Comparison of IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166 country codes

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This is a comparison of the IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166-1 three-letter codes, combined into one table for easy reference. Highlighted rows indicate those entries in which the three-letter codes differ from column to column.

This list only includes nations or territories that have been assigned at least one of these three types of country codes. For a more complete list of countries, see list of countries.

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IOC, FIFA and ISO codes exist and are identical
IOC, FIFA and ISO codes exist, but only IOC and FIFA codes are identical
IOC, FIFA and ISO codes exist, but only IOC and ISO codes are identical
IOC, FIFA and ISO codes exist, but only FIFA and ISO codes are identical
IOC, FIFA and ISO codes exist and are different
Only FIFA and ISO codes exist and are different
Only IOC and ISO codes exist and are different
Only IOC and FIFA codes exist and are different
Any other combination
Flag Country IOC FIFA ISO
Afghanistan Afghanistan AFG AFG AFG
Åland Islands Åland Islands ALA
Albania Albania ALB ALB ALB
Algeria Algeria ALG ALG DZA
American Samoa American Samoa[1] ASA ASA ASM
Andorra Andorra AND AND AND
Angola Angola ANG ANG AGO
Anguilla Anguilla AIA AIA
Antarctica ATA
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda ANT ATG ATG
Argentina Argentina ARG ARG ARG
Armenia Armenia ARM ARM ARM
Aruba Aruba ARU ARU ABW
Australia Australia AUS AUS AUS
Austria Austria AUT AUT AUT
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan AZE AZE AZE
The Bahamas The Bahamas BAH BAH BHS
Bahrain Bahrain BRN BHR BHR
Bangladesh Bangladesh BAN BAN BGD
Barbados Barbados BAR BRB BRB
Belarus Belarus BLR BLR BLR
Belgium Belgium BEL BEL BEL
Belize Belize BIZ BLZ BLZ
Benin Benin BEN BEN BEN
Bermuda Bermuda BER BER BMU
Bhutan Bhutan BHU BHU BTN
Bolivia Bolivia BOL BOL BOL
Caribbean Netherlands Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba BES
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH BIH BIH
Botswana Botswana BOT BOT BWA
Norway Bouvet Island BVT
Brazil Brazil BRA BRA BRA
British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory IOT
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands[2] IVB VGB VGB
Brunei Brunei BRU BRU BRN
Bulgaria Bulgaria BUL BUL BGR
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso BUR BFA BFA
Burundi Burundi BDI BDI BDI
Cambodia Cambodia CAM CAM KHM
Cameroon Cameroon CMR CMR CMR
Canada Canada CAN CAN CAN
Cape Verde Cape Verde CPV CPV CPV
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands CAY CAY CYM
Central African Republic Central African Republic CAF CTA CAF
Chad Chad CHA CHA TCD
Chile Chile CHI CHI CHL
China China, People's Republic of[3] CHN CHN CHN
Christmas Island Christmas Island CXR
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands CCK
Colombia Colombia COL COL COL
Comoros Comoros COM COM COM
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the[4] COD COD COD
Republic of the Congo Congo, Republic of[5] CGO CGO COG
Cook Islands Cook Islands COK COK COK
Costa Rica Costa Rica CRC CRC CRI
Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire CIV CIV CIV
Croatia Croatia CRO CRO HRV
Cuba Cuba CUB CUB CUB
Curaçao Curaçao CUW CUW
Cyprus Cyprus CYP CYP CYP
Czech Republic Czech Republic CZE CZE CZE
Denmark Denmark DEN DEN DNK
Djibouti Djibouti DJI DJI DJI
Dominica Dominica[6] DMA DMA DMA
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic DOM DOM DOM
Ecuador Ecuador ECU ECU ECU
Egypt Egypt EGY EGY EGY
El Salvador El Salvador ESA SLV SLV
England England ENG [7]
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea GEQ EQG GNQ
Eritrea Eritrea ERI ERI ERI
Estonia Estonia EST EST EST
Ethiopia Ethiopia ETH ETH ETH
Falkland Islands Falkland Islands FLK
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands FRO FRO
Fiji Fiji FIJ FIJ FJI
Finland Finland FIN FIN FIN
France France FRA FRA FRA
French Guiana French Guiana GUF
French Polynesia French Polynesia[8] TAH PYF
French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands ATF
Gabon Gabon GAB GAB GAB
The Gambia The Gambia GAM GAM GMB
Georgia (country) Georgia GEO GEO GEO
Germany Germany GER GER DEU
Ghana Ghana GHA GHA GHA
Gibraltar Gibraltar GIB
Greece Greece GRE GRE GRC
Greenland Greenland GRL
Grenada Grenada GRN GRN GRD
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe GLP
Guam Guam GUM GUM GUM
Guatemala Guatemala GUA GUA GTM
Guernsey Guernsey GGY
Guinea Guinea GUI GUI GIN
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau GBS GNB GNB
Guyana Guyana GUY GUY GUY
Haiti Haiti HAI HAI HTI
Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands HMD
Honduras Honduras HON HON HND
Hong Kong Hong Kong[9] HKG HKG HKG
Hungary Hungary HUN HUN HUN
Iceland Iceland ISL ISL ISL
India India IND IND IND
Indonesia Indonesia INA IDN IDN
Iran Iran IRI IRN IRN
Iraq Iraq IRQ IRQ IRQ
Republic of Ireland Ireland[10] IRL IRL IRL
Isle of Man Isle of Man IMN
Israel Israel ISR ISR ISR
Italy Italy ITA ITA ITA
Jamaica Jamaica JAM JAM JAM
Japan Japan JPN JPN JPN
Jersey Jersey JEY
Jordan Jordan JOR JOR JOR
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan KAZ KAZ KAZ
Kenya Kenya KEN KEN KEN
Kiribati Kiribati KIR KIR
North Korea Korea, Democratic People's Rep. (North)[11] PRK PRK PRK
South Korea Korea, Republic of (South)[12] KOR KOR KOR
Kuwait Kuwait KUW KUW KWT
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan KGZ KGZ KGZ
Laos Laos LAO LAO LAO
Latvia Latvia LAT LVA LVA
Lebanon Lebanon LIB LIB LBN
Lesotho Lesotho LES LES LSO
Liberia Liberia LBR LBR LBR
Libya Libya LBA LBY LBY
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein LIE LIE LIE
Lithuania Lithuania LTU LTU LTU
Luxembourg Luxembourg LUX LUX LUX
Macau Macau[13] MAC MAC
Republic of Macedonia Macedonia[14] MKD MKD MKD
Madagascar Madagascar MAD MAD MDG
Malawi Malawi MAW MWI MWI
Malaysia Malaysia MAS MAS MYS
Maldives Maldives MDV MDV MDV
Mali Mali MLI MLI MLI
Malta Malta MLT MLT MLT
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands MHL MHL
Martinique Martinique MTQ
Mauritania Mauritania MTN MTN MRT
Mauritius Mauritius MRI MRI MUS
Mayotte Mayotte MYT
Mexico Mexico MEX MEX MEX
Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia, Federated States of FSM FSM
Moldova Moldova MDA MDA MDA
Monaco Monaco MON MCO
Mongolia Mongolia MGL MGL MNG
Montenegro Montenegro MNE MNE MNE
Montserrat Montserrat MSR MSR
Morocco Morocco MAR MAR MAR
Mozambique Mozambique MOZ MOZ MOZ
Myanmar Myanmar MYA MYA MMR
Namibia Namibia NAM NAM NAM
Nauru Nauru NRU NRU
Nepal Nepal NEP NEP NPL
Netherlands Netherlands NED NED NLD
New Caledonia New Caledonia NCL NCL
New Zealand New Zealand NZL NZL NZL
Nicaragua Nicaragua NCA NCA NIC
Niger Niger NIG NIG NER
Nigeria Nigeria NGR NGA NGA
Niue Niue NIU
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island NFK
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland NIR [15]
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands MNP
Norway Norway NOR NOR NOR
Oman Oman OMA OMA OMN
Pakistan Pakistan PAK PAK PAK
Palau Palau PLW PLW
Palestinian National Authority Palestinian Authority PLE PLE PSE
Panama Panama PAN PAN PAN
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea PNG PNG PNG
Paraguay Paraguay PAR PAR PRY
Peru Peru PER PER PER
Philippines Philippines PHI PHI PHL
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands PCN
Poland Poland POL POL POL
Portugal Portugal POR POR PRT
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico PUR PUR PRI
Qatar Qatar QAT QAT QAT
Réunion Réunion REU
Romania Romania ROU ROU ROU
Russia Russia RUS RUS RUS
Rwanda Rwanda RWA RWA RWA
Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy BLM
Saint Helena Saint Helena SHN
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN SKN KNA
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia LCA LCA LCA
Collectivity of Saint Martin Saint Martin (French part) MAF
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon SPM
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN VIN VCT
Samoa Samoa[1] SAM SAM WSM
San Marino San Marino SMR SMR SMR
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe STP STP STP
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia KSA KSA SAU
Scotland Scotland SCO [16]
Senegal Senegal SEN SEN SEN
Serbia Serbia SRB SRB SRB
Seychelles Seychelles SEY SEY SYC
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone SLE SLE SLE
Singapore Singapore SIN SIN SGP
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten (Dutch part) SXM
Slovakia Slovakia SVK SVK SVK
Slovenia Slovenia SLO SVN SVN
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands SOL SOL SLB
Somalia Somalia SOM SOM SOM
South Africa South Africa RSA RSA ZAF
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands SGS
Spain Spain ESP ESP ESP
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka SRI SRI LKA
Sudan Sudan SUD SUD SDN
Suriname Suriname SUR SUR SUR
Norway Svalbard and Jan Mayen SJM
Swaziland Swaziland SWZ SWZ SWZ
Sweden Sweden SWE SWE SWE
Switzerland Switzerland SUI SUI CHE
Syria Syria SYR SYR SYR
Republic of China Republic of China (Taiwan)[17] TPE TPE TWN
Tajikistan Tajikistan TJK TJK TJK
Tanzania Tanzania TAN TAN TZA
Thailand Thailand THA THA THA
East Timor Timor-Leste[18] TLS TLS TLS
Togo Togo TOG TOG TGO
Tokelau Tokelau TKL
Tonga Tonga TGA TGA TON
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago TRI TRI TTO
Tunisia Tunisia TUN TUN TUN
Turkey Turkey TUR TUR TUR
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan TKM TKM TKM
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands TCA TCA
Tuvalu Tuvalu TUV TUV
Uganda Uganda UGA UGA UGA
Ukraine Ukraine UKR UKR UKR
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates UAE UAE ARE
United Kingdom United Kingdom[19] GBR GBR
United States United States USA USA USA
United States United States Minor Outlying Islands UMI
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands[20] ISV VIR VIR
Uruguay Uruguay URU URU URY
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan UZB UZB UZB
Vanuatu Vanuatu VAN VAN VUT
Vatican City Vatican City State VAT
Venezuela Venezuela VEN VEN VEN
Vietnam Vietnam VIE VIE VNM
Wales Wales WAL [21]
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna WLF
Western Sahara ESH
Yemen Yemen YEM YEM YEM
Zambia Zambia ZAM ZAM ZMB
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ZIM ZIM ZWE

[edit] Former countries and former country names

Codes are shown with their last year of use.

Flag Country IOC FIFA ISO
British Honduras British Honduras HBR
1972		 BHO
 
Burma Burma BIR
1988		 BUR
1989		 BUR
1989
Sri Lanka Ceylon CEY
1972		 CEY
1972
Republic of Dahomey Dahomey DAH
1972		 DAH
1975		 DHY
1977
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia TCH
1992		 TCH
1993		 CSK
1993
East Germany East Germany GDR
1988		 DDR
1989		 DDR
1989
Cambodia Khmer Republic KHM
1976		 ?
1975
Federation of Malaya Malaya MAL
1960		 ?
1963
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles AHO
2011		 ANT
2011		 ANT
2010
North Borneo North Borneo ?
1956		 NBO
1963
Yemen Arab Republic North Yemen YAR
1988		 NYE
1990		 YEM
1990
Northern Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia NRH
1964		 NRH
1964
Rhodesia Rhodesia RHO
1972		 RHO
1980		 RHO
1980
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro SCG
2006		 SCG
2006		 SCG
2006
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen South Yemen YMD
1988		 SYE
1990		 YMD
1990
Soviet Union Soviet Union URS
1988		 URS
1991		 SUN
1992
Republic of Upper Volta Upper Volta VOL
1984		 UPV
1984		 HVO
1984
North Vietnam Viet-Nam, Democratic Republic of VNO
1975		 VDR
1977
South Vietnam Viet Nam, Republic of VNM
1976		 VSO
1975		 VNM
1977
Germany West Germany FRG
1988		 FRG
1989		 DEU
1989
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of YUG
2002		 YUG
2003		 YUG
2003
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of YUG
1992		 YUG
1992		 YUG
1992
Zaire Zaire ZAI
1996		 ZAI
1997		 ZAR
1997

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b The name "Samoa" in a political sense contains only the Independent States of Samoa and excludes American Samoa.
  2. ^ In Olympic Games, Virgin Islands means the United States Virgin Islands, not British Virgin Islands.
  3. ^ Mainland China (People's Republic of China except Hong Kong and Macau) is designated as the "People's Republic of China", ("China" for short) in Olympic Games, and as "China PR", ("China" for short) in football matches.
  4. ^ The Democratic Republic of the Congo is abbreviated as the "DR Congo" in Olympic Games, and as "Congo DR" in football matches.
  5. ^ The Republic of the Congo is abbreviated as "Congo" in Olympic Games and football matches.
  6. ^ The Commonwealth of Dominica (Dominica) is abbreviated as "Dominica" in Olympic Games and football matches.
  7. ^ "GB-ENG" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB.
  8. ^ Competes as "Tahiti" in international football
  9. ^ Hong Kong is designated as "Hong Kong, China" by the IOC and EAFF, and "Hong Kong" by FIFA and AFC.
  10. ^ It covers only the Republic of Ireland in the Olympic Games and football matches. In FIFA, the name "Republic of Ireland" is used in order to distinguish from Ireland as a former home nation of the United Kingdom.
  11. ^ North Korea is designated as "Democratic People's Republic of Korea", abbreviated to "DPRK", in Olympic Games, and as the "Korea DPR" in football matches.
  12. ^ South Korea is designated as "Korea" in Olympic Games, and as the "Korea Republic" in football matches.
  13. ^ Macau is designated as "Macau, China" by the IOC and EAFF, and "Macau" by FIFA and AFC.
  14. ^ The Republic of Macedonia is designated as the "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" in Olympic Games and football matches. See also Macedonia naming dispute.
  15. ^ "GB-NIR" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB.
  16. ^ "GB-SCT" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB.
  17. ^ TW and TWN is defined as "Taiwan, Province of China" in the ISO 3166 codes list. The Republic of China is designated as " Chinese Taipei" in Olympic Games and football matches. See also Chinese Taipei and the Political status of Taiwan.
  18. ^ Timor-Leste is generally known in English as "East Timor". West Timor is a part of Indonesia.
  19. ^ The United Kingdom's short names generally used in the Olympic Games are "Great Britain and Northern Ireland" or just "Great Britain", not the "United Kingdom".[citation needed]
  20. ^ The United States Virgin Islands is designated as just Virgin Islands in Olympic Games.
  21. ^ "GB-WLS" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB.
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