YU

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YU

  1. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Yugoslavia from 1974 to 1992.
    Synonym: YUG (alpha-3)
  2. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Serbia and Montenegro from 1992 to 2003.
    Synonyms: YUG (alpha-3 1992–2003), CS (2003–2006)

Usage notes

Although Serbia and Montenegro was officially known as Yugoslavia from 1992 to 2003, hence the code remaining in use, it was rarely referred to by that name in practice.