What are the participating countries of the Beijing Olympics?

Answer 1

Countries that are confirmed so far as of 22/05/08 are:

CHN (China) host nation

GER (Germany) the gold medalist from the EuroHockey Nations Championship

ARG (Argentina) the gold medalist from the Pan American Games

RSA (South Africa) the gold medalist from the Africa Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

NED (Netherlands) the silver medalist from the EuroHockey Nations Championship

GBR (Great Britain) the bronze medalist from the EuroHockey Nations Championship

NZL (New Zealand) the gold medalist from the Oceania Cup

AUS (Australia) the silver medalist from the Oceania Cup

JPN (Japan)

CHN (China) host nation

NED (Netherlands) the gold medalist from the EuroHockey Nations Championship

KOR (South Korea) the gold medalist from the Asian Games

CAN (Canada) the gold medalist from the Pan American Games

RSA (South Africa) the gold medalist from the Africa Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

ESP (Spain) the silver medalist from the EuroHockey Nations Championship

BEL (Belgium) the bronze medalist from the EuroHockey Nations Championship

PAK (Pakistan) the bronze medalist from the Asian Games

AUS (Australia) the gold medalist from the Oceania Cup

NZL (New Zealand) the gold medalist from the first Olympic qualification

Answer 2

* Afghanistan * Albania * Algeria * American Samoa * Andorra * Angola * Antigua and Barbuda * Argentina * Armenia * Aruba * Australia * Austria * Azerbahjin * Bahamas * Bahrain * Bangladesh * Barbados * Belarus * Belgium * Belize * Benin * Bermuda * Bhutan * Bolivia * Bosnia and Herzegovina * Botswana * Brazil * British Virgin Islands * Brunei * Bulgaria * Burkina Faso * Burundi * Cambodia * Cameroon * Canada * Cape Verde * Cayman Islands * Central African Republic * Chad * Chile * China * Colombia * Comoros * Congo * Cook Islands * Costa Rica * Cote d'Ivoire * Croatia * Cuba * Cyprus * Czech Republic * Democratic Republic of the Congo * Denmark * Djibouti * Dominica * Dominican Republic * Ecuador * Egypt * El Salvador * Equatorial Guinea * Eritrea * Estonia * Ethiopia * Fiji * Finland * France * Gabon * Gambia * Georgia * Germany * Ghana * Great Britain * Greece * Grenada * Guam * Guatemala * Guinea * Guinea-Bissau * Guyana * Haiti * Honduras * Hong Kong * Hungary * Iceland * India * Indonesia * Iran * Iraq * Ireland * Israel * Italy * Jamaica * Japan * Jordan * Kazakhstan * Kenya * Kiribati * Kuwait * Kyrgyzstan * Laos * Latvia * Lebanon * Lesotho * Liberia * Libya * Liechtenstein * Lithuania * Luxembourg * Macedonia * Madagascar * Malawi * Malaysia * Maldives * Mali * Malta * Marshall Islands * Mauritania * Mauritius * Mexico * Micronesia * Moldova * Monaco * Mongolia * Montenegro * Morocco * Mozambique * Myanmar * Namibia * Nauru * Nepal * Netherlands * Netherlands Antilles * New Zealand * Nicaragua * Niger * Nigeria * North Korea * Norway * Oman * Pakistan * Palau * Palestine * Panama * Papua New Guinea * Paraguay * Peru * Philippines * Poland * Portugal * Puerto Rico * Qatar * Romania * Russia * Rwanda * Saint Kitts and Nevis * Saint Lucia * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * Samoa * San Marino * Sao Tome and Principe * Saudi Arabia * Senegal * Serbia * Seychelles * Sierra Leone * Singapore * Slovakia * Slovenia * Solomon Islands * Somalia * South Africa * South Korea * Spain * Sri Lanka * Sudan * Suriname * Swaziland * Sweden * Switzerland * Syria * Taiwan * Tajikistan * Tanzania * Thailand * Timor-Leste * Togo * Tonga * Trinidad and Tobago * Tunisia * Turkey * Turkmenistan * Tuvalu * Uganda * Ukraine * United Arab Emirates * United States * Uruguay * Uzbekistan * Vanuatu * Venezuela * Vietnam * Virgin Islands * Yemen * Zambia * Zimbabwe * Afghanistan * Albania * Algeria * American Samoa * Andorra * Angola * Antigua and Barbuda * Argentina * Armenia * Aruba * Australia * Austria * Azerbahjin * Bahamas * Bahrain * Bangladesh * Barbados * Belarus * Belgium * Belize * Benin * Bermuda * Bhutan * Bolivia * Bosnia and Herzegovina * Botswana * Brazil * British Virgin Islands * Brunei * Bulgaria * Burkina Faso * Burundi * Cambodia * Cameroon * Canada * Cape Verde * Cayman Islands * Central African Republic * Chad * Chile * China * Colombia * Comoros * Congo * Cook Islands * Costa Rica * Cote d'Ivoire * Croatia * Cuba * Cyprus * Czech Republic * Democratic Republic of the Congo * Denmark * Djibouti * Dominica * Dominican Republic * Ecuador * Egypt * El Salvador * Equatorial Guinea * Eritrea * Estonia * Ethiopia * Fiji * Finland * France * Gabon * Gambia * Georgia * Germany * Ghana * Great Britain * Greece * Grenada * Guam * Guatemala * Guinea * Guinea-Bissau * Guyana * Haiti * Honduras * Hong Kong * Hungary * Iceland * India * Indonesia * Iran * Iraq * Ireland * Israel * Italy * Jamaica * Japan * Jordan * Kazakhstan * Kenya * Kiribati * Kuwait * Kyrgyzstan * Laos * Latvia * Lebanon * Lesotho * Liberia * Libya * Liechtenstein * Lithuania * Luxembourg * Macedonia * Madagascar * Malawi * Malaysia * Maldives * Mali * Malta * Marshall Islands * Mauritania * Mauritius * Mexico * Micronesia * Moldova * Monaco * Mongolia * Montenegro * Morocco * Mozambique * Myanmar * Namibia * Nauru * Nepal * Netherlands * Netherlands Antilles * New Zealand * Nicaragua * Niger * Nigeria * North Korea * Norway * Oman * Pakistan * Palau * Palestine * Panama * Papua New Guinea * Paraguay * Peru * Philippines * Poland * Portugal * Puerto Rico * Qatar * Romania * Russia * Rwanda * Saint Kitts and Nevis * Saint Lucia * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * Samoa * San Marino * Sao Tome and Principe * Saudi Arabia * Senegal * Serbia * Seychelles * Sierra Leone * Singapore * Slovakia * Slovenia * Solomon Islands * Somalia * South Africa * South Korea * Spain * Sri Lanka * Sudan * Suriname * Swaziland * Sweden * Switzerland * Syria * Taiwan * Tajikistan * Tanzania * Thailand * Timor-Leste * Togo * Tonga * Trinidad and Tobago * Tunisia * Turkey * Turkmenistan * Tuvalu * Uganda * Ukraine * United Arab Emirates * United States * Uruguay * Uzbekistan * Vanuatu * Venezuela * Vietnam * Virgin Islands * Yemen * Zambia * Zimbabwe

Answer 3

205 nations competed at the 2008 Olympics:

1. • Afghanistan (4)

2. • Albania (11)

3. • Algeria (8)

4. • American Samoa (4)

5. • Andorra (5)

6. • Angola (26)

7. • Antigua and Barbuda

8. • Argentina (138)

9. • Armenia (25)

10. • Aruba (2)

11. • Australia (433)

12. • Austria (72)

13. • Azerbaijan (39)

14. • Bahamas (19)

15. • Bahrain (11)

16. • Bangladesh (5)

17. • Barbados (8)

18. • Belarus (208)

19. • Belgium (94)

20. • Belize (3)

21. • Benin (3)

22. • Bermuda (6)

23. • Bhutan (2)

24. • Bolivia (6)

25. • Bosnia and Herzegovina (5)

26. • Botswana (2)

27. • Brazil (277)

28. • British Virgin Islands (2)

29. • Brunei (2)

30. • Bulgaria (72)

31. • Burkina Faso (4)

32. • Burundi (3)

33. • Cambodia (6)

34. • Cameroon (3)

35. • Canada (331)

36. • Cape Verde (3)

37. • Cayman Islands (3)

38. • Central African Republic (3)

39. • Chad (2)

40. • Chile (27)

41. • China (639)

42. • Chinese Taipei (80)

43. • Colombia (64)

44. • Comoros (3)

45. • DR Congo (2)

46. • Congo (3)

47. • Cook Islands (4)

48. • Costa Rica (6)

49. • Côte d'Ivoire

50. • Croatia (106)

51. • Cuba (149)

52. • Cyprus (17)

53. • Czech Republic (130)

54. • Denmark (83)

55. • Djibouti (4)

56. • Dominica

57. • Dominican Republic (23)

58. • Ecuador (25)

59. • Egypt (103)

60. • El Salvador (11)

61. • Equatorial Guinea (3)

62. • Eritrea (11)

63. • Estonia (47)

64. • Ethiopia (36)

65. • Fiji (6)

66. • Finland (55)

67. • France (323)

68. • FS Micronesia

69. • FYR Macedonia (7)

70. • Gabon (4)

71. • Gambia (3)

72. • Georgia (35)

73. • Germany (439)

74. • Ghana (9)

75. • Great Britain (313)

76. • Greece (159)

77. • Grenada (1)

78. • Guam (5)

79. • Guatemala (12)

80. • Guinea (1)

81. • Guinea-Bissau (3)

82. • Guyana (4)

83. • Haiti (1)

84. • Honduras (25)

85. • Hong Kong, China (34)

86. • Hungary (171)

87. • Iceland (26)

88. • India (57)

89. • Indonesia (24)

90. • Iran (55)

91. • Iraq (2)

92. • Ireland (54)

93. • Israel (43)

94. • Italy (344)

95. • Jamaica (56)

96. • Japan (351)

97. • Jordan (7)

98. • Kazakhstan (132)

99. • Kenya (56)

100. • Kiribati (3)

101. • South Korea (267)

102. • North Korea (63)

103. • Kuwait (6)

104. • Kyrgyzstan (21)

105. • Laos (4)

106. • Latvia (49)

107. • Lebanon (5)

108. • Lesotho (4)

109. • Liberia (3)

110. • Libya (7)

111. • Liechtenstein (2)

112. • Lithuania (69)

113. • Luxembourg (12)

114. • Madagascar (4)

115. • Malawi (4)

116. • Malaysia (27)

117. • Maldives (4)

118. • Mali (12)

119. • Malta (6)

120. • Marshall Islands (5)

121. • Mauritania (2)

122. • Mauritius (3)

123. • Mexico (85)

124. • Moldova (31)

125. • Monaco (2)

126. • Mongolia (29)

127. • Montenegro (17)

128. • Morocco (49)

129. • Mozambique (6)

130. • Myanmar (6)

131. • Namibia (9)

132. • Nauru (1)

133. • Nepal (7)

134. • Netherlands (245)

135. • Netherlands Antilles (3)

136. • New Zealand (182)

137. • Nicaragua (6)

138. • Niger

139. • Nigeria (33)

140. • Norway (85)

141. • Oman (4)

142. • Pakistan (21)

143. • Palau (4)

144. • Palestine (4)

145. • Panama (3)

146. • Papua New Guinea (7)

147. • Paraguay (5)

148. • Peru (12)

149. • Philippines (15)

150. • Poland (268)

151. • Portugal (78)

152. • Puerto Rico (22)

153. • Qatar (22)

154. • Romania (102)

155. • Russia (467)

156. • Rwanda (4)

157. • Saint Kitts and Nevis

158. • Saint Lucia

159. • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

160. • São Tomé and Príncipe (3)

161. • Samoa (6)

162. • San Marino (4)

163. • Saudi Arabia (16)

164. • Senegal (8)

165. • Serbia (92)

166. • Seychelles (8)

167. • Sierra Leone (2)

168. • Singapore (25)

169. • Slovakia (57)

170. • Slovenia (62)

171. • Solomon Islands (3)

172. • Somalia (2)

173. • South Africa (136)

174. • Spain (287)

175. • Sri Lanka (8)

176. • Sudan (9)

177. • Suriname (4)

178. • Swaziland (4)

179. • Sweden (97)

180. • Switzerland (83)

181. • Syria (7)

182. • Tajikistan (13)

183. • Tanzania

184. • Thailand (25)

185. • Timor-Leste (2)

186. • Togo (1)

187. • Tonga (3)

188. • Trinidad and Tobago (28)

189. • Tunisia (32)

190. • Turkey (68)

191. • Turkmenistan (10)

192. • Tuvalu (3)

193. • Uganda (11)

194. • Ukraine (254)[87]

195. • United Arab Emirates (5)

196. • United States (596)

197. • Uruguay (12)

198. • Uzbekistan (58)

199. • Vanuatu (3)

200. • Venezuela (109)

201. • Vietnam (21)

202. • Virgin Islands (5)

203. • Yemen (5)

204. • Zambia (7)

205. • Zimbabwe (13)

In brackets is the number of athletes that competed from each country.

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