Comparison of alphabetic 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. The last column indicates the number of codes present followed by letters to indicate which codes are present (O for Olympic, F for FIFA, and I for ISO) and dashes when a code is absent; capital letters indicate codes which match; lower case letters indicate codes which differ.{{Cite web|last=Jeffree|first=Iain|date=|title=FIFA Country Codes|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-codes.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000919111901/http://www.rsssf.com:80/miscellaneous/fifa-codes.html |archive-date=19 September 2000 |access-date=31 August 2020|website=RSSSF}}
Ambiguities
Currently, the only ambiguous trigraph between IOC, FIFA and ISO codes is:
- BRN - IOC code for Bahrain{{Efn|ISO and FIFA code BHR}} and ISO code for Brunei{{Efn|IOC and FIFA code BRU|name=b}}
Historically, ambiguous trigraphs include:
- ANT - IOC code for Antigua and Barbuda,{{Efn|current ISO and FIFA code ATG}} and historical ISO and FIFA code for the Netherlands Antilles{{Efn|IOC code AHO from French Antilles hollandaises}} (until 2010){{Efn|The Netherlands Antilles as a constituent country of the Netherlands was dissolved in 2010, with all island territories remaining a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands but with various legal statuses.}}
- BUR - IOC code for Burkina Faso{{Efn|ISO and FIFA code BFA}} (since 1984),{{Efn|previously Burkina Faso was Upper Volta, and the IOC code was VOL, the ISO code HVO, from French Haute-Volta and the FIFA code UPV}} and historical ISO and FIFA code for Burma{{Efn|IOC code BIR, from French Birmanie}} (until 1989){{Efn|at which point Burma became Myanmar and the FIFA and IOC codes became MYA, while the ISO code became MMR}}
In the following cases, a code for a historical country or territory matches a modern code of the country it merged into:
- VNM - historical IOC and ISO code for South Vietnam,{{Efn|FIFA code VSO}} became the ISO code for unified Vietnam{{Efn|current IOC and FIFA code VIE}}
- YEM - historical ISO code for the North Yemen,{{Efn|ISO and FIFA code YAR, from Yemen Arab Republic}} became the generally accepted code for unified Yemen
Including other lists of country three-letter-codes increases the number of ambiguities. For example:
List
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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! Flag ! Country ! IOC ! FIFA ! ISO ! * | |||||
id="A"
|{{flagicon|AFG}} | Afghanistan | AFG | AFG | AFG | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|ALA}} | Åland | ALA | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|ALB}} | Albania | ALB | ALB | ALB | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|DZA}} | Algeria | ALG | ALG | DZA | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|ASM}} | American Samoa | ASA | ASA | ASM | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|AND}} | Andorra | AND | AND | AND | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|AGO}} | Angola | ANG | ANG | AGO | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|AIA}} | Anguilla | AIA | AIA | bgcolor="#33ffff"|2-FI | |
{{flagicon|ATA}} | Antarctica | ATA | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|ATG}} | Antigua and Barbuda | ANT | ATG | ATG | bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI |
{{flagicon|ARG}} | Argentina | ARG | ARG | ARG | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|ARM}} | Armenia | ARM | ARM | ARM | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|ABW}} | Aruba | ARU | ARU | ABW | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|AUS}} | Australia | AUS | AUS | AUS | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|AUT}} | Austria | AUT | AUT | AUT | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|AZE}} | Azerbaijan | AZE | AZE | AZE | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
id="B"
|{{flagicon|BHS}} | The Bahamas | BAH | BAH | BHS | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|BHR}} | Bahrain | BRN | BHR | BHR | bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI |
{{flagicon|BGD}} | Bangladesh | BAN | BAN | BGD | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|BRB}} | Barbados | BAR | BRB | BRB | bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI |
{{flagicon|BLR}} | Belarus | BLR | BLR | BLR | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|BEL}} | Belgium | BEL | BEL | BEL | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|BLZ}} | Belize | BIZ | BLZ | BLZ | bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI |
{{flagicon|BEN}} | Benin | BEN | BEN | BEN | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|BMU}} | Bermuda | BER | BER | BMU | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|BTN}} | Bhutan | BHU | BHU | BTN | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|BOL}} | Bolivia | BOL | BOL | BOL | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|BES}} | Caribbean Netherlands: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | BES | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|BIH}} | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | BIH | BIH | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|BWA}} | Botswana | BOT | BOT | BWA | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|BVT}} | Bouvet Island | BVT | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|BRA}} | Brazil | BRA | BRA | BRA | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|IOT}} | British Indian Ocean Territory | IOT | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|VGB}} | British Virgin IslandsIn Olympic Games, Virgin Islands means the United States Virgin Islands, not British Virgin Islands. | IVB | VGB | VGB | bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI |
{{flagicon|BRU}} | Brunei | BRU | BRU | BRN | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|BGR}} | Bulgaria | BUL | BUL | BGR | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|BFA}} | Burkina Faso | BUR | BFA | BFA | bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI |
{{flagicon|BDI}} | Burundi | BDI | BDI | BDI | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
id="C"
|{{flagicon|KHM}} | Cambodia | CAM | CAM | KHM | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|CMR}} | Cameroon | CMR | CMR | CMR | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|CAN}} | Canada | CAN | CAN | CAN | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|CPV}} | Cape Verde | CPV | CPV | CPV | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|CYM}} | Cayman Islands | CAY | CAY | CYM | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|CAF}} | Central African Republic | CAF | CTA | CAF | bgcolor="#ff99ff"|3OƒI |
{{flagicon|TCD}} | Chad | CHA | CHA | TCD | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|CHL}} | Chile | CHI | CHI | CHL | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|CHN}} | China, People's Republic ofMainland 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. | CHN | CHN | CHN | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|CXR}} | Christmas Island | CXR | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|CCK}} | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | CCK | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|COL}} | Colombia | COL | COL | COL | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|COM}} | Comoros | COM | COM | COM | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|COD}} | Congo, Democratic Republic of theThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is abbreviated as "DR Congo" in Olympic Games, and as "Congo DR" in football matches. | COD | COD | COD | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|CGO}} | Congo, Republic of theThe Republic of the Congo is abbreviated as "Congo" in Olympic Games and football matches. | CGO | CGO | COG | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|COK}} | Cook Islands | COK | COK | COK | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|CRI}} | Costa Rica | CRC | CRC | CRI | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|CIV}} | Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire is generally known in English as "Ivory Coast". | CIV | CIV | CIV | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|HRV}} | Croatia | CRO | CRO | HRV | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|CUB}} | Cuba | CUB | CUB | CUB | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|CUW}} | Curaçao | CUW | CUW | bgcolor="#33ffff"|2-FI | |
{{flagicon|CYP}} | Cyprus | CYP | CYP | CYP | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|CZE}} | Czech Republic | CZE | CZE | CZE | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
id="D"
|{{flagicon|DNK}} | Denmark | DEN | DEN | DNK | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|DJI}} | Djibouti | DJI | DJI | DJI | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|DMA}} | Dominica | DMA | DMA | DMA | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|DOM}} | Dominican Republic | DOM | DOM | DOM | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
id="E"
|{{flagicon|ECU}} | Ecuador | ECU | ECU | ECU | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|EGY}} | Egypt | EGY | EGY | EGY | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|SLV}} | El Salvador | ESA | SLV | SLV | bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI |
{{flagicon|ENG}} | England | ENG | England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are given the ISO 3166-2 codes {{mono|GB-ENG}}, {{mono|GB-NIR}}, {{mono|GB-SCT}} and {{mono|GB-WLS}}, respectively, under the entry for the United Kingdom. | bgcolor="#669966"|1-ƒ- | |
{{flagicon|GNQ}} | Equatorial Guinea | GEQ | EQG | GNQ | bgcolor="#999999"|3öƒï |
{{flagicon|ERI}} | Eritrea | ERI | ERI | ERI | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|EST}} | Estonia | EST | EST | EST | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|ESW}} | Eswatini | SWZ | SWZ | SWZ | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|ETH}} | Ethiopia | ETH | ETH | ETH | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
id="F"
|{{flagicon|FLK}} | Falkland Islands | FLK | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|FRO}} | Faroe Islands | IOC considers Faroe Islands as a part of Denmark. However, Faroe Islands Paralympic Committee is a member of International Paralympic Committee, encoded as FRO. | FRO | FRO | bgcolor="#33ffff"|2-FI |
{{flagicon|FJI}} | Fiji | FIJ | FIJ | FJI | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|FIN}} | Finland | FIN | FIN | FIN | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|FRA}} | France | FRA | FRA | FRA | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|GUF}} | French Guiana | GUF | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|PYF}} | French PolynesiaCompetes as "Tahiti" in international football | TAH | PYF | bgcolor="#339999"|2-ĕ | |
{{flagicon|ATF}} | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | ATF | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
id="G"
|{{flagicon|GAB}} | Gabon | GAB | GAB | GAB | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|GMB}} | The Gambia | GAM | GAM | GMB | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|GEO}} | Georgia | GEO | GEO | GEO | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|DEU}} | Germany | GER | GER | DEU | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|GHA}} | Ghana | GHA | GHA | GHA | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|GIB}} | Gibraltar | GIB | GIB | bgcolor="#33ffff"|2-FI | |
{{flagicon|GRC}} | Greece | GRE | GRE | GRC | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|GRL}} | Greenland | GRL | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|GRD}} | Grenada | GRN | GRN | GRD | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|GLP}} | Guadeloupe | GLP | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|GUM}} | Guam | GUM | GUM | GUM | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|GTM}} | Guatemala | GUA | GUA | GTM | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|Bailiwick of Guernsey}} | Guernsey | GGY | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|GIN}} | Guinea | GUI | GUI | GIN | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|GNB}} | Guinea-Bissau | GBS | GNB | GNB | bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI |
{{flagicon|GUY}} | Guyana | GUY | GUY | GUY | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
id="H"
|{{flagicon|HTI}} | Haiti | HAI | HAI | HTI | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|AUS}} | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | HMD | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|HND}} | Honduras | HON | HON | HND | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|HKG}} | Hong KongHong Kong is designated as "Hong Kong, China" by the IOC and in football matches. | HKG | HKG | HKG | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|HUN}} | Hungary | HUN | HUN | HUN | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
id="I"
|{{flagicon|ISL}} | Iceland | ISL | ISL | ISL | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|IND}} | India | IND | IND | IND | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|IDN}} | Indonesia | INA | IDN | IDN | bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI |
{{flagicon|IRN}} | Iran | IRI | IRN | IRN | bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI |
{{flagicon|IRQ}} | Iraq | IRQ | IRQ | IRQ | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|IRL}} | IrelandIt 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. | IRL | IRL | IRL | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|IMN}} | Isle of Man | IMN | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|ISR}} | Israel | ISR | ISR | ISR | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|ITA}} | Italy | ITA | ITA | ITA | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
id="J"
|{{flagicon|JAM}} | Jamaica | JAM | JAM | JAM | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|JPN}} | Japan | JPN | JPN | JPN | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|JEY}} | Jersey | JEY | bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | ||
{{flagicon|JOR}} | Jordan | JOR | JOR | JOR | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
id="K"
|{{flagicon|KAZ}} | Kazakhstan | KAZ | KAZ | KAZ | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|KEN}} | Kenya | KEN | KEN | KEN | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|KIR}} | Kiribati | KIR | KIR | bgcolor="#ff33ff"|2O-I | |
{{flagicon|PRK}} | Korea, Democratic People's Rep. (North)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. | PRK | PRK | PRK | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|KOR}} | Korea, Republic of (South)South Korea is designated as "Republic of Korea" in Olympic Games, and as the "Korea Republic" in football matches. | KOR | KOR | KOR | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|Kosovo}} | Kosovo | KOS | KOS | With mixed International recognition of Kosovo, for ISO purposes, Kosovo is an 'autonomous province' of Serbia with ISO 3166-2 code {{mono|RS-KM}}, under the entry for Serbia. A temporary placeholder code {{mono|XKX}} is used by several organisations for the country. | bgcolor="#ffff33"|2OF- |
{{flagicon|KWT}} | Kuwait | KUW | KUW | KWT | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|KGZ}} | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | KGZ | KGZ | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
id="L"
|{{flagicon|LAO}} | Laos | LAO | LAO | LAO | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|LVA}} | Latvia | LAT | LVA | LVA | bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI |
{{flagicon|LBN}} | Lebanon | LBN | LBN | LBN | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|LSO}} | Lesotho | LES | LES | LSO | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|LBR}} | Liberia | LBR | LBR | LBR | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|LBY}} | Libya | LBA | LBY | LBY | bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI |
{{flagicon|LIE}} | Liechtenstein | LIE | LIE | LIE | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|LTU}} | Lithuania | LTU | LTU | LTU | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|LUX}} | Luxembourg | LUX | LUX | LUX | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
id="M"
|{{flagicon|MAC}} | Macau | IOC considers Macau as a part of China. However, the National Paralympic Committee of Macao, China is a member of International Paralympic Committee, encoded as MAC. | MAC | MAC | bgcolor="#33ffff"|2-FI |
{{flagicon|MDG}} | Madagascar | MAD | MAD | MDG | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|MWI}} | Malawi | MAW | MWI | MWI | bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI |
{{flagicon|MYS}} | Malaysia | MAS | MAS | MYS | bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï |
{{flagicon|MDV}} | Maldives | MDV | MDV | MDV | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|MLI}} | Mali | MLI | MLI | MLI | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|MLT}} | Malta | MLT | MLT | MLT | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI |
{{flagicon|MHL}} | Marshall Islands | MHL | MHL | bgcolor="#ff33ff"|2O-I | |
{{flagicon|MTQ |
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|{{flagicon|MRT}}||Mauritania||MTN||MTN||MRT||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|MUS}}||Mauritius||MRI||MRI||MUS||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|MYT}}||Mayotte|| || ||MYT||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}}||Mexico||MEX||MEX||MEX||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|FSM}}||Micronesia, Federated States of||FSM|| ||FSM||bgcolor="#ff33ff"|2O-I
|-
|{{flagicon|MDA}}||Moldova||MDA||MDA||MDA||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|MCO}}||Monaco||MON|| ||MCO||bgcolor="#993399"|2ö-ï
|-
|{{flagicon|MNG}}||Mongolia||MGL||MNG||MNG||bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI
|-
|{{flagicon|MNE}}||Montenegro||MNE||MNE||MNE||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|MSR}}||Montserrat|| ||MSR||MSR||bgcolor="#33ffff"|2-FI
|-
|{{flagicon|MAR}}||Morocco||MAR||MAR||MAR||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|MOZ}}||Mozambique||MOZ||MOZ||MOZ||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|MMR}}||Myanmar||MYA||MYA||MMR||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|- id="N"
|{{flagicon|NAM}}||Namibia||NAM||NAM||NAM||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|NRU}}||Nauru||NRU|| ||NRU||bgcolor="#ff33ff"|2O-I
|-
|{{flagicon|NPL}}||Nepal||NEP||NEP||NPL||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|NLD}}||Netherlands||NED||NED||NLD||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|NCL}}||New Caledonia|| ||NCL||NCL||bgcolor="#33ffff"|2-FI
|-
|{{flagicon|NZL}}||New Zealand||NZL||NZL||NZL||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|NIC}}||Nicaragua||NCA||NCA||NIC||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|NER}}||Niger||NIG||NIG||NER||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|NGA}}||Nigeria||NGR||NGA||NGA||bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI
|-
|{{flagicon|NIU}}||Niue||NIU|| ||NIU||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|NFK}}||Norfolk Island|| || ||NFK||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|NIR}}Northern Ireland has no official flag. The Ulster Banner is used by FIFA to represent Northern Ireland.||Northern Ireland|| ||NIR||||bgcolor="#669966"|1-ƒ-
|-
|{{flagicon|MNP}}||Northern Mariana Islands|| || ||MNP||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|NMK}}||North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia was previously designated as the "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" in Olympic Games, football matches and most international organisations until the resolution of the Macedonia naming dispute with the implementation of the Prespa agreement in February 2019.||MKD||MKD||MKD||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|NOR}}||Norway||NOR||NOR||NOR||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|- id="O"
|{{flagicon|OMN}}||Oman||OMA||OMA||OMN||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|- id="P"
|{{flagicon|PAK}}||Pakistan||PAK||PAK||PAK||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|PLW}}||Palau||PLW|| ||PLW||bgcolor="#ff33ff"|2O-I
|-
|{{flagicon|PSE}}||Palestine||PLE||PLE||PSE||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|PAN}}||Panama||PAN||PAN||PAN||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|PNG}}||Papua New Guinea||PNG||PNG||PNG||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|PRY}}||Paraguay||PAR||PAR||PRY||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|PER}}||Peru||PER||PER||PER||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|PHL}}||Philippines||PHI||PHI||PHL||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|PCN}}||Pitcairn Islands|| || ||PCN||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}}||Poland||POL||POL||POL||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|PRT}}||Portugal||POR||POR||PRT||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|PRI}}||Puerto Rico||PUR||PUR||PRI||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|- id="Q"
|{{flagicon|QAT}}||Qatar||QAT||QAT||QAT||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|- id="R"
|{{flagicon|REU}}||Réunion|| || ||REU||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|ROU}}||Romania||ROU||ROU||ROU||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|RUS}}||Russian Federation||RUS||RUS||RUS||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|RWA}}||Rwanda||RWA||RWA||RWA||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|- id="S"
|{{flagicon|BLM}}||Saint Barthélemy|| || ||BLM||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|SHN}}||Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha|| || ||SHN||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|KNA}}||Saint Kitts and Nevis||SKN||SKN||KNA||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|LCA}}||Saint Lucia||LCA||LCA||LCA||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|MAF}}||Saint Martin (French part)|| || ||MAF||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|SPM}}||Saint Pierre and Miquelon|| || ||SPM||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|VCT}}||Saint Vincent and the Grenadines||VIN||VIN||VCT||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|WSM}}||SamoaThe name "Samoa" in a political sense contains only the Independent State of Samoa and excludes American Samoa.||SAM||SAM||WSM||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|SMR}}||San Marino||SMR||SMR||SMR||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|STP}}||São Tomé and Príncipe||STP||STP||STP||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|SAU}}||Saudi Arabia||KSA||KSA||SAU||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}}||Scotland|| ||SCO||||bgcolor="#669966"|1-ƒ-
|-
|{{flagicon|SEN}}||Senegal||SEN||SEN||SEN||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|SRB}}||Serbia||SRB||SRB||SRB||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|SYC}}||Seychelles||SEY||SEY||SYC||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|SLE}}||Sierra Leone||SLE||SLE||SLE||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|SGP}}||Singapore||SGP||SGP||SGP||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|SXM}}||Sint Maarten (Dutch part)|| || ||SXM||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|SVK}}||Slovakia||SVK||SVK||SVK||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|SVN}}||Slovenia||SLO||SVN||SVN||bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI
|-
|{{flagicon|SLB}}||Solomon Islands||SOL||SOL||SLB||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|SOM}}||Somalia||SOM||SOM||SOM||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|ZAF}}||South Africa||RSA||RSA||ZAF||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|SGS}}||South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands|| || ||SGS||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|SSD}}||South Sudan||SSD||SSD||SSD||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}}||Spain||ESP||ESP||ESP||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|LKA}}||Sri Lanka||SRI||SRI||LKA||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|SDN}}||Sudan||SUD||SDN||SDN||bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI
|-
|{{flagicon|SUR}}||Suriname||SUR||SUR||SUR||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|SJM}}||Svalbard and Jan Mayen|| || ||SJM||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}}||Sweden||SWE||SWE||SWE||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|CHE}}||Switzerland||SUI||SUI||CHE||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|SYR}}||Syria||SYR||SYR||SYR||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|- id="T"
|{{flagicon|TWN}}||TaiwanTW and TWN is defined as "Taiwan, Province of China" in the ISO 3166 codes list. The Republic of China is designated as "{{TPE}}" in Olympic Games and football matches. See also Chinese Taipei and the Political status of Taiwan.||TPE||TPE||TWN||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|TJK}}||Tajikistan||TJK||TJK||TJK||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|TZA}}||Tanzania||TAN||TAN||TZA||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}}||Thailand||THA||THA||THA||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|TLS}}||Timor-LesteTimor-Leste is generally known in English as "East Timor". West Timor is a part of Indonesia.||TLS||TLS||TLS||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|TGO}}||Togo||TOG||TOG||TGO||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|TKL}}||Tokelau|| || ||TKL||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|TON}}||Tonga||TGA||TGA||TON||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|TTO}}||Trinidad and Tobago||TTO||TRI||TTO||bgcolor="#ff99ff"|3OƒI
|-
|{{flagicon|TUN}}||Tunisia||TUN||TUN||TUN||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|TUR}}||Turkey||TUR||TUR||TUR||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|TKM}}||Turkmenistan||TKM||TKM||TKM||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|TCA}}||Turks and Caicos Islands|| ||TCA||TCA||bgcolor="#33ffff"|2-FI
|-
|{{flagicon|TUV}}||Tuvalu||TUV|| ||TUV||bgcolor="#ff33ff"|2O-I
|- id="U"
|{{flagicon|UGA}}||Uganda||UGA||UGA||UGA||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|UKR}}||Ukraine||UKR||UKR||UKR||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|ARE}}||United Arab Emirates||UAE||UAE||ARE||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|GBR}}||United KingdomThe 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|date=February 2008}} In FIFA, its four constituent countries have separate codes.||GBR|| ||GBR||bgcolor="#ff33ff"|2O-I
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}}||United States||USA||USA||USA||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}}||United States Minor Outlying Islands|| || ||UMI||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|VIR}}||United States Virgin IslandsThe United States Virgin Islands is designated as just Virgin Islands in Olympic Games.||ISV||VIR||VIR||bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI
|-
|{{flagicon|URY}}||Uruguay||URU||URU||URY||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|UZB}}||Uzbekistan||UZB||UZB||UZB||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|- id="V"
|{{flagicon|VUT}}||Vanuatu||VAN||VAN||VUT||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|VAT}}||Vatican City State||VAT|| ||VAT||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|VEN}}||Venezuela||VEN||VEN||VEN||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|-
|{{flagicon|VNM}}||Vietnam||VIE||VIE||VNM||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|- id="W"
|{{flagicon|WAL}}||Wales|| ||WAL||||bgcolor="#669966"|1-ƒ-
|-
|{{flagicon|WLF}}||Wallis and Futuna|| || ||WLF||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|-
|{{flagicon|ESH}}||Western Sahara|| || ||ESH||bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï
|- id="Y"
|{{flagicon|YEM}}||Yemen||YEM||YEM||YEM||bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI
|- id="Z"
|{{flagicon|ZMB}}||Zambia||ZAM||ZAM||ZMB||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|-
|{{flagicon|ZWE}}||Zimbabwe||ZIM||ZIM||ZWE||bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï
|}
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| valign="top"|* | Explanation of comparison codes in the final column:
: : : : {| style="font-size:90%;" | bgcolor="#ffffff"|3OFI | IOC, FIFA and ISO codes are all identical to each other |
bgcolor="#ffff99"|3OFï | IOC and FIFA codes are identical; ISO code is different | |
bgcolor="#ff99ff"|3OƒI | IOC and ISO codes are identical; FIFA code is different | |
bgcolor="#99ffff"|3öFI | FIFA and ISO codes are identical; IOC code is different | |
bgcolor="#999999"|3öƒï | IOC, FIFA and ISO codes are all different from each other | |
bgcolor="#ffff33"|2OF- | IOC and FIFA codes are identical; ISO code not assigned | |
bgcolor="#ff33ff"|2O-I | IOC and ISO codes are identical; FIFA code not assigned | |
bgcolor="#993399"|2ö-ï | IOC and ISO codes are different; FIFA code not assigned | |
bgcolor="#33ffff"|2-FI | FIFA and ISO codes are identical; IOC code not assigned | |
bgcolor="#339999"|2-ĕ | FIFA and ISO codes are different; IOC code not assigned | |
bgcolor="#669966"|1-ƒ- | Only FIFA code exists | |
bgcolor="#6666ff"|1--ï | Only ISO code exists |
|}
Former countries, former country names and former country codes
Codes are shown with their last year of use.
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! Flag ! Country ! IOC ! FIFA ! ISO | ||||
bgcolor="#9999ff"
|{{flagicon|British Honduras}} | British Honduras | HBR 1972 | BHO | |
bgcolor="#99ffff"
|{{flagicon|Burma|1974}} | Burma | BIR 1988 | BUR 1989 | BUR 1989 |
{{flagicon|Ceylon}} | Ceylon | CEY 1972 | CEY 1972 | |
bgcolor="#ffff99"
|{{flagicon|Dahomey}} | Dahomey | DAH 1972 | DAH 1975 | DHY 1977 |
bgcolor="#ffff99"
|{{flagicon|CSK}} | Czechoslovakia | TCH 1992 | TCH 1993 | CSK 1993 |
bgcolor="#ffff99"
|{{flagicon|DDR}} | East Germany | GDR 1988 | GDR 1990 | DDR 1990 |
{{flagicon|Cambodia|1970}} | Khmer Republic | KHM 1976 | ? 1975 | KHM 1975 |
bgcolor="#9999ff"
|{{flagicon|Kosovo}} | Kosovo | KOS current | KVX 2022 | |
bgcolor="#ffff99"
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} | Lebanon | LIB 2016 | LIB 2020 | LBN current |
{{flagicon|Malaya}} | Malaya | MAL 1960 | ? 1963 | |
bgcolor="#ffff99"
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} | Netherlands | HOL 1988 | HOL 19?? | NLD current |
bgcolor="#99ffff"
|{{flagicon|ANT}} | Netherlands Antilles | AHO 2010 | ANT 2010 | ANT 2010 |
{{flagicon|Crown Colony of North Borneo}} | North Borneo | NBO 1956 | NBO 1963 | |
bgcolor="#999999"
|{{flagicon|North Yemen}} | North Yemen | YAR 1988 | NYE 1990 | YEM 1990 |
{{flagicon|NRH}} | Northern Rhodesia | NRH 1964 | NRH 1964 | |
bgcolor="#ffffff"
|{{flagicon|Rhodesia}} | Rhodesia | RHO 1972 | RHO 1980 | RHO 1980 |
bgcolor="#ffffff"
|{{flagicon|Romania}} | Romania | ROM 2006 | ROM 2005 | ROM 2002 |
{{flagicon|Saar Protectorate}} | Saarland | SAA 1952 | SAA 1956 | |
bgcolor="#ffffff"
|{{flagicon|SCG}} | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG 2006 | SCG 2006 | SCG 2006 |
bgcolor="#ffff99"
|{{flagicon|Singapore}} | Singapore | SIN 2016 | SIN 2022 | SGP current |
bgcolor="#ff99ff"
|{{flagicon|South Yemen}} | South Yemen | YMD 1988 | SYE 1990 | YMD 1990 |
bgcolor="#ffff99"
|{{flagicon|SUN}} | Soviet Union | URS 1988 | URS 1991 | SUN 1992 |
bgcolor="#ffff99"
|{{flagicon|Sudan}} | Sudan | SUD current | SUD 2012 | SDN current |
bgcolor="#ffff99"
|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} | Trinidad and Tobago | TRI 2012 | TRI current | TTO current |
{{flagicon|United Arab Republic}} | United Arab Republic | UAR 1968 | UAR 1971 | |
{{flagicon|Upper Volta}} | Upper Volta | VOL 1984 | UPV 1984 | HVO 1984 |
bgcolor="#ff9999"
|{{flagicon|North Vietnam}} | Viet Nam, Democratic Republic of | n.a. | VNO 1975 | VDR 1977 |
bgcolor="#ff99ff"
|{{flagicon|South Vietnam}} | Viet Nam, Republic of | VNM 1976 | VSO 1975 | VNM 1977 |
bgcolor="#ffff99"
|{{flagicon|GER}} | West Germany | FRG 1988 | FRG 1990 | DEU 1990 |
bgcolor="#99ffff"
|{{flagicon|SAM}} | Western Samoa | SAM 1996 | WSM 1997 | WSM 1997 |
bgcolor="#ffffff"
|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} | Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of | YUG 2002 | YUG 2003 | YUG 2003 |
bgcolor="#ffffff"
|{{flagicon|YUG}} | Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of | YUG 1992 | YUG 1992 | YUG 1992 |
bgcolor="#ffff99"
|{{flagicon|ZAI}} | Zaire | ZAI 1996 | ZAI 1997 | ZAR 1997 |
See also
Notes
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