Participating TeamsThe following Teams will participate at the 2009 World Championship in Berne and Zurich-Kloten.
GROUP A - playing in Zürich-Kloten
| Canada:
World Championship Ranking 2008: 2nd place. World Ranking 2008: 1st
place. Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1920.
Population of 33 million with 545,000 active players. Most successful
World Championship nation to date: 24 times gold, 12 times silver and 9
times bronze. www.hockeycanada.ca
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| Slovakia:
World Championship Ranking 2008: 13th place. World Ranking 2008: 8th
place. Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1993.
Population of 5.5 million with 10,000 active players. World
Championship successes: One medal of each – gold, silver and bronze. www.szlh.sk
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| Belarus:
World Championship Ranking 2008: 9th place. World Ranking 2008: 9th
place. Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1992.
Population of 10 million with 3,000 active players. No World
Championship medal yet. www.hockey.by
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| Hungary:
Advanced to Group A in 2008. World Ranking 2008: 20th place. Member of
the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1927. Population of 10
million with 2,000 active players. No World Championship medal yet. www.icehockey.hu
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GROUP B - playing in Berne
| Russia:
Titleholder and winner of the World Championship 2008. World Ranking
2008: 2nd place. Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation
since 1952. Population of 140 million with 82,000 active players. World
Championship successes: 24 times gold, 8 times silver and 7 times
bronze (including the Soviet Union). www.fhr.ru
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| Switzerland:
Hosting the World Championship for the 10th time in 2008 (the
international record). World Championship Ranking 2008: 7th place.
World Ranking 2008: 7th place. Member of the International Ice Hockey
Federation since 1908. Population of 7.5 million with 25,000 active
players. World Championship successes: 1 silver and 8 bronze medals.
www.swiss-icehockey.ch
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| Germany:
World Championship Ranking 2008: 10th place. World Ranking 2008: 10th
place. Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1909.
Population of 82 million with 30,000 active players. World Championship
successes: 2 silver and 2 bronze medals (including West Germany). www.deb-online.de
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| France:
World Championship Ranking 2008: 14th place. World Ranking 2008: 18th
place. Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1908.
Population of 61 million with 17,000 active players. No World
Championship medal yet. www.hockeyfrance.com
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GROUP C - playing in Berne
| Sweden:
World Championship Ranking 2008: 4th place. World Ranking 2008: 3rd
place. Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1912.
Population of 9 million with 64,000 active players. World Championship
successes: 8 times gold, 18 times silver and 14 times bronze. www.swehockey.se
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| USA:
World Championship Ranking 2008: 6th place. World Ranking 2008: 6th
place. Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1920.
Population of 301 million with 450,000 active players. World
Championship successes: 2 times gold, 9 times silver and 5 times
bronze. www.usahockey.com
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| Latvia:
World Championship Ranking 2008: 11th place. World Ranking 2008: 11th
place. Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1931.
Population of 2 million with 4,000 active players. Not yet on a World
Championship podium. www.lhf.lv
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| Austria:
Returned to Group A in 2008. World Ranking 2008: 16th place. Member of
the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1912. Population of 8
million with 10,000 active players. 2 times World Championship bronze. www.eishockey.at
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GROUP D - playing in Zürich-Kloten
| Finland:
World Championship Ranking 2008: 3rd place. World Ranking 2008: 4th
place. Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1928.
Population of 5 million with 62,000 active players. World Championship
successes: 1 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals. www.finhockey.fi
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| Czech Republic:
World Championship Ranking 2008: 5th place. World Ranking 2008: 5th
place. Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1908.
Population of 10 million with 95,000 active players. World Championship
successes: 11 times gold, 13 times silver and 19 times bronze
(including Czechoslovakia). www.hokej.cz
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| Norway:
World Championship Ranking 2008: 8th place. World Ranking 2008: 12th
place. Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1935.
Population of 4.5 million with 6,500 active players. No World
Championship medal yet. www.hockey.no
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| Denmark:
World Championship Ranking 2008: 12th place. World Ranking 2008: 13th
place. Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1946.
Population of 5.5 million with 4,000 active players. Not yet on a World
Championship podium. www.ishockey.dk |
Avots: http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship-oc09/home/tournament-information/teams.html | 
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