Member Countries
In the following table, the year in which the NOC was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NOC was created. The NOC for Macau, China is recognized by the OCA, but is not recognized by the IOC and does not compete in the Olympic Games.
| Nation | Code | National Olympic Committee | Created | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | AFG | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee | 1935/1936 | |
| Bahrain | BRN | Bahrain Olympic Committee | 1978/1979 | |
| Bangladesh | BAN | Bangladesh Olympic Association | 1979/1980 | |
| Bhutan | BHU | Bhutan Olympic Committee | 1983 | |
| Brunei | BRU | Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council | 1984 | |
| Cambodia | CAM | National Olympic Committee of Cambodia | 1983/1994 | |
| China | CHN | Chinese Olympic Committee | 1910/1979 | |
| Hong Kong, China | HKG | Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China | 1950/1951 | |
| India | IND | Indian Olympic Association | 1927 | |
| Indonesia | INA | Komite Olimpiade Indonesia | 1946/1952 | |
| Iran | IRI | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran | 1900 | |
| Iraq | IRQ | National Olympic Committee of Iraq | 1948 | |
| Japan | JPN | Japanese Olympic Committee | 1911/1912 | |
| Jordan | JOR | Jordan Olympic Committee | 1957/1963 | |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan | 1990/1993 | |
| North Korea | PRK | Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1953/1957 | |
| South Korea | KOR | Korean Olympic Committee | 1946/1947 | |
| Kuwait | KUW | Kuwait Olympic Committee | 1957/1966 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan | 1991/1993 | |
| Laos | LAO | National Olympic Committee of Lao | 1975/1979 | |
| Lebanon | LIB | Lebanese Olympic Committee | 1947/1948 | |
| Macau, China | MAC | Macau Sports and Olympic Committee | 1989/2009 | |
| Malaysia | MAS | Olympic Council of Malaysia | 1953/1954 | |
| Maldives | MDV | Maldives Olympic Committee | 1985 | |
| Mongolia | MGL | Mongolian National Olympic Committee | 1956/1962 | |
| Myanmar | MYA | Myanmar Olympic Committee | 1947 | |
| Nepal | NEP | Nepal Olympic Committee | 1962/1963 | |
| Oman | OMA | Oman Olympic Committee | 1982 | |
| Pakistan | PAK | Pakistan Olympic Association | 1948 | |
| Palestine | PLE | Palestine Olympic Committee | 1995 | |
| Philippines | PHI | Philippine Olympic Committee | 1911/1929 | |
| Qatar | QAT | Qatar Olympic Committee | 1979/1980 | |
| Saudi Arabia | KSA | Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee | 1964/1965 | |
| Singapore | SIN | Singapore National Olympic Council | 1947/1948 | |
| Sri Lanka | SRI | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka | 1937 | |
| Syria | SYR | Syrian Olympic Committee | 1948 | |
| Chinese Taipei | TPE | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee | 1960 | |
| Tajikistan | TJK | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan | 1992/1993 | |
| Thailand | THA | National Olympic Committee of Thailand | 1948/1950 | |
| Timor-Leste | TLS | Comitê Olímpico Nacional de Timor-Leste | 2003 | |
| Turkmenistan | TKM | National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan | 1990/1993 | |
| United Arab Emirates | UAE | United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee | 1979/1980 | |
| Uzbekistan | UZB | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan | 1992/1993 | |
| Vietnam | VIE | Vietnam Olympic Committee | 1976/1979 | |
| Yemen | YEM | Yemen Olympic Committee | 1971/1981 |
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