South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Flag SVGSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Country Codes

South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands is identified by various country codes. The ISO 3166-1-Alpha-2 code, commonly referred to as the 2-letter country code for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, is GS, while the ISO 3166-1-Alpha-3 code, known as the 3-letter country code, is SGS. Similarly, the ISO 3166-1 numeric code for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands is 239. When connecting via phone, the dialing code for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands is +500, which is essential for initiating calls to phone numbers in South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands. Online, websites in South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands are distinguished by the top-level domain (TLD) .gs, indicating their geographic origin.

For a comprehensive reference encompassing major country codes, currency codes, and timezones relevant to South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, please refer the tables below:

Country details

Formal name-
CapitalGrytviken
regionAmericas
Sub regionLatin America and the Caribbean

ISO Codes

ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2GS
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3SGS
ISO 3166-1 Numeric239

Dialing Code

Dialing code+500

Other Country Codes

Top Level Domain.gs
License plate code-
UN m49 code239
GAUL code228
MARC codexs
FIPS codeSX
WMO code-
IOC code-
EDGAR code1L
FIFA code-
GS1 GTIN code-

Currency Codes

CurencyAlphabetic codeNumeric code
No universal currency--

Timezones

TimezoneOffset UTCOffset DSTTime
Atlantic / South_Georgia−02:00−02:00

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FAQs

South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands is situated in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is a subregion of the continent of Americas.

Grytviken serves as the capital of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands.

The ISO 3166-1-Alpha-2, or two-letter country code, for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands is GS, while the ISO 3166-1-Alpha-3, or three-letter country code, is SGS, and the ISO 3166-1 numeric code is 239. ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, is a global federation of national standards bodies.

The dialing code for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands is +500.

The top-level domain (TLD) for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands-specific internet addresses ends with .gs.

The UN M49 code for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands is 239. UN M49, or the Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use, is a standard used by the United Nations for statistical purposes.

The GAUL code for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands is 228. GAUL, or the Global Administrative Unit Layers, is a spatial database of administrative units for all countries worldwide. It is a project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

The MARC code for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands is xs. MARC, or machine-readable cataloging standards, are a set of digital formats for describing items cataloged by libraries, such as books, DVDs, and digital resources.

The FIPS code for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands is SX. FIPS, or Federal Information Processing Standards, are publicly announced standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for use in computer systems by non-military American government agencies and government contractors.

The EDGAR code for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands is 1L. EDGAR, or the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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