The program was organised in two different groups: delegates who have particitpated in youth exchange programs (SWY or SSEAP) and delegates who are new participants. All delegations had one national leader.

New participants
(some of these nations have participated in SWY before, but their delegates to this program had not) - 5 people in each delegation:

• Belgium
• China
• Egypt 
• Finland 
• Italy 
• Jamaica
• Jordan 
• Korea 
• Mongolia 
• Nepal 
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea 
• Russian Federation                      
• Tanzania 
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago 
• Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Ship for South-East Asian Youth Program
4 people in each delegation:

• Brunei 
• Cambodia 
• Indonesia
• Laos 
• Malaysia
• Myanmar (Burma)
• Philippines
• Singapore 
• Thailand
• Viet Nam

Ship for World Youth
4 people in each delegation:

• Australia 
• Bahrain 
• Canada 
• India
• Kenya
• Mexico
• New Zealand 
• Norway
• Sweden
• United Arab Emirates
• Venezuela 

Host nation:
Japan