Country code

A country code helps identify which country people or things come from. It's kind of like when you have different colors of paint and you want to remember which color you used, so you give each color a name. Well, with countries, we have thousands of different places, so we can't just remember all their names. That's why we give each country a code made up of letters or numbers, kind of like a secret password just for that country.

For example, America's country code is "US". This helps people know that things like phone numbers or addresses are from the United States. Other countries have different codes like Canada's "CA", Mexico's "MX", and so on.

Having a country code is really important because it helps us know where things come from, which can help us stay safe or get things shipped to the right place. Even computers use country codes to tell where web pages or emails are coming from!