▁|| ▁ ▁|| ▁ ▁| - ▁| ▁ ▁|| ▁N OR CE CA ▁|| ▁ ▁|| ▁ ▁|| ▁ ▁| - ▁| ▁ ▁|| ▁N OR CE CA ▁|| ▁ ▁|| ▁ ▁|| ▁ ▁| - ▁| ▁ ▁|| ▁CSV ▁|| ▁ ▁|| ▁ ▁|| ▁ ▁| - ▁| ▁ ▁|| ▁CSV ▁|| ▁ ▁|| ▁ ▁|| ▁ ▁| } ▁▁ 1 . Comp et ed ▁as ▁West ▁Germany ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ; ▁ 4 th ▁appearance ▁as ▁Germany . ▁ 2 . Comp et ed ▁as ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ; ▁ 1 st ▁appearance ▁as ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁Mont en eg ro . ▁ 3 . Comp et ed ▁as ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ; ▁ 4 th ▁appearance ▁as ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Confeder ation ▁qual ification ▁processes ▁The ▁distribution ▁by ▁conf eder ation ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁F IV B ▁Women ' s ▁Vol ley ball ▁World ▁Championship ▁was : ▁▁ ▁Asia ▁and ▁O ce ania ▁( AV C ): ▁ 4 ▁places ▁(+ ▁Japan ▁qualified ▁automatically ▁as ▁host ▁nation ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 ▁places ) ▁ ▁Africa ▁( CA VB ): ▁ 3 ▁places ▁ ▁Europe ▁( CE V ): ▁ 7 ▁places ▁(+ ▁Italy ▁qualified ▁automatically ▁as ▁the ▁def ending ▁champions ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 ▁places ) ▁ ▁South ▁America