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

Entry into force: November 4, 1946

Signed by 0 countries, ratified by 194 countries

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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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October 16, 1958

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 Algeria

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October 15, 1962

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 Andorra

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October 20, 1993

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 Angola

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March 11, 1977

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 Antigua and Barbuda

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July 15, 1982

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 Argentina

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September 15, 1948

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 Armenia

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June 9, 1992

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 Australia

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November 4, 1946

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 Austria

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August 13, 1948

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 Azerbaijan

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June 3, 1992

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 Bahamas

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April 23, 1981

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 Bahrain

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January 18, 1972

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 Bangladesh

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October 27, 1972

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 Barbados

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October 24, 1968

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 Belarus

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May 12, 1954

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 Belgium

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November 29, 1946

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 Belize

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May 10, 1982

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 Benin

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October 18, 1960

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 Bhutan

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April 13, 1982

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 Bolivia

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November 13, 1946

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina

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June 2, 1993

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 Botswana

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January 16, 1980

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 Brazil

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November 4, 1946

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 Brunei Darussalam

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March 17, 2005

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 Bulgaria

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May 17, 1956

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 Burkina Faso

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November 14, 1960

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 Burundi

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November 16, 1962

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 Cabo Verde

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February 15, 1978

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 Cambodia

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July 3, 1951

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 Cameroon

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November 11, 1960

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 Canada

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November 4, 1946

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 Central African Republic

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November 11, 1960

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 Chad

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December 19, 1960

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 Chile

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July 7, 1953

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 China

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November 4, 1946

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 Colombia

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October 31, 1947

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 Comoros

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March 22, 1977

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 Congo

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October 24, 1960

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 Cook Islands

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October 25, 1989

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 Costa Rica

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May 19, 1950

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 Croatia

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June 1, 1992

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 Cuba

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August 29, 1947

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 Cyprus

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February 6, 1961

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 Czech Republic

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February 22, 1993

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 Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea

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October 18, 1974

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo

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November 25, 1960

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 Denmark

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November 4, 1946

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 Djibouti

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August 31, 1989

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 Dominica

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January 9, 1979

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 Dominican Republic

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November 4, 1946

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 Ecuador

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January 22, 1947

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 Egypt

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November 4, 1946

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 El Salvador

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April 28, 1948

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 Equatorial Guinea

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November 29, 1979

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 Eritrea

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September 2, 1993

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 Estonia

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October 14, 1991

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 Ethiopia

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July 1, 1955

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 Fiji

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July 14, 1983

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 Finland

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October 10, 1956

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 France

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November 4, 1946

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 Gabon

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November 16, 1960

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 Gambia

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August 1, 1973

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 Georgia

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October 7, 1992

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 Germany

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July 11, 1951

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 Ghana

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April 11, 1958

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 Greece

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November 4, 1946

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 Grenada

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February 17, 1975

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 Guatemala

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January 2, 1950

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 Guinea

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February 2, 1960

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 Guinea-Bissau

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November 1, 1974

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 Guyana

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March 21, 1967

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 Haiti

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November 18, 1946

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 Honduras

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December 16, 1947

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 Hungary

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September 14, 1948

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 Iceland

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June 8, 1964

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 India

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November 4, 1946

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 Indonesia

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May 27, 1950

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 Iran

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September 6, 1948

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 Iraq

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October 21, 1948

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 Ireland

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October 3, 1961

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 Israel

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September 16, 1949

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 Italy

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January 27, 1948

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 Ivory Coast

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October 27, 1960

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 Jamaica

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November 7, 1962

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 Japan

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July 2, 1951

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 Jordan

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June 14, 1950

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 Kazakhstan

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May 22, 1992

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 Kenya

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April 7, 1964

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 Kiribati

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October 24, 1989

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 Kuwait

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November 18, 1960

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 Kyrgyzstan

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June 2, 1992

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 Lao People's Democratic Republic

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July 9, 1951

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 Latvia

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October 14, 1991

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 Lebanon

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November 4, 1946

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 Lesotho

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September 29, 1967

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 Liberia

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March 6, 1947

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 Libya

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June 27, 1953

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 Lithuania

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October 7, 1991

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 Luxembourg

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October 27, 1947

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 Madagascar

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November 10, 1960

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 Malawi

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October 27, 1964

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 Malaysia

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June 16, 1958

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 Maldives

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July 18, 1980

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 Mali

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November 7, 1960

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 Malta

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February 10, 1965

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 Marshall Islands

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June 30, 1995

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 Mauritania

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January 10, 1962

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 Mauritius

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October 25, 1968

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 Mexico

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November 4, 1946

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 Micronesia, Federated States of

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October 19, 1999

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 Monaco

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July 6, 1949

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 Mongolia

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November 1, 1962

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 Montenegro

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March 1, 2007

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 Morocco

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November 7, 1956

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 Mozambique

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October 11, 1976

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 Myanmar

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June 27, 1949

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 Namibia

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November 2, 1978

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 Nauru

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October 17, 1996

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 Nepal

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May 1, 1953

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 Netherlands

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January 1, 1947

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 New Zealand

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November 4, 1946

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 Nicaragua

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February 22, 1952

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 Niger

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November 10, 1960

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 Nigeria

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November 14, 1960

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 Niue

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October 26, 1996

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 Norway

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November 4, 1946

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 Oman

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February 10, 1972

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 Pakistan

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September 14, 1949

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 Palau

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September 20, 1999

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 Panama

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January 10, 1950

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 Papua New Guinea

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October 4, 1976

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 Paraguay

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June 20, 1955

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 Peru

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November 21, 1946

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 Philippines

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November 21, 1946

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 Poland

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June 6, 1946

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 Portugal

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September 11, 1974

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 Qatar

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January 27, 1972

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 Republic of Korea

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June 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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July 27, 1956

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 Russian Federation

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April 21, 1954

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 Rwanda

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November 7, 1962

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 Saint Kitts and Nevis

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October 26, 1983

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 Saint Lucia

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March 6, 1980

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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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January 14, 1983

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 Samoa

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April 3, 1981

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 San Marino

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November 12, 1974

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 Sao Tome and Principe

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January 22, 1980

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 Saudi Arabia

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November 4, 1946

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 Senegal

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November 10, 1960

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 Serbia

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December 20, 2000

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 Seychelles

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October 18, 1976

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 Sierra Leone

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March 28, 1962

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 Singapore

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October 8, 2007

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 Slovakia

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February 9, 1993

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 Slovenia

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May 27, 1992

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 Solomon Islands

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September 7, 1993

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 Somalia

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November 15, 1960

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 South Africa

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December 12, 1994

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 South Sudan

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October 27, 2011

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 Spain

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January 30, 1953

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 Sri Lanka

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November 14, 1949

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 Sudan

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November 26, 1956

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 Suriname

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July 16, 1976

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 Swaziland

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January 25, 1978

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 Sweden

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January 23, 1950

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 Switzerland

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January 28, 1949

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 Syrian Arab Republic

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November 16, 1946

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 Tajikistan

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April 6, 1993

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 Thailand

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January 1, 1949

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 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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June 28, 1993

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 Timor-Leste

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June 5, 2003

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 Togo

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November 17, 1960

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 Tonga

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September 29, 1980

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 Trinidad and Tobago

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November 2, 1962

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 Tunisia

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November 8, 1956

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 Turkey

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November 4, 1946

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 Turkmenistan

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August 17, 1993

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 Tuvalu

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October 21, 1991

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 Uganda

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November 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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April 20, 1972

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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July 1, 1997

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 United Republic of Tanzania

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March 6, 1962

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 United States of America

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October 1, 2003

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 Uruguay

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November 8, 1947

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 Uzbekistan

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October 26, 1993

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 Vanuatu

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February 10, 1994

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 Venezuela

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November 25, 1946

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 Viet Nam

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July 6, 1951

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 Yemen

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April 2, 1962

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 Zambia

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November 9, 1964

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 Zimbabwe

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September 22, 1980

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