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World Cup Participating Nations Information
 
 
            
 
Click on a country flag, below, for that country's Page in this eBook. There you can enjoy viewing a larger, waving flag, a map of the country, a link to its anthem, as well as various links to related information beyond that which goes right below. (See for an interesting entry on flags.)
 
Click on either ear-phone icon, below, in order to go directly to the National Anthems Section of this eBook (this Section is linked to from every individual country page).
 
         – 2006 World Cup: June 9 to July 9 –        
 
Country ⁄ {Continent} Abbrv {} Capital Language Area (Km2) Population (millions)
Angola  {Af} ANG Luanda Portuguese 1 246 700 14.1  
Argentina  {SA} ARG Buenos Aires Spanish 2 780 092 39.5  
Australia  {Oc} AUS Canberra English 7 682 300 20.0  
Brazil  {SA} BRA Brasília Portuguese 8 547 403 185.1  
Costa Rica  {CA} CRC San José Spanish 51 100 4.3  
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)  {Af} CIV Yamoussoukro {} French 322 463 17.2  
Croatia {Eu} CRO Zagreb Croatian 56 583 4.4  
Czech Republic  {Eu} CZE Prague Czech 78 864 10.2  
Ecuador  {SA} ECU Quito Spanish 283 561 13.3  
England  {Eu} ENG London English 244 820 60.4  
France  {Eu} FRA Paris French 543 965 60.6  
Germany  {Eu} GER Berlin German 356 733 82.5  
Ghana  {Af} GHA Accra English {º} 238 583 21.0  
Iran  {As*} IRN Tehran Persian 1 648 196 68.0  
Italy  {Eu ITA Rome Italian 301 302 57.3  
Japan  {As} JPN Tokyo Japanese 372 819 127.8  
Korea Republic (Sth.K.)  {As} KOR Seoul Korean 99 237 48.3  
Mexico  {NA} MEX Mexico City Spanish 1 972 547 104.9  
Netherlands (Holland) {Eu} NED Amsterdam Dutch 41 526 16.4  
Paraguay  {SA} PAR Asunción Spanish 406 752 6.3  
Poland  {Eu} POL Warsaw Polish 312 685 38.6  
Portugal  {Eu} POR Lisbon Portuguese 91 985 10.5  
Saudi Arabia  {As*} KSA Riyadh Arabic 2 153 168 24.9  
Serbia and Montenegro {Eu} SCG Belgrade Serbian 102 173 10.8  
Spain  {Eu} ESP Madrid Spanish 505 954 41.3  
Sweden  {Eu} SWE Stockholm Swedish 449 964 9.0  
Switzerland  {Eu} SUI Bern pls.see below 41 285 7.4  
Togo  {Af} TOG Lome French {º} 56 785 5.6  
Trinidad and Tobago  {CA} TRI Port-of-Spain English 5 123 1.3  
Tunisia  {Af} TUN Tunis Arabic 163 610 10.0  
Ukraine  {Eu} UKR Kiev Ukrainian 603 700 48.2  
United States  {NA} USA Washington D.C. English 9 372 614 297  
Country ⁄ {Continent} Abbrv Capital Language Area Population
Pls. Note: Though the above data has been verified, as it includes approximations,
it should not be directly used for academic (school) purposes without a further check.
Update:                           South Africa is the Host Nation for the World Cup
Country ⁄ {Continent} Abbrv Capital Language Area Population
South Africa  {Af} RSA          Pretoria {} English {º} 1 221 037 47.4  
 
{Af} = Africa                   (to table top)
{As} = Asia                   (to table top)
{As*} = Asia (Middle East)         (to table top)
{Eu} = Europe                   (to table top)
{CA} = Central America          (to table top)
{NA} = North America          (to table top)
{SA} = South America          (to table top)
{Oc} = Oceania                   (to table top)
{} Abbreviations used by FIFA, as well as in this eBook   (to table top)
Côte d'Ivoire – capital: Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (former capital & unofficially retains role of "cultural capital," as it remains the largest city)    (to table top)
England – data refers to the whole United Kingdom, not exclusively England (pls. see map & remark on England⁄United Kingdom)    (to table top)
Switzerland – languages: German, French, Italian, Rumantsch     (to table top)
Serbia and Montenegro –  + – undergoing the process of becoming two separate nations (further information); so, here's related individual data: Montenegro's population of 0.6 million inhabitants, included in the above count, occupies an area of 13 812 square Km, out of the above given joint Serbian and Montenegrin territories, Montenegro's capital being Podgorica, the former Serbia and Montenegro Judicial Capital. Their official language remains Serbian (despite a rather controversial claim that the Ijekavian-Štokavian dialect spoken in Montenegro should constitute a Montenegrin language on its own). Serbia's population, in turn, which has surpassed 7.5 million inhabitants (the figure excluding Kosovo's approximate 2 million), spreading over an area of 88 361 square Km, also retains Serbian as the official language; Belgrade (the former Serbia and Montenegro Executive and Legislative Capital) remains the Serbian capital.         (to table top)
Ghana & Togo – English & French, respectively: official and the language of commerce; African languages & dialects commonly also spoken locally.           (to table top)
South Africa – main languages spoken, in addition to English: Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana, and Venda.
South Africa's largest city is Johannesburg. Cape Town is the Legislative Capital, Pretoria is the Administrative Capital, and Bloemfontein is the Judicial Capital. (More on South Africa: below)            (to table top)
 
Listen to⁄download the National Anthems for all World Cup Nations (available, as well: all the respective lyrics, in addition to sheet music, in most cases).          (to table top)
 
 
Update:  Links to South Africa's anthem have now been included on the Anthems' Page.
 
 
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