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This is a list of the women's national
basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
teams in the world.


Active teams

The
International Basketball Federation The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
, or FIBA recognizes 213 national teams divided into 5 zones, each roughly corresponding to a continent ( North America and
South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...
are grouped under the
Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...
.) The newest national team is
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which was recognized in 2006. There are more FIBA-recognized teams than FIFA-recognized teams (209).


FIBA Africa

FIBA Africa FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan. Members FIBA World Rankings Overview ...
, which has 54 national teams, is divided into 7 zones.


Zone 1

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Zone 2

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Zone 3

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Zone 4

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Zone 5

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Zone 7

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FIBA Americas

FIBA Americas FIBA Americas ( es, Confederación Panamericana de Baloncesto, french: FIBA Amériques) is a zone within FIBA (International Basketball Federation). It is one of FIBA's five continental confederations. FIBA Americas is responsible for the organiz ...
(formerly the Pan-American Basketball Confederation), which controls North America,
Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
, the Caribbean, and
South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...
, has 44 national teams, divided into three areas. The Central American and Caribbean Confederations of Basketball (CONCECABA) is further divided into the Central America and Caribbean zone.


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North America

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South America

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FIBA Asia

FIBA Asia FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations. Member associations Tournaments Organized by FIBA Asia National teams * FIBA Asia Cup – since 2017, also inclu ...
(formerly the Asian Basketball Confederation) is divided into 5 zones.


East Asia

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Gulf

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Middle Asia

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SEABA

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WABA

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FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe has 50 member nations under it. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * :, a combined team of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will play at the 2012 Olympics and at the EuroBasket Women 2011, 2013 and 2015.


FIBA Oceania

FIBA Oceania The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
has 22 member nations under it.FIBA.com - Zones: FIBA Oceania
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Non-FIBA members

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Defunct teams

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FIBA country codes

FIBA uses
IOC country codes The International Olympic Committee (IOC) uses three-letter abbreviation country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic Games. Each geocode usually identifies a National Olympic Committee (NOC), but there are s ...
for most countries which are IOC members. For non-IOC members and exceptions, FIBA uses the following codes: *: ENG *: GIB *: MIS (IOC: MHL) *: MAT *: CAL *: NIS *: SAI *: SCO *: TAH *: TCI *: WAL


See also

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References

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