Why is there 204 countries in the Olympics when there is only 196 countries in the world?

Answer 1

The following 205 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 Brunei Darussalam 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

Answer 2

CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE THE 1,000,000TH SUBSCRIBER TO BELIEVE THAT THE Olympics HAS MORE COUNTRIES THAN THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN EXISTANCE. There are around 240 countries in the world. Some of these have not been recognized universally for reasons I am unaware of. It may be that a small portion of countries that participated in the Olympics are not members of the United Nations, for example, Montenegro, American Samoa or Macao. As time goes by, more and more states will become countries, so it won't be long before Mount Athos is declared independent.

Answer 3

Not every country competes in the Olympics, and in 2012, 192 nations have sent athletes. The remaining twelve 'countries' are either territories or unrecognized countries allowed to compete. There are two unrecognized nations competing: Palestine and Taiwan. There are ten territories competing on their own: American Samoa(US), Aruba(Netherlands), Bermuda(UK), British Virgin Island(UK), Cayman Islands(UK), Cook Islands(NZ), Guam(US), Hong Kong(China), Puerto Rico(US), and Virgin Islands(US). There is also a team of independent athletes competing under the Olympic flag.

Answer 4

There are more National Olympic Committees that participate in the Olympics than there are countries in the world. This is because several dependent or autonomous territories throughout the world have their own separate Olympic committees other than the country they're officially ruled by. For example, Puerto Rico has their own Olympic committee instead of being a part of the US's. Another example is that the British Virgin Islands have their own Olympic committee other than being a part of the United Kingdom's. There are 204 National Olympic Committees but only 196 sovereign nations.

Answer 5

204 countries will be in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games!

Answer 6

As I know should be 205, could anyone answer my question why? Why one country has been dropped? Now it's 204...

Answer 7

I want to know the answer to this too!