The UPU and Its Members


21 December 2000

Any member of the United Nations may accede to the UPU. Sovereign countries which are not members of the UN may also become members of the UPU provided that their request is approved by at least two-thirds of the member countries of the Union. There were 189 member countries of the UPU in 1996.

|A |B |C |D |E |F |G |H |I |J |K |L |M |N |O |P |Q |R |S |T |U |V |W |X |Y |Z |
Countries and territoriesStandard ISO
31661		Standard ISO
42172		Currency name
Alpha-2Alpha-3Alphabetical
AfghanistanAFAFGAFAAfghani
AlbaniaALALBALLLek
AlgeriaDZDZADZDAlgerian Dinar
AngolaAOAGOAONNew Kwanza
AORKwanza Reajustado
Antigua and BarbudaAGATGXCDEast Caribbean Dollar
ArgentinaARARGARS Argentine Peso
ArmeniaAMARMAMDArmenian Dram
AustraliaAUAUSAUDAustralian Dollar
  • Norfolk Island
NFNFKAUDAustralian Dollar
AustriaATAUTATSSchilling
AzerbaijanAZAZEAZMAzerbaijan Manat
BahamasBSBHSBSDBahamas Dollar
BahrainBHBHRBHDBahraini Dinar
BangladeshBDBGDBDTTaka
BarbadosBBBRBBBDBarbados Dollar
BelarusBYBLRBYBBelarus Rouble
BelgiumBEBELBEFBelgian Franc
BelizeBZBLZBZDBelize Dollar
BeninBJBENXOFCFA Franc
(BCEAO)4
BhutanBTBTNBTNNgultrum
BoliviaBOBOLBOBBoliviano
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBABIHBAMConvertible Marks
BotswanaBWBWABWPPula
BrazilBRBRABRLReal
Brunei DarussalamBNBRNBNDBrunei Dollar
Bulgaria (Rep)BGBGRBGLLev
Burkina FasoBFBFAXOFCFA Franc
(BCEAO)4
BurundiBIBDIBIFBurundi Franc
CambodiaKHKHMKHRRiel
CameroonCMCMRXAFCFA Franc
(BEAC)3
CanadaCACANCADCanadian Dollar
Cape VerdeCVCPVCVECape Verde Escudo
Central African RepCFCAFXAFCFA Franc
(BEAC)3
ChadTDTCDXAFCFA Franc
(BEAC)3
ChileCLCHLCLPChilean Peso
CLFUnidades de Formento
China (People's Rep)CNCHNCNYYuan Renminbi
  • Hong Kong, China
HKHKGHKDHong Kong Dollar
ColombiaCOCOLCOPColombian Peso
ComorosKMCOMKMFComoros Franc
Congo (Rep)CGCOGXAFCFA Franc
(BEAC)3
Costa RicaCRCRICRCCosta Rican Colón
Côte d'Ivoire (Rep)CICIVXOFCFA Franc
(BCEAO)4
CroatiaHRHRVHRKKuna
CubaCUCUBCUPCuban Peso
CyprusCYCYPCYPCyprus Pound
Czech (Rep)CZCZECZKCzech Koruna
Dem People's Rep of KoreaKPPRKKPWKPW Won
Dem Rep of the CongoCDCODZRNNew Zaire
DenmarkDKDNKDKKDanish Krone
  • Faröe Islands
FOFRODKKDanish Krone
  • Greenland
GLGRLDKKDanish Krone
DjiboutiDJDJIDJFDjibouti Franc
DominicaDMDMAXCDEast Caribbean Dollar
Dominican RepublicDODOMDOPDominican Peso
EcuadorECECUECSSucre
EgyptEGEGYEGPEgyptian Pound
El SalvadorSVSLVSVCEl Salvador Colón
Equatorial GuineaGQGNQXAFCFA Franc (BEAC)3
EritreaERERI- Birr
EstoniaEEESTEEKKroon
EthiopiaETETHETBEthiopian Birr
FijiFJFJIFJDFiji Dollar
Finland (including the Åland Islands)FIFINFIMMarkka
FranceFRFRAFRFFrench Franc
  • French Overseas Departments:
    • French Guiana
GFGUFFRFFrench Franc
    • Guadeloupe (including St Barthélémy and St Martin)
GPGLPFRFFrench Franc
    • Martinique
MQMTQFRFFrench Franc
    • Réunion
REREUFRFFrench Franc
  • Territorial Community of Mayotte
YTMYTFRFFrench Franc
  • Territorial Community of St Pierre et Miquelon
PMSPMFRFFrench Franc
  • French Overseas Territories coming within the Union's jurisdiction by virtue of article 23 of the Constitution:
    • French Polynesia (including Clipperton Island)
PFPYFXPFCFP Franc
    • French Southern and Antarctic Territories (St Paul and Amsterdam Islands, Crozet Islands, Kerguelen Islands, Terre Adélie)
TFATFFRFFrench Franc
    • New Caledonia
NCNCLXPFCFP Franc
    • Scattered islands (Bassas da India, Europa, Juan de Nova, Glorieuses, Tromelin)
REREUFRFFrench Franc
    • Wallis and Futuna Islands
WFWLFXPFCFP Franc
GabonGAGABXAFFranc CFA (BEAC)3
GambiaGMGMBGMDDalasi
GeorgiaGEGEOGELLari
GermanyDEDEUDEMDeutsche Mark
GhanaGHGHAGHCCedi
Great Britain:GBGBRGBPPound Sterling
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Isle of Man
Overseas Territories (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland):
  • Anguilla
AIAIAXCD East Caribbean Dollar
  • Ascension
SHSHNSHPSt Helena Pound
  • Bermuda
BMBMUBMDBermudan Dollar
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
IOIOTUSDUS Dollar
  • Cayman Islands
KYCYMKYDCayman Islands Dollar
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
FKFLKFKPFalkland Islands Pound
  • Gibraltar
GIGIBGIPGibraltar Pound
  • Montserrat
MSMSRXCDEast Caribbean Dolllar
  • Pitcairn Islands, Henderson, Ducie et Oeno
PNPCNNZDNew Zealand Dollar
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
GSSGS--
  • St Helena
SHSHNSHPSt Helena Pound
  • St Helena (Dependencies) (Islands)
----
  • Tristan da Cunha
SHSHNSHPSt Helena Pound
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
TCTCAUSDUnited States Dollar
  • Virgin Islands
VGVGBUSDUnited States Dollar
GreeceGRGRCGRDDrachma
GrenadaGDGRDXCDEast Caribbean Dolllar
GuatemalaGTGTMGTQQuetzal
GuineaGNGINGNFGuinean Franc
Guinea-BissauGWGNBGWPGuinea-Bissau Peso
XOFFranc CFA
(BCEAO)4
GuyanaGYGUYGYDGuyana Dollar
HaitiHTHTIHTGGourde
USDUnited States Dollar
Honduras (Rep)HNHNDHNLLempira
Hungary (Rep)HUHUNHUFForint
IcelandISISLISKIcelandic Krona
IndiaININDINRIndian Rupee
IndonesiaIDIDNIDRRupiah
Iran (Islamic Rep)IRIRNIRRIranian Rial
IraqIQIRQIQDIraqi Dinar
IrelandIEIRLIEPIrish Pound
IsraelILISRILSNew Shekel
ItalyITITAITLItalian Lira
JamaicaJMJAMJMDJamaican Dollar
JapanJPJPNJPYYen
JordanJOJORJODJordanian Dinar
KazakhstanKZKAZKZTTenge
KenyaKEKENKESKenya Shilling
KiribatiKIKIRAUDAustralian Dollar
Korea (Rep)KRKORKRWWon
KuwaitKWKWTKWDKuwaiti Dinar
KyrgyzstanKGKGZKGSSom
Lao People's Dem RepLALAOLAKKip
LatviaLVLVALVLLat
LebanonLBLBNLBPLebanese Pound
LesothoLSLSOLSLLoti
LiberiaLRLBRLRDLiberian Dollar
Libyan JamahiriyaLYLBYLYDLibyan Dinar
LiechtensteinLILIECHFSwiss Franc
LithuaniaLTLTULTLLita
LuxembourgLULUXLUFLuxembourg Franc
MadagascarMGMDGMGFMalagasy Franc
MalawiMWMWIMWKKwacha
MalaysiaMYMYSMYRMalaysian Ringgit
MaldivesMVMDVMVRRufiyaa
MaliMLMLIXOFCFA Franc
(BCEAO)4
MaltaMTMLTMTLMaltese Lira
MauritaniaMRMRTMROOuguiya
MauritiusMUMUSMURMauritius Rupee
MexicoMXMEXMXNMexican Peso
MoldovaMDMDAMDL Moldova Leu
MonacoMCMCOFRFFrench Franc
MongoliaMNMNGMNTTugrik
MoroccoMAMARMADMoroccan Dirham
MozambiqueMZMOZMZMMetical
MyanmarMMMMRMMKKyat
NamibiaNANAMNADNamibia Dollar
NauruNRNRUAUDAustralian Dollar
NepalNPNPLNPRNepalese Rupee
NetherlandsNLNLDNLGNetherlands Guilder
Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
  • Aruba
AWABWAWGAruba Guilder
  • Netherlands Antilles (Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St Eustatius, St Maarten)
ANANTANGNetherlands Antilles Guilder
New Zealand (including the Ross Dependency)NZNZLNZDNew Zealand Dollar
  • Cook Island
CKCOKNZDNew Zealand Dollar
  • Niue
NUNIUNZDNew Zealand Dollar
  • Tokelau
TKTKLNZDNew Zealand Dollar
NicaraguaNINICNIOCórdoba Oro
NigerNENERXOFCFA Franc
(BCEAO)4
NigeriaNGNGANGNNaira
NorwayNONORNOKNorwegian Krone
OmanOMOMNOMRRial Omani
PakistanPKPAKPKRPakistan Rupee
Panama (Rep)PAPANPABBalboa
Papua - New GuineaPGPNGPGKKina
ParaguayPYPRYPYGGuaraní
PeruPEPERPENNew Sol
PhilippinesPHPHLPHPPhilippine Peso
Poland (Rep)PLPOLPLNZloty
PortugalPTPRTPTEPortuguese Escudo
  • Macao
MOMACMOPPataca
QatarQAQATQARQatari Riyal
RomaniaROROMROLLeu
Russian FederationRURUSRURRussian Rouble
RwandaRWRWARWFRwanda Franc
Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and NevisKNKNAXCDEast Caribbean Dollar
Saint LuciaLCLCAXCDEast Caribbean Dollar
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCVCTXCDEast Caribbean Dollar
SamoaWSWSMWSTTala
San MarinoSMSMRITLItalian Lira
Sao Tome and PrincipeSTSTPSTDDobra
Saudi ArabiaSASAUSARSaudi Riyal
SenegalSNSENXOFCFA Franc
(BCEAO)4
SeychellesSCSYCSCRSeychelles Rupee
Sierra LeoneSLSLESLLLeone
SingaporeSGSGPSGDSingapore Dollar
SlovakiaSKSVKSKKSlovak Koruna
SloveniaSISVNSITTolar
Solomon IslandsSBSLBSBDSolomon Islands Dollar
SomaliaSOSOMSOSSomali Shilling
South AfricaZAZAFZARRand
SpainESESPESPSpanish Peseta
Sri LankaLKLKALKRSri Lanka Rupee
SudanSDSDNSDPSudanese Pound
SurinameSRSURSRGSuriname Guilder
SwazilandSZSWZSZLLilangeni
SwedenSESWESEKSwedish Krona
SwitzerlandCHCHECHFSwiss Franc
Syrian Arab RepSYSYRSYPSyrian Pound
TajikistanTJTJKTJRTajik Rouble
Tanzania (United Rep)TZTZATZSTanzania Shilling
ThailandTHTHATHBBaht
the former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaMKMKDMKDDenar
TogoTGTGOXOFCFA Franc
(BCEAO)4
Tonga (including Niuafo'ou)TOTONTOPPa'anga
Trinidad and TobagoTTTTOTTDTrinidad and Tobago Dollar
TunisiaTNTUNTNDTunisian Dinar
TurkeyTRTURTRLTurkish Lira
TurkmenistanTMTKMTMMManat
TuvaluTVTUVAUDAustralian Dollar
UgandaUGUGAUGXUganda Shilling
UkraineUAUKRUAHHryvnia
United Arab EmiratesAEAREAEDUAE Dirham
United States of AmericaUSUSAUSDUnited States Dollar
  • Territories of the United States of America coming within the Union's jurisdiction by virtue of article 23 of the Constitution:
    • Guam
GUGUMUSDUnited States Dollar
    • Puerto Rico
PRPRIUSDUnited States Dollar
    • Samoa
ASASMUSDUnited States Dollar
    • Virgin Islands of the United States of America
VIVIRUSDUnited States Dollar
  • Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands
    • Mariana Islands including Saipan and Tinian, but not the United States Possession of Guam
MPMNPUSDUnited States Dollar
UruguayUYURYUYUUruguayan Peso
UzbekistanUZUZBUZSUzbekistan Sum
VanuatuVUVUTVUVVatu
VaticanVAVATITLItalian Lira
VenezuelaVEVENVEBBolivar
Viet NamVNVNMVNDDong
YemenYEYEMYERYemeni Rial
Yugoslavia5YUYUGYUMNew Dinar
ZambiaZMZMBZMKKwacha
ZimbabweZWZWEZWDZimbabwe Dollar

UN member countries whose situation with regard to the UPU has not yet been settled:
AndorraADANDADPAndora Peseta
FRFFrench Franc
ESSpanish Peseta
Marshall IslandsMHMHLUSDUnited States Dollar
Micronesia (Federated States of)FMFSMUSDUnited States Dollar
PalauPWPLWUSDUnited States Dollar

Territory in a special situation:
East TimorTPTMPTPETimor Escudo
IDRRupiah
IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDR)XDR
Gold FrancXFO
European Currency Unit (ECU)XEU

(Edition of 12 May 1999)
  1. Codes representing names of countries and territories.
  2. Codes representing currencies and types of funds.
  3. CFA Franc (BEAC) - Franc of the Communauté financière en Afrique
    (Competent authority: Bank of Central African States - BEAC).
  4. CFA Franc (BCEAO) - Franc of the Communauté financière africaine
    (Competent authority: Central Bank of West African States - BCEAO).
  5. In 1998, the Council of Administration decided not to invite the Yugoslavia to the 1999 Universal Postal Congress nor to any other UPU meeting until the issue of its accession to membership in the UPU is resolved.