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-# auto-generated all-in-one single datafile countries.txt bundle
-#    on 2020-09-15 09:02:08 +0200 from 10 datafile(s)
-#  please, do NOT edit here; use the source
-#    see https://github.com/openfootball/national-teams - updates welcome!
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-========================================
-==  Africa
-
-### Eastern Africa
-bi   Burundi,              BDI, fifa › caf › cecafa
-dj   Djibouti,             DJI, fifa › caf › cecafa
-er   Eritrea,              ERI, fifa › caf › cecafa
-et   Ethiopia,             ETH, fifa › caf › cecafa
-ke   Kenya,                KEN, fifa › caf › cecafa
-rw   Rwanda,               RWA, fifa › caf › cecafa
-so   Somalia,              SOM, fifa › caf › cecafa
-tz   Tanzania,             TAN, fifa › caf › cecafa
-ug   Uganda,               UGA, fifa › caf › cecafa
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-km   Comoros,              COM, fifa › caf › cosafa
-mg   Madagascar,           MAD, fifa › caf › cosafa
-mw   Malawi,               MWI, fifa › caf › cosafa
-mu   Mauritius,            MRI, fifa › caf › cosafa
-mz   Mozambique,           MOZ, fifa › caf › cosafa
-sc   Seychelles,           SEY, fifa › caf › cosafa
-zm   Zambia,               ZAM, fifa › caf › cosafa
-zw   Zimbabwe,             ZIM, fifa › caf › cosafa
-
-
-### Central Africa
-ao   Angola,               ANG, fifa › caf › cosafa
-cm   Cameroon,             CMR, fifa › caf › uniffac
-cf   Central African Republic,  CTA, fifa › caf › uniffac
-      | C. Afr. Rep.
-td   Chad,                 CHA, fifa › caf › uniffac
-cg   Congo,                CGO, fifa › caf › uniffac
-      | Congo-Brazzaville | Congo-Brazz.
-cd   Congo DR,             COD, fifa › caf › uniffac    ## use "Congo, DR"
-      | DR Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo
-      | Congo-Kinshasa | Congo-Kinsh.
-gq   Equatorial Guinea,    EQG, fifa › caf › uniffac
-      | Equat. Guinea
-ga   Gabon,                GAB, fifa › caf › uniffac
-st   São Tomé and Príncipe,  STP, fifa › caf › uniffac
-      | São Tomé e Príncipe | São Tomé/Pr.
-
-
-### Northern Africa
-dz   Algeria,              ALG, fifa › caf › unaf
-eg   Egypt,                EGY, fifa › caf › unaf
-ma   Morocco,              MAR, fifa › caf › unaf
-ly   Libya,                LBY, fifa › caf › unaf
-tn   Tunisia,              TUN, fifa › caf › unaf
-ss   South Sudan,          SSD, fifa › caf › cecafa
-sd   Sudan,                SDN, fifa › caf › cecafa
-
-
-### Southern Africa
-za   South Africa,         RSA, fifa › caf › cosafa
-bw   Botswana,             BOT, fifa › caf › cosafa
-ls   Lesotho,              LES, fifa › caf › cosafa
-na   Namibia,              NAM, fifa › caf › cosafa
-sz   Eswatini,             SWZ, fifa › caf › cosafa
-      | Swaziland       # officially renamed in 2018 from Swaziland to Eswatini
-
-
-### Western Africa
-bj   Benin,                BEN, fifa › caf › wafu
-bf   Burkina Faso,         BFA, fifa › caf › wafu
-cv   Cabo Verde,           CPV, fifa › caf › wafu
-      | Cape Verde | Cape Verde Islands
-ci   Côte d'Ivoire,        CIV, fifa › caf › wafu
-      | Ivory Coast [en]
-gm   Gambia,               GAM, fifa › caf › wafu
-gh   Ghana,                GHA, fifa › caf › wafu
-gn   Guinea,               GUI, fifa › caf › wafu
-gw   Guinea-Bissau,        GNB, fifa › caf › wafu
-lr   Liberia,              LBR, fifa › caf › wafu
-ml   Mali,                 MLI, fifa › caf › wafu
-mr   Mauritania,           MTN, fifa › caf › wafu
-ne   Niger,                NIG, fifa › caf › wafu
-ng   Nigeria,              NGA, fifa › caf › wafu
-sn   Senegal,              SEN, fifa › caf › wafu
-sl   Sierra Leone,         SLE, fifa › caf › wafu
-tg   Togo,                 TOG, fifa › caf › wafu
-
-
-# Territories & Dependencies
-re   Réunion  › FR, REU,   caf             # note: NOT fifa member
-zan  Zanzibar › TZ, ZAN,   caf › cecafa    # note: NOT fifa member  -- is a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania
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-
-===============================
-==  Asia
-# Note: UEFA country kazakhstan is listed here in Asia
-# Note: Australia is listed in pacific (oceania w/ australia)
-
-### Central Asia
-kz   Kazakhstan,           KAZ,  fifa › uefa     # note: was formerly a member of AFC (1993–2002)
-kg   Kyrgyzstan,           KGZ,  fifa › afc › cafa
-      | Kyrgyz Republic
-tj   Tajikistan,           TJK,  fifa › afc › cafa
-tm   Turkmenistan,         TKM,  fifa › afc › cafa
-uz   Uzbekistan,           UZB,  fifa › afc › cafa
-
-
-### East Asia
-jp   Japan,                JPN,  fifa › afc › eaff
-kr   South Korea,          KOR,  fifa › afc › eaff
-      | Korea Republic | Republic of Korea    ## use "Korea, Republic"
-kp   North Korea,          PRK,  fifa › afc › eaff
-      | Korea DPR | Democratic People's Republic of Korea    ## use "Korea, DPR"
-cn   China,                CHN,  fifa › afc › eaff
-      | China PR | People's Republic of China                ## use "China, PR"
-tw   Taiwan,               TPE,  fifa › afc › eaff    #  was a member of OFC from 1975 to 1989
-      | Chinese Taipei |  Republic of China
-mn   Mongolia,             MNG,  fifa › afc › eaff
-
-# Territories & dependencies
-hk   Hong Kong › CN,       HKG,  fifa › afc › eaff
-mo   Macao     › CN,       MAC,  fifa › afc › eaff
-      | Macau
-
-
-### South Asia
-af   Afghanistan,          AFG,  fifa › afc › cafa
-pk   Pakistan,             PAK,  fifa › afc › saff
-in   India,                IND,  fifa › afc › saff
-bd   Bangladesh,           BAN,  fifa › afc › saff
-lk   Sri Lanka,            SRI,  fifa › afc › saff
-np   Nepal,                NEP,  fifa › afc › saff
-bt   Bhutan,               BHU,  fifa › afc › saff
-mv   Maldives,             MDV,  fifa › afc › saff
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-
-### Southeast Asia
-id   Indonesia,            IDN,  fifa › afc › aff
-my   Malaysia,             MAS,  fifa › afc › aff
-sg   Singapore,            SIN,  fifa › afc › aff
-th   Thailand,             THA,  fifa › afc › aff
-ph   Philippines,          PHI,  fifa › afc › aff
-vn   Vietnam,              VIE,  fifa › afc › aff
-bn   Brunei,               BRU,  fifa › afc › aff
-      | Brunei Darussalam
-mm   Myanmar,              MYA,  fifa › afc › aff
-kh   Cambodia,             CAM,  fifa › afc › aff
-tl   Timor-Leste,          TLS,  fifa › afc › aff
-      | East Timor
-la   Laos,                 LAO,  fifa › afc › aff
-
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-# note: member Guam listed in pacific
-# note: member Northern Mariana Islands listed in pacific
-# note: member Australia listed in pacific
-# note: candidate member Palau listed in pacific
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-===============================================
-==  Caribbean        ## Caribbean Islands
-
-# note members Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana listed in south america
-# note members Bermuda listed in north america
-
-cu   Cuba,                 CUB,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
-jm   Jamaica,              JAM,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
-do   Dominican Republic,   DOM,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
-ht   Haiti,                HAI,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
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-
-ag   Antigua and Barbuda,  ATG,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
-      | Antigua/Barb. | Antigua & Barbuda
-bs   Bahamas,              BAH,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
-bb   Barbados,             BRB,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
-dm   Dominica,             DMA,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
-gd   Grenada,              GRN,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
-kn   Saint Kitts and Nevis,  SKN, fifa › concacaf › cfu
-      | St. Kitts/N. | St. Kitts & Nevis
-lc   Saint Lucia,          LCA,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
-vc   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,  VIN, fifa › concacaf › cfu
-      | St. Vincent/G. | St. Vincent & The Grenadines
-tt   Trinidad and Tobago,  TRI, fifa › concacaf › cfu
-      | Trinidad/Tob.  | Trinidad & Tobago
-
-# Territories & Dependencies
-pr   Puerto Rico       › US,  PUR,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
-vi   US Virgin Islands › US,  VIR,  fifa › concacaf › cfu      # Virgin Islands (U.S.)
-      | United States Virgin Islands | US Virgin I.
-
-aw   Aruba › NL,           ARU,    fifa › concacaf › cfu
-     ## check alt code  ABW - in use??
-cw   Curaçao › NL,         CUW,    fifa › concacaf › cfu
-
-ai   Anguilla › UK,        AIA,    fifa › concacaf › cfu
-ky   Cayman Islands › UK,  CAY,    fifa › concacaf › cfu
-      | Cayman Isl.
-ms   Montserrat › UK,      MSR,    fifa › concacaf › cfu
-tc   Turks and Caicos Islands › UK,  TCA,    fifa › concacaf › cfu
-      | Turks & Caicos Islands
-vg   British Virgin Islands › UK,  VGB,    fifa › concacaf › cfu
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-
-
-## Non-FIFA member codes
-
-gp   Guadeloupe    › FR,  GLP,     concacaf › cfu   # note: NOT fifa member
-       ## check alternative code GPE for Guadeloupe ???
-mq   Martinique    › FR,  MTQ,     concacaf › cfu   # note: NOT fifa member
-mf   Saint Martin  › FR,  SMN,     concacaf › cfu   # note: NOT fifa member
-      | Saint Martin (French part)
-      ## check alternative code SMT or MAF? for Saint Martin in use ???
-sx   Sint Maarten  › NL,  SMA,     concacaf › cfu   # note: NOT fifa member
-      | Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
-      ## check alternative code SXM for Sint Maarten in use ???
-bq   Bonaire       › NL,  BOE,     concacaf › cfu   # note: NOT fifa member
-       ## check alternative (old?) code BON for Bonaire - in use ???
-
-
-==================================
-==  Central America
-
-bz   Belize,               BLZ,  fifa › concacaf › uncaf
-gt   Guatemala,            GUA,  fifa › concacaf › uncaf
-cr   Costa Rica,           CRC,  fifa › concacaf › uncaf
-hn   Honduras,             HON,  fifa › concacaf › uncaf
-sv   El Salvador,          SLV,  fifa › concacaf › uncaf
-ni   Nicaragua,            NCA,  fifa › concacaf › uncaf
-pa   Panama,               PAN,  fifa › concacaf › uncaf
-      | Panamá [es]
-
-
-
-=========================================
-==  Europe
-# Note: The UEFA member country Kazachstan from Asia is listed in Asia.
-# Note: The UEFA member country Israel from Asia is listed in Middle East.
-
-al   Albania,              ALB,   fifa › uefa
-ad   Andorra,              AND,   fifa › uefa
-at   Austria,              AUT,   fifa › uefa
-      | Österreich [de]
-
-
-by   Belarus,              BLR,    fifa › uefa
-be   Belgium,              BEL,    fifa › uefa
-ba   Bosnia and Herzegovina,  BIH,  fifa › uefa
-      | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Bosnia | Bosnia-Herz.
-bg   Bulgaria,             BUL,   fifa › uefa
-
-hr   Croatia,              CRO,   fifa › uefa
-      | Hrvatska [hr]
-cy   Cyprus,               CYP,   fifa › uefa
-cz   Czech Republic,       CZE,   fifa › uefa
-
-dk   Denmark,              DEN,   fifa › uefa
-
-ee   Estonia,              EST,  fifa › uefa
-es   Spain,                ESP,  fifa › uefa
-      | España [es]
-
-fi   Finland,              FIN,  fifa › uefa
-fr   France,               FRA,  fifa › uefa
-
-de   Germany,              GER,  fifa › uefa
-      | Deutschland [de]
-gr   Greece,               GRE,  fifa › uefa
-
-hu   Hungary,              HUN,  fifa › uefa
-
-is   Iceland,              ISL,  fifa › uefa
-it   Italy,                ITA,  fifa › uefa
-ie   Ireland,              IRL,  fifa › uefa
-      | Republic of Ireland
-
-lv   Latvia,               LVA,  fifa › uefa
-      | Latvija
-li   Liechtenstein,        LIE,  fifa › uefa
-lt   Lithuania,            LTU,  fifa › uefa
-lu   Luxembourg,           LUX,  fifa › uefa
-
-## note: country renamed to North Macedonia in February 2019
-##         keeps same fifa code - move Macedonia to history - why? why not?
-mk   North Macedonia,      MKD,  fifa › uefa
-      | Republic of North Macedonia
-      | Macedonia | FYR Macedonia | Macedonia FYR
-
-mt   Malta,                MLT,  fifa › uefa
-md   Moldova,              MDA,  fifa › uefa
-me   Montenegro,           MNE,  fifa › uefa
-
-nl   Netherlands,          NED,  fifa › uefa
-no   Norway,               NOR,  fifa › uefa
-
-pl   Poland,               POL,  fifa › uefa
-pt   Portugal,             POR,  fifa › uefa
-
-ro   Romania,              ROU,  fifa › uefa
-ru   Russia,               RUS,  fifa › uefa
-
-sm   San Marino,  SMR,  fifa › uefa
-rs   Serbia,  SRB,      fifa › uefa
-sk   Slovakia,  SVK,     fifa › uefa
-si   Slovenia,  SVN,     fifa › uefa
-se   Sweden,  SWE,       fifa › uefa
-ch   Switzerland,  SUI,  fifa › uefa
-      | Confoederatio Helvetica
-
-tr   Turkey,  TUR,   fifa › uefa
-ua   Ukraine,  UKR,  fifa › uefa
-
-xk   Kosovo,  KVX,  fifa › uefa        # -- note: Kosovo is not listed as an ISO standard country. The unofficial 2 and 3-digit codes are used by the European Commission and others until Kosovo is assigned an ISO code
-      | KOS      # note: KOS used by UEFA, KVX by FIFA (use FIFA code for now)
-
-##  south caucasus
-## - add to middle east?
-
-am   Armenia,              ARM,  fifa › uefa
-az   Azerbaijan,           AZE,  fifa › uefa
-ge   Georgia,              GEO,  fifa › uefa
-
-
-# Territories & Dependencies
-fo   Faroe Islands › DK,   FRO,  fifa › uefa
-gi   Gibraltar     › UK,   GIB,  fifa › uefa
-
-nkr  Artsakh        › AZ,  NKR   # note: NOT fifa or uefa member
-bsq  Basque Country › ES,  BSQ   # note: NOT fifa or uefa member
-cat  Catalonia      › ES,  CAT   # note: NOT fifa or uefa member
-## note: uses four-letter codes!
-trnc Northern Cyprus › CY, TRNC  # note: NOT fifa or uefa member
-
-## not members
-# - Great Britain - only all its member e.g. England/Wales/Scotland/Northern Irland
-uk   Great Britain,    GBR     # note: NOT fifa or uefa member
-eng  England          › UK, ENG,  fifa › uefa
-wal  Wales            › UK, WAL,  fifa › uefa
-sco  Scotland         › UK, SCO,  fifa › uefa
-nir  Northern Ireland › UK, NIR,  fifa › uefa
-      | N. Ireland
-
-## irregular codes
-va   Vatican City,  VAT    ## no "official" fifa code - listed in "irregular" codes
-mc   Monaco,        MCO    ## no "official" fifa code - listed in "irregular" codes
-
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-==========================================
-==  Middle East
-
-# note: israel is listed here (uefa member)
-
-
-### Arabian Peninsula
-bh   Bahrain,              BHR,  fifa › afc › waff
-kw   Kuwait,               KUW,  fifa › afc › waff
-om   Oman,                 OMA,  fifa › afc › waff
-qa   Qatar,                QAT,  fifa › afc › waff
-sa   Saudi Arabia,         KSA,  fifa › afc › waff
-ae   United Arab Emirates, UAE,  fifa › afc › waff
-      | UA Emirates
-ye   Yemen,                YEM,  fifa › afc › waff
-
-
-### Fertile Crescent
-iq   Iraq,                 IRQ,  fifa › afc › waff
-il   Israel,               ISR,  fifa › uefa         # note: was formerly a member of AFC (1954–1974); joined UEFA in 1994
-jo   Jordan,               JOR,  fifa › afc › waff
-lb   Lebanon,              LIB,  fifa › afc › waff
-ps   Palestine,            PLE,  fifa › afc › waff
-      | Palestinian Territories
-sy   Syria,                SYR,  fifa › afc › waff
-
-
-### Iranian Plateau
-ir   Iran,                 IRN,  fifa › afc › cafa   # note: NOT waff member
-      | IR Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran
-
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-==================================
-==  North America
-
-ca   Canada,               CAN,  fifa › concacaf › nafu
-us   United States,        USA,  fifa › concacaf › nafu
-mx   Mexico,               MEX,  fifa › concacaf › nafu
-      | México [es]
-
-# Territories & Dependencies
-bm   Bermuda › UK,         BER,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
-    ## check alt old? code BMU - in use??
-gl   Greenland › DK,       GRL
-
-
-==============================================
-==  Pacific      ## Oceania & Australia
-
-au   Australia,            AUS,  fifa › afc › aff   # formerly a member of OFC (1966–2006)
-
-### Melanesia
-pg   Papua New Guinea,     PNG,  fifa › ofc
-      | Papua N.G.
-fj   Fiji,                 FIJ,  fifa › ofc
-sb   Solomon Islands,      SOL,  fifa › ofc
-      | Solomon Isl.
-vu   Vanuatu,              VAN,  fifa › ofc
-
-
-### Micronesia
-pw   Palau,       PLW             # note: NOT fifa member, NOT ofc member
-                                  #  Listed as associate member of the OFC in 2002 and again in 2006. It is unclear whether Palau is still associated with the confederation
-fm   Micronesia,  FSM             # note: NOT fifa member, NOT ofc member
-      | Federated States of Micronesia
-ki   Kiribati,    KIR,   ofc      # note: NOT fifa member
-
-
-### Polynesia
-nz   New Zealand,     NZL,  fifa › ofc   # was formerly a member of AFC (1964–1966)
-ws   Samoa,           SAM,  fifa › ofc
-to   Tonga,           TGA,  fifa › ofc
-tv   Tuvalu,          TUV,         ofc  # note: NOT fifa member
-
-
-
-# Territories & Dependencies
-
-pf   Tahiti        › FR,   TAH,   fifa › ofc      # todo/check: use French Polynesia (FR) as name - why? why not?
-      | French Polynesia     # note: Tahiti, which is located within the Society Islands, is the most populous island, having close to 69% of the population of French Polynesia as of 2017.
-nc   New Caledonia › FR,   NCL,   fifa › ofc
-
-as   American Samoa           › US,  ASA, fifa › ofc
-      | Am. Samoa
-gu   Guam                     › US,  GUM, fifa › afc › eaff
-mp   Northern Mariana Islands › US,  NMI,        afc › eaff  # note: NOT fifa member  -- was formerly a member of OFC (2005–2009)
-
-ck   Cook Islands › NZ,    COK,   fifa › ofc
-nu   Niue         › NZ,    NIU,          ofc  # note: NOT fifa member
-
-
-## More Irregular FIFA codes
-# - Marshall Islands
-# - Nauru
-
-
-
-==================================
-==  South America
-
-ar   Argentina,            ARG,  fifa › conmebol
-bo   Bolivia,              BOL,  fifa › conmebol
-br   Brazil,               BRA,  fifa › conmebol
-cl   Chile,                CHI,  fifa › conmebol
-co   Colombia,             COL,  fifa › conmebol
-ec   Ecuador,              ECU,  fifa › conmebol
-py   Paraguay,             PAR,  fifa › conmebol
-pe   Peru,                 PER,  fifa › conmebol
-uy   Uruguay,              URU,  fifa › conmebol
-ve   Venezuela,            VEN,  fifa › conmebol
-
-
-# NB: guyana, suriname n french guiana
-#  are part of north/central & caribbean according to fifa/concacaf
-
-gy   Guyana,               GUY,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
-sr   Suriname,             SUR,  fifa › concacaf › cfu
-
-gf   French Guiana › FR,  GUF,  concacaf › cfu     # note: NOT fifa member
-       ## todo: check alternative (old?) code GYF for French Guiana ??
-
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-===============================
-==  History
-
-###########################################
-# Former national teams
-#   with former FIFA country codes etc.
-#
-# see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_country_codes#Obsolete_country_codes
-
-
-# the state was called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
-# until February 2003, when the name of the country was changed to
-# Serbia and Montenegro.
-# In 2006, Montenegro declared its independence from Serbia,
-# with the result that the country's football team was renamed
-# as the Serbia national football team on 28 June 2006
-# with the Montenegro national football team created to represent
-# the renewed state of Montenegro, with the Serbian national team
-# inheriting the history and records of Serbia and Montenegro's national team.
--2006   Serbia and Montenegro, SCG  ⇒  Serbia
-         | Serbia & Montenegro
-
-# note:
-#  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992-2003)
-#  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (-1992)
--2003   Yugoslavia,     YUG      ⇒  Serbia and Montenegro
-
-# today - Congo DR (COD)  formerly called Zaire (1971–1997)
--1997   Zaire, ZAI               ⇒  Congo DR
-
-
-# note:
-#  can only add to one country - add slovakia too?
-#    or use "neutral"  unclassified/other country?
--1992   Czechoslovakia, TCH      ⇒  Czech Republic
-
--1991   Soviet Union,   URS      ⇒  Russia
-
--1989   West Germany,   FRG      ⇒  Germany
--1989   East Germany,   GDR      ⇒  Germany
-
-
-
-# note: before independence in 1945 (now called Indonesia)
--1945   Dutch East Indies,  DEI  ⇒  Indonesia
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