List of Abbreviations
Lista de Abreviaturas
At ALLCOMPETITIONS we use the same three-letter abbreviation country codes as the International Olympic Committee (IOC). There are 205 current NOCs (National Olympic Committees) within the Olympic Movement. The following tables show the currently used code for each NOC with its associated flag. Extinct and variation codes are listed in small letters and further explained if necessary. You can use the search engine for a shortcut.
En ALLCOMPETITIONS utilizamos los mismos códigos de países que el Comité Olímpico Internacional (COI). Actualmente hay 205 comités olímpicos nacionales, que se listan aquí junto a su bandera. Los códigos extintos o alternativos están en minúscula. Puedes utilizar el buscador para ir directamente.
NOC | Flag | Country | País | Notes / Notas |
AFG | Afghanistan | Afganistán | ||
AHO | Netherlands Antilles | Antillas Holandesas | (not to be confused with Suriname / no confundir con Surinam) | |
ALB | Albania | Albania | ||
ALG | Algeria | Argelia | ||
AND | Andorra | Andorra | ||
ANG | Angola | Angola | ||
ANT | Antigua & Barbuda | Antigua & Barbuda | ||
ARG | Argentina | Argentina | ||
ARM | Armenia | Armenia | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
ARU | Aruba | Aruba | ||
ASA | American Samoa | Samoa Americana | (AMS) | |
AUS | Australia | Australia | ||
AUT | Austria | Austria | ||
AZE | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
BAH | Bahamas | Bahamas | ||
BAN | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | ||
BAR | Barbados | Barbados | ||
BDI | Burundi | Burundi | ||
BEL | Belgium | Bélgica | ||
BEN | Benin | Benin | former Dahomey | |
BER | Bermuda | Bermuda | ||
BHU | Bhutan | Bhutan | ||
BIH | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Bosnia-Herzegovina | from 1991, previously part of Yugoslavia (YUG) | |
bir | Burma | Birmania | current Myanmar (MYA) | |
BIZ | Belize | Belize | ||
BLR | Belarus | Bielorrusia | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
bls | see BLR | ver BLR | ||
BOL | Bolivia | Bolivia | ||
bos | see BIH | ver BIH | ||
BOT | Botswana | Botswana | ||
BRA | Brazil | Brasil | ||
BRN | Bahrain | Bahrain | ||
BRU | Brunei | Brunei | ||
BUL | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | ||
BUR | Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | former Alto Volta | |
CAF | Central African Republic | República Centroafricana | ||
CAM | Cambodia | Camboya | ||
CAN | Canada | Canadá | ||
CAY | Cayman Islands | Islas Caimán | ||
CGO | Republic of the Congo | República del Congo | Congo-Brazzaville | |
CHA | Chad | Chad | ||
CHI | Chile | Chile | (CHL) | |
chl | see CHI | ver CHI | ||
CHN | People's Republic of China | República Popular China | ||
CIV | Ivory Coast (Côte d´Ivoire) | Costa de Marfil | (IVC) | |
CMR | Cameroon | Camerún | (CAM) | |
COD | Democratic Republic of the Congo | República Democrática del Congo | Congo-Kinshasa, former Zaire. | |
COK | Cook Islands | Islas Cook | ||
COL | Colombia | Colombia | ||
COM | Comoros | Comoros | ||
CPV | Cape Verde | Cabo Verde | ||
CRC | Costa Rica | Costa Rica | ||
CRO | Croatia | Croacia | from 1991, previously part of Yugoslavia (YUG) | |
CUB | Cuba | Cuba | ||
CYP | Cyprus | Chipre | ||
CZE | Czech Republic | República Checa | from Jan. 1, 1993; previously part of Czechoslovakia (TCH) | |
DEN | Denmark | Dinamarca | ||
DJI | Djibouti | Djibouti | ||
DMA | Dominica | Dominica | (DMN) | |
DOM | Dominican Republic | República Dominicana | ||
ECU | Ecuador | Ecuador | ||
EGY | Egypt | Egipto | ||
Eng | England | Inglaterra | part of GBR | |
ERI | Eritrea | Eritrea | ||
ESA | El Salvador | El Salvador | ||
ESP | Spain | España | (SPA) | |
EST | Estonia | Estonia | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
ETH | Ethiopia | Etiopía | ||
FIJ | Fiji | Islas Fidji | ||
FIN | Finland | Finlandia | ||
FRA | France | Francia | ||
frg | Federal Republic of Germany | República Federal Alemana | (1948-1990) now part of Germany (GER) | |
FSM | Micronesia | Micronesia | ||
GAB | Gabon | Gabón | ||
GAM | The Gambia | Gambia | ||
GBR | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland | Reino Unido (UK) | The United Kingdom is a unitary state consisting of four countries: England (Eng), Scotland (Sco), Wales (Wal), and Northern Ireland (NI). | |
GBS | Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | ||
gdr | German Democratic Republic | República Democrática Alemana | (1948-1990) now part of Germany (GER) | |
GEO | Georgia | Georgia | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
GEQ | Equatorial Guinea | Guinea Ecuatorial | ||
GER | Germany (previous to 1948 and from 1991) | Alemania (hasta 1948 y desde 1991) | 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 Oct. 3, 1990. | |
GHA | Ghana | Ghana | ||
GRE | Greece | Grecia | ||
GRN | Grenada | Granada | ||
GUA | Guatemala | Guatemala | ||
GUI | Guinea | Guinea | ||
GUM | Guam | Guam | ||
GUY | Guyana | Guyana | ||
HAI | Haiti | Haití | ||
HKG | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | ||
hol | see NED | ver NED | HOL was common until 1991; the official NED is used since. | |
HON | Honduras | Honduras | ||
HUN | Hungary | Hungría | ||
INA | Indonesia | Indonesia | ||
IND | India | India | ||
IRI | Iran | Irán | IRN code was used until 1992; thus designating the Islamic Republic of Iran | |
IRL | Ireland | Irlanda (Éire) | (IRE) | |
IRQ | Iraq | Irak | ||
ISL | Iceland | Islandia | (ICE) | |
ISR | Israel | Israel | ||
ISV | US Virgin Islands | Islas Vírgenes Americanas | (UVI) | |
ITA | Italy | Italia | ||
IVB | British Virgin Islands | Islas Vírgenes Británicas | ||
ivc | see CIV | ver CIV | ||
JAM | Jamaica | Jamaica | ||
JOR | Jordan | Jordania | ||
JPN | Japan | Japón | (JAP) | |
KAZ | Kazakhstan | Kazajistán | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
KEN | Kenya | Kenia | ||
KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
KIR | Kiribati | Kiribati | ||
KOR | South Korea | Corea del Sur | ||
KSA | Saudi Arabia | Arabia Saudita | (SAU) | |
KUW | Kuwait | Kuwait | ||
kzk | see KAZ | ver KAZ | ||
LAO | Laos | Laos | ||
LAT | Latvia | Letonia | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
LBA | Libya | Libia | ||
LBR | Liberia | Liberia | ||
LCA | Saint Lucia | Santa Lucía | ||
LES | Lesotho | Lesotho | ||
LIB | Lebanon | Líbano | ||
LIE | Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | ||
lit | see LTU | ver LTU | ||
LTU | Lithuania | Lituania | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
LUX | Luxembourg | Luxemburgo | ||
MAD | Madagascar | Madagascar | ||
MAR | Morocco | Marruecos | (MOR) | |
MAS | Malaysia | Malasia | (MAL) | |
MAW | Malawi | Malawi | ||
MDA | Moldova | Moldavia (MOL) | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
MDV | Maldives | Maldivas | ||
MEX | Mexico | Méjico | ||
MGL | Mongolia | Mongolia | ||
MHL | Marshall Islands | Islas Marshall | ||
MKD | Macedonia | Macedonia | from 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 | Montenegro | from 2006, previously part of Yugoslavia (YUG) and Serbia & Montenegro (SCG) | |
mol | see MDA | see MDA | (also MLD) | |
MON | Monaco | Mónaco | ||
MOZ | Mozambique | Mozambique | ||
MRI | Mauritius | Islas Mauricio | (MAU) | |
MTN | Mauritania | Mauritania | ||
MYA | Myanmar | Myanmar (Birmania) | former Burma | |
NAM | Namibia | Namibia | ||
NCA | Nicaragua | Nicaragua | (NIC) | |
NED | the Netherlands | Holanda (Países Bajos) | 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 | Nepal | ||
NGR | Nigeria | Nigeria | (NIG) | |
NI | Northern Ireland (Ulster) | Irlanda del Norte (Ulster) | part of GBR | |
NIG | Niger | Níger | ||
NOR | Norway | Noruega | ||
nrd | Northern Rhodesia | Rodesia del Norte | (1924-1964); current Zambia (ZAM) | |
NRU | Nauru | Nauru | ||
NZL | New Zealand | Nueva Zelanda | ||
OMA | Oman | Omán | ||
PAK | Pakistan | Pakistán | ||
PAN | Panama | Panamá | ||
PAR | Paraguay | Paraguay | ||
PER | Peru | Perú | ||
PHI | Philippines | Filipinas | ||
PLE | Palestine | Palestina | ||
PLW | Palau | Palau | ||
PNG | Papua New Guinea | Papúa Nueva Guinea | ||
POL | Poland | Polonia | ||
POR | Portugal | Portugal | ||
PRK | North Korea (Korean PDR) | Corea del Norte | (NKO) | |
PUR | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | ||
QAT | Qatar | Qatar | ||
rom | see ROU | ver ROU | ROM code was used until 2006 | |
ROU | Romania | Rumanía | ||
RSA | South Africa | Sudáfrica | 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 | Rusia | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
RWA | Rwanda | Ruanda | ||
SAM | Samoa | Samoa | ||
sau | see KSA | ver KSA | ||
scg | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia y Montenegro | Kept YUG code from 1991 to 2003; then SCG until 2006, when split into Serbia (SRB) and Montenegro (MNE) | |
Sco | Scotland | Escocia | part of GBR | |
SEN | Sénégal | Senegal | ||
SEY | Seychelles | Seychelles | ||
SIN | Singapore | Singapur | ||
SKN | Saint Kitts and Nevis | San Cristóbal y Nieves | ||
skr | see KOR | ver KOR | ||
SLE | Sierra Leone | Sierra Leona | ||
SLO | Slovenia | Eslovenia | from 1991, previously part of Yugoslavia (YUG) | |
SMR | San Marino Republic | República de San Marino | (RSM) | |
SOL | Solomon Islands | Islas Solomón | ||
SOM | Somalia | Somalia | ||
SRB | Serbia | Serbia | from 2006, previously part of Yugoslavia (YUG) and Serbia & Montenegro (SCG) | |
srd | Southern Rhodesia | Rodesia del Sur | (1924-1964); then (1964-1980) Rhodesia; current Zimbabwe (ZIM) | |
SRI | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | ||
STP | São Tome and Principe | Santo Tomé y Príncipe | ||
SUD | Sudan | Sudán | ||
SUI | Switzerland | Suiza | (SWZ) | |
SUR | Suriname | Surinam | ||
SVK | Slovakia | Eslovaquia | from Jan. 1, 1993; previously part of Czechoslovakia (TCH) | |
SWE | Sweden | Suecia | ||
SWZ | Swaziland | Swazilandia | ||
SYR | Syria | Siria | ||
TAN | Tanzania | Tanzania | ||
tch | Czechoslovakia | Checoslovaquia | (1918-1992) then split into Czech Republic (CZE) and Slovakia (SVK) | |
TGA | Tonga | Tonga | ||
THA | Thailand | Tailandia | ||
TJK | Tadjikistan | Tajikistán | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
TKM | Turkmenistan | Turkmenistán | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
TLS | Timor-Leste | Timor Oriental | ||
TOG | Togo | Togo | ||
TPE | Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | Taiwán (China Taipei) | (TAI) | |
TRI | Trinidad & Tobago | Trinidad y Tobago | ||
TUN | Tunisia | Túnez | ||
TUR | Turkey | Turquía | ||
TUV | Tuvalu | Tuvalu | ||
UAE | United Arab Emirates | Emiratos Árabes Unidos | ||
UGA | Uganda | Uganda | ||
UKR | Ukraine | Ucrania | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
unt | Unified Team | Equipo Unificado | URS for the 1992 games | |
urs | Soviet Union (USSR) | Unión Soviética (URSS) | (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 | Estados Unidos | ||
UZB | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistán | from 1992, previously part of the Soviet Union (URS) | |
VAN | Vanuatu | Vanuatu | ||
VEN | Venezuela | Venezuela | ||
VIE | Vietnam | Vietnam | ||
VIN | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | San Vicente y Granadinas | ||
Wal | Wales | País de Gales | part of GBR | |
WI | West Indies | Indias Occidentales | cricket team representing ANT, BAR, DMA, GRN, GUY, JAM, SKN, LCA, VIN, TRI and 5 dependencies | |
YEM | Yemen | Yemen | ||
yug | Former Yugoslavia | Antigua 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 | Serbia y Montenegro | (1991-2003) then used SCG code. In 2006 split into Serbia (SRB) and Montenegro (MNE) | |
zai | Zaire | Zaire | (1963-1997) now Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | |
ZAM | Zambia | Zambia | former Northern Rhodesia | |
ZIM | Zimbabwe | Zimbabue | former Southern Rhodesia |