159 Participating Countries
Olympic Games 1988 Seoul opening ceremony
| 1 | Afghanistan | 56 | Greece | 111 | Paraguay |
| 2 | Algeria | 57 | Grenada | 112 | Peru |
| 3 | Andorra | 58 | Guam | 113 | Philippines |
| 4 | Angola | 59 | Guatemala | 114 | Poland |
| 5 | Antigua | 60 | Guinea | 115 | Portugal |
| 6 | Argentina | 61 | Guyana | 116 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Aruba | 62 | Haiti | 117 | Qatar |
| 8 | Australia | 63 | Honduras | 118 | Romeania |
| 9 | Austria | 64 | Hong Kong | 119 | Rwanda |
| 10 | Bahamas | 65 | Hungary | 120 | St. Vincent & Gr. |
| 11 | Bahrain | 66 | Iceland | 121 | Samoa, American |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 67 | India | 122 | Samoa, Western |
| 13 | Barbados | 68 | Indonesia | 123 | San Marino |
| 14 | Belgium | 69 | Iran | 124 | Sudi Arabia |
| 15 | Belize | 70 | Iraq | 125 | Senegal |
| 16 | Benin | 71 | Ireland | 126 | Sierra Leone |
| 17 | Bermuda | 72 | Israel | 127 | Singapore |
| 18 | Bhutan | 73 | Italy | 128 | Solomon Islands |
| 19 | Bolivia | 74 | Ivory Coast | 129 | Somalia |
| 20 | Botswana | 75 | Jamaica | 130 | Spain |
| 21 | Brazil | 76 | Japan | 131 | Sri Lanka |
| 22 | British Virgin Islands | 77 | Jordan | 132 | Sudan |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 78 | Kenya | 133 | Surinam |
| 24 | Burkona Faso | 79 | Korea, People Rep. | 134 | Swaziland |
| 25 | Burma | 80 | Kuwait | 135 | Sweden |
| 26 | Cameroon | 81 | Laos | 136 | Switzerland |
| 27 | Canada | 82 | Lebanon | 137 | Syria |
| 28 | Cayman Islands | 83 | Lesotho | 138 | Tanzania |
| 29 | Central Africa | 84 | Liberia | 139 | Thailand |
| 30 | Chad | 85 | Libya | 140 | Togo |
| 31 | Chile | 86 | Lichtenstein | 141 | Tonga |
| 32 | China, Peop. Rep. | 87 | Luxembourg | 142 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 33 | Chinese Taipei | 88 | Malawi | 143 | Tunisia |
| 34 | Colombia | 89 | Malaysia | 144 | Turkey |
| 35 | Congo, Peop. Rep. | 90 | Maldives | 145 | Uganda |
| 36 | Cook Islands | 91 | Mali | 146 | USSR |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 92 | Malta | 147 | United Arab. Em. |
| 38 | Cyprus | 93 | Mauritania | 148 | United States |
| 39 | Czechoslovakia | 94 | Mauritius | 149 | US Virgin Islands |
| 40 | Denmark | 95 | Mexico | 150 | Uruguay |
| 41 | Djibouti | 96 | Monaco | 151 | Vanuatu |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 97 | Mongolia | 152 | Venezuela |
| 43 | Ecuador | 98 | Morocco | 153 | Vietnam |
| 44 | Egypt | 99 | Mozambique | 154 | Yemen Arab Rep. |
| 45 | El Salvador | 100 | Nepal | 155 | Yemen Dem. Rep. |
| 46 | Equatorial Guinea | 101 | The Netherlands | 156 | Yugoslavia |
| 47 | Fiji | 102 | Netherlands Antilles | 157 | Zaire |
| 48 | Finnland | 103 | New Zealand | 158 | Zambia |
| 49 | France | 104 | Niger | 159 | Zimbabwe |
| 50 | Gabon | 105 | Nigeria | ||
| 51 | The Gambia | 106 | Norway | ||
| 52 | Germ. Dem. Rep. | 107 | Oman | ||
| 53 | Germ. Fed. Rep. | 108 | Pakistan | ||
| 54 | Ghana | 109 | Panama | ||
| 55 | Great Britain | 110 | Papua-New Guinea |