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441 countries represented in NBA / ABA / BAA history.

441 countries 19,577 players
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1 USA 5,570
2 United States 2,957
3 Serbia 735
4 Croatia 428
5 France 404
6 Lithuania 360
7 China 349
8 Italy 307
9 Spain 298
10 Greece 287
11 Germany 286
12 Brazil 283
13 Slovenia 276
14 Argentina 275
15 Turkey 269
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 258
17 Belarus 255
18 Canada 231
19 Poland 204
20 Japan 201
21 Norway 190
22 Ukraine 186
23 Czech Republic 184
24 North Macedonia 184
25 South Korea 177
26 Russia 171
27 Montenegro 170
28 Israel 167
29 Hungary 166
30 Bulgaria 158
31 Luxembourg 155
32 Denmark 151
33 Latvia 150
34 Romania 150
35 Georgia 149
36 Finland 147
37 Sweden 142
38 Australia 133
39 New Zealand 133
40 Netherlands 127
41 Belgium 125
42 Austria 119
43 England 116
44 Mexico 116
45 Slovakia 104
46 Estonia 90
47 Switzerland 89
48 Kosovo 88
49 Senegal 86
50 Lebanon 77
51 Nigeria 69
52 Portugal 39
53 Dominican Republic 31
54 United States / Mexico 30
55 Cameroon 29
56 United States / Puerto Rico 23
57 Puerto Rico / United States 22
58 United Kingdom 20
59 Venezuela 20
60 Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia 18
61 United States / Nigeria 18
62 Bahamas 17
63 Democratic Republic of the Congo 17
64 Jamaica 16
65 Iceland 15
66 South Sudan 14
67 Albania 13
68 Uruguay 13
69 Ireland 12
70 Kingdom of the Netherlands 12
71 Mali 12
72 Ivory Coast 11
73 Taiwan 11
74 United States / Lebanon 11
75 Cuba 9
76 Panama 9
77 Puerto Rico 9
78 Angola 8
79 Kazakhstan 8
80 United States / U.S. Virgin Islands 8
81 Jordan 7
82 Scotland 7
83 United States / Dominican Republic 7
84 United States / Italy 7
85 Argentina / Italy 6
86 France / Switzerland 6
87 Haiti 6
88 Morocco 6
89 Trinidad and Tobago 6
90 United States / England 6
91 Antigua and Barbuda 5
92 Colombia 5
93 Cyprus 5
94 Egypt 5
95 Tunisia 5
96 United States / Japan 5
97 United States / Panama 5
98 Iran 4
99 People's Republic of China 4
100 Republic of the Congo 4
101 Rwanda 4
102 Serbia / Hungary 4
103 United States / Georgia 4
104 United States / Israel 4
105 United States / South Korea 4
106 Australia / New Zealand 3
107 Benin 3
108 Bosnia and Herzegovina / Serbia 3
109 Brazil / Italy 3
110 Canada / Jamaica 3
111 Cape Verde / Portugal 3
112 Croatia / Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
113 Croatia / Slovenia 3
114 England / United States 3
115 France / Ivory Coast 3
116 France / Mali 3
117 Germany / Kosovo 3
118 Germany / United States 3
119 Ghana 3
120 Greece / Cyprus 3
121 Guinea 3
122 Guyana 3
123 Kingdom of Denmark 3
124 Montenegro / Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
125 Montenegro / Serbia 3
126 Nigeria / United States 3
127 Paraguay 3
128 Qatar 3
129 Republic of the Congo / France 3
130 Serbia / Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
131 Somalia 3
132 The Bahamas 3
133 United States / Bahamas 3
134 United States / Bulgaria 3
135 United States / Germany 3
136 United States / Guam 3
137 United States / Hungary 3
138 United States / Jamaica 3
139 United States / Jordan 3
140 United States / New Zealand 3
141 United States / Portugal 3
142 Algeria 2
143 Andorra 2
144 Angola / Portugal 2
145 Australia / Lebanon 2
146 Azerbaijan 2
147 Belize 2
148 Bosnia and Herzegovina / Austria 2
149 Bosnia and Herzegovina / Kosovo 2
150 Bosnia and Herzegovina / Montenegro 2
151 British Virgin Islands 2
152 Canada / Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
153 Canada / Democratic Republic of the Congo 2
154 Canada / Lebanon 2
155 Canada / Nigeria 2
156 Cape Verde 2
157 Croatia / Austria 2
158 Croatia / Germany 2
159 Cyprus / Bulgaria 2
160 Dominican Republic / Netherlands 2
161 Dominican Republic / Switzerland 2
162 DRC 2
163 France / Morocco 2
164 France / Senegal 2
165 France / United States 2
166 Gabon 2
167 Germany / Croatia 2
168 Italy / Argentina 2
169 Kenya 2
170 Lebanon / Canada 2
171 Liberia 2
172 Moldova 2
173 Niger 2
174 Philippines 2
175 Russia / Belarus 2
176 Russia / Israel 2
177 Russia / Spain 2
178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2
179 Senegal / Japan 2
180 Serbia / Montenegro 2
181 Serbia / North Macedonia 2
182 Serbia / Switzerland 2
183 Seychelles 2
184 Sierra Leone 2
185 Slovenia / Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
186 South Africa 2
187 Spain / Argentina 2
188 Sudan 2
189 United States / Armenia 2
190 United States / Austria 2
191 United States / Belgium 2
192 United States / Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
193 United States / Central African Republic 2
194 United States / France 2
195 United States / Iraq 2
196 United States / Ireland 2
197 United States / Kosovo 2
198 United States / Malta 2
199 United States / Netherlands 2
200 United States / Philippines 2
201 United States / Romania 2
202 United States / Switzerland 2
203 Afghanistan / Austria 1
204 Albania / Montenegro 1
205 Algeria / France 1
206 Andorra / Spain 1
207 Angola / Chad 1
208 Argentina / Austria 1
209 Argentina / Germany 1
210 Argentina / Israel 1
211 Argentina / Mexico 1
212 Argentina / South Korea 1
213 Argentina / United States 1
214 Armenia 1
215 Australia / England 1
216 Australia / Greece 1
217 Australia / Sweden 1
218 Australia / United States 1
219 Austria / Italy 1
220 Austria / Serbia 1
221 Austria / United States 1
222 Azerbaijan / Turkey 1
223 Bahrain 1
224 Barbados 1
225 Barbados / England 1
226 Belarus / Georgia 1
227 Belarus / Moldova 1
228 Belarus / Russia 1
229 Belgium / Croatia 1
230 Belgium / Latvia 1
231 Belgium / Luxembourg 1
232 Bosnia and Herzegovina / England 1
233 Bosnia and Herzegovina / Germany 1
234 Bosnia and Herzegovina / Slovenia 1
235 Bosnia and Herzegovina / Sweden 1
236 Brazil / Japan 1
237 Brazil / Spain 1
238 British Virgin Islands / Saint Lucia 1
239 British Virgin Islands / United States 1
240 Bulgaria / Croatia 1
241 Bulgaria / Hungary 1
242 Bulgaria / Portugal 1
243 Bulgaria / Sweden 1
244 Burkina Faso 1
245 Burundi 1
246 Burundi / Canada 1
247 Cabo Verde 1
248 Cameroon / England 1
249 Cameroon / France 1
250 Cameroon / Switzerland 1
251 Cameroon / United States 1
252 Canada / Austria 1
253 Canada / England 1
254 Canada / Italy 1
255 Canada / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1
256 Canada / Serbia 1
257 Canada / South Sudan 1
258 Central African Republic 1
259 Central African Republic / France 1
260 Chad 1
261 Chile 1
262 Chile / Panama 1
263 China / Japan 1
264 China / Taiwan 1
265 Colombia / Venezuela 1
266 Congo 1
267 Cuba / Belgium 1
268 Cyprus / Greece 1
269 Cyprus / Serbia 1
270 Czech Republic / Croatia 1
271 Czech Republic / Slovakia 1
272 Democratic Republic of the Congo / Belgium 1
273 Democratic Republic of the Congo / Lebanon 1
274 Democratic Republic of the Congo / Spain 1
275 Denmark / Egypt 1
276 Denmark / Montenegro 1
277 Denmark / Netherlands 1
278 Denmark / Singapore 1
279 Dominica 1
280 Dominica / England 1
281 Dominican Republic / Austria 1
282 Dominican Republic / Italy 1
283 Dominican Republic / United States 1
284 DR Congo 1
285 England / Albania 1
286 England / Australia 1
287 England / Cyprus 1
288 England / Denmark 1
289 England / Iran 1
290 England / New Zealand 1
291 England / Sweden 1
292 England / Wales 1
293 Equatorial Guinea 1
294 Fiji 1
295 Finland / Turkey 1
296 France / Czech Republic 1
297 France / Iran 1
298 France / Lebanon 1
299 France / Luxembourg 1
300 France / Netherlands 1
301 France / Republic of Suriname 1
302 France / Russia 1
303 Georgia / Austria 1
304 Georgia / Russia 1
305 Germany / North Macedonia 1
306 Germany / Philippines 1
307 Germany / Switzerland 1
308 Greece / Georgia 1
309 Greece / Lebanon 1
310 Guam 1
311 Guinea-Bissau 1
312 Haiti / Canada 1
313 Haiti / Norway 1
314 Hong Kong / Canada 1
315 Hungary / Slovakia 1
316 Hungary / Sweden 1
317 Hungary / Ukraine 1
318 Iceland / Ukraine 1
319 Iraq 1
320 Iraq / Sweden 1
321 Israel / Netherlands 1
322 Israel / Romania 1
323 Israel / Spain 1
324 Israel / United States 1
325 Italy / Brazil 1
326 Italy / England 1
327 Italy / Latvia 1
328 Italy / Romania 1
329 Italy / Switzerland 1
330 Ivory Coast / Germany 1
331 Japan / United States 1
332 Jordan / Palestine 1
333 Kazakhstan / Belarus 1
334 Kazakhstan / Russia 1
335 Kosovo / Albania 1
336 Kuwait 1
337 Kuwait / Lebanon 1
338 Libya 1
339 Lithuania / Germany 1
340 Luxembourg / Brazil 1
341 Malta 1
342 Mexico / Argentina 1
343 Mexico / Nigeria 1
344 Mexico / Panama 1
345 Moldova / Belarus 1
346 Moldova / Ukraine 1
347 Mongolia 1
348 Montenegro / Kosovo 1
349 Morocco / Canada 1
350 Netherlands / Belgium 1
351 Netherlands / Morocco 1
352 New Zealand / England 1
353 New Zealand / Samoa 1
354 Nigeria / Germany 1
355 Nigeria / Hungary 1
356 North Macedonia / Croatia 1
357 North Macedonia / New Zealand 1
358 North Macedonia / Serbia 1
359 North Macedonia / Switzerland 1
360 Northern Ireland / Ireland 1
361 Norway / Taiwan 1
362 Norway / United States 1
363 Palestine 1
364 Peru 1
365 Poland / Bulgaria 1
366 Poland / Germany 1
367 Poland / Latvia 1
368 Portugal / Angola 1
369 Republic of Suriname / Netherlands 1
370 Republic of the Congo / Belgium 1
371 Republic of the Congo / Sweden 1
372 Russia / Germany 1
373 Russia / Lithuania 1
374 Saint Lucia 1
375 Senegal / Burkina Faso 1
376 Senegal / United States 1
377 Serbia / Austria 1
378 Serbia / Bulgaria 1
379 Serbia / Canada 1
380 Serbia / Germany 1
381 Serbia / Ireland 1
382 Serbia / Norway 1
383 Serbia / Portugal 1
384 Serbia / Slovakia 1
385 Serbia / Slovenia 1
386 Slovakia / Austria 1
387 Slovakia / Luxembourg 1
388 Slovenia / Montenegro 1
389 Slovenia / Serbia 1
390 South Korea / United States 1
391 Spain / Brazil 1
392 Spain / Germany 1
393 Spain / Gibraltar 1
394 Spain / Portugal 1
395 Spain / Switzerland 1
396 Suriname 1
397 Swaziland 1
398 Swaziland / Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
399 Sweden / Turkey 1
400 Switzerland / Croatia 1
401 Switzerland / Cyprus 1
402 Switzerland / Finland 1
403 Switzerland / France 1
404 Switzerland / Serbia 1
405 Syria 1
406 Tanzania 1
407 Thailand 1
408 The Gambia 1
409 Turkmenistan / Armenia 1
410 Uganda 1
411 Ukraine / Israel 1
412 United States / Argentina 1
413 United States / Bahrain 1
414 United States / Brazil 1
415 United States / Cape Verde 1
416 United States / Colombia 1
417 United States / Denmark 1
418 United States / Finland 1
419 United States / Guinea 1
420 United States / Haiti 1
421 United States / Iran 1
422 United States / Ivory Coast 1
423 United States / Luxembourg 1
424 United States / Madagascar 1
425 United States / North Macedonia 1
426 United States / Norway 1
427 United States / Palestine 1
428 United States / Poland 1
429 United States / Republic of the Congo 1
430 United States / Rwanda 1
431 United States / Sweden 1
432 United States / Turkey 1
433 United States / Uganda 1
434 United States / Venezuela 1
435 United States / Zimbabwe 1
436 Uruguay / United States 1
437 US Virgin Islands 1
438 Uzbekistan 1
439 Vincentian 1
440 Wales / Israel 1
441 Zimbabwe 1