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Identification code for countries
A country code is a short alphanumeric identification code for countries and dependent areas. Its primary use is in data processing and communications. Several identification systems have been developed. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Country codeA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Law matters – assessment of country-level code implementation and sales of breastmilk substitutes in South AsiaInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Little HouseThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The Tax Complexity Index – A Survey-Based Country Measure of Tax Code and Framework ComplexityCited 71 times
- Go sideways: Data codes for SwitzerlandA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Lists of country codesA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A short alphabetic or numeric geographical code representing a specific country or area.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The Tax Complexity Index – A Survey-Based Country Measure of Tax Code and Framework Complexity
Violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: a multi-country analysis
New Governance, the Internet, and Country Code Top‐Level Domains in Europe
The Country Code and the ordering of countryside citizenship
A Longitudinal Study of the Implementation of the Corporate Governance Code in a Developing Country
Educational language policy in an African country: Making a place for code-switching/translanguaging
Technical Note: Company Risk-related Disclosures in a Code Law Country: A Synopsis
This Is a Local Domain: On Amassing Country-Code Top-Level Domains from Public Data
🆕 Influential since 2022
Law matters – assessment of country-level code implementation and sales of breastmilk substitutes in South Asia
‘Can I code?’ Exploring rural fifth‐grade girls' programming self‐efficacy and interest in a developing country
Country-of-Origin or Host-Country Effects? Code-of-Conduct Effect and Labor-Standards Compliance in Chinese Overseas Garment Factories: The Cases of Cambodia and Myanmar
Development of monopoly media based on QR-Code on the theme of rich my country
191: IN SITU CODE BLUE SIMULATION DRILLS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: CHALLENGES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
📚 Books worth reading
The Little HouseVirginia Lee Burton · 1942
Ox-cart manDonald Hall, Barbara Conney · 1979
Lowriders to the center of the EarthCathy Camper · 2016
Mouse and Mole, fine feathered friendsWong Herbert Yee · 2009
Doña FlorPat Mora · 2005
Japanese-English code-switchingMiwa Nishimura · 1997
Le code de HammurapiHammurabi King of Babylonia, André Finet · 1973
Game Counselor's Answer Book for Nintendo PlayersThe Game Counselor, Inc. · 1991
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
🔗 Related topics
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- ISO 3166-2:FR ISO 3166-2:FR is the entry for France in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)…
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization…
- ISO 3166-2:IT ISO 3166-2:IT is the entry for Italy in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)…
- ISO 3166-2:TH ISO 3166-2:TH is the entry for Thailand in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)…