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Participating Countries
Only three countries have competed at every modern summer Olympics and they are: Australia, Greece and Great Britain. Arguments can also be made for Switzerland and France to be included on this list. On the other hand, the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and the Vatican City are the only sovereign states never to have competed in an Olympics.
Below is a list of all the countries that are currently recognized by the International Olympic Committee as National Olympic Committees. A few are territories rather than countries, though they all participate at the Olympic Games under this name. For more interesting trivia about some of the countries that have participated at the summer Olympic Games, follow those with links below.
* territory rather than a country
Past Countries
Over time there have been changes to borders, countries merging and separating, so there is history of countries participating at the Olympics that no longer exists or no longer compete under that name.
Related Pages
- Country Codes for the participating countries
