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The following 3-letter codes are officially recognised by the IWF and are to be used in all international competitions, on scoreboards, result sheets, referee cards, record protocols, anti-doping control documents, etc.

Full Member (*FM): is a Member Federation of a country as defined in the IWF Rule 5 of the Constitution and Rules entitled to full membership rights which are set out in rule 9.

Associated Member (*AM): is a Federation of a non-sovereign country, meaning that such non-sovereign country has no National Olympic Committee recognized by the IOC as defined in rule 6.

Provisional Member (*PM): is a National Federation of a country as defined in rule 7 of the IWF Constitution and Rules that has submitted its application and is waiting for admission to full membership.

Temporarily Suspended (*TS): IWF membership can provisionally suspended in case a Member Federation fails to fulfil the obligations defined in rule 8 of the IWF Constitution. (Schedule 2 of the IWF Constitution and Rules – Member in a Good Standing Criteria)

ALGERIA

Code: ALG

Status: FM

BURUNDI

Code: BDI

Status: PM

BOTSWANA

Code: BOT

Status: FM

CONGO

Code: CGO

Status: FM

CAMEROUN

Code: CMR

Status: FM

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Code: COD

Status: FM

COMOROS

Code: COM

Status: FM

CAPE VERDE

Code: CPV

Status: PM

EGYPT

Code: EGY

Status: FM

ETHIOPIA

Code: ETH

Status: FM

GAMBIA

Code: GAM

Status: FM, TS

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Code: GEQ

Status: PM

GHANA

Code: GHA

Status: FM

GUINEA

Code: GUI

Status: FM, TS

KENYA

Code: KEN

Status: FM

LIBYA

Code: LBA

Status: FM

LIBERIA

Code: LBR

Status: FM, TS

LESOTHO

Code: LES

Status: FM

MADAGASCAR

Code: MAD

Status: FM

MOROCCO

Code: MAR

Status: FM

MALAWI

Code: MAW

Status: FM, TS

MALI

Code: MLI

Status: FM, TS

MAURITIUS

Code: MRI

Status: FM

MAURITANIA

Code: MTN

Status: FM, TS

NIGERIA

Code: NGR

Status: FM

SOUTH AFRICA

Code: RSA

Status: FM

RWANDA

Code: RWA

Status: FM

SENEGAL

Code: SEN

Status: FM, TS

SEYCHELLES

Code: SEY

Status: FM

SIERRA LEONE

Code: SLE

Status: FM

SOMALIA

Code: SOM

Status: FM, TS

SUDAN

Code: SUD

Status: FM

ESWATINI

Code: SWZ

Status: FM

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

Code: TAN

Status: FM, TS

TUNISIA

Code: TUN

Status: FM

UGANDA

Code: UGA

Status: FM

ZAMBIA

Code: ZAM

Status: FM

ZANZIBAR

Code: ZAN

Status: FM, TS

ZIMBABWE

Code: ZIM

Status: FM, TS