List of CGF country codes

Last updated August 03, 2025

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.

Current CGAs

There are 74 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	Fiji ¹

G

Code	Nation (CGA)	Other codes used
GAB	Gabon
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)
TOG	Togo
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 Arabia ²
HKG	Hong Kong ³
IFS	Irish Free State ⁴
IRE	Ireland
ZIM	Zimbabwe ⁵	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
BGU	British Guiana	1930–1962	Now Guyana
CEY	Ceylon	1938–1970	Now Sri Lanka
FRN	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	1962	Now Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
GCO	Gold Coast	1954	Now Ghana
HBR	British Honduras	1962–1966	Now Belize
MAL	Malaysia	1950–1962	Competed independently prior to the formation of Malaysia in 1963. Now Malaysia
BNB	British North Borneo	1958–1962
SAR	Sarawak	1958–1962
NEW	Newfoundland	1930–1934	Competed independently prior becoming a province of Canada
NRH	Northern Rhodesia	1954	Now Zambia
SAF	South Africa	1930–1958	Now South Africa
SCN	Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla	1978	Now Saint Kitts and Nevis and Anguilla
SRH	Southern Rhodesia	1934–1958	Now Zimbabwe
TAG	Tanganyika	1962	Competed independently prior to the formation of Tanzania in 1964. Now Tanzania

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.
^3 Left the Commonwealth on 1 July 1997 when China resumed sovereignty.
^4 Ceased to exist upon the enactment of the Constitution of Ireland on 29 December 1937.^[4]
^5 Suspended from the Commonwealth on 19 March 2002.^[5] Withdrew voluntarily on 7 December 2003.^[6]

References

↑ 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.

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[1] Ingram, Derek; Soal, Judith (February 2007). "Commonwealth Update". The Round Table . 96 (388): 2–28. 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] Ingram, Derek (April 2002). "Commonwealth Update". The Round Table . 91 (364): 131–59. doi:10.1080/00358530220144148.

[6] "Editorial: CHOGM 2003, Abuja, Nigeria". The Round Table . 93 (373): 3–6. January 2004. doi:10.1080/0035853042000188139.

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