A record breaking Olympiad in Dresden

Chess Olympiad 2008 Nations list
more than 140 countries to be present in Dresden

Official Dresden Olympiad Website: www.Dresden2008.com

There is only about a month left to the Chess Olympiad in Dresden 2008. More than 140 nations have registered for participation in the Chess Olympiad. The official teams of the top countries are already known, and the rest are expected to be announced any moment now.

Here is the list of all participating nations:

A Afghanistan – Albania – Algeria – Andorra – Argentina – Austria – Armenia – Aruba – Australia – Azerbaijan
B Bangladesh – Barbados – Burundi – Bermuda – Botswana – Brunei Darussalam – Brazil – British Virgin Islands – Belgium – Bolivia – Bulgaria- Belarus – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Bahrain
C Costa Rica – Croatia – Cyprus – Canada – Czech Republic – Chinese Taipei – China – Colombia – Cuba
D Dominican Republic – Denmark
E Ecuador – Egypt – England – El Salvador – Estonia – Ethiopia
F Faroe Islands – France – Fiji – Finland
G Guernsey – Germany – Greece – Guatemala – Georgia – Gabon – Ghana
H Hong Kong – Honduras – Hungary
I Indonesia – Ireland – Italy – India – Iran – Israel – ICSC – Iceland – Iraq – IBCA – IPCA
J Jamaica – Jersey – Japan – Jordan
K Kazakhstan – Kyrgyzstan – Kenia
L Lebanon – Liechtenstein – Luxembourg – Lithuania – Latvia – Libya
M Macao – Madagascar – Malawi – Maldives – Mongolia – Macedonia – Monaco – Montenegro – Mozambique – Mauitius – Moldova – Malta – Mexico – Myanmar – Marocco – Malaysia
N Netherlands – Namibia – Nepal – Norway – Netherland Antilles – Nicaragua – New Zealand
P Paraguay – Peru – Philippines – Palestine – Papua New Guniea – Puerto Rico – Pakistan – Poland – Portugal – Panama – Palau
Q Qatar
R Romania – Russia – Rwanda
S South Africa – Scotland – Seychelles – Sierra Leone – San Marino – Somalia – Serbia – Sri Lanka – Switzerland – Suriname – Slovakia – Sweden – Spain – Slovenia – Sudan – Singapore – Syria
T Trinidad & Tobago – Tunisia – Turkey – Tajikistan – Thailand – Turkmenistan
U Ukraine – U.S. Virgin Islands – USA – Uruguay – United Arab Emirates – Uzbekistan – Uganda
V Venezuela – Vietnam
W Wales
Y Yemen
Z Zambia