ISO 3166-2:NG is the entry for Nigeria in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Nigeria, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for one capital territory and 36 states. The Federal Capital Territory contains the capital of the country Abuja and has special status equal to the states.
Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Nigeria. The second part is two letters.
Current codes Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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Code Subdivision name (en) Subdivision category Abia state Abuja Federal Capital Territory capital territory Adamawa state Akwa Ibom state Anambra state Bauchi state Bayelsa state Benue state Borno state Cross River state Delta state Ebonyi state Edo state Ekiti state Enugu state Gombe state Imo state Jigawa state Kaduna state Kano state Katsina state Kebbi state Kogi state Kwara state Lagos state Nasarawa state Niger state Ogun state Ondo state Osun state Oyo state Plateau state Rivers state Sokoto state Taraba state Yobe state Zamfara state
Changes The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
Newsletter Date issued Description of change in newsletter Code/Subdivision change Addition of 6 new states Subdivisions added: Bayelsa Ebonyi Ekiti Gombe Nassarawa Zamfara Consistency between ISO 3166-1 and ISO 3166-2, addition of names in administrative languages
See also Subdivisions of Nigeria FIPS region codes of Nigeria Neighbouring countries: BJ, CM, NE, TD
External links ISO Online Browsing Platform: NG States of Nigeria, Statoids.com