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; stylised lower case letters indicate codes which differ.
Ambiguities Currently, the only ambiguous trigraph between IOC, FIFA and ISO codes is: BRN - IOC code for Bahrain and ISO code for Brunei
Historically, ambiguous trigraphs include: ANT - IOC code for Antigua and Barbuda, and historical ISO and FIFA code for the Netherlands Antilles (until 2010) BUR - IOC code for Burkina Faso (since 1984), and historical ISO and FIFA code for Burma (until 1989)
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, became the ISO code for unified Vietnam 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: AUS - IOC, FIFA and ISO code for Australia, but UNDP code for Austria (Australia is AUL there)
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 * AfghanistanAFGAFGAFG3OFIÅland ALA1--ïAlbaniaALBALBALB3OFIAlgeriaALGALGDZA3OFïAmerican SamoaASAASAASM3OFïAndorraANDANDAND3OFIAngolaANGANGAGO3OFïAnguilla AIAAIA2-FIAntarctica ATA1--ïAntigua and BarbudaANTATGATG3öFIArgentinaARGARGARG3OFIArmeniaARMARMARM3OFIArubaARUARUABW3OFïAustraliaAUSAUSAUS3OFIAustriaAUTAUTAUT3OFIAzerbaijanAZEAZEAZE3OFIThe BahamasBAHBAHBHS3OFïBahrainBRNBHRBHR3öFIBangladeshBANBANBGD3OFïBarbadosBARBRBBRB3öFIBelarusBLRBLRBLR3OFIBelgiumBELBELBEL3OFIBelizeBIZBLZBLZ3öFIBeninBENBENBEN3OFIBermudaBERBERBMU3OFïBhutanBHUBHUBTN3OFïBoliviaBOLBOLBOL3OFICaribbean Netherlands: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba BES1--ïBosnia and HerzegovinaBIHBIHBIH3OFIBotswanaBOTBOTBWA3OFïBouvet Island BVT1--ïBrazilBRABRABRA3OFIBritish Indian Ocean Territory IOT1--ïBritish Virgin IslandsIn Olympic Games, Virgin Islands means the United States Virgin Islands, not British Virgin Islands.IVBVGBVGB3öFIBruneiBRUBRUBRN3OFïBulgariaBULBULBGR3OFïBurkina FasoBURBFABFA3öFIBurundiBDIBDIBDI3OFICambodiaCAMCAMKHM3OFïCameroonCMRCMRCMR3OFICanadaCANCANCAN3OFICape VerdeCPVCPVCPV3OFICayman IslandsCAYCAYCYM3OFïCentral African RepublicCAFCTACAF3OƒIChadCHACHATCD3OFïChileCHICHICHL3OFïChina, 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. CHNCHNCHN3OFIChristmas Island CXR1--ïCocos (Keeling) Islands CCK1--ïColombiaCOLCOLCOL3OFIComorosCOMCOMCOM3OFICongo, Democratic Republic of theThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is abbreviated as "DR Congo" in Olympic Games, and as "Congo DR" in football matches.CODCODCOD3OFICongo, Republic of theThe Republic of the Congo is abbreviated as "Congo" in Olympic Games and football matches.CGOCGOCOG3OFïCook IslandsCOKCOKCOK3OFICosta RicaCRCCRCCRI3OFïCôte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire is generally known in English as "Ivory Coast".CIVCIVCIV3OFICroatiaCROCROHRV3OFïCubaCUBCUBCUB3OFICuraçao CUWCUW2-FICyprusCYPCYPCYP3OFICzech RepublicCZECZECZE3OFIDenmarkDENDENDNK3OFïDjiboutiDJIDJIDJI3OFIDominicaDMADMADMA3OFIDominican RepublicDOMDOMDOM3OFIEcuadorECUECUECU3OFIEgyptEGYEGYEGY3OFIEl SalvadorESASLVSLV3öFIEngland ENGEngland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are given the ISO 3166-2 codes , , and , respectively, under the entry for the United Kingdom.1-ƒ-Equatorial GuineaGEQEQGGNQ3öƒïEritreaERIERIERI3OFIEstoniaESTESTEST3OFIEswatiniSWZSWZSWZ3OFIEthiopiaETHETHETH3OFIFalkland Islands FLK1--ïFaroe IslandsIOC considers Faroe Islands as a part of Denmark. However, Faroe Islands Paralympic Committee is a member of International Paralympic Committee, encoded as FRO.FROFRO2-FIFijiFIJFIJFJI3OFïFinlandFINFINFIN3OFIFranceFRAFRAFRA3OFIFrench Guiana GUF1--ïFrench PolynesiaCompetes as "Tahiti" in international football TAHPYF2-ƒïFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands ATF1--ïGabonGABGABGAB3OFIThe GambiaGAMGAMGMB3OFïGeorgiaGEOGEOGEO3OFIGermanyGERGERDEU3OFïGhanaGHAGHAGHA3OFIGibraltar GIBGIB2-FIGreeceGREGREGRC3OFïGreenland GRL1--ïGrenadaGRNGRNGRD3OFïGuadeloupe GLP1--ïGuamGUMGUMGUM3OFIGuatemalaGUAGUAGTM3OFïGuernsey GGY1--ïGuineaGUIGUIGIN3OFïGuinea-BissauGBSGNBGNB3öFIGuyanaGUYGUYGUY3OFIHaitiHAIHAIHTI3OFïHeard Island and McDonald Islands HMD1--ïHondurasHONHONHND3OFïHong KongHong Kong is designated as "Hong Kong, China" by the IOC and in football matches.HKGHKGHKG3OFIHungaryHUNHUNHUN3OFIIcelandISLISLISL3OFIIndiaINDINDIND3OFIIndonesiaINAIDNIDN3öFIIranIRIIRNIRN3öFIIraqIRQIRQIRQ3OFIIrelandIt 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.IRLIRLIRL3OFIIsle of Man IMN1--ïIsraelISRISRISR3OFIItalyITAITAITA3OFIJamaicaJAMJAMJAM3OFIJapanJPNJPNJPN3OFIJersey JEY1--ïJordanJORJORJOR3OFIKazakhstanKAZKAZKAZ3OFIKenyaKENKENKEN3OFIKiribatiKIR KIR2O-IKorea, 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. PRKPRKPRK3OFIKorea, Republic of (South)South Korea is designated as "Republic of Korea" in Olympic Games, and as the "Korea Republic" in football matches. KORKORKOR3OFIKosovoKOSKOSWith mixed International recognition of Kosovo, for ISO purposes, Kosovo (as Kosovo and Metohija) is an 'autonomous province' of Serbia with ISO 3166-2 code , under the entry for Serbia. A temporary placeholder code is used by several organisations for the country.2OF-KuwaitKUWKUWKWT3OFïKyrgyzstanKGZKGZKGZ3OFILaosLAOLAOLAO3OFILatviaLATLVALVA3öFILebanonLBNLBNLBN3OFILesothoLESLESLSO3OFïLiberiaLBRLBRLBR3OFILibyaLBALBYLBY3öFILiechtensteinLIELIELIE3OFILithuaniaLTULTULTU3OFILuxembourgLUXLUXLUX3OFIMacauIOC 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.MACMAC2-FIMadagascarMADMADMDG3OFïMalawiMAWMWIMWI3öFIMalaysiaMASMASMYS3OFïMaldivesMDVMDVMDV3OFIMaliMLIMLIMLI3OFIMaltaMLTMLTMLT3OFIMarshall IslandsMHL MHL2O-IMartinique MTQ1--ïMauritaniaMTNMTNMRT3OFïMauritiusMRIMRIMUS3OFïMayotte MYT1--ïMexicoMEXMEXMEX3OFIMicronesia, Federated States ofFSM FSM2O-IMoldovaMDAMDAMDA3OFIMonacoMON MCO2ö-ïMongoliaMGLMNGMNG3öFIMontenegroMNEMNEMNE3OFIMontserrat MSRMSR2-FIMoroccoMARMARMAR3OFIMozambiqueMOZMOZMOZ3OFIMyanmarMYAMYAMMR3OFïNamibiaNAMNAMNAM3OFINauruNRU NRU2O-INepalNEPNEPNPL3OFïNetherlandsNEDNEDNLD3OFïNew Caledonia NCLNCL2-FINew ZealandNZLNZLNZL3OFINicaraguaNCANCANIC3OFïNigerNIGNIGNER3OFïNigeriaNGRNGANGA3öFINiue NIU1--ïNorfolk Island NFK1--ïNorthern Ireland NIR1-ƒ-Northern Mariana Islands MNP1--ïNorth 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.MKDMKDMKD3OFINorwayNORNORNOR3OFIOmanOMAOMAOMN3OFïPakistanPAKPAKPAK3OFIPalauPLW PLW2O-IPalestinePLEPLEPSE3OFïPanamaPANPANPAN3OFIPapua New GuineaPNGPNGPNG3OFIParaguayPARPARPRY3OFïPeruPERPERPER3OFIPhilippinesPHIPHIPHL3OFïPitcairn Islands PCN1--ïPolandPOLPOLPOL3OFIPortugalPORPORPRT3OFïPuerto RicoPURPURPRI3OFïQatarQATQATQAT3OFIRéunion REU1--ïRomaniaROUROUROU3OFIRussian FederationRUSRUSRUS3OFIRwandaRWARWARWA3OFISaint Barthélemy BLM1--ïSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha SHN1--ïSaint Kitts and NevisSKNSKNKNA3OFïSaint LuciaLCALCALCA3OFISaint Martin (French part) MAF1--ïSaint Pierre and Miquelon SPM1--ïSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVINVINVCT3OFïSamoaThe name "Samoa" in a political sense contains only the Independent State of Samoa and excludes American Samoa.SAMSAMWSM3OFïSan MarinoSMRSMRSMR3OFISão Tomé and PríncipeSTPSTPSTP3OFISaudi ArabiaKSAKSASAU3OFïScotland SCO1-ƒ-SenegalSENSENSEN3OFISerbiaSRBSRBSRB3OFISeychellesSEYSEYSYC3OFïSierra LeoneSLESLESLE3OFISingaporeSGPSGPSGP3OFISint Maarten (Dutch part) SXM1--ïSlovakiaSVKSVKSVK3OFISloveniaSLOSVNSVN3öFISolomon IslandsSOLSOLSLB3OFïSomaliaSOMSOMSOM3OFISouth AfricaRSARSAZAF3OFïSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands SGS1--ïSouth SudanSSDSSDSSD3OFISpainESPESPESP3OFISri LankaSRISRILKA3OFïSudanSUDSDNSDN3öFISurinameSURSURSUR3OFISvalbard and Jan Mayen SJM1--ïSwedenSWESWESWE3OFISwitzerlandSUISUICHE3OFïSyriaSYRSYRSYR3OFITaiwanTW and TWN is defined as "Taiwan, Province of China" in the ISO 3166 codes list. The Republic of China is designated as "" in Olympic Games and football matches. See also Chinese Taipei and the Political status of Taiwan.TPETPETWN3OFïTajikistanTJKTJKTJK3OFITanzaniaTANTANTZA3OFïThailandTHATHATHA3OFITimor-LesteTimor-Leste is generally known in English as "East Timor". West Timor is a part of Indonesia.TLSTLSTLS3OFITogoTOGTOGTGO3OFïTokelau TKL1--ïTongaTGATGATON3OFïTrinidad and TobagoTTOTRITTO3OƒITunisiaTUNTUNTUN3OFITurkeyTURTURTUR3OFITurkmenistanTKMTKMTKM3OFITurks and Caicos Islands TCATCA2-FITuvaluTUV TUV2O-IUgandaUGAUGAUGA3OFIUkraineUKRUKRUKR3OFIUnited Arab EmiratesUAEUAEARE3OFïUnited 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". In FIFA, its four constituent countries have separate codes.GBR GBR2O-IUnited StatesUSAUSAUSA3OFIUnited States Minor Outlying Islands UMI1--ïUnited States Virgin IslandsThe United States Virgin Islands is designated as just Virgin Islands in Olympic Games.ISVVIRVIR3öFIUruguayURUURUURY3OFïUzbekistanUZBUZBUZB3OFIVanuatuVANVANVUT3OFïVatican City State VAT1--ïVenezuelaVENVENVEN3OFIVietnamVIEVIEVNM3OFïWales WAL1-ƒ-Wallis and Futuna WLF1--ïWestern Sahara ESH1--ïYemenYEMYEMYEM3OFIZambiaZAMZAMZMB3OFïZimbabweZIMZIMZWE3OFï
* Explanation of comparison codes in the final column: 3/2/1 The number of assigned codes O(ö) IOC code is (isn't) identical to another code F(ƒ) FIFA code is (isn't) identical to another code I(ï) ISO code is (isn't) identical to another code
3OFI IOC, FIFA and ISO codes are all identical to each other3OFï IOC and FIFA codes are identical; ISO code is different3OƒI IOC and ISO codes are identical; FIFA code is different3öFI FIFA and ISO codes are identical; IOC code is different3öƒï IOC, FIFA and ISO codes are all different from each other2OF- IOC and FIFA codes are identical; ISO code not assigned2O-I IOC and ISO codes are identical; FIFA code not assigned2ö-ï IOC and ISO codes are different; FIFA code not assigned2-FI FIFA and ISO codes are identical; IOC code not assigned2-ƒï FIFA and ISO codes are different; IOC code not assigned1-ƒ- Only FIFA code exists1--ï Only ISO code exists
Former countries, former country names and former country codes Codes are shown with their last year of use.