BY

BY

See also: by, by-, by., -by, .by, b'y, and bý

Translingual

Etymology

From Byelorussia, the former name of Belarus until 1991.

Symbol

BY

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Belarus since 1992.

   Synonym: BLR (alpha-3)

2. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Byelorussian SSR from 1974 to 1992.

   Synonym: BYS (alpha-3)

Usage notes

Despite being part of the Soviet Union, the Byelorussian SSR was granted a code on the first publication of ISO 3166 in 1974 due to being a member of the United Nations.