Antarctic Song Contest 2022

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Countries Not Participating/Yet to Participate

 * Ruscoe Federation Flag.png Rusca - Ruscan broadcaster RC.1 threatened to leave the contest altogether "unless Snowzerland was kicked out of the contest" for trying to attack the country earlier. The ABU responded with a statement stating that "The removal of Snowzerland from the contest would result in 'dire consequences' for the union as a whole thanks to the Snowzerland broadcasting partner being linked to the government." This led to a boycott of the entire contest and RC.1 announced their non-participation just before they were to announce their submission in August.
 * SandilaFlag.png Sandila - Sandila, last participating in the contest in 2015, announced it will not be returning this year due to major boycotts againest the competition, which was initiated since 2016.
 * Amataria Flag.png Amataria - The Amatarian population, after finding about the contest's success, shows intrest in the country participating. A governmental bill proposed by the Amatarian National Brodcasting (ANB) to join the contest is still pending.
 * Dorkugal Flag.png Dorkugal - The ABU has given the country permission to participate in 2019, but the country withdrew after low interest amongst its population. The country released a statement: "We will not join the contest in the foreseeable future, but we are still open to joining."
 * GeekEmpireFlag.png Geek Empire - Although the country does not guarentee the country will be participating in the 2019 contest, the country has announced it will join in 2020. "The country was willing to join the contest from the ground up, and people have been approving the idea of the Geek Empire participating in the contest we are anticipating to join," said Geek Empire-1 Executive President Stefanos Petralias. "Just give us some time, as we will be prepared."