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World Heritage List

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The World Heritage List includes 962 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.

These include 745 cultural , 188 natural and 29 mixed properties in 157 States Parties. As of September 2012, 190 States Parties have ratified the World Heritage Convention.

Africa

Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Seychelles
South Africa
Tanzania, United Republic of
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Arab States

Algeria
Bahrain
Egypt
Iraq
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

Asia and the Pacific

Afghanistan
Australia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Malaysia
Marshall Islands
Mongolia
Nepal
New Zealand
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Viet Nam

Europe and North America

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Holy See
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova, Republic of
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America

Latin America and the Caribbean

Argentina
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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Legend

Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Order World Heritage List Wall Map

This large format full-colour map features the World Heritage sites and brief explanations of the World Heritage Convention and the World Heritage conservation programmes, as well as superb photos of World Heritage sites with explanatory captions. It is available in English, French and Spanish. The dimensions of the map are 78 cm by 50 cm (31 in. by 20 in.).