id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/Alpha2Code
name: Alpha2Code
title: ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 Country Code
prefixes:
  linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/
  hc: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/
  skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
  schema: http://schema.org/
  wd: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/
default_prefix: hc
imports:
  - linkml:types
  - ../slots/has_code
classes:
  Alpha2Code:
    class_uri: skos:Concept
    description: >-
      Two-letter country code conforming to ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard,
      providing a standardized abbreviation for countries and dependent
      territories in international contexts.
    alt_descriptions:
      nl: >-
        Tweeletterige landcode conform de ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standaard,
        die een gestandaardiseerde afkorting biedt voor landen en
        afhankelijke gebieden in internationale contexten.
      de: >-
        Zweibuchstabiger Laendercode nach ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Standard, der
        eine standardisierte Abkuerzung fuer Laender und abhaengige Gebiete
        in internationalen Kontexten bietet.
      fr: >-
        Code pays a deux lettres conforme a la norme ISO 3166-1 alpha-2,
        fournissant une abreviation standardisee pour les pays et territoires
        dependants dans les contextes internationaux.
      es: >-
        Codigo de pais de dos letras conforme al estandar ISO 3166-1 alfa-2,
        que proporciona una abreviatura estandarizada para paises y territorios
        dependientes en contextos internacionales.
      ar: >-
        رمز بلد من حرفين يتوافق مع معيار ISO 3166-1 alpha-2، يوفر اختصارًا
        موحدًا للبلدان والأقاليم التابعة في السياقات الدولية.
      id: >-
        Kode negara dua huruf yang sesuai dengan standar ISO 3166-1 alpha-2,
        memberikan singkatan terstandarisasi untuk negara dan wilayah
        dependensi dalam konteks internasional.
      zh: >-
        符合ISO 3166-1 alpha-2标准的双字母国家代码，在国际背景下为国家和
        属地提供标准化缩写。
    examples:
    - value:
        has_code: NL
      description: Netherlands
    - value:
        has_code: BE
      description: Belgium
    - value:
        has_code: DE
      description: Germany
    structured_aliases:
    - literal_form: alfa-2-code
      in_language: nl
    - literal_form: Alpha-2-Code
      in_language: de
    - literal_form: code alpha-2
      in_language: fr
    - literal_form: codigo alfa-2
      in_language: es
    - literal_form: رمز ألفا-2
      in_language: ar
    - literal_form: kode alfa-2
      in_language: id
    - literal_form: alpha-2代码
      in_language: zh
    keywords:
    - ISO 3166
    - country code
    - two-letter
    - standard
    - geographic
    broad_mappings:
    - wd:Q42032
    - skos:Concept
    slots:
    - has_code
    slot_usage:
      has_code:
        pattern: "^[A-Z]{2}$"
        required: true
        examples:
        - value: NL
        - value: BE
    comments:
    - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are maintained by ISO
    - Used in ISIL identifiers and address standards
    - |
        Preserved from prior description:
        
        **DEFINITION**:
        
        A two-letter country code as defined by ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard.
        Used for representing countries and dependent territories.
        
        **EXAMPLES**:
        - NL = Netherlands
        - BE = Belgium
        - DE = Germany
        - US = United States
        
        **ONTOLOGY ALIGNMENT**:
        - SKOS Concept: Codes are concepts in ISO 3166-1 vocabulary
        - Schema.org: addressCountry can use alpha-2 codes
    annotations:
      specificity_score: "0.30"
      specificity_rationale: Standardized country code format
      custodian_types: "['*']"