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First, I didn't realize the IOC had separate publications for each language.
On that note, I noticed in the 2000 rankings that both Chinese Taipei (TPE) and Morocco (MAR) are ranked 58th overall.  However, instead of following the IOC code, it seems to be going by English spelling, thus Chinese Taipei is listed ""before"" Morocco.
I think there needs to be more investigation (and discussion) to resolve this matter.   "