Sochi 2014: What is the Parade of Nations?
By Josh Sanchez
During the opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Parade of Nations will be taking place. For those who are not familiar with what the Parade of Nations is, it is when each country participating in the games walks into Olympic Stadium with their nation’s flag and the participating athletes.
Greece is always introduced first, with the host nation serving as the final country to be announced.
Here is a full list of the countries who will be participating in the Sochi Olympics and the order that they will be introduced during the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremony:
| Order | Nation | Russian Spelling | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece (GRE) | Греция | |||
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | Австралия | |||
| 3 |  Austria (AUT) | Австрия | |||
| 4 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | Азербайджан | |||
| 5 |  Albania (ALB) | Албания | |||
| 6 |  Andorra (AND) | Андорра | |||
| 7 |  Argentina (ARG) | Аргентина | |||
| 8 |  Armenia (ARM) | Армения | |||
| 9 |  Belarus (BLR) | Беларусь | |||
| 10 |  Belgium (BEL) | Бельгия | |||
| 11 |  Bermuda (BER) | Бермуды | |||
| 12 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | Болгария | |||
| 13 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | Босния и Герцеговина | |||
| 14 |  Brazil (BRA) | Бразилия | |||
| 15 |  British Virgin Islands (IVB) | Британские Виргинские острова | |||
| 16 |  Great Britain (GBR) | Великобритания | |||
| 17 |  Hungary (HUN) | Венгрия | |||
| 18 |  Venezuela (VEN) | Венесуэла | |||
| 19 |  Virgin Islands (ISV) | Виргинские острова | |||
| 20 |  Timor-Leste (TLS) | Восточный Тимор | |||
| 21 |  Germany (GER) | Германия | |||
| 22 |  Hong Kong, China (HKG) | Гонконг, Китай | |||
| 23 |  Georgia (GEO) | Грузия | |||
| 24 |  Denmark (DEN) | Дания | |||
| 25 |  Dominica (DMA) | Доминика | |||
| 26 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Зимбабве | |||
| 27 |  Israel (ISR) | Израиль | |||
| 28 |  Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) | Исламская Республика Иран | |||
| 29 |  Ireland (IRL) | Ирландия | |||
| 30 |  Iceland (ISL) | Исландия | |||
| 31 |  Spain (ESP) | Испания | |||
| 32 |  Italy (ITA) | Италия | |||
| 33 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Казахстан | |||
| 34 |  Cayman Islands (CAY) | Каймановы острова | |||
| 35 |  Canada (CAN) | Канада | |||
| 36 |  Cyprus (CYP) | Кипр | |||
| 37 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | Киргизия | |||
| 38 |  People’s Republic of China (CHN) | Китайская Народная Республика | |||
| 39 |  Republic of Korea (KOR) | Республика Корея | |||
| 40 |  Latvia (LAT) | Латвия | |||
| 41 |  Lebanon (LIB) | Ливан | |||
| 42 |  Lithuania (LTU) | Литва | |||
| 43 |  Liechtenstein (LIE) | Лихтенштейн | |||
| 44 |  Luxembourg (LUX) | Люксембург | |||
| 45 |  Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MKD) | Бывшая югославская Республика Македония | |||
| 46 |  Malta (MLT) | Мальта | |||
| 47 |  Morocco (MAR) | Марокко | |||
| 48 |  Mexico (MEX) | Мексика | |||
| 49 |  Republic of Moldova (MDA) | Республика Молдова | |||
| 50 |  Monaco (MON) | Монако | |||
| 51 |  Mongolia (MGL) | Монголия | |||
| 52 |  Individual Olympic Athletes (IOA) | Независимые олимпийские атлеты | |||
| 53 |  Nepal (NEP) | Непал | |||
| 54 |  Netherlands (NED) | Нидерланды | |||
| 55 |  New Zealand (NZL) | Новая Зеландия | |||
| 56 |  Norway (NOR) | Норвегия | |||
| 57 |  Pakistan (PAK) | Пакистан | |||
| 58 |  Paraguay (PAR) | Парагвай | |||
| 59 |  Peru (PER) | Перу | |||
| 60 |  Poland (POL) | Польша | |||
| 61 |  Portugal (POR) | Португалия | |||
| 62 |  Romania (ROU) | Румыния | |||
| 63 |  San Marino (SMR) | Сан-Марино | |||
| 64 |  Serbia (SRB) | Сербия | |||
| 65 |  Slovakia (SVK) | Словакия | |||
| 66 |  Slovenia (SLO) | Словения | |||
| 67 |  United States of America (USA) | Соединенные Штаты Америки | |||
| 68 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | Таджикистан | |||
| 69 |  Thailand (THA) | Таиланд | |||
| 70 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | Китайский Тайбэй | |||
| 71 |  Togo (TOG) | Того | |||
| 72 |  Tonga (TGA) | Тонга | |||
| 73 |  Turkey (TUR) | Турция | |||
| 74 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | Узбекистан | |||
| 75 |  Ukraine (UKR) | Украина | |||
| 76 |  Philippines (PHI) | Филиппины | |||
| 77 |  Finland (FIN) | Финляндия | |||
| 78 |  France (FRA) | Франция | |||
| 79 |  Croatia (CRO) | Хорватия | |||
| 80 |  Montenegro (MNE) | Черногория | |||
| 81 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | Чешская Республика | |||
| 82 |  Chile (CHI) | Чили | |||
| 83 |  Switzerland (SUI) | Швейцария | |||
| 84 |  Sweden (SWE) | Швеция | |||
| 85 |  Estonia (EST) | Эстония | |||
| 86 |  Jamaica (JAM) | Ямайка | |||
| 87 |  Japan (JPN) | Япония | |||
| 88 |  Russian Federation (RUS) | Российская Федерация |
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