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Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO,1945

Entry into force: Monday, November 4, 1946

Adoption date: Nov 16, 1945

Adoption place: Londres

Depositary: Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni d'Angleterre et d'Irlande

Signed by 0 countries, ratified by 194 countries

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Signatory countries
Country Signature date Ratification date * Reservation / Declaration Comments
Afghanistan

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May 4, 1948

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Albania

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Oct 16, 1958

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Algeria

-

Oct 15, 1962

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Andorra

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Oct 20, 1993

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Angola

-

Mar 11, 1977

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Antigua and Barbuda

-

Jul 15, 1982

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Argentina

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Sep 15, 1948

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Armenia

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Jun 9, 1992

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Australia

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Nov 4, 1946

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Austria

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Aug 13, 1948

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Azerbaijan

-

Jun 3, 1992

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Bahamas

-

Apr 23, 1981

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Bahrain

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Jan 18, 1972

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Bangladesh

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Oct 27, 1972

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Barbados

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Oct 24, 1968

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Belarus

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May 12, 1954

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Belgium

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Nov 29, 1946

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Belize

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May 10, 1982

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Benin

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Oct 18, 1960

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Bhutan

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Apr 13, 1982

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Bolivia

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Nov 13, 1946

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

-

Jun 2, 1993

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Botswana

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Jan 16, 1980

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Brazil

-

Nov 4, 1946

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Brunei Darussalam

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Mar 17, 2005

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Bulgaria

-

May 17, 1956

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Burkina Faso

-

Nov 14, 1960

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Burundi

-

Nov 16, 1962

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Cabo Verde

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Feb 15, 1978

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Cambodia

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Jul 3, 1951

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Cameroon

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Nov 11, 1960

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Canada

-

Nov 4, 1946

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Central African Republic

-

Nov 11, 1960

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Chad

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Dec 19, 1960

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Chile

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Jul 7, 1953

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China

-

Nov 4, 1946

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Colombia

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Oct 31, 1947

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Comoros

-

Mar 22, 1977

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Congo

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Oct 24, 1960

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Cook Islands

-

Oct 25, 1989

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Costa Rica

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May 19, 1950

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Croatia

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Jun 1, 1992

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Cuba

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Aug 29, 1947

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Cyprus

-

Feb 6, 1961

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Czech Republic

-

Feb 22, 1993

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Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea

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Oct 18, 1974

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Nov 25, 1960

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Denmark

-

Nov 4, 1946

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Djibouti

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Aug 31, 1989

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Dominica

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Jan 9, 1979

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Dominican Republic

-

Nov 4, 1946

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Ecuador

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Jan 22, 1947

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Egypt

-

Nov 4, 1946

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El Salvador

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Apr 28, 1948

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Equatorial Guinea

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Nov 29, 1979

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Eritrea

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Sep 2, 1993

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Estonia

-

Oct 14, 1991

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Ethiopia

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Jul 1, 1955

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Fiji

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Jul 14, 1983

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Finland

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Oct 10, 1956

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France

-

Nov 4, 1946

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Gabon

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Nov 16, 1960

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Gambia

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Aug 1, 1973

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Georgia

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Oct 7, 1992

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Germany

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Jul 11, 1951

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Ghana

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Apr 11, 1958

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Greece

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Nov 4, 1946

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Grenada

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Feb 17, 1975

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Guatemala

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Jan 2, 1950

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Guinea

-

Feb 2, 1960

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Guinea-Bissau

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Nov 1, 1974

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Guyana

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Mar 21, 1967

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Haiti

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Nov 18, 1946

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Honduras

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Dec 16, 1947

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Hungary

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Sep 14, 1948

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Iceland

-

Jun 8, 1964

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India

-

Nov 4, 1946

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Indonesia

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May 27, 1950

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Iran

-

Sep 6, 1948

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Iraq

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Oct 21, 1948

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Ireland

-

Oct 3, 1961

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Israel

-

Sep 16, 1949

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Italy

-

Jan 27, 1948

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Ivory Coast

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Oct 27, 1960

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Jamaica

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Nov 7, 1962

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Japan

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Jul 2, 1951

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Jordan

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Jun 14, 1950

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Kazakhstan

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May 22, 1992

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Kenya

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Apr 7, 1964

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Kiribati

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Oct 24, 1989

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Kuwait

-

Nov 18, 1960

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Kyrgyzstan

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Jun 2, 1992

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Lao People's Democratic Republic

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Jul 9, 1951

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Latvia

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Oct 14, 1991

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Lebanon

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Nov 4, 1946

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Lesotho

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Sep 29, 1967

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Liberia

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Mar 6, 1947

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Libya

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Jun 27, 1953

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Lithuania

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Oct 7, 1991

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Luxembourg

-

Oct 27, 1947

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Madagascar

-

Nov 10, 1960

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Malawi

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Oct 27, 1964

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Malaysia

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Jun 16, 1958

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Maldives

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Jul 18, 1980

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Mali

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Nov 7, 1960

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Malta

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Feb 10, 1965

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Marshall Islands

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Jun 30, 1995

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Mauritania

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Jan 10, 1962

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Mauritius

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Oct 25, 1968

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Mexico

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Nov 4, 1946

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Micronesia, Federated States of

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Oct 19, 1999

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Monaco

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Jul 6, 1949

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Mongolia

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Nov 1, 1962

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Montenegro

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Mar 1, 2007

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Morocco

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Nov 7, 1956

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Mozambique

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Oct 11, 1976

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Myanmar

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Jun 27, 1949

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Namibia

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Nov 2, 1978

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Nauru

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Oct 17, 1996

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Nepal

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May 1, 1953

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Netherlands

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Jan 1, 1947

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New Zealand

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Nov 4, 1946

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Nicaragua

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Feb 22, 1952

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Niger

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Nov 10, 1960

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Nigeria

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Nov 14, 1960

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Niue

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Oct 26, 1996

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Norway

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Nov 4, 1946

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Oman

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Feb 10, 1972

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Pakistan

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Sep 14, 1949

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Palau

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Sep 20, 1999

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Panama

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Jan 10, 1950

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Papua New Guinea

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Oct 4, 1976

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Paraguay

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Jun 20, 1955

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Peru

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Nov 21, 1946

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Philippines

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Nov 21, 1946

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Poland

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Jun 6, 1946

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Portugal

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Sep 11, 1974

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Qatar

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Jan 27, 1972

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Republic of Korea

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Jun 14, 1950

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Republic of Moldova

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May 27, 1992

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Romania

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Jul 27, 1956

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Russian Federation

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Apr 21, 1954

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Rwanda

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Nov 7, 1962

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Oct 26, 1983

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Saint Lucia

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Mar 6, 1980

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Jan 14, 1983

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Samoa

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Apr 3, 1981

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San Marino

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Nov 12, 1974

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Sao Tome and Principe

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Jan 22, 1980

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Saudi Arabia

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Nov 4, 1946

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Senegal

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Nov 10, 1960

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Serbia

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Dec 20, 2000

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Seychelles

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Oct 18, 1976

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Sierra Leone

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Mar 28, 1962

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Singapore

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Oct 8, 2007

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Slovakia

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Feb 9, 1993

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Slovenia

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May 27, 1992

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Solomon Islands

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Sep 7, 1993

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Somalia

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Nov 15, 1960

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South Africa

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Dec 12, 1994

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South Sudan

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Oct 27, 2011

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Spain

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Jan 30, 1953

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Sri Lanka

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Nov 14, 1949

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Sudan

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Nov 26, 1956

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Suriname

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Jul 16, 1976

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Swaziland

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Jan 25, 1978

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Sweden

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Jan 23, 1950

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Switzerland

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Jan 28, 1949

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Syrian Arab Republic

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Nov 16, 1946

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Tajikistan

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Apr 6, 1993

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Thailand

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Jan 1, 1949

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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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Jun 28, 1993

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Timor-Leste

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Jun 5, 2003

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Togo

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Nov 17, 1960

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Tonga

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Sep 29, 1980

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Nov 2, 1962

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Tunisia

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Nov 8, 1956

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Turkey

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Nov 4, 1946

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Turkmenistan

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Aug 17, 1993

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Tuvalu

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Oct 21, 1991

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Uganda

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Nov 9, 1962

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Ukraine

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May 12, 1954

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United Arab Emirates

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Apr 20, 1972

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

-

Jul 1, 1997

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United Republic of Tanzania

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Mar 6, 1962

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United States of America

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Oct 1, 2003

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Uruguay

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Nov 8, 1947

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Uzbekistan

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Oct 26, 1993

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Vanuatu

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Feb 10, 1994

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Venezuela

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Nov 25, 1946

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Viet Nam

-

Jul 6, 1951

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Yemen

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Apr 2, 1962

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Zambia

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Nov 9, 1964

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Zimbabwe

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Sep 22, 1980

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Total : 194