NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
DIRECTORY
page 2

This page lists all the National Olympic Committees (NOC) that are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as of February 2008. There are 205 NOC's. Since 2006 Montenegro is an independent country and no longer part of Serbia, resulting from the breakup of the former Yugoslavia.

The list is in alphabetical order in English, based upon the common (not formal) name of the COUNTRY in English. For example: CHINA is listed under "C" even though the formal name is People's Republic of China.

The information on this page is given in the following manner:

NAME OF COUNTRY (In English) (3 letter IOC abbreviation).

1. Afghanistan AFG
   
2. Albania ALB
   
3. Algeria ALG
   
4. American Samoa ASA
   
5. Andorra AND
   
6. Angola ANG
   
7. Antigua & Barbuda ANT
   
8. Argentina ARG
   
9. Armenia ARM
   
10. Aruba ARU
    
11. Australia AUS
    
12. Austria AUT
    
13. Azerbaijan AZE
    

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14. Bahamas BAH
    
15. Bahrain BRN
    
16. Bangladesh BAN
    
17. Barbados BAR
    
18. Belarus BLR
    
19. Belgium BEL
    
20. Belize BIZ
    
21. Benin BEN
    
22. Bermuda BER
    
23. Bhutan BHU
    
24. Bolivia BOL
    
25. Bosnia-Herzegovina BIH
    
26. Botswana BOT
    
27. Brazil BRA
    
28. British Virgin Islands IVB
    
29. Brunei Darussalam BRU
    
30. Bulgaria BUL
    
31. Burkina Faso (Formerly Upper Volta) BUR
    
32. Burundi BDI
    

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33. Cameroon CMR
    
34. Cambodia CAM
    
35. Canada CAN
    
36. Cape Verde CPV
    
37. Cayman Islands CAY
    
38. Central African Republic CAF
    
39. Chad CHA
    
40. Chile CHI
    
41. China (People's Republic of) CHN
    
42. China (Chinese Taipei) TPE
    
43. Colombia COL
    
44. Comoros COM
    
45. Congo CGO
    
46. Congo (Democratic Republic of the.... Formerly Zaire) COD
    
47. Cook Islands COK
48. Costa Rica CRC
    
49. Croatia CRO
    
50. Cuba CUB
    
51. Cyprus CYP
    
52. Czech Republic CZE
    

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53. Denmark DEN
    
54. Djibouti DJI
    
55. Dominica DMA
    
56. Dominican Republic DOM
    

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57. Ecuador ECU
    
58. Egypt EGY
    
59. El Salvador ESA
    
60. Equatorial Guinea GEQ
    
61. Eritrea ERI
    
62. Estonia EST
    
63. Ethiopia ETH
    

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64. Federated States of Micronesia FSA
    
65. Fiji FIJ
    
66. Finland FIN
    
67. France FRA
    

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68. Gabon GAB
    
69. Gambia GAM
    
70. Georgia GEO
    
71. Germany GER
    
72. Ghana GHA
    
73. Great Britain GBR
    
74. Greece GRE
    
75. Grenada GRN
    
76. Guam (GUM)
77. Guatemala GUA
    
78. Guinea GUI
    
79. Guinea-Bissau GBS
    
80. Guyana GUY
    

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81. Haiti HAI
    
82. Honduras HON
    
83. Hong Kong HKG
    
84. Hungary HUN
    

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85. Iceland ISL
    
86. India IND
    
87. Indonesia INA
    
88. Iran (Islamic Republic of) IRI
    
89. Iraq IRQ
    
90. Ireland IRL
    
91. Israel ISR
    
92. Italy ITA
    
93. Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) CIV
    

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94. Jamaica JAM
    
95. Japan JPN
    
96. Jordan JOR
    

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97. Kazakhstan KAZ
    
98. Kenya KEN
    
99. Kiribati KIR
    
100. Korea (Democratic People's Republic of...) also known as: North Korea PRK
     
101. Korea ( Republic of...) also known as: South Korea KOR
     
102. Kyrgyzstan KGZ
     
103. Kuwait KUW
     

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104. Laos People's Democratic Republic LAO
     
105. Latvia LAT
     
106. Lebanon LIB
     
107. Lesotho LES
     
108. Liberia LBR
     
109. Libya ( Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) LBA
     
110. Liechtenstein LIE
     
111. Lithuania LTU
     
112. Luxembourg LUX
     

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113. Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of...) MKD
     
114. Madagascar MAD
     
115. Malawi MAW
     
116. Malaysia MAS
     
117. Mali MLI
     
118. Maldives MDV
     
119. Malta (MLT)
120. Mauritania MTN
     
121. Mauritius MRI
     
122. Mexico MEX
     
123. Marshall Islands MHL (added in 2006)
     
124. Moldova (Republic of... ) MDA
     
125. Mongolia MGL
     
126. Monaco MON
     
127. Montenegro MNE
     
128. Morocco MAR
     
129. Mozambique MOZ
     
130. Myanmar (formerly Burma) MYA
     

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131. Nambia NAM
     
132. Nauru NRU
     
133. Nepal NEP
     
134. Netherlands (Kingdom of the...) NED
     
135. Netherlands Antilles AHO
     
136. New Zealand NZL
     
137. Nicaragua NCA
     
138. Niger NIG
     
139. Nigeria NGR
     
140. Norway NOR
     

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141. Oman OMA
     

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142. Pakistan PAK
     
143. Palau PLW
     
144. Palestine PLE
     
145. Panama PAN
     
146. Papau New Guinea (PNG)
147. Paraguay PAR
     
148. Peru PER
     
149. Philippines PHI
     
150. Poland POL
     
151. Portugal POR
     
152. Puerto Rico PUR
     

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153. Qatar QAT
     

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154. Romania ROU (was ROM)
     
155. Russia (Russian Federation) RUS
     
156. Rwanda RWA
     

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157. St. Kitts and Nevis SKN
     
158. St. Lucia LCA
     
159. St. Vincent & the Grenadines VIN
     
160. Samoa SAM
     
161. San Marino SMR
     
162. Sao Tome and Principe STP
     
163. Saudia Arabia KSA
     
164. Senegal SEN
     
165. Serbia SRB (was SCG)
     
166. Seychelles SEY
     
167. Sierra Leone SLE
     
168. Singapore SIN
     
169. Slovakia SVK
     
170. Slovenia (SLO)
     
171. Solomon Islands SOL
     
172. Somalia SOM
     
173. South Africa RSA
     
174. Spain ESP
     
175. Sri Lanka SRI
     
176. Sudan SUD
     
177. Suriname SUR
     
178. Swaziland SWZ
     
179. Sweden SWE
     
180. Switzerland SUI
     
181. Syria (Syrian Arab Republic) SYR
     

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182. Tajikistan TJK
     
183. Tanzania (United Republic of...) TAN
     
184. Thailand THA
     
185. Timor-Leste TLS
     
186. Togo TOG
     
187. Tonga TGA
     
188. Turkmenistan TKM
     
189. Trinidad & Tobago TRI
     
190. Tunisia TUN
     
191. Turkey TUR
     
192. Tuvalu TUV
     

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193. Uganda UGA
     
194. Ukraine UKR
     
195. United Arab Emirates UAE
     
196. United States of America USA
     
197. Uruguay URU
     
198. Uzbekistan UZB
     

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199. Vanuatu VAN
     
200. Venezuela VEN
     
201. Vietnam VIE
     
202. Virgin Islands ISV
     

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203. Yemen YEM
     

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204. Zambia ZAM
     
205. Zimbabwe ZIM
     

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     My other NOC pages....
     Page 1 - NOC Directory - Introduction and How to Use the Directory.
     Page 2 - NOC Directory - Alphabetical List in English, with abreviations. (You are here now).
     Page 3 - NOC Directory - NOC's by Continental Association.
     Page 4 - NOC Directory - NOC Addresses and contact information.
     

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     Harvey Abrams
     Olympic & Sport Historian PO Box 732
     State College, PA, USA 16804
     
     email: Olympicbks@aol.com
     http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com
     

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     Created April 5, 2004
     Updated February 22, 2008