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List of IOC country codes

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The '''International Olympic Committee''' (IOC) allocates three-letter '''country codes''' to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. For historical reasons, many of these are different from the standard ISO 3166-1 codes. __TOC__

Current codes
:'''{{MediaWiki:Toc}}:''' #top Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z :::::#Historical codes Historical codes — #References References — #External links External links {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" |- bgcolor="#6b6b6b" ! Code || Nation / International Olympic Committee IOC designation || First use || Notes |- | AFG || {{AFG}} || 1936 || |- | AHO || {{ANT}} || 1960 || |- | ALB || {{ALB}} || 1972 || |- | ALG || {{DZA}} || 1964 || |- | AND || {{AND}} || 1976 || |- | ANG || {{AGO}} || 1980 || |- | ANT || {{ATG}} || 1960 || |- | ASA || {{ASM}} || 1988 || |- | ARG || {{ARG}} || 1920 || |- | ARM .html">1996 |_part of RUS 1900-1912
part of URS 1924-1988
part of EUN 1992 |- | ARU || {{ABW}} || 1988 || |- | AUS .html">1896 |_current usage 1896-1904
part of ANZ 1908-1912
current usage resumed 1920 |- | AUT || {{AUT}} || 1896 || |- | AZE .html">1992 |_part of RUS 1900-1912
part of URS 1924-1988
part of EUN 1992 |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | BAH || {{BHS}} || 1952 || |- | BAN || {{BAN}} || 1984 || |- | BAR .html">1968 |_part of BWI 1960
|- | BDI || {{BDI}} || 1996 || |- | BEL || {{BEL}} || 1900 || |- | BEN .html">1980 |_DAH 1972 |- | BER || {{BMU}} || 1936 || |- | BHU || {{BHU}} || 1984 || |- | BIH .html">1992 |_part of YUG 1920-1988 |- | BIZ || {{BLZ}} || 1968 || |- | BLR .html">1992 |_part of RUS 1900-1912
part of URS 1924-1988
part of EUN 1992 |- | BOL || {{BOL}} || 1936 || |- | BOT || {{BWA}} || 1980 || |- | BRA || {{BRA}} || 1920 || |- | BRN || {{BHR}} || 1984 || |- | BRU || {{BRU}}
|| |- | BUL || {{BUL}} || 1896 || |- | BUR .html">1972 |_competed as VOL 1972-1984
|- | CAF || {{CAF}} || 1968 || |- | CAM || {{CAM}} || 1956 || |- | CAN || {{CAN}} || 1900 || |- | CAY || {{CAY}} || 1976 || |- | CGO || {{CGO}} || 1964 || |- | CHA || {{CHA}} || 1964 || |- | CHI || {{CHI}} || 1896 || |- | CHN .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: People's Republic of China || 1932 || Republic of China as "{{China as ROC}}" 1932-1956
current usage began 1984 |- | CIV || {{CIV}} || 1964 || |- | CMR || {{CMR}} || 1964 || |- | COD .html">2000 |_ZAI 1968-1996 |- | COK || {{COK}} || 1988 || |- | COL || {{COL}} || 1932 || |- | COM || {{COM}} || 1996 || |- | CPV || {{CPV}} || 1996 || |- | CRC || {{CRC}} || 1936 || |- | CRO .html">1992 |_part of YUG 1920-1988
|- | CUB || {{CUB}} || 1900 || |- | CYP || {{CYP}} || 1980 || |- | CZE .html">1996 |_BOH 1900-1912
part of TCH 1920-1992 |- | DEN || {{DEN}} || 1896 || |- | DJI || {{DJI}} || 1984 || |- | DMA || {{DMA}} || 1996 || |- | DOM || {{DOM}} || 1964 || |- | || || || |- | ECU || {{ECU}} || 1924 || |- | EGY .html">1912 |_current usage 1912-1956
RAU 1960-1968
current usage resumed 1972 |- | ERI || {{ERI}} || 2000 || |- | ESA || {{ESA}} || 1968 || |- | ESP || {{ESP}} || 1900 || |- | EST .html">1924 |_part of RUS 1900-1912
current usage 1924-1936
part of URS 1948-1988
current usage resumed 1992 |- | ETH || {{ETH}} || 1956 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | FIJ || {{FJI}} || 1956 || |- | FIN || {{FIN}} || 1908 || |- | FLK .html">Image:Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg 25x15px| Falkland Islands || - ||currently only used at the Commonwealth Games |- | FRA || {{FRA}} || 1896 || |- | FSM || {{FSM}} || 2000 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | GAB || {{GAB}} || 1972 || |- | GAM || {{GAM}} || 1984 || |- | GBR .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: Great Britain and Northern Ireland || 1896 .html">1896-1920
current usage began 1924
at Commonwealth Games the teams compete as:
ENG 25x15px|.html">Image:Flag_of England.svg|25x15px| England
NIR Image:Flag of Northern Ireland.svg 25x15px| Northern Ireland
SCOImage:Flag of Scotland.svg 25x15px| Scotland
WAL Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg 25x15px| Wales |- | GBS || {{GNB}} || 1996 || |- | GEO .html">1996 |_part of RUS 1900-1912
part of URS 1924-1988
part of EUN 1992 |- | GEQ || {{GEQ}} || 1984 || |- | GER .html">1896 |_current usage 1896-1936
used for West Germany 1952, 1968-1976
used for unified German team 1956-1964
current usage resumed 1992
|- | GHA || {{GHA}} || 1952 || |- | GIB || {{GIB}} || - ||current only used at the Commonwealth Games |- | GRE || {{GRE}} || 1896 || |- | GRN || {{GRD}} || 1984 || |- | GUA || {{GUA}} || 1952 || |- | GUE .html">Image:Flag of Guernsey.svg 25x15px| Guernsey || - ||currently only used at the Commonwealth Games |- | GUI || {{GUI}} || 1968 || |- | GUM || {{GUM}} || 1988 || |- | GUY || {{GUY}} || 1948 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | HAI || {{HAI}} || 1924 || |- | HKG .html">1952 |_designated "{{HKGfold}}" 1952-1996
current usage began 2000
|- | HON || {{HON}} || 1968 || |- | HUN || {{HUN}} || 1896 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | INA .html">1956 |_IHO 1952
|- | IND || {{IND}} || 1900 || |- | IOM .html">Image:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg 25x15px| Isle of Man || - ||currently only used at the Commonwealth Games |- | IRI .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: Islamic Republic of Iran || 1948 || |- | Ireland IRL || {{IRL}} || 1924 || part of "Great Britain and Ireland" 1896-1920
current usage began 1924 |- | IRQ || {{IRQ}} || 1948 || |- | ISL || {{ISL}} || 1908 || |- | ISR || {{ISR}} || 1952 || |- | ISV || {{ISV}}
|| 1968 || |- | ITA || {{ITA}} || 1900 || |- | IVB .html">1984 |_part of BWI 1960
|- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | JAM .html">1948 |_current usage 1948-1956
part of BWI 1960
current usage resumed 1964 |- | JER .html">Image:Flag of Jersey.svg 25x15px| Jersey || - ||currently only used at the Commonwealth Games |- | JOR || {{JOR}} || 1968 || |- | JPN || {{JPN}} || 1912 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | KAZ .html">1996 |_part of RUS 1900-1912
part of URS 1924-1988
part of EUN 1992 |- | KEN || {{KEN}} || 1956 || |- | KIR || {{KIR}} || 2004 || |- | KGZ .html">1996 |_part of RUS 1900-1912
part of URS 1924-1988
part of EUN 1992 |- | KOR .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: Korea || 1948 || |- | KSA || {{SAU}} || 1972 || |- | KUW || {{KWT}} || 1968 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | LAO .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: Lao People's Democratic Republic || 1980 || |- | LAT .html">1924 |_part of RUS 1900-1912
current usage 1924-1936
part of URS 1948-1988
current usage resumed 1992
|- | LBA .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya || 1964 || |- | LBR || {{LBR}} || 1956 || |- | LCA || {{LCA}} || 1996 || |- | LES || {{LES}} || 1972 || |- | LIB || {{LEB}} || 1948 || |- | LIE || {{LIE}} || 1936 || |- | LTU .html">1924 |_part of RUS 1900-1912
current usage 1924-1936
part of URS 1948-1988
current usage resumed 1992 |- | LUX || {{LUX}} || 1908 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | MAC .html">Image:Flag of Macau.svg 25x15px| Macau Macao, China || - ||currently only used at the Asian Games, the East Asian Games and as FIFA-code
MAD || {{MAD}} || 1964 || |- | MAR || {{MAR}} || 1960 || |- | MAS || {{MAS}}|| 1956 || |- | MAW || {{MWI}} || 1972 || |- | MDA .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: Republic of Moldova || 1996 || part of RUS 1900-1912
part of URS 1924-1988
part of EUN 1992 |- | MDV || {{MDV}} || 1988 || |- | MEX || {{MEX}} || 1924 || |- | MGL || {{MGL}} || 1964 || |- | MHL || {{MHL}} || 2008 || |- | MKD .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia || 1996 || part of SER 1912
part of YUG 1920-1988 |- | MLI || {{MLI}} || 1964 || |- | MLT || {{MLT}} || 1928 || |- | MTS .html">Image:Flag of Montserrat.svg 25x15px| Montserrat || - ||currently only used at the Commonwealth Games |- | MON || {{MON}} || 1920 || |- | MOZ || {{MOZ}} || 1980 || |- | MRI || {{MRI}} || 1984 || |- | MTN || {{MTN}} || 1984 || |- | MYA .html">1996 |_BIR 1948-1992
|- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | NAM || {{NAM}} || 1992 || |- | NCA || {{NCA}} || 1968 || |- | NED .html">1900 |_HOL 1900-1988
|- | NEP || {{NPL}} || 1964 || |- | NFK .html">Image:Flag of Norfolk Island.svg 25x15px| Norfolk Island || - ||currently only used at the Commonwealth Games |- | NGR || {{NGA}} || 1952 || |- | NIG || {{NIG}} || 1968 || |- | NIU .html">Image:Flag of Niue.svg 25x15px| Niue || - ||currently only used at the Commonwealth Games |- | NOR || {{NOR}} || 1900 || |- | NRU || {{NRU}} || 1996 || |- | NZL .html">1920 |_part of ANZ 1908-1912 |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | OMA || {{OMN}} || 1984 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | PAK || {{PAK}} || 1948 || |- | PAN || {{PAN}} || 1928 || |- | PAR || {{PAR}} || 1964 || |- | PER || {{PER}} || 1936 || |- | PHI || {{PHL}} || 1924 || |- | PLE .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: Palestine || 1996 || |- | PLW || {{PLW}} || 2000 || |- | PNG || {{PNG}} || 1976 || |- | POL || {{POL}} || 1924 || |- | POR || {{POR}} || 1912 || |- | PRK || {{PRK}} || 1972 || |- | PUR || {{PUR}} || 1948 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | QAT || {{QAT}} || 1984 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | ROM || {{ROM}} || 1924 || |- | RSA .html">1904 |_SAF 1904-1960
|- | RUS .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: Russian Federation || 1900 || Designated "Russian Empire" 1900-1912
replaced by URS 1952-1988
part of EUN 1992
current usage began 1996 |- | RWA || {{RWA}} || 1984 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | SAM .html">1984 |_"Western Samoa" 1984-1996
|- | SCG .html">2004 |_part of YUG 1920-1988
individuals as IOP 1992
competed as YUG 1996-2000 |- | SEN || {{SEN}} || 1964 || |- | SEY || {{SEY}} || 1980 || |- | SHE .html">Image:Flag of Saint Helena.svg 25x15px| Saint Helena St Helena || - ||currently only used at the Commonwealth Games |- | SIN || {{SIN}} || 1948 || |- | SKN || {{SKN}} || 1996 || |- | SLE || {{SLE}} || 1968 || |- | SLO .html">1992 |_part of YUG 1920-1988
|- | SMR || {{SMR}} || 1960 || |- | SOL || {{SOL}} || 1984 || |- | SOM || {{SOM}} || 1972 || |- | SRI || {{SRI}} || 1948 || |- | STP .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: Sao Tome and Principe || 1996 || |- | SUD || {{SUD}} || 1960 || |- | SUI || {{SUI}} || 1900 || |- | Suriname SUR || {{SUR}} || 1968 || |- | SVK .html">1996 |_part of TCH 1920-1992 |- | SWE || {{SWE}} || 1896 || |- | SWZ || {{SWZ}} || 1900 || |- | SYR .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: Syrian Arab Republic || 1948 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | TAN || {{TAN}} || 1964 || |- | TCI .html">Image:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg 25x15px| Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos || - ||currently only used at the Commonwealth Games |- | TGA || {{TGA}} || 1984 || |- | THA || {{THA}} || 1952 || |- | TJK .html">1996 |_part of RUS 1900-1912
part of URS 1924-1988
part of EUN 1992 |- | TKM .html">1996 |_part of RUS 1900-1912
part of URS 1924-1988
part of EUN 1992 |- | TLS .html">2004 |_IOA 2000 |- | TOG || {{TOG}} || 1972 || |- | TPE .html">Republic of China)
IOC.html">International Olympic Committee|IOC designation: Chinese Taipei || 1984 || as "{{China as ROC}}" CHN 1932-1956
as "{{TWN}}" TAI 1960-1964
as "{{ROC}}" ROC 1968-1972
current usage began 1984
|- | TRI || {{TRI}} || 1948 || |- | TUN || {{TUN}} || 1960 || |- | TUR || {{TUR}} || 1908 || |- | TUV || {{TUV}} || 2008 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | UAE || {{ARE}} || 1984 || |- | UGA || {{UGA}} || 1956 || |- | UKR .html">1996 |_part of RUS 1900-1912
part of URS 1924-1988
part of EUN 1992 |- | URU || {{URY}} || 1924 || |- | USA .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: United States of America || 1896 || |- | UZB .html">1996 |_part of RUS 1900-1912
part of URS 1924-1988
part of EUN 1992 |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | VAN || {{VAN}} || 1988 || |- | VEN || {{VEN}} || 1948 || |- | VIE .html">International Olympic Committee IOC designation: Viet Nam || 1952 || |- | VIN || {{VIN}} || 1988 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | Yemen YEM || {{YEM}} || 1992 || |- bgcolor="lightgray" | || || || |- | ZAM .html">1968 |_part of RHO 1928-1960
RHN 1964
|- | ZIM .html">1980 |_part of RHO 1928-1960
RHS 1964
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Historical codes
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" ! rowspan="2" | Code || rowspan="2" | IOC designation ||colspan="2" | Used || rowspan="2" | Notes |- ! from || to |- | ANZ .html">Australasia |_1908 Summer Olympics|1908 || 1912 Summer Olympics 1912 || Combined Australia and New Zealand team |- | BIR .html">Burma |_1948 || 1992 || Now MYA (Myanmar) |- | BOH .html">Bohemia |_1900 || 1912 || Now CZE (Czech Republic) |- | BOR .html">North Borneo | colspan="2" align="center"| 1956 || |- | BWI .html">British West Indies Federation | colspan="2" align="center"| 1960 || |- | DAH .html">Dahomey |_colspan="2" align="center"| 1972 || Now BEN (Benin) |- | EUA .html">United Team of Germany | 1956 || 1964 || |- | EUN .html">Unified Team | colspan="2" align="center"| 1992 || Former Soviet Republics participated in one team and marched under the Olympic Flag at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1992 Winter Olympics |- | FRG .html">West Germany | 1968 || 1988 || |- | GDR .html">East Germany | 1968 || 1988 || |- | HBR .html">British Honduras | 1968 || 1972 || Now BIZ (Belize) |- | HOL .html">Netherlands |_1900 || 1988 || Changed to NED at 1992 Games |- | IHO .html">Netherlands Indies | colspan="2" align="center"| 1952 || Now INA (Indonesia) |- | IOA .html">2000 |_Individual athletes from East Timor competed under the Olympic Flag at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 Games, during the United Nations United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor Transitional Administration. |- | IOP .html">Independent Participant Independent Olympic Participant || colspan="2" align="center"| 1992 .html">Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia competed under the Olympic Flag in the 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 Summer Games when the country was under a United Nations sporting embargo |- | MGO .html">Montenegro |_colspan="2" align="center"| 1912 || Now SCG (Serbia and Montenegro) |- | RAU .html">United Arab Republic | 1960 || 1968 || Now EGY (Egypt) |- | RHN .html">Northern Rhodesia | colspan="2" align="center"| 1964 || Now ZAM (Zambia) |- | RHO .html">Rhodesia |_1928 || 1960 || |- | RHS .html">Southern Rhodesia | colspan="2" align="center"| 1964 || Now ZIM (Zimbabwe) |- | ROC .html">Republic of China | 1968 || 1972 || Now TPE (Chinese Taipei) |- | SAA .html">Saar (protectorate) Saar || colspan="2" align="center"| 1952 || |- | SER .html">Serbia |_colspan="2" align="center"| 1912 || Now SCG (Serbia and Montenegro) |- | SAF .html">South Africa | 1904 || 1960 || Returned as RSA in 1992 |- | TAI .html">Republic of China Taiwan || 1960 .html">1964 |_Now TPE (Chinese Taipei) |- | TCH .html">Czechoslovakia |_1920 || 1992 || |- | URS .html">USSR |_1952 || 1988 || |- | VOL .html">Upper Volta | 1972 || 1984 || Now BUR (Burkina Faso) |- | YAR .html">Yemen Arab Republic | 1984 || 1988 || |- | YMD .html">People's Democratic Republic of Yemen | colspan="2" align="center"| 1988 || |- | YUG .html">Yugoslavia |_1924 || 2000 || Now SCG (Serbia and Montenegro) |- | ZAI .html">Zaire |_1968 || 1996 || Now COD (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |- | ZZX .html">1896 |_1904 || Retrospectively applied to teams of mixed nationality. Not possible since the advent of National Olympic Committees |}

References

- IOC Country Codes from the IOC at UNESCO

External links

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