ISO 3166-2:PK
ISO 3166-2:PK is a standard code for Pakistan's subdivisions like provinces and territories. It's part of the ISO 3166 standard by the International Organization for Standardization. Pakistan has codes for 1 federal capital territory, 4 provinces, and 2 administered areas. Islamabad Capital Territory, with special status, contains the country's capital, Islamabad. Each code has two parts: PK (the alpha-2 code for Pakistan) and two letters representing the specific subdivision.[1]
Codes[change | change source]
Subdivision names are listed as per the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA). Following ISO 639-1 codes represent subdivision names in English (en) and Urdu (ur):[2]
| Code | Subdivision name (en) | Subdivision name (ur) (BGN/PCGN 2007) |
Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|
| PK-IS | Islamabad | Islāmābād | federal capital territory |
| PK-BA | Balochistan | Balōchistān | province |
| PK-KP | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Khaībar Pakhtūnkhwā | province |
| PK-PB | Punjab | Panjāb | province |
| PK-SD | Sindh | Sindh | province |
| PK-JK | Azad Jammu and Kashmir (local variant is AJ&K) |
Āzād Jammūñ o Kashmīr | Pakistan administered area |
| PK-GB | Gilgit-Baltistan | Gilgit-Baltistān | Pakistan administered area |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "PK". dgn.isolutions.iso.org. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ↑ Hermes, Othniel, ed. (2011). ISO 3166-2: PK. Bellum Publishing. ISBN 978-613-8-09442-5.
Other Websites[change | change source]
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: PK
- Provinces of Pakistan, Statoids.com