ISO 3166-2:DE
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ISO 3166-2:DE is the part of the ISO 3166 standard that defines subdivision codes for the federal states of Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166-2:DE canonical | 3 |
| ISO 3166-2:DE subdivision codes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9495529 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ISO 3166-2:DE Context triple: [DE-SH, codingSystem, ISO 3166-2:DE]
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A.
Thuringia
Thuringia is a federal state in central Germany known for its forested landscapes, historic cities like Weimar and Erfurt, and its rich cultural and intellectual heritage.
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B.
State of Bremen
The State of Bremen is a small federal state in northwestern Germany comprising the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven, known for its historic Hanseatic heritage and major port facilities.
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C.
ISO 3166-2:GS
ISO 3166-2:GS is the subdivision code entry in the ISO 3166-2 standard that defines codes for the territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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D.
Elbe–Weser region
The Elbe–Weser region is a geographical area in northern Germany situated between the Elbe and Weser rivers, encompassing parts of Lower Saxony and known for its rural landscapes and small historic towns.
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E.
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a federal state in central Germany known for its rich cultural heritage, including numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the Bauhaus in Dessau and the historic towns of Quedlinburg and Wittenberg.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ISO 3166-2:DE Target entity description: ISO 3166-2:DE is the part of the ISO 3166 standard that defines subdivision codes for the federal states of Germany.
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A.
Thuringia
Thuringia is a federal state in central Germany known for its forested landscapes, historic cities like Weimar and Erfurt, and its rich cultural and intellectual heritage.
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B.
State of Bremen
The State of Bremen is a small federal state in northwestern Germany comprising the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven, known for its historic Hanseatic heritage and major port facilities.
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C.
ISO 3166-2:GS
ISO 3166-2:GS is the subdivision code entry in the ISO 3166-2 standard that defines codes for the territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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D.
Elbe–Weser region
The Elbe–Weser region is a geographical area in northern Germany situated between the Elbe and Weser rivers, encompassing parts of Lower Saxony and known for its rural landscapes and small historic towns.
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E.
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a federal state in central Germany known for its rich cultural heritage, including numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the Bauhaus in Dessau and the historic towns of Quedlinburg and Wittenberg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ISO 3166-2 entry
ⓘ
geographic code standard ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Germany ⓘ |
| codeStructure | two-part code separated by a hyphen ⓘ |
| countryCode | DE ⓘ |
| countryName | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfficialName |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Germany
|
| defines |
codes for federal states of Germany
ⓘ
codes for subdivisions of Germany ⓘ |
| exampleCode |
DE-BE
ⓘ
DE-BW ⓘ DE-BY ⓘ DE-HH ⓘ DE-NW ⓘ |
| exampleSubdivision |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Bayern ⓘ
linked to:
Bavaria
Berlin ⓘ Hamburg ⓘ Nordrhein-Westfalen ⓘ
linked to:
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
| firstPart | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code DE ⓘ |
| hasSubdivisionCodeFor |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Bayern ⓘ
linked to:
Bavaria
Berlin ⓘ Brandenburg ⓘ Bremen ⓘ Hamburg ⓘ Hessen ⓘ Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ⓘ Niedersachsen ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Saxony
Nordrhein-Westfalen ⓘ
linked to:
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rheinland-Pfalz ⓘ
linked to:
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland ⓘ Sachsen ⓘ
linked to:
Saxony
Sachsen-Anhalt ⓘ
linked to:
Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ Thüringen ⓘ
linked to:
Thuringia
|
| languageOfSubdivisionNames | German ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency
ⓘ
International Organization for Standardization ⓘ |
| numberOfSubdivisions | 16 ⓘ |
| partOf |
ISO 3166
ⓘ
ISO 3166-2 ⓘ
linked to:
ISO 3166
|
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
ISO 3166-1
ⓘ
ISO 3166-3 ⓘ |
| scope | current primary subdivisions of Germany ⓘ |
| secondPartFormat | one or two letters ⓘ |
| standardizes | short names of German federal states ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| subdivisionCategory | federal state ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | Länder ⓘ |
| usedFor |
data exchange
ⓘ
geocoding ⓘ statistical analysis ⓘ |
| usedIn |
databases
ⓘ
information systems ⓘ international standards ⓘ |
| usesRomanAlphabet | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ISO 3166-2:DE Description of subject: ISO 3166-2:DE is the part of the ISO 3166 standard that defines subdivision codes for the federal states of Germany.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ISO 3166-2:DE