It is because they are not from the south.
The athletes from Greece enter first and the athletes from the host nation (in 2010 that is Canada) enter last. In between, the athletes enter in alphabetical order of the country name as known in the host nation's language (in 2010 that is English). At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Greece will enter first, Russia will enter last, and in between the countries will enter in alphabetical order in the Russian language.
The first country in the parade is always Greece.The last country is the host nation.In between, the countries march in alphabetical order according to the official language of the host nation.
The countries of the former USSR are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.(note: all these countries are in alphabetical order)
The seven countries (excluding Mexico) in alphabetical order:BelizeCosta RicaEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaPanamaIn geographical order from Mexico moving southeast: Guatemala and Belize, El Salvador and Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.
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Greece is first (since it's the original home of the Olympics), followed by the other countries in alphabetical order, and then the host nation comes at the end.
At the opening ceremonies, the countries march into the stadium in alphabetical order of their country's name in the language spoken by the host country. The exceptions are that the athletes from Greece are always the first into the stadium, out of respect to the home of the Olympics, and the athletes from the host country are always last into the stadium.
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The Olympics are done in order to let the countries around the world display their best athletes in the sports that they are trained in. It gives the citizens of those countries a chance to watch, and cheer on their home countries in various events.
The six countries border that Iraq in alphabetical order are: Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey.
The athletes from Greece enter first and the athletes from the host nation (in 2010 that is Canada) enter last. In between, the athletes enter in alphabetical order of the country name as known in the host nation's language (in 2010 that is English). At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Greece will enter first, Russia will enter last, and in between the countries will enter in alphabetical order in the Russian language.
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No, an atlas is typically organized geographically, with maps arranged by regions, countries, or continents. It is not organized in alphabetical order.
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Greece, the home of the original Olympic games, always goes first. The remaining countries enter in alphabetical order based on the alphabet and names used in the host country, in this case Russian. The host country's team always enters last.