2012 Asian Beach Games - Participating Nations

Participating Nations

43 out of 45 Asian countries participated in these games. The only exception being North Korea and Myanmar. They only participated in opening ceremony. According to the Games' official website, Kuwaiti athletes participated the Games under the Olympic flag because the Kuwait Olympic Committee was suspended due to political interference in January 2010.

  • Afghanistan (34)
  • Bahrain (25)
  • Bangladesh (15)
  • Bhutan (4)
  • Brunei (6)
  • Cambodia (4)
  • China (160)
  • Chinese Taipei (40)
  • Hong Kong (80)
  • India (64)
  • Indonesia (106)
  • Iran (23)
  • Iraq (10)
  • Japan (82)
  • Jordan (7)
  • Kazakhstan (6)
  • Kuwait (29)
  • Kyrgyzstan (4)
  • Laos (5)
  • Lebanon (10)
  • Macau (34)
  • Malaysia (24)
  • Maldives (8)
  • Mongolia (29)
  • Nepal (17)
  • Oman (24)
  • Pakistan (18)
  • Palestine (15)
  • Philippines (33)
  • Qatar (31)
  • Saudi Arabia (5)
  • Singapore (2)
  • South Korea (43)
  • Sri Lanka (32)
  • Syria (10)
  • Tajikistan (4)
  • Thailand (160)
  • Timor-Leste (6)
  • Turkmenistan (23)
  • United Arab Emirates (10)
  • Uzbekistan (1)
  • Vietnam (89)
  • Yemen (4)

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