How many countries are in the Olympics? Here's the full list of nations in (and out) of 2024 Paris Games

Brendan OSullivan

How many countries are in the Olympics? Here's the full list of nations in (and out) of 2024 Paris Games image

Every two years, Olympics bring together hundreds of nations and thousands of athletes together.

This year brings the Summer Games to Paris. And once again, thousands of athletes are repping their country's colors with a chance at medaling on the world's biggest stage.

The United States usually sends a large contingent of competitors, but there are athletes from more than 200 different delegations competing in Paris. Here's the full list of countries in the Olympics.

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How many countries are in the Olympics?

There are delegations from 206 countries competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Not every nation in the world is represented, but most countries send at least one competitor.

The International Olympic Committee suspended Russia and Belarus from this year's games, so athletes from both countries will compete as "individual neutral athletes," or AIN.

How many countries are in the world?

There are 193 countries in the world and two recognized independent nations, according to the United Nations. The two independent nations are Vatican City and Palestine.

The Olympics can have more delegations, as some of them come from territories with Olympic committees but not United Nations representation. For example, the U.S. Virgin Islands has its own Olympic delegation separate from the United States.

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List of countries in the Olympics in 2024

The IOC suspended Russia and Belarus from the 2024 Olympic Games, but 45 athletes from those countries will still compete. They will be classified as individual neutral athletes (AIN).

There are also 36 athletes on the Refugee Olympic Team.

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CountryAthletes
Afghanistan6
Albania8
Algeria45
American Samoa2
Andorra1
Angola24
Antigua and Barbuda5
Argentina136
Armenia15
Aruba6
Australia460
Austria78
Azerbaijan47
Bahamas18
Bahrain13
Bangladesh5
Barbados4
Belgium166
Belize1
Benin5
Bermuda8
Bhutan3
Bolivia4
Bosnia and Herzegovina5
Botswana11
Brazil275
British Virgin Islands4
Brunei3
Bulgaria47
Burkina Faso8
Burundi7
Cambodia3
Cameroon6
Canada315
Cape Verde7
Cayman Islands4
Central African Republic4
Chad3
Chile48
China388
Colombia88
Comoros4
Cook Islands2
Costa Rica6
Croatia73
Cuba61
Cyprus16
Czech Republic112
Democratic Republic of the Congo6
Denmark124
Djibouti7
Dominica4
Dominican Republic58
East Timor4
Ecuador40
Egypt148
El Salvador8
Equatorial Guinea3
Eritrea12
Estonia24
Eswatini3
Ethiopia34
Federated States of Micronesia3
Fiji33
Finland56
France573
Gabon5
Gambia7
Georgia28
Germany428
Ghana8
Great Britain327
Greece100
Grenada6
Guam8
Guatemala16
Guinea24
Guinea-Bissau6
Guyana5
Haiti7
Honduras4
Hong Kong36
Hungary170
Iceland5
India112
Indonesia29
Iran40
Iraq22
Ireland134
Israel88
Italy372
Ivory Coast11
Jamaica58
Japan403
Jordan12
Kazakhstan79
Kenya72
Kiribati3
Kosovo9
Kuwait9
Kyrgyzstan16
Laos4
Latvia29
Lebanon10
Lesotho3
Liberia8
Libya6
Liechtenstein1
Lithuania50
Luxembourg14
Madagascar7
Malawi23
Malaysia26
Maldives5
Mali23
Malta5
Marshall Islands4
Mauritania2
Mauritius13
Mexico107
Moldova26
Monaco6
Mongolia32
Montenegro19
Morocco59
Mozambique7
Myanmar2
Namibia4
Nauru1
Nepal7
Netherlands258
New Zealand195
Nicaragua7
Niger7
Nigeria88
North Korea16
North Macedonia7
Norway107
Oman4
Pakistan7
Palestine3
Panama8
Papua New Guinea6
Paraguay28
Peru26
Philippines22
Poland211
Portugal73
Puerto Rico27
Qatar14
Republic of the Congo4
Romania107
Rwanda8
Saint Kitts and Nevis3
Saint Lucia4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4
Samoa24
San Marino5
San Tome and Principe3
Saudi Arabia9
Senegal11
Serbia112
Seychelles3
Sierra Leone5
Singapore23
Slovakia28
Slovenia90
Solomon Islands3
Somalia1
South Africa149
South Korea141
South Sudan14
Spain382
Sri Lanka6
Sudan3
Suriname5
Sweden117
Switzerland127
Syria6
Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)60
Tajikistan14
Tanzania7
Thailand51
Togo5
Tonga4
Trinidad and Tobago18
Tunisia27
Turkey102
Turkmenistan6
Tuvalu2
Uganda24
Ukraine140
United Arab Emirates13
United States592
Uruguay25
Uzbekistan86
Vanuatu6
Venezuela33
Vietnam16
Virgin Islands5
Yemen4
Zambia27
Zimbabwe7

Brendan OSullivan

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Brendan O'Sullivan is an editorial intern for Sporting News, joining in 2024. He previously worked at Newsday on Long Island, New York after graduating from Quinnipiac University.