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Country Codes

In the RIXML specification, country codes are specified with the ISO 3166-1 specification . A list of those two-character codes is available here.

Currency Codes

All currencies used within the RIXML specification adhere to the ISO 4217 three-character alphabetic codes. A list of those codes is available here.

Language Codes

Both the Product and Resource objects use the ISO 639-2/T specification to identify language. A list of the three-character language codes is available here.

MIME Types

The RIXML Resource object has a tag for specifying the MIME type of the attached or linked media. MIME types are explained and defined in RFC 2046 , available here, and sample MIME types are listed here.

GICS codes

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and Standard & Poor's (S&P). The GICS classifications are designed to provide the global financial community with accurate, complete and standard industry definitions. A list of those codes is available here.

ICB codes

Dow Jones Indexes and FTSE have created a classification system called the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB). The system is supported by the ICB Universe Database, which contains over 40,000 companies and 45,000 securities worldwide from the FTSE and Dow Jones universes. The coverage makes the database a comprehensive tool for global sector analysis. Learn more here.