The world has 193 countries, so why are there 205 teams in the Olympics?

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The world has 193 countries, so why are there 205 teams in the Olympics?

Of the 13 teams that are not UN recognized countries, four are geo-politically fraught areas. The other nine of the teams are island regions that sought recognition from the IOC prior to 1996.