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Map of all countries in the Olympics and their regional associations. By Evan Centanni, modeled after this map. |
After the delay to the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games, the Olympics are back on schedule! The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China officially
open tomorrow, February 4th. They'll be the second Olympics hosted by China, after the 2008 Summer Games, and will even use some of the same facilities.
These are the third Olympics in a row to be held in East Asia, after PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020 (actually held in 2021) and only the fourth-ever Winter Olympics to be held outside of Europe and North America, following the 1972 and 1998 games hosted in Japan and the 2018 PyeongChang games in South Korea.
Of course, it wouldn't be an Olympic opening ceremony without the
Parade of Nations. But how many countries are there in the games, and is
everyone included? Read on for PolGeoNow's updated guide to the roster of
Olympic Nations...