Starting on 12 March 2008, I intend to read a book from each country of the world. I've borrowed the idea from fellow Finnish BookCrossers and am using Wikipedia's list of countries as my guideline. In addition to independent states (both those that are internationally recognized and generally unrecognized), the list includes inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. And, just for the record, this is a lifetime challenge :D
Book must be either set in the country, tell about the country or be written by a citizen/resident/native of the country.
* Abkhazia
* Afghanistan Khaled Hosseini: The Kite Runner
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia
* Åland Ulla-Lena Lundberg: Jää
* Albania Ismail Kadare: Kivisen kaupungin kronikka
* Algeria Albert Camus: The Outsider
* American Samoa
* Andorra
* Angola Manuel Rui: Olisinpa aalto
* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina César Aira: How I Became a Nun
* Armenia Vardges Petrosjan: Tyhjät tuolit (TBR)
* Aruba
* Ascension Island
* Australia Colleen McCullough: Tim
* Austria
* Azerbaijan Kurban Said: Ali ja Nino (TBR)
* Bahamas
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh Tahmima Anam: A Golden Age
* Barbados
* Belarus
* Belgium Kerrit Brown: Kohtalokas syksy
* Belize
* Benin
* Bermuda
* Bhutan Britta Das: Buttertea at Sunrise
* Bolivia Terttu Oroza: Bolivian päiväkirja
* Bosnia and Herzegovina Filipovic Zlata: Zlatan päiväkirja (TBR)
* Botswana Alexander McCall Smith: In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
* Brazil Eva Ibbotson: Journey to the River Sea
* Brunei
* Bulgaria Jordan Raditskov: Me varpusenpojat
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cambodia
* Cameroon
* Canada Bonnie Burnard: Hyvästä kodista
* Cape Verde Germano Almeida: The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Araujo
* Cayman Islands
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Chile Pablo Neruda: Kysymysten kirja
* China Xinran: Miss Chopsticks
* Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* Colombia Jorge Franco: Paradise Travel
* Comoros
* Congo (Democratic Republic of)
* Congo (Republic of)
* Cook Islands
* Costa Rica
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Croatia
* Cuba Himilce Novas: Mangot, banaanit ja kookospähkinät
* Cyprus Lawrence Durrell: Bitter Lemons of Cyprus
* Czech Republic Alexandra Berková: Magoria
* Denmark Hanne-Vibeke Holst: Theresen valinnat
* Djibouti
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic Lynn Joseph: The Color of My Words
* East Timor
* Ecuador James Scudamore: The Amnesia Clinic
* Egypt Naguib Mahfouz: Palace Walk
* El Salvador
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Estonia Milvi Lembe: Eluvöödid
* Ethiopia Dinaw Mengestu: Children of the Revolution
* Falkland Islands
* Faroe Islands
* Fiji June Knox-Mawer: The Shadow of Wings
* Finland
* France Philippe Claudel: Harmaat sielut
* French Polynesia Célestine Vaite: Frangipani
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Georgia
* Germany Bernhard Schlink: Lukija
* Ghana
* Gibraltar
* Greece Nikol Russu: Sano Morfiinille, et mä etin sen vielä
* Greenland
* Grenada
* Guam
* Guatemala
* Guernsey Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Guyana
* Haiti Edwidge Danticat: Näen, muistan, hengitän
* Honduras Paul Theroux: Moskiittorannikko (TBR)
* Hong Kong
* Hungary Imre Kertész: Lopetus
* Iceland Sjón: Skugga-Baldur
* India Rupa Gulab: Girl Alone
* Indonesia Pramoedy Ananta Toer: It's Not an All Night Fair
* Iran Anita Amirrezvani: Kukkien verellä kirjottu
* Iraq
* Ireland Maeve Binchy: The Lilac Bus
* Isle of Man
* Israel Piers Paul Read: On the Third Day
* Italy Massimo Fabio: Tyttörukka
* Jamaica Andrea Levy: Small Island
* Japan Banana Yoshimoto: Kitchen
* Jersey
* Jordan Annie Caulfield: Kingdom of the Film Stars. Journey into Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kenya Ngũgĩ: A Grain of Wheat
* Kiribati
* Korea, North Kim Hyun Hee: Sieluni kyyneleet (TBR)
* Korea, South Nora Okja Keller: Fox Girl
* Kosovo
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan Chingiz Aitmatov: Jamilia
* Laos Bounyavong Outhine: Mother's Beloved: Stories from Laos
* Latvia
* Lebanon Venus Khoury-Ghata: A House at the Edge of Tears
* Lesotho Peter Lanham, A.S. Mopeli-Paulus: Blanket Boy's Moon (TBR)
* Liberia
* Libya Hisham Matar: In the Country of Men
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macao
* Macedonia
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Malaysia Rani Manicka: Jasmiinin tuoksu
* Maldives
* Mali
* Malta
* Marshall Islands
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Mayotte
* Mexico Luis Alberto Urrea: The Hummingbird's Daughter
* Micronesia
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Mongolia Byambasuren Davaa: The Cave of the Yellow Dog
* Montenegro
* Montserrat
* Morocco Fatima Mernissi: Unelma vapaudesta
* Mozambique Mia Couto: The Last Flight of the Flamingo (TBR)
* Myanmar Nu Nu Yi: Smile as They Bow
* Nagorno-Karabakh
* Namibia Peter Orner: The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo (TBR)
* Nauru
* Nepal Samrat Upadhyay: The Royal Ghosts
* Netherlands Tessa de Loo: Taivasvuode
* Netherlands Antilles
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Nicaragua
* Niger
* Nigeria Chris Abani: Becoming Abigail
* Niue
* Norfolk Island
* Northern Cyprus
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Norway Anne B. Ragde: Berliininpoppelit (TBR)
* Oman
* Pakistan Kamila Shamsie: Broken Verses
* Palau
* Palestine Randa Ghazy: Rauhaa!
* Panama
* Papua New Guinea Lloyd Jones: Mister Pip
* Paraguay Gerald Durrell: Vyötiäisten maassa
* Peru Matthew Parris: Inca-Kola
* Philippines Riitta Vartti (toim.): Tulikärpänen
* Pitcairn Islands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Puerto Rico
* Qatar
* Romania Mihai Eminescu: Cezara. Vaene Dionis
* Russia
* Rwanda Gaile Parkin: Kigalin kakkukauppa
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Helena
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Samoa Erik Dammann: Pakenimme palmumajaan
* San Marino
* Sao Tome and Principe
* Saudi Arabia
* Senegal Mariama Ba: So Long a Letter
* Serbia
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone R. Sarif Easmon: The Feud
* Singapore Noel Barber: Tanamera (TBR)
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Solomon Islands
* Somalia Faarax M. J. Cawl: Ignorance is the Enemy of Love
* Somaliland
* South Africa Rachel Zadok: Gem Squash Tokoloshe
* South Ossetia
* Spain Laurie Lee: A Rose for Winter
* Sri Lanka Shyam Selvadura: Funny Boy
* Sudan Leila Aboulela: The Translator
* Suriname
* Svalbard
* Swaziland
* Sweden Kajsa Ingemarsson: Små citroner gula
* Switzerland
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Tanzania Abdulrazak Gurnah: Desertion
* Thailand Bua Boonmee, Nicola Pierce: Miss Bangkok: Memoirs of a Thai Prostitute
* Togo
* Tokelau
* Tonga
* Transnistria
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Tristan da Cunha
* Tunisia
* Turkey Yasmine Ghata: The Calligraphers' Night
* Turkmenistan
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* Tuvalu
* Uganda Moses Isegawa: Abessinialaiset kronikat (TBR)
* Ukraine Anatoli Rybakov: Raskasta hiekkaa (TBR)
* United Arab Emirates Mohammad al Murr: Wink of the Mona Lisa and Other Stories from the Gulf (TBR)
* United Kingdom Peter Robinson: Wednesday's Child
* United States Joshilyn Jackson: Gods in Alabama
* Uruguay Ben Richards: The Silver River
* Uzbekistan
* Vanuatu
* Vatican City
* Venezuela
* Vietnam Frank Palmos: Ridding the Devils
* Virgin Islands, British
* Virgin Islands, United States
* Wallis and Futuna
* Western Sahara
* Yemen Mary Quin: Kidnapped in Yemen
* Zambia Jon Michelet: Afrikka-pamaus
* Zimbabwe Doris Lessing: African Laughter
