ISO 3166-2:MH is the entry for theMarshall Islands 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 the Marshall Islands, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions:
The municipalities are inhabited atolls or islands. The ten uninhabited atolls and islands of the country are not listed:
Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part isMH, theISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the Marshall Islands. The second part is either of the following:
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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| Code | Subdivision name (en) | Subdivision name (mh) |
|---|---|---|
| MH-L | Ralik chain | Ralik chain |
| MH-T | Ratak chain | Ratak chain |
| Code | Subdivision name (en) | Subdivision name (mh) | In chain (of islands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MH-ALL | Ailinglaplap | Aelōn̄ḷapḷap | L |
| MH-ALK | Ailuk | Aelok | T |
| MH-ARN | Arno | Arṇo | T |
| MH-AUR | Aur | Aur | T |
| MH-KIL | Bikini & Kili | Pikinni & Kōle | L |
| MH-EBO | Ebon | Epoon | L |
| MH-ENI | Enewetak & Ujelang | Ānewetak & Wūjlan̄ | L |
| MH-JAB | Jabat | Jebat | L |
| MH-JAL | Jaluit | Jālwōj | L |
| MH-KWA | Kwajalein | Kuwajleen | L |
| MH-LAE | Lae | Lae | L |
| MH-LIB | Lib | Ellep | L |
| MH-LIK | Likiep | Likiep | T |
| MH-MAJ | Majuro | Mājro | T |
| MH-MAL | Maloelap | Ṃaḷoeḷap | T |
| MH-MEJ | Mejit | Mājej | T |
| MH-MIL | Mili | Mile | T |
| MH-NMK | Namdrik | Naṃdik | L |
| MH-NMU | Namu | Naṃo | L |
| MH-RON | Rongelap | Ron̄ḷap | L |
| MH-UJA | Ujae | Ujae | L |
| MH-UTI | Utrik | Utrōk | T |
| MH-WTH | Wotho | Wōtto | L |
| MH-WTJ | Wotje | Wōjjā | T |
The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-1 | 2010-02-03 (corrected 2010-02-19) | Addition of the country code prefix as the first code element, addition of names in administrative languages | Subdivisions added: MH-JABJabat Subdivisions deleted: MH-UJLUjelang |