List of IOC country codes facts for kids

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) uses three-letter abbreviation country codes to call each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic Games.

Since 1952, the list of IOC country codes has changed as new countries were added. Sometimes the names of countries were changed. Some countries have had as many as four different codes.

A

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
AFG	Afghanistan	Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
AHO	Netherlands Antilles	Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee	ATO (1960) NAN (1964)
ALB	Albania	National Olympic Committee of Albania
ALG	Algeria	Comité Olympique Algérien	AGR (1964) AGL (1968S)
AND	Andorra	Comitè Olímpic Andorrà
ANG	Angola	Comité Olímpico Angolano
ANT	Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association
ARG	Argentina	Comité Olímpico Argentino
ARM	Armenia	National Olympic Committee of Armenia
ARU	Aruba	Comité Olímpico Arubano
ASA	American Samoa	American Samoa National Olympic Committee
AUS	Australia	Australian Olympic Committee	ANZ (1908, 1912)
AUT	Austria	Österreichisches Olympisches Comité
AZE	Azerbaijan	National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic

B

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
BAH	Bahamas	Bahamas Olympic Association
BGD	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Olympic Association
BAR	Barbados	Barbados Olympic Association	BAD (1964)
BDI	Burundi	Comité National Olympique du Burundi
BEL	Belgium	Comité Olympique et Interfédéral Belge
BEN	Benin	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Béninois	DAY (1964) DAH (1968–1976)
BER	Bermuda	Bermuda Olympic Association
BHU	Bhutan	Bhutan Olympic Committee
BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina	BSH (1992S)
BIZ	Belize	Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association	HBR (1968–1972)
BLR	Belarus	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus
BOL	Bolivia	Comité Olímpico Boliviano
BOT	Botswana	Botswana National Olympic Committee
BRA	Brazil	Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro
BRN	Bahrain	Bahrain Olympic Committee
BRU	Brunei	Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council
BGR	Bulgaria	Bulgaria Olympic Committee
BUR	Burkina Faso	Comité National Olympique et des Sports Burkinabè	VOL (1972–1984)

C

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
CAF	Central African Republic	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Centrafricain	AFC (1968)
CAM	Cambodia	National Olympic Committee of Cambodia	CAB (1964) KHM (1972–1976)
CAN	Canada	Canadian Olympic Committee
CAY	Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands Olympic Committee
CGO	Republic of the Congo	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Congolais
CHA	Chad	Comité Olympique et Sportif Tchadien	CHD (1964) TCH
CHI	Chile	Comité Olímpico de Chile	CIL (1956W, 1960S)
CHN	China	Chinese Olympic Committee
CIV	Côte d'Ivoire	Comité National Olympique de Côte d'Ivoire	IVC (1964) CML (1968)
CMR	Cameroon	Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun
COD	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Comité Olympique Congolais	COK (1968) ZAI (1972–1996)
COK	Cook Islands	Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee
COL	Colombia	Comité Olímpico Colombiano
COM	Comoros	Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores
CPV	Cape Verde	Comité Olímpico Caboverdeano
CRC	Costa Rica	Comité Olímpico Nacional de Costa Rica	COS (1964) CTC (1984W)
CRO	Croatia	Croatian Olympic Committee
CUB	Cuba	Comité Olímpico Cubano
CYP	Cyprus	Cyprus National Olympic Committee
CZE	Czech Republic	Czech Olympic Committee

D

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
DEN	Denmark	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark	DAN (1960S, 1968W) DIN (1968S)
DJI	Djibouti	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Djiboutien
DMA	Dominica	Dominica Olympic Committee
DOM	Dominican Republic	Comité Olímpico Dominicano

E

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
ECU	Ecuador	Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano
EGY	Egypt	Egyptian Olympic Committee	RAU (1960, 1968) UAR (1964)
ERI	Eritrea	Eritrean National Olympic Committee
ESA	El Salvador	Comité Olímpico de El Salvador	SAL (1964–1976)
ESP	Spain	Comité Olímpico Español	SPA (1956–1964, 1968W)
EST	Estonia	Estonian Olympic Committee (Eesti Olümpiakomitee)
ETH	Ethiopia	Ethiopian Olympic Committee	ETI (1960, 1968)

F

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
FIJ	Fiji	Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee	FIG (1960)
FIN	Finland	Finnish Olympic Committee
FRA	France	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français
FSM	Micronesia	Federated States of Micronesia National Olympic Committee

G

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
GAB	Gabon	Comité Olympique Gabonais
GAM	Gambia	Gambia National Olympic Committee
GBR	Great Britain	British Olympic Association	GRB (1956W–1960) GBI (1964)
GBS	Guinea-Bissau	Comité Olímpico da Guiné-Bissau
GEO	Georgia	Georgian National Olympic Committee
GEQ	Equatorial Guinea	Comité National Olympique Equato-Guinéen
GER	Germany	Deutscher Olympischer SportBund	ALL (1968W) ALE (1968S) FRG (1980–1988)
GHA	Ghana	Ghana Olympic Committee
GRE	Greece	Comité Olympique Hellénique
GRN	Grenada	Grenada Olympic Committee
GUA	Guatemala	Comité Olímpico Guatemalteco	GUT (1964)
GUI	Guinea	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Guinéen
GUM	Guam	Guam National Olympic Committee
GUY	Guyana	Guyana Olympic Association	GUA (1960) GUI (1964)

H

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
HAI	Haiti	Comité Olympique Haïtien
HKG	Hong Kong	Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China	HOK (1960–1968)
HON	Honduras	Comité Olímpico Hondureño
HUN	Hungary	Hungarian Olympic Committee	UNG (1956W, 1960S)

I

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
IDN	Indonesia	Komite Olimpiade Indonesia	INS (1960)
IND	India	Indian Olympic Association
IRI	Iran	National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran	IRN (1956–1988) IRA (1968W)
IRL	Ireland	Olympic Council of Ireland
IRQ	Iraq	National Olympic Committee of Iraq	IRK (1960, 1968)
ISL	Iceland	National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland	ICE (1960W, 1964S)
ISR	Israel	Olympic Committee of Israel
ISV	United States Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
ITA	Italy	Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano
IVB	British Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee

J

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
JAM	Jamaica	Jamaica Olympic Association
JOR	Jordan	Jordan Olympic Committee
JPN	Japan	Japanese Olympic Committee	GIA (1956W, 1960S) JAP (1960W)

K

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
KAZ	Kazakhstan	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
KEN	Kenya	National Olympic Committee Kenya
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
KIR	Kiribati	Kiribati National Olympic Committee
KOR	South Korea	Korean Olympic Committee	COR (1956W, 1960S, 1968S, 1972S)
KSA	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee	ARS (1968–1976) SAU (1980–1984)
KUW	Kuwait	Kuwait Olympic Committee

L

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
LAO	Laos	National Olympic Committee of Lao
LAT	Latvia	Latvian Olympic Committee
LBA	Libya	Libyan Olympic Committee	LYA (1964) LBY (1968W)
LBR	Liberia	Liberia National Olympic Committee
LCA	Saint Lucia	St Lucia Olympic Committee
LES	Lesotho	Lesotho National Olympic Committee
LBN	Lebanon	Lebanese Olympic Committee	LEB (1960W, 1964S), LIB (until Oct 2017)
LIE	Liechtenstein	Liechtensteinischer Olympischer Sportverband	LIC (1956W, 1964S, 1968W)
LTU	Lithuania	National Olympic Committee of Lithuania	LIT (1992W)
LUX	Luxembourg	Comité Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois

M

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
MAD	Madagascar	Comité Olympique Malgache	MAG (1964)
MAR	Morocco	Comité National Olympique Marocain	MRC (1964)
MAS	Malaysia	Olympic Council of Malaysia	MAL (1964–1988)
MAW	Malawi	Malawi Olympic Committee
MDA	Moldova	Comité National Olympique de la République de Moldova	MLD (1994)
MDV	Maldives	Maldives Olympic Committee
MEX	Mexico	Comité Olímpico Mexicano
MNG	Mongolia	Mongolian National Olympic Committee	MON (1968W)
MHL	Marshall Islands	Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee
MKD	Macedonia	Olympic Committee of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
MLI	Mali	Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Mali
MLT	Malta	Maltese Olympic Committee	MAT (1960–1964)
MNE	Montenegro	Montenegrin Olympic Committee
MON	Monaco	Comité Olympique Monégasque
MOZ	Mozambique	Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique
MRI	Mauritius	Mauritius Olympic Committee
MTN	Mauritania	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Mauritanien
MYA	Myanmar	Myanmar Olympic Committee	BIR (1960, 1968–1988) BUR (1964)

N

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
NAM	Namibia	Namibia National Olympic Committee
NCA	Nicaragua	Comité Olímpico Nicaragüense	NCG (1964) NIC (1968)
NED	Netherlands	Nederlands Olympisch Comité/Nederlandse Sport Federatie	OLA (1956W) NET (1960W) PBA (1960S) NLD (1964S) HOL (1968–1988)
NEP	Nepal	Nepal Olympic Committee
NGR	Nigeria	Nigeria Olympic Committee	NGA (1964)
NIG	Niger	Comité Olympique et Sportif National du Niger	NGR (1964)
NOR	Norway	Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité (Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports)
NRU	Nauru	Nauru Olympic Committee
NZL	New Zealand	New Zealand Olympic Committee	ANZ (1908, 1912) NZE (1960, 1968W)

O

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
OMA	Oman	Oman Olympic Committee

P

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
PAK	Pakistan	Pakistan Olympic Association
PAN	Panama	Comité Olímpico de Panamá
PAR	Paraguay	Comité Olímpico Paraguayo
PER	Peru	Comité Olímpico Peruano
PHI	Philippines	Philippines Olympic Committee	FIL (1960, 1968)
PLE	Palestine	Palestine Olympic Committee
PLW	Palau	Palau National Olympic Committee
PNG	Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea Sports Federation and Olympic Committee	NGY (1976–1980) NGU (1984–1988)
POL	Poland	Polish Olympic Committee
POR	Portugal	Comité Olímpico de Portugal
PRK	North Korea	Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	NKO (1964S, 1968W) CDN (1968)
PUR	Puerto Rico	Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico	PRI (1960) PRO (1968)

Q

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
QAT	Qatar	Qatar Olympic Committee

R

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
ROU	Romania	Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee	ROM (1956–1960, 1972–2006) RUM (1964–1968)
RSA	South Africa	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee	SAF (1960–1972)
RUS	Russia	Russia Olympic Committee
RWA	Rwanda	Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Rwanda

S

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
SAM	Samoa	Samoa Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee
SEN	Senegal	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais	SGL (1964)
SEY	Seychelles	Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
SGP	Singapore	Singapore National Olympic Council	SIN (1959-2016)
SKN	Saint Kitts and Nevis	St. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee
SLE	Sierra Leone	National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone	SLA (1968)
SLO	Slovenia	Olympic Committee of Slovenia Association of Sports Federations
SMR	San Marino	Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Sammarinese	SMA (1960–1964)
SOL	Solomon Islands	National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands
SOM	Somalia	Somali Olympic Committee
SRB	Serbia	Olympic Committee of Serbia
SRI	Sri Lanka	National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka	CEY (1960–1972)
STP	São Tomé and Príncipe	Comité Olímpico de São Tomé e Príncipe
SUD	Sudan	Sudan Olympic Cmmittee
SUI	Switzerland	Swiss Olympic Association	SVI (1956W, 1960S) SWI (1960W, 1964S)
SUR	Suriname	Surinaams Olympisch Comité Surinaams
SVK	Slovakia	Slovak Olympic Committee
SWE	Sweden	Swedish Olympic Committee	SVE (1956W, 1960S) SUE (1968S)
SWZ	Swaziland	Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
SYR	Syria	Syrian Olympic Committee	RAU (1960) SIR (1968)

T

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
TAN	Tanzania	Tanzania Olympic Committee Tanzania Olympic Committee
TGA	Tonga	Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee	TON (1984)
THA	Thailand	National Olympic Committee of Thailand	TAI (1960, 1968)
TJK	Tajikistan	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan
TKM	Turkmenistan	National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan
TLS	Timor-Leste	Comitê Olímpico Nacional de Timor-Leste
TOG	Togo	Comité National Olympique Togolais
TPE	Republic of China	Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee	RCF (1960) TWN (1964–1968) ROC (1972–1976)
TTO	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee	TRT (1964–1968)
TUN	Tunisia	Comité National Olympique Tunisien
TUR	Turkey	National Olympic Committee of Turkey
TUV	Tuvalu	Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee

U

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
UAE	United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee
UGA	Uganda	Uganda Olympic Committee
UKR	Ukraine	National Olympic Committee of Ukraine
URU	Uruguay	Comité Olímpico Uruguayo	URG (1968)
USA	United States	United States Olympic Committee	SUA (1960S) EUA (1968S)
UZB	Uzbekistan	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan

V

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
VAN	Vanuatu	Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
VEN	Venezuela	Comité Olímpico Venezolano Comité
VIE	Vietnam	Vietnam Olympic Committee	VET (1964) VNM (1968–1976)
VIN	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	St Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee

Y

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
YEM	Yemen	Yemen Olympic Committee

Z

Code	Country	National Organizing Committee (NOC)	Other codes used
ZAM	Zambia	National Olympic Committee of Zambi	NRH (1964)
ZIM	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe Olympic Committee	RHO (1960–1972)

Historic NOCs and teams

Some of the National Olympic Committees no longer exist, such as Czechoslovakia, the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, the USSR, the United Arab Republic, and the West Indies Federation.

Codes still in use

Twelve historical NOCs or teams have codes that are still used in the IOC results database to refer to past medal winners from these teams.

Code	Nation/Team	Other codes used
ANZ	Australasia
BOH	Bohemia
BWI	West Indies Federation	ANT (1960, 1968), WID (1964)
EUA	Unified Team of Germany	GER (1956–1964)
EUN	Unified Team
FRG	West Germany	ALL (1968W), ALE (1968S), GER (1972–1976)
GDR	East Germany	ADE (1968)
SCG	Serbia and Montenegro	YUG (1996S–2002W)
TCH	Czechoslovakia	CSL (1956W), CZE (1960W), CSV (1960S), CZS (1964S), CHE (1968S)
URS	Soviet Union	SOV (1968W)
YUG	Yugoslavia	JUG (1956–1960, 1968W), YUS (1964S)
ZZX	Mixed teams

Obsolete codes

Code	Nation (NOC)	Years	Notes
BIR	Burma	1948–1988	Now Myanmar (MYA)
CEY	Ceylon	1948–1972	Now Sri Lanka (SRI)
DAH	Dahomey	1964–1976	Now Benin (BEN)
HBR	British Honduras	1968–1972	Now Belize (BIZ)
KHM	Khmer Republic	1972–1976	Now Cambodia (CAM)
MAL	Malaya	1956–1960	Competed independently prior to the formation of Malaysia in 1963. Now Malaysia (MAS)
NBO	North Borneo	1956
NRH	Northern Rhodesia	1964	Now Zambia (ZAM)
RAU	United Arab Republic	1960	Now Egypt (EGY) and Syria (SYR)
RHO	Rhodesia	1960–1972	Now Zimbabwe (ZIM)
ROC	Republic of China	1932–1976	Now Chinese Taipei (TPE)
UAR	United Arab Republic	1964	Now Egypt (EGY)
VOL	Upper Volta	1972–1984	Now Burkina Faso (BUR)
YAR	North Yemen	1984–1988	Competed independently prior to 1990. Now Yemen (YEM)
YMD	South Yemen	1988
ZAI	Zaire	1972–1996	Now DR Congo (COD)
GUI	British Guiana	1948–1964	Now Guyana (GUY)
—	Gold Coast	1952	Now Ghana (GHA)
SAA	Saar	1952	Competed independently prior to rejoining West Germany in 1957.

Related pages

• Comparison of IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166 country codes

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Códigos del COI para niños