When all is said and done, this is how the countries sorted themselves out for the 2011 IIHF World Championship season. After the jump, you can see all the standings from 17th through 43rd (and beyond):

2011 IIHF World Championships Rank Country 2012 Tournament Gold Finland Championship Silver Sweden

Championship Bronze Czech Republic

Championship 4 Russia

Championship 5 Canada

Championship 6 Norway

Championship 7 Germany

Championship 8 United States of America

Championship 9 Switzerland

Championship 10 Slovakia

Championship 11 Denmark

Championship 12 France

Championship 13 Latvia

Championship 14 Belarus

Championship 15 Austria

Division 1A 16 Slovenia

Division 1A

17 Kazakhstan Championship 18 Italy Championship 19 Hungary Division 1A 20 Great Britain Division 1A 21 Ukraine Division 1A 22 South Korea Division 1B 23 Poland Division 1B 24 The Netherlands Division 1B 25 Lithuania Division 1B 26 Spain Division 2A 27 Estonia Division 2A 28 Romania Division 1B 29 Australia Division 1B 30 Croatia Division 2A 31 New Zealand Division 2A 32 Serbia Division 2A 33 Iceland Division 2A 34 Belgium Division 2B 35 China Division 2B 36 Mexico Division 2B 37 Bulgaria Division 2B 38 Ireland Division 3 39 Israel Division 2B 40 South Africa Division 2B 41 Turkey Division 3 42 Luxembourg Division 3 43 Greece Division 3 DNP

Japan Division 1A

DSQ North Korea Division 3 DSQ Mongolia Division 3

Japan did not participate in this year's championships due to the earthquake/tsunami that devastated the country in March. As a result, they will officially be given 28th place, but next year will maintain the 21st seed they earned in 2010, and play in Division 1A as a result.