How to Change Your Country in Hearts of Iron 4
If you’re looking to switch things up and create an interesting scenario in Hearts of Iron 4, changing your country mid-game can be a great way to do it. However, in Ironman mode, simply loading a save file won’t allow for a country switch. Instead, you’ll need to use the console command and the “tag” cheat.
Follow these steps to change your country:
- While in-game, press the ~ button on your keyboard.
- Enter the command “tag [country tag],” replacing [country tag] with the desired country’s tag.
- Press Enter.
Each country in Hearts of Iron 4 has a unique country tag. For example, Germany’s country tag is GER. To switch to Germany, you would enter the command “tag GER” and press Enter.
List of Countries and Country Tags in Hearts of Iron 4
Here is a comprehensive list of all the countries and country tags in Hearts of Iron 4. Major countries are bolded for easy navigation:
- Afghanistan – AFG
- Albania – ALB
- Argentina – ARG
- Australia – AST
- Austria – AUS
- Belgium – BEL
- Bhutan – BHU
- Bolivia – BOL
- Brazil – BRA
- British Malaya – MAL
- British Raj – RAJ
- Bulgaria – BUL
- Chile – CHL
- China – CHI
- Colombia – COL
- Communist China – PRC
- Costa Rica – COS
- Cuba – CUB
- Czechoslovakia – CZE
- Denmark – DEN
- Dominican Republic – DOM
- Canada – CAN
- Dutch East Indies – INS
- Ecuador – ECU
- El Salvador – ELS
- Estonia – EST
- Ethiopia – ETH
- Finland – FIN
- France – FRA
- French Indochina – FRI
- Germany – GER
- Greece – GRE
- Guangxi Clique – GXC
- Guatemala – GUA
- Haiti – HAI
- Honduras – HON
- Iran – PER
- Iraq – IRQ
- Ireland – IRE
- Italy – ITA
- Japan – JAP
- Hungary – HUN
- Romania – ROM
- Latvia – LAT
- Liberia – LIB
- Lithuania – LIT
- Luxembourg – LUX
- Manchukuo – MAN
- Mengkukuo – MEN
- Mexico – MEX
- Mongolia – MON
- Nepal – NEP
- Netherlands – HOL
- New Zealand – NZL
- Nicaragua – NIC
- Norway – NOR
- Oman – OMA
- Panama – PAN
- Paraguay – PAR
- Peru – PRU
- Philippines – PHI
- Poland – POL
- Portugal – POR
- Saudi Arabia – SAU
- Shanxi – SHX
- Siam – SIA
- Sinkiang – SIK
- South Africa – SAF
- Soviet Union – SOV
- Spain (Nationalist) – D01
- Spain (Republican) – SPR
- Sweden – SWE
- Switzerland – SWI
- Tannu Tuva – TAN
- Tibet – TIB
- Turkey – TUR
- United Kingdom – ENG
- United States – USA
- Uruguay – URG
- Venezuela – VEN
- Xibei San Ma – XSM
- Yemen – YEM
- Yugoslavia – YUG
- Yunnan – YUN
How to Find a Country’s Tag in Hearts of Iron 4
While most country tags are easy to guess, some may not include the country’s name. To find a country’s tag, you can use the debug cheat.
Follow these steps to see a country’s tag:
- Open the command console by pressing the ~ button.
- Enter the command “debug.”
- Right-click on a country and hover over its flag in the upper left corner.
- The country tag will be displayed.
To remove the information displayed by the debug command, open the console again and enter the debug cheat.
That’s all you need to know about changing your country in Hearts of Iron 4. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment below!