States Parties

Statistics

Global

Number of World Heritage properties in each State Party
States Parties with no Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
Transboundary and serial transnational properties
Total number of States Parties that have ratified the World Heritage Convention, by year
States Parties and mandates to the Committee

Number of World Heritage properties in each State Party

* State Party having transboundary and/or serial transnational properties

ISO	States Parties	Region	Properties inscribed
af	Afghanistan	Asia and the Pacific	2
al	Albania*	Europe and North America	4
dz	Algeria	Arab States	7
ad	Andorra	Europe and North America	1
ao	Angola	Africa	1
ag	Antigua and Barbuda	Latin America and the Caribbean	1
ar	Argentina*	Latin America and the Caribbean	11
am	Armenia	Europe and North America	3
au	Australia	Asia and the Pacific	20
at	Austria*	Europe and North America	12
az	Azerbaijan	Europe and North America	3
bs	Bahamas	Latin America and the Caribbean	0
bh	Bahrain	Arab States	3
bd	Bangladesh	Asia and the Pacific	3
bb	Barbados	Latin America and the Caribbean	1
by	Belarus*	Europe and North America	4
be	Belgium*	Europe and North America	15
bz	Belize	Latin America and the Caribbean	1
bj	Benin*	Africa	2
bt	Bhutan	Asia and the Pacific	0
bo	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)*	Latin America and the Caribbean	7
ba	Bosnia and Herzegovina*	Europe and North America	4
bw	Botswana	Africa	2
br	Brazil*	Latin America and the Caribbean	23
bn	Brunei Darussalam	Asia and the Pacific	0
bg	Bulgaria*	Europe and North America	10
bf	Burkina Faso*	Africa	3
bi	Burundi	Africa	0
cv	Cabo Verde	Africa	1
kh	Cambodia	Asia and the Pacific	3
cm	Cameroon*	Africa	2
ca	Canada*	Europe and North America	20
cf	Central African Republic*	Africa	2
td	Chad	Africa	2
cl	Chile*	Latin America and the Caribbean	7
cn	China*	Asia and the Pacific	56
co	Colombia*	Latin America and the Caribbean	9
km	Comoros	Africa	0
cg	Congo*	Africa	1
ck	Cook Islands	Asia and the Pacific	0
cr	Costa Rica*	Latin America and the Caribbean	4
ci	Côte d'Ivoire*	Africa	5
hr	Croatia*	Europe and North America	10
cu	Cuba	Latin America and the Caribbean	9
cy	Cyprus	Europe and North America	3
cz	Czechia*	Europe and North America	16
kp	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Asia and the Pacific	2
cd	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa	5
dk	Denmark*	Europe and North America	10
dj	Djibouti	Africa	0
dm	Dominica	Latin America and the Caribbean	1
do	Dominican Republic	Latin America and the Caribbean	1
ec	Ecuador*	Latin America and the Caribbean	5
eg	Egypt	Arab States	7
sv	El Salvador	Latin America and the Caribbean	1
gq	Equatorial Guinea	Africa	0
er	Eritrea	Africa	1
ee	Estonia*	Europe and North America	2
sz	Eswatini	Africa	0
et	Ethiopia	Africa	9
fj	Fiji	Asia and the Pacific	1
fi	Finland*	Europe and North America	7
fr	France*	Europe and North America	49
ga	Gabon	Africa	2
gm	Gambia (the)*	Africa	2
ge	Georgia	Europe and North America	4
de	Germany*	Europe and North America	51
gh	Ghana	Africa	2
gr	Greece	Europe and North America	18
gd	Grenada	Latin America and the Caribbean	0
gt	Guatemala	Latin America and the Caribbean	3
gn	Guinea*	Africa	1
gw	Guinea-Bissau	Africa	0
gy	Guyana	Latin America and the Caribbean	0
ht	Haiti	Latin America and the Caribbean	1
va	Holy See*	Europe and North America	2
hn	Honduras	Latin America and the Caribbean	2
hu	Hungary*	Europe and North America	8
is	Iceland	Europe and North America	3
in	India*	Asia and the Pacific	40
id	Indonesia	Asia and the Pacific	9
ir	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Asia and the Pacific	26
iq	Iraq	Arab States	6
ie	Ireland	Europe and North America	2
il	Israel	Europe and North America	9
it	Italy*	Europe and North America	58
jm	Jamaica	Latin America and the Caribbean	1
jp	Japan*	Asia and the Pacific	25
jo	Jordan	Arab States	6
kz	Kazakhstan*	Asia and the Pacific	5
ke	Kenya	Africa	7
ki	Kiribati	Asia and the Pacific	1
kw	Kuwait	Arab States	0
kg	Kyrgyzstan*	Asia and the Pacific	3
la	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Asia and the Pacific	3
lv	Latvia*	Europe and North America	2
lb	Lebanon	Arab States	6
ls	Lesotho*	Africa	1
lr	Liberia	Africa	0
ly	Libya	Arab States	5
lt	Lithuania*	Europe and North America	4
lu	Luxembourg	Europe and North America	1
mg	Madagascar	Africa	3
mw	Malawi	Africa	2
my	Malaysia	Asia and the Pacific	4
mv	Maldives	Asia and the Pacific	0
ml	Mali	Africa	4
mt	Malta	Europe and North America	3
mh	Marshall Islands	Asia and the Pacific	1
mr	Mauritania	Arab States	2
mu	Mauritius	Africa	2
mx	Mexico	Latin America and the Caribbean	35
fm	Micronesia (Federated States of)	Asia and the Pacific	1
mc	Monaco	Europe and North America	0
mn	Mongolia*	Asia and the Pacific	5
me	Montenegro*	Europe and North America	4
ma	Morocco	Arab States	9
mz	Mozambique	Africa	1
mm	Myanmar	Asia and the Pacific	2
na	Namibia	Africa	2
np	Nepal	Asia and the Pacific	4
nl	Netherlands*	Europe and North America	12
nz	New Zealand	Asia and the Pacific	3
ni	Nicaragua	Latin America and the Caribbean	2
ne	Niger*	Africa	3
ng	Nigeria	Africa	2
nu	Niue	Asia and the Pacific	0
mk	North Macedonia*	Europe and North America	2
no	Norway*	Europe and North America	8
om	Oman	Arab States	5
pk	Pakistan	Asia and the Pacific	6
pw	Palau	Asia and the Pacific	1
ps	Palestine	Arab States	3
pa	Panama*	Latin America and the Caribbean	5
pg	Papua New Guinea	Asia and the Pacific	1
py	Paraguay	Latin America and the Caribbean	1
pe	Peru*	Latin America and the Caribbean	13
ph	Philippines	Asia and the Pacific	6
pl	Poland*	Europe and North America	17
pt	Portugal*	Europe and North America	17
qa	Qatar	Arab States	1
kr	Republic of Korea	Asia and the Pacific	15
md	Republic of Moldova*	Europe and North America	1
ro	Romania*	Europe and North America	9
ru	Russian Federation*	Europe and North America	30
rw	Rwanda	Africa	0
kn	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Latin America and the Caribbean	1
lc	Saint Lucia	Latin America and the Caribbean	1
vc	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Latin America and the Caribbean	0
ws	Samoa	Asia and the Pacific	0
sm	San Marino	Europe and North America	1
st	Sao Tome and Principe	Africa	0
sa	Saudi Arabia	Arab States	6
sn	Senegal*	Africa	7
rs	Serbia*	Europe and North America	5
sc	Seychelles	Africa	2
sl	Sierra Leone	Africa	0
sg	Singapore	Asia and the Pacific	1
sk	Slovakia*	Europe and North America	8
si	Slovenia*	Europe and North America	5
sb	Solomon Islands	Asia and the Pacific	1
so	Somalia	Africa	0
za	South Africa*	Africa	10
ss	South Sudan	Africa	0
es	Spain*	Europe and North America	49
lk	Sri Lanka	Asia and the Pacific	8
sd	Sudan	Arab States	3
sr	Suriname	Latin America and the Caribbean	2
se	Sweden*	Europe and North America	15
ch	Switzerland*	Europe and North America	13
sy	Syrian Arab Republic	Arab States	6
tj	Tajikistan	Asia and the Pacific	2
th	Thailand	Asia and the Pacific	6
tl	Timor-Leste	Asia and the Pacific	0
tg	Togo	Africa	1
to	Tonga	Asia and the Pacific	0
tt	Trinidad and Tobago	Latin America and the Caribbean	0
tn	Tunisia	Arab States	8
tr	Türkiye	Europe and North America	19
tm	Turkmenistan	Asia and the Pacific	3
ug	Uganda	Africa	3
ua	Ukraine*	Europe and North America	8
ae	United Arab Emirates	Arab States	1
gb	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland*	Europe and North America	33
tz	United Republic of Tanzania	Africa	7
us	United States of America*	Europe and North America	24
uy	Uruguay	Latin America and the Caribbean	3
uz	Uzbekistan*	Asia and the Pacific	5
vu	Vanuatu	Asia and the Pacific	1
ve	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	Latin America and the Caribbean	3
vn	Viet Nam	Asia and the Pacific	8
ye	Yemen	Arab States	5
zm	Zambia*	Africa	1
zw	Zimbabwe*	Africa	5

Transboundary and serial transnational properties

* Serial Transnational property

ISO	States Parties	Region	Total countries	Total properties	Property names inscribed
al, at, ba, be, bg, ch, cz, de, es, fr, hr, it, mk, pl, ro, si, sk, ua	Albania / Austria / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Croatia / Czechia / France / Germany / Italy / North Macedonia / Poland / Romania / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Switzerland / Ukraine	Europe and North America	18	1	Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe*
al, mk	Albania / North Macedonia	Europe and North America	2	1	Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region*
ar, be, ch, de, fr, in, jp	Argentina / Belgium / France / Germany / India / Japan / Switzerland	Asia and the Pacific / Europe and North America / Latin America and the Caribbean	7	1	The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement*
ar, bo, cl, co, ec, pe	Argentina / Bolivia (Plurinational State of) / Chile / Colombia / Ecuador / Peru	Latin America and the Caribbean	6	1	Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System*
ar, br	Argentina / Brazil	Latin America and the Caribbean	2	1	Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)*
at, be, cz, de, fr, gb, it	Austria / Belgium / Czechia / France / Germany / Italy / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Europe and North America	7	1	The Great Spa Towns of Europe*
at, ch, de, fr, it, si	Austria / France / Germany / Italy / Slovenia / Switzerland	Europe and North America	6	1	Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps*
at, de, sk	Austria / Germany / Slovakia	Europe and North America	3	1	Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)*
at, hu	Austria / Hungary	Europe and North America	2	1	Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
by, ee, fi, lt, lv, md, no, ru, se, ua	Belarus / Estonia / Finland / Latvia / Lithuania / Norway / Republic of Moldova / Russian Federation / Sweden / Ukraine	Europe and North America	10	1	Struve Geodetic Arc*
by, pl	Belarus / Poland	Europe and North America	2	1	Białowieża Forest
be, fr	Belgium / France	Europe and North America	2	1	Belfries of Belgium and France*
be, nl	Belgium / Netherlands	Europe and North America	2	1	Colonies of Benevolence*
bf, bj, ne	Benin / Burkina Faso / Niger	Africa	3	1	W-Arly-Pendjari Complex*
ba, hr, me, rs	Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Montenegro / Serbia	Europe and North America	4	1	Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards*
cf, cg, cm	Cameroon / Central African Republic / Congo	Africa	3	1	Sangha Trinational*
ca, us	Canada / United States of America	Europe and North America	2	2	Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
cn, kg, kz	China / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan	Asia and the Pacific	3	1	Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor*
cr, pa	Costa Rica / Panama	Latin America and the Caribbean	2	1	Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
ci, gn	Côte d'Ivoire / Guinea	Africa	2	1	Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
hr, it, me	Croatia / Italy / Montenegro	Europe and North America	3	1	Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar*
cz, de	Czechia / Germany	Europe and North America	2	1	Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region*
de, dk, nl	Denmark / Germany / Netherlands	Europe and North America	3	1	Wadden Sea*
fi, se	Finland / Sweden	Europe and North America	2	1	High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago*
es, fr	France / Spain	Europe and North America	2	1	Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
gm, sn	Gambia (the) / Senegal	Africa	2	1	Stone Circles of Senegambia*
de, nl	Germany / Netherlands	Europe and North America	2	1	Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes*
de, pl	Germany / Poland	Europe and North America	2	1	Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
de, gb	Germany / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Europe and North America	2	1	Frontiers of the Roman Empire*
it, va	Holy See / Italy	Europe and North America	2	1	Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura*
hu, sk	Hungary / Slovakia	Europe and North America	2	1	Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst*
ch, it	Italy / Switzerland	Europe and North America	2	2	Monte San Giorgio Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
kg, kz, uz	Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Uzbekistan	Asia and the Pacific	3	1	Western Tien-Shan*
ls, za	Lesotho / South Africa	Africa	2	1	Maloti-Drakensberg Park*
lt, ru	Lithuania / Russian Federation	Europe and North America	2	1	Curonian Spit
mn, ru	Mongolia / Russian Federation	Asia and the Pacific / Europe and North America	2	2	Uvs Nuur Basin* Landscapes of Dauria*
pl, ua	Poland / Ukraine	Europe and North America	2	1	Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine*
es, pt	Portugal / Spain	Europe and North America	2	1	Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde*
es, si	Slovenia / Spain	Europe and North America	2	1	Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija*
zm, zw	Zambia / Zimbabwe	Africa	2	1	Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls

States Parties with no properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (27)

ISO	States Parties	Regions
bs	Bahamas	Latin America and the Caribbean
bt	Bhutan	Asia and the Pacific
bn	Brunei Darussalam	Asia and the Pacific
bi	Burundi	Africa
km	Comoros	Africa
ck	Cook Islands	Asia and the Pacific
dj	Djibouti	Africa
gq	Equatorial Guinea	Africa
sz	Eswatini	Africa
gd	Grenada	Latin America and the Caribbean
gw	Guinea-Bissau	Africa
gy	Guyana	Latin America and the Caribbean
kw	Kuwait	Arab States
lr	Liberia	Africa
mv	Maldives	Asia and the Pacific
mc	Monaco	Europe and North America
nu	Niue	Asia and the Pacific
rw	Rwanda	Africa
vc	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Latin America and the Caribbean
ws	Samoa	Asia and the Pacific
st	Sao Tome and Principe	Africa
sl	Sierra Leone	Africa
so	Somalia	Africa
ss	South Sudan	Africa
tl	Timor-Leste	Asia and the Pacific
to	Tonga	Asia and the Pacific
tt	Trinidad and Tobago	Latin America and the Caribbean

Total number of States Parties that have ratified the World Heritage Convention, by Year

Year	Total of States Parties	Total of States Parties to ratify the World Heritage Convention each Year
1973	1	1
1974	10	9
1975	20	10
1976	26	6
1977	34	8
1978	42	8
1979	48	6
1980	55	7
1981	60	5
1982	69	9
1983	77	8
1984	82	5
1985	87	5
1986	90	3
1987	98	8
1988	105	7
1989	108	3
1990	113	5
1991	121	8
1992	130	9
1993	136	6
1994	139	3
1995	145	6
1996	146	1
1997	151	5
1998	155	4
1999	157	2
2000	161	4
2001	167	6
2002	175	8
2003	177	2
2004	178	1
2005	181	3
2006	184	3
2007	185	1
2008	185	0
2009	186	1
2010	187	1
2011	189	2
2012	190	1
2013	190	0
2014	191	1
2015	191	0
2016	193	2
2017	193	0
2018	193	0
2019	193	0
2020	194	1
2021	194	0
2022	194	0
2023	194	0

States Parties and mandates to the Committee

ISO	States Parties	Accession to the Convention	Type of instrument	Electoral group	Mandates to the World Heritage Committee	Total of years	Total of Mandates
af	Afghanistan	20/03/1979	R	4			0
al	Albania	10/07/1989	R	2			0
dz	Algeria	24/06/1974	R	5b	1978 - 1980; 1983 - 1989; 2011 - 2015;	12	3
ad	Andorra	03/01/1997	Ac	1			0
ao	Angola	07/11/1991	R	5a	2015 - 2019;	4	1
ag	Antigua and Barbuda	01/11/1983	Ac	3			0
ar	Argentina	23/08/1978	Ac	3	1978 - 1985; 2001 - 2005; 2021 - 2025;	15	3
am	Armenia	05/09/1993	S	2			0
au	Australia	22/08/1974	R	4	1976 - 1983; 1983 - 1989; 1995 - 2001; 2007 - 2011; 2017 - 2021;	27	5
at	Austria	18/12/1992	R	1			0
az	Azerbaijan	16/12/1993	R	2	2015 - 2019;	4	1
bs	Bahamas	15/05/2014	R	3			0
bh	Bahrain	28/05/1991	R	5b	2007 - 2011; 2017 - 2021;	8	2
bd	Bangladesh	03/08/1983	Ac	4			0
bb	Barbados	09/04/2002	Ac	3	2007 - 2011;	4	1
by	Belarus	12/10/1988	R	2			0
be	Belgium	24/07/1996	R	1	1999 - 2003; 2021 - 2025;	8	2
bz	Belize	06/11/1990	R	3			0
bj	Benin	14/06/1982	R	5a	1995 - 2001; 2003 - 2007;	10	2
bt	Bhutan	22/10/2001	R	4			0
bo	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	04/10/1976	R	3			0
ba	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12/07/1993	S	2	2017 - 2021;	4	1
bw	Botswana	23/11/1998	Ac	5a			0
br	Brazil	01/09/1977	Ac	3	1980 - 1987; 1987 - 1993; 1993 - 1999; 2007 - 2011; 2017 - 2021;	27	5
bn	Brunei Darussalam	12/08/2011	R	4			0
bg	Bulgaria	07/03/1974	Ac	2	1978 - 1983; 1985 - 1991; 2021 - 2025;	15	3
bf	Burkina Faso	02/04/1987	R	5a	2015 - 2019;	4	1
bi	Burundi	19/05/1982	R	5a			0
cv	Cabo Verde ²	28/04/1988	Ac	5a			0
kh	Cambodia	28/11/1991	Ac	4	2009 - 2013;	4	1
cm	Cameroon	07/12/1982	R	5a			0
ca	Canada	23/07/1976	Ac	1	1976 - 1978; 1985 - 1991; 1995 - 2001; 2005 - 2009;	18	4
cf	Central African Republic	22/12/1980	R	5a			0
td	Chad	23/06/1999	R	5a			0
cl	Chile	20/02/1980	R	3	2003 - 2007;	4	1
cn	China	12/12/1985	R	4	1991 - 1997; 1999 - 2005; 2007 - 2011; 2017 - 2021;	20	4
co	Colombia	24/05/1983	Ac	3	1989 - 1995; 1999 - 2005; 2011 - 2015;	16	3
km	Comoros	27/09/2000	R	5a			0
cg	Congo	10/12/1987	R	5a			0
ck	Cook Islands	16/01/2009	R	4			0
cr	Costa Rica	23/08/1977	R	3			0
ci	Côte d'Ivoire	09/01/1981	R	5a			0
hr	Croatia	06/07/1992	S	2	2013 - 2017;	4	1
cu	Cuba	24/03/1981	R	3	1987 - 1993; 1995 - 2001; 2005 - 2009; 2015 - 2019;	20	4
cy	Cyprus	14/08/1975	Ac	1	1980 - 1987; 1991 - 1997;	13	2
cz	Czechia ³	26/03/1993	S	2			0
kp	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	21/07/1998	Ac	4			0
cd	Democratic Republic of the Congo	23/09/1974	R	5a	1980 - 1987;	7	1
dk	Denmark	25/07/1979	R	1			0
dj	Djibouti	30/08/2007	R	5a			0
dm	Dominica	04/04/1995	R	3			0
do	Dominican Republic	12/02/1985	R	3			0
ec	Ecuador	16/06/1975	Ac	3	1976 - 1980; 1995 - 2001;	10	2
eg	Egypt	07/02/1974	R	5b	1976 - 1983; 1991 - 1997; 1999 - 2005; 2007 - 2011; 2019 - 2023;	27	5
sv	El Salvador	08/10/1991	Ac	3			0
gq	Equatorial Guinea	10/03/2010	R	5a			0
er	Eritrea	24/10/2001	Ac	5a			0
ee	Estonia	27/10/1995	R	2	2009 - 2013;	4	1
sz	Eswatini ⁴	30/11/2005	R	5a			0
et	Ethiopia	06/07/1977	R	5a	2009 - 2013; 2019 - 2023;	8	2
fj	Fiji	21/11/1990	R	4			0
fi	Finland	04/03/1987	R	1	1997 - 2003; 2013 - 2017;	10	2
fr	France	27/06/1975	Ac	1	1976 - 1978; 1978 - 1985; 1987 - 1993; 1993 - 1999; 2009 - 2013;	25	5
ga	Gabon	30/12/1986	R	5a			0
gm	Gambia (the)	01/07/1987	R	5a			0
ge	Georgia	04/11/1992	S	2			0
de	Germany ⁵	23/08/1976	R	1	1976 - 1978; 1980 - 1987; 1991 - 1997; 2011 - 2015;	19	4
gh	Ghana	04/07/1975	R	5a	1976 - 1980;	4	1
gr	Greece	17/07/1981	R	1	1985 - 1991; 1997 - 2003; 2021 - 2025;	16	3
gd	Grenada	13/08/1998	Ac	3			0
gt	Guatemala	16/01/1979	R	3	2017 - 2021;	4	1
gn	Guinea	18/03/1979	R	5a	1980 - 1987;	7	1
gw	Guinea-Bissau	28/01/2006	R	5a			0
gy	Guyana	20/06/1977	Ac	3			0
ht	Haiti	18/01/1980	R	3			0
va	Holy See	07/10/1982	A				0
hn	Honduras	08/06/1979	R	3			0
hu	Hungary	15/07/1985	Ac	2	1997 - 2003; 2017 - 2021;	10	2
is	Iceland	19/12/1995	R	1			0
in	India	14/11/1977	R	4	1985 - 1991; 2001 - 2007; 2011 - 2015; 2021 - 2025;	20	4
id	Indonesia	06/07/1989	Ac	4	1989 - 1995; 2015 - 2019;	10	2
ir	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	26/02/1975	Ac	4	1976 - 1980;	4	1
iq	Iraq	05/03/1974	Ac	5b	1976 - 1983; 2009 - 2013;	11	2
ie	Ireland	16/09/1991	R	1			0
il	Israel	06/10/1999	Ac	1	2005 - 2009;	4	1
it	Italy	23/06/1978	R	1	1978 - 1985; 1987 - 1993; 1993 - 1999; 1999 - 2001; 2021 - 2025;	25	5
jm	Jamaica	14/06/1983	Ac	3	2013 - 2017;	4	1
jp	Japan	30/06/1992	Ac	4	1993 - 1999; 2003 - 2007; 2011 - 2015; 2021 - 2025;	18	4
jo	Jordan	05/05/1975	R	5b	1980 - 1987; 2007 - 2011;	11	2
kz	Kazakhstan	29/04/1994	Ac	4	2013 - 2017;	4	1
ke	Kenya	05/06/1991	Ac	5a	2005 - 2009;	4	1
ki	Kiribati	12/05/2000	Ac	4			0
kw	Kuwait	06/06/2002	R	5b	2003 - 2007; 2015 - 2019;	8	2
kg	Kyrgyzstan	03/07/1995	Ac	4	2017 - 2021;	4	1
la	Lao People's Democratic Republic	20/03/1987	R	4			0
lv	Latvia	10/01/1995	Ac	2			0
lb	Lebanon	03/02/1983	R	5b	1983 - 1989; 1993 - 1999; 2001 - 2005; 2013 - 2017;	20	4
ls	Lesotho	25/11/2003	Ac	5a			0
lr	Liberia	28/03/2002	Ac	5a			0
ly	Libya ⁶	13/10/1978	R	5b	1980 - 1987;	7	1
lt	Lithuania	31/03/1992	Ac	2	2003 - 2007;	4	1
lu	Luxembourg	28/09/1983	R	1			0
mg	Madagascar	19/07/1983	R	5a	2005 - 2009;	4	1
mw	Malawi	05/01/1982	R	5a	1983 - 1989;	6	1
my	Malaysia	07/12/1988	R	4	2011 - 2015;	4	1
mv	Maldives	22/05/1986	Ac	4			0
ml	Mali	05/04/1977	Ac	5a	2009 - 2013; 2019 - 2023;	8	2
mt	Malta	14/11/1978	Ac	1	1995 - 2001;	6	1
mh	Marshall Islands	24/04/2002	Ac	4			0
mr	Mauritania	02/03/1981	R	5b			0
mu	Mauritius	19/09/1995	R	5a	2005 - 2009;	4	1
mx	Mexico	23/02/1984	Ac	3	1985 - 1991; 1991 - 1997; 1997 - 2003; 2009 - 2013; 2021 - 2025;	26	5
fm	Micronesia (Federated States of)	22/07/2002	Ac	4			0
mc	Monaco	07/11/1978	R	1			0
mn	Mongolia	02/02/1990	Ac	4			0
me	Montenegro	03/06/2006	S	2			0
ma	Morocco	28/10/1975	R	5b	1995 - 2001; 2005 - 2009;	10	2
mz	Mozambique	27/11/1982	R	5a			0
mm	Myanmar	29/04/1994	Ac	4			0
na	Namibia	06/04/2000	Ac	5a			0
np	Nepal	20/06/1978	Ac	4	1978 - 1983;	5	1
nl	Netherlands ⁷	26/08/1992	Ac	1	2003 - 2007;	4	1
nz	New Zealand	22/11/1984	R	4	2003 - 2007;	4	1
ni	Nicaragua	17/12/1979	Ac	3			0
ne	Niger	23/12/1974	Ac	5a	1993 - 1999;	6	1
ng	Nigeria	23/10/1974	R	5a	1976 - 1980; 2001 - 2005; 2007 - 2011; 2019 - 2023;	16	4
nu	Niue	23/01/2001	Ac	4			0
mk	North Macedonia ⁸	30/04/1997	S	2			0
no	Norway	12/05/1977	R	1	1983 - 1989; 2003 - 2007; 2017 - 2021;	14	3
om	Oman	06/10/1981	Ac	5b	1989 - 1995; 2001 - 2005; 2019 - 2023;	14	3
pk	Pakistan	23/07/1976	R	4	1978 - 1985; 1987 - 1993;	13	2
pw	Palau	11/06/2002	Ac	4			0
ps	Palestine	08/12/2011	R	5b			0
pa	Panama	03/03/1978	R	3	1978 - 1985;	7	1
pg	Papua New Guinea	28/07/1997	Ac	4			0
py	Paraguay	27/04/1988	R	3			0
pe	Peru	24/02/1982	R	3	1989 - 1995; 2005 - 2009; 2013 - 2017;	14	3
ph	Philippines	19/09/1985	R	4	1991 - 1997; 2013 - 2017;	10	2
pl	Poland	29/06/1976	R	2	1976 - 1978; 2013 - 2017;	6	2
pt	Portugal	30/09/1980	R	1	1999 - 2005; 2013 - 2017;	10	2
qa	Qatar	12/09/1984	Ac	5b	2011 - 2015; 2021 - 2025;	8	2
kr	Republic of Korea	14/09/1988	Ac	4	1997 - 2003; 2005 - 2009; 2013 - 2017;	14	3
md	Republic of Moldova	23/09/2002	R	2			0
ro	Romania	16/05/1990	Ac	2			0
ru	Russian Federation ⁹	12/10/1988	R	2	2001 - 2005; 2009 - 2013; 2019 - 2023;	12	3
rw	Rwanda	28/12/2000	Ac	5a	2021 - 2025;	4	1
kn	Saint Kitts and Nevis	10/07/1986	Ac	3	2017 - 2021;	4	1
lc	Saint Lucia	14/10/1991	R	3	2001 - 2005;	4	1
vc	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	03/02/2003	R	3	2021 - 2025;	4	1
ws	Samoa	28/08/2001	Ac	4			0
sm	San Marino	18/10/1991	R	1			0
st	Sao Tome and Principe	25/07/2006	R	5a			0
sa	Saudi Arabia	07/08/1978	Ac	5b	2019 - 2023;	4	1
sn	Senegal	13/02/1976	R	5a	1976 - 1978; 1978 - 1985; 1989 - 1995; 2011 - 2015;	19	4
rs	Serbia	11/09/2001	S	2	2011 - 2015;	4	1
sc	Seychelles	09/04/1980	Ac	5a			0
sl	Sierra Leone	07/01/2005	R	5a			0
sg	Singapore	19/06/2012	R	4			0
sk	Slovakia	31/03/1993	S	2			0
si	Slovenia	05/11/1992	S	2			0
sb	Solomon Islands	10/06/1992	A	4			0
so	Somalia	23/07/2020	R	5a			0
za	South Africa	10/07/1997	R	5a	1999 - 2005; 2009 - 2013; 2019 - 2023;	14	3
ss	South Sudan	09/03/2016	R	5a			0
es	Spain	04/05/1982	Ac	1	1991 - 1997; 2005 - 2009; 2017 - 2021;	14	3
lk	Sri Lanka	06/06/1980	Ac	4	1983 - 1989;	6	1
sd	Sudan	06/06/1974	R	5b	1978 - 1980;	2	1
sr	Suriname	23/10/1997	Ac	3			0
se	Sweden	22/01/1985	R	1	2007 - 2011;	4	1
ch	Switzerland	17/09/1975	R	1	1978 - 1985; 2009 - 2013;	11	2
sy	Syrian Arab Republic	13/08/1975	Ac	5b	1989 - 1995;	6	1
tj	Tajikistan	28/08/1992	S	2			0
th	Thailand	17/09/1987	Ac	4	1989 - 1995; 1997 - 2003; 2009 - 2013; 2019 - 2023;	20	4
tl	Timor-Leste	31/10/2016	R	4			0
tg	Togo	15/04/1998	Ac	5a			0
to	Tonga	30/04/2004	Ac	4			0
tt	Trinidad and Tobago	16/02/2005	R	3			0
tn	Tunisia	10/03/1975	R	5b	1976 - 1983; 1987 - 1993; 2005 - 2009; 2015 - 2019;	21	4
tr	Türkiye ¹⁰	16/03/1983	R	1	1983 - 1989; 2013 - 2017;	10	2
tm	Turkmenistan	30/09/1994	S	4			0
ug	Uganda	20/11/1987	Ac	5a	2017 - 2021;	4	1
ua	Ukraine	12/10/1988	R	2			0
ae	United Arab Emirates	11/05/2001	A	5b	2009 - 2013;	4	1
gb	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	29/05/1984	R	1	2001 - 2005;	4	1
tz	United Republic of Tanzania	02/08/1977	R	5a	1985 - 1991; 2015 - 2019;	10	2
us	United States of America	07/12/1973	R	1	1976 - 1983; 1987 - 1993; 1993 - 1999; 2005 - 2009;	23	4
uy	Uruguay	09/03/1989	Ac	3			0
uz	Uzbekistan	13/01/1993	S	2			0
vu	Vanuatu	13/06/2002	R	4			0
ve	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	30/10/1990	Ac	3			0
vn	Viet Nam	19/10/1987	Ac	4	2013 - 2017;	4	1
ye	Yemen ¹¹	07/10/1980	R	5b	1985 - 1991;	6	1
zm	Zambia	04/06/1984	R	5a	2021 - 2025;	4	1
zw	Zimbabwe	16/08/1982	R	5a	1997 - 2003; 2015 - 2019;	10	2

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.