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										Name: Botswana Bodybuilding, Weightlifting and Fitness Association
										Address: 
										 Gaborone
 P.O. Box 202082									
President: Joseph MATHAMBO
Gen. Secretary: Kealeboga Alex RANGKWE
Telephone: +267 71617111
E-mail: [email protected]
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)
									 AFGHANISTAN
									AFGHANISTAN
								
Code: AFG
Status: FM
									 ALBANIA
									ALBANIA
								
Code: ALB
Status: FM
									 ALGERIA
									ALGERIA
								
Code: ALG
Status: FM
									 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
									ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
								
Code: ANT
Status: FM
									 ARGENTINA
									ARGENTINA
								
Code: ARG
Status: FM
									 ARMENIA
									ARMENIA
								
Code: ARM
Status: FM
									 ARUBA
									ARUBA
								
Code: ARU
Status: FM
									 AMERICAN SAMOA
									AMERICAN SAMOA
								
Code: ASA
Status: FM
									 AUSTRALIA
									AUSTRALIA
								
Code: AUS
Status: FM
									 AUSTRIA
									AUSTRIA
								
Code: AUT
Status: FM
									 AZERBAIJAN
									AZERBAIJAN
								
Code: AZE
Status: FM
									 BAHAMAS
									BAHAMAS
								
Code: BAH
Status: FM
									 BANGLADESH
									BANGLADESH
								
Code: BAN
Status: FM
									 BARBADOS
									BARBADOS
								
Code: BAR
Status: FM
									 BURUNDI
									BURUNDI
								
Code: BDI
Status: FM
									 BELGIUM
									BELGIUM
								
Code: BEL
Status: FM
									 BHUTAN
									BHUTAN
								
Code: BHU
Status: FM
									 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
									BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
								
Code: BIH
Status: FM
									 BELIZE
									BELIZE
								
Code: BIZ
Status: FM
									 BELARUS
									BELARUS
								
Code: BLR
Status: FM
									 BOLIVIA
									BOLIVIA
								
Code: BOL
Status: FM
									 BOTSWANA
									BOTSWANA
								
Code: BOT
Status: FM
									 BRAZIL
									BRAZIL
								
Code: BRA
Status: FM
									 BAHRAIN
									BAHRAIN
								
Code: BRN
Status: FM
									 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
									BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
								
Code: BRU
Status: FM
									 BULGARIA
									BULGARIA
								
Code: BUL
Status: FM
									 CAMBODIA
									CAMBODIA
								
Code: CAM
Status: FM
									 CANADA
									CANADA
								
Code: CAN
Status: FM
									 CAYMAN ISLANDS
									CAYMAN ISLANDS
								
Code: CAY
Status: FM
									 CONGO
									CONGO
								
Code: CGO
Status: FM
									 CHILE
									CHILE
								
Code: CHI
Status: FM
									 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
									PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
								
Code: CHN
Status: FM
									 CAMEROUN
									CAMEROUN
								
Code: CMR
Status: FM
									 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
									DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
								
Code: COD
Status: FM
									 COOK ISLANDS
									COOK ISLANDS
								
Code: COK
Status: FM
									 COLOMBIA
									COLOMBIA
								
Code: COL
Status: FM
									 COMOROS
									COMOROS
								
Code: COM
Status: FM
									 CAPE VERDE
									CAPE VERDE
								
Code: CPV
Status: FM
									 COSTA RICA
									COSTA RICA
								
Code: CRC
Status: FM
									 CROATIA
									CROATIA
								
Code: CRO
Status: FM
									 CUBA
									CUBA
								
Code: CUB
Status: FM
									 CURACAO
									CURACAO
								
Code: CUR
Status: FM
									 CYPRUS
									CYPRUS
								
Code: CYP
Status: FM
									 CZECHIA
									CZECHIA
								
Code: CZE
Status: FM
									 DENMARK
									DENMARK
								
Code: DEN
Status: FM
									 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
									DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
								
Code: DOM
Status: FM
									 ECUADOR
									ECUADOR 
								
Code: ECU
Status: FM
									 EGYPT
									EGYPT
								
Code: EGY
Status: FM
									 EL SALVADOR
									EL SALVADOR
								
Code: ESA
Status: FM
									 SPAIN
									SPAIN
								
Code: ESP
Status: FM
									 ESTONIA
									ESTONIA
								
Code: EST
Status: FM
									 ETHIOPIA
									ETHIOPIA
								
Code: ETH
Status: FM
									 FIJI
									FIJI
								
Code: FIJ
Status: FM
									 FINLAND
									FINLAND
								
Code: FIN
Status: FM
									 FRANCE
									FRANCE
								
Code: FRA
Status: FM
									 FAROE ISLANDS
									FAROE ISLANDS
								
Code: FRO
Status: AM
									 FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA
									FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA
								
Code: FSM
Status: FM
									 GAMBIA
									GAMBIA
								
Code: GAM
Status: FM, TS
									 GREAT BRITAIN
									GREAT BRITAIN
								
Code: GBR
Status: FM
									 GEORGIA
									GEORGIA
								
Code: GEO
Status: FM
									 EQUATORIAL GUINEA
									EQUATORIAL GUINEA
								
Code: GEQ
Status: PM
									 GERMANY
									GERMANY
								
Code: GER
Status: FM
									 GHANA
									GHANA
								
Code: GHA
Status: FM
									 GREECE
									GREECE
								
Code: GRE
Status: FM
									 GUATEMALA
									GUATEMALA
								
Code: GUA
Status: FM
									 GUINEA
									GUINEA
								
Code: GUI
Status: FM, TS
									 GUAM
									GUAM
								
Code: GUM
Status: FM
									 GUYANA
									GUYANA
								
Code: GUY
Status: FM
									 HAITI
									HAITI
								
Code: HAI
Status: FM
									 HONG KONG, CHINA
									HONG KONG, CHINA
								
Code: HKG
Status: FM
									 HONDURAS
									HONDURAS
								
Code: HON
Status: FM
									 HUNGARY
									HUNGARY
								
Code: HUN
Status: FM
									 INDONESIA
									INDONESIA
								
Code: INA
Status: FM
									 INDIA
									INDIA
								
Code: IND
Status: FM
									 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
									ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
								
Code: IRI
Status: FM
									 IRELAND
									IRELAND
								
Code: IRL
Status: FM
									 IRAQ
									IRAQ
								
Code: IRQ
Status: FM
									 ICELAND
									ICELAND
								
Code: ISL
Status: FM
									 ISRAEL
									ISRAEL 
								
Code: ISR
Status: FM
									 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
									U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 
								
Code: ISV
Status: FM
									 ITALY
									ITALY
								
Code: ITA
Status: FM
									 JAMAICA
									JAMAICA
								
Code: JAM
Status: FM
									 JORDAN
									JORDAN
								
Code: JOR
Status: FM
									 JAPAN
									JAPAN
								
Code: JPN
Status: FM
									 KAZAKHSTAN
									KAZAKHSTAN
								
Code: KAZ
Status: FM
									 KENYA
									KENYA
								
Code: KEN
Status: FM
									 KYRGYZSTAN
									KYRGYZSTAN
								
Code: KGZ
Status: FM
									 KIRIBATI
									KIRIBATI
								
Code: KIR
Status: FM
									 REPUBLIC OF KOREA
									REPUBLIC OF KOREA
								
Code: KOR
Status: FM
									 KOSOVO
									KOSOVO
								
Code: KOS
Status: FM
									 SAUDI ARABIA
									SAUDI ARABIA
								
Code: KSA
Status: FM
									 KUWAIT
									KUWAIT
								
Code: KUW
Status: FM
									 LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
									LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
								
Code: LAO
Status: FM
									 LATVIA
									LATVIA
								
Code: LAT
Status: FM
									 LIBYA
									LIBYA
								
Code: LBA
Status: FM
									 LEBANON
									LEBANON
								
Code: LBN
Status: FM
									 LIBERIA
									LIBERIA
								
Code: LBR
Status: FM, TS
									 LESOTHO
									LESOTHO
								
Code: LES
Status: FM
									 LITHUANIA
									LITHUANIA
								
Code: LTU
Status: FM
									 LUXEMBOURG
									LUXEMBOURG
								
Code: LUX
Status: FM
									 MACAU, CHINA
									MACAU, CHINA
								
Code: MAC
Status: FM
									 MADAGASCAR
									MADAGASCAR
								
Code: MAD
Status: FM
									 MOROCCO
									MOROCCO
								
Code: MAR
Status: FM
									 MALAYSIA
									MALAYSIA
								
Code: MAS
Status: FM
									 MALAWI
									MALAWI
								
Code: MAW
Status: FM, TS
									 REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
									REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
								
Code: MDA
Status: FM
									 MALDIVES
									MALDIVES
								
Code: MDV
Status: FM, TS
									 MEXICO
									MEXICO
								
Code: MEX
Status: FM
									 MONGOLIA
									MONGOLIA
								
Code: MGL
Status: FM
									 MARSHALL ISLANDS
									MARSHALL ISLANDS
								
Code: MHL
Status: FM
									 NORTH MACEDONIA
									NORTH MACEDONIA
								
Code: MKD
Status: PM
									 MALI
									MALI
								
Code: MLI
Status: FM, TS
									 MALTA
									MALTA
								
Code: MLT
Status: FM
									 MONACO
									MONACO
								
Code: MON
Status: FM
									 MAURITIUS
									MAURITIUS
								
Code: MRI
Status: FM
									 MAURITANIA
									MAURITANIA
								
Code: MTN
Status: FM, TS
									 MYANMAR
									MYANMAR
								
Code: MYA
Status: FM
									 NICARAGUA
									NICARAGUA
								
Code: NCA
Status: FM
									 NEW CALEDONIA
									NEW CALEDONIA
								
Code: NCL
Status: AM
									 NETHERLANDS
									NETHERLANDS
								
Code: NED
Status: FM
									 NEPAL
									NEPAL
								
Code: NEP
Status: FM
									 NIGERIA
									NIGERIA
								
Code: NGR
Status: FM
									 NORTHERN IRELAND
									NORTHERN IRELAND
								
Code: NIR
Status: AM
									 NIUE
									NIUE
								
Code: NIU
Status: FM
									 NORTHERN MARIANAS
									NORTHERN MARIANAS
								
Code: NMI
Status: FM
									 NORWAY
									NORWAY
								
Code: NOR
Status: FM
									 NORFOLK ISLANDS
									NORFOLK ISLANDS
								
Code: NRF
Status: AM
									 NAURU
									NAURU
								
Code: NRU
Status: FM
									 NEW ZEALAND
									NEW ZEALAND
								
Code: NZL
Status: FM
									 OMAN
									OMAN
								
Code: OMA
Status: FM
									 PAKISTAN
									PAKISTAN
								
Code: PAK
Status: FM, TS
									 PANAMA
									PANAMA
								
Code: PAN
Status: FM
									 PARAGUAY
									PARAGUAY
								
Code: PAR
Status: FM
									 PERU
									PERU
								
Code: PER
Status: FM
									 PHILIPPINES
									PHILIPPINES
								
Code: PHI
Status: FM
									 PALESTINE
									PALESTINE
								
Code: PLE
Status: FM
									 PALAU
									PALAU
								
Code: PLW
Status: FM
									 PAPUA NEW GUINEA
									PAPUA NEW GUINEA
								
Code: PNG
Status: FM
									 POLAND
									POLAND
								
Code: POL
Status: FM
									 PORTUGAL
									PORTUGAL
								
Code: POR
Status: FM
									 DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
									DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
								
Code: PRK
Status: FM
									 PUERTO RICO
									PUERTO RICO
								
Code: PUR
Status: FM
									 QATAR
									QATAR
								
Code: QAT
Status: FM
									 ROMANIA
									ROMANIA
								
Code: ROU
Status: FM
									 SOUTH AFRICA
									SOUTH AFRICA
								
Code: RSA
Status: FM
									 RUSSIAN FEDERATION
									RUSSIAN FEDERATION
								
Code: RUS
Status: FM
									 RWANDA
									RWANDA
								
Code: RWA
Status: FM
									 SAMOA
									SAMOA
								
Code: SAM
Status: FM
									 SCOTLAND
									SCOTLAND
								
Code: SCO
Status: AM
									 SENEGAL
									SENEGAL
								
Code: SEN
Status: FM, TS
									 SEYCHELLES
									SEYCHELLES
								
Code: SEY
Status: FM
									 SINGAPORE
									SINGAPORE
								
Code: SGP
Status: FM
									 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
									ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
								
Code: SKN
Status: PM
									 SIERRA LEONE
									SIERRA LEONE
								
Code: SLE
Status: FM
									 SLOVENIA
									SLOVENIA
								
Code: SLO
Status: FM
									 SAN MARINO
									SAN MARINO
								
Code: SMR
Status: FM
									 SOLOMON ISLANDS
									SOLOMON ISLANDS
								
Code: SOL
Status: FM
									 SOMALIA
									SOMALIA
								
Code: SOM
Status: FM, TS
									 SERBIA
									SERBIA
								
Code: SRB
Status: FM
									 SRI LANKA
									SRI LANKA
								
Code: SRI
Status: FM
									 SUDAN
									SUDAN
								
Code: SUD
Status: FM
									 SWITZERLAND
									SWITZERLAND
								
Code: SUI
Status: FM
									 SURINAME
									SURINAME
								
Code: SUR
Status: FM
									 SLOVAKIA
									SLOVAKIA
								
Code: SVK
Status: FM
									 SWEDEN
									SWEDEN
								
Code: SWE
Status: FM
									 ESWATINI
									ESWATINI
								
Code: SWZ
Status: FM
									 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
									SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
								
Code: SYR
Status: FM
									 TAHITI
									TAHITI
								
Code: TAH
Status: AM
									 UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
									UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
								
Code: TAN
Status: FM, TS
									 TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
									TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
								
Code: TCA
Status: AM
									 TONGA
									TONGA
								
Code: TGA
Status: FM
									 THAILAND
									THAILAND
								
Code: THA
Status: FM
									 TAJIKISTAN
									TAJIKISTAN
								
Code: TJK
Status: FM
									 TURKMENISTAN
									TURKMENISTAN
								
Code: TKM
Status: FM
									 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE
									DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE
								
Code: TLS
Status: FM
									 CHINESE TAIPEI
									CHINESE TAIPEI
								
Code: TPE
Status: FM
									 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
									TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
								
Code: TTO
Status: FM
									 TUNISIA
									TUNISIA
								
Code: TUN
Status: FM
									 TURKEY
									TURKEY
								
Code: TUR
Status: FM
									 TUVALU
									TUVALU
								
Code: TUV
Status: FM
									 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
									UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
								
Code: UAE
Status: FM
									 UGANDA
									UGANDA
								
Code: UGA
Status: FM
									 UKRAINE
									UKRAINE
								
Code: UKR
Status: FM
									 URUGUAY
									URUGUAY
								
Code: URU
Status: FM
									 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
									UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
								
Code: USA
Status: FM
									 UZBEKISTAN
									UZBEKISTAN
								
Code: UZB
Status: FM
									 VANUATU
									VANUATU
								
Code: VAN
Status: FM
									 VENEZUELA
									VENEZUELA
								
Code: VEN
Status: FM
									 VIETNAM
									VIETNAM
								
Code: VIE
Status: FM
									 ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
									ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
								
Code: VIN
Status: FM
									 WALES
									WALES
								
Code: WAL
Status: AM
									 WALLIS AND FUTUNA
									WALLIS AND FUTUNA
								
Code: WLF
Status: AM
									 YEMEN
									YEMEN
								
Code: YEM
Status: FM
									 ZAMBIA
									ZAMBIA
								
Code: ZAM
Status: FM
									 ZANZIBAR
									ZANZIBAR
								
Code: ZAN
Status: AM
									 ZIMBABWE
									ZIMBABWE
								
Code: ZIM
Status: FM, TS