French abbreviation for United States?

Hi,

Does anybody know the correct abbreviation for United States in french ?
Maybe É-U? Or É.-U?
Also, I would like to know if the same abreviation is used in both French canadian and French from France.

Thank you.

Hello nabylm:o Maybe Frank van den Eeden will be along shortly. He's our resident French speaker. I'm sure he knows.

Meanwhile, here is a link:

http: É.UA - États-Unis d'amérique (French: United States of America) | AcronymFinder

É.-U. É.-U.A.

États-Unis États-Unis d'Amérique

US (United States) USA (United States of America)

I had to look it up to be honest.
:cool:
Frank.

Hi Frank,

Thanks for your honesty;). Do you know if it applies to french canadian as well?

I really don't know...
:(

Just check this link from the Canadian government: UNITED STATES [1 record] - TERMIUM*Plus® — Search*-*TERMIUM Plus®
Comment from that link: «É.-U.» est l'abréviation des deux formes du nom du pays. USA est l'indicatif à trois lettres pour représenter la forme longue, «États-Unis d'Amérique», tandis que US est l'indicatif à deux lettres pour représenter la forme abrégée, «États-Unis». Les indicatifs reconnus par l'ISO servent pour l'adressage du courrier. L'OTAN utilise le code US.