List of women's national basketball teams

List of women's national basketball teams

This is a list of the women's national basketball teams in the world.

Active teams

The International Basketball Federation, or FIBA recognizes 213 national teams divided into 5 zones, each roughly corresponding to a continent (North America and South America are grouped under the Americas.)

The newest national team is Montenegro which was recognized on 2006.

It is interesting to note that there are more FIBA-recognized teams than FIFA-recognized teams (209).

FIBA Africa

FIBA Africa, which has 53 national teams, [ [http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/fibaZone/p/openNodeIDs/983/selNodeID/983/fibaAfri.html FIBA.com - Zones:FIBA Africa] ] is divided into 7 zones. [ [http://www.fiba-africa.com/en/zone_fr_1.php FIBA-Africa.com] ]

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FIBA Americas

FIBA Americas (formerly the Pan-American Basketball Confederation), which controls North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, has 44 national teams, divided into three areas. [ [http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/fibaZone/p/openNodeIDs/1007/selNodeID/1007/fibaAmer.html FIBA.com - Zones: FIBA Americas] ] . The Central American and Caribbean Confederations of Basketball (CONCECABA) is further divided into the Central America and Caribbean zone. [ [http://www.fibaamericas.com/fiba2_us.asp About FIBA Americas] ]

CONCECABA

Caribbean

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Central America

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FIBA Asia

FIBA Asia (formerly the Asian Basketball Confederation) is divided into 5 zones. [ [http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/fibaZone/p/openNodeIDs/1006/selNodeID/1006/fibaAsia.html FIBA.com - Zones: FIBA Asia] ]

East Asia

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FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe has 51 member nations under it. [ [http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/fibaZone/p/openNodeIDs/1008/selNodeID/1008/fibaEuro.html FIBA.com - Zones: FIBA Europe] ]
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FIBA Oceania

FIBA Oceania has 21 member nations under it. [ [http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/fibaZone/p/openNodeIDs/1009/selNodeID/1009/fibaOcea.html FIBA.com - Zones: FIBA Oceania] ]
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Non-FIBA members

*bkw|PCN
*bkw|Transnistria
*bkw|Bonaire
*bkw|Curaçao
*bkw|East Timor
*bkw|French Guiana
*bkw|Guadeloupe|local
*bkw|Chuuk
*bkw|Pohnpei
*bkw|Falkland Islands
*bkw|Somaliland
*bkw|Martinique|local
*bkw|Mayotte|local
*bkw|Niue
*bkw|Northern Ireland
*bkw|Réunion|local
*bkw|Saint-Pierre and Miquelon|local
*bkw|Saba
*bkw|Saar
*bkw|Saint Helena
*bkw|Saint-Martin|local
*bkw|Sint Eustatius
*bkw|Sint Maarten
*bkw|Tokelau
*bkw|Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
*bkw|Vatican City
*bkw|Wallonia
*bkw|Wallis and Futuna|local
*bkw|Western Sahara
*bkw|Yap
*bkw|Zanzibar

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FIBA country codes

FIBA uses IOC country codes for most countries which are IOC members. For non-IOC members and exceptions, FIBA uses the following codes:
*bkw|England: ENG
*bkw|Gibraltar: GIB
*bkw|Marshall Islands: MIS (IOC: MHL)
*bkw|Montserrat: MAT
*bkw|New Caledonia: CAL
*bkw|Norfolk Island: NIS
*bkw|Northern Mariana Islands: SAI
*bkw|Scotland: SCO
*bkw|Tahiti: TAH
*bkw|Turks and Caicos Islands: TCI
*bkw|Wales: WAL

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