A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens
Bottens is a municipalities of Switzerland, m ...
, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a pe ...
. They may nominate cities within their respective areas as candidates for future Olympic Games. NOCs also promote the development of athletes and training of coaches and officials at a national level within their geographies.
National Olympic Committees
As of 2020, there are 206 National Olympic Committees. These include each of the 193
member states of the United Nations
Member may refer to:
* Military jury A United States military "jury" (or "Members", in military parlance) serves a function similar to an American civilian jury, but with several notable differences. Only a Courts-martial in the United States, Ge ...

, one
UN observer state (
Palestine
Palestine ( or ) most often refers to:
* State of Palestine, a ''de jure'' sovereign state in the Middle East
* Palestine (region), a geographical and historical region in the Middle East
Palestine may also refer to:
* Palestinian National Aut ...
) and two
states with limited recognition
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine
''State Magazine'' is a digital magazine published by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Global Talent Management
The Bureau of Global Talent Managemen ...
(
Kosovo
Kosovo, or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово officially the Republic of Kosovo,; sr, / is a partially recognised state in Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe or Southeastern Europe () is a geographical subregion
A subregion is a part of a ...
and
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia
East Asia is the eastern region of Asia
Asia () is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and N ...

).
There are also ten
dependent territories
A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence
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with recognized NOCs: four
territories of the United States
Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative division
Administrative division, administrative unitArticle 3(1). , country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, first-level subdivision, as well as many ...
(
American Samoa
American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is an unincorporated territory of the United States
Under United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US), or America, is a countr ...
,
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia
Micronesia (, ; from grc, μικρός ''mikrós'' "small" and ''nêsos'' "island") is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of thousa ...
,
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico) is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...
, and the
United States Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ; es, Caribe; french: Caraïbes; ht, Karayib; also gcf, label=Antillean Creole
Antillean Creole (Antillean ...
), three
British Overseas Territories
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories all with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are remnants of the B ...

(
Bermuda
)
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, the
British Virgin Islands
)
, anthem = "God Save the Queen"
, song_type = Territorial song
, song = "Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands"
, image_map = British Virgin Islands in United Kingdom.svg
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, and the
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British overseas territories, British Overseas Territory, the largest by population, in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Caym ...
), one
constituent country of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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, image_map = Kingdom of the Netherlands (orthographic projection).svg
, map_width = 250px
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, map_caption2 = Map of the four constituent countries shown to scale
, capital = ...
(
Aruba
Aruba ( , , ) is an island and a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
, national_anthem = )
, image_map = Kingdom of the Netherlands (orthographic projection).svg
, map_width = 250px
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), one
associated state
An associated state is the minor partner in a formal, free relationship between a political territory with a degree of statehood and a (usually larger) nation, for which no other specific term, such as protectorate, is adopted.
The details of suc ...
of
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa
''Aotearoa'' (; commonly pronounced by English
English usually refers to:
* English language
English is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language first spoken in History of Anglo-Saxon Engl ...

(the
Cook Islands
)
, image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg
, capital = Avarua
, coordinates =
, largest_city = Avarua
, official_languages =
, languages_type = Spoken languages
, languages =
, ethn ...
) and one
special administrative region
A special administrative region is a designation for types of administrative territorial entities in Mainland China
Mainland China, also known as the Chinese mainland, China mainland, or the Mainland Area of the Republic of China is the geopo ...
of
China
China (), officially the People's Republic of China (PRC; ), is a country in East Asia
East Asia is the eastern region of Asia
Asia () is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern Hemisphere ...

(
Hong Kong
Hong Kong (; , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (HKSAR), is a city
A city is a large human settlement.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Pe ...
).
Prior to 1996, rules for recognising dependent territories or
constituent countries as separate countries within the IOC were not as strict as those within the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harm ...

, which allowed these territories to field teams separately from their sovereign state. Following an amendment to the Olympic Charter in 1996, NOC recognition can only be granted after recognition as an independent country by the international community. Since
the rule does not apply retroactively, the dependent territories and constituent countries which were recognised before the rule change are allowed to continue sending separate teams to the Olympics, while the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes or Faeroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic archipelago
An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster or collection of is ...

and
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), (RAEM) is a city
A city is a large human settlement.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. Lond ...

send their own
Paralympic
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multi-sport event
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting
Sporting may refer to:
*Sport, recreational games and pl ...
teams.
The only state which thus qualifies to participate in the future is the
Vatican City
Vatican City (), officially the Vatican City State ( it, Stato della Città del Vaticano; la, Status Civitatis Vaticanae),—'
* german: Vatikanstadt, cf. '—' (in Austria: ')
* pl, Miasto Watykańskie, cf. '—'
* pt, Cidade do Vatica ...

, a UN observer state.
Niue
Niue ( or ; niu, Niuē) is an island country
An island country or an island nation is a country
A country is a distinct territorial body or political entity
A polity is an identifiable political entity—any group of people wh ...

, another associated state of New Zealand, could also be eligible for particpation in the future as it conducts its own foreign relations and participates in several UN specialized agencies like other sovereign states. Currently,
all other remaining states are ineligible to join the IOC as they are not recognised by a majority of the United Nations member countries.
Constituent countries and dependent territories such as
Curaçao
Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ) is a Lesser Antilles
The Lesser Antilles ( es, link=no, Antillas Menores; french: link=no, Petites Antilles; pap, Antias Menor; nl, Kleine Antillen) are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea
The Cari ...
, the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes or Faeroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic archipelago
An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster or collection of is ...

,
Gibraltar
)
, anthem = "God Save the Queen"
, song = "Gibraltar Anthem"
, image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg
, map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe
, map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green
, mapsize = 290px
, image_map2 = ...

,
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), (RAEM) is a city
A city is a large human settlement.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. Lond ...

and
New Caledonia
)
, anthem = "Soyons unis, devenons frères"
, image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg
, map_alt = Location of New Caledonia
, map_caption = Location of New Caledonia
, mapsize = 290px
, s ...

can also no longer be recognised, so athletes from these territories can only participate in the Olympics as part of their parent nation's national team. This rule also applies to territories experiencing a change in status – the
Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee
The Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee, ( nl, Nederlands Antilliaans Olympisch Comité; pap, Comité Olímpico di Antia Hulandes) generally abbreviated NAOC was a member of the IOC from 1950 to 2011. It constituted the National Olympic Committ ...
was dissolved at the 123rd IOC session in July 2011 as the
Netherlands Antilles ceased to exist in 2010.
For those countries and territories that are part of the
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, generally known simply as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 54 member states, almost all of which are former territories
A territory is an administrative division, usually an area that is under the ...

, their National Olympic Committees also serve as the members of the
Commonwealth Games Association. They are responsible for organising and overseeing their national teams at the
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the ''Friendly Games'', is an international multi-sport event
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting
Sporting may refer to:
*Sport, recreational games and play
*Sporting (neighborhood), in ...
.
Listed NOCs
This section lists the current:
* 206 National Olympic Committees who are recognised by the International Olympic Committee, and so are the members of the
Association of National Olympic Committees
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) is an international organization
An international organization (also known as an international institution or intergovernmental organization) is a stable set of norms and rules meant to ...

.
* 7 National Olympic Committees who are recognised by their continental Olympic associations, but are not recognised by the International Olympic Committee (''Italics'').
The ANOC members are eligible to enter the
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a pe ...
. Some National Olympic Committees who are members of a continental Olympic association but not ANOC members compete in continental-level and subregional-level tournaments. These committees, however, are not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games.
The five continental Olympic associations are:
* Africa – ''
Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (acronym
An acronym is a word
In linguistics, a word of a spoken language can be defined as the smallest sequence of phonemes that can be uttered in isolation with semantic, objective ...
'' (ANOCA)
* America – ''
Pan American Sports Organization
The Pan American Sports Organization (Panam Sports; es, link=no, Organización Deportiva Panamericana; french: Organisation Sportive PanAméricaine) is an international organization which represents the current 41 National Olympic Committees of t ...
'' (PASO)
* Asia – ''
Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia
Asia () is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and Northern Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere of the Ear ...
'' (OCA)
* Europe – ''
European Olympic Committees
The European Olympic Committees is an organisation based in Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capi ...
'' (EOC)
* Oceania – ''
Oceania National Olympic Committees
The Oceania National Olympic Committees (acronym
An acronym is a word
In linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of language
A language is a structured system of communication used by humans, including speech (spo ...
'' (ONOC)
The IOC runs the
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting
Sporting may refer to:
*Sport, recreational games and play
*Sporting (neighborhood), ...
and the
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games (french: Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting
Sporting may refer to:
*Sport, recreational games and play
*Sporting (neighborhood), in Al ...
as competitions in which all IOC-recognised NOCs can participate. Each continent also runs its own championships for their members:
* ANOCA –
African Games
The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continent
A continent is any of several large landmass
A landmass, or land mass, is a large region
In geography
Geography (from G ...
* PASO –
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental
Continental may refer to:
Places
* Continent
* Continental, Arizona, a small community in Pima County, Arizona, US
* Continental, Ohio, a small town in Pu ...
and
Pan American Winter Games
The 1990 Winter Pan American Games were held in Las Leñas, Argentina, from September 16 to September 22, 1990. They were the only Winter Pan American Games. 97 athletes from eight countries participated in one sport (alpine skiing).
Sport
*Alpi ...
* OCA –
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until th ...
and
Asian Winter Games
The Asian Winter Games (AWG) is an international multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) which features winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of holding a winter ve ...
* EOC –
European Games
The European Games is a continental multi-sport event
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting
Sporting may refer to:
*Sport, recreational games and play
*Sporting (neighborhood), in Alexandria, Egypt
Sports clubs
*AC Sporting, a footb ...
* ONOC –
Pacific Games
The Pacific Games (formerly known as the South Pacific Games) is a continent
A continent is any of several large landmass
A landmass, or land mass, is a large region
In geography
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia' ...
While not continental unions in themselves, the
Union of Arab National Olympic Committees
The Union of Arab National Olympic Committees (acronym
An acronym is a word or name formed from the initial components of a longer name or phrase, usually using individual initial letters, as in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) or Eur ...
(UANOC) and
International Committee of Mediterranean Games
The International Committee of Mediterranean Games (french: Comité international des Jeux méditerranéens, CIJM) is the organization of the International Olympic Committee, National Olympic Committees who presides, regulates and organizes the Medi ...
(CIJM) organise multi-sport events between Arabic-speaking countries and Mediterranean countries respectively. All 22 National Olympic Committees that form the UANOC and the 26 from CIJM are also members of either the ANOCA, EOC or OCA and are eligible to send their athletes to either the African, European or Asian Games. National Olympic Committees from the UANOC and CIJM are noted in the list below.
Africa (ANOCA)
1: National Olympic Committee is a member of the UANOC.
2: National Olympic Committee is a member of the CIJM.
Americas (Panam Sports)
Asia (OCA)
1: National Olympic Committee is a member of the UANOC.
2: National Olympic Committee is a member of the OCA but not an ANOC member.
3: Official name used by the IOC, ANOC and OCA for the Republic of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. It shares Maritime boundary, maritime borders with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the sout ...

(Taiwan).
4: National Olympic Committee is a member of the CIJM.
Europe (EOC)
1: Israel was a member of the OCA, but left the organisation in 1981. It joined the EOC in 1994.
2: National Olympic Committee is a member of the CIJM.
Oceania (ONOC)
1: National Olympic Committee is an associate member of the ONOC but not an ANOC member.
List of NOCs by recognition date
Below is a chronological list of the 206 NOCs recognized by the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens
Bottens is a municipalities of Switzerland, m ...
, since its foundation in 1894. Many of these committees were founded many years before their official recognition, while others were immediately accepted after being founded.
Only extant states are listed. Also, the states that have changed their name at some point are listed under their current names. Former states (e.g. the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a that spanned during its existence from 1922 to 1991. It was nominally a of multiple national ; in practice and were highly until its final years. The ...
,
Czechoslovakia
, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 =
, s1 = Czech Re ...
, and the
Netherlands Antilles
nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom"
, national_anthem =
, common_languages = Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
*Dutch language , spoken in Belg ...
etc.), are not listed, only the current states derived from them: for example, the
Czech Olympic Committee
The Czech Olympic Committee ( cs, Český olympijský výbor – ČOV) is the National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International ...
representing
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region
Historical regions (or historical areas) are geographical
Geography (from Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, ...
was created and recognized in 1899. It was later transformed into the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee, and, after the
dissolution of Czechoslovakia
The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia ( cs, Rozdělení Československa, sk, Rozdelenie Česko-Slovenska) took effect on January 1, 1993, and was the self-determined split of the federal republic
A federal republic is a federation
A fede ...
, was re-recognized in 1993.
Notes
Divisions
The NOCs are all members of the ''Association of National Olympic Committees'' (ANOC), which is also split among five continental associations:
See the article for each continental association for the complete lists of all NOCs.
Unrecognized National Olympic Committees
The
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes or Faeroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic archipelago
An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster or collection of is ...
and
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), (RAEM) is a city
A city is a large human settlement.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. Lond ...
both have recognized
National Paralympic Committees
A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), NPCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the ...
and compete at the
Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multi-sport events involving athletes with a range of physical disability, disabilities, including impaired muscle power ...
. However, neither territory's National Olympic Committee is recognized by the IOC, so they cannot participate in the Olympics.
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), (RAEM) is a city
A city is a large human settlement.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. Lond ...
remains recognized by the
Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia
Asia () is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and Northern Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere of the Ear ...
and takes part in the
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until th ...
.
Other existing countries/regions with unrecognized Olympic committees:
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese, Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in the northeastern corner of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, na ...
,
Gibraltar
)
, anthem = "God Save the Queen"
, song = "Gibraltar Anthem"
, image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg
, map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe
, map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green
, mapsize = 290px
, image_map2 = ...

,
French Polynesia
)Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze")
, anthem = "La Marseillaise
"La Marseillaise" is the national anthem
A national anthem is a Patriotism, patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the ...
,
Niue
Niue ( or ; niu, Niuē) is an island country
An island country or an island nation is a country
A country is a distinct territorial body or political entity
A polity is an identifiable political entity—any group of people wh ...
,
Somaliland
Somaliland ( so, Soomaaliland; ar, صوماليلاند ', '), officially the Republic of Somaliland ( so, Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd''), is a de facto sovereign ...

,
New Caledonia
)
, anthem = "Soyons unis, devenons frères"
, image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg
, map_alt = Location of New Caledonia
, map_caption = Location of New Caledonia
, mapsize = 290px
, s ...

,
Kurdistan
Kurdistan ( ku, کوردستان ,Kurdistan ; lit. "land of the Kurds") or Greater Kurdistan is a roughly defined geo-cultural territory in Western Asia
Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the large ...

,
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto
''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, eve ...
,
Abkhazia
Abkhazia, , ka, აფხაზეთი, , rus, Абха́зия, r=Abkhaziya, p=ɐˈpxazʲɪjə xmf, აბჟუა, or , ( or ) is a partially recognized state in the South Caucasus
Transcaucasia, also known as the South Caucasus, ...

,
Native Americans
Native Americans may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian peoples of North and South America and their descendants
* Native Americans in the United States
* Indigenous peoples in Canada, the indigenous p ...
, the
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territories of the Unit ...

,
Anguilla
Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British overseas territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north ...

,
Montserrat
Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territory
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories all with a constitutional and historical lin ...

,
Transnistria
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state located in the narrow strip of land between the river Dniester
The Dniester ( ) is a river in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is ...

and
Turks & Caicos Islands.
South Ossetia
South Ossetia (, less commonly ), officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, or the Tskhinvali Region, is a ''de facto'' state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated population of just over 53,000 people, who ...
intends to establish a National Olympic Committee, and representatives from the
Republic of Artsakh
Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh (; hy, Արցախի Հանրապետություն, Artsakhi Hanrapetutyun), formerly the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, NKR (; russian: Нагорно-Карабахская Республика, ...
take part in Armenia's National Olympic Committee.
See also
*
National Paralympic Committee
A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paral ...
*
List of IOC country codes
The International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens
Botte ...
*
District of Columbia Olympic Committee
*
Commonwealth Games Association
Notes
References
Citations
Sources
*
Association of National Olympic Committees website
External links
*
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