Vital Records Common Library (VRCL) FHIR Implementation Guide
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Vital Records Common Library (VRCL) FHIR Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Public Health. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/vr-common-library/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

: Value Set - Residence Country Vital Records

Active as of 2026-10-16

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@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

# - resource -------------------------------------------------------------------

<http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ValueSet-residence-country-vr> a fhir:ValueSet ;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot ;
  fhir:Resource.id [ fhir:value "ValueSet-residence-country-vr"] ;
  fhir:Resource.language [ fhir:value "en"] ;
  fhir:DomainResource.text [
     fhir:Narrative.status [ fhir:value "extensions" ] ;
     fhir:Narrative.div "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet ValueSet-residence-country-vr</b></p><a name=\"ValueSet-residence-country-vr\"> </a><a name=\"hcValueSet-residence-country-vr\"> </a><p>This value set includes codes based on the following rules:</p><ul><li>Include all codes defined in <a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html\"><code>http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vr-common-library/CodeSystem/CodeSystem-country-code-vr</code></a><span title=\"Version is not explicitly stated, which means it is fixed to the version provided in this specification\"> version ?2.0.0</span></li></ul><p>This value set excludes codes based on the following rules:</p><ul><li>Exclude these codes as defined in <a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html\"><code>http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vr-common-library/CodeSystem/CodeSystem-country-code-vr</code></a><span title=\"Version is not explicitly stated, which means it is fixed to the version provided in this specification\"> version ?2.0.0</span><table class=\"none\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-CL\">CL</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Central And Southern Line Islands</td><td>Central And Southern Line Islands</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-CZ\">CZ</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Czechoslovakia</td><td>Czechoslovakia</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-DM\">DM</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Dahomey</td><td>Dahomey</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-EB\">EB</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">East Berlin</td><td>East Berlin</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-EQ\">EQ</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Canton And Enderberry Islands</td><td>Canton And Enderberry Islands</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-FT\">FT</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">French Territory Of The Affars And Issas</td><td>French Territory Of The Affars And Issas</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-GC\">GC</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">East Germany, German Democratic Republic</td><td>East Germany, German Democratic Republic</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-GE\">GE</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Federal Republic Of Germany, West Germany</td><td>Federal Republic Of Germany, West Germany</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-GN\">GN</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Gilbert And Ellice Islands</td><td>Gilbert And Ellice Islands</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-GS\">GS</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Gilbert Islands</td><td>Gilbert Islands</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-IQ\">IQ</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Us Miscellaneous Pacific Islands</td><td>Us Miscellaneous Pacific Islands</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-IU\">IU</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Israel-syria Demilitarized Zone</td><td>Israel-syria Demilitarized Zone</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-IW\">IW</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Israel-jordan Demilitarized Zone</td><td>Israel-jordan Demilitarized Zone</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-IY\">IY</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Iraq-saudi Arabia Neutral Zone</td><td>Iraq-saudi Arabia Neutral Zone</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-JS\">JS</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Svalbard And Jan Mayen</td><td>Svalbard And Jan Mayen</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-NT\">NT</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Netherlands Antilles</td><td>Netherlands Antilles</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-PN\">PN</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Panama</td><td>Panama</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-PQ\">PQ</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Panama Canal Zone</td><td>Panama Canal Zone</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-RH\">RH</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia</td><td>Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-SK\">SK</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Sikkim</td><td>Sikkim</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-SQ\">SQ</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Swan Islands</td><td>Swan Islands</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-SS\">SS</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Spanish Sahara</td><td>Spanish Sahara</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-TC\">TC</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">United Arab Emirates</td><td>United Arab Emirates</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-TQ\">TQ</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Trust Territory Of The Pacific Islands</td><td>Trust Territory Of The Pacific Islands</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-UR\">UR</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Soviet Union, Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics</td><td>Soviet Union, Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-VN\">VN</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">North Vietnam</td><td>North Vietnam</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-VS\">VS</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">South Vietnam</td><td>South Vietnam</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-WB\">WB</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">West Berlin</td><td>West Berlin</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-YE\">YE</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Yemen (sana'a)</td><td>Yemen (sana'a)</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-YI\">YI</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Serbia And Montenegro, Yugoslavia</td><td>Serbia And Montenegro, Yugoslavia</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-YQ\">YQ</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Ryukyu Islands,southern</td><td>Ryukyu Islands,southern</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"CodeSystem-CodeSystem-country-code-vr.html#CodeSystem-country-code-vr-YS\">YS</a></td><td style=\"color: #cccccc\">Yemen (aden)</td><td>Yemen (aden)</td></tr></table></li></ul></div>"
  ] ;
  fhir:DomainResource.extension [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:Extension.url [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg" ] ;
     fhir:Extension.valueCode [ fhir:value "pher" ]
  ] ;
  fhir:ValueSet.url [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vr-common-library/ValueSet/ValueSet-residence-country-vr"] ;
  fhir:ValueSet.version [ fhir:value "2.0.0"] ;
  fhir:ValueSet.name [ fhir:value "ValueSetResidenceCountryVitalRecords"] ;
  fhir:ValueSet.title [ fhir:value "Value Set - Residence Country Vital Records"] ;
  fhir:ValueSet.status [ fhir:value "active"] ;
  fhir:ValueSet.experimental [ fhir:value "false"^^xsd:boolean] ;
  fhir:ValueSet.date [ fhir:value "2026-10-16T18:03:27+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime] ;
  fhir:ValueSet.publisher [ fhir:value "HL7 International / Public Health"] ;
  fhir:ValueSet.contact [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:ContactDetail.name [ fhir:value "HL7 International / Public Health" ] ;
     fhir:ContactDetail.telecom [
       fhir:index -1 ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.system [ fhir:value "url" ] ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.value [ fhir:value "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/pher" ]
     ]
  ] ;
  fhir:ValueSet.description [ fhir:value "This valueset contains the set of codes used to represent 2 Letter Residence Country Codes from GEC and ISO 3166-1.  Excludes historic countries that no longer exist"] ;
  fhir:ValueSet.jurisdiction [
     fhir:index -1 ;
     fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
       fhir:index -1 ;
       fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "urn:iso:std:iso:3166" ] ;
       fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "US" ] ;
       fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "United States of America" ]
     ]
  ] ;
  fhir:ValueSet.compose [
     fhir:ValueSet.compose.include [
       fhir:index -1 ;
       fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.system [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vr-common-library/CodeSystem/CodeSystem-country-code-vr" ]
     ] ;
     fhir:ValueSet.compose.exclude [
       fhir:index -1 ;
       fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.system [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vr-common-library/CodeSystem/CodeSystem-country-code-vr" ] ;
       fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "CL" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "CZ" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "DM" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "EB" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "EQ" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "FT" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "GC" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "GE" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "GN" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "GS" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "IQ" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "IU" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "IW" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "IY" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "JS" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "NT" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "PN" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "PQ" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "RH" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "SK" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "SQ" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "SS" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "TC" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "TQ" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "UR" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "VN" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "VS" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "WB" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "YE" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "YI" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "YQ" ]
       ], [
         fhir:index -1 ;
         fhir:ValueSet.compose.include.concept.code [ fhir:value "YS" ]
       ]
     ]
  ] .

# - ontology header ------------------------------------------------------------

<http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ValueSet-residence-country-vr.ttl> a owl:Ontology ;
  owl:imports fhir:fhir.ttl ;
  owl:versionIRI <http://build.fhir.org/ValueSet/ValueSet-residence-country-vr.ttl> .