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Appendix 1: Convention countries

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Convention countries


Country Entry Into Force            
Albania  October 4, 1995
Algeria  March 1, 1966
Andorra  June 2, 2004
Antigua and Barbuda  March 17, 2000
Argentina  February 10, 1967
Armenia  December 25, 1991
Australia  October 10, 1925
Austria
 January 1, 1909
Azerbaijan  December 25, 1995
Bahamas  July 10, 1973
Bahrain  October 29, 1997
Bangladesh  March 3, 1991
Barbados  March 12, 1985
Belarus  December 25, 1991
Belgium  July 7, 1884
Belize  June 17, 2000
Benin  January 10, 1967
Bhutan  August 4, 2000
Bolivia  November 4, 1993
Bosnia and Herzegovina  March 1, 1992
Botswana  April 15, 1998
Brazil  July 7, 1884
Bulgaria  June 13, 1921
Burkina Faso  November 19, 1963
Burundi  September 3, 1977
Cambodia  September 22, 1998
Cameroon  May 10, 1964
Canada
 June 12, 1925
Central African Republic  November 19, 1963
Chad  November 19, 1963
Chile  June 14, 1991
China  March 19, 1985
Colombia  September 3, 1996
Comoros  April 3, 2005
Congo  September 2, 1963
Costa Rica  October 31, 1995
Côte d'Ivoire  October 23, 1963
Croatia  October 8, 1991
Cuba  November 17, 1904
Cyprus  January 17, 1966
Czech Republic  January 1, 1993
Democratic People's Republic of Korea  June 10, 1980
Democratic Republic of the Congo  January 31, 1975
Denmark  October 1, 1894
Djibouti  May 13, 2002
Dominica  August 7, 1999
Dominican Republic  July 11, 1890
Ecuador  June 22, 1999
Egypt  July 1, 1951
El Salvador  February 19, 1994
Equatorial Guinea  June 26, 1997
Estonia  August 24, 1994
Finland  September 20, 1921
France  July 7, 1884
Gabon  February 29, 1964
Gambia  January 21, 1992
Georgia  December 25, 1991
Germany  May 1, 1903
Ghana  September 28, 1976
Greece  October 2, 1924
Grenada  September 22, 1998
Guatemala  August 18, 1998
Guinea  February 5, 1982
Guinea-Bissau  June 28, 1988
Guyana  October 25, 1994
Haiti  July 1, 1958
Holy Sea  September 29, 1960
Honduras  February 4, 1994
Hungary  January 1, 1909
Iceland  May 5, 1962
India  December 7, 1998
Indonesia  December 24, 1950
Iran (Islamic Republic of)  December 16, 1959
Iraq  January 24, 1976
Ireland  December 4, 1925
Israel  March 24, 1950
Italy  July 7, 1884
Jamaica  December 24, 1999
Japan  July 15, 1899
Jordan  July 17, 1972
Kazakhstan  December 25, 1991
Kenya  June 14, 1965
Kyrgyzstan  December 25, 1991
Lao People's Democratic Republic  October 8, 1998
Latvia  September 7, 1993
Lebanon  September 1, 1924
Lesotho  September 28, 1989
Liberia  August 27, 1994
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya  September 28, 1976
Liechtenstein  July 14, 1933
Lithuania  May 22, 1994
Luxembourg  June 30, 1922
Madagascar  December 21, 1963
Malawi  July 6, 1964
Malaysia  January 1, 1989
Mali  March 1, 1983
Malta  October 20, 1967
Mauritania  April 11, 1965
Mauritius  September 24, 1976
Mexico  September 7, 1903
Monaco  April 29, 1956
Mongolia  April 21, 1985
Morocco  July 30, 1917
Mozambique  July 9, 1998
Namibia  January 1, 2004
Nepal  June 22, 2001
Netherlands  July 7, 1884
New Zealand  July 29, 1931
Nicaragua  July 3, 1996
Niger  July 5, 1964
Nigeria  September 2, 1963
Norway  July 1, 1885
Oman  July 14, 1999
Pakistan  July 22, 2004
Panama  October 19, 1996
Papua New Guinea  June 15, 1999
Paraguay  May 28, 1994
Peru  April 11, 1995
Philippines  September 27, 1965
Poland  November 10, 1919
Portugal  July 7, 1884
Qatar  July 5, 2000
Republic of Korea  May 4, 1980
Republic of Moldova  December 25, 1991
Romania  October 6, 1920
Russian Federation  July 1, 1965
Rwanda  March 1, 1984
Saint Kitts and Nevis  April 9, 1995
Saint Lucia  June 9, 1995
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  August 29, 1995
San Marino  March 4, 1960
Sao Tome and Principe  May 12, 1998
Saudi Arabia  March 11, 2004
Senegal  December 21, 1963
Serbia and Montenegro  April 27, 1992
Seychelles  November 7, 2002
Sierra Leone  June 17, 1997
Singapore  February 23, 1995
Slovakia
 January 1, 1993
Slovenia  June 25, 1991
South Africa  December 1, 1947
Spain  July 7, 1884
Sri Lanka  December 29, 1952
Sudan  April 16, 1984
Suriname  November 25, 1975
Swaziland  May 12, 1991
Sweden  July 1, 1885
Switzerland  July 7, 1884
Syrian Arab Republic  September 1, 1924
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  December 25, 1991
Tajikistan  September 8, 1991
Tonga  September 10, 1967
Togo  June 14, 2001
Trinidad and Tobago  August 1, 1964
Tunisia  July 7, 1884
Turkey  October 10, 1925
Turkmenistan  December 25, 1991
Uganda  June 14, 1965
Ukraine  December 25, 1991
United Arab Emirates  September 19, 1996
United Kingdom  July 7, 1884
United Republic of Tanzania  June 16, 1963
United States of America  May 30, 1887
Uruguay  March 18, 1967
Uzbekistan  December 25, 1991
Venezuela  September 12, 1995
Viet Nam  March 8, 1949
Zambia  April 6, 1965
Zimbabwe  

 

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