ISO NUMBER@1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ORGANIZATION@1 NUMBER@1 , part of the ISO NUMBER@2 standard published by the ORGANIZATION@2 -LRB- ISO -RRB- , to represent countries , dependent territories , and special areas of geographical interest .

ISO NUMBER@1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes in the ORGANIZATION@1 NUMBER@1 standard to represent countries and dependent territories . They are published by the ORGANIZATION@2 -LRB- ISO -RRB- as part of its ISO NUMBER@2 standard .
