code , while keeping the same alphabetic codes. Sudan used numeric code before South Sudan split away in 2011. Since then, Sudan has used numeric code , while keeping the same alphabetic codes. If a country changes its name without any territorial change, its numeric code remains the same. For example, when Burma was renamed Myanmar without territorial change in 1989, its alphabetic codes were changed, but its numeric code has remained the same. The following numeric codes have been withdrawn from ISO 3166-1: The following numeric codes were also assigned by the United Nations Statistics Division, but these territories were never officially included in ISO 3166-1: In the UN M.49 standard developed by the United Nations Statistics Division, additional numeric codes are used to represent geographical regions and groupings of countries and areas for statistical processing purposes, but these codes are not included in ISO 3166-1. Unlike alphabetic codes, there are no reserved numeric codes in ISO 3166-1. References Sources and external links ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use, United Nations Statistics Division Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations — list of alpha-3 and numeric codes (a few territories officially assigned codes in ISO 3166-1 are not included in this list) Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings Country or area numerical codes added or changed since 1982 The World Factbook (public domain), Central Intelligence Agency Appendix D – Cross-Reference List of Country Data Codes — comparison of FIPS 10, ISO 3166, and STANAG 1059 country codes Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids"), Statoids.com Country codes — comparison of ISO 3166-1 country codes with other country codes ISO 3166-1 Change History 1 numeric Country codes Location codes