Table: The main Division countries data

Country

Country National Official Name

Formal name

Country National Official Name

Short name

Country UN English Name

Formal name

Country UN English Name

 Short name

UN Member since

ISO alpha-2/3 Country code

ALBANIA

Republika e Shqipërisë

Shqipëri
Shqipëria

Republic of Albania (the)

Albania

14 December 1955

AL / ALB

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

bs: Bosna i Hercegovina
hr: Bosna i Hercegovina
sr: Бocнa и Хepцeгoвинa

bs: Bosna i Hercegovina
hr: Bosna i Hercegovina
sr: Бocнa и Хepцeгoвинa

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

22 May 1992

BA / BIH

BULGARIA

Peпублика Бългapия
Republika Bǎlgarija

Бългapия
Bǎlgarija

Republic of Bulgaria (the)

Bulgaria

14 December 1955

BG / BGR

CROATIA

Republika Hrvatska

Hrvatska

Republic of Croatia (the)

Croatia

22 May 1992

HR / HRV

CYPRUS

Kuπριακή Δημoκρατία
el: Kypriakί Dimokratίa
tr: Kιbrιs Cumhuriyeti

Kύπρoς
el: Kýpros
tr: Kιbrιs

Republic of Cyprus (the)

Cyprus

20 September 1960

CY / CYP

CZECHIA

Česká republika

Česko

Czech Republic (the)

Czechia

19 January 1993

CZ / CZE

GEORGIA

საქართველო

საქართველო

Georgia

Georgia

31 July 1992

GE/GEO

GREECE

Eλληviκή Δημoκρατία
el: Elliniki Dimokratίa

Eλλάς
el: Ellás

Hellenic Republic (the)

Greece

25 October 1945

GR / GRC

HUNGARY

Magyar Köztársaság (a)

Magyarország

Republic of Hungary (the)

Hungary

14 December 1955

HU / HUN

MONTENEGRO

Црна Гоpа
Crna Gora

Црна Гоpа
Crna Gora

Montenegro

Montenegro

28 June 2006

ME / MNE

NORTH MACEDONIA

Република Северна Македонија

Северна Македонија 

Republic of North Macedonia (the)

North Macedonia

8 April 1993

MK / MKD

POLAND

Rzeczpospolita Polska

Polska

Republic of Poland (the)

Poland

24 October 1945

PL / POL

SERBIA

Peпублика Cpбија

Cpбија

Republic of Serbia (the)

Serbia

1 November 2000

RS / SRB

SLOVAKIA

Slovenská republika

Slovensko

Slovak Republic (the)

Slovakia

19 January 1993

SK / SVK

SLOVENIA

Republika Slovenija

Slovenija

Republic of Slovenia (the)

Slovenia

22 May 1992

SI / SVN

TURKEY

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti

Türkiye

Republic of Turkey (the)

Turkey

24 October 1945

TR / TUR

UKRAINE

Україна

Україна

Ukraine

Ukraine

24 October 1945

UA / UKR

Table: Division countries languages and writing systems

Country 

Language
(UN English name)

Writing system(s)
(BR - Basic Roman)

Romanization system(s)

Language code
(ISO 639 / ISO DIS 639-3)

ALBANIA

Albanian

BR + Albanian extensions

n/a

sq / sqi

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

bs: Bosnian
hr: Croatian
sr: Serbian

bs: BR + Bosnian extensions
hr: BR + Croatian extensions
sr: Cyrillic (0400-04FF)

bs: n/a
hr: n/a
sr: UN 1977 (III/11)
(update VIII/14)

bs / bos
hr / hrv
sr / srp

BULGARIA

Bulgarian

Cyrillic (0400-04FF)

a) UN 1977 (III/10)
b) BGN/PCGN 1952

bg / bul

CROATIA

Croatian

BR + Croatian extensions

n/a

hr / hrv

CYPRUS

el: Greek
tr: Turkish

el: Greek (0370-03FF, 0F00-1F7F)
tr: BR + Turkish extensions

el: UN 1987 (V/19)
tr: n/a

el / ell
tr / tur

CZECHIA

Czech

BR + Czech extensions

n/a

cs /ces

GEORGIA

GREECE

Greek

Greek (0370-03FF, 1F00-1FFF)

UN 1987 (V/19)

el / ell

HUNGARY

Hungarian

BR + Hungarian extensions

n/a

hu / hun

MONTENEGRO

Montenegrin

Also official:
sr: Serbian
bs: Bosnian
sq: Albanian
hr: Croatian

(Cyrillic script)
(Latin script)

 

 

NORTH MACEDONIA

Macedonian

Cyrillic (0400-04FF)

UN 1977 (III/11)

mk / mkd

POLAND

Polish

BR + Polish extensions

n/a

pl / pol

SERBIA

sr: Serbian
sq: Albanian
hu: Hungarian

sr: Cyrillic (0400-04FF)
sq: BR + Albanian extensions
hu: BR + Hungarian extensions

sr: UN 1977 (III/11) (update VIII/14)
sq: n/a
hu: n/a

sr / srp
sq / sqi
hu / hun

SLOVAKIA

Slovak

BR + Slovak extensions

n/a

sk / slk

SLOVENIA

sl: Slovene
hu: Hungarian
it: Italian

sl: BR + Slovene extensions
hu: BR + Hungarian extensions
it: BR + Italian extensions

sl: n/a
hu: n/a
it: n/a

sl / slv
hu / hun
it / ita

TURKEY

Turkish

BR + Turkish extensions

n/a

tr / tur

UKRAINE

Ukrainian

Cyrillic (0400-04FF)

a) UN 2012(X/9)
b) BGN/PCGN 1965

uk / ukr

Table: National authority for geographical names and Toponymic Guidelines of Division countries

Country

National authority for geographical names

Year of establishment of national authority

Contact, if no National Authority

Toponymic Guidelines (edition year)

Internet Site

ALBANIA

 

 

Military Geographical Institute,
Geographic Studies Center

 

 

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

 

 

Federalna uprava za geodetske i imovinsko - pravne poslove

 

http://www.fgu.com.ba/

BULGARIA

Council of Standardization of the Geographical Names (Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Agency)

1951

 

 

http://www.cadastre.bg

CROATIA

 

 

State Geodetic Administration

2007
(not official)

http://ungegn.dgu.hr
http://cgn.dgu.hr
http://www.dgu.hr

CYPRUS

Cyprus Permanent Committee for the Standardization of Geographical Names

1977

 

 2000
(draft version)

www.geonoma.gov.cy
 https://www.geonoma.gov.cy/myfiles/ekdoseis/odigos-typopoiisis/index.html

CZECHIA

Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre

2001

 

2007 
2002
1998
1996
1994
1987 - Czecho-slovakia

http://www.cuzk.cz

GEORGIA

GREECE

 

 

Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service, Hellenic Military Geographic Service 

2000
1998
1981

 

HUNGARY

Hungarian Committee on Geographical Names

1989
1963

 

2002
1994
1981

http://www.ksh.hu
http://www.fomi.hu

MONTENEGRO

 

 

Uprava za nekretine Vlade Crne Gore

 

NORTH MACEDONIA

Macedonian governmental commission for the standardization of the geographical names

2000

 

 

 

POLAND

Commission on Standardization
of Geographical Names Outside the Republic of Poland

Commission on Names of Localities and Physiographical Objects

1951
(1973)

1934

2010
2002
2000
1996

http://ksng.gugik.gov.pl

http://knmiof.mswia.gov.pl

SERBIA

Commission for the Standardization of Geographical Names (CSGN)

2009

 

 

http://www.komisija.gn.gov.rs

SLOVAKIA

Office of Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre of the Slovak Republic

1971

 

2000
1996
1987 - Czecho-slovakia

http://www.geodesy.gov.sk/sgn/
typonym/Eng/typoframe.htm

SLOVENIA

Commission for the Standardization of Geographical Names of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia

1986

 

1995

http://www.gu.gov.si/si/
delovnapodrocja_gu/projekti_gu/
registri/kszi/komisija_eng

TURKEY

The Board of Experts for Geographical Names of Turkey (BEGeoN_T)

 2004

 

1982

 

UKRAINE

State Service of Ukraine for  Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre

1991
(2005)

 

2014
2010

http://land.gov.ua