This edition saw the debut of Kyrgyzstan and Saint Barthélemy, and the return of Austria, Bermuda, Bonaire, Chile, Dominican Republic, Guam, Liberia, Nicaragua and Slovenia; Bermuda, which last competed in
1995, Bonaire and Guam in
1996, Nicaragua in
2005, Chile in
2008 and Austria, Dominican Republic, Liberia and Slovenia in
2009. Angola, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, French Polynesia, Guyana, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Macau, Malawi, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Zambia, withdrew from the competition. == Results ==