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Whether you're in banking or a business using country codes, look no further than this collection to keep you up-to-date. It allows you to download the most recent, official lists of country codes and/or subdivisions not to mention formerly used codes in one convenient location.
You can find all (most?) of the two and three letter codes in http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/countryInfo.txt - it also has ISO numeric and fips codes and other country info.
ISO country codes. The International Organization for Standardization defines its country codes in standard 3166-1. ISO codes also consist of three capital letters in the alpha-3 version. For example, Germany has the IOC code "GER" for the English country name "Germany."
ISO 3166-1 (Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes) is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest.
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ISO country codes come in three formats: ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2: This format consists of two letters, such as “US” for the United States and “IN” for India. ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3: This code uses three letters, offering more precision for identifying countries.
ISO 3166 is an international standard which defines codes representing names of countries and their subdivisions. The standard specifies basic guidelines for the implementation and maintenance of country and subdivisions codes.