ISO 3166-2:CN is the entry for China 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 China, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for the following province-level subdivisions:
- 23 provinces
- four direct-administered municipalities
- five autonomous regions
- two special administrative regions
The full name of China in ISO 3166 is the People's Republic of China (PRC). Yet China is de facto divided into the PRC and the Republic of China (Taiwan) with limited recognition. Taiwan, which consists of the namesake island and the Penghu Islands, is included as a province of China because of its political status within the United Nations, as even though it is de facto under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China instead of the People's Republic of China ("China"), the United Nations considers Taiwan as part of "China". In addition, Kinmen and the Matsu Islands in the fractured Fuchien (Fujian) Province are also governed by the ROC.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of China. The second part is a two-letter alphabetic code specified by Guobiao GB/T 2260 (first published in 1991, prior to ISO 3166-2, first published in 1998).
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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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Code
! Subdivision<br>name (zh) <br>(National 1958 =<br>ISO 7098:2015 =<br>UN III/8 1977)
! Subdivision<br>name (zh)
! Subdivision
! Subdivision
! Subdivision category
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| Anhui Sheng
| Ānhuī Shěng
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| Anhui
| province
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| Beijing Shi
| Běijīng Shì
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| Beijing
| municipality
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| Chongqing Shi
| Chóngqìng Shì
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| Chongqing
| municipality
|-
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| Fujian Sheng
| Fújiàn Shěng
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| Fujian
| province
|-
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| Gansu Sheng
| Gānsù Shěng
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| Gansu
| province
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| Guangdong Sheng
| Guǎngdōng Shěng
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| Guangdong
| province
|-
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| Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
| Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū
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| Guangxi
| autonomous region
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| Guizhou Sheng
| Guìzhōu Shěng
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| Guizhou
| province
|-
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| Hainan Sheng
| Hǎinán Shěng
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| Hainan
| province
|-
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| Hebei Sheng
| Héběi Shěng
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| Hebei
| province
|-
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| Heilongjiang Sheng
| Hēilóngjiāng Shěng
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| Heilongjiang
| province
|-
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| Henan Sheng
| Hénán Shěng
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| Henan
| province
|-
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| Hong Kong SAR (en)<br>
|
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| Hong Kong
| special administrative region
|-
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| Hubei Sheng
| Húběi Shěng
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| Hubei
| province
|-
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| Hunan Sheng
| Húnán Shěng
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| Hunan
| province
|-
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| Jiangsu Sheng
| Jiāngsū Shěng
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| Jiangsu
| province
|-
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| Jiangxi Sheng
| Jiāngxī Shěng
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| Jiangxi
| province
|-
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| Jilin Sheng
| Jílín Shěng
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| Jilin
| province
|-
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| Liaoning Sheng
| Liáoníng Shěng
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| Liaoning
| province
|-
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| Macao SAR (en)<br/>Macau SAR (pt)<br />Aomen Tebiexingzhengqu
| Àomén Tèbiéxíngzhèngqū
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| Macao
| special administrative region
|-
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| Nei Mongol Zizhiqu
| Nèi Ménggǔ Zìzhìqū
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| Inner Mongolia
| autonomous region
|-
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| Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu
| Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū
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| Ningxia
| autonomous region
|-
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| Qinghai Sheng
| Qīnghǎi Shěng
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| Qinghai
| province
|-
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| Shaanxi Sheng
| Shǎnxī Shěng
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| Shaanxi
| province
|-
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| Shandong Sheng
| Shāndōng Shěng
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| Shandong
| province
|-
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| Shanghai Shi
| Shànghǎi Shì
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| Shanghai
| municipality
|-
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| Shanxi Sheng
| Shānxī Shěng
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| Shanxi
| province
|-
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| Sichuan Sheng
| Sìchuān Shěng
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| Sichuan
| province
|-
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| Taiwan Sheng
| Táiwān Shěng
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| Taiwan
| province
|-
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| Tianjin Shi
| Tiānjīn Shì
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| Tianjin
| municipality
|-
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| Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
| Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū
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| Xinjiang
| autonomous region
|-
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| Xizang Zizhiqu
| Xīzàng Zìzhìqū
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| Tibet
| autonomous region
|-
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| Yunnan Sheng
| Yúnnán Shěng
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| Yunnan
| province
|-
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| Zhejiang Sheng
| Zhèjiāng Shěng
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| Zhejiang
| province
|}
; Notes