The wait is finally over, with the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi officially kicking off on Friday morning with the Opening Ceremony and Parade of Nations. It is always exciting to see what the host nation has in store for the world when they roll out their opening ceremony, and nothing brings out national pride like watching your country’s participants in the Olympic Games walk into Olympic stadium with their flag.
The Parade of Nations will kick off with Greece, as is the tradition, with Russia bringing up the rear as the host nation.
What countries are participating in the 2014 Winter Games?
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 |
Be sure to stay tuned to FanSided.com throughout the Sochi Olympics, for the latest news, results and updates over the next few weeks.