Java Locale - getISO3Country() Method

The java.util.Locale.getISO3Country() method returns a three-letter abbreviation for this locale's country. If the country matches an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, the corresponding ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 uppercase code is returned. If the locale doesn't specify a country, this will be the empty string.

Syntax

public String getISO3Country()
                      throws MissingResourceException

Parameters

No parameter is required.

Return Value

Returns a three-letter abbreviation of this locale's country.

Exception

Throws MissingResourceException, if the three-letter country abbreviation is not available for this locale.

Example:

In the example below, the java.util.Locale.getISO3Country() method is used to get a three-letter abbreviation of the given locale's country.

import java.util.*;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    //creating a locale
    Locale loc = new Locale("EN", "US");

    //printing the locale
    System.out.println("loc is: " + loc);

    //printing the country of the locale
    System.out.println("Country is: " + loc.getISO3Country());
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

loc is: en_US
Country is: USA