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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) uses three letter acronym country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic Games. Each code usually identifies a National Olympic Committee, but there are several codes that have been used for other instances in past Games, such as teams composed of athletes from multiple nations, or groups of athletes not formally representing any nation.

Several of the IOC codes are different from the standard ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes. Other sporting organizations, such as FIFA or the Commonwealth Games Federation, use similar country codes to refer to their respective teams.

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[edit] History

The 1956 Winter Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics were the first Games to feature Initials of Nations to refer to each NOC in the published official reports.[1] However, the codes used at the next few Games were often based on the host nation's language (e.g., GIA for Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics, from Giappone in Italian) or based on the French name for the nation (e.g., COR for Korea, from Corée). By the 1972 Winter Olympics, most codes were standardized on the current usage, but several have changed in recent years. Additionally, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, breakup of Yugoslavia, dissolution of Czechoslovakia, German reunification, and several instances of geographical renaming have all resulted in code changes.

In addition to this list of over 200 NOCs, the participation of committees at the Paralympic Games requires standardised IOC codes. Recent examples of these include Macau and the Faroe Islands, coded MAC and FRO respectively.[2]

[edit] Current NOCs

There are 205 current NOCs within the Olympic Movement. The following tables show the currently used code for each NOC and any different codes used in past Games, per the official reports from those Games. Some of the past code usage is further explained in the following sections. Codes used specifically for a Summer Games only or a Winter Games only, within the same year, are indicated by "S" and "W" respectively.

Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z

[edit] A

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
AFG [1] Afghanistan
AHO [2] Netherlands Antilles ATO (1960), NAN (1964)
ALB [3] Albania
ALG [4] Algeria AGR (1964), AGL (1968 S)
AND [5] Andorra
ANG [6] Angola
ANT [7] Antigua and Barbuda
ARG [8] Argentina
ARM [9] Armenia
ARU [10] Aruba
ASA [11] American Samoa
AUS [12] Australia
AUT [13] Austria
AZE [14] Azerbaijan

[edit] B

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
BAH [15] Bahamas
BAN [16] Bangladesh
BAR [17] Barbados BAD (1964)
BDI [18] Burundi
BEL [19] Belgium
BEN [20] Benin DAY (1964), DAH (1968–1976)
BER [21] Bermuda
BHU [22] Bhutan
BIH [23] Bosnia and Herzegovina BSH (1992 S)
BIZ [24] Belize HBR (1968–1972)
BLR [25] Belarus
BOL [26] Bolivia
BOT [27] Botswana
BRA [28] Brazil
BRN [29] Bahrain
BRU [30] Brunei
BUL [31] Bulgaria
BUR [32] Burkina Faso VOL (1972–1984)

[edit] C

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
CAF [33] Central African Republic AFC (1968)
CAM [34] Cambodia CAB (1964), KHM (1972–1976)
CAN [35] Canada
CAY [36] Cayman Islands
CGO [37] Congo
CHA [38] Chad CHD (1964)
CHI [39] Chile CIL (1956 W, 1960 S)
CHN [40] China
CIV [41] Côte d'Ivoire IVC (1964), CML (1968)
CMR [42] Cameroon
COD [43] DR Congo COK (1968), ZAI (1972–1996)
COK [44] Cook Islands
COL [45] Colombia
COM [46] Comoros
CPV [47] Cape Verde
CRC [48] Costa Rica COS (1964), CTC (1984 W)
CRO [49] Croatia
CUB [50] Cuba
CYP [51] Cyprus
CZE [52] Czech Republic

[edit] D

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
DEN [53] Denmark DAN (1960 S, 1968 W), DIN (1968 S)
DJI [54] Djibouti
DMA [55] Dominica
DOM [56] Dominican Republic

[edit] E

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
ECU [57] Ecuador
EGY [58] Egypt RAU (1960, 1968), UAR (1964)
ERI [59] Eritrea
ESA [60] El Salvador SAL (1964–1976)
ESP [61] Spain SPA (1956–1964, 1968 W)
EST [62] Estonia
ETH [63] Ethiopia ETI (1960, 1968)

[edit] F

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
FIJ [64] Fiji FIG (1960)
FIN [65] Finland
FRA [66] France
FSM [67] Micronesia

[edit] G

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
GAB [68] Gabon
GAM [69] Gambia
GBR [70] Great Britain GRB (1956 W–1960), GBI (1964)
GBS [71] Guinea-Bissau
GEO [72] Georgia
GEQ [73] Equatorial Guinea
GER [74] Germany ALL (1968 W), ALE (1968 S), FRG (1980–1988)
GHA [75] Ghana
GRE [76] Greece
GRN [77] Grenada
GUA [78] Guatemala GUT (1964)
GUI [79] Guinea
GUM [80] Guam
GUY [81] Guyana GUA (1960), GUI (1964)

[edit] H

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
HAI [82] Haiti
HKG [83] Hong Kong HOK (1960–1968)
HON [84] Honduras
HUN [85] Hungary UNG (1956 W, 1960 S)

[edit] I

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
INA [86] Indonesia INS (1960)
IND [87] India
IRI [88] Iran IRN (1956–1988), IRA (1968 W)
IRL [89] Ireland
IRQ [90] Iraq IRK (1960, 1968)
ISL [91] Iceland ICE (1960 W, 1964 S)
ISR [92] Israel
ISV [93] Virgin Islands
ITA [94] Italy
IVB [95] British Virgin Islands

[edit] J

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
JAM [96] Jamaica
JOR [97] Jordan
JPN [98] Japan GIA (1956 W, 1960 S), JAP (1960 W)

[edit] K

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
KAZ [99] Kazakhstan
KEN [100] Kenya
KGZ [101] Kyrgyzstan
KIR [102] Kiribati
KOR [103] South Korea COR (1956 W, 1960 S, 1968 S, 1972 S)
KSA [104] Saudi Arabia ARS (1968–1976), SAU (1980–1984)
KUW [105] Kuwait

[edit] L

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
LAO [106] Laos
LAT [107] Latvia
LBA [108] Libya LYA (1964), LBY (1968 W)
LBR [109] Liberia
LCA [110] Saint Lucia
LES [111] Lesotho
LIB [112] Lebanon LEB (1960 W, 1964 S)
LIE [113] Liechtenstein LIC (1956 W, 1964 S, 1968 W)
LTU [114] Lithuania LIT (1992 W)
LUX [115] Luxembourg

[edit] M

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
MAD [116] Madagascar MAG (1964)
MAR [117] Morocco MRC (1964)
MAS [118] Malaysia MAL (1964–1988)
MAW [119] Malawi
MDA [120] Moldova MLD (1994)
MDV [121] Maldives
MEX [122] Mexico
MGL [123] Mongolia MON (1968 W)
MHL [124] Marshall Islands
MKD [125] FYR Macedonia
MLI [126] Mali
MLT [127] Malta MAT (1960–1964)
MNE [128] Montenegro
MON [129] Monaco
MOZ [130] Mozambique
MRI [131] Mauritius
MTN [132] Mauritania
MYA [133] Myanmar BIR (1960, 1968–1988), BUR (1964)

[edit] N

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
NAM [134] Namibia
NCA [135] Nicaragua NCG (1964), NIC (1968)
NED [136] Netherlands OLA (1956 W), NET (1960 W), PBA (1960 S), NLD (1964 S), HOL (1968–1988)
NEP [137] Nepal
NGR [138] Nigeria NGA (1964)
NIG [139] Niger NGR (1964)
NOR [140] Norway
NRU [141] Nauru
NZL [142] New Zealand NZE (1960, 1968 W)

[edit] O

Code Ref Nation (NOC)
OMA [143] Oman

[edit] P

Code Ref Nation (NOC) Other codes used
PAK [144] Pakistan
PAN [145] Panama
PAR [146] Paraguay
PER [147] Peru
PHI [148] Philippines FIL (1960, 1968)
PLE [149] Palestine
PLW [150] Palau
PNG [151] Papua New Guinea NGY (1976–1980), NGU (1984–1988)
POL [152] Poland
POR [153] Portugal
PRK [154] North Korea NKO (1964 S, 1968 W), CDN (1968)
PUR [155]