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Cri. column shows the Criteria which can be applied to this entity. As many entities qualify more than one criteria, one of them is listed here. No criteria indicated if the entity does not meet any criteria.
Status column describes i.e. "Delete" if the entity does not meet criteria with reasons. Some comments are also listed in this column.
Measurements of distances are very preliminary and may not be accurate enough. If any comment feel free to drop me.
Prefix |
Name | Cri. | Status |
1A | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | Delete: an organization does not meet criteria 1 | |
3A | Monaco | 1a | |
3B6,7 | Agalega & St. Brandon Is. | 2b(i) | |
3B8 | Mauritius | 1a | |
3B9 | Rodriguez I. | 2b(ii) | |
3C | Equatorial Guinea | 1a | |
3C0 | Annobon I. | 2b(iii) | |
3D2 | Conway Reef | 2b(i) | |
3D2 | Fiji | 1a | |
3D2 | Rotuma I. | 2b(ii) | |
3DA# | Swaziland | 1a | |
3V | Tunisia | 1a | |
3W,XV | Viet Nam | 1a | |
3X | Guinea | 1a | |
3Y | Bouvet | 2b(i) | |
3Y | Peter 1 I. | Delete: Ownership by Norway is not clear. This island is protected by Antarctic Treaty | |
4J,4K | Azerbaijan | 1a | |
4L | Georgia | 1a | |
4O | Montenegro | 1a | |
4S | Sri Lanka | 1a | |
4U | ITU HQ | Delete: an organization does not meet criteria 1 | |
4U | United Nations HQ | Delete: an organization does not meet criteria 1 | |
4W | Timor-Leste | 1a | |
4X,4Z | Israel | 1a | |
5A | Libya | 1a | |
5B,C4,P3 | Cyprus | 1a | |
5H,5I | Tanzania | 1a | |
5N | Nigeria | 1a | |
5R | Madagascar | 1a | |
5T | Mauritania | 1a | |
5U | Niger | 1a | |
5V | Togo | 1a | |
5W | Samoa | 1a | |
5X | Uganda | 1a | |
5Y,5Z | Kenya | 1a | |
6V,6W | Senegal | 1a | |
6Y | Jamaica | 1a | |
7O | Yemen | 1a | |
7P | Lesotho | 1a | |
7Q | Malawi | 1a | |
7T-7Y | Algeria | 1a | |
8P | Barbados | 1a | |
8Q | Maldives | 1a | |
8R | Guyana | 1a | |
9A | Croatia | 1a | |
9G | Ghana | 1a | |
9H | Malta | 1a | |
9I,9J | Zambia | 1a | |
9K | Kuwait | 1a | |
9L | Sierra Leone | 1a | |
9M2 | West Malaysia | 1a | |
9M6,8 | East Malaysia | 2a(i) | |
9N | Nepal | 1a | |
9Q | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1a | |
9U | Burundi | 1a | |
9V | Singapore | 1a | |
9X | Rwanda | 1a | |
9Y,9Z | Trinidad & Tobago | 1a | |
A2 | Botswana | 1a | |
A3 | Tonga | 1a | |
A4 | Oman | 1a | |
A5 | Bhutan | 1a | |
A6 | United Arab Emirates | 1a | |
A7 | Qatar | 1a | |
A9 | Bahrain | 1a | |
AP | Pakistan | 1a | |
B | China | 1a | |
BS7 | Scarborough Reef | Delete: question on ownership | |
BU-BX | Taiwan | Delete: count as B, China | |
BV9P | Pratas I. | Delete: count as B, China | |
C2 | Nauru | 1a | |
C3 | Andorra | 1a | |
C5 | The Gambia | 1a | |
C6 | Bahamas | 1a | |
C8,C9 | Mozambique | 1a | |
CA-CE | Chile | 1a | |
CE0 | Easter I. | 2b(i) | |
CE0 | Juan Fernandez Is. | 2b(ii) | |
CE0 | San Felix & San Ambrosio | 2b(ii) | |
CE9/KC4 | Antarctica | 1c(a) | |
CM,CO | Cuba | 1a | |
CN | Morocco | 1a | |
CP | Bolivia | 1a | |
CT | Portugal | 1a | |
CT3 | Madeira Is. | 2b(i) | |
CU | Azores | 2b(ii) | |
CV-CX | Uruguay | 1a | |
CY0 | Sable I. | Delete: count as Canada VE | |
CY9 | St. Paul I. | Delete: count as Canada VE | |
D2,D3 | Angola | 1a | |
D4 | Cape Verde | 1a | |
D6 | Comoros | 1a | |
DA-DR | Federal Republic of Germany | 1a | |
DU-DZ,4D-4I | Philippines | 1a | |
E3 | Eritrea | 1a | |
E4 | Palestine | 1b | |
E5 | North Cook Is. | 2b(i) | |
E5 | South Cook Is. | 1b | |
E6 | Niue | 1b | |
E7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1a | |
EA6-EH6 | Balearic Is. | Delete: count as Spain EA | |
EA8-EH8 | Canary Is. | 2b(i) | |
EA9-EH9 | Ceuta & Melilla | 2a | * Ceuta: count as Spain EA. Melilla: separate as 2a |
EA-EH | Spain | 1a | |
EI,EJ | Ireland | 1a | |
EK | Armenia | 1a | |
EL | Liberia | 1a | |
EP,EQ | Iran | 1a | |
ER | Moldova | 1a | |
ES | Estonia | 1a | |
ET | Ethiopia | 1a | |
EU-EW | Belarus | 1a | |
EX | Kyrgyzstan | 1a | |
EY | Tajikistan | 1a | |
EZ | Turkmenistan | 1a | |
F | France | 1a | |
FG | Guadeloupe | 1c(a) | |
FH | Mayotte | 1c(a) | |
FJ | Saint Barthelemy | 1c(a) | |
FK | Chesterfield Is. | 2b(i) | from New Caledonia |
FK | New Caledonia | 1c(a) | |
FM | Martinique | 1c(a) | |
FO | Austral I. | 2b(i) | from French Polynesia |
FO | Marquesas Is. | 2b(ii) | from French Polynesia |
FO | Clipperton I. | 1c(a) | |
FO | French Polynesia | 1c(a) | |
FP | St. Pierre & Miquelon | 1c(a) | |
FR | Reunion I. | 1c(a) | |
FS | Saint Martin | 1c(a) | |
FT/G | Glorioso Is. | 2b(i) | from Amsterdam Is |
FT/J,E | Juan de Nova, Europa | Delete: distance from Glorioso less than 800km | |
FT/T | Tromelin I. | 2b(ii) | from Amsterdam Is |
FT/W | Crozet I. | 2b(i) | from Amsterdam Is |
FT/X | Kerguelen Is. | 2b(ii) | from Amsterdam Is |
FT/Z | Amsterdam & St. Paul Is. | 1c(a) | |
FW | Wallis & Futuna Is. | 1c(a) | |
FY | French Guiana | 1c(a) | |
G,GX,M | England | 1a | |
GD,GT | Isle of Man | 1c(a) | |
GI,GN | Northern Ireland | Delete: count as England (should be UK) | |
GJ,GH | Jersey | 1c(a) | |
GM,GS | Scotland | Delete: count as England (should be UK) | |
GU,GP | Guernsey | 1c(a) | |
GW,GC | Wales | Delete: count as England (should be UK) | |
H4 | Solomon Is. | 1a | |
H40 | Temotu Province | 2b(i) | |
HA,HG | Hungary | 1a | |
HB | Switzerland | 1a | |
HB0 | Liechtenstein | 1a | |
HC,HD | Ecuador | 1a | |
HC8,HD8 | Galapagos Is. | 2b(i) | |
HH | Haiti | 1a | |
HI | Dominican Republic | 1a | |
HJ,HK,5J,5K | Colombia | 1a | |
HK0 | Malpelo I. | 2b(i) | |
HK0 | San Andres & Providencia | 2b(ii) | |
HL,6K-6N | Republic of Korea | 1a | |
HO,HP | Panama | 1a | |
HQ,HR | Honduras | 1a | |
HS,E2 | Thailand | 1a | |
HV | Vatican | 1b | |
HZ | Saudi Arabia | 1a | |
I | Italy | 1a | |
IS0,IM0 | Sardinia | Delete: count as Italy I | |
J2 | Djibouti | 1a | |
J3 | Grenada | 1a | |
J5 | Guinea-Bissau | 1a | |
J6 | St. Lucia | 1a | |
J7 | Dominica | 1a | |
J8 | St. Vincent | 1a | |
JA-JS,7J-7N | Japan | 1a | |
JD1 | Minami Torishima | 2b(i) | |
JD1 | Ogasawara | Delete: Distance from Japan (Izu islands) less than 350km | |
JT-JV | Mongolia | 1a | |
JW | Svalbard | 1c(a) | |
JX | Jan Mayen | 1c(a) | |
JY | Jordan | 1a | |
K,W,N,AA-AK | United States of America | 1a | |
KG4 | Guantanamo Bay | 2b(ii) | |
KH0 | Mariana Is. | 1c(a) | |
KH1 | Baker & Howland Is. | 2b(ii) | |
KH2 | Guam | 1c(a) | |
KH3 | Johnston I. | 2b(ii) | |
KH4 | Midway I. | Delete: distance from Hawaii less than 800km | |
KH5 | Palmyra & Jarvis Is. | 1c(a) | |
KH5K | Kingman Reef | Delete | |
KH6,7 | Hawaii | 2b(i) | |
KH7K | Kure I. | Delete: | |
KH8 | American Samoa | 1c(a) | |
KH8 | Swains I. | 2b(i) | from American Samoa |
KH9 | Wake I. | 1c(a) | |
KL,AL,NL,WL | Alaska | 2a | |
KP1 | Navassa I. | 2b(ii) | |
KP2 | Virgin Is. | 1c(a) | |
KP3,4 | Puerto Rico | 1c(a) | |
KP5 | Desecheo I. | Delete: distance from Puerto Rico less than 350km. Count as Puerto Rico KP4 | |
LA-LN | Norway | 1a | |
LO-LW | Argentina | 1a | |
LX | Luxembourg | 1a | |
LY | Lithuania | 1a | |
LZ | Bulgaria | 1a | |
OA-OC | Peru | 1a | |
OD | Lebanon | 1a | |
OE | Austria | 1a | |
OF-OI | Finland | 1a | |
OH0 | Aland Is. | Delete : count as Finland OH | |
OJ0 | Market Reef | Delete : count as Finland OH/Sweden SM | |
OK-OL | Czech Republic | 1a | |
OM | Slovak Republic | 1a | |
ON-OT | Belgium | 1a | |
OU-OW,OZ | Denmark | 1a | |
OX | Greenland | 1c(a) | |
OY | Faroe Is. | 1c(a) | |
P2 | Papua New Guinea | 1a | |
P4 | Aruba | 1c(a) | |
P5 | Democratic People's Rep. of Korea | 1a | |
PA-PI | Netherlands | 1a | |
PJ2 | Curacao | 1c(a) | |
PJ4 | Bonaire | 2b(i) | from Netherland |
PJ5,6 | Saba & St. Eustatius | 2b(ii) | from Netherland |
PJ7 | St Maarten | 2b(i) | from Curacao |
PP0-PY0F | Fernando de Noronha | 2b(i) | |
PP0-PY0S | St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks | Delete: disance from Fernand de Noronha less than 800km. Count as FdN. | |
PP0-PY0T | Trindade & Martim Vaz Is. | 2b(ii) | |
PP-PY,ZV- ZZ | Brazil | 1a | |
PZ | Suriname | 1a | |
R1/F | Franz Josef Land | Delete: distance from Russian islands less than 350km. Count as Russia | |
S0 | Western Sahara | 1c(a) | |
S2 | Bangladesh | 1a | |
S5 | Slovenia | 1a | |
S7 | Seychelles | 1a | |
S9 | Sao Tome & Principe | 1a | |
SA-SM, 7S,8S | Sweden | 1a | |
SN-SR | Poland | 1a | |
ST | Sudan | 1a | |
SU | Egypt | 1a | |
SV/A | Mount Athos | Delete: count as Greece | |
SV5,J45 | Dodecanese | Delete: distance from Greece less than 350km. Count as Greece | |
SV9,J49 | Crete | Delete: distance from Greece less than 350km. Count as Greece | |
SV-SZ,J4 | Greece | 1a | |
T2 | Tuvalu | 1a | |
T30 | W. Kiribati (Gilbert Is. ) | 1a | |
T31 | C. Kiribati (British Phoenix Is.) | 2b(ii) | |
T32 | E. Kiribati (Line Is.) | 2b(ii) | |
T33 | Banaba I. (Ocean I.) | 2b(i) | |
T5,6O | Somalia | 1a | |
T7 | San Marino | 1a | |
T8 | Palau | 1a | |
TA-TC | Turkey | 1a | |
TF | Iceland | 1a | |
TG,TD | Guatemala | 1a | |
TI,TE | Costa Rica | 1a | |
TI9 | Cocos I. | 2b(i) | |
TJ | Cameroon | 1a | |
TK | Corsica | Delete: count as France F | |
TL | Central Africa | 1a | |
TN | Republic of the Congo | 1a | |
TR | Gabon | 1a | |
TT | Chad | 1a | |
TU | Cote d'Ivoire | 1a | |
TY | Benin | 1a | |
TZ | Mali | 1a | |
UA2,RA2 | Kaliningrad | 2a | |
UA-UI1-7,RA-RZ | European Russia | 1a | |
UA-UI8-0,RA-RZ | Asiatic Russia | Delete: Count as Russia (as whole) | |
UJ-UM | Uzbekistan | 1a | |
UN-UQ | Kazakhstan | 1a | |
UR-UZ,EM-EO | Ukraine | 1a | |
V2 | Antigua & Barbuda | 1a | |
V3 | Belize | 1a | |
V4 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 1a | |
V5 | Namibia | 1a | |
V6 | Micronesia | 1a | |
V7 | Marshall Is. | 1a | |
V8 | Brunei Darussalam | 1a | |
VA-VG,VO,VY | Canada | 1a | |
VK,AX | Australia | 1a | |
VK0 | Heard I. | 1c(a) | |
VK0 | Macquarie I. | 2b(ii) | from Australia |
VK9C | Cocos (Keeling) Is. | 1c(a) | |
VK9L | Lord Howe I. | 2b(i) | from Australia |
VK9M | Mellish Reef | Delete: count as Australia VK | |
VK9N | Norfolk I. | 1c(a) | |
VK9W | Willis I. | Delete: count as Australia VK | |
VK9X | Christmas I. | 1c(a) | |
VP2E | Anguilla | 1c(a) | |
VP2M | Montserrat | 1c(a) | |
VP2V | British Virgin Is. | 1c(a) | |
VP5 | Turks & Caicos Is. | 1c(a) | |
VP6 | Pitcairn I. | 1c(a) | |
VP6 | Ducie I. | 2b(i) | |
VP8 | Falkland Is. | 1c(a) | |
VP8,LU | South Georgia I. | 1c(a) | |
VP8,LU | South Orkney Is. | Delete: ownership unclear. protected by Antarctic Treaty | |
VP8,LU | South Sandwich Is. | 2b(i) | from South Georgia |
VP8,LU,CE9, HF0,4K1 |
South Shetland Is. | Delete: ownership unclear. Protected by Antarctic Treaty | |
VP9 | Bermuda | 1c(a) | |
VQ9 | Chagos Is. | 1c(a) | |
VR | Hong Kong | 1c(a) | |
VU | India | 1a | |
VU4 | Andaman & Nicobar Is. | 2b(i) | |
VU7 | Lakshadweep Is. | Delete: count as India VU | |
XA4-XI4 | Revillagigedo | 2b(i) | |
XA-XI | Mexico | 1a | |
XT | Burkina Faso | 1a | |
XU | Cambodia | 1a | |
XW | Laos | 1a | |
XX9 | Macao | 1c(a) | |
XY,XZ | Myanmar | 1a | |
YA,T6 | Afghanistan | 1a | |
YB-YH | Indonesia | 1a | |
YI | Iraq | 1a | |
YJ | Vanuatu | 1a | |
YK | Syria | 1a | |
YL | Latvia | 1a | |
YN,H6-7,HT | Nicaragua | 1a | |
YO-YR | Romania | 1a | |
YS,HU | El Salvador | 1a | |
YT,YU | Serbia | 1a | |
YV0 | Aves I. | 2b(i) | |
YV-YY,4M | Venezuela | 1a | |
Z2 | Zimbabwe | 1a | |
Z3 | Macedonia | 1a | |
Z8 | South Sudan (Republic of) | 1a | |
ZA | Albania | 1a | |
ZB2 | Gibraltar | 1c(a) | |
ZC4 | UK Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus | 1c(a) | |
ZD7 | St. Helena | 1c(a) | |
ZD8 | Ascension I. | 2b(i) | from St Helena |
ZD9 | Tristan da Cunha & Gough I. | 2b(i) | from St Helena |
ZF | Cayman Is. | 1c(a) | |
ZK3 | Tokelau Is. | 1c(a) | |
ZL7 | Chatham Is. | 2b(ii) | |
ZL8 | Kermadec Is. | 2b(ii) | |
ZL9 | Auckland & Campbell Is. | 2b(i) | |
ZL-ZM | New Zealand | 1a | |
ZP | Paraguay | 1a | |
ZR-ZU | South Africa | 1a | |
ZS8 | Prince Edward & Marion Is. | 2b(i) | |
Spratly Is. | Delete: No clear ownership |
Now effective entities are only 305, you do not need Mount Athos to be #1 !!