Lifetime challenge, my rules:
- all journal entries count, even anonymous entries
- bookrings and bookrays I started don't count
- all books registered by me count, also all books I ever journaled
- I will release all books by myself or will give them to friends to release them all over the world

My statistics (2024/03/23):

completed countries: 20/233

running countries: 38/233

--- A ---
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina --> released 2007/03/13 by a friend Das Jahr der Verschwörer
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Australia --> completed 2014/11/06 A Trail of Fire
Austria --> completed 2007/07/24 100 Rezepte - Küche für Zwei

--- B ---
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Buthan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil --> released 2007/03/19 by a friend Hornblower auf der "Hotspur"
Brunei
Bulgaria --> completed 2007/07/29 Toxic. Der Biss - Das Feuer - Die Hölle
Burkina Faso
Burundi

--- C ---
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada --> released 2015/09/30 A Song For Arbonne"
Cape Verde
Chile
China --> completed 2007/07/10 Shalom, Ruth, Shalom
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia --> released by BC-friend Ninaki 2007/06/04 In den Schnee geschrieben
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic

--- D ---
Denmark --> completed 2007/01/06 Vertauschtes Glück
Dominica
Dominican Republic --> completed 2017/08/07 Die Spur der Füchse
Djibouti

--- E ---
Ecuador
Egypt --> released 2008/06/22 Wellenbrecher
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia --> released by BC-friend akkolady 2007/05 Halskette und Kalebasse
Eqatorial Guinea
Ethiopia

--- F ---
Fidji
Finland --> completed 2014/11/19 Walden
France --> completed 2007/05/20 Maigret et la jeune morte

--- G ---
Gabun
Gambia
Georgia
Germany --> completed 2007/01/31 Nebelmond und die seltsame Mitgift
Ghana
Grenada
Greece --> released by lunabaerin 2017/08 Gezinkt
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana

--- H ---

Haiti
Honduras

--- I ---
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy

--- J ---
Jamaica
Japan --> released end of march 2007 by a colleague Mayonnaise and the origin of life
Jordan

--- K ---
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Kiribati
Kongo, demokratische Republik/Zaire
Kuwait

--- L ---
Laos
Lativa --> released by BC-friend akkolady 2007/05 Till Eulenspiegel
Lesotho
Libanon
Liberia
Libyen
Liechtenstein
Litauen
Luxemburg

--- M ---
Madagaskar
Malawi
Malaysia
Malediven
Mali -->released 2007/01/31 by BC-friend Ninaki Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part
Malta
Marokko -->released 2007/02/30 by BC-friend Ninaki Comment je suis devenue stupide
Marschallinseln
Mauretanien
Mauritius
Mazedonien
Mexiko --> completed 2007/10/04 Maigret et la jeune morte
Mikronesien
Moldau
Monaco
Mongolei
Mosambik
Myanmar

--- N ---
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand --> released 2007/03/28 by a colleague Silent Night
Nicaragua
Netherlands --> completed 2007/10/18 Tod im Garten
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
North Korea
Norway --> completed 2024/03/23 Unter den Menschen

--- O ---
Oman

--- P ---
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua-Neuguinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippinen --> released 2006/11/30 Back when we were grown ups
Poland --> released 2006/10/08 Lost Highway
Portugal --> completed 2009/05/04 Untergetaucht

--- Q ---
Quatar

--- R ---
Romania
Ruanda
Russia --> completed 2017/06/14 Flug nach Arras


--- S ---
Salomonen
Sambia
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbien and Montenegro
Seychellen
Sierra Leone
Simbabwe
Singapur
Slowakei
Slowenia --> released by BC-friend Ninaki 2007/06/04 Es war alles ganz anders
Somalia
South Africa --> released by Mueffi 2007/10/11 Best American Short Stories 1995
South Korea --> released by a friend 2007/02/07 Der junge Kelso
Spain --> completed 2018/01/10 Hush
Sri Lanka --> released by BC-friend Ninaki 2008/02/10 The Lesson of her Death
St. Kitts und Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent und die Grenadinen
Sudan
Suriname
Swasiland
Sweden --> released 2013/07/29 The Cause of Death
Switzerland --> completed 2007/10/19 Küche für Zwei
Syria --> completed 2007/10/06 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

--- T ---
Tadschikistan
Tansania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad und Tobago
Tschad
Tunesien
Türkei
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu

--- U ---
Uganda
UK ---> completed 2015/08/17 A Trail of Fire
Ukraine
Ungarn --> completed 2009/06/30 Der grüne See

United Arab Emirates --> completed 2006/12/20 The Ice House
Uruguay
USA --> completed 2006/12/20 Miss Marple's Final Cases
Usbekistan

--- V ---
Vanuatu
Vatikan
Venezuela
Vietnam

--- Y ---
Yemen

--- Z ---
zentralafrikanische Republik

Wo-hoo, the first country is completed. It's the United Arab Emirates!
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4528336

Denmark completed by a non-german-speaking anonymus lady from Hjørring.
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4218281

Germany completed by Brommel, who took the book with her at the meet-up at Hadley's in Hamburg.
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4765358

Finally one of my absolute favorite countries is completed - France! Thanks a lot to Odalisque, it was very nice to meet you in Paris! :-)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4871237

Only a few days ago I personally released a book in Linz in Austria. But I got the journal entry for this cooking book that found his way to Austria, too. :-)
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4443129

China completed by Windfeder, obviously drooling over books in german language over there in China.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4778257

Bulgaria completed by a Newbie spending her holidays reading (and finding) books at the pool.
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4777839

Mexico completed by ckollo, who seems to be a friend of Odalisque! :-)
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4871237

Syria completed by liza-13 from Damascous. She got the book from Nineb who is a good friend of mine, and who was studying Arabic language in Damascous for one month.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4989532

Netherlands completed by anonymus finder from Winschoten, who wants the book travel back to Germany.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4789814

Switzerland completed by Urmel-SH, who found the book in a cooking-bookbox from Suzanne4Books.
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4443129

Portugal completed by anonymus french finder, who left the book in his aircraft, since he doesn't speak German.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7097277

Hungary completed by hungarian newbie, to whom was given a book found in a thermal bath in Budapest, released there by Guini. :-)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5690890

Yes yes yes! Journal entry for one of my books I released in the U.S. when I was there, working at SLAC for 5 weeks. And ...! A Newbie, wo-hoo! :-)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8439957

Australia completed by meganh, who I had the pleasure to meet during my stay in Melbourne! :-)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11915891/

Finland completed by CatharinaL, who received the book as a RABCK sent by dschinny.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7504105/

http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11915891/
After having released a couple of books there by myself, the UK was now completed by a Spanish teenager in Scotland, who found a book released near Eilean Donan Castle by the Australian bookcrosser meghanh, who again got this book from German bookcrosser satay-spiess travelling in Australia last year! On top of everything the finder is a newbie now. :-)

Spain completed by a newbie on the Island of Fuerteventura. Book was released by fellow bookcrosser Samingo. :-)

http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12453336/