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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 circumstance to circumstance.
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.
- ^ a b The name "Samoa" as political sense contains only the Independent States of Samoa and excludes American Samoa.
- ^ In Olympic Games, Virgin Islands means the United States Virgin Islands not British Virgin Islands.
- ^ Mainland China (People's Republic of China except Hong Kong and Macau) is designated as the "People's Republic of China", shortenly "China" in Olympic Games, and as "China PR", shortenly "China" in football matches.
- ^ The Democratic Republic of the Congo is shortenly designated as the "DR Congo" in Olympic Games, and as "Congo DR" in football matches.
- ^ The Republic of the Congo is shortenly designated as "Congo" in Olympic Games and football matches.
- ^ The Commonwealth of Dominica (Dominica) is shortenly designated as "Dominica" in Olympic Games and football matches.
- ^ The Dominican Republic is NOT shortenly designated as "Dominica" but the "Dominican Republic" in Olympic Games and football matches.
- ^ "GB-ENG" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.
- ^ "GB-GSY" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.
- ^ Hong Kong is designated as "Hong Kong, China" by IOC and EAFF, and "Hong Kong" by FIFA and AFC.
- ^ It coveres 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.
- ^ "GB-IOM" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.
- ^ "GB-JSY" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.
- ^ North Korea is designated as "Democratic People's Republic of Korea", shortenly "DPRK" in Olympic Games, and as the "Korea DPR" in football matches.
- ^ South Korea is designated as "Korea" in Olympic Games, and as the "Korea Republic" in football matches.
- ^ Macau is designated as "Macau, China" by IOC and EAFF, and "Macau" by FIFA and AFC.
- ^ The Republic of Macedonia (Macedonia) is designated as the "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", shortenly the "FYR Macedonia" in Olympic Games and football matches. See also Macedonia naming dispute.
- ^ "GB-NIR" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.
- ^ "GB-SCT" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Timor-Leste is generally known as "East Timor". West Timor is a part of Indonesia.
- ^ 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".[citation needed]
- ^ United States Virgin Islands is designated as just Virgin Islands in Olympic Games.
- ^ "GB-WLS" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes.