How many countries took part in the 2009 Beijing Olympics?

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205 countries were represented in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. The number of representatives from each country are bracketed beside each country as follows:

• Afghanistan (4)

• Albania (11)

• Algeria (8)

• American Samoa (4)

• Andorra (5)

• Angola (26)

• Antigua and Barbuda

• Argentina (138)

• Armenia (25)

• Aruba (2)

• Australia (433)

• Austria (72)

• Azerbaijan (39)

• Bahamas (19)

• Bahrain (11)

• Bangladesh (5)

• Barbados (8)

• Belarus (208)

• Belgium (94)

• Belize (3)

• Benin (3)

• Bermuda (6)

• Bhutan (2)

• Bolivia (6)

• Bosnia and Herzegovina (5)

• Botswana (2)

• Brazil (277)

• British Virgin Islands (2)

• Brunei (2)

• Bulgaria (72)

• Burkina Faso (4)

• Burundi (3)

• Cambodia (6)

• Cameroon (3)

• Canada (331)

• Cape Verde (3)

• Cayman Islands (3)

• Central African Republic (3)

• Chad (2)

• Chile (27)

• China (639)

• Chinese Taipei (80)

• Colombia (64)

• Comoros (3)

• DR Congo (2)

• Congo (3)

• Cook Islands (4)

• Costa Rica (6)

• Côte d'Ivoire

• Croatia (106)

• Cuba (149)

• Cyprus (17)

• Czech Republic (130)

• Denmark (83)

• Djibouti (4)

• Dominica

• Dominican Republic (23)

• Ecuador (25)

• Egypt (103)

• El Salvador (11)

• Equatorial Guinea (3)

• Eritrea (11)

• Estonia (47)

• Ethiopia (36)

• Fiji (6)

• Finland (55)

• France (323)

• FS Micronesia

• FYR Macedonia (7)

• Gabon (4)

• Gambia (3)

• Georgia (35)

• Germany (439)

• Ghana (9)

• Great Britain (313)

• Greece (159)

• Grenada (1)

• Guam (5)

• Guatemala (12)

• Guinea (1)

• Guinea-Bissau (3)

• Guyana (4)

• Haiti (1)

• Honduras (25)

• Hong Kong, China (34)

• Hungary (171)

• Iceland (26)

• India (57)

• Indonesia (24)

• Iran (55)

• Iraq (2)

• Ireland (54)

• Israel (43)

• Italy (344)

• Jamaica (56)

• Japan (351)

• Jordan (7)

• Kazakhstan (132)

• Kenya (56)

• Kiribati (3)

• South Korea (267)

• North Korea (63)

• Kuwait (6)

• Kyrgyzstan (21)

• Laos (4)

• Latvia (49)

• Lebanon (5)

• Lesotho (4)

• Liberia (3)

• Libya (7)

• Liechtenstein (2)

• Lithuania (69)

• Luxembourg (12)

• Madagascar (4)

• Malawi (4)

• Malaysia (27)

• Maldives (4)

• Mali (12)

• Malta (6)

• Marshall Islands (5)

• Mauritania (2)

• Mauritius (3)

• Mexico (85)

• Moldova (31)

• Monaco (2)

• Mongolia (29)

• Montenegro (17)

• Morocco (49)

• Mozambique (6)

• Myanmar (6)

• Namibia (9)

• Nauru (1)

• Nepal (7)

• Netherlands (245)

• Netherlands Antilles (3)

• New Zealand (182)

• Nicaragua (6)

• Niger

• Nigeria (33)

• Norway (85)

• Oman (4)

• Pakistan (21)

• Palau (4)

• Palestine (4)

• Panama (3)

• Papua New Guinea (7)

• Paraguay (5)

• Peru (12)

• Philippines (15)

• Poland (268)

• Portugal (78)

• Puerto Rico (22)

• Qatar (22)

• Romania (102)

• Russia (467)

• Rwanda (4)

• Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Saint Lucia

• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• São Tomé and Príncipe (3)

• Samoa (6)

• San Marino (4)

• Saudi Arabia (16)

• Senegal (8)

• Serbia (92)

• Seychelles (8)

• Sierra Leone (2)

• Singapore (25)

• Slovakia (57)

• Slovenia (62)

• Solomon Islands (3)

• Somalia (2)

• South Africa (136)

• Spain (287)

• Sri Lanka (8)

• Sudan (9)

• Suriname (4)

• Swaziland (4)

• Sweden (97)

• Switzerland (83)

• Syria (7)

• Tajikistan (13)

• Tanzania

• Thailand (25)

• Timor-Leste (2)

• Togo (1)

• Tonga (3)

• Trinidad and Tobago (28)

• Tunisia (32)

• Turkey (68)

• Turkmenistan (10)

• Tuvalu (3)

• Uganda (11)

• Ukraine (254)[87]

• United Arab Emirates (5)

• United States (596)

• Uruguay (12)

• Uzbekistan (58)

• Vanuatu (3)

• Venezuela (109)

• Vietnam (21)

• Virgin Islands (5)

• Yemen (5)

• Zambia (7)

• Zimbabwe (13)

The following 204 countries will be participating in the 2008 Olympic Games:

Afghanistan

Albania

Andorra

Antigua and Barbuda

Angola

Algeria

Argentina

Armenia

Aruba

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bangladesh

Barbados

Burundi

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bahrain

Botswana

Belarus

Brazil

British Virgin Islands

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Cambodia

Canada

Cayman Islands

Central Africa

Chad

Chile

China Republic

Chinese Taipei

Colombia

Comoros

Cape Verde

Congo

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Cote-d´lvoire

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Arab Rep. of Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

The Gambia

Germany

Ghana

Great Britain

Guinea-Bissau

Georgia

Greece

Grenada

Guam

Guatemala

Guinea

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Italy

Israel

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Jordon

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kenya

Korea people Republic

Korea Democratic People Republic

Kuwait

Laos

Latvia

Saint Lucia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Libya

Lichtenstein

Luxembourg

Rep. of Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Rep. of Moldova

Marshall Islands

Maldives

Malta

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Micronesia

Monaco

Montenegro

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Niger

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Palestine

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Rhodesia

Romania

Rwanda

Saint Lucia

St. Vincent & Gr.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

American Samoa

Western Samoa

San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe

Saudi Arabia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Senegal

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Slovakia

Swaziland

Serbia

Singapore

Spain

Sudan

Surinam

Syria

Sweden

Switzerland

Tanzania

Tonga

Thailand

Togo

Trinidad & Tobago

Tajikistan

Timor-Leste

Turkmenistan

Tunisia

Turkey

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

Unified Team

United Arab Emirates

U.S.S.R.

U.S.A.

US Virgin Islands

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Yugoslavia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

204 countries, 10,700 athletes