diff --git a/share/misc/iso3166 b/share/misc/iso3166
index 2e952b348d6..2730190cd47 100644
--- a/share/misc/iso3166
+++ b/share/misc/iso3166
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ SZ	SWZ	748	Swaziland
 SE	SWE	752	Sweden
 CH	CHE	756	Switzerland
 SY	SYR	760	Syrian Arab Republic
-TW	TWN	158	Taiwan, Province of China
+TW	TWN	158	Taiwan, Republic of China
 TJ	TJK	762	Tajikistan
 TZ	TZA	834	Tanzania, United Republic of
 TH	THA	764	Thailand