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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) uses special short codes for each country that takes part in the Olympic Games. These codes help identify countries quickly in results, on scoreboards, and in official documents. Think of them like nicknames for countries in the world of sports!

Countries in the Olympics Today
Paralympic Country Codes
Old Olympic Country Codes
- Codes Still Used for Past Records
- Codes No Longer Used
Special Olympic Codes
Special Paralympic Codes
Special Codes for World Games
See also

Countries in the Olympics Today

There are 206 countries and territories that have their own National Olympic Committee (NOC). An NOC is like the main sports group for a country that helps its athletes go to the Olympics.

The table below shows the current code for each NOC. It also lists any older codes that were used in past Games. Sometimes, a country's code changed because its name changed, or because the IOC decided to use a different abbreviation.

Code	National Olympic Committee	Other codes used	Link
AFG	Afghanistan		[1]
ALB	Albania		[2]
ALG	Algeria	AGR (1964), AGL (1968 S)	[3]
AND	Andorra		[4]
ANG	Angola	ANO	[5]
ANT	Antigua and Barbuda		[6]
ARG	Argentina		[7]
ARM	Armenia		[8]
ARU	Aruba		[9]
ASA	American Samoa	AMS	[10]
AUS	Australia		[11]
AUT	Austria		[12]
AZE	Azerbaijan		[13]
BAH	Bahamas		[14]
BAN	Bangladesh		[15]
BAR	Barbados	BAD (1964)	[16]
BDI	Burundi		[17]
BEL	Belgium		[18]
BEN	Benin	DAY (1964), DAH (1968–1976) as Dahomey	[19]
BER	Bermuda		[20]
BHU	Bhutan		[21]
BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	BSH (1992 S), BOS	[22]
BIZ	Belize	HBR (1968–1972) as British Honduras; also BHO	[23]
BLR	Belarus		[24]
BOL	Bolivia		[25]
BOT	Botswana		[26]
BRA	Brazil		[27]
BRN	Bahrain	BHR	[28]
BRU	Brunei		[29]
BUL	Bulgaria		[30]
BUR	Burkina Faso	VOL (1972–1984) as Upper Volta; also BKF	[31]
CAF	Central African Republic	AFC (1968)	[32]
CAM	Cambodia	CAB (1964), KHM (1972) as Khmer Republic	[33]
CAN	Canada		[34]
CAY	Cayman Islands		[35]
CGO	Republic of the Congo		[36]
CHA	Chad	CHD (1964)	[37]
CHI	Chile	CIL (1956 W, 1960 S)	[38]
CHN	China	PRC (1952 S) as People's Republic of China	[39]
CIV	Ivory Coast	IVC (1964), CML (1968)	[40]
CMR	Cameroon		[41]
COD	Democratic Republic of the Congo	COK (1968) as Congo-Kinshasa, ZAI (1972–1996) as Zaire	[42]
COK	Cook Islands	CKI	[43]
COL	Colombia		[44]
COM	Comoros		[45]
CPV	Cape Verde	CVD	[46]
CRC	Costa Rica	COS (1964)	[47]
CRO	Croatia		[48]
CUB	Cuba		[49]
CYP	Cyprus		[50]
CZE	Czechia		[51]
DEN	Denmark	DAN (1960 S, 1968 W), DIN (1968 S)	[52]
DJI	Djibouti		[53]
DMA	Dominica	DMN	[54]
DOM	Dominican Republic		[55]
ECU	Ecuador		[56]
EGY	Egypt	RAU (1960, 1968), UAR (1964) as United Arab Republic	[57]
ERI	Eritrea		[58]
ESA	El Salvador	SAL (1964–1976)	[59]
ESP	Spain	SPA (1956–1964, 1968 W)	[60]
EST	Estonia		[61]
ETH	Ethiopia	ETI (1960, 1968)	[62]
FIJ	Fiji	FIG (1960)	[63]
FIN	Finland		[64]
FRA	France		[65]
FSM	Federated States of Micronesia		[66]
GAB	Gabon		[67]
GAM	The Gambia		[68]
GBR	Great Britain	GRB (1956 W–1960), GBI (1964)	[69]
GBS	Guinea-Bissau		[70]
GEO	Georgia		[71]
GEQ	Equatorial Guinea		[72]
GER	Germany		[73]
GHA	Ghana		[74]
GRE	Greece		[75]
GRN	Grenada		[76]
GUA	Guatemala	GUT (1964)	[77]
GUI	Guinea		[78]
GUM	Guam		[79]
GUY	Guyana	GUA (1960), GUI (1964), BGU	[80]
HAI	Haiti		[81]
HKG	Hong Kong, China	HOK (1960–1968)	[82]
HON	Honduras		[83]
HUN	Hungary	UNG (1956 W, 1960 S)	[84]
INA	Indonesia	INS (1960)	[85]
IND	India		[86]
IRI	Iran	IRN (1956–1988), IRA (1968 W)	[87]
IRL	Ireland		[88]
IRQ	Iraq	IRK (1960, 1968)	[89]
ISL	Iceland	ICE (1960 W, 1964 S)	[90]
ISR	Israel		[91]
ISV	Virgin Islands		[92]
ITA	Italy		[93]
IVB	British Virgin Islands		[94]
JAM	Jamaica		[95]
JOR	Jordan		[96]
JPN	Japan	GIA (1956 W, 1960 S), JAP (1960 W)	[97]
KAZ	Kazakhstan		[98]
KEN	Kenya		[99]
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan		[100]
KIR	Kiribati		[101]
KOR	South Korea	COR (1956 W, 1960 S, 1968 S, 1972 S)	[102]
KOS	Kosovo		[103]
KSA	Saudi Arabia	ARS (1968–1976), SAU (1980–1984)	[104]
KUW	Kuwait		[105]
LAO	Laos		[106]
LAT	Latvia		[107]
LBA	Libya	LYA (1964), LBY (1968 W)	[108]
LBN	Lebanon	LEB (1960 W, 1964 S), LIB (1964–2016)	[109]
LBR	Liberia		[110]
LCA	Saint Lucia		[111]
LES	Lesotho		[112]
LIE	Liechtenstein	LIC (1956 W, 1964 S, 1968 W)	[113]
LTU	Lithuania	LIT (1992 W)	[114]
LUX	Luxembourg		[115]
MAD	Madagascar	MAG (1964)	[116]
MAR	Morocco	MRC (1964)	[117]
MAS	Malaysia	MAL (1964–1988)	[118]
MAW	Malawi		[119]
MDA	Moldova	MLD (1994)	[120]
MDV	Maldives		[121]
MEX	Mexico		[122]
MGL	Mongolia	MON (1968 W)	[123]
MHL	Marshall Islands		[124]
MKD	North Macedonia		[125]
MLI	Mali		[126]
MLT	Malta	MAT (1960–1964)	[127]
MNE	Montenegro		[128]
MON	Monaco		[129]
MOZ	Mozambique		[130]
MRI	Mauritius		[131]
MTN	Mauritania		[132]
MYA	Myanmar	BIR (1948–1960, 1968–1988) as Birmanie, BUR (1964) as Burma	[133]
NAM	Namibia		[134]
NCA	Nicaragua	NCG (1964), NIC (1968)	[135]
NED	Netherlands	OLA (1956 W), NET (1960 W), PBA (1960 S), NLD (1964 S), HOL (1968–1988) as Holland	[136]
NEP	Nepal		[137]
NGR	Nigeria	NIG (1960 S), NGA (1964)	[138]
NIG	Niger	NGR (1964)	[139]
NOR	Norway		[140]
NRU	Nauru		[141]
NZL	New Zealand	NZE (1960, 1968 W)	[142]
OMA	Oman		[143]
PAK	Pakistan		[144]
PAN	Panama		[145]
PAR	Paraguay		[146]
PER	Peru		[147]
PHI	Philippines	FIL (1960, 1968)	[148]
PLE	Palestine		[149]
PLW	Palau		[150]
PNG	Papua New Guinea	NGY (1976–1980), NGU (1984–1988)	[151]
POL	Poland		[152]
POR	Portugal		[153]
PRK	North Korea	NKO (1964 S, 1968 W), CDN (1968)	[154]
PUR	Puerto Rico	PRI (1960), PRO (1968)	[155]
QAT	Qatar		[156]
ROU	Romania	ROM (1956–1960, 1972–2006), RUM (1964–1968)	[157]
RSA	South Africa	SAF (1960–1972)	[158]
RUS	Russia	From 1994 to 2016	[159]
RWA	Rwanda		[160]
SAM	Samoa	WSM (1984–1996) as Western Samoa	[161]
SEN	Senegal	SGL (1964)	[162]
SEY	Seychelles		[163]
SGP	Singapore	SIN (1959–2016)	[164]
SKN	Saint Kitts and Nevis		[165]
SLE	Sierra Leone	SLA (1968)	[166]
SLO	Slovenia		[167]
SMR	San Marino	SMA (1960–1964)	[168]
SOL	Solomon Islands		[169]
SOM	Somalia		[170]
SRB	Serbia		[171]
SRI	Sri Lanka	CEY (1948–1964, 1972) as Ceylon, CEI (1968 S)	[172]
SSD	South Sudan		[173]
STP	São Tomé and Príncipe		[174]
SUD	Sudan		[175]
SUI	Switzerland	SVI (1956 W, 1960 S), SWI (1960 W, 1964 S)	[176]
SUR	Suriname		[177]
SVK	Slovakia		[178]
SWE	Sweden	SVE (1956 W, 1960 S), SUE (1968 S)	[179]
SWZ	Eswatini		[180]
SYR	Syria	SIR (1968)	[181]
TAN	Tanzania		[182]
TGA	Tonga	TON (1984)	[183]
THA	Thailand		[184]
TJK	Tajikistan		[185]
TKM	Turkmenistan		[186]
TLS	East Timor		[187]
TOG	Togo		[188]
TPE	Chinese Taipei	RCF (1956–1960) as Republic of China, Formosa, TWN (1964–1968) as Taiwan, ROC (1972–1976) as Republic of China	[189]
TTO	Trinidad and Tobago	TRT (1964–1968), TRI (1972–2012)	[190]
TUN	Tunisia		[191]
TUR	Turkey		[192]
TUV	Tuvalu		[193]
UAE	United Arab Emirates		[194]
UGA	Uganda		[195]
UKR	Ukraine		[196]
URU	Uruguay	URG (1968)	[197]
USA	United States	SUA (1960 S), EUA (1968 S)	[198]
UZB	Uzbekistan		[199]
VAN	Vanuatu		[200]
VEN	Venezuela		[201]
VIE	Vietnam	VET (1964), VNM (1952–1975) as Republic of Vietnam	[202]
VIN	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		[203]
YEM	Yemen		[204]
ZAM	Zambia	NRH (1964) as Northern Rhodesia	[205]
ZIM	Zimbabwe	RHO (1960–1972) as Rhodesia	[206]

Paralympic Country Codes

Just like the Olympics, the Paralympic Games also have their own country codes. These are used by National Paralympic Committees (NPCs). Most of the time, the NPC codes are the same as the IOC codes for the same country.

Here are two NPCs that have codes different from the main Olympic ones:

Code	National Paralympic Committee	Link
MAC	Macau, China	Associação Recreativa dos Deficientes de Macau
FRO	Faroe Islands	The Faroese Sport Organisation for Disabled

Old Olympic Country Codes

Some countries or teams that competed in the past have codes that are no longer used. Sometimes, these old codes still appear in the IOC's records to show past medal winners.

Codes Still Used for Past Records

These codes are still found in the IOC's results database for historical reasons.

Code	Nation/Team	Other codes used
AHO	Netherlands Antilles	ATO (1960), NAN (1964)
ANZ	Australasia	Also AUA
BOH	Bohemia
BWI	British West Indies	ANT (1960, 1968), WID (1964)
EUA	United Team of Germany	GER (1956–1964)
EUN	Unified Team
FRG	West Germany	ALL (1968 W), ALE (1968 S), GER (1972–1976)
GDR	East Germany	ODE (1968 S)
RU1	Russian Empire
SCG	Serbia and Montenegro
TCH	Czechoslovakia	CSL (1956 W), CZE (1960 W), CSV (1960 S), CZS (1964 S), CHE (1968 S)
URS	Soviet Union	SOV (1968 W)
VNM	South Vietnam	Code for South Vietnam from 1952 to 1975.
YUG	Yugoslavia	JUG (1956–1960, 1968 W), YUS (1964 S)
ZZX	Mixed team

Codes No Longer Used

These codes are not in the IOC's current records. If an athlete from one of these teams won a medal, their results now show the country's new code.

Code	Nation (NOC)	Years Used	Notes
BIR	Burma	1948–1988	Now Myanmar (MYA)
CEY	Ceylon	1948–1972	Now Sri Lanka (SRI)
DAH	Dahomey	1964–1976	Now Benin (BEN)
GUI	British Guiana	1948–1964	Now Guyana (GUY). The code GUI was later used for Guinea (GUI) (Guinea).
HBR	British Honduras	1968–1972	Now Belize (BIZ)
IHO	Dutch East Indies	1934–1938	Now Indonesia (INA)
KHM	Khmer Republic	1972	Now Cambodia (CAM)
MAL	Malaysia	1956–1960	Competed before Malaysia was formed 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	Medal winners from 1948 and earlier are shown as China (CHN). Later medal winners are shown as Chinese Taipei (TPE).
SAA	Saar	1952	Competed alone before rejoining West Germany (FRG) in 1957.
UAR	United Arab Republic	1964–1968	Now Egypt (EGY)
VOL	Upper Volta	1972–1984	Now Burkina Faso (BUR)
WSM	Western Samoa	1984–1996	Now Samoa (SAM)
YAR	North Yemen	1984–1988	Competed alone before Yemen joined together in 1990. Now Yemen (YEM)
YMD	South Yemen	1988
ZAI	Zaire	1972–1996	Now Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)

Two other important code changes happened because the IOC changed how it referred to a country:

HOL changed to NED for the Netherlands in 1992. This was because the IOC started using the country's official name, Nederland, instead of Holland.
IRN changed to IRI for Iran in 1992. This reflected the country's new official name, Islamic Republic of Iran.

Special Olympic Codes

Sometimes, special codes are used for unique situations in the Olympics. This might be for teams made up of athletes from different countries, or for athletes who can't compete under their own country's flag.

Code	Nation/team	Years	Notes
AIN	Individual Neutral Athletes	2024	Used for Russian and Belarusian athletes who compete as neutral (not representing a country) because of the conflict in Ukraine. They use a special flag and anthem.
ANZ	Australasia	1908–1912	This code was for the team from Australasia, which included athletes from both Australia and New Zealand. They competed separately after 1912.
COR	Korea	2018	Used for the unified Korean women's ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. This team had players from both North and South Korea.
EOR	Refugee Olympic Team	2020	This code is for the IOC Refugee Olympic Team. It allows athletes who have been forced to leave their home countries to compete. The code changed from ROT, which was used in 2016.
EUA	United Team of Germany	1956–1964	This was for the United Team of Germany, with athletes from both East Germany and West Germany. They were simply called Germany in official reports back then.
EUN	Unified Team	1992	Used in 1992 for the Unified Team. This team was made up of athletes from most of the countries that used to be part of the Soviet Union.
IOP	Independent Olympic Participants	1992, 2014	Used for independent Olympic participants in 1992. This was for athletes from FR Yugoslavia who couldn't compete as a team due to United Nations rules. It was also used for athletes from North Macedonia. In 2014, it was used for Indian athletes when their Olympic group was suspended.
IOA	Independent Olympic Athletes	2000, 2012, 2016	Used for Individual Olympic Athletes. In 2000, it was for athletes from East Timor before their country had an Olympic Committee. In 2012, it was for athletes from the former Netherlands Antilles and South Sudan. In 2016, it was for athletes from Kuwait because their Olympic Committee was suspended.
IOC	Athletes from Kuwait	2010–2012	Used for Athletes from Kuwait when their Olympic Committee was suspended.
MIX	Mixed-NOCs	2010–	Used for Mixed NOCs (teams with athletes from different countries) at the Youth Olympic Games.
OAR	Olympic Athletes from Russia	2018	Used for Olympic Athletes from Russia. They competed as neutral athletes because of a doping scandal.
ROC	ROC	2020–2022	Used for Russian Olympic Committee athletes after a doping scandal. They used a special flag with the Russian Olympic Committee logo.
ROT	Refugee Olympic Team	2016	Used for the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
ZZX	Mixed team	1896–1904	Used for mixed teams of athletes from different countries. This happened in the early Olympic Games.

Special Paralympic Codes

The Paralympics also have special codes for unique situations, similar to the Olympics.

Code	Nation/Team	Years	Notes
IPP	Independent Paralympic Participants	1992	Used for Independent Paralympic Participants in 1992. This was for athletes from FR Yugoslavia and North Macedonia who couldn't compete as a team due to United Nations rules.
IPA	Individual Paralympic Athletes	2000	For athletes from East Timor who competed before their country had a recognized Paralympic Committee.
IPA	Independent Paralympic Athletes	2016	A team of refugee Paralympic athletes competed under this name.
NPA	Neutral Paralympic Athletes	2018, 2024	Used for Russian athletes in 2018 due to a doping scandal. In 2024, it was used for Russian and Belarusian athletes, who used a white flag instead of the Paralympic flag.
PNA	Paralympic Neutral Athletes	—	This code was planned for Belarusian athletes in 2022, but they were banned before the Games started.
RPC	RPC	2020	Used for Russian Paralympic Committee athletes due to a doping scandal. They used a special emblem.
RPT	Refugee Paralympic Team	2020

Special Codes for World Games

The World Games are another big sports event for sports not in the Olympics. The International World Games Association runs these games, with support from the IOC.

Code	Nation/Team	Years	Notes
HNL	Haudenosaunee	2022	The Haudenosaunee people, who invented lacrosse, were allowed to compete in the 2022 World Games after another country stepped aside to let them join.