DXCC prefixes
Sourced from UT7UT Home Page
Prefix | Name | Continent | ITU | CQ | Note |
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1A | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | EU | 28 | 15 | Unofficial prefix |
1S | Spratly Is. | AS | 50 | 26 | Unofficial prefix. Other prefixes: DX0, 9M0, XV9 |
3A | Monaco | EU | 27 | 14 | |
3B6, 7 | Agalega & Saint Brandon Is. | AF | 53 | 39 | |
3B8 | Mauritius | AF | 53 | 39 | |
3B9 | Rodrigues Is. | AF | 53 | 39 | |
3C | Equatorial Guinea | AF | 47 | 36 | |
3C0 | Annobon Is. | AF | 52 | 36 | |
3D2 | Fiji | OC | 56 | 32 | |
3D2/C | Conway Reef | OC | 56 | 32 | |
3D2/R | Rotuma Is. | OC | 56 | 32 | |
3DA | Swaziland | AF | 57 | 38 | |
3V | Tunisia | AF | 37 | 33 | |
3W, XV | Viet Nam | AS | 49 | 26 | |
3X | Guinea | AF | 46 | 35 | |
3Y/B | Bouvet | AF | 67 | 38 | |
3Y/P | Peter 1 Is. | AN | 72 | 12 | |
4J, 4K | Azerbaijan | AS | 29 | 21 | |
4L | Georgia | AS | 29 | 21 | |
4O | Montenegro | EU | 28 | 15 | Only contacts made June 28, 2006 |
4S | Sri Lanka | AS | 41 | 22 | |
4U1ITU | ITU HQ | EU | 28 | 14 | |
4U1UN | United Nations HQ | NA | 8 | 5 | |
4W | Timor-Leste | OC | 54 | 28 | Only contacts made March 1, 2000 |
4X, 4Z | Israel | AS | 39 | 20 | |
5A | Libya | AF | 38 | 34 | |
5B, C4, P3 | Cyprus | AS | 39 | 20 | |
5H, 5I | Tanzania | AF | 53 | 37 | |
5N | Nigeria | AF | 46 | 35 | |
5R | Madagascar | AF | 53 | 39 | |
5T | Mauritania | AF | 46 | 35 | Only contacts made June 20, 1960 |
5U | Niger | AF | 46 | 35 | Only contacts made August 3, 1960 |
5V | Togo | AF | 46 | 35 | |
5W | Samoa | OC | 62 | 32 | |
5X | Uganda | AF | 48 | 37 | |
5Z, 5Y | Kenya | AF | 48 | 37 | |
6W, 6V | Senegal | AF | 46 | 35 | Only contacts made June 20, 1960 |
6Y | Jamaica | NA | 11 | 8 | |
7O | Yemen | AS | 39 | 21 | Only contacts made May 22, 1990 |
7P | Lesotho | AF | 57 | 38 | |
7Q | Malawi | AF | 53 | 37 | |
7X (7T-7Y) | Algeria | AF | 37 | 33 | |
8P | Barbados | NA | 11 | 8 | |
8Q | Maldives | AS, AF | 41 | 22 | |
8R | Guyana | SA | 12 | 9 | |
9A | Croatia | EU | 28 | 15 | Only contacts made June 26, 1991 |
9G | Ghana | AF | 46 | 35 | Only contacts made March 5, 1957 |
9H | Malta | EU | 28 | 15 | |
9J, 9I | Zambia | AF | 53 | 36 | |
9K | Kuwait | AS | 39 | 21 | |
9L | Sierra Leone | AF | 46 | 35 | |
9M2, 4 | West Malaysia | AS | 54 | 28 | Only contacts made September 16, 1963 |
9M6, 8 | East Malaysia | OC | 54 | 28 | Only contacts made September 16, 1963 |
9N | Nepal | AS | 42 | 22 | |
9Q-9T | Democratic Republic of the Congo | AF | 52 | 36 | |
9U | Burundi | AF | 52 | 36 | Only contacts made July 1, 1962 |
9V | Singapore | AS | 54 | 28 | Contacts made from September 16, 1963 to August 8, 1965, count for West Malaysia |
9X | Rwanda | AF | 52 | 36 | Only contacts made July 1, 1962 |
9Y, 9Z | Trinidad & Tobago | SA | 11 | 9 | |
A2 | Botswana | AF | 57 | 38 | |
A3 | Tonga | OC | 62 | 32 | |
A4 | Oman | AS | 39 | 21 | |
A5 | Bhutan | AS | 41 | 22 | |
A6 | United Arab Emirates | AS | 39 | 21 | |
A7 | Qatar | AS | 39 | 21 | |
A9 | Bahrain | AS | 39 | 21 | |
AP | Pakistan | AS | 41 | 21 | |
BS7 | Scarborough Reef | AS | 50 | 27 | Only contacts made January 1, 1995 |
BU-BX | Taiwan | AS | 44 | 24 | |
BV9P | Pratas Is. | AS | 44 | 24 | Only contacts made January 1, 1994 |
BY | China | AS | 33, 42-44 | 23, 24 | |
C2 | Nauru | OC | 65 | 31 | |
C3 | Andorra | EU | 27 | 14 | |
C5 | The Gambia | AF | 46 | 35 | |
C6 | Bahamas | NA | 11 | 8 | |
C9, C8 | Mozambique | AF | 53 | 37 | |
CE (CA-CE) | Chile | SA | 14, 16 | 12 | |
CE0X | Easter Is. | SA | 63 | 12 | |
CE0Y | Juan Fernandez Is. | SA | 14 | 12 | |
CE0Z | San Felix & San Ambrosio | SA | 14 | 12 | |
CE9 | Antarctica | AN | 67, 69-74 | 12, 13, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39 | Also 3Y, 8J1, AT0, DP0, EM1, FT8Y, KC4, LU, OR4, VK0, RI1AN, VP8, ZL5, ZS1, ZX0, etc. |
CN | Morocco | AF | 37 | 33 | |
CO, CM | Cuba | NA | 11 | 8 | |
CP | Bolivia | SA | 12, 14 | 10 | |
CT | Portugal | EU | 37 | 14 | |
CT3 | Madeira Is. | AF | 36 | 33 | |
CU | Azores | EU | 36 | 14 | |
CX, CW, CX | Uruguay | SA | 14 | 13 | |
CY0 | Sable Is. | NA | 9 | 5 | |
CY9 | Saint Paul Is. | NA | 9 | 5 | |
D2, D3 | Angola | AF | 52 | 36 | |
D4 | Cape Verde | AF | 46 | 35 | |
D6 | Comoros | AF | 53 | 39 | Only contacts made July 6, 1975 |
DL (DA-DR) | Federal Republic of Germany | EU | 28 | 14 | Only contacts made with DA-DL stations September 17, 1973, and after, and contacts made with Y2-Y9 stations. October 3, 1990 |
DU-DZ, 4D-4I | Philippines | OC | 50 | 27 | |
E3 | Eritrea | AF | 48 | 37 | Only contacts made November 14, 1962, and before, or May 24, 1991 |
E4 | Palestine | AS | 39 | 20 | Only contacts made February 1, 1999 |
E5/N | North Cook Is. | OC | 62 | 32 | |
E5/S | South Cook Is. | OC | 62 | 32 | |
E6 | Niue | OC | 62 | 32 | |
E7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | EU | 28 | 15 | New prefix effective November 17, 2007. Contacts are valid for this entity effective October 15, 1991 |
EA (EA-EH) | Spain | EU | 37 | 14 | |
EA6 | Balearic Is. | EU | 37 | 14 | |
EA8 | Canary Is. | AF | 36 | 33 | |
EA9 | Ceuta & Melilla | AF | 37 | 33 | |
EI, EJ | Ireland | EU | 27 | 14 | |
EK | Armenia | AS | 29 | 21 | |
EL | Liberia | AF | 46 | 35 | |
EP, EQ | Iran | AS | 40 | 21 | |
ER | Moldova | EU | 29 | 16 | |
ES | Estonia | EU | 29 | 15 | |
ET | Ethiopia | AF | 48 | 37 | |
EU-EW | Belarus | EU | 29 | 16 | |
EX | Kyrgyzstan | AS | 30, 31 | 17 | |
EY | Tajikistan | AS | 30 | 17 | |
EZ | Turkmenistan | AS | 30 | 17 | |
F | France | EU | 27 | 14 | |
FG, TO | Guadeloupe | NA | 11 | 8 | |
FH, TO | Mayotte | AF | 53 | 39 | Only contacts made July 6, 1975 |
FJ, TO | Saint Barthelemy | NA | 11 | 8 | Only contacts made December 14, 2007 |
FK, TX | New Caledonia | OC | 56 | 32 | |
FK/C, TX | Chesterfield Is. | OC | 56 | 30 | Only contacts made March 23, 2000 |
FM, TO | Martinique | NA | 11 | 8 | |
FO, TX | Clipperton Is. | NA | 10 | 7 | |
FO/A, TO | Austral Is. | OC | 63 | 32 | Only contacts made April 1, 1998 |
FO/C, TX | French Polynesia | OC | 63 | 32 | |
FO/M, TX | Marquesas Is. | OC | 63 | 31 | Only contacts made April 1, 1998 |
FP | Saint Pierre & Miquelon | NA | 9 | 5 | |
FR, TO | Reunion Is. | AF | 53 | 39 | |
FS, TO | Saint Martin | NA | 11 | 8 | |
FT/G, TO | Glorioso Is. | AF | 53 | 39 | Only contacts made June 25, 1960 |
FT/J, FT/E, TO | Juan de Nova, Europa | AF | 53 | 39 | Only contacts made June 25, 1960 |
FT/T, TO | Tromelin Is. | AF | 53 | 39 | |
FT5/W | Crozet Is. | AF | 68 | 39 | |
FT5/X | Kerguelen Is. | AF | 68 | 39 | |
FT5Z | Amsterdam & Saint Paul Is. | AF | 68 | 39 | |
FW | Wallis & Futuna Is. | OC | 62 | 32 | |
FY | French Guiana | SA | 12 | 9 | |
G, GX, M | England | EU | 27 | 14 | |
GD, GT | Isle of Man | EU | 27 | 14 | |
GI, GN | Northern Ireland | EU | 27 | 14 | |
GJ, GH | Jersey | EU | 27 | 14 | |
GM, GS | Scotland | EU | 27 | 14 | |
GU, GP | Guernsey | EU | 27 | 14 | |
GW, GC | Wales | EU | 27 | 14 | |
H4 | Solomon Is. | OC | 51 | 28 | |
H40 | Temotu Province | OC | 51 | 32 | Only contacts made April 1, 1998 |
HA, HG | Hungary | EU | 28 | 15 | |
HB | Switzerland | EU | 28 | 14 | |
HB0 | Liechtenstein | EU | 28 | 14 | |
HC, HD | Ecuador | SA | 12 | 10 | |
HC8, HD8 | Galapagos Is. | SA | 12 | 10 | |
HH | Haiti | NA | 11 | 8 | |
HI | Dominican Republic | NA | 11 | 8 | |
HK, HJ, 5J, 5K | Colombia | SA | 12 | 9 | |
HK0/M | Malpelo Is. | SA | 12 | 9 | |
HK0S | San Andres & Providencia | NA | 11 | 7 | |
HL, 6K-6N | Republic of Korea | AS | 44 | 25 | |
HP, HO | Panama | NA | 11 | 7 | |
HR, HQ | Honduras | NA | 11 | 7 | |
HS, E2 | Thailand | AS | 49 | 26 | |
HV | Vatican | EU | 28 | 15 | |
HZ | Saudi Arabia | AS | 39 | 21 | |
I | Italy | EU | 28 | 15, 33 | |
IS0, IM0 | Sardinia | EU | 28 | 15 | |
J2 | Djibouti | AF | 48 | 37 | |
J3 | Grenada | NA | 11 | 8 | |
J5 | Guinea-Bissau | AF | 46 | 35 | |
J6 | Saint Lucia | NA | 11 | 8 | |
J7 | Dominica | NA | 11 | 8 | |
J8 | Saint Vincent | NA | 11 | 8 | |
JA-JS, 7J-7N | Japan | AS | 45 | 25 | |
JD/M | Minami Torishima | OC | 90 | 27 | Formerly Marcus Is. |
JD/O | Ogasawara | AS | 45 | 27 | Formerly Bonin and Volcano Is. |
JT-JV | Mongolia | AS | 32, 33 | 23 | |
JW | Svalbard | EU | 18 | 40 | |
JX | Jan Mayen | EU | 18 | 40 | |
JY | Jordan | AS | 39 | 20 | |
K, W, N, AA-AK | United States of America | NA | 06-08 | 03-05 | |
KG4 | Guantanamo Bay | NA | 11 | 8 | |
KH0 | Mariana Is. | OC | 64 | 27 | |
KH1 | Baker & Howland Is. | OC | 61 | 31 | |
KH2 | Guam | OC | 64 | 27 | |
KH3 | Johnston Is. | OC | 61 | 31 | |
KH4 | Midway Is. | OC | 61 | 31 | |
KH5 | Palmyra & Jarvis Is. | OC | 61, 62 | 31 | |
KH6, 7 | Hawaii | OC | 61 | 31 | |
KH7K | Kure Is. | OC | 61 | 31 | |
KH8 | American Samoa | OC | 62 | 32 | |
KH8/S | Swains Is. | OC | 62 | 32 | Only contacts made July 22, 2006 |
KH9 | Wake Is. | OC | 65 | 31 | |
KL, AL, NL, WL | Alaska | NA | 01, 02 | 1 | |
KP1 | Navassa Is. | NA | 11 | 8 | |
KP2 | Virgin Is. | NA | 11 | 8 | |
KP3, 4 | Puerto Rico | NA | 11 | 8 | |
KP5 | Desecheo Is. | NA | 11 | 8 | Only contacts made March 1, 1979 |
LA-LN | Norway | EU | 18 | 14 | |
LU (LO-LW) | Argentina | SA | 14, 16 | 13 | |
LX | Luxembourg | EU | 27 | 14 | |
LY | Lithuania | EU | 29 | 15 | |
LZ | Bulgaria | EU | 28 | 20 | |
OA-OC | Peru | SA | 12 | 10 | |
OD | Lebanon | AS | 39 | 20 | |
OE | Austria | EU | 28 | 15 | |
OH (OF-OI) | Finland | EU | 18 | 15 | |
OH0 | Aland Is. | EU | 18 | 15 | |
OJ0 | Market Reef | EU | 18 | 15 | |
OK-OL | Czech Republic | EU | 28 | 15 | Only contacts made January 1, 1993 |
OM | Slovak Republic | EU | 28 | 15 | Only contacts made January 1, 1993 |
ON-OT | Belgium | EU | 27 | 14 | |
OX | Greenland | NA | 05, 75 | 40 | |
OY | Faroe Is. | EU | 18 | 14 | |
OZ, OU-OW | Denmark | EU | 18 | 14 | |
P2 | Papua New Guinea | OC | 51 | 28 | Only contacts made September 16, 1975 |
P4 | Aruba | SA | 11 | 9 | Only contacts made January 1, 1986 |
P5 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | AS | 44 | 25 | Only contacts made May 14, 1995 |
PA-PI | Netherlands | EU | 27 | 14 | |
PJ2 | Curacao | SA | 11 | 9 | Only contacts made starting 04:00 UTC October 10, 2010 |
PJ4 | Bonaire | SA | 11 | 9 | Only contacts made starting 04:00 UTC October 10, 2010 |
PJ5, 6 | Saba & Saint Eustatius | NA | 11 | 8 | Only contacts made starting 04:00 UTC October 10, 2010 |
PJ7 | Sint Maarten | NA | 11 | 8 | Only contacts made starting 04:00 UTC October 10, 2010 |
PY (PP-PY, ZV-ZZ) | Brazil | SA | 12, 13, 15 | 11 | |
PY0F | Fernando de Noronha | SA | 13 | 11 | |
PY0S | Saint Peter & Saint Paul Rocks | SA | 13 | 11 | |
PY0T | Trindade & Martim Vaz Is. | SA | 15 | 11 | |
PZ | Suriname | SA | 12 | 9 | |
R1F | Franz Josef Land | EU | 75 | 40 | (now RI1FJ) |
S0 | Western Sahara | AF | 46 | 33 | Contacts with Rio de Oro (Spanish Sahara), EA9, also count for this entity. Unofficial prefix |
S2 | Bangladesh | AS | 41 | 22 | |
S5 | Slovenia | EU | 28 | 15 | Only contacts made June 26, 1991 |
S7 | Seychelles | AF | 53 | 39 | |
S9 | Sao Tome & Principe | AF | 47 | 36 | |
SM (SA-SM, 7S, 8S) | Sweden | EU | 18 | 14 | |
SP (SN-SR, 3Z) | Poland | EU | 28 | 15 | |
ST | Sudan | AF | 47, 48 | 34 | |
SU | Egypt | AF | 38 | 34 | |
SV (SV-SZ, J4) | Greece | EU | 28 | 20 | |
SV/A | Mount Athos | EU | 28 | 20 | |
SV5, J45 | Dodecanese | EU | 28 | 20 | |
SV9, J49 | Crete | EU | 28 | 20 | |
T2 | Tuvalu | OC | 65 | 31 | Only contacts made January 1, 1976 |
T30 | Western Kiribati (Gilbert Is. ) | OC | 65 | 31 | |
T31 | Central Kiribati (British Phoenix Is.) | OC | 62 | 31 | |
T32 | Eastern Kiribati (Line Is.) | OC | 61, 63 | 31 | |
T33 | Banaba Is. (Ocean Is.) | OC | 65 | 31 | |
T5, 6O | Somalia | AF | 48 | 37 | |
T7 | San Marino | EU | 28 | 15 | |
T8 | Palau | OC | 64 | 27 | Valid prefix January 1, 1994, or after (KC6 prior to this date) |
TA-TC | Turkey | EU, AS | 39 | 20 | |
TF | Iceland | EU | 17 | 40 | |
TG, TD | Guatemala | NA | 12 | 7 | |
TI, TE | Costa Rica | NA | 11 | 7 | |
TI9 | Cocos Is. | NA | 12 | 7 | |
TJ | Cameroon | AF | 47 | 36 | |
TK | Corsica | EU | 28 | 15 | |
TL | Central African Republic | AF | 47 | 36 | Only contacts made August 13, 1960 |
TN | Republic of the Congo | AF | 52 | 36 | Only contacts made August 15, 1960 |
TR | Gabon | AF | 52 | 36 | Only contacts made August 17, 1960 |
TT | Chad | AF | 47 | 36 | Only contacts made August 11, 1960 |
TU | Cote d'Ivoire | AF | 46 | 35 | Only contacts made August 7, 1960 |
TY | Benin | AF | 46 | 35 | Only contacts made August 1, 1960 |
TZ | Mali | AF | 46 | 35 | Only contacts made June 20, 1960 |
UA (UA-UI, RA-RZ1-7) | European Russia | EU | 19, 20, 29, 30 | 16 | |
UA0 (UA-UI, RA-RZ8-0) | Asiatic Russia | AS | 20-26, 30-35, 75 | 16-19, 23 | |
UA2, RA2 | Kaliningrad | EU | 29 | 15 | |
UJ-UM | Uzbekistan | AS | 30 | 17 | |
UN-UQ | Kazakhstan | AS | 29-31 | 17 | |
UR-UZ, EM-EO | Ukraine | EU | 29 | 16 | |
V2 | Antigua & Barbuda | NA | 11 | 8 | |
V3 | Belize | NA | 11 | 7 | |
V4 | Saint Kitts & Nevis | NA | 11 | 8 | For DXCC credit for contacts made May 31, 1958, and before |
V5 | Namibia | AF | 57 | 38 | |
V6 | Micronesia | OC | 65 | 27 | Includes Yap Is. January 1, 1981, and after |
V7 | Marshall Is. | OC | 65 | 31 | |
V8 | Brunei Darussalam | OC | 54 | 28 | |
VE (VA-VG, VO, VY) | Canada | NA | 2-4, 9, 75 | 01-05 | |
VK, AX | Australia | OC | 55, 58, 59 | 29, 30 | |
VK0H | Heard Is. | AF | 68 | 39 | |
VK0M | Macquarie Is. | OC | 60 | 30 | |
VK9C | Cocos (Keeling) Is. | OC | 54 | 29 | |
VK9L | Lord Howe Is. | OC | 60 | 30 | |
VK9M | Mellish Reef | OC | 56 | 30 | |
VK9N | Norfolk Is. | OC | 60 | 32 | |
VK9W | Willis Is. | OC | 55 | 30 | |
VK9X | Christmas Is. | OC | 54 | 29 | |
VP2E | Anguilla | NA | 11 | 8 | For DXCC credit for contacts made May 31, 1958, and before |
VP2M | Montserrat | NA | 11 | 8 | For DXCC credit for contacts made May 31, 1958, and before |
VP2V | British Virgin Is. | NA | 11 | 8 | For DXCC credit for contacts made May 31, 1958, and before |
VP5 | Turks & Caicos Is. | NA | 11 | 8 | |
VP6 | Pitcairn Is. | OC | 63 | 32 | |
VP6/D | Ducie Is. | OC | 63 | 32 | Only contacts made November 16, 2001 |
VP8 | Falkland Is. | SA | 16 | 13 | |
VP8G | South Georgia Is. | SA | 73 | 13 | |
VP8H | South Shetland Is. | SA | 73 | 13 | |
VP8O | South Orkney Is. | SA | 73 | 13 | |
VP8S | South Sandwich Is. | SA | 73 | 13 | |
VP9 | Bermuda | NA | 11 | 5 | |
VQ9 | Chagos Is. | AF | 41 | 39 | |
VR | Hong Kong | AS | 44 | 24 | |
VU | India | AS | 41 | 22 | |
VU4 | Andaman & Nicobar Is. | AS | 49 | 26 | |
VU7 | Lakshadweep Is. | AS | 41 | 22 | |
XE (XA-XI) | Mexico | NA | 10 | 6 | |
XF4 (XA4-XI4) | Revillagigedo | NA | 10 | 6 | |
XT | Burkina Faso | AF | 46 | 35 | Only contacts made August 16, 1960 |
XU | Cambodia | AS | 49 | 26 | |
XW | Laos | AS | 49 | 26 | |
XX9 | Macao | AS | 44 | 24 | |
XZ, XY | Myanmar | AS | 49 | 26 | |
YA, T6 | Afghanistan | AS | 40 | 21 | |
YB-YH | Indonesia | OC | 51, 54 | 28 | Only contacts made May 1, 1963 |
YI | Iraq | AS | 39 | 21 | |
YJ | Vanuatu | OC | 56 | 32 | |
YK | Syria | AS | 39 | 20 | |
YL | Latvia | EU | 29 | 15 | |
YN, H6-7, HT | Nicaragua | NA | 11 | 7 | |
YO-YR | Romania | EU | 28 | 20 | |
YS, HU | El Salvador | NA | 11 | 7 | |
YT, YU | Serbia | EU | 28 | 15 | |
YV (YV-YY, 4M) | Venezuela | SA | 12 | 9 | |
YV0 | Aves Is. | NA | 11 | 8 | |
Z2 | Zimbabwe | AF | 53 | 38 | |
Z3 | Macedonia | EU | 28 | 15 | Only contacts made September 8, 1991 |
Z6 | Republic of Kosovo | EU | 28 | 15 | Only contacts made January 21, 2018 |
Z8 | South Sudan (Republic of) | AF | 48 | 34 | Only contacts made July 14, 2011 |
ZA | Albania | EU | 28 | 15 | |
ZB2 | Gibraltar | EU | 37 | 14 | |
ZC4 | UK Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus | AS | 39 | 20 | Only contacts made August 16, 1960 |
ZD7 | Saint Helena | AF | 66 | 36 | |
ZD8 | Ascension Is. | AF | 66 | 36 | |
ZD9 | Tristan da Cunha & Gough Is. | AF | 66 | 38 | |
ZF | Cayman Is. | NA | 11 | 8 | |
ZK3 | Tokelau Is. | OC | 62 | 31 | |
ZL, ZM | New Zealand | OC | 60 | 32 | |
ZL7 | Chatham Is. | OC | 60 | 32 | |
ZL8 | Kermadec Is. | OC | 60 | 32 | |
ZL9 | New Zealand Subantarctic Is. | OC | 60 | 32 | |
ZP | Paraguay | SA | 14 | 11 | |
ZS (ZR-ZU) | South Africa | AF | 57 | 38 | |
ZS8 | Prince Edward & Marion Is. | AF | 57 | 38 |