List of Abbreviations
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At ALLCOMPETITIONS we use the same three-letter abbreviation country codes as the International Olympic Committee (IOC). After the admission as full members of Kosovo in December 2014 and South Sudan in August 2015, there are currently 206 NOCs (National Olympic Committees), which are shown with its associated flag. Extinct and variation codes are withouth the flag, listed in small letters and further explained if necessary. You can use the search engine for a shortcut.
A 
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFG |  |
Afghanistan | Afghanestan | |
| aho | - | Netherlands Antilles | - | (not to be confused with Suriname) the Netherlands Antilles were dissolved on 10.Oct.2010, becoming part of The Kingdom of the Netherlands (NED) |
| ALB |  |
Albania | Shqiperia | |
| ALG |  |
Algeria | Al Jaza'ir | |
| AND |  |
Andorra | Andorra | |
| ANG |  |
Angola | Angola | |
| ANT |  |
Antigua & Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | |
| ARG |  |
Argentina | Argentina | |
| ARM |  |
Armenia | Hayastán | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| ARU |  |
Aruba | Aruba | |
| ASA |  |
American Samoa | American Samoa | (AMS) |
| AUS |  |
Australia | Australia | |
| AUT |  |
Austria | Österreich | |
| AZE |  |
Azerbaijan | Azarbaycan | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
B
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAH |  |
Bahamas, the | The Bahamas | |
| BAN |  |
Bangladesh | Bangladesh | |
| BAR |  |
Barbados | Barbados | |
| BDI |  |
Burundi | Burundi | |
| BEL |  |
Belgium | Belgique / België | |
| BEN |  |
Benin | Bénin | former Dahomey |
| BER |  |
Bermuda | Bermuda | |
| BHU |  |
Bhutan | Druk Yul | |
| BIH |  |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | Bosna i Hercegovina | since 1991, previously part of Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| bir | - | Burma | - | current Myanmar (MYA) |
| BIZ |  |
Belize | Belize | |
| BLR |  |
Belarus | Bielarus | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| bls | - | see BLR | - | |
| BOL |  |
Bolivia | Bolivia | |
| bos | - | see BIH | - | |
| BOT |  |
Botswana | Botswana | |
| BRA |  |
Brazil | Brasil | |
| BRN |  |
Bahrain | Al-Bahrayn | |
| BRU |  |
Brunei | Brunei | |
| BUL |  |
Bulgaria | Bulgariya | |
| BUR |  |
Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | former Alto Volta |
C
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF |  |
Central African Republic | République Centrafricaine | |
| CAM |  |
Cambodia | Kampuchea | |
| CAN |  |
Canada | Canada | |
| CAY |  |
Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | |
| CGO |  |
Republic of the Congo | République du Congo | Congo-Brazzaville |
| CHA |  |
Chad | Tchad | |
| CHI |  |
Chile | Chile | (CHL) |
| chl | - | see CHI | - | |
| CHN |  |
People's Republic of China | Zhong Guo | |
| CIV |  |
Côte d´Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Côte d'Ivoire | (IVC) |
| CMR |  |
Cameroon | Cameroon / Cameroun (French) | (CAM) |
| COD |  |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | République Démocratique du Congo | Congo-Kinshasa, former Zaire |
| COK |  |
Cook Islands | Cook Islands | |
| COL |  |
Colombia | Colombia | |
| COM |  |
Comoros | Comores / Komori | |
| CPV |  |
Cape Verde | Cabo Verde | |
| CRC |  |
Costa Rica | Costa Rica | |
| CRO |  |
Croatia | Hrvatska | since 1991, previously part of Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| CUB |  |
Cuba | Cuba | |
| CYP |  |
Cyprus | Kypros / Kibris | |
| CZE |  |
Czech Republic | Ceská Republika | since 01.Jan.1993; previously part of Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
D
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN |  |
Denmark | Danmark | |
| DJI |  |
Djibouti | Djibouti / Jibuti | |
| DMA |  |
Dominica | Dominica | (DMN) |
| DOM |  |
Dominican Republic | República Dominicana |
E
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECU |  |
Ecuador | Ecuador | |
| EGY |  |
Egypt | Misr | |
| Eng | - | England | - | part of GBR |
| ERI |  |
Eritrea | Iritriya / Ertra | |
| ESA |  |
El Salvador | El Salvador | |
| ESP |  |
Spain | España | (SPA) |
| EST |  |
Estonia | Eesti | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| ETH |  |
Ethiopia | YeItyop'iya | |
| eua | - | Unified Team of Germany | - | East Germany (GDR) and West Germany (FRG) competed together at the Olympic Games in 1956, 1960 y 1964. |
F
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIJ |  |
Fiji | Fiji | |
| FIN |  |
Finland | Suomi | |
| FRA |  |
France | France | |
| frg | - | Federal Republic of Germany | - | (1948-1990) now part of Germany (GER) |
| FSM |  |
Micronesia | Federated States of Micronesia |
G
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAB |  |
Gabon | Gabon | |
| GAM |  |
Gambia, the | The Gambia | |
| GBR |  |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom | The "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" is a unitary state consisting of four countries: England (Eng), Scotland (Sco), Wales (Wal), and Northern Ireland (NI) |
| GBS |  |
Guinea-Bissau | Guiné-Bissau | |
| gdr | - | German Democratic Republic | - | (1948-1990) now part of Germany (GER) |
| GEO |  |
Georgia | Sak'art'velo | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| GEQ |  |
Equatorial Guinea | Guinea Ecuatorial | |
| GER |  |
Germany (previous to 1948 and from 1991) | Deutschland | barred from the Olympics in 1924 and 1948 following World Wars I and II. Divided into East Germany (GDR) and West Germany (FRG) after WW II, both countries competed under one flag from 1952-64, then as separate teams from 1968-88. Both countries were reunified into Germany on 03.Oct.1990 |
| GHA |  |
Ghana | Ghana | |
| GRE |  |
Greece | Hellas | |
| GRN |  |
Grenada | Grenada | |
| GUA |  |
Guatemala | Guatemala | |
| GUI |  |
Guinea | Guinée | |
| GUM |  |
Guam | Guam / Guahan | |
| GUY |  |
Guyana | Guyana |
H
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAI |  |
Haiti | Haïti / Ayiti | |
| HKG |  |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong / Heung Gong | |
| hol | - | see NED | - | HOL was common until 1991; the official NED is used since |
| HON |  |
Honduras | Honduras | |
| HUN |  |
Hungary | Magyarország |
I
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INA |  |
Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| IND |  |
India | India / Bharat | |
| IRI |  |
Iran | Iran / Persia | IRN code was used until 1992, then changed to IRI ; thus designating the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| IRL |  |
Ireland | Ireland / Éire | (IRE) |
| IRQ |  |
Iraq | Al-Iraq | |
| ISL |  |
Iceland | Island | (ICE) |
| ISR |  |
Israel | Yisra'el / Isra'il | |
| ISV |  |
US Virgin Islands | US Virgin Islands | (UVI) |
| ITA |  |
Italy | Italia | |
| IVB |  |
British Virgin Islands | British Virgin Island | |
| ivc | - | see CIV | - |
J
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAM |  |
Jamaica | Jamaica | |
| JOR |  |
Jordan | Al-Urdun | |
| JPN |  |
Japan | Nihon / Nippon | (JAP) |
K
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAZ |  |
Kazakhstan | Qazaqstan | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| KEN |  |
Kenya | Kenya | |
| KGZ |  |
Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| KIR |  |
Kiribati | Kiribati | |
| KOR |  |
South Korea | Taehan-min'guk | |
| KOS |  |
Kosovo | Kosova / Kocobo | Last member so far to be granted full recognition, on 9.Dec.2014 |
| KSA |  |
Saudi Arabia | Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah | (SAU) |
| KUW |  |
Kuwait | Al-Kuwayt | |
| kzk | - | see KAZ | - |
L
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAO |  |
Laos | Lao | |
| LAT |  |
Latvia | Latvija | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| LBA |  |
Libya | Libya | |
| LBR |  |
Liberia | Liberia | |
| LCA |  |
Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia | |
| LES |  |
Lesotho | Lesotho | |
| LIB |  |
Lebanon | Lubnan | |
| LIE |  |
Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | |
| lit | - | see LTU | - | |
| LTU |  |
Lithuania | Lietuva | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| LUX |  |
Luxembourg | Lëtzebuerg / Luxembourg |
M
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAD |  |
Madagascar | Madagascar | |
| MAR |  |
Morocco | Al Maghrib | (MOR) |
| MAS |  |
Malaysia | Malaysia | (MAL) |
| MAW |  |
Malawi | Malawi | |
| MDA |  |
Moldova | Moldova | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| MDV |  |
Maldives | Dhivehi Raajje | |
| MEX |  |
Mexico | Mexico | |
| MGL |  |
Mongolia | Mongol Uls | |
| MHL |  |
Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands | |
| MKD |  |
Macedonia | Makedonija | since 1991, previously part of Yugoslavia (YUG). As a result of a dispute with Greece over its name, it is sometimes referred to as Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia (FYROM) |
| MLI |  |
Mali | Mali | |
| MLT |  |
Malta | Malta | |
| MNE |  |
Montenegro | Crna Gora | since 2006, previously part of Yugoslavia (YUG) and Serbia & Montenegro (SCG) |
| mol | - | see MDA | - | (also MLD) |
| MON |  |
Monaco | Monaco | |
| MOZ |  |
Mozambique | Moçambique | |
| MRI |  |
Mauritius | Mauritius | (MAU) |
| MTN |  |
Mauritania | Muritaniyah | |
| MYA |  |
Myanmar | Myanma | former Burma |
N
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAM |  |
Namibia | Namibia | |
| NCA |  |
Nicaragua | Nicaragua | (NIC) |
| NED |  |
Netherlands, the | Nederland | Although sometimes used to refer to the whole country, Holland is actually a region of the Netherlands, which is the official and most accurate name |
| NEP |  |
Nepal | Nepala | |
| NGR |  |
Nigeria | Nigeria | (NIG) |
| NI | - | Northern Ireland (Ulster) | - | part of GBR |
| NIG |  |
Niger | Niger | |
| NOR |  |
Norway | Norge | |
| nrd | - | Northern Rhodesia | - | (1924-1964); current Zambia (ZAM) |
| NRU |  |
Nauru | Nauru / Naoero | |
| NZL |  |
New Zealand | New Zealand / Aotearoa |
O
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA |  |
Oman | Uman |
P
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAK |  |
Pakistan | Pakistan | |
| PAN |  |
Panama | Panamá | |
| PAR |  |
Paraguay | Paraguay | |
| PER |  |
Peru | Perú | |
| PHI |  |
Philippines | Pilipinas | |
| PLE |  |
Palestine | Filastin | |
| PLW |  |
Palau | Belau | |
| PNG |  |
Papua New Guinea | Papua Niugini | |
| POL |  |
Poland | Polska | |
| POR |  |
Portugal | Portugal | |
| PRK |  |
North Korea | Choson | (NKO) |
| PUR |  |
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico |
Q
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QAT |  |
Qatar | Qatar |
R
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rom | - | see ROU | - | ROM code was used until 2006 |
| ROU |  |
Romania | Romania | |
| RSA |  |
South Africa | South Africa / eNingizimu Afrika | South Africa (SAF) was banned from 1964-91 for using the apartheid policy in the selection of its teams. It returned in 1992 as the Republic of South Africa (RSA) |
| RUS |  |
Russia | Rossiya / Rossia | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| RWA |  |
Rwanda | Rwanda |
S
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM |  |
Samoa | Samoa | |
| sau | - | see KSA | - | |
| scg | - | Serbia and Montenegro | - | Kept YUG code from 1991 to 2003; then SCG until 2006, when split into Serbia (SRB) and Montenegro (MNE) |
| Sco | - | Scotland | - | part of GBR |
| SEN |  |
Senegal | Sénégal | |
| SEY |  |
Seychelles | Seychelles / Sesel | |
| SIN |  |
Singapore | Singapore / Xinjiapo | |
| SKN |  |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| skr | - | see KOR | - | |
| SLE |  |
Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | |
| SLO |  |
Slovenia | Slovenija | since 1991, previously part of Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| SMR |  |
San Marino Republic | San Marino | (RSM) |
| SOL |  |
Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands | |
| SOM |  |
Somalia | Soomaaliya | |
| SRB |  |
Serbia | Srbija | since 2006, previously part of Yugoslavia (YUG) and Serbia & Montenegro (SCG) |
| srd | - | Southern Rhodesia | - | (1924-1964); then (1964-1980) Rhodesia; current Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
| SRI |  |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | |
| SSD |  |
South Sudan | South Sudan | since 2015, previously part of Sudan (SUD) |
| STP |  |
São Tome and Principe | São Tomé e Príncipe | |
| SUD |  |
Sudan | As-Sudan | |
| SUI |  |
Switzerland | Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera | (SWZ) |
| SUR |  |
Suriname | Suriname | former Dutch Guiana |
| SVK |  |
Slovakia | Slovensko | since 01.Jan.1993; previously part of Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| SWE |  |
Sweden | Sverige | |
| SWZ |  |
Swaziland | Swaziland | |
| SYR |  |
Syria | Suriyah |
T
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAN |  |
Tanzania | Tanzania | |
| tch | - | Czechoslovakia | - | (1918-1992) then split into Czech Republic (CZE) and Slovakia (SVK) |
| TGA |  |
Tonga | Tonga | |
| THA |  |
Thailand | Muang Thai | |
| TJK |  |
Tadjikistan | Tojikistan | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| TKM |  |
Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| TLS |  |
Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste | |
| TOG |  |
Togo | Togo | |
| TPE |  |
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | T'ai-wan (Zhonghua Minguo) | (TAI) |
| TRI |  |
Trinidad & Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| TUN |  |
Tunisia | Tunis | |
| TUR |  |
Turkey | Turkiye | |
| TUV |  |
Tuvalu | Tuvalu |
U
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE |  |
United Arab Emirates | Al-Imarat al-Arabiyah al-Muttahidah | |
| UGA |  |
Uganda | Uganda | |
| UKR |  |
Ukraine | Ukrayina | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
| unt | - | Unified Team | - | URS for the 1992 games |
| urs | - | Soviet Union (USSR) | - | (1922-1991) dissolved into Armenia (ARM), Azerbaijan (AZE), Belarus (BLR), Estonia (EST), Georgia (GEO), Kazakhstan (KAZ), Kyrgyzstan (KGZ), Latvia (LAT), Lithuania (LTU), Moldova (MDA), Russia (RUS), Tajikistan (TJK), Turkmenistan (TKM), Ukraine (UKR), and Uzbekistan (UZB) |
| URU |  |
Uruguay | Uruguay | |
| USA |  |
United States | United States | |
| UZB |  |
Uzbekistan | Uzbekiston | since 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) |
V
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN |  |
Vanuatu | Vanuatu | |
| VEN |  |
Venezuela | Venezuela | |
| VIE |  |
Vietnam | Viet Nam | |
| VIN |  |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
W
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wal | - | Wales | - | part of GBR |
| WI | - | West Indies | - | cricket team representing ANT, BAR, DMA, GRN, GUY, JAM, SKN, LCA, VIN, TRI and 5 dependencies |
Y
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEM |  |
Yemen | Al-Yaman | |
| yug | - | Former Yugoslavia | - | (1918-1991) now split into Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH), Croatia (CRO), Macedonia (MKD), Montenegro (MNE), Serbia (SRB), and Slovenia (SLO) |
| yug | - | Serbia and Montenegro | - | (1991-2003) then used SCG code. In 2006 split into Serbia (SRB) and Montenegro (MNE) |
Z
| NOC | Flag | English Name | Native Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| zai | - | Zaire | - | (1963-1997) now Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) |
| ZAM |  |
Zambia | Zambia | former Northern Rhodesia |
| ZIM |  |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | former Southern Rhodesia |
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