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11 countries do not compete in the 2012 Olympics:AbkhaziaEast Timor (Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste)KosovoNagorno-KarabakhNiueNorthern CyprusSahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicSomalilandSouth OssetiaTransnistriaVatican City (State of the Vatican City, Holy See)In addition, South Sudan (Republic of South Sudan) does not have their own National Olympic Committee, but they are competing under the Independent Olympic Athletes banner.There are 207 countries in the world at the time of the 2012 Olympics, 196 of which are competing. See reference questions linked.I don't no cause I'm in a lol(land of lollypops)Kiribati, AfghanistanVatican City, Kosovo, South SudanYou can bet North Korea and Myanmar will not send athletes to the Olympics.Bulgaria is not participating in the 2012 Olympics.
A total of 205 Countries will be participating The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, held in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012.And they are as followsAfghanistanAlbaniaAndorraAntigua and BarbudaAngolaAlgeriaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBurundiBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia-HerzegovinaBahrainBotswanaBelarusBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBulgariaBurkina FasoCameroonCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsCentral AfricaChadChileChina RepublicChinese TaipeiColombiaComorosCape VerdeCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCote-d´lvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorArab Rep. of EgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonThe GambiaGermanyGhanaGreat BritainGuinea-BissauGeorgiaGreeceGrenadaGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandItalyIsraelIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJordonKazakhstanKyrgyzstanKenyaKorea people RepublicKorea Democratic People RepublicKuwaitLaosLatviaSaint LuciaLebanonLesothoLibyaLichtensteinLuxembourgRep. of MacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaRep. of MoldovaMarshall IslandsMaldivesMaltaMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMonacoMontenegroMongoliaMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigerNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaPalestineParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRhodesiaRomaniaRwandaSaint LuciaSt. Vincent & Gr.Saint Kitts and NevisSamoaAmerican SamoaWestern SamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSenegalSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSri LankaSlovakiaSwazilandSerbiaSingaporeSpainSudanSurinamSyriaSwedenSwitzerlandTanzaniaTongaThailandTogoTrinidad & TobagoTajikistanTimor-LesteTurkmenistanTunisiaTurkeyTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnified TeamUnited Arab EmiratesU.S.S.R.U.S.A.US Virgin IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamYemenYugoslaviaZambiaZimbabwe
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Arab Gulf Countries Council or Arab Gulf Cooperation Council when related with arab
non-arab countries
United Arab Emirates and Japan won bronze in men's 81 kg in Judo at the Rio 2016 Olympics with competing athletes, respectively, Tom Sergiu and Takanori Nagase.
Arab countries span the continents of Africa and Asia.
There are 22 Arab countries and 1 Jewish country.
There are countries in the Middle East that are not Arab, such as Iran, Turkey, and Israel.
China Mongolia Japan South Korea North Korea Chinese Taipei Hong Kong India Sri Lanka Bangladesh Bhutan Nepal Iran Iraq Bahrain Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Tunisia Kuwait Qatar United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam Laos Cambodia Myanmar Philippines Timor-Leste Indonesia Brunei Singapore
No. The United Arab Emirates has never hosted the Olympics. It is scheduled to host the FIFA world cup in the upcoming decade, though.