i , ▁Hawai i , ▁H ond uras , ▁Japan , ▁Mor oco , ▁Mexico , ▁Mon aco , ▁Nic ar agua , ▁Norway , ▁Par agu ay , ▁Pers ia , ▁ ▁Saint - Martin , ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁Ser bia , ▁S iam , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Switzerland , ▁and ▁Uruguay , ▁The ▁British ▁domin ions ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Tas mania ▁also ▁took ▁part . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁Ex position , ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁over throw ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁mon archy , ▁nearly ▁all ▁European ▁countries ▁with ▁monarch ies ▁officially ▁boy c otted ▁the ▁Ex position . ▁ ▁The ▁boy cot ting ▁nations ▁were ▁Germany , ▁Austria - H ung ary , ▁Belg ium , ▁Spain , ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁Italy , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁Portugal , ▁Russia , ▁and ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁Non eth eless , ▁many ▁citizens ▁and ▁companies ▁from ▁these ▁countries ▁did ▁particip ate , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁countries ▁had ▁their ▁participation ▁entirely ▁fund ed ▁by ▁private ▁spons ors . ▁These ▁included ▁Germany ▁and ▁Als ace - L or raine , ▁Austria - H ung ary , ▁Belg ium , ▁Brazil . ▁China , ▁Den mark , ▁Egypt , ▁Spain , ▁Britain ▁and ▁its ▁colon ies , ▁H ait i , ▁Italy , ▁Luxemb ourg , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁Peru , ▁Portugal , ▁Roman ia , ▁Russia , ▁Finland ▁and ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁Ex position ▁S ites ▁ ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁Ex position ▁occupied ▁two ▁large ▁sites . ▁