GBR

Geography & Places abbreviation · Country Code

GBR
Stands forUnited Kingdom
CategoriesGeography & Places

GBR stands for United Kingdom, a country code abbreviation.

ISO alpha-3 code for the United Kingdom and the IOC code for Team GB, which represents the whole UK at the Olympics. It appears on scoreboards, passports and machine-readable travel documents.

Example: GBR finished second in the Olympic rowing medal table.

Usage notes

British passports list nationality as GBR. Despite the name Great Britain, Team GB includes athletes from Northern Ireland, who may alternatively compete for Ireland.

More country code abbreviations

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  • FO – Faroe Islands
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  • GA – Gabon
  • GB – United Kingdom
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  • GE – Georgia
  • GER – Germany
  • GF – French Guiana
  • GG – Guernsey
  • GH – Ghana

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