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# countryCode

The country or region code for the locale.

```
var countryCode: String? { get }
```

## Discussion

Examples of country or region codes include `"GB"`, `"FR"`, and `"HK"`.

Use [`localizedString(forCountryCode:)`](/documentation/Foundation/NSLocale/localizedString(forCountryCode:)) to obtain a version of the value suitable for display to the user.

This property contains the same value returned by the [`object(forKey:)`](/documentation/Foundation/NSLocale/object(forKey:)) method when passing the [`countryCode`](/documentation/Foundation/NSLocale/Key/countryCode) key.

## See Also

[`isoCountryCodes`](/documentation/Foundation/NSLocale/isoCountryCodes)

The list of known country or region codes.


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