The first country in the parade is always Greece.
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The country that is hosting the Olympics will be the last country that marches in the Olympic ceremonies.
Traditionally, Greece is the first country to appear first during the opening ceremonies. This is to honor that country as the founders of the Olympic games.
Greece, in deference to the significance of Ancient Greece in the development of the Olympics
Prior to the 1956 Melbourne Olympics - the first to be held in Australia and the first in the southern hemisphere - during the closing ceremony, the athletes marched by nation, just as they did in the Opening Ceremony. In Melbourne, the athletes cam into the stadium together during the closing ceremony. This was to symbolise world unity. (Incidentally, the suggestion to change was made by a young Australian named John Ian Wing.)
The athletes from Greece enter first and the athletes from the host nation (in 2010 that is Canada) enter last. In between, the athletes enter in alphabetical order of the country name as known in the host nation's language (in 2010 that is English). At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Greece will enter first, Russia will enter last, and in between the countries will enter in alphabetical order in the Russian language.
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The United States.
The State of Georgia hosted the olympics in 1996. The nation has Georgia has not hosted the Olympic yet.