Participating NOCs
A record 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) entered athletes at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. This was an increase of three from the 77 represented at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that NOC contributed. A total of 19 countries sent just 1 athlete. It was the first appearance for Albania, Ethiopia and Madagascar. It was also the only appearance at the Winter Olympics for Serbia and Montenegro, coming between their change of name in 2003 and Montenegro's vote for independence in May.
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- Albania (1)
- Algeria (2)
- Andorra (3)
- Argentina (9)
- Armenia (5)
- Australia (40)
- Austria (85)
- Azerbaijan (2)
- Belarus (28)
- Belgium (4)
- Bermuda (1)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (6)
- Brazil (10)
- Bulgaria (21)
- Canada (196)
- Chile (9)
- China (76)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Croatia (24)
- Cyprus (1)
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- Czech Republic (85)
- Denmark (5)
- Estonia (26)
- Ethiopia (1)
- Finland (102)
- France (89)
- Macedonia (3)
- Georgia (3)
- Germany (164)
- Great Britain (40)
- Greece (5)
- Hong Kong, China (1)
- Hungary (20)
- Iceland (5)
- India (4)
- Iran (2)
- Ireland (4)
- Israel (5)
- Italy (184)
- Japan (112)
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- Kazakhstan (56)
- Kenya (1)
- North Korea (6)
- South Korea (40)
- Kyrgyzstan (1)
- Latvia (58)
- Lebanon (3)
- Liechtenstein (6)
- Lithuania (7)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Madagascar (1)
- Moldova (7)
- Monaco (4)
- Mongolia (2)
- Nepal (1)
- Netherlands (35)
- New Zealand (18)
- Norway (81)
- Poland (48)
- Portugal (1)
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- Romania (25)
- Russia (178)
- San Marino (1)
- Senegal (1)
- Serbia and Montenegro (6)
- Slovakia (62)
- Slovenia (42)
- South Africa (3)
- Spain (16)
- Sweden (112)
- Switzerland (143)
- Chinese Taipei (1)
- Tajikistan (1)
- Thailand (1)
- Turkey (6)
- Ukraine (53)
- United States (211)
- Virgin Islands (1)
- Uzbekistan (4)
- Venezuela (1)
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