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The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is the international governing body of the sport of orienteering. The IOF head office is located in Karlstad, Sweden. The IOF governs four orienteering disciplines: foot orienteering, mountain bike orienteering, ski orienteering, and trail orienteering.
Orienteering Australia is the National organisation responsible for the governing, organisation and promotion of orienteering in Australia. It is a Full Member of the International Orienteering Federation. Orienteering Australia has its own publication The Australian Orienteer.
The Irish Orienteering Association (IOA) is the national organisation of orienteering for the Republic of Ireland. It is a full member of the International Orienteering Federation.
Belgian Orienteering Federation ABSO-BVOS is the national Orienteering Association in Belgium. It is recognized as the orienteering association for Belgium by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.
Orienteering Canada, formerly known as the Canadian Orienteering Federation (COF), is the governing body of orienteering in Canada. It is recognized by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.
The Turkish Orienteering Federation is the national orienteering association in Turkey. Founded in 2002, it is recognized as the orienteering association for Turkey by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.
The Colombian Orienteering Federation is the national Orienteering Association in Colombia. It is recognized as the orienteering association for Colombia by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.
The Croatian Orienteering Federation is the national Orienteering Association in Croatia. It is recognized as the orienteering association for Croatia by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member. It is also a member of the Croatian Olympic Committee.
The Český svaz orientačních sportů (ČSOS) is the national Orienteering Association in Czech Republic. It is recognized as the orienteering association for the Czech Republic by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.
Orienteering Association of Hong Kong (OAHK) is the HSK organisation responsible for orienteering in Hong Kong. It is a Full Member of the International Orienteering Federation.
The Danish Orienteering Federation is the national Orienteering Association in Denmark. It is recognized as the orienteering association for Denmark by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.
The Federatión Española de Orientación (FEDO) is the national Orienteering Association in Spain. It is recognized as the orienteering association for Spain by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.
The Estonian Orienteering Federation is the national Orienteering Federation of Estonia. It is recognized as the orienteering federation for Estonia by the International Orienteering Federation, it became a member on 27 September 1991.
The Serbian Orienteering Federation is the national Orienteering Association in Serbia. It is recognized as the orienteering association for Serbia by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.
The Norwegian Orienteering Federation is the national Orienteering Association in Norway. It is recognized as the orienteering association for Norway by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member. The association was founded 1 October 1945, and is a member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports (NIF). Its first chairman was Kaare Thuesen. In 1946 NOF had 204 associated clubs, with just above 7,000 members. The number of clubs and associated members increased gradually through the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and peaked in 1984 with 630 clubs and 34,000 members, and 35,000 members and 620 clubs in 1985. The next twenty years saw a decline in the number of clubs and members. As per December 2007 Norges Orienteringsforbund had 400 associated clubs and just above 24,000 members, distributed over eighteen districts.
Deutscher Turner Bund, Abteilung Sport Orientierungslauf is the national Orienteering Association in Germany. It is recognized as the orienteering association for Germany by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.
The Dutch Orienteering Federation is the national Orienteering Association in the Netherlands. Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. It is recognized as the orienteering association for the Netherlands by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.
The Hungarian Orienteering Federation is the governing body for orienteering in Hungary. It is recognized as Hungary's national orienteering association by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF), of which it is a member.
Swiss Orienteering is the national Orienteering Association in Switzerland. It is recognized as the orienteering association for Switzerland by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.
Scottish Orienteering Association (SOA), also known as Scottish Orienteering, is the association for Orienteering in Scotland and is a constituent association of the British Orienteering Federation. It is the [[Scottish Governing Body for the sport of Orienteering in Scotland.
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- ↑ "IOF Member Federations". International Orienteering Federation . Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
