Summary
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) uses three-letter abbreviation country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in both the Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth Youth Games. Each code identifies a Commonwealth Games Association.
Several of the CGF codes are different from the standard ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes. Other sporting organisations, such as the International Olympic Committee or FIFA, use similar country codes to refer to their respective teams.
Current CGAs edit
There are 120 current CGAs that participate at the Commonwealth Games. The following tables show the currently used code for each CGA and any different codes used in past Games. Some of the past code usage is further explained in the following sections.
| Contents: | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P R S T U V Z |
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A edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| AIA |  Anguilla |
ANG (1998-2010) |
| ANT |  Antigua and Barbuda |
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| AUS |  Australia |
B edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| BAH |  Bahamas |
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| BAN |  Bangladesh |
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| BAR |  Barbados |
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| BER |  Bermuda |
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| BIZ |  Belize |
HBR (1962–1966) |
| BOT |  Botswana |
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| BRU |  Brunei |
C edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| CAN |  Canada |
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| CAY |  Cayman Islands |
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| CMR |  Cameroon |
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| COK |  Cook Islands |
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| CYP |  Cyprus |
D edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| DMA |  Dominica |
E edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| ENG |  England |
GB |
F edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| FLK |  Falkland Islands |
FAI (1982-2010) |
| FIJ |  Fiji1 |
G edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| GAM |  The Gambia |
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| GGY |  Guernsey |
GUE (1970-2010) |
| GHA |  Ghana |
GCO (1954) |
| GIB |  Gibraltar |
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| GRN |  Grenada |
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| GUY |  Guyana |
BGU (1930–1962) |
I edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| IND |  India |
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| IOM |  Isle of Man |
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| IVB |  British Virgin Islands |
J edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| JAM |  Jamaica |
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| JEY |  Jersey |
JER (1958-2010) |
K edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| KEN |  Kenya |
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| KIR |  Kiribati |
KRI (2002) |
L edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| LCA |  Saint Lucia |
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| LES |  Lesotho |
M edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| MAS |  Malaysia |
MAL (1950–1962) |
| MAW |  Malawi |
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| MDV |  Maldives |
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| MLT |  Malta |
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| MOZ |  Mozambique |
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| MRI |  Mauritius |
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| MSR |  Montserrat |
MNT (1994-2010) |
N edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| NAM |  Namibia |
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| NFK |  Norfolk Island |
NFI (1986-2010) |
| NGR |  Nigeria |
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| NIR |  Northern Ireland |
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| NIU |  Niue |
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| NRU |  Nauru |
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| NZL |  New Zealand |
P edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| PAK |  Pakistan |
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| PNG |  Papua New Guinea |
R edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| RSA |  South Africa |
SAF (1930–1958) |
| RWA |  Rwanda |
S edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| SAM |  Samoa |
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| SCO |  Scotland |
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| SEY |  Seychelles |
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| SHN |  Saint Helena |
SHE (2006) |
| SGP |  Singapore |
SIN |
| SKN |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
SCN (1978) |
| SLE |  Sierra Leone |
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| SOL |  Solomon Islands |
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| SRI |  Sri Lanka |
CEY (1938–1970) |
| SVG |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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| SWZ |  Swaziland (now Eswatini) |
T edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| TAN |  Tanzania |
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| TCA |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
TCI (1978-2010) |
| TGA |  Tonga |
TON (1974-2010) |
| TTO |  Trinidad and Tobago |
TRI (1934-2010) |
| TUV |  Tuvalu |
U edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| UGA |  Uganda |
V edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| VAN |  Vanuatu |
W edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| WAL |  Wales |
Z edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| ZAM |  Zambia |
NRH (1954) |
Historic CGAs and teams edit
Codes still in use edit
| Code | Nation/Team | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|
| FSA |  Federation of South Arabia2 |
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| HKG |  Hong Kong3 |
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| IFS |  Irish Free State4 |
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| IRE |  Ireland |
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| ZIM |  Zimbabwe5 |
SRH (1934–1958) and ZIM (1982-2002) |
Obsolete codes edit
| Code | Nation (CGA) | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADN |  Aden |
1962 | Competed independently prior to the formation Federation of South Arabia (FSA)
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| BGU |  British Guiana |
1930–1962 | Now Guyana (GUY)
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| CEY | Ceylon |
1938–1970 | Now Sri Lanka (SRI)
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| FRN |  Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
1962 | Now Malawi (MAW), Zambia (ZAM) and Zimbabwe (ZIM)
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| GCO |  Gold Coast |
1954 | Now Ghana (GHA)
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| HBR |  British Honduras |
1962–1966 | Now Belize (BIZ)
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| MAL | Malaysia |
1950–1962 | Competed independently prior to the formation of Malaysia in 1963. Now Malaysia (MAS)
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| BNB |  British North Borneo |
1958–1962 | |
| SAR |  Sarawak |
1958–1962 | |
| NEW |  Newfoundland |
1930–1934 | Competed independently prior becoming a province of Canada (CAN)
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| NRH |  Northern Rhodesia |
1954 | Now Zambia (ZAM)
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| SAF | South Africa |
1930–1958 | Now South Africa (RSA)
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| SCN |  Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla |
1978 | Now Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) and Anguilla (AIA)
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| SRH |  Southern Rhodesia |
1934–1958 | Now Zimbabwe (ZIM)
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| TAG |  Tanganyika |
1962 | Competed independently prior to the formation of Tanzania in 1964. Now Tanzania (TAN)
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Notes edit
^1 Suspended from the Commonwealth on 8 December 2006 over the 2006 Fijian coup d'état.[1][2] Reinstated March 2014.[3]
^2 Left the Commonwealth on 30 November 1967 when it formed part of South Yemen.
^3 Left the Commonwealth on 1 July 1997 when China resumed sovereignty.
^4 Withdrew from the Commonwealth on 18 April 1949 with passing the Republic of Ireland Act.[4]
^5 Suspended from the Commonwealth on 19 March 2002.[5] Withdrew voluntarily on 7 December 2003.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Ingram, Derek; Soal, Judith (February 2007). "Commonwealth Update". The Round Table. 96 (388): 2–28. doi:10.1080/00358530701189734.
- ^ "Fiji suspended from the Commonwealth". thecommonwealth.org. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ "Fiji reinstated to the Commonwealth".
- ^ "History of the Commonwealth". Commonwealth of Nations. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- ^ Ingram, Derek (April 2002). "Commonwealth Update". The Round Table. 91 (364): 131–59. doi:10.1080/00358530220144148.
- ^ "Editorial: CHOGM 2003, Abuja, Nigeria". The Round Table. 93 (373): 3–6. January 2004. doi:10.1080/0035853042000188139.