List of CGF country codes

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The

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

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

A

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
AIA  Anguilla ANG (1998-2010)
ANT  Antigua and Barbuda
AUS  Australia

B

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
BAH  Bahamas
BAN  Bangladesh
BAR  Barbados
BER  Bermuda
BIZ  Belize HBR (1962–1966)
BOT  Botswana
BRU  Brunei

C

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
CAN  Canada
CAY  Cayman Islands
CMR  Cameroon
COK  Cook Islands
CYP  Cyprus

D

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
DMA  Dominica

E

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
ENG  England GB

F

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
FLK  Falkland Islands FAI (1982-2010)
FIJ  Fiji1

G

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
GAM  The Gambia
GGY  Guernsey GUE (1970-2010)
GHA  Ghana GCO (1954)
GIB  Gibraltar
GRN  Grenada
GUY  Guyana BGU (1930–1962)

I

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
IND  India
IOM  Isle of Man
IVB  British Virgin Islands

J

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
JAM  Jamaica
JEY  Jersey JER (1958-2010)

K

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
KEN  Kenya
KIR  Kiribati KRI (2002)

L

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
LCA  Saint Lucia
LES  Lesotho

M

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
MAS  Malaysia MAL (1950–1962)
MAW  Malawi
MDV  Maldives
MLT  Malta
MOZ  Mozambique
MRI  Mauritius
MSR  Montserrat MNT (1994-2010)

N

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
NAM  Namibia
NFK  Norfolk Island NFI (1986-2010)
NGR  Nigeria
NIR  Northern Ireland
NIU  Niue
NRU  Nauru
NZL  New Zealand

P

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
PAK  Pakistan
PNG  Papua New Guinea

R

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
RSA  South Africa SAF (1930–1958)
RWA  Rwanda

S

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
SAM  Samoa
SCO  Scotland
SEY  Seychelles
SHN  Saint Helena SHE (2006)
SGP  Singapore SIN
SKN  Saint Kitts and Nevis SCN (1978)
SLE  Sierra Leone
SOL  Solomon Islands
SRI  Sri Lanka CEY (1938–1970)
SVG  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
SWZ  
Swaziland (now Eswatini
)

T

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
TAN  Tanzania
TCA  Turks and Caicos Islands TCI (1978-2010)
TGA  Tonga TON (1974-2010)
TTO  Trinidad and Tobago TRI (1934-2010)
TUV  Tuvalu

U

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
UGA  Uganda

V

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
VAN  Vanuatu

W

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
WAL  Wales

Z

Code Nation (CGA) Other codes used
ZAM  Zambia NRH (1954)

Historic CGAs and teams

Codes still in use

Code Nation/Team Other codes used
FSA  
Federation of South Arabia2
HKG  Hong Kong3
IFS  
Irish Free State4
IRE  
Ireland
ZIM  Zimbabwe5 SRH (1934–1958) and ZIM (1982-2002)

Obsolete codes

Code Nation (CGA) Years Notes
ADN  
Aden
 1962 Competed independently prior to the formation  
Federation of South Arabia
 (FSA)
BGU  
British Guiana
 1930–1962 Now  Guyana (GUY)
CEY  
Ceylon
 1938–1970 Now  Sri Lanka (SRI)
FRN  
Rhodesia and Nyasaland
 1962 Now  Malawi (MAW),  Zambia (ZAM) and  Zimbabwe (ZIM)
GCO  
Gold Coast
 1954 Now  Ghana (GHA)
HBR  
British Honduras
 1962–1966 Now  Belize (BIZ)
MAL  Malaysia 1950–1962 Competed independently prior to the formation of Malaysia in 1963.
Now  Malaysia (MAS)
BNB  
British North Borneo
 1958–1962
SAR  
Sarawak
 1958–1962
NEW  
Newfoundland
 1930–1934 Competed independently prior becoming a province of  Canada (CAN)
NRH  
Northern Rhodesia
 1954 Now  Zambia (ZAM)
SAF  South Africa 1930–1958 Now  South Africa (RSA)
SCN  
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
 1978 Now  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) and  Anguilla (AIA)
SRH  
Southern Rhodesia
 1934–1958 Now  Zimbabwe (ZIM)
TAG  
Tanganyika
 1962 Competed independently prior to the formation of Tanzania in 1964.
Now  Tanzania (TAN)

Notes

^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.

China resumed sovereignty
.
Republic of Ireland Act.[4]
^5 Suspended from the Commonwealth on 19 March 2002.[5] Withdrew voluntarily on 7 December 2003.[6]

See also

References

  1. doi:10.1080/00358530701189734
    .
  2. ^ "Fiji suspended from the Commonwealth". thecommonwealth.org. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Fiji reinstated to the Commonwealth".
  4. ^ "History of the Commonwealth". Commonwealth of Nations. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  5. doi:10.1080/00358530220144148
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  6. doi:10.1080/0035853042000188139
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