EDXC RADIO COUNTRIES

Explanations and key to columns and symbols
ITU	:	the country code used by the ITU. Not available for all radio countries
Zone	:	the CIRAF zone of the radio country. See the separate file for the CIRAF zone map
Country	:	the recommended English language name of the radio country
Remarks	:	additional information
Underlined	:	first or last date of existence of a radio country. Other dates are for information purposes only
Until (to)	:	is followed by the last date included in a time period
Since (from)	:	is followed by the first date included in a time period
†	:	means an extinct ("dead" or former) radio country or a reference to such a country
*	:	means a reference to a current radio country

Other abbreviations used are standard ones.

1 EUROPE
ITU	Zone	Radio country	Remarks
ALB	28	ALBANIA
AND	27	ANDORRA
AUT	28	AUSTRIA
AZR	36	AZORES
BEL	27	BELGIUM
BLR	29	BELARUS	since 26 Dec 1991; before that part of the †USSR as the Belorussian SSR
BIH	28	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	since 6 Apr 1992; before that part of Yugoslavia (*Serbia and Montenegro)
BUL	28	BULGARIA
-	28	BÜSINGEN	German enclave in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen
-	28	CAMPIONE	Italian enclave in the Swiss canton of Ticino
HRV	28	CROATIA	since 15 Jan 1992; before that part of Yugoslavia (*Serbia and Montenegro)
TCH	28	†CZECHOSLOVAKIA	until 31 Dec 1992; then as *Czech Republic and *Slovakia
CZE	28	CZECH REPUBLIC	since 1 Jan 1993; before that part of †Czechoslovakia
DNK	18	DENMARK	incl. Bornholm island
EST	29	ESTONIA	since 6 Sep 1991; before that part of the †USSR
-	18	FAROE ISLANDS
FIN	18	FINLAND	incl. Ahvenanmaa (Åland) islands
F	27	FRANCE	incl. Corsica (Corse) island; excl. the Fontbonne and Col de la Madonne (Mt. Agel) transmitter sites of Radio Monte Carlo, cf. *Monaco
D	28	GERMANY	since 3 Oct 1990; before that as †Germany, East, †Germany, West and †West Berlin
DDR	28	†GERMANY, EAST	until 2 Oct 1990; after that part of *Germany; officially: German Democratic Republic (GDR) or DDR; 8 May 1945 to 6 Oct 1949 Soviet Occupation Zone in Germany and Soviet Sector of Berlin
-	28	†GERMANY, WEST	until 2 Oct 1990; after that part of *Germany; officially: Federal Republic of Germany; since 1 Jan 1957 incl. †Saar; 8 May 1945 to 22 May 1949 American, British and French Occupation Zones in Germany
GIB	37	GIBRALTAR	= British Gibraltar
GRC	28	GREECE	incl. Crete, the Aegean Is. and the Dodecanese Is.
HNG	28	HUNGARY
ISL	17	ICELAND
IRL	27	IRELAND (ÉIRE)
I	28	ITALY	incl. Sardinia (Sardegna), Sicily (Sicilia), Linosa, Pantelleria, Lampedusa, since 6 Oct 1954 incl. northern part of Trieste (Zone A); excl. the Santa Maria di Galeria transmitter site, cf. *Vatican City State
-	18	JAN MAYEN
-	29	KALININGRAD	since 6 Sep 1991; before that part of the †USSR as the Kaliningradskaya oblast, now enclave of *Russia
LVA	29	LATVIA	since 6 Sep 1991; before that part of the †USSR
LIE	28	LIECHTENSTEIN
LTU	29	LITHUANIA	since 6 Sep 1991; before that part of the †USSR
LUX	27	LUXEMBURG
MKD	28	MACEDONIA	since 8 Apr 1993; before that part of Yugoslavia (*Serbia and Montenegro)
MLT	28	MALTA	incl. Gozo
MDA	28	MOLDOVA	since 26 Dec 1991; before that part of the †USSR as the Moldavian SSR
MCO	27	MONACO	incl. the Fontbonne and Col de la Madonne (Mt. Agel) transmitter sites on adjacent French territory, not incl. the Roumoules site in France
HOL	27	NETHERLANDS	also known as Holland
MNE	28	MONTENEGRO	from 4 June 2006; until 3 June 2006 part of †Serbia and Montenegro
NOR	18	NORWAY
POL	28	POLAND
POR	37	PORTUGAL
ROU	28	ROMANIA
RUS	---	RUSSIA	since 26 Dec 1991; before that part of the †USSR; including Asian part
-	28	†SAAR	3 Jan 1948 to 31 Dec 1956 a separate radio country, then to †Germany, West; now part of *Germany
SMR	28	SAN MARINO
SRB	28	SERBIA	from 4 June 2006; until 3 June 2006 part of †Serbia and Montenegro
YUG	28	†SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO	until 4 Feb 2003 known as Yugoslavia; since 6 Oct 1954 incl. southern part of †Trieste (now in *Slovenia); since 15 Jan 1992 excl. *Croatia, *Slovenia; since 6 Apr 1992 excl. *Bosnia and Herzegovina; since 8 Apr 1993 excl. *Macedonia; divided into *Serbia and *Montenegro from 4 June 2006
SVK	28	SLOVAKIA	since 1 Jan 1993; before that part of †Czechoslovakia
SVN	28	SLOVENIA	since 15 Jan 1992; before that part of Yugoslavia (*Serbia and Montenegro)
E	37	SPAIN	incl. the Balearic Is. and Isla Alborán; excl. *Ceuta and *Melilla
-	18	SVALBARD	also known as Spitsbergen; incl. Bjørnøya (Bear I.)
S	18	SWEDEN	incl. Gotland and Öland
SUI	28	SWITZERLAND
-	28	†TRIESTE	10 Feb 1947 to 5 Oct 1954 a separate radio country; then northern part (Zone A) to *Italy and southern part (Zone B) to Yugoslavia (*Serbia and Montenegro) and then to *Slovenia
UKR	29	UKRAINE	since 26 Dec 1991; before that part of the †USSR
G	27	UNITED KINGDOM	= England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland; incl. the Channel Is., Isle of Man, the Orkney and the Shetland Is.
URS	---	†USSR	(Soviet Union); until 25 Dec 1991; since 6 Sep 1991 excl. *Estonia, *Latvia, *Lithuania, *Kaliningrad; from 26 Dec 1991 as *Belarus, *Moldova, *Russia, *Ukraine, all in Europe, and *Armenia, *Azerbaijan, *Georgia, *Kazakstan, *Kyrgyzstan, *Nakhichevan, *Tajikistan, *Turkmenistan, *Uzbekistan, all in Asia
CVA	28	VATICAN CITY STATE	incl. the Santa Maria di Galeria transmitter site (exterritorial rights area in *Italy)
-	28	†WEST BERLIN	until 2 Oct 1990; after that part of *Germany; 8 May 1945 to 22 May 1949 American, British and French Sectors of Berlin
Europe total: 51 + †7 radio countries
Note: There are also many other, usually very small, enclaves in Europe. The editor invites information about confirmed broadcast activities from any such enclave.
2 AFRICA
ITU	Zone	Radio country	Remarks
ALG	37	ALGERIA
AGL	52	ANGOLA	excl. *Cabinda
-	52	ANNOBON (PAGALU)	outlying part of *Equatorial Guinea
ASC	66	ASCENSION
BEN	46	BENIN	since 4 Dec 1958; before that part of †French West Africa; until 30 Nov 1975 named Dahomey
-	46	†BIAFRA	30 May 1967 to 15 Jan 1970 a separate radio country; before and after this period part of *Nigeria
BOT	57	BOTSWANA	until 29 Sep 1966 Bechuanaland; since 30 Sep 1966 excl. the Imperial Reserve in Mafeking (cf. *South Africa)
-	46	†BRITISH CAMEROONS	until 30 Sep 1961; 1 Jun 1961 northern part to *Nigeria, 1 Oct 1961 southern part (incl. towns of Buea, Bamenda) to *Cameroon
-	48	†BRITISH SOMALILAND	until 30 Jun 1960; after that part of *Somalia
BFA	46	BURKINA FASO	since 11 Dec 1958; before that part of †French West Africa; until 840802 named Upper Volta
BDI	53	BURUNDI	since 1 Jul 1962; before that part of †Ruanda-Urundi
	52	CABINDA	enclave of *Angola
CME	47	CAMEROON	from 1 Oct 1961 incl. the southern part of †British Cameroons
CNR	36	CANARY ISLANDS
CPV	46	CAPE VERDE
CAF	47	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	since 1 Dec 1958; before that part of †French Equatorial Africa
-	37	CEUTA	since 7 Apr 1956; before that part of †Spanish Morocco
TCD	47	CHAD (TCHAD)	since 28 Nov 1958; before that part of †French Equatorial Africa
COM	53	COMOROS	since 6 Jul 1975 excl. *Mayotte
COG	52	CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE	since 28 Nov 1958; before that part of †French Equatorial Africa; until 15 Aug 1960 named French Congo, then Congo-Brazzaville
ZAI	52	CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE	until 29 Jun 1960 named Belgian Congo; from 30 Jun 1969 named first Congo-Léopoldville, then Congo-Kinshasa, from 28 Oct 1971 named Zaïre, in 1997 changed to the current name; 11 Jul 1960 to 31 Dec 1962 excl. †Katanga
DJI	48	DJIBOUTI	until 5 Jun 1967 named French Somali Coast (French Somaliland), then until 26 Jun 1977 Afars & Issas
EGY	38	EGYPT	22 Feb 1958 to 31 Aug 1971 named United Arab Rep.; incl. Asian part; since 23 Jul 1956 incl. the †Suez Canal Zone; cf. *Israel
GNE	47	EQUATORIAL GUINEA	= Mbini (Río Muni) & Bioko (Fernando Póo); excl. *Annobón; until 11 Oct 1968 named Spanish Guinea
ERI	48	ERITREA	until 10 Sep 52 and from 24 May 1993; during the intervening period to *Ethiopia
ETH	48	ETHIOPIA	11 Sep 1952 to 23 May 1993 incl. *Eritrea
-	53	EUROPA	= Europa Island and Bassas da India (islands); French possessions in the Mozambique Channel
-	47	†FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA	until 30 Nov 1958; since 28 Nov 1958 excl. *Chad, *Congo, *Gabon; remaining part as *Central African Rep. from 1 Dec 1958
-	37	†FRENCH MOROCCO	until 1 Mar 1956; then part of *Morocco
-	46	†FRENCH WEST AFRICA	until 17 Dec 1958; since 2 Oct 1958 excl. *Guinea; since 24 Nov 1958 excl. the Sudanese Rep. (now *Mali) and *Sénégal; since 3 Dec 1958 excl. *Ivory Coast and Dahomey (now *Benin); since 11 Dec 1958 excl. Upper Volta (now *Burkina Faso); remaining part as *Niger from 18 Dec 1958
GAB	52	GABON	since 28 Nov 1958; before that part of †French Equatorial Africa
GMB	46	GAMBIA
GHA	46	GHANA	until 5 Mar 1957 named Gold Coast
GUI	46	GUINEA	since 2 Oct 1958; before that part of †French West Africa
GNB	46	GUINEA-BISSAU	until 9 Sep 1974 Portuguese Guinea
-	37	†IFNI	until 29 Jun 1969; after that part of *Morocco
-	48	†ITALIAN SOMALILAND	until 30 Jun 1960; after that part of *Somalia
CTI	46	IVORY COAST	since 3 Dec 1958; before that part of †French West Africa
-	53	JUAN DE NOVA	island, G.C: 17.02S/43.42E
-	52	†KATANGA	11 Jul 1960 to 31 Dec 1962 a separate radio country; before and after this period part of Congo-Léopoldville (now *Congo-Kinshasa)
KEN	48	KENYA
LSO	57	LESOTHO	until 3 Oct 1966 named Basutoland
LBR	46	LIBERIA
LBY	38	LIBYA	until 23 Dec 1951 = Cyrenaica & Tripolitania
MDG	53	MADAGASCAR	26 Jun 1960 to 20 Dec 1975 named Malagasy Republic
MDR	36	MADEIRA
MWI	53	MALAWI	until 5 Jul 1964 named Nyasaland
MLI	46	MALI	since 24 Nov 1958; before that part of †French West Africa; until 20 Aug 1960 the Sudanese Rep., 16 Jan 1959 to 20 Aug 1960 within the Mali Federation
MTN	46	MAURITANIA	since 28 Nov 1958; before that part of †French West Africa
MAU	53	MAURITIUS	incl. Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon) and Rodrigues
MYT	53	MAYOTTE	since 6 Jul 1975; before that part of *Comoros; territorial collectivity of France; incl. Îles Glorieuses (Glorioso Islands), possession of France;
-	37	MELILLA	since 7 Apr 1956; before that part of †Spanish Morocco
MRC	37	MOROCCO	since 2 Mar 1956; since 7 Apr 1956 incl. †Spanish Morocco; since 29 Oct 1956 incl. †Tangier; since 1 Apr 1958 incl. Tarfaya region of †Spanish Sahara; since 30 Jun 1969 incl. †Ifní; since 26 Feb 1976 incl. rest of †Spanish Sahara (disputed)
MOZ	53	MOZAMBIQUE
NMB	57	NAMIBIA	until 20 Mar 1990 named South West Africa; since 1 Mar 1994 incl. †Walvis Bay
NGR	46	NIGER	since 18 Dec 1958; before that part of †French West Africa
NIG	46	NIGERIA	30 May 1967 to 15 Jan 1970 excl. †Biafra; from 1 Juni 1961 incl. northern part of †British Cameroons
REU	53	REUNION	overseas department of France; incl. Tromelin Island, French possession
-	53	†RUANDA-URUNDI	until 30 Jun 1962; then as *Burundi and *Rwanda
RRW	53	RWANDA	since 1 Jul 1962; before that part of †Ruanda-Urundi
STP	47	SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE
SEN	46	SENEGAL	since 25 Nov 1958; before that part of †French West Africa; 16 Jan 1959 to 20 Aug 1960 part of the Mali Federation, cf. *Mali
SEY	53	SEYCHELLES	incl. Outer Islands, i.e. Aldabra, Coetivy, Farquhar and the Amirante Islands. From 8 Nov 1965 to 28/29 June 1976 the Aldabra Islands, Farquhar and Desroches Islands were an outlying part of the British Indian Ocean Territory
SRL	46	SIERRA LEONE
SOM	48	SOMALIA	since 1 Jul 1960; before that as †British Somaliland and †Italian Somaliland
AFS	57	SOUTH AFRICA	since 30 Sep 1966 incl. the Imperial Reserve in Mafeking; incl. the former so called homelands; excl. †Walvis Bay
-	37	†SPANISH MOROCCO	until 6 Apr 1956; then part of *Morocco, exc. for *Ceuta and *Melilla
AOE	46	†SPANISH SAHARA	until 25 Feb 1976; then to *Morocco; since 1 Apr 1958 the Tarfaya region to *Morocco
SHN	66	ST. HELENA
SDN	47, 48	SUDAN
-	38	†SUEZ CANAL ZONE	until 22 Jul 1956; then part of *Egypt
SWZ	57	SWAZILAND
TGK	53	†TANGANYIKA	until 25 Apr 1964; then part of *Tanzania
-	37	†TANGIER	until 28 Oct 1956; then part of *Morocco
TZA	53	TANZANIA	since 26 Apr 1964; before that as †Tanganyika and †Zanzibar; until 28 Oct 1964 named Tanganyika and Zanzibar
TGO	46	TOGO
TRC	66	TRISTAN DA CUNHA	incl. Gough I.
TUN	37	TUNISIA
UGA	48	UGANDA
-	57	†WALVIS BAY	until 28 Feb 1994 as enclave of *South Africa; then part of *Namibia
ZMB	53	ZAMBIA	until 23 Oct 1964 named Northern Rhodesia
ZAN	53	†ZANZIBAR	until 25 Apr 1964; then part of *Tanzania; incl. Pemba
ZWE	53	ZIMBABWE	until 23 Oct 1964 named Southern Rhodesia, then until 18 Apr 1980 named Rhodesia
Africa total: 66 + †17 radio countries
3 ASIA
ITU	Zone	Radio country	Remarks
AFG	40	AFGHANISTAN
-	49	ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
ARM	29	ARMENIA	since 26 Dec 1991; before that part of the †USSR
AZE	29	AZERBAIJAN	since 26 Dec 1991; before that part of the †USSR; incl. Nagorno-Karabakh, excl. *Nakhichevan
BHR	39	BAHRAIN
BGD	41	BANGLADESH	since 15 Aug 1947; before that part of †British India; until 26 Mar 1971 named East Pakistan
BTN	41	BHUTAN
-	41	†BRITISH INDIA	until 14 Aug 1947; then as *India, East Pakistan (now *Bangladesh), †Hyderabad and West Pakistan (now *Pakistan)
BIO	41	BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY	until 7 Nov 1965 named Chagos Archipelago; incl. Diego Garcia; often named BIOT; overseas territory of the UK
BRU	54	BRUNEI
CBG	49	CAMBODIA	since 8 Nov 1949; before that part of †French Indo-China; 17 Apr 1975 to 7 Jan 1980 named Khmer Republic, then until 1 May 1989 named Kampuchea
-	42-44	†CHINA	until 30 Sep 1949; then as *China, P.R. and *Taiwan
CHN	42-44	CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC	since 1 Oct 1949; before that part of †China; incl. Paracel (Zhongsha) Is., Macclesfield Bank (Xisha I.) and Pratas (Dongsha) Is.; incl. Ladakh area in Kashmir; from 23 May 1951 including †Tibet; from 1 July 1997 including †Hong Kong; from 20 Dec 1999 including †Macau
CHR	54	CHRISTMAS ISLAND	in the Indian Ocean, G.C: 10.30S/105.40E; territory of Australia
ICO	87	COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS	G.C: 12S/97E; territory of Australia
CYP	39	CYPRUS	since 15 Nov 1983 excl. *Cyprus, Northern (Turkish occupation zone); including the Sovereign Base Areas
-	39	CYPRUS, NORTHERN	since 15 Nov 1983; Turkish occupation zone, unilaterally declared republic, not internationally recognized, but de facto existing as a separate radio country
TMP	54	EAST TIMOR	since 20 May 2002; also until 16 Jul 1976 as Timor, Portuguese; during the intervening period part of *Indonesia as Timor Timur province (illegal occupation); also known as Timor Loro Sa'e or Timor Leste; excl. *Oecussi
-	49	†FRENCH INDO-CHINA	until 7 Nov 1949; since 8 Mar 1949 excl. *Vietnam, since 19 Jul 1949 excl. *Laos, and remaining part as *Cambodia from 8 Nov 1949
GEO	29	GEORGIA	since 26 Dec 1991; before that part of the †USSR
-	41	†GOA	until 18 Dec 1961; then part of *India; administratively part of Portuguese India
HKG	44	†HONG KONG	until 30 June 1997; then part of *China, People's Republic; name in Standard Chinese: Xiang Gang
-	41	†HYDERABAD	15 Aug 1947 to 17 Sep 1948 a separate radio country, before this period part of †British India, after this period part of *India; a princely state
IND	41	INDIA	since 15 Aug 1947; before that part of †British India; incl. the part of Kashmir not under Pakistani control; incl. Lakshadweep (Laccadive Is.); since 19 Dec 1961 incl. †Goa; until 17 Sep 1948 excl. †Hyderabad
INS	51, 54	INDONESIA	until 16 Aug 1945 Dutch India; since 1 May 1963 incl. †Dutch New Guinea (West Irian, Irian Jaya); from 17 Jul 1976 to 19 May 2002 incl. *East Timor (former Timor, Portuguese)
IRN	40	IRAN	= Persia
IRQ	39	IRAQ
-	39	†IRAQ-SAUDI ARABIA INTERNATIONAL ZONE	until 30 Nov 1982; then to Saudi Arabia
ISR	39	ISRAEL	since 14 May 1948; before that part of †Palestine; incl. the autonomous Palestinian areas; territory enlarged/adjusted 1956, 1967 and 1973-74
J	45	JAPAN	since 15 May 1972 incl. †Ryu Kyu Is.
JOR	39	JORDAN	until 31 Dec 1948 Transjordania; since 14 May 1948 incl. parts of †Palestine outside Israel; cf. *Israel
KAZ	30, 31	KAZAKSTAN	since 26 Dec 1991; before that part of the †USSR; incl. European part
-	44	†KOREA	until 14 Aug 1948; then as *Korea, North and *Korea, South
KRE	44	KOREA, NORTH	since 15 Aug 1948; before that part of †Korea
KOR	44	KOREA, SOUTH	since 15 Aug 1948; before that part of †Korea; incl. Cheju, Paengnyong and Taech'ong Is.
KWT	39	KUWAIT
KGZ	31	KYRGYZSTAN	since 26 Dec 1991; before that part of the †USSR
LAO	49	LAOS	since 19 Jul 1949; before that part of †French Indo-China
LBN	39	LEBANON
MAC	44	†MACAU	Until 19 Dec 1999; since then part of *China; name in Chinese: Aomen or Oumen.
-	54	MALAYSIA, EASTERN	since 16 Sep 1963; before that as †Sabah and †Sarawak
MLA	54	MALAYSIA, WESTERN	before 16 Sep 1963 Malaya; 16 Sep 1963 to 8 Aug 1965 incl. *Singapore
MLD	41	MALDIVES	incl. Addu Atoll and Gan
MNG	32, 33	MONGOLIA	= Outer Mongolia
BRM	49	MYANMAR (BURMA)
-	29	NAKHICHEVAN	since 26 Dec 1991; before that part of the †USSR; enclave of *Azerbaijan
NPL	41	NEPAL
-	54	OECUSSI	until 16 Jul 1976 and since 20 May 2002; enclave of *East Timor; during the intervening period part of *Indonesia as part of the Timor Timur province (illegal occupation); also known as Oekussi or Oecussi-Ambeno
OMA	39	OMAN	incl. Masirah I.; since 30 Nov 1967 incl. Kuria-Muria Island; until 15 Jan 1971 named Muscat & Oman
PAK	41	PAKISTAN	since 15 Aug 1947; before that part of †British India; incl. the part of Kashmir under Pakistani control; until 16 Dec 1971 named West Pakistan
-	39	†PALESTINE	until 13 May 1948; then as *Israel and Transjordania (now in *Jordan); the current autonomous Palestinian areas within *Israel as yet do not qualify for status as a separate radio country
PHL	50	PHILIPPINES
QAT	39	QATAR
-	39	RAS MUSANDAM	enclave of *Oman (tip of Musandam Peninsula)
RYU	45	†RYUKYU ISLANDS	until 14 May 1972; then part of Japan; incl. Daito (Borodino) Islands
-	54	†SABAH	until 15 Sep 1963; then part of *Malaysia, Eastern; officially was named British North Borneo
-	54	†SARAWAK	until 15 Sep 1963; then part of *Malaysia, Eastern
ARS	39	SAUDI ARABIA	since 1 Dec 1982 incl. Iraq-Saudi Arabia International Zone
-	41	†SIKKIM	until 25 Apr 1975; then part of *India
SNG	54	SINGAPORE	1 Apr 1945 to 16 Sep 1963 and since 9 Aug 1965; before 1 Apr 1945 and 17 Sep 1963 to 8 Aug 1965 part of *Malaysia, Western (Malaya)
-	50	SPRATLY ISLANDS	also named (in Chinese) Nansha (incl. Taiping, Nanwei and Mahuan Is.) or (in Vietnamese) Quân Dao Hoang Sa; also claimed by Taiwan and the Philippines
CLN	41	SRI LANKA	until 21 May 1972 named Ceylon
SYR	39	SYRIA	excl. areas under Israeli control (cf. *Israel)
TJK	30	TAJIKISTAN	since 26 Dec 1991; before that part of the †USSR
TWN	44	TAIWAN	since 1 Oct 1949; before that part of †China; officially named Republic of China (R.O.C.), in Chinese: Chunghua Minkuo; incl. Penghu (Pescadores), Matsu and Kinmen (Quemoy)
THA	49	THAILAND	until 13 May 1949 named Siam
-	42, 43	†TIBET	until 22 May 1951; then part of *China, People's Republic as the Xizang Autonomous Region
TUR	39	TURKEY	incl. European part
TKM	30	TURKMENISTAN	since 26 Dec 1991; before that part of the †USSR
UAE	39	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	= Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al Qiwain; until 1 Dec 1971 named Trucial Oman or Trucial States
UZB	30	UZBEKISTAN	since 26 Dec 1991; before that part of the †USSR
VTN	49	VIETNAM	since 8 Mar 1949; before that part of †French Indo-China; except 21 Jul 1954 to 2 Jul 1976, when divided into †Vietnam, North and †Vietnam, South
-	49	†VIETNAM, NORTH	21 Jul 1954 to 2 Jul 1976 a separate radio country; before and after this period part of *Vietnam
-	49	†VIETNAM, SOUTH	21 Jul 1954 to 2 Jul 1976 a separate radio country, before and after this period part of *Vietnam
YEM	39	YEMEN	since 22 May 1990; before that as †Yemen, North and †Yemen, South
-	39	†YEMEN, NORTH	until 21 May 1990; then part of *Yemen; incl. Kamaran Island (disputed); officially named Yemen Arab Rep.
YMS	39	†YEMEN, SOUTH	until 21 May 1990; then part of *Yemen; incl. Perim Island; since 30 Nov 1967 incl. Socotra Is.; until 30 Nov 1967 known as Aden Protectorate and South Arabian Federation; until 1963 known as Aden and Aden Protectorate
Asia total: 58 + †18 radio countries
Unlisted extinct radio countries in Asia: Chandernagore, Dadra, Damão, Diu, Karikal, Mahé, Nagar Haveli, Pondichéry, Yanam (Yanaon), all former foreign enclaves in India with no known broadcast activity, and Kuwait-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone. - Tajik and Uzbek enclaves in Kyrgyzstan have been omitted.
4 OCEANIA (Pacific)
ITU	Zone	Radio country	Remarks
AUS	---	AUSTRALIA	incl. Tasmania, Lord Howe Island, Coral Sea Islands
-	65	†CANTON & ENDERBURY	until 1979; under joint US/British administration 1939-1979, then part of the *Phoenix Is. within Kiribati as the Kanton and Enderbury atolls
-	64, 65	†CAROLINE ISLANDS	until 31 Dec 1980; since 10 May 1979 excl. *Micronesia, Federated States of, and the remaining territory as *Palau from 1 Jan 1981
-	10	CLIPPERTON ISLAND	island off the SW coast of Mexico, G.C: 10.17N/109.13W; French administration
-	62	COOK ISLANDS, NORTH	Manihiki, etc; incl. Rakahanga, Suwarrow, etc.
CKH	63	COOK ISLANDS, SOUTH	Rarotonga, etc.; incl. Palmerston
-	51	†DUTCH NEW GUINEA	until 30 Apr 1963; then part of*Indonesia as Irian Jaya; = West Papua; from 1 Oct 1962 named West Irian (Irian Barat) under UN administration
PAQ	63	EASTER ISLAND	incl. Sala y Gómez Island; also called Rapa Nui; administered by *Chile as the Isla de la Pascua province
FJI	56	FIJI	incl. Rotuma
GIL	65	†GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS	until 31 Dec 1975; then as Gilbert Is. (now *Kiribati) and *Tuvalu
GUM	64	GUAM	US territory
HWA	61	HAWAII	US state; incl. Midway Islands (US territory)
HWL	61	HOWLAND & BAKER ISLANDS	G.C: 0.48N/176.38W and 0.13N/176.31W; US territories
JAR	62	JARVIS ISLAND	G.C: 0.22S/160.03W; US territory
JON	61	JOHNSTON ATOLL	G.C: 16.45N/169.31W; US territory as Johnston and Sand Islands
KIR	65	KIRIBATI	since 1 Jan 1976; before that part of the †Gilbert & Ellice Is.; until 11 Jul 79 named Gilbert Islands; incl. Banaba (Ocean Is.); *Line Is., Northern, *Line Is., Southern and the *Phoenix Is. are separate radio countries
-	61	LINE ISLANDS, NORTHERN	incl. Teraina (Washington), Tabuaeran (Fanning), and Kiritimati (Christmas) islands; since 11 Jul 1979 administered by Kiribati; excl. *Palmyra and Kingman Reef
-	62	LINE ISLANDS, SOUTHERN	= Malden, Starbuck, Caroline, Flint and Vostok islands; since 11 Jul 1979 administered by Kiribati; excl. *Jarvis
-	63	MARQUESAS ISLANDS	administratively part of French Polynesia
MRL	65	MARSHALL ISLANDS	incl. Enewetak, Bikini, Kwajalein; since 21 Oct 1986 republic, before that US-administered UN trusteeship
FSM	64, 65	MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF	since 10 May 1979; before that part of the †Caroline Is.; incl. Kosrae, Pohnpei (Ponape), Truk (Chuuk) and Yap; until 3 Nov 1986 US-administered UN Trusteeship
-	90	MINAMI TORI SHIMA	= Marcus Island; G.C: 24.16N/154E; to Japan, before 27 June 1968 under US administration
NRU	65	NAURU
NCL	56	NEW CALEDONIA	incl. Chesterfield, Hunter, Loyauté, Sable, Walpole Is.
NZL	60	NEW ZEALAND	incl. Antipodes, Auckland, Bounty, Campbell, Chatham, Kermadec islands
NIU	62	NIUE	G.C: 19.02S/169.52W; self-governing island in free association with New Zealand
-	60	NORFOLK ISLAND	external territory of Australia
MRA	64	NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS	incl. Saipan and Tinian; US commonwealth territory
-	45	OGASAWARA	incl. Kazan Retto (Volcano Islands, incl. Iwo Jima) and Ogasawara Gunto (Bonin Islands); to Japan, before 27 June 1968 under US administration
-	64	OKINO TORI SHIMA	= Parece Vela; G.C: 20.25N/136.00E; to Japan, before 27 June 1968 under US administration
PLW	64	PALAU	since 1 Jan 1981; before that part of the †Caroline Islands, before 1 October 1994 under US-administered UN trusteeship
PLM	61	PALMYRA	= Palmyra Atoll and nearby Kingman Reef; G.C: 5.52N/162.05W; both US territories
PNG	51	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	incl. Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago and Louisiade Archipelago; before 1972 known as Papua & New Guinea
PHX	62	PHOENIX ISLANDS	= Gardner, Sydney (Manra) and neighbouring islands; from 11 Jul 1979 incl. †Canton (now Kanton or Abariringa) and Enderbury and transferred to Kiribati administration
PTC	63	PITCAIRN ISLANDS	incl. Ducie, Henderson and Oeno; overseas territory of the UK
SMA	62	SAMOA, AMERICAN	= Eastern Samoa; incl. Tutuila, Manu'a Islands, Swains Island
SMO	62	SAMOA	incl. Savai'i, Upolu, Manono, Apolima; before July 1997 known as Western Samoa
OCE	63	SOCIETY ISLANDS	incl. Tahiti, administratively part of French Polynesia
SLM	51	SOLOMON ISLANDS	incl. Santa Cruz Islands
TKL	62	TOKELAU	until 6 May 1946 named Union Islands; = Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunono; territory of New Zealand
TON	62	TONGA
-	63	TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO	incl. Gambier; administratively part of French Polynesia
-	63	TUBUAI ISLANDS	administratively part of French Polynesia; = Austral Islands
TUV	65	TUVALU	since 1 Jan 1976; before that the Ellice part of †Gilbert & Ellice Islands
VUT	56	VANUATU	incl. Banks Islands; until 29 Jul 1980 named New Hebrides
WAK	65	WAKE ISLAND	G.C: 19.17N/166.36E; US territory
WAL	62	WALLIS & FUTUNA	= Wallis Islands, Futuna or Horne Islands; French overseas territory
Oceania total: 44 + †4 radio countries
5 NORTH AMERICA
ITU	Zone	Radio country	Remarks
ALS	1	ALASKA	incl. Aleutian Islands
BER	11	BERMUDA
CAN	---	CANADA	since 1 Apr 1949 incl. †Newfoundland and Labrador
GRL	5, 75	GREENLAND
-	9	†NEWFOUNDLAND	until 31 Mar 1949; after that a province of *Canada; incl. Labrador
SPM	9	ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON
USA	6-8	USA	excl. *Alaska and *Hawaii
North America total: 6 + †1 radio countries
6 CENTRAL AMERICA
ITU	Zone	Radio country	Remarks
AIA	11	ANGUILLA	since 27 Feb 1967; before that part of the †Leeward Is.
ATG	11	ANTIGUA & BARBUDA	since 27 Jul 1967; before that part of the †Leeward Is.; incl. Redonda
ABW	11	ARUBA	since 1 Jan 1986; before that part of the *Netherlands Leeward Antilles
-	11	AVES	also known as Isla Aves or Bird Island; G.C: 15.42N/63.38W; Venezuelan administration, also claimed by Dominica
BAH	11	BAHAMAS
BRB	11	BARBADOS
BLZ	10	BELIZE	until 31 May 1973 named British Honduras
CYM	11	CAYMAN ISLANDS
CTR	11	COSTA RICA	incl. Isla del Coco
CUB	11	CUBA	incl. the Guantánamo Base
DMA	11	DOMINICA
DOM	11	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
SLV	11	EL SALVADOR
GRD	11	GRENADA	since 3 Mar 1967; before that part of the †Windward Is.; incl. Carriacou and Southern Grenadines
GDL	11	GUADELOUPE	incl. Désirade, Îles des Saintes and Marie-Galante
GTM	10	GUATEMALA
HTI	11	HAÏTI
HND	11	HONDURAS	since 2 Sep 1972 incl. †Swan Islands (now Islas Santanilla)
JMC	11	JAMAICA	incl. Pedro Cays
LEE	11	†LEEWARD ISLANDS	until 26 Feb 1967; then as *Anguilla, *Antigua, *Montserrat and *St. Kitts-Nevis
MRT	11	MARTINIQUE
MEX	10	MEXICO	incl. Isla de Guadalupe and Islas de Revillagigedo
MSR	11	MONTSERRAT	since 27 Feb 1967; before that part of the †Leeward Is.
-	11	NAVASSA ISLAND	G.C: 18.25N/75.01W; US administration
ATN	11	NETHERLANDS LEEWARD ANTILLES	= Bonaire and Curaçao; until 31 Dec 1985 also incl. *Aruba
-	11	NETHERLANDS WINDWARD ANTILLES	= Saba, Sint Eustatius and Southern Sint Maarten
NCG	11	NICARAGUA	incl. Islas del Maíz
PNR	11	PANAMA
-	11	†PANAMA CANAL ZONE	until 30 Sep 1979; since then part of *Panama
PTR	11	PUERTO RICO
-	11	SAN ANDRES & PROVIDENCIA	incl. Bajo Nuevo, Cayos de Albuquerque, Serranilla Bank, and since 17 Sep 1981 Quita Sueño Bank, Roncador Cay, and Serrana Bank (previously contested); departamento of Colombia; the Serranilla Bank is often considered a Colombian possession, but this has not been confirmed by treaty;
-	11	ST. BARTHELEMY	incl. northern St. Martin
SCN	11	ST. KITTS-NEVIS	since 27 Feb 1967; before that part of the †Leeward Is.
LCA	11	ST. LUCIA	since 1 Mar 1967; before that part of the †Windward Is.
VCT	11	ST. VINCENT	since 1 Jun 1967; before that part of the †Windward Is.; incl. Northern Grenadines
-	11	†SWAN ISLANDS	until 1 Sep 1972; then part of *Honduras as Islas de El Cisne, later named Islas Santanilla
TRD	11	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
TCA	11	TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
VIR	11	VIRGIN ISLANDS, AMERICAN	main islands: St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas
VRG	11	VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH	= Anegada, Tortola, Virgin Gorda and neighbouring islands
IOB	11	†WINDWARD ISLANDS	until 30 May 1967; since 1 Mar 1967 excl. *St. Lucia, since 3 Mar 1967 excl. *Grenada and remaining part as *St. Vincent from 1 Jun 1967
Central America total: 37 + †4 radio countries
7 SOUTH AMERICA
ITU	Zone	Radio country	Remarks
ARG	14, 16	ARGENTINA
BOL	12, 14	BOLIVIA
B	---	BRAZIL	incl. Fernando de Noronha and Rocas
CHL	14, 16	CHILE	excl. *Desventurados, *Juan Fernández and *Easter Island
CLM	12	COLOMBIA	incl. Isla Malpelo; excl. *San Andrés & Providencia
-	14	DESVENTURADOS	= Isla San Ambrosio and Isla San Félix (adm. by Chile)
EQA	12	ECUADOR	excl. *Galápagos
FLK	16	FALKLAND ISLANDS	also known as Islas Malvinas
GUF	12	FRENCH GUYANA
-	12	GALAPAGOS	= Archipiélago de Colón; often considered as part of Oceania
GUY	12	GUYANA	until 25 May 1966 British Guyana
-	14	JUAN FERNANDEZ	(adm. by Chile)
PRG	14	PARAGUAY
PRU	12	PERU
-	13	SÃO PAULO	São Pedro e São Paulo = Brazilian islands at G.C: 0.56N/29.22W
SUR	12	SURINAME	formerly also named Dutch Guiana
-	15	TRINDADE	incl. Martim Vaz; Brazilian islands
URG	14	URUGUAY
VEN	12	VENEZUELA
South America total: 19 + †0 radio countries
8 ANTARCTICA
ITU	Zone	Radio country	Remarks
ATA	---	ANTARCTIC MAINLAND	incl. South Shetlands; includes the Base Esperanza and McMurdo Base broadcast sites
-	71	BALLENY ISLANDS
-	67	BOUVET ISLAND	= Bouvetøya; territory of Norway
CRO	68	CROZET ISLAND	district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, overseas territory of France
-	68	HEARD & MCDONALD ISLANDS
KER	68	KERGUÉLEN ISLANDS	district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, overseas territory of France
-	---	MACQUARIE ISLANDS
-	72	PETER I ISLAND
-	57	PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS	incl. Marion
-	71	SCOTT
-	73	SOUTH GEORGIA
-	73	SOUTH ORKNEYS
-	73	SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
AMS	68	ST. PAUL & AMSTERDAM ISLANDS	district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, overseas territory of France
Antarctica total: 14 + †0 radio countries
Radio countries total: 294 + †52