ZA
South Africa
ISO 3166 Country Code
Africa
Country Codes
Alpha-2 Code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
ZA
Alpha-3 Code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3)
ZAF
Numeric Code (ISO 3166-1 numeric)
710
Common Usage
HTML lang attribute
<html lang="za">
URL locale parameter
https://example.com/za/
JavaScript/TypeScript
const country = "ZA"; const countryName = "South Africa";
API Response (JSON)
{
"country": "ZA",
"countryName": "South Africa",
"alpha3": "ZAF",
"numeric": "710"
}ISO 3166 Standard
ISO 3166 is the international standard for country codes. The alpha-2 code (ZA) is the most commonly used format for domain names, language tags, and internationalization. The alpha-3 code (ZAF) is used in shipping, banking, and official documents. The numeric code (710) is language-independent and useful for systems with character encoding limitations.