States Parties
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.
196 States Parties to the Convention as of 22-Oct-2024
Ratification Status and mandates
| State Party | Accession to the Convention | Type of instrument | Electoral group | Mandates to the World Heritage Committee | Total of years | Total of Mandates | |
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Afghanistan | 20/03/1979 | R | 4 | 0 | ||
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Albania | 10/07/1989 | R | 2 | 0 | ||
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Algeria | 24/06/1974 | R | 5b | 1978-1980, 1983-1989, 2011-2015 | 12 | 3 |
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Andorra | 03/01/1997 | Ac | 1 | 0 | ||
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Angola | 07/11/1991 | R | 5a | 2015-2019 | 4 | 1 |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 01/11/1983 | Ac | 3 | 0 | ||
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Argentina | 23/08/1978 | Ac | 3 | 1978-1985, 2001-2005, 2021-2025 | 15 | 3 |
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Armenia | 05/09/1993 | S | 2 | 0 | ||
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Australia | 22/08/1974 | R | 4 | 1976-1983, 1983-1989, 1995-2001, 2007-2011, 2017-2021 | 27 | 5 |
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Austria | 18/12/1992 | R | 1 | 0 | ||
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Azerbaijan | 16/12/1993 | R | 2 | 2015-2019 | 4 | 1 |
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Bahamas | 15/05/2014 | R | 3 | 0 | ||
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Bahrain | 28/05/1991 | R | 5b | 2007-2011, 2017-2021 | 8 | 2 |
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Bangladesh | 03/08/1983 | Ac | 4 | 0 | ||
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Barbados | 09/04/2002 | Ac | 3 | 2007-2011 | 4 | 1 |
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Belarus | 12/10/1988 | R | 2 | 0 | ||
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Belgium | 24/07/1996 | R | 1 | 1999-2003, 2021-2025 | 8 | 2 |
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Belize | 06/11/1990 | R | 3 | 0 | ||
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Benin | 14/06/1982 | R | 5a | 1995-2001, 2003-2007 | 10 | 2 |
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Bhutan | 22/10/2001 | R | 4 | 0 | ||
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 04/10/1976 | R | 3 | 0 | ||
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12/07/1993 | S | 2 | 2017-2021 | 4 | 1 |
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Botswana | 23/11/1998 | Ac | 5a | 0 | ||
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Brazil | 01/09/1977 | Ac | 3 | 1980-1987, 1987-1993, 1993-1999, 2007-2011, 2017-2021 | 27 | 5 |
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Brunei Darussalam | 12/08/2011 | R | 4 | 0 | ||
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Bulgaria | 07/03/1974 | Ac | 2 | 1978-1983, 1985-1991, 2021-2025 | 15 | 3 |
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Burkina Faso | 02/04/1987 | R | 5a | 2015-2019 | 4 | 1 |
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Burundi | 19/05/1982 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Cabo Verde 2 | 28/04/1988 | Ac | 5a | 0 | ||
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Cambodia | 28/11/1991 | Ac | 4 | 2009-2013 | 4 | 1 |
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Cameroon | 07/12/1982 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Canada | 23/07/1976 | Ac | 1 | 1976-1978, 1985-1991, 1995-2001, 2005-2009 | 18 | 4 |
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Central African Republic | 22/12/1980 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Chad | 23/06/1999 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Chile | 20/02/1980 | R | 3 | 2003-2007 | 4 | 1 |
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China | 12/12/1985 | R | 4 | 1991-1997, 1999-2005, 2007-2011, 2017-2021 | 20 | 4 |
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Colombia | 24/05/1983 | Ac | 3 | 1989-1995, 1999-2005, 2011-2015 | 16 | 3 |
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Comoros | 27/09/2000 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Congo | 10/12/1987 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Cook Islands | 16/01/2009 | R | 4 | 0 | ||
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Costa Rica | 23/08/1977 | R | 3 | 0 | ||
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Côte d'Ivoire | 09/01/1981 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Croatia | 06/07/1992 | S | 2 | 2013-2017 | 4 | 1 |
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Cuba | 24/03/1981 | R | 3 | 1987-1993, 1995-2001, 2005-2009, 2015-2019 | 20 | 4 |
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Cyprus | 14/08/1975 | Ac | 1 | 1980-1987, 1991-1997 | 13 | 2 |
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Czechia 3 | 26/03/1993 | S | 2 | 0 | ||
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 21/07/1998 | Ac | 4 | 0 | ||
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Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23/09/1974 | R | 5a | 1980-1987 | 7 | 1 |
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Denmark | 25/07/1979 | R | 1 | 0 | ||
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Djibouti | 30/08/2007 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Dominica | 04/04/1995 | R | 3 | 0 | ||
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Dominican Republic | 12/02/1985 | R | 3 | 0 | ||
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Ecuador | 16/06/1975 | Ac | 3 | 1976-1980, 1995-2001 | 10 | 2 |
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Egypt | 07/02/1974 | R | 5b | 1976-1983, 1991-1997, 1999-2005, 2007-2011, 2019-2023 | 27 | 5 |
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El Salvador | 08/10/1991 | Ac | 3 | 0 | ||
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Equatorial Guinea | 10/03/2010 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Eritrea | 24/10/2001 | Ac | 5a | 0 | ||
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Estonia | 27/10/1995 | R | 2 | 2009-2013 | 4 | 1 |
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Eswatini 4 | 30/11/2005 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Ethiopia | 06/07/1977 | R | 5a | 2009-2013, 2019-2023 | 8 | 2 |
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Fiji | 21/11/1990 | R | 4 | 0 | ||
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Finland | 04/03/1987 | R | 1 | 1997-2003, 2013-2017 | 10 | 2 |
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France | 27/06/1975 | Ac | 1 | 1976-1978, 1978-1985, 1987-1993, 1993-1999, 2009-2013 | 25 | 5 |
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Gabon | 30/12/1986 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Gambia | 01/07/1987 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Georgia | 04/11/1992 | S | 2 | 0 | ||
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Germany 5 | 23/08/1976 | R | 1 | 1976-1978, 1980-1987, 1991-1997, 2011-2015 | 19 | 4 |
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Ghana | 04/07/1975 | R | 5a | 1976-1980 | 4 | 1 |
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Greece | 17/07/1981 | R | 1 | 1985-1991, 1997-2003, 2021-2025 | 16 | 3 |
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Grenada | 13/08/1998 | Ac | 3 | 0 | ||
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Guatemala | 16/01/1979 | R | 3 | 2017-2021 | 4 | 1 |
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Guinea | 18/03/1979 | R | 5a | 1980-1987 | 7 | 1 |
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Guinea-Bissau | 28/01/2006 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Guyana | 20/06/1977 | Ac | 3 | 0 | ||
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Haiti | 18/01/1980 | R | 3 | 0 | ||
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Holy See | 07/10/1982 | A | 0 | |||
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Honduras | 08/06/1979 | R | 3 | 0 | ||
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Hungary | 15/07/1985 | Ac | 2 | 1997-2003, 2017-2021 | 10 | 2 |
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Iceland | 19/12/1995 | R | 1 | 0 | ||
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India | 14/11/1977 | R | 4 | 1985-1991, 2001-2007, 2011-2015, 2021-2025 | 20 | 4 |
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Indonesia | 06/07/1989 | Ac | 4 | 1989-1995, 2015-2019 | 10 | 2 |
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 26/02/1975 | Ac | 4 | 1976-1980 | 4 | 1 |
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Iraq | 05/03/1974 | Ac | 5b | 1976-1983, 2009-2013 | 11 | 2 |
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Ireland | 16/09/1991 | R | 1 | 0 | ||
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Israel | 06/10/1999 | Ac | 1 | 2005-2009 | 4 | 1 |
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Italy | 23/06/1978 | R | 1 | 1978-1985, 1987-1993, 1993-1999, 1999-2001, 2021-2025 | 25 | 5 |
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Jamaica | 14/06/1983 | Ac | 3 | 2013-2017, 2023-2027 | 8 | 2 |
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Japan | 30/06/1992 | Ac | 4 | 1993-1999, 2003-2007, 2011-2015, 2021-2025 | 18 | 4 |
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Jordan | 05/05/1975 | R | 5b | 1980-1987, 2007-2011 | 11 | 2 |
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Kazakhstan | 29/04/1994 | Ac | 4 | 2013-2017, 2023-2027 | 8 | 2 |
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Kenya | 05/06/1991 | Ac | 5a | 2005-2009, 2023-2027 | 8 | 2 |
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Kiribati | 12/05/2000 | Ac | 4 | 0 | ||
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Kuwait | 06/06/2002 | R | 5b | 2003-2007, 2015-2019 | 8 | 2 |
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Kyrgyzstan | 03/07/1995 | Ac | 4 | 2017-2021 | 4 | 1 |
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Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20/03/1987 | R | 4 | 0 | ||
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Latvia | 10/01/1995 | Ac | 2 | 0 | ||
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Lebanon | 03/02/1983 | R | 5b | 1983-1989, 1993-1999, 2001-2005, 2013-2017, 2023-2027 | 24 | 5 |
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Lesotho | 25/11/2003 | Ac | 5a | 0 | ||
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Liberia | 28/03/2002 | Ac | 5a | 0 | ||
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Libya 6 | 13/10/1978 | R | 5b | 1980-1987 | 7 | 1 |
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Lithuania | 31/03/1992 | Ac | 2 | 2003-2007 | 4 | 1 |
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Luxembourg | 28/09/1983 | R | 1 | 0 | ||
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Madagascar | 19/07/1983 | R | 5a | 2005-2009 | 4 | 1 |
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Malawi | 05/01/1982 | R | 5a | 1983-1989 | 6 | 1 |
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Malaysia | 07/12/1988 | R | 4 | 2011-2015 | 4 | 1 |
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Maldives | 22/05/1986 | Ac | 4 | 0 | ||
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Mali | 05/04/1977 | Ac | 5a | 2009-2013, 2019-2023 | 8 | 2 |
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Malta | 14/11/1978 | Ac | 1 | 1995-2001 | 6 | 1 |
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Marshall Islands | 24/04/2002 | Ac | 4 | 0 | ||
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Mauritania | 02/03/1981 | R | 5b | 0 | ||
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Mauritius | 19/09/1995 | R | 5a | 2005-2009 | 4 | 1 |
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Mexico | 23/02/1984 | Ac | 3 | 1985-1991, 1991-1997, 1997-2003, 2009-2013, 2021-2025 | 26 | 5 |
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Micronesia (Federated States of) | 22/07/2002 | Ac | 4 | 0 | ||
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Monaco | 07/11/1978 | R | 1 | 0 | ||
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Mongolia | 02/02/1990 | Ac | 4 | 0 | ||
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Montenegro | 03/06/2006 | S | 2 | 0 | ||
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Morocco | 28/10/1975 | R | 5b | 1995-2001, 2005-2009 | 10 | 2 |
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Mozambique | 27/11/1982 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Myanmar | 29/04/1994 | Ac | 4 | 0 | ||
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Namibia | 06/04/2000 | Ac | 5a | 0 | ||
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Nauru | 22/07/2024 | R | 4 | 0 | ||
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Nepal | 20/06/1978 | Ac | 4 | 1978-1983 | 5 | 1 |
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7 | 26/08/1992 | Ac | 1 | 2003-2007 | 4 | 1 |
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New Zealand | 22/11/1984 | R | 4 | 2003-2007 | 4 | 1 |
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Nicaragua | 17/12/1979 | Ac | 3 | 0 | ||
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Niger | 23/12/1974 | Ac | 5a | 1993-1999 | 6 | 1 |
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Nigeria | 23/10/1974 | R | 5a | 1976-1980, 2001-2005, 2007-2011, 2019-2023 | 16 | 4 |
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Niue | 23/01/2001 | Ac | 4 | 0 | ||
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North Macedonia 8 | 30/04/1997 | S | 2 | 0 | ||
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Norway | 12/05/1977 | R | 1 | 1983-1989, 2003-2007, 2017-2021 | 14 | 3 |
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Oman | 06/10/1981 | Ac | 5b | 1989-1995, 2001-2005, 2019-2023 | 14 | 3 |
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Pakistan | 23/07/1976 | R | 4 | 1978-1985, 1987-1993 | 13 | 2 |
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Palau | 11/06/2002 | Ac | 4 | 0 | ||
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Panama | 03/03/1978 | R | 3 | 1978-1985 | 7 | 1 |
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Papua New Guinea | 28/07/1997 | Ac | 4 | 0 | ||
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Paraguay | 27/04/1988 | R | 3 | 0 | ||
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Peru | 24/02/1982 | R | 3 | 1989-1995, 2005-2009, 2013-2017 | 14 | 3 |
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Philippines | 19/09/1985 | R | 4 | 1991-1997, 2013-2017 | 10 | 2 |
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Poland | 29/06/1976 | R | 2 | 1976-1978, 2013-2017 | 6 | 2 |
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Portugal | 30/09/1980 | R | 1 | 1999-2005, 2013-2017 | 10 | 2 |
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Qatar | 12/09/1984 | Ac | 5b | 2011-2015, 2021-2025 | 8 | 2 |
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Republic of Korea | 14/09/1988 | Ac | 4 | 1997-2003, 2005-2009, 2013-2017, 2023-2027 | 18 | 4 |
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Republic of Moldova | 23/09/2002 | R | 2 | 0 | ||
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Romania | 16/05/1990 | Ac | 2 | 0 | ||
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Russian Federation 9 | 12/10/1988 | R | 2 | 2001-2005, 2009-2013, 2019-2023 | 12 | 3 |
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Rwanda | 28/12/2000 | Ac | 5a | 2021-2025 | 4 | 1 |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10/07/1986 | Ac | 3 | 2017-2021 | 4 | 1 |
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Saint Lucia | 14/10/1991 | R | 3 | 2001-2005 | 4 | 1 |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 03/02/2003 | R | 3 | 2021-2025 | 4 | 1 |
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Samoa | 28/08/2001 | Ac | 4 | 0 | ||
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San Marino | 18/10/1991 | R | 1 | 0 | ||
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Sao Tome and Principe | 25/07/2006 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Saudi Arabia | 07/08/1978 | Ac | 5b | 2019-2023 | 4 | 1 |
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Senegal | 13/02/1976 | R | 5a | 1976-1978, 1978-1985, 1989-1995, 2011-2015, 2023-2027 | 23 | 5 |
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Serbia | 11/09/2001 | S | 2 | 2011-2015 | 4 | 1 |
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Seychelles | 09/04/1980 | Ac | 5a | 0 | ||
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Sierra Leone | 07/01/2005 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Singapore | 19/06/2012 | R | 4 | 0 | ||
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Slovakia | 31/03/1993 | S | 2 | 0 | ||
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Slovenia | 05/11/1992 | S | 2 | 0 | ||
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Solomon Islands | 10/06/1992 | A | 4 | 0 | ||
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Somalia | 23/07/2020 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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South Africa | 10/07/1997 | R | 5a | 1999-2005, 2009-2013, 2019-2023 | 14 | 3 |
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South Sudan | 09/03/2016 | R | 5a | 0 | ||
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Spain | 04/05/1982 | Ac | 1 | 1991-1997, 2005-2009, 2017-2021 | 14 | 3 |
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Sri Lanka | 06/06/1980 | Ac | 4 | 1983-1989 | 6 | 1 |
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State of Palestine | 08/12/2011 | R | 5b | 0 | ||
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Sudan | 06/06/1974 | R | 5b | 1978-1980 | 2 | 1 |
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Suriname | 23/10/1997 | Ac | 3 | 0 | ||
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Sweden | 22/01/1985 | R | 1 | 2007-2011 | 4 | 1 |
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Switzerland | 17/09/1975 | R | 1 | 1978-1985, 2009-2013 | 11 | 2 |
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Syrian Arab Republic | 13/08/1975 | Ac | 5b | 1989-1995 | 6 | 1 |
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Tajikistan | 28/08/1992 | S | 2 | 0 | ||
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Thailand | 17/09/1987 | Ac | 4 | 1989-1995, 1997-2003, 2009-2013, 2019-2023 | 20 | 4 |
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Timor-Leste | 31/10/2016 | R | 4 | 0 | ||
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Togo | 15/04/1998 | Ac | 5a | 0 | ||
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Tonga | 30/04/2004 | Ac | 4 | 0 | ||
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Trinidad and Tobago | 16/02/2005 | R | 3 | 0 | ||
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Tunisia | 10/03/1975 | R | 5b | 1976-1983, 1987-1993, 2005-2009, 2015-2019 | 21 | 4 |
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Türkiye 10 | 16/03/1983 | R | 1 | 1983-1989, 2013-2017, 2023-2027 | 14 | 3 |
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Turkmenistan | 30/09/1994 | S | 4 | 0 | ||
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Tuvalu | 18/05/2023 | R | 4 | 0 | ||
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Uganda | 20/11/1987 | Ac | 5a | 2017-2021 | 4 | 1 |
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Ukraine | 12/10/1988 | R | 2 | 2023-2027 | 4 | 1 |
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United Arab Emirates | 11/05/2001 | A | 5b | 2009-2013 | 4 | 1 |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 29/05/1984 | R | 1 | 2001-2005 | 4 | 1 |
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United Republic of Tanzania | 02/08/1977 | R | 5a | 1985-1991, 2015-2019 | 10 | 2 |
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United States of America | 07/12/1973 | R | 1 | 1976-1983, 1987-1993, 1993-1999, 2005-2009 | 23 | 4 |
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Uruguay | 09/03/1989 | Ac | 3 | 0 | ||
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Uzbekistan | 13/01/1993 | S | 2 | 0 | ||
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Vanuatu | 13/06/2002 | R | 4 | 0 | ||
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 30/10/1990 | Ac | 3 | 0 | ||
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Viet Nam | 19/10/1987 | Ac | 4 | 2013-2017, 2023-2027 | 8 | 2 |
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Yemen 11 | 07/10/1980 | R | 5b | 1985-1991 | 6 | 1 |
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Zambia | 04/06/1984 | R | 5a | 2021-2025 | 4 | 1 |
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Zimbabwe | 16/08/1982 | R | 5a | 1997-2003, 2015-2019 | 10 | 2 |
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.
- 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.
- 25 Octobre 2013, change of country name
- Effective date for the short official name: 17 May 2016; Pronunciation: "CHECK-iya"
- Further to the communication dated 30 May 2018 from the permanent mission addressed to the Protocol and Liaison Service, the country name was changed from the former name of the Kingdom of Swaziland (former short form: Swaziland). Effective date: 19 April 2018.
- Through the accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany, with effect from 3 October 1990, the two German States have united to form one Sovereign State. The Contracting Parties to the Unification Treaty "have agreed that the treaties and agreements to which the Federal Republic of Germany is a contracting party ... remain in force and that their respective rights and obligations ... be applied" to the whole territory of Germany. The German Democratic Republic acceeded to this Convention on 12 December 1988.
- On 16 September 2011, the National Transitional Council requested, via the Protocol and Liaison Service, that the form "Libya", previously not in use at the UN, replace both the earlier official and short forms (respectively, the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (the)).
- With an extension to Curaçao.
- Further to the communication dated 14 February 2019 from the permanent mission addressed to the Protocol and Liaison Service in line with the Final Agreement for the Settlement of the Differences as Described in the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 817 (1993) and 845 (1993), the Termination of the Interim Accord of 1995, and the Establishment of a Strategic Partnership between the Parties. Effective date: 14 February 2019.
- The instrument of ratification was deposited by the U.S.S.R., on 12 October 1988.
- Further to the communication dated 31 May 2022 from the permanent mission addressed to the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, the country name was changed from the former name of the Republic of Turkey (former short form: Turkey), with immediate effect.
- The unification of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen into a single Sovereign State, the Republic of Yemen, was proclaimed on 22 May 1990.