The Olympic Challenge - London 2012

Katrina at Katrina's Reads is hosting The Olympic Challenge - London 2012 in an attempt to read books from the 202 participating countries in the Summer Olympic Games by July 27, 2012.

You don't have to read a novel per country, it could be a novel, essay, poetry, non-fiction, or graphic novel, just as long as the author is a citizen of that country.

Also, if you are having trouble finding authors from a certain country, it is acceptable to read a book about the country instead.

I'm fascinated by the idea of reading books by authors from different countries. While I try to branch out and do this on my own with what I read in general, it is something I don't do as often as I'd like and hopefully this challenge will motivate me to do so.

Here's the massive list of countries:

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan

Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi

Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Chinese Taipei
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'lvoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic

Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic

Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia

Fiji
Finland
France

Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Great Britain - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Greece
Grenada
Guam
Guatamala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana

Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary

Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy

Jamaica
Japan
Jordan

Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan

Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar

Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway

Oman

Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania
Russia
Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Switzerland
Syria

Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu

Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Uruguay
Uzbekistan

Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands

Yemen

Zambia
Zimbabwe