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This is the Parade of Nations order at the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Here is the full order for every country that will sail down the Seine at the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony.

WASHINGTON — As Olympians represent their country sailing down the Seine during the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremony, you might be wondering how they ended up in that order. 

Countries typically enter in alphabetical order based on the language of the host country -- in this case, French, with a few exceptions. Greece always marches first in recognition of their country creating the modern Olympic Games. The Refugee Olympic Team followed Greece during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and is expected to follow suit in Paris. 

The host nation always enters last for the Opening Ceremony Parade of Nations, so this year that means the France delegation will be the final group to arrive. 

The IOC introduced a new tradition in recent years to honor upcoming host countries, which directly impacts where the United States will march in the Paris Opening Ceremony. 

Since the Tokyo Olympics, upcoming hosts have marched just ahead of the host country at the back of the pack. That means the United States and Australia (hosts of the 2028 and 2032 games, respectively) will march at the end just before France.

2024 Paris Olympics Parade of Nations order

  1. Greece
  2. Refugee Olympic Team
  3. Afghanistan
  4. South Africa
  5. Albania
  6. Algeria
  7. Germany
  8. Andorra
  9. Angola
  10. Antigua and Barbuda
  11. Saudi Arabia
  12. Argentina
  13. Armenia
  14. Aruba
  15. Austria
  16. Azerbaijan
  17. Bahamas
  18. Bahrain
  19. Bangladesh
  20. Barbados
  21. Belgium
  22. Belize
  23. Benin
  24. Bermuda
  25. Bhutan
  26. Bolivia
  27. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  28. Botswana
  29. Brazil
  30. Brunei
  31. Bulgaria
  32. Burkina Faso
  33. Burundi
  34. Cayman Islands
  35. Cambodia
  36. Cameroon
  37. Canada
  38. Cape Verde
  39. Central African Republic
  40. Chile
  41. China
  42. Cyprus
  43. Colombia
  44. Comoros
  45. Republic of the Congo
  46. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  47. Cook Islands
  48. South Korea
  49. Costa Rica
  50. Côte d'Ivoire
  51. Croatia
  52. Cuba
  53. Denmark
  54. Djibouti
  55. Dominican Republic
  56. Dominica
  57. Egypt
  58. El Salvador
  59. United Arab Emirates
  60. Ecuador
  61. Eritrea
  62. Spain
  63. Estonia
  64. Eswatini
  65. Ethiopia
  66. Fiji
  67. Finland
  68. Gabon
  69. Gambia
  70. Georgia
  71. Ghana
  72. Great Britain
  73. Grenada
  74. Guam
  75. Guatemala
  76. Guinea
  77. Guinea-Bissau
  78. Equatorial Guinea
  79. Guyana
  80. Haiti
  81. Honduras
  82. Hong Kong
  83. Hungary
  84. India
  85. Indonesia
  86. Iran
  87. Iraq
  88. Ireland
  89. Iceland
  90. Israel
  91. Italy
  92. Jamaica
  93. Japan
  94. Jordan
  95. Kazakhstan
  96. Kenya
  97. Kyrgyzstan
  98. Kiribati
  99. Kosovo
  100. Kuwait
  101. Laos
  102. Lesotho
  103. Latvia
  104. Lebanon
  105. Liberia
  106. Libya
  107. Liechtenstein
  108. Lithuania
  109. Luxembourg
  110. North Macedonia
  111. Madagascar
  112. Malaysia
  113. Malawi
  114. Maldives
  115. Mali
  116. Malta
  117. Morocco
  118. Marshall Islands
  119. Mauritius
  120. Mauritania
  121. Mexico
  122. Federated States of Micronesia
  123. Moldova
  124. Monaco
  125. Mongolia
  126. Montenegro
  127. Mozambique
  128. Myanmar
  129. Namibia
  130. Nauru
  131. Nepal
  132. Nicaragua
  133. Niger
  134. Nigeria
  135. Norway
  136. New Zealand
  137. Oman
  138. Uganda
  139. Uzbekistan
  140. Pakistan
  141. Palau
  142. Palestine
  143. Panama
  144. Papua New Guinea
  145. Paraguay
  146. Netherlands
  147. Peru
  148. Philippines
  149. Poland
  150. Puerto Rico
  151. Portugal
  152. Qatar
  153. North Korea
  154. Romania
  155. Rwanda
  156. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  157. Saint Lucia
  158. San Marino
  159. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  160. Solomon Islands
  161. Samoa
  162. American Samoa
  163. Sao Tome and Principe
  164. Senegal
  165. Serbia
  166. Seychelles
  167. Sierra Leone
  168. Singapore
  169. Slovakia
  170. Slovenia
  171. Somalia
  172. South Sudan
  173. Sudan
  174. Sri Lanka
  175. Sweden
  176. Switzerland
  177. Suriname
  178. Syria
  179. Tajikistan
  180. Taiwan
  181. Tanzania
  182. Chad
  183. Czech Republic
  184. Thailand
  185. East Timor
  186. Togo
  187. Tonga
  188. Trinidad and Tobago
  189. Tunisia
  190. Turkmenistan
  191. Turkey
  192. Tuvalu
  193. Ukraine
  194. Uruguay
  195. Vanuatu
  196. Venezuela
  197. British Virgin Islands
  198. Virgin Islands
  199. Vietnam
  200. Yemen
  201. Zambia
  202. Zimbabwe
  203. Australia (Host country for Brisbane 2032)
  204. United States (Host country for Los Angeles 2028)
  205. France

How to watch the Opening Ceremony

The 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony officially begins on Friday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m. local time in Paris. That means it will start at 1:30 p.m. Eastern, 12:30 p.m. Central, 11:30 a.m. Mountain and 10:30 a.m. Pacific. 

NBC and Peacock will have live coverage of the Opening Ceremony beginning at Noon Eastern

LIVE STREAM LINK: NBC Daytime coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics (LIVE)

Telemundo will also provide Spanish-language coverage beginning at 1 p.m. ET.

Primetime coverage of the Opening Ceremony will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and Peacock.

LIVE STREAM LINK: NBC Primetime coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics

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