Spain) |
NW |
Nauru Island |
| CS |
Costa Rica |
NZ |
New Zealand |
| CT |
Canton Island |
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| CU |
Cuba |
OM |
Oman |
| CV |
Cape Verde |
OR |
South Orkney Islands |
| CY |
Cyprus |
OS |
Austria |
| CZ |
Czech Republic |
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PF |
French Polynesia |
| DC |
Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba islands) |
PH |
Philippines |
| DJ |
Djibouti |
PI |
Phoenix Islands |
| DL |
Germany |
PK |
Pakistan |
| DN |
Denmark |
PL |
Poland |
| DO |
Dominica |
PM |
Panama |
| DR |
Dominican Republic |
PO |
Portugal |
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| EG |
Egypt |
PP |
Republic of Palau |
| EI |
Erithrea |
PR |
Peru |
| EO |
Estonia |
PT |
Pitcairn |
| EQ |
Ecuador |
PU |
Puerto Rico |
| ER |
United Arab Emirates |
PY |
Paraguay |
| ES |
El Salvador |
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| ET |
Ethiopia |
QB |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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QT |
Qatar |
| FA |
Faroe Islands |
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| FG |
French Guiana |
RA |
Russian Federation (East) |
| FI |
Finland |
RE |
Réunion and associated Islands |
| FJ |
Fiji |
RH |
Croatia |
| FK |
Falkland Island (Malvinas) |
RM |
Republic of Moldova |
| FP |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
RO |
Romania |
| FR |
France |
RS |
Russian Federation (West) |
| FW |
Wallis and Futuna Islands |
RW |
Rwanda |
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| GB |
Gambia |
SB |
Sri Lanka |
| GC |
Cayman Islands |
SC |
Seychelles |
| GD |
Grenada |
SD |
Saudi Arabia |
| GE |
Gough Island |
SG |
Senegal |
| GG |
Georgia |
SI |
Somalia |
| GH |
Ghana |
SK |
Sarawak |
| GI |
Gibraltar |
SL |
Sierra Leone |
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SM |
Suriname |
| GL |
Greenland |
SN |
Sweden |
| GM |
Guam |
SO |
Solomon Islands |
| GN |
Guinea |
SP |
Spain |
| GO |
Gabon |
SQ |
Slovakia |
| GQ |
Equatorial Guinea |
SR |
Singapore |
| GR |
Greece |
SS |
South Sudan |
| GU |
Guatemala |
SU |
Sudan |
| GW |
Guinea-Bissau |
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SV |
Swaziland |
| GY |
Guyana |
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SW |
Switzerland |
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SX |
Santa Cruz Islands |
| HA |
Haiti |
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SY |
Syrian Arab Republic |
| HE |
St. Helena |
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SZ |
Spitzbergen Islands |
| HK |
Hong Kong, China |
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| HO |
Honduras |
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TA |
Tajikistan |
| HU |
Hungary |
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TC |
Tristan da Cunha |
| HV |
Burkina Faso |
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TD |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| HW |
Hawaiian Islands |
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TG |
Togo |
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TH |
Thailand |
| IC |
Comoros |
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TI |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
| ID |
Indonesia |
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TK |
Tokelau |
| IE |
Ireland |
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TM |
Timor-Leste |
| IL |
Iceland |
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TN |
Tanzania, United Republic of |
| IN |
India |
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TO |
Tonga |
| IQ |
Iraq |
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TP |
Sao Tome and Principe |
| IR |
Islamic Republic of Iran |
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TR |
Turkmenistan |
| IS |
Israel |
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TS |
Tunisia |
| IV |
Côte d'Ivoire |
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TU |
Turkey |
| IY |
Italy |
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TV |
Tuvalu |
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| JD |
Jordan |
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UG |
Uganda |
| JM |
Jamaica |
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UK |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| JP |
Japan |
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UR |
Ukraine |
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US |
United States of America |
| KA |
Caroline Islands (Federated State of Micronesia) |
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UY |
Uruguay |
| KB |
Kiribati |
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UZ |
Uzbekistan |
| KI |
Christmas Island |
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| KK |
Cocos Islands |
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VG |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| KN |
Kenya |
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VI |
Virgin Islands |
| KO |
Korea, Republic of |
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VN |
Venezuela |
| KP |
Cambodia |
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VS |
Vietnam |
| KR |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| KU |
Cook Island |
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YE |
Yemen |
| KW |
Kuwait |
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YG |
Serbia |
| KY |
Kyrgyzstan |
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| KZ |
Kazakhstan |
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ZA |
South Africa |
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ZB |
Zambia |
| LA |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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ZM |
Western Samoa |
| LB |
Lebanon |
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ZR |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| LC |
Saint Lucia |
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ZW |
Zimbabwe |
| LI |
Liberia |
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| LJ |
Slovenia |
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| Part II - Area designators |
| A1A2 |
Geographical Area |
|
A1A2 |
Geographical Area |
| AA |
Antarctic |
MM |
Mediterranean area |
| AC |
Arctic |
MP |
Central Mediterranean area |
| AE |
South-East Asia |
MQ |
Western Mediterranean area |
| AF |
Africa |
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| AM |
Central Africa |
NA |
North America |
| AO |
West Africa |
NT |
North Atlantic area |
| AP |
Southern Africa |
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| AS |
Asia |
OC |
Oceania |
| AW |
Near East |
OH |
Sea of Okhotsk |
| AX |
Arabian Sea area |
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PA |
Pacific area |
| BQ |
Baltic Sea area |
PE |
Persian Gulf area |
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PN |
North Pacific area |
| CA |
Caribbean and Central America |
PQ |
Western North Pacific |
| EA |
East Africa |
PS |
South Pacific area |
| EC |
East China Sea area |
PW |
Western Pacific area |
| EE |
Eastern Europe |
PZ |
Eastern Pacific area |
| EM |
Middle Europe |
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| EN |
Northern Europe |
SA |
South America |
| EU |
Europe |
SE |
Southern Ocean area |
| EW |
Western Europe |
SJ |
Sea of Japan area |
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SS |
South China Sea area |
| FE |
Far East |
ST |
South Atlantic area |
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| GA |
Gulf of Alaska area |
XE |
Eastern hemisphere |
| GX |
Gulf of Mexico area |
XN |
Northern hemisphere |
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XS |
Southern hemisphere |
| IO |
Indian Ocean area |
XT |
Tropical belt |
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XW |
Western hemisphere |
| ME |
Eastern Mediterranean area |
XX |
For use when other designators are not appropriate |
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