# Alpha2Code - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code # # Created per slot_fixes.yaml migration for: alpha_2 # Creation date: 2026-01-14 # Rule compliance: 50 (ontology mapping) 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/ default_prefix: hc imports: - linkml:types - ../slots/has_or_had_code classes: Alpha2Code: class_uri: skos:Concept description: | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (two-letter code). **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 slots: - has_or_had_code slot_usage: has_or_had_code: pattern: "^[A-Z]{2}$" required: true description: Two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code examples: - value: "NL" description: Netherlands - value: "BE" description: Belgium exact_mappings: - skos:Concept annotations: specificity_score: "0.30" specificity_rationale: "Low specificity - standard country codes used broadly." examples: - value: has_or_had_code: "NL" description: Netherlands country code