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States Parties: Ratification Status

States Parties are countries which have adhered to the World Heritage Convention.They thereby agree to identify and nominate properties on their national territory to be considered for inscription on the World Heritage List. When a State Party nominates a property, it gives details of how a property is protected and provides a management plan for its upkeep. States Parties are also expected to protect the World Heritage values of the properties inscribed and are encouraged to report periodically on their condition.

State Party Date Type of instrument
Afghanistan 20/03/1979 R
Australia 22/08/1974 R
Bangladesh 03/08/1983 Ac
Bhutan 22/10/2001 R
Cambodia 28/11/1991 Ac
China 12/12/1985 R
Cook islands 16/01/2009 R
Fiji 21/11/1990 R
India 14/11/1977 R
Indonesia 06/07/1989 Ac
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 26/02/1975 Ac
Japan 30/06/1992 Ac
Kazakhstan 29/04/1994 Ac
Kiribati 12/05/2000 Ac
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 21/07/1998 Ac
Korea, Republic of 14/09/1988 Ac
Kyrgyzstan 03/07/1995 Ac
Lao People's Democratic Republic 20/03/1987 R
Malaysia 07/12/1988 R
Maldives 22/05/1986 Ac
Marshall Islands 24/04/2002 Ac
Micronesia (Federated States of) 22/07/2002 Ac
Mongolia 02/02/1990 Ac
Myanmar 29/04/1994 Ac
Nepal 20/06/1978 Ac
New Zealand 22/11/1984 R
Niue 23/01/2001 Ac
Pakistan 23/07/1976 R
Palau 11/06/2002 Ac
Papua New Guinea 28/07/1997 Ac
Philippines 19/09/1985 R
Samoa 28/08/2001 Ac
Solomon Islands 10/06/1992 A
Sri Lanka 06/06/1980 Ac
Tajikistan 28/08/1992 S
Thailand 17/09/1987 Ac
Tonga 30/04/2004 Ac
Turkmenistan 30/09/1994 S
Uzbekistan 13/01/1993 S
Vanuatu 13/06/2002 R
Viet Nam 19/10/1987 Ac

Date of deposit of ratification (R), acceptance (Ac), accession (A) or of the notification of succession (S)1

Notes

The symbol ** designates those States for whom, in accordance with Article 33, the Convention has not yet entered into force.

  1. This Convention entered into force on 17 December 1975. It subsequently entered into force for each State three months after the date of deposit of that State's instrument, except in cases of declarations of succession (indicated by the letter (S)), where the entry into force occurred on the date on which the State assumed responsibility for conducting its international relations.