This list of separate countries (entities) for the CQ World Wide DX Contest and the CQ DX Marathon is based on a combination of the 340 entities in the ARRL DXCC list, 5 additional entities on the WAE (Worked All Europe) list (GM/Shetland, IT/Sicily, TA1/European Turkey, 4U1VIC, JW/Bear Is.), and the Italian islands of Lampedusa (IG9) & Pantelleria (IH9), in CQ Zone 33 off the coast of North Africa listed as “African Italy”.
Total CQ Countries: 346
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| PREFIX | ENTITY | CONT | ZONE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1S | Spratly Islands | AS | 26 |
| 1A0 | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | EU | 15 |
| 3A | Monaco | EU | 14 |
| 3B6, 7 | Agalega & Saint Brandon Islands | AF | 39 |
| 3B8 | Mauritius | AF | 39 |
| 3B9 | Rodrigues Island | AF | 39 |
| 3C | Equatorial Guinea | AF | 36 |
| 3C0 | Annobon Island | AF | 36 |
| 3D2 | Fiji | OC | 32 |
| 3D2 | Conway Reef | OC | 32 |
| 3D2 | Rotuma Island | OC | 32 |
| 3DA | Kingdom of eSwatini | AF | 38 |
| 3V | Tunisia | AF | 33 |
| 3W, XV | Vietnam | AS | 26 |
| 3X | Guinea | AF | 35 |
| 3Y | Bouvet | AF | 38 |
| 3Y | Peter I Island | AN | 12 |
| 4J, 4K | Azerbaijan | AS | 21 |
| 4L | Georgia | AS | 21 |
| 4O | Montenegro | EU | 15 |
| 4P-4S | Sri Lanka | AS | 22 |
| 4U1ITU | ITU HQ (Geneva) | EU | 14 |
| 4U1UN | United Nations HQ (NY) | NA | 05 |
| 4U1VIC | ITU Vienna Int’l Center | EU | 15 |
| 4W | Timor - Leste | OC | 28 |
| 4X, 4Z | Israel | AS | 20 |
| 5A | Libya | AF | 34 |
| 5B | Cyprus | AS | 20 |
| 5H-5I | Tanzania | AF | 37 |
| 5N-5O | Nigeria | AF | 35 |
| 5R-5S | Madagascar | AF | 39 |
| 5T | Mauritania | AF | 35 |
| 5U | Niger | AF | 35 |
| 5V | Togo | AF | 35 |
| 5W | Samoa | OC | 32 |
| 5X | Uganda | AF | 37 |
| 5Y-5Z | Kenya | AF | 37 |
| 6V-6W | Senegal | AF | 35 |
| 6Y | Jamaica | NA | 08 |
| 7O | Yemen | AS | 21 |
| 7P | Lesotho | AF | 38 |
| 7Q | Malawi | AF | 37 |
| 7T-7Y | Algeria | AF | 33 |
| 8P | Barbados | NA | 08 |
| 8Q | Maldives AS/ | AF | 22 |
| 8R | Guyana | SA | 09 |
| 9A | Croatia | EU | 15 |
| 9G | Ghana | AF | 35 |
| 9H | Malta | EU | 15 |
| 9I-9J | Zambia | AF | 36 |
| 9K | Kuwait | AS | 21 |
| 9L | Sierra Leone | AF | 35 |
| 9M2, 4 | West Malaysia | AS | 28 |
| 9M6, 8 | East Malaysia | OC | 28 |
| 9N | Nepal | AS | 22 |
| 9Q-9T | Democratic Republic of Congo | AF | 36 |
| 9U | Burundi | AF | 36 |
| 9V | Singapore | AS | 28 |
| 9X | Rwanda | AF | 36 |
| 9Y-9Z | Trinidad & Tobago | SA | 09 |
| A2 | Botswana | AF | 38 |
| A3 | Tonga | OC | 32 |
| A4 | Oman | AS | 21 |
| A5 | Bhutan | AS | 22 |
| A6 | United Arab Emirates | AS | 21 |
| A7 | Qatar | AS | 21 |
| A9 | Bahrain | AS | 21 |
| AP-AS | Pakistan | AS | 21 |
| BS7 | Scarborough Reef | AS | 27 |
| BV | Taiwan | AS | 24 |
| BV9P | Pratas Island | AS | 24 |
| BY | China | AS | 23, 24 |
| C2 | Nauru | OC | 31 |
| C3 | Andorra | EU | 14 |
| C5 | The Gambia | AF | 35 |
| C6 | Bahamas | NA | 08 |
| C8-9 | Mozambique | AF | 37 |
| CA-CE | Chile | SA | 12 |
| CE0X | San Felix & San Ambrosio | SA | 12 |
| CE0Y | Easter Island | SA | 12 |
| CE0Z | Juan Fernandez Islands | SA | 12 |
| CE9, KC4 | Antarctica | AN | 12, 13, 29, 30, 38, 39 |
| CM, CO | Cuba | NA | 08 |
| CN | Morocco | AF | 33 |
| CP | Bolivia | SA | 10 |
| CT | Portugal | EU | 14 |
| CT3 | Madeira Islands | AF | 33 |
| CU | Azores | EU | 14 |
| CV-CX | Uruguay | SA | 13 |
| CY0 | Sable Island | NA | 05 |
| CY9 | Saint Paul Island | NA | 05 |
| D2-3 | Angola | AF | 36 |
| D4 | Cape Verde | AF | 35 |
| D6 | Comoros | AF | 39 |
| DA-DR | Federal Republic of Germany | EU | 14 |
| DU-DZ | Philippines | OC | 27 |
| E3 | Eritrea | AF | 37 |
| E4 | Palestine | AS | 20 |
| E5 | North Cook Islands | OC | 32 |
| E5 | South Cook Islands | OC | 32 |
| E6 | Niue | OC | 32 |
| E7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | EU | 15 |
| EA-EH | Spain | EU | 14 |
| EA6-EH6 | Balearic Islands | EU | 14 |
| EA8-EH8 | Canary Islands | AF | 33 |
| EA9-EH9 | Ceuta & Melilla | AF | 33 |
| EI-EJ | Ireland | EU | 14 |
| EK | Armenia | AS | 21 |
| EL | Liberia | AF | 35 |
| EP-EQ | Iran | AS | 21 |
| ER | Moldovia | EU | 16 |
| ES | Estonia | EU | 15 |
| ET | Ethiopia | AF | 37 |
| EU, EV, EW | Belarus | EU | 16 |
| EX | Kyrgyzstan | AS | 17 |
| EY | Tajikistan | AS | 17 |
| EZ | Turkmenistan | AS | 17 |
| F | France | EU | 14 |
| FG | Guadeloupe | NA | 08 |
| FH | Mayotte | AF | 39 |
| FJ | Saint Barthelemy | NA | 08 |
| FK | New Caledonia | OC | 32 |
| FK/C | Chesterfield Islands | OC | 30 |
| FM | Martinique | NA | 08 |
| FO | Austral Island | OC | 32 |
| FO | Clipperton Island | NA | 07 |
| FO | French Polynesia | OC | 32 |
| FO | Marquesas Islands | OC | 31 |
| FP | Saint Pierre & Miquelon | NA | 05 |
| FR/G | Glorioso Islands | AF | 39 |
| FR/J, E | Juan de Nova, Europa | AF | 39 |
| FR | Reunion Island | AF | 39 |
| FR/T | Tromelin Island | AF | 39 |
| FS | Saint Martin | NA | 08 |
| FT5W | Crozet Island | AF | 39 |
| FT5X | Kerguelen Islands | AF | 39 |
| FT5Z | Amsterdam & Saint Paul Islands | AF | 39 |
| FW | Wallis & Futuna Islands | OC | 32 |
| FY | French Guiana | SA | 09 |
| G, GX, M | England | EU | 14 |
| GD, GT | Isle of Man | EU | 14 |
| GI, GN | Northern Ireland | EU | 14 |
| GJ, GH | Jersey | EU | 14 |
| GM, GS | Scotland | EU | 14 |
| GM/Shetland | Shetland Islands | EU | 14 |
| GU, GP | Guernsey | EU | 14 |
| GW, GC | Wales | EU | 14 |
| H4 | Solomon Islands | OC | 28 |
| H40 | Temotu Province | OC | 32 |
| HA, HG | Hungary | EU | 15 |
| HB | Switzerland | EU | 14 |
| HB0 | Liechtenstein | EU | 14 |
| HC-HD | Ecuador | SA | 10 |
| HC8-HD8 | Galapagos Islands | SA | 10 |
| HH | Haiti | NA | 08 |
| HI | Dominican Republic | NA | 08 |
| HJ-HK | Colombia | SA | 09 |
| HK0 | Malpelo Island | SA | 09 |
| HK0 | San Andres & Providencia | NA | 07 |
| HL | Republic of Korea | AS | 25 |
| HO-HP | Panama | NA | 07 |
| HQ-HR | Honduras | NA | 07 |
| HS, E2 | Thailand | AS | 26 |
| HV | Vatican | EU | 15 |
| HZ | Saudi Arabia | AS | 21 |
| I | Italy | EU | 15 |
| IG9/IH9 | African Italy | AF | 33 |
| IS0, IM0 | Sardinia | EU | 15 |
| IT | Sicily | EU | 15 |
| J2 | Djibouti | AF | 37 |
| J3 | Grenada | NA | 08 |
| J5 | Guinea-Bissau | AF | 35 |
| J6 | Saint Lucia | NA | 08 |
| J7 | Dominica | NA | 08 |
| J8 | Saint Vincent | NA | 08 |
| JA-JS | Japan | AS | 25 |
| JD1 | Minami Torishima | OC | 27 |
| JD1 | Ogasawara | AS | 27 |
| JT-JV | Mongolia | AS | 23 |
| JW | Svalbard | EU | 40 |
| JW | Bear Islands | EU | 40 |
| JX | Jan Mayen | EU | 40 |
| JY | Jordan | AS | 20 |
| K, W, N, AA-AK | United States of America | NA | 3, 4, 5 |
| KG4 | Guantanamo Bay | NA | 08 |
| KH0 | Mariana Islands | OC | 27 |
| KH1 | Baker & Howland Islands | OC | 31 |
| KH2 | Guam | OC | 27 |
| KH3 | Johnston Island | OC | 31 |
| KH4 | Midway Islands | OC | 31 |
| KH5 | Palmyra & Jarvis Islands | OC | 31 |
| KH6, 7 | Hawaii | OC | 31 |
| KH7K | Kure Islands | OC | 31 |
| KH8 | American Samoa | OC | 32 |
| KH8 | Swains Island | OC | 32 |
| KH9 | Wake Island | OC | 31 |
| KL7 | Alaska | NA | 01 |
| KP1 | Navassa Island | NA | 08 |
| KP2 | Virgin Islands | NA | 08 |
| KP3, 4 | Puerto Rico | NA | 08 |
| KP5 | Desecheo Island | NA | 08 |
| LA-LN | Norway | EU | 14 |
| LO-LW | Argentina | SA | 13 |
| LX | Luxembourg | EU | 14 |
| LY | Lithuania | EU | 15 |
| LZ | Bulgaria | EU | 20 |
| OA-OC | Peru | SA | 10 |
| OD | Lebanon | AS | 20 |
| OE | Austria | EU | 15 |
| OF-OI | Finland | EU | 15 |
| OH0 | Aland Islands | EU | 15 |
| OJ0 | Market Reef | EU | 15 |
| OK-OL | Czech Republic | EU | 15 |
| OM | Slovak Republic | EU | 15 |
| ON-OT | Belgium | EU | 14 |
| OX | Greenland | NA | 40 |
| OY | Faroe Islands | EU | 14 |
| OZ | Denmark | EU | 14 |
| P2 | Papua New Guinea | OC | 28 |
| P4 | Aruba | SA | 09 |
| P5 | DPR of Korea | AS | 25 |
| PA-PI | Netherlands | EU | 14 |
| PJ2 | Curacao | SA | 09 |
| PJ4 | Bonaire | SA | 09 |
| PJ5-6 | Saba & Saint Eustatius | NA | 08 |
| PJ7 | Sint Maarten | NA | 08 |
| PP-PY | Brazil | SA | 11 |
| PP0-PY0F | Fernando de Noronha | SA | 11 |
| PP0-PY0S | Saint Peter & Saint Paul Rocks | SA | 11 |
| PP0-PY0T | Trindade & Martin Vaz Islands | SA | 11 |
| PZ | Suriname | SA | 09 |
| R1FJ | Franz Josef Land | EU | 40 |
| S0 | Western Sahara | AF | 33 |
| S2 | Bangladesh | AS | 22 |
| S5 | Slovenia | EU | 15 |
| S7 | Seychelles | AF | 39 |
| S9 | Sao Tome & Principe | AF | 36 |
| SA-SM | Sweden | EU | 14 |
| SN-SR | Poland | EU | 15 |
| ST | Sudan | AF | 34 |
| ST0 | Republic of South Sudan | AF | 34 |
| SU | Egypt | AF | 34 |
| SV-SZ | Greece | EU | 20 |
| SV/A | Mount Athos | EU | 20 |
| SV5 | Dodecanese | EU | 20 |
| SV9 | Crete | EU | 20 |
| T2 | Tuvalu | OC | 31 |
| T30 | Western Kiribati (Gilbert Islands ) | OC | 31 |
| T31 | Central Kiribati (British Phoenix Islands) | OC | 31 |
| T32 | Eastern Kiribati (Line Islands) | OC | 31 |
| T33 | Banaba Island (Ocean Island) | OC | 31 |
| T5, 6O | Somalia | AF | 37 |
| T7 | San Marino | EU | 15 |
| T8, KC6 | Palau | OC | 27 |
| T9 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | EU | 15 |
| TA-TC | Turkey | AS | 20 |
| TA1 | European Turkey | EU | 20 |
| TF | Iceland | EU | 40 |
| TG, TD | Guatemala | NA | 07 |
| TI, TE | Costa Rica | NA | 07 |
| TI9 | Cocos Island | NA | 07 |
| TJ | Cameroon | AF | 36 |
| TK | Corsica | EU | 15 |
| TL | Central Africa | AF | 36 |
| TN | Congo (Republic of the) | AF | 36 |
| TR | Gabon | AF | 36 |
| TT | Chad | AF | 36 |
| TU | Cote d’Ivoire | AF | 35 |
| TY | Benin | AF | 35 |
| TZ | Mali | AF | 35 |
| UA-UI1, 3, 4, 6, RA-RZ | European Russia | EU | 16 |
| UA2 | Kaliningrad | EU | 15 |
| UA-UI8, 9, 0, RA-RZ | Asiatic Russia | AS | 17, 18, 19, 23 |
| UJ-UM | Uzbekistan | AS | 17 |
| UN-UQ | Kazakhstan | AS | 17 |
| UR-UZ, EM-EO | Ukraine | EU | 16 |
| V2 | Antigua & Barbuda | NA | 08 |
| V3 | Belize | NA | 07 |
| V4 | Saint Kitts & Nevis | NA | 08 |
| V5 | Namibia | AF | 38 |
| V6 | Micronesia | OC | 27 |
| V7 | Marshall Islands | OC | 31 |
| V8 | Brunei Darussalam | OC | 28 |
| VE, VO, VY | Canada | NA | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| VK | Australia | OC | 29, 30 |
| VK0 | Heard Island | AF | 39 |
| VK0 | Macquarie Island | OC | 30 |
| VK9C | Cocos-Keeling Islands | OC | 29 |
| VK9L | Lord Howe Island | OC | 30 |
| VK9M | Mellish Reef | OC | 30 |
| VK9N | Norfolk Island | OC | 32 |
| VK9W | Willis Island | OC | 30 |
| VK9X | Christmas Island | OC | 29 |
| VP2E | Anguilla | NA | 08 |
| VP2M | Montserrat | NA | 08 |
| VP2V | British Virgin Islands | NA | 08 |
| VP5 | Turks & Caicos Islands | NA | 08 |
| VP6 | Pitcairn Island | OC | 32 |
| VP6 | Ducie Island | OC | 32 |
| VP8 | Falkland Islands | SA | 13 |
| VP8, LU | South Georgia Island | SA | 13 |
| VP8, LU | South Orkney Islands | SA | 13 |
| VP8, LU | South Sandwich Islands | SA | 13 |
| VP8, LU, CE9, HF0, 4K1 | South Shetland Islands | SA | 13 |
| VP9 | Bermuda | NA | 05 |
| VQ9 | Chagos Islands | AF | 39 |
| VR | Hong Kong | AS | 24 |
| VU | India | AS | 22 |
| VU4 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | AS | 26 |
| VU7 | Lakshadweep Islands | AS | 22 |
| XA-XI | Mexico | NA | 06 |
| XA4-XI4 | Revillagigedo | NA | 06 |
| XT | Burkina Faso | AF | 35 |
| XU | Cambodia | AS | 26 |
| XW | Laos | AS | 26 |
| XX9 | Macao | AS | 24 |
| XY-XZ | Myanmar | AS | 26 |
| YA, T6 | Afghanistan | AS | 21 |
| YB-YH | Indonesia | OC | 28 |
| YI | Iraq | AS | 21 |
| YJ | Vanuatu | OC | 32 |
| YK | Syria | AS | 20 |
| YL | Latvia | EU | 15 |
| YN | Nicaragua | NA | 07 |
| YO-YR | Romania | EU | 20 |
| YS | El Salvador | NA | 07 |
| YT-YU, YZ | Serbia | EU | 15 |
| YV-YY | Venezuela | SA | 09 |
| YV0 | Aves Island | NA | 08 |
| Z2 | Zimbabwe | AF | 38 |
| Z3 | North Macedonia | EU | 15 |
| Z6 | Republic of Kosovo | EU | 15 |
| Z8 | Republic of South Sudan | AF | 34 |
| ZA | Albania | EU | 15 |
| ZB2 | Gibraltar | EU | 14 |
| ZC4 | UK Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus | AS | 20 |
| ZD7 | Saint Helena | AF | 36 |
| ZD8 | Ascension Island | AF | 36 |
| ZD9 | Tristan da Cunha & Gough Islands | AF | 38 |
| ZF | Cayman Islands | NA | 08 |
| ZK3 | Tokelau Islands | OC | 31 |
| ZL-ZM | New Zealand | OC | 32 |
| ZL7 | Chatham Islands | OC | 32 |
| ZL8 | Kermadec Islands | OC | 32 |
| ZL9 | New Zealand Subantarctic Islands | OC | 32 |
| ZP | Paraguay | SA | 11 |
| ZR-ZU | South Africa | AF | 38 |
| ZS8 | Prince Edward & Marion Islands | AF | 3 |