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Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, n. 105, ILO, 1957

Entry into force: Saturday, January 17, 1959

Signed by 0 countries, ratified by 169 countries

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Afghanistan

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May 16, 1963

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Albania

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Feb 27, 1997

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Algeria

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Jun 12, 1969

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Angola

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Jun 4, 1976

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Antigua and Barbuda

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Feb 2, 1983

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Argentina

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Jan 18, 1960

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Armenia

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Dec 17, 2004

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Australia

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Jun 7, 1960

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Austria

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Mar 5, 1958

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Azerbaijan

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Aug 9, 2000

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Bahamas

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May 25, 1976

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Bahrain

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Jul 14, 1998

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Bangladesh

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Jun 22, 1972

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Barbados

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Apr 8, 1967

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Belarus

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Sep 25, 1995

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Belgium

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Jan 23, 1961

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Belize

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Dec 15, 1983

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Benin

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May 22, 1961

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Bolivia

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Jun 11, 1990

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Nov 15, 2000

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Botswana

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Jun 5, 1997

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Brazil

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Jun 18, 1965

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Bulgaria

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Mar 23, 1999

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Burkina Faso

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Aug 25, 1997

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Burundi

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Mar 11, 1963

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Cabo Verde

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Apr 3, 1979

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Cambodia

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Aug 23, 1999

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Cameroon

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Sep 3, 1962

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Canada

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Jul 14, 1959

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Central African Republic

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Jun 9, 1964

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Chad

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Jun 8, 1961

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Chile

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Feb 1, 1999

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Colombia

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Jun 7, 1963

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Comoros

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Oct 23, 1978

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Congo

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Nov 26, 1999

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Costa Rica

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May 4, 1959

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Croatia

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Mar 5, 1997

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Cuba

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Jun 2, 1958

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Cyprus

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Sep 23, 1960

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Czech Republic

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Aug 6, 1996

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Jun 20, 2001

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Denmark

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Jan 17, 1958

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Djibouti

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Aug 3, 1978

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Dominica

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Feb 28, 1983

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Dominican Republic

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Jun 23, 1958

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Ecuador

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Feb 5, 1962

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Egypt

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Oct 23, 1958

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El Salvador

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Nov 18, 1958

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Equatorial Guinea

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Aug 13, 2001

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Eritrea

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Feb 22, 2000

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Estonia

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Feb 7, 1996

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Ethiopia

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Mar 24, 1999

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Fiji

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Apr 19, 1974

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Finland

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May 27, 1960

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France

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Dec 18, 1969

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Gabon

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May 29, 1961

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Gambia

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Sep 4, 2000

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Georgia

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Sep 23, 1996

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Germany

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Jun 22, 1959

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Ghana

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Dec 15, 1958

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Greece

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Mar 30, 1962

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Grenada

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Jul 9, 1979

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Guatemala

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Dec 9, 1959

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Guinea

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Jul 11, 1961

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Guinea-Bissau

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Feb 21, 1977

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Guyana

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Jun 8, 1966

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Haiti

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Mar 4, 1958

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Honduras

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Aug 4, 1958

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Hungary

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Jan 4, 1994

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Iceland

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Nov 29, 1960

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India

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May 18, 2000

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Indonesia

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Jun 7, 1999

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Iran

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Apr 13, 1959

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Iraq

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Jun 15, 1959

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Ireland

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Jun 11, 1958

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Israel

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Apr 10, 1958

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Italy

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Mar 15, 1968

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Ivory Coast

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May 5, 1961

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Jamaica

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Dec 26, 1962

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Jordan

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Mar 31, 1958

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Kazakhstan

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May 18, 2001

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Kenya

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Jan 13, 1964

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Kiribati

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Feb 3, 2000

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Kuwait

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Sep 21, 1961

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Kyrgyzstan

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Feb 18, 1999

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Latvia

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Jan 27, 1992

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Lebanon

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Jun 1, 1977

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Lesotho

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Jun 14, 2001

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Liberia

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May 25, 1962

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Libya

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Jun 13, 1961

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Lithuania

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Sep 26, 1994

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Luxembourg

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Jul 24, 1964

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Madagascar

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Jun 6, 2007

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Malawi

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Nov 19, 1999

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Mali

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May 28, 1962

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Malta

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Jan 4, 1965

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Mauritania

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Apr 3, 1997

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Mauritius

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Dec 2, 1969

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Mexico

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Jun 1, 1959

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Mongolia

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Mar 15, 2005

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Montenegro

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Jun 3, 2006

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Morocco

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Dec 1, 1966

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Mozambique

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Jun 6, 1977

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Namibia

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Nov 15, 2000

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Nepal

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Aug 30, 2007

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Netherlands

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Feb 18, 1959

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New Zealand

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Jun 14, 1968

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Nicaragua

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Oct 31, 1967

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Niger

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Mar 23, 1962

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Nigeria

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Oct 17, 1960

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Norway

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Apr 14, 1958

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Oman

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Jul 21, 2005

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Pakistan

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Feb 15, 1960

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Panama

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May 16, 1966

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Papua New Guinea

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May 1, 1976

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Paraguay

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May 16, 1968

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Peru

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Dec 6, 1960

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Philippines

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Nov 17, 1960

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Poland

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Jul 30, 1958

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Portugal

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Nov 23, 1959

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Qatar

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Feb 2, 2007

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Republic of Moldova

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Mar 10, 1993

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Romania

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Aug 3, 1998

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Russian Federation

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Jul 2, 1998

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Rwanda

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Sep 18, 1962

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Oct 12, 2000

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Saint Lucia

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May 14, 1980

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Oct 21, 1998

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Samoa

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Jun 30, 2008

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San Marino

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Feb 1, 1995

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Sao Tome and Principe

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May 4, 2005

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Saudi Arabia

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Jun 15, 1978

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Senegal

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Jul 28, 1961

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Serbia

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Jul 10, 2003

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Seychelles

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Feb 6, 1978

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Sierra Leone

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Jun 13, 1961

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Slovakia

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Sep 29, 1997

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Slovenia

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Jun 24, 1997

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Somalia

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Dec 8, 1961

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South Africa

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Mar 5, 1997

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Spain

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Nov 6, 1967

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Sri Lanka

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Jan 7, 2003

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Sudan

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Oct 22, 1970

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Suriname

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Jun 15, 1976

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Swaziland

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Feb 28, 1979

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Sweden

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Jun 2, 1958

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Switzerland

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Jul 18, 1958

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Syrian Arab Republic

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Oct 23, 1958

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Tajikistan

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Sep 23, 1999

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Thailand

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Dec 2, 1969

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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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Jul 15, 2003

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Togo

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Jul 10, 1999

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Trinidad and Tobago

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May 24, 1963

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Tunisia

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Jan 12, 1959

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Turkey

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Mar 29, 1961

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Turkmenistan

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May 15, 1997

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Uganda

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Jun 4, 1963

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Ukraine

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Dec 14, 2000

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United Arab Emirates

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Feb 24, 1997

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Dec 30, 1957

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United Republic of Tanzania

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Jan 30, 1962

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United States of America

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Sep 25, 1991

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Uruguay

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Nov 22, 1968

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Uzbekistan

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Dec 15, 1997

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Vanuatu

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Aug 28, 2006

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Venezuela

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Nov 16, 1964

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Yemen

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Apr 14, 1969

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Zambia

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Feb 22, 1965

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Zimbabwe

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Aug 27, 1998

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