Comparison of alphabetic country codes

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.[1]

Ambiguities

Currently, the only ambiguous trigraph between IOC, FIFA and ISO codes is:

Historically, ambiguous trigraphs include:

In the following cases, a code for a historical country or territory matches a modern code of the country it merged into:

  • KHM - ISO code for Cambodia and historical IOC code for the Khmer Republic
  • VNM - historical IOC and ISO code for South Vietnam, became the ISO code for unified Vietnam
  • WSM - ISO code for Samoa and historical IOC code for Western Samoa
  • YEM - historical ISO code for the North Yemen, 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.

Flag Country IOC FIFA ISO *
AfghanistanAfghanistanAFGAFGAFG3OFI
ÅlandÅlandALA1--ï
AlbaniaAlbaniaALBALBALB3OFI
AlgeriaAlgeriaALGALGDZA3OFï
American SamoaAmerican Samoa[2]ASAASAASM3OFï
AndorraAndorraANDANDAND3OFI
AngolaAngolaANGANGAGO3OFï
AnguillaAnguillaAIAAIA2-FI
AntarcticaAntarcticaATA1--ï
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and BarbudaANTATGATG3öFI
ArgentinaArgentinaARGARGARG3OFI
ArmeniaArmeniaARMARMARM3OFI
ArubaArubaARUARUABW3OFï
AustraliaAustraliaAUSAUSAUS3OFI
AustriaAustriaAUTAUTAUT3OFI
AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAZEAZEAZE3OFI
The BahamasThe BahamasBAHBAHBHS3OFï
BahrainBahrainBRNBHRBHR3öFI
BangladeshBangladeshBANBANBGD3OFï
BarbadosBarbadosBARBRBBRB3öFI
BelarusBelarusBLRBLRBLR3OFI
BelgiumBelgiumBELBELBEL3OFI
BelizeBelizeBIZBLZBLZ3öFI
BeninBeninBENBENBEN3OFI
BermudaBermudaBERBERBMU3OFï
BhutanBhutanBHUBHUBTN3OFï
BoliviaBoliviaBOLBOLBOL3OFI
Caribbean NetherlandsCaribbean Netherlands: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBES1--ï
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaBIHBIHBIH3OFI
BotswanaBotswanaBOTBOTBWA3OFï
NorwayBouvet IslandBVT1--ï
BrazilBrazilBRABRABRA3OFI
British Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryIOT1--ï
British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands[3]IVBVGBVGB3öFI
BruneiBruneiBRUBRUBRN3OFï
BulgariaBulgariaBULBULBGR3OFï
Burkina FasoBurkina FasoBURBFABFA3öFI
BurundiBurundiBDIBDIBDI3OFI
CambodiaCambodiaCAMCAMKHM3OFï
CameroonCameroonCMRCMRCMR3OFI
CanadaCanadaCANCANCAN3OFI
Cape VerdeCape VerdeCPVCPVCPV3OFI
Cayman IslandsCayman IslandsCAYCAYCYM3OFï
Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicCAFCTACAF3OƒI
ChadChadCHACHATCD3OFï
ChileChileCHICHICHL3OFï
ChinaChina, People's Republic of[4]CHNCHNCHN3OFI
Christmas IslandChristmas IslandCXR1--ï
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos (Keeling) IslandsCCK1--ï
ColombiaColombiaCOLCOLCOL3OFI
ComorosComorosCOMCOMCOM3OFI
Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, Democratic Republic of the[5]CODCODCOD3OFI
Republic of the CongoCongo, Republic of the[6]CGOCGOCOG3OFï
Cook IslandsCook IslandsCOKCOKCOK3OFI
Costa RicaCosta RicaCRCCRCCRI3OFï
Ivory CoastCôte d'IvoireCIVCIVCIV3OFI
CroatiaCroatiaCROCROHRV3OFï
CubaCubaCUBCUBCUB3OFI
CuraçaoCuraçaoCUWCUW2-FI
CyprusCyprusCYPCYPCYP3OFI
Czech RepublicCzech RepublicCZECZECZE3OFI
DenmarkDenmarkDENDENDNK3OFï
DjiboutiDjiboutiDJIDJIDJI3OFI
DominicaDominicaDMADMADMA3OFI
Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicDOMDOMDOM3OFI
EcuadorEcuadorECUECUECU3OFI
EgyptEgyptEGYEGYEGY3OFI
El SalvadorEl SalvadorESASLVSLV3öFI
EnglandEnglandENG[7]1-ƒ-
Equatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaGEQEQGGNQ3öƒï
EritreaEritreaERIERIERI3OFI
EstoniaEstoniaESTESTEST3OFI
EswatiniEswatiniSWZSWZSWZ3OFI
EthiopiaEthiopiaETHETHETH3OFI
Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsFLK1--ï
Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands[8]FROFRO2-FI
FijiFijiFIJFIJFJI3OFï
FinlandFinlandFINFINFIN3OFI
FranceFranceFRAFRAFRA3OFI
French GuianaFrench GuianaGUF1--ï
French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia[9]TAHPYF2-ĕ
French Southern and Antarctic LandsFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsATF1--ï
GabonGabonGABGABGAB3OFI
The GambiaThe GambiaGAMGAMGMB3OFï
Georgia (country)GeorgiaGEOGEOGEO3OFI
GermanyGermanyGERGERDEU3OFï
GhanaGhanaGHAGHAGHA3OFI
GibraltarGibraltarGIBGIB2-FI
GreeceGreeceGREGREGRC3OFï
GreenlandGreenlandGRL1--ï
GrenadaGrenadaGRNGRNGRD3OFï
GuadeloupeGuadeloupeGLP1--ï
GuamGuamGUMGUMGUM3OFI
GuatemalaGuatemalaGUAGUAGTM3OFï
Bailiwick of GuernseyGuernseyGGY1--ï
GuineaGuineaGUIGUIGIN3OFï
Guinea-BissauGuinea-BissauGBSGNBGNB3öFI
GuyanaGuyanaGUYGUYGUY3OFI
HaitiHaitiHAIHAIHTI3OFï
AustraliaHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHMD1--ï
HondurasHondurasHONHONHND3OFï
Hong KongHong Kong[10]HKGHKGHKG3OFI
HungaryHungaryHUNHUNHUN3OFI
IcelandIcelandISLISLISL3OFI
IndiaIndiaINDINDIND3OFI
IndonesiaIndonesiaINAIDNIDN3öFI
IranIranIRIIRNIRN3öFI
IraqIraqIRQIRQIRQ3OFI
Republic of IrelandIreland[11]IRLIRLIRL3OFI
Isle of ManIsle of ManIMN1--ï
IsraelIsraelISRISRISR3OFI
ItalyItalyITAITAITA3OFI
JamaicaJamaicaJAMJAMJAM3OFI
JapanJapanJPNJPNJPN3OFI
JerseyJerseyJEY1--ï
JordanJordanJORJORJOR3OFI
KazakhstanKazakhstanKAZKAZKAZ3OFI
KenyaKenyaKENKENKEN3OFI
KiribatiKiribatiKIRKIR2O-I
North KoreaKorea, Democratic People's Rep. (North)[12]PRKPRKPRK3OFI
South KoreaKorea, Republic of (South)[13]KORKORKOR3OFI
KosovoKosovoKOSKOS[14]2OF-
KuwaitKuwaitKUWKUWKWT3OFï
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanKGZKGZKGZ3OFI
LaosLaosLAOLAOLAO3OFI
LatviaLatviaLATLVALVA3öFI
LebanonLebanonLBNLBNLBN3OFI
LesothoLesothoLESLESLSO3OFï
LiberiaLiberiaLBRLBRLBR3OFI
LibyaLibyaLBALBYLBY3öFI
LiechtensteinLiechtensteinLIELIELIE3OFI
LithuaniaLithuaniaLTULTULTU3OFI
LuxembourgLuxembourgLUXLUXLUX3OFI
MacauMacauMACMAC2-FI
MadagascarMadagascarMADMADMDG3OFï
MalawiMalawiMAWMWIMWI3öFI
MalaysiaMalaysiaMASMASMYS3OFï
MaldivesMaldivesMDVMDVMDV3OFI
MaliMaliMLIMLIMLI3OFI
MaltaMaltaMLTMLTMLT3OFI
Marshall IslandsMarshall IslandsMHLMHL2O-I
MartiniqueMartiniqueMTQ1--ï
MauritaniaMauritaniaMTNMTNMRT3OFï
MauritiusMauritiusMRIMRIMUS3OFï
MayotteMayotteMYT1--ï
MexicoMexicoMEXMEXMEX3OFI
Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia, Federated States ofFSMFSM2O-I
MoldovaMoldovaMDAMDAMDA3OFI
MonacoMonacoMONMCO2ö-ï
MongoliaMongoliaMGLMNGMNG3öFI
MontenegroMontenegroMNEMNEMNE3OFI
MontserratMontserratMSRMSR2-FI
MoroccoMoroccoMARMARMAR3OFI
MozambiqueMozambiqueMOZMOZMOZ3OFI
MyanmarMyanmarMYAMYAMMR3OFï
NamibiaNamibiaNAMNAMNAM3OFI
NauruNauruNRUNRU2O-I
NepalNepalNEPNEPNPL3OFï
NetherlandsNetherlandsNEDNEDNLD3OFï
New CaledoniaNew CaledoniaNCLNCL2-FI
New ZealandNew ZealandNZLNZLNZL3OFI
NicaraguaNicaraguaNCANCANIC3OFï
NigerNigerNIGNIGNER3OFï
NigeriaNigeriaNGRNGANGA3öFI
NiueNiueNIU1--ï
Norfolk IslandNorfolk IslandNFK1--ï
Northern Ireland[15]Northern IrelandNIR[7]1-ƒ-
Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsMNP1--ï
North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia[16]MKDMKDMKD3OFI
NorwayNorwayNORNORNOR3OFI
OmanOmanOMAOMAOMN3OFï
PakistanPakistanPAKPAKPAK3OFI
PalauPalauPLWPLW2O-I
State of PalestineState of PalestinePLEPLEPSE3OFï
PanamaPanamaPANPANPAN3OFI
Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPNGPNGPNG3OFI
ParaguayParaguayPARPARPRY3OFï
PeruPeruPERPERPER3OFI
PhilippinesPhilippinesPHIPHIPHL3OFï
Pitcairn IslandsPitcairn IslandsPCN1--ï
PolandPolandPOLPOLPOL3OFI
PortugalPortugalPORPORPRT3OFï
Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPURPURPRI3OFï
QatarQatarQATQATQAT3OFI
RéunionRéunionREU1--ï
RomaniaRomaniaROUROUROU3OFI
RussiaRussian FederationRUSRUSRUS3OFI
RwandaRwandaRWARWARWA3OFI
Saint BarthélemySaint BarthélemyBLM1--ï
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSHN1--ï
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and NevisSKNSKNKNA3OFï
Saint LuciaSaint LuciaLCALCALCA3OFI
Collectivity of Saint MartinSaint Martin (French part)MAF1--ï
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Pierre and MiquelonSPM1--ï
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVINVINVCT3OFï
SamoaSamoa[2]SAMSAMWSM3OFï
San MarinoSan MarinoSMRSMRSMR3OFI
São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and PríncipeSTPSTPSTP3OFI
Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaKSAKSASAU3OFï
ScotlandScotlandSCO[7]1-ƒ-
SenegalSenegalSENSENSEN3OFI
SerbiaSerbiaSRBSRBSRB3OFI
SeychellesSeychellesSEYSEYSYC3OFï
Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneSLESLESLE3OFI
SingaporeSingaporeSGPSGPSGP3OFI
Sint MaartenSint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM1--ï
SlovakiaSlovakiaSVKSVKSVK3OFI
SloveniaSloveniaSLOSVNSVN3öFI
Solomon IslandsSolomon IslandsSOLSOLSLB3OFï
SomaliaSomaliaSOMSOMSOM3OFI
South AfricaSouth AfricaRSARSAZAF3OFï
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSGS1--ï
South SudanSouth SudanSSDSSDSSD3OFI
SpainSpainESPESPESP3OFI
Sri LankaSri LankaSRISRILKA3OFï
SudanSudanSUDSDNSDN3öFI
SurinameSurinameSURSURSUR3OFI
NorwaySvalbard and Jan MayenSJM1--ï
SwedenSwedenSWESWESWE3OFI
SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSUISUICHE3OFï
SyriaSyriaSYRSYRSYR3OFI
TaiwanTaiwan[17]TPETPETWN3OFï
TajikistanTajikistanTJKTJKTJK3OFI
TanzaniaTanzaniaTANTANTZA3OFï
ThailandThailandTHATHATHA3OFI
East TimorTimor-Leste[18]TLSTLSTLS3OFI
TogoTogoTOGTOGTGO3OFï
TokelauTokelauTKL1--ï
TongaTongaTGATGATON3OFï
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoTTOTRITTO3OƒI
TunisiaTunisiaTUNTUNTUN3OFI
TurkeyTurkeyTURTURTUR3OFI
TurkmenistanTurkmenistanTKMTKMTKM3OFI
Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsTCATCA2-FI
TuvaluTuvaluTUVTUV2O-I
UgandaUgandaUGAUGAUGA3OFI
UkraineUkraineUKRUKRUKR3OFI
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesUAEUAEARE3OFï
United KingdomUnited Kingdom[19]GBRGBR2O-I
United StatesUnited StatesUSAUSAUSA3OFI
United StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUMI1--ï
United States Virgin IslandsUnited States Virgin Islands[20]ISVVIRVIR3öFI
UruguayUruguayURUURUURY3OFï
UzbekistanUzbekistanUZBUZBUZB3OFI
VanuatuVanuatuVANVANVUT3OFï
Vatican CityVatican City StateVAT1--ï
VenezuelaVenezuelaVENVENVEN3OFI
VietnamVietnamVIEVIEVNM3OFï
WalesWalesWAL[7]1-ƒ-
Wallis and FutunaWallis and FutunaWLF1--ï
Western SaharaWestern SaharaESH1--ï
YemenYemenYEMYEMYEM3OFI
ZambiaZambiaZAMZAMZMB3OFï
ZimbabweZimbabweZIMZIMZWE3OFï
*
3OFIIOC, FIFA and ISO codes exist and are identical
3OFïIOC, FIFA and ISO codes exist, but only IOC and FIFA codes are identical
3OƒIIOC, FIFA and ISO codes exist, but only IOC and ISO codes are identical
3öFIIOC, FIFA and ISO codes exist, but only FIFA and ISO codes are identical
3öƒïIOC, FIFA and ISO codes exist and are different
2OF-Only IOC and FIFA codes exist and are identical
2O-IOnly IOC and ISO codes exist and are identical
2ö-ïOnly IOC and ISO codes exist and are different
2-FIOnly FIFA and ISO codes exist and are identical
2-ĕOnly FIFA and ISO codes exist and are different
1-ƒ-Only FIFA codes exist
1--ïOnly ISO codes exist

Former countries and former country names

Codes are shown with their last year of use.

Flag Country IOC FIFA ISO
British HondurasBritish HondurasHBR
1972		BHO
 
MyanmarBurmaBIR
1988		BUR
1989		BUR
1989
Dominion of CeylonCeylonCEY
1972		CEY
1972
Republic of DahomeyDahomeyDAH
1972		DAH
1975		DHY
1977
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakiaTCH
1992		TCH
1993		CSK
1993
East GermanyEast GermanyGDR
1988		GDR
1990		DDR
1990
CambodiaKhmer RepublicKHM
1976		?
1975
Federation of MalayaMalayaMAL
1960		?
1963
Netherlands AntillesNetherlands AntillesAHO
2010		ANT
2010		ANT
2010
North BorneoNorth BorneoNBO
1956		NBO
1963
Yemen Arab RepublicNorth YemenYAR
1988		NYE
1990		YEM
1990
Northern RhodesiaNorthern RhodesiaNRH
1964		NRH
1964
RhodesiaRhodesiaRHO
1972		RHO
1980		RHO
1980
Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and MontenegroSCG
2006		SCG
2006		SCG
2006
South YemenSouth YemenYMD
1988		SYE
1990		YMD
1990
Soviet UnionSoviet UnionURS
1988		URS
1991		SUN
1992
Republic of Upper VoltaUpper VoltaVOL
1984		UPV
1984		HVO
1984
North VietnamViet Nam, Democratic Republic ofn.a.VNO
1975		VDR
1977
South VietnamViet Nam, Republic ofVNM
1976		VSO
1975		VNM
1977
GermanyWest GermanyFRG
1988		FRG
1990		DEU
1990
Federal Republic of YugoslaviaYugoslavia, Federal Republic ofYUG
2002		YUG
2003		YUG
2003
Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaYugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic ofYUG
1992		YUG
1992		YUG
1992
ZaireZaireZAI
1996		ZAI
1997		ZAR
1997

See also

Notes
  1. Jeffree, Iain. "FIFA Country Codes". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 September 2000. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. The name "Samoa" in a political sense contains only the Independent State of Samoa and excludes American Samoa.
  3. In Olympic Games, Virgin Islands means the United States Virgin Islands, not British Virgin Islands.
  4. 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.
  5. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is abbreviated as "DR Congo" in Olympic Games, and as "Congo DR" in football matches.
  6. The Republic of the Congo is abbreviated as "Congo" in Olympic Games and football matches.
  7. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are given the ISO 3166-2 codes GB-ENG, GB-NIR, GB-SCT and GB-WLS, respectively, under the entry for the United Kingdom.
  8. IOC considers Faroe Islands as a part of Denmark. However, Faroe Islands Paralympic Committee is a member of International Paralympic Committee, encoded as FRO.
  9. Competes as "Tahiti" in international football
  10. Hong Kong is designated as "Hong Kong, China" by the IOC, and "Hong Kong" in football matches.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. South Korea is designated as "Republic of Korea" in Olympic Games, and as the "Korea Republic" in football matches.
  14. With mixed International recognition of Kosovo, for ISO purposes, Kosovo is an 'autonomous province' of Serbia with ISO 3166-2 code RS-KM, under the entry for Serbia. A temporary placeholder code XKX is used by several organisations for the country.
  15. Northern Ireland has no official flag. The Ulster Banner is used by FIFA to represent Northern Ireland.
  16. North 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.
  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". In FIFA, its four constituent countries have separate codes.
  20. The United States Virgin Islands is designated as just Virgin Islands in Olympic Games.
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