Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes (HASC) are codes to represent names of country subdivisions, such as states, province, regions.
They are described in the book "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 Through 1998" written by Gwillim Law.
The codes are alphabetic and have constant length for the first level subdivisions.
DE.NW - North Rhine-Westphalia DE.NW.DM - Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt
See also
- Geocodes, ISO 3166-2
- "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 Through 1998" ISBN 0-7864-0729-8
External links
- Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes at statoids.com
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