List of member states of the World Organisation for Animal Health
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is an inter-governmental organisation whose 180 Members have mandated it to improve animal health and welfare worldwide. Created in 1924 under the name of Office International des Epizooties, it had only 28 member countries at the beginning. Those countries were: Argentine Republic, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, Morocco, Mexico, the Principality of Monaco, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Siam (Thailand), Sweden, Switzerland, the Czechoslovak Republic, and Tunisia.
Original members are listed bold. The dates are those from the adhesion to the UN.
Member state | Date of admission | |
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Afghanistan | 21 July 1960 | |
Albania | 11 February 1991 | |
Algeria | 8 October 1962 | |
Andorra | 28 July 1993 | |
Angola | 1 December 1976 | |
Argentina | 25 January 1924 | |
Armenia | 2 March 1992 | |
Australia | 1 November 1945 | |
Austria | 14 December 1955 | |
Azerbaijan | 2 March 1992 | |
Bahamas | 18 September 1973 | |
Bahrain | 21 September 1971 | |
Bangladesh | 17 September 1974 | |
Barbados | 9 December 1966 | |
Belarus | 24 October 1945 | |
Belgium | 25 January 1924 | |
Belize | 25 September 1981 | |
Benin [note 1] | 20 September 1960 | |
Bhutan | 21 September 1971 | |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) [note 2] | 14 November 1945 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22 May 1992 | |
Botswana | 17 October 1966 | |
Brazil | 25 January 1924 | |
Brunei Darussalam | 21 September 1984 | |
Bulgaria | 25 January 1924 | |
Burkina Faso [note 3] | 20 September 1960 | |
Burundi | 18 September 1962 | |
Cabo Verde [note 4] | 16 September 1975 | |
Cambodia [note 5] | 14 December 1955 | |
Cameroon [note 6] | 20 September 1960 | |
Canada | 9 November 1945 | |
Central African Republic [note 7] | 20 September 1960 | |
Chad | 20 September 1960 | |
Chile | 24 October 1945 | |
China | 24 October 1945 | |
Colombia | 5 November 1945 | |
Comoros | 12 November 1975 | |
Congo [note 8] | 20 September 1960 | |
Costa Rica | 2 November 1945 | |
Côte d'Ivoire [note 9] | 20 September 1960 | |
Croatia | 22 May 1992 | |
Cuba | 24 October 1945 | |
Cyprus | 20 September 1960 | |
Czech Republic | 25 January 1924 | |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 17 September 1991 | |
Democratic Republic of the Congo [note 10] | 20 September 1960 | |
Denmark | 25 January 1924 | |
Djibouti | 20 September 1977 | |
Dominica | 18 December 1978 | |
Dominican Republic | 24 October 1945 | |
Ecuador | 21 December 1945 | |
Egypt | 25 January 1924 | |
El Salvador | 24 October 1945 | |
Equatorial Guinea | 12 November 1968 | |
Eritrea | 28 May 1993 | |
Estonia | 17 September 1991 | |
Ethiopia | 13 November 1945 | |
Fiji | 13 October 1970 | |
Finland | 25 January 1924 | |
France | 25 January 1924 | |
Gabon | 20 September 1960 | |
Gambia [note 11] | 21 September 1965 | |
Georgia | 31 July 1992 | |
Germany | 18 September 1973 | |
Ghana | 8 March 1957 | |
Greece | 25 January 1924 | |
Guatemala | 25 January 1924 | |
Guinea | 12 December 1958 | |
Guinea-Bissau | 17 September 1974 | |
Guyana | 20 September 1966 | |
Haiti | 24 October 1945 | |
Honduras | 17 December 1945 | |
Hungary | 25 January 1924 | |
Iceland | 19 November 1946 | |
India | 30 October 1945 | |
Indonesia | 28 September 1950 | |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) [note 12] | 24 October 1945 | |
Iraq | 21 December 1945 | |
Ireland | 14 December 1955 | |
Israel | 11 May 1949 | |
Italy | 25 January 1924 | |
Jamaica | 18 September 1962 | |
Japan | 18 December 1956 | |
Jordan | 14 December 1955 | |
Kazakhstan [note 13] | 2 March 1992 | |
Kenya | 16 December 1963 | |
Kuwait | 14 May 1963 | |
Kyrgyzstan | 2 March 1992 | |
Lao People's Democratic Republic [note 14] | 14 December 1955 | |
Latvia | 17 September 1991 | |
Lebanon | 24 October 1945 | |
Lesotho | 17 October 1966 | |
Liberia | 2 November 1945 | |
Libya[2][note 15] | 14 December 1955 | |
Liechtenstein | 18 September 1990 | |
Lithuania | 17 September 1991 | |
Luxembourg | 25 January 1924 | |
The Republic of Macedonia | 8 April 1993 | |
Madagascar [note 16] | 20 September 1960 | |
Malawi | 1 December 1964 | |
Malaysia | 17 September 1957 | |
Maldives [note 17] | 21 September 1965 | |
Mali | 28 September 1960 | |
Malta | 1 December 1964 | |
Mauritania | 27 October 1961 | |
Mauritius | 24 April 1968 | |
Mexico | 25 January 1924 | |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | 17 September 1991 | |
Mongolia | 27 October 1961 | |
Montenegro | 28 June 2006 | |
Morocco | 25 January 1924 | |
Mozambique | 16 September 1975 | |
Myanmar [note 18] | 19 April 1948 | |
Namibia | 23 April 1990 | |
Nepal | 14 December 1955 | |
Netherlands | 25 January 1924 | |
New Caledonia | 25 January 1929 | |
New Zealand | 24 October 1945 | |
Nicaragua | 24 October 1945 | |
Niger | 20 September 1960 | |
Nigeria | 7 October 1960 | |
Norway | 27 November 1945 | |
Oman | 7 October 1971 | |
Pakistan | 30 September 1947 | |
Panama | 13 November 1945 | |
Papua New Guinea | 10 October 1975 | |
Paraguay | 24 October 1945 | |
Peru | 25 January 1924 | |
Philippines [note 19] | 24 October 1945 | |
Poland | 25 January 1924 | |
Portugal | 25 January 1924 | |
Qatar | 21 September 1971 | |
Republic of Korea | 17 September 1991 | |
Republic of Moldova [note 20] | 2 March 1992 | |
Romania | 25 January 1924 | |
Russian Federation | 24 October 1945 | |
Rwanda | 18 September 1962 | |
San Marino | 2 March 1992 | |
Sao Tome and Principe [note 21] | 16 September 1975 | |
Saudi Arabia | 24 October 1945 | |
Senegal | 28 September 1960 | |
Serbia | 1 November 2000 | |
Seychelles | 21 September 1976 | |
Sierra Leone | 27 September 1961 | |
Singapore | 21 September 1965 | |
Slovakia | 25 January 1924 | |
Slovenia | 22 May 1992 | |
Somalia | 20 September 1960 | |
South Africa [note 22] | 7 November 1945 | |
South Sudan | 14 July 2011 | |
Spain | 25 January 1924 | |
Sri Lanka [note 23] | 14 December 1955 | |
Sudan | 12 November 1956 | |
Suriname [note 24] | 4 December 1975 | |
Swaziland | 24 September 1968 | |
Sweden | 25 January 1924 | |
Switzerland | 25 January 1924 | |
Syrian Arab Republic | 24 October 1945 | |
Tajikistan | 2 March 1992 | |
Thailand [note 25] | 25 January 1924 | |
Timor-Leste | 27 September 2002 | |
Togo | 20 September 1960 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 18 September 1962 | |
Tunisia | 25 January 1924 | |
Turkey | 24 October 1945 | |
Turkmenistan | 2 March 1992 | |
Uganda | 25 October 1962 | |
Ukraine | 24 October 1945 | |
United Arab Emirates | 9 December 1971 | |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 25 January 1924 | |
United Republic of Tanzania | 14 December 1961 | |
United States of America | 24 October 1945 | |
Uruguay | 18 December 1945 | |
Uzbekistan | 2 March 1992 | |
Vanuatu | 15 September 1981 | |
Venezuela | 15 September 1981 | |
Vietnam | 20 September 1977 | |
Yemen | 30 September 1947 | |
Zambia | 1 December 1964 | |
Zimbabwe | 25 August 1980 |
Notes
- ↑ Benin: Name was changed from Dahomey on 1 December 1975.
- ↑ Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Previously referred to as Bolivia.
- ↑ Burkina Faso: Name was changed from Upper Volta on 6 August 1984.
- ↑ Cabo Verde: Previously referred to as Cape Verde. On 24 October 2013, Cabo Verde requested that its name no longer be translated into different languages.[1]
- ↑ Cambodia: Name was changed to the Khmer Republic on 7 October 1970, and back to Cambodia on 30 April 1975. Name was changed again to Democratic Kampuchea on 6 April 1976, and back to Cambodia on 3 February 1990.
- ↑ Cameroon: Previously referred to as Cameroun (before merging with Southern Cameroons in 1961). By a letter of 4 January 1974, the Secretary-General was informed that Cameroon had changed its name to the United Republic of Cameroon. Name was changed back to Cameroon on 4 February 1984.
- ↑ Central African Republic: By a letter of 20 December 1976, the Central African Republic advised that it had changed its name to the Central African Empire. Name was changed back to the Central African Republic on 20 September 1979.
- ↑ Congo: Previously referred to as Congo (Brazzaville) (to differentiate it from Congo (Leopoldville)) and the People's Republic of the Congo. Name was changed to Congo on 15 November 1971 (after the Democratic Republic of the Congo changed its name to Zaire). Also referred to as Congo (Republic of the).
- ↑ Côte d'Ivoire: Previously referred to as Ivory Coast. On 6 November 1985, Côte d’Ivoire requested that its name no longer be translated into different languages; this became fully effective on 1 January 1986.
- ↑ Democratic Republic of the Congo: Previously referred to as Congo (Leopoldville) (to differentiate it from Congo (Brazzaville)). Name was changed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zaire on 27 October 1971, and back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 17 May 1997.
- ↑ Gambia: Previously referred to as The Gambia.
- ↑ Iran (Islamic Republic of): Previously referred to as Iran. By a communication of 5 March 1981, Iran informed the Secretary-General that it should be referred to by its complete name of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ↑ Kazakhstan: Spelling was changed from Kazakstan on 20 June 1997.
- ↑ Lao People's Democratic Republic: Name was changed from Laos on 2 December 1975.
- ↑ Libya: Formerly recognised as the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 after originally being admitted as Libya. By notes verbales of 1 and 21 April 1977, the Libyan Arab Republic advised that it had changed its name to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. On 16 September 2011, the UN General Assembly awarded the UN seat to the National Transitional Council, thereby restoring the original name of Libya.
- ↑ Madagascar: Previously referred to as the Malagasy Republic.
- ↑ Maldives: Previously referred to as the Maldive Islands.
- ↑ Myanmar: Name was changed from Burma on 18 June 1989.
- ↑ Philippines: Previously referred to as the Philippine Commonwealth (before becoming a republic in 1946) and as the Philippine Republic.
- ↑ Republic of Moldova: Previously referred to as Moldova.
- ↑ Sao Tome and Principe: The official UN designation lacks diacritics; however, the name is constitutionally defined as São Tomé and Príncipe, with diacritics.
- ↑ South Africa: Previously referred to as the Union of South Africa (before becoming a republic in 1961).
- ↑ Sri Lanka: Name was changed from Ceylon on 22 May 1972.
- ↑ Suriname: Name was changed from Surinam on 23 January 1978.
- ↑ Thailand: Previously referred to as Siam.
External links
References
- ↑ "Change of name – Cape Verde" (PDF). United Nations. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ Lederer, Edith M. (16 September 2011). "UN approves Libya seat for former rebels". Google News. Associated Press. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
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