For country identification, meteoblue use the ISO 3166 coding of the ISO (International organization for Standardization).  This is an internationally accepted convention for country definitions , which is continously updated.
ISO 3166 defines the codes for the representation of names of countries, territories or areas of geographical interest, and their subdivisions, namely
  • Country name
  • Country code (2 digits);
  • Country code (3 digits);
  • Country code status;

These codes are used to assign and retrieve information about locations and places .

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meteoblue does not engage in any political discussions about country definitions.
We use the country information according to accepted international conventions and solely to  assist our users with  place search and use of information.
Our country representations do not imply any endorsement or opinion other than that expressed by the underlying international  convention for country definitions.