ISO 3166-2:DJ is the entry forDjibouti inISO 3166-2, part of theISO 3166standard published by theInternational Organization for Standardization (ISO), which definescodes for the names of the principalsubdivisions (e.g.,provinces orstates) of allcountries coded inISO 3166-1.
Currently for Djibouti, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined forfive regions and one city. The cityDjibouti is the capital of the country and has special status equal to the regions.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part isDJ, theISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Djibouti. The second part is two letters.
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
ISO 639-1 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the followingadministrative languages:
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| Code | Subdivision name (fr) | Subdivision name (ar) (BGN/PCGN 1956) | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|
| DJ-AS | Ali Sabieh | ‘Alī Şabīḩ | region |
| DJ-AR | Arta | ‘Artā | region |
| DJ-DI | Dikhil | Dikhīl | region |
| DJ-DJ | Djibouti | Jībūtī | city |
| DJ-OB | Obock | Awbūk | region |
| DJ-TA | Tadjourah | Tājūrah | region |
The following changes to the entry have been announced by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-7 | 2005-09-13 | Change of generic term for administrative divisions. Addition of new region "Arta". New list source and code source | Subdivisions added: DJ-ARArta |
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) | Language adjustment and source list update. | |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) | 2014-11-03 | Update List Source | |
| 2015-11-27 | Add romanization system for Arabic; typographical correction of DJ-AS; update List Source | ||
| 2016-11-15 | Change of spelling of DJ-OB in ara |