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Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural
and Natural Heritage. Paris, 16 November 1972.
1States Group Date of deposit
of instrument Type ofinstrument
Afghanistan IV 20/03/1979 Ratification
Albania II 10/07/1989 Ratification
Algeria Vb 24/06/1974 Ratification
Andorra I 03/01/1997 Acceptance
Angola Va 07/11/1991 Ratification
Antigua and Barbuda III 01/11/1983 Acceptance
Argentina III 23/08/1978 Acceptance
Armenia II 05/09/1993 Notification of
succession
Australia IV 22/08/1974 Ratification
Austria I 18/12/1992 Ratification
Azerbaijan II 16/12/1993 Ratification
Bahrain Vb 28/05/1991 Ratification
Bangladesh IV 03/08/1983 Acceptance
Barbados III 09/04/2002 Acceptance
Belarus II 12/10/1988 Ratification
Belgium I 24/07/1996 Ratification
Belize III 06/11/1990 Ratification
Benin Va 14/06/1982 Ratification
Bhutan IV 17/10/2001 Ratification
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) III 04/10/1976 Ratification
Bosnia and Herzegovina II 12/07/1993 Notification of
succession
Botswana Va 23/11/1998 Acceptance
Brazil III 01/09/1977 Acceptance
Brunei Darusalaam IV 12/08/2011 Ratification
Bulgaria II 07/03/1974 Acceptance
Burkina Faso Va 02/04/1987 Ratification
Burundi Va 19/05/1982 Ratification
Cabo Verde Va 28/04/1988 Acceptance
Cambodia IV 28/11/1991 Acceptance
Cameroon Va 07/12/1982 Ratification
Canada I 23/07/1976 Acceptance
Central African Republic Va 22/12/1980 Ratification
Chad Va 23/06/1999 Ratification
Chile III 20/02/1980 Ratification
China IV 12/12/1985 Ratification
Colombia III 24/05/1983 Acceptance
Comoros Va 27/09/2000 Ratification
Congo Va 10/12/1987 Ratification
Cook Islands IV 16/01/2009 Acceptance
Costa Rica III 23/08/1977 Ratification
Côte d'Ivoire Va 09/01/1981 Ratification
Croatia II 06/07/1992 Notification of
succession
Cuba III 24/03/1981 Ratification
Cyprus I 14/08/1975 Acceptance
Czech Republic II 26/03/1993 Notification of
succession
Democratic People's Republic of
Korea IV 21/07/1998 Acceptance
Democratic Republic of the Congo Va 23/09/1974 Ratification
Denmark I 25/07/1979 Ratification
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Djibouti Va 30/08/2007 Ratification
Dominica III 04/04/1995 Ratification
Dominican Republic III 12/02/1985 Ratification
Ecuador III 16/06/1975 Acceptance
Egypt Vb 07/02/1974 Ratification
El Salvador III 08/10/1991 Acceptance
Equatorial Guinea Va 10/03/2010 Ratification
Eritrea Va 24/10/2001 Acceptance
Estonia II 27/10/1995 Ratification
Ethiopia Va 06/07/1977 Ratification
Fiji IV 21/11/1990 Ratification
Finland I 04/03/1987 Ratification
France I 27/06/1975 Acceptance
Gabon Va 30/12/1986 Ratification
Gambia Va 01/07/1987 Ratification
Georgia II 04/11/1992 Notification of
succession
Germany I 23/08/1976 Ratification
Ghana Va 04/07/1975 Ratification
Greece I 17/07/1981 Ratification
Grenada III 13/08/1998 Acceptance
Guatemala III 16/01/1979 Acceptance
Guinea Va 18/03/1979 Ratification
Guinea-Bissau Va 28/01/2006 Ratification
Guyana III 20/06/1977 Acceptance
Haiti III 18/01/1980 Ratification
Holy See ~ 07/10/1982 Accession
Honduras III 08/06/1979 Ratification
Hungary II 15/07/1985 Acceptance
Iceland I 19/12/1995 Ratification
India IV 14/11/1977 Ratification
Indonesia IV 06/07/1989 Acceptance
Iran (Islamic Republic of) IV 26/02/1975 Acceptance
Iraq Vb 05/03/1974 Acceptance
Ireland I 16/09/1991 Ratification
Israel I 06/10/1999 Acceptance
Italy I 23/06/1978 Ratification
Jamaica III 14/06/1983 Acceptance
Japan IV 30/06/1992 Acceptance
Jordan Vb 05/05/1975 Ratification
Kazakhstan IV 29/04/1994 Acceptance
Kenya Va 05/06/1991 Acceptance
Kiribati IV 12/05/2000 Acceptance
Kuwait Vb 06/06/2002 Ratification
Kyrgyzstan IV 03/07/1995 Acceptance
Lao People's Democratic Republic IV 20/03/1987 Ratification
Latvia II 10/01/1995 Acceptance
Lebanon Vb 03/02/1983 Ratification
Lesotho Va 25/11/2003 Acceptance
Liberia Va 23/03/2002 Acceptance
Libya Vb 13/10/1978 Ratification
Lithuania II 31/03/1992 Acceptance
Luxembourg I 28/09/1983 Ratification
Madagascar Va 19/07/1983 Ratification
Malawi Va 05/01/1982 Ratification
Malaysia IV 07/12/1988 Ratification
Maldives IV 22/05/1986 Acceptance
Mali Va 05/04/1977 Acceptance
Malta I 14/11/1978 Acceptance
Marshall Islands IV 24/04/2002 Acceptance
Mauritania Vb 02/03/1981 Ratification
Mauritius Va 19/09/1995 Ratification
Mexico III 23/02/1984 Acceptance
Micronesia (Federated States of) IV 22/07/2002 Acceptance
Monaco I 07/11/1978 Ratification
Mongolia IV 02/02/1990 Acceptance
succession
Morocco Vb 28/10/1975 Ratification
Mozambique Va 27/11/1982 Ratification
Myanmar IV 29/04/1994 Acceptance
Namibia Va 06/04/2000 Acceptance
Nepal IV 20/06/1978 Acceptance
Netherlands I 26/08/1992 Acceptance
New Zealand IV 22/11/1984 Ratification
Nicaragua III 17/12/1979 Acceptance
Niger Va 23/12/1974 Acceptance
Nigeria Va 23/10/1974 Ratification
Niue IV 23/01/2001 Acceptance
Norway I 12/05/1977 Ratification
Oman Vb 06/10/1981 Acceptance
Pakistan IV 23/07/1976 Ratification
Palau IV 11/06/2002 Acceptance
Palestine *2 08/12/2011 Ratification
Panama III 03/03/1978 Ratification
Papua New Guinea IV 28/07/1997 Acceptance
Paraguay III 27/04/1988 Ratification
Peru III 24/02/1982 Ratification
Philippines IV 19/09/1985 Ratification
Poland II 29/06/1976 Ratification
Portugal I 30/09/1980 Ratification
Qatar Vb 12/09/1984 Acceptance
Republic of Korea IV 14/09/1988 Acceptance
Republic of Moldova II 23/09/2002 Ratification
Romania II 16/05/1990 Acceptance
Russian Federation II 12/10/1988 Ratification
Rwanda Va 28/12/2000 Acceptance
Saint Kitts and Nevis III 10/07/1986 Acceptance
Saint Lucia III 14/10/1991 Ratification
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines III 03/02/2003 Ratification
Samoa IV 28/08/2001 Acceptance
San Marino I 18/10/1991 Ratification
Sao Tome and Principe Va 25/07/2006 Ratification
Saudi Arabia Vb 07/08/1978 Acceptance
Senegal Va 13/02/1976 Ratification
Serbia II 11/09/2001 Notification of
succession
Seychelles Va 09/04/1980 Acceptance
Sierra Leone Va 07/01/2005 Ratification
Singapore IV 19/06/2012 Acceptance
Slovakia II 31/03/1993 Notification of
succession
Slovenia II 05/11/1992 Notification of
succession
Solomon Islands IV 10/06/1992 Accession
South Africa Va 10/07/1997 Ratification
Spain I 04/05/1982 Acceptance
Sri Lanka IV 06/06/1980 Acceptance
Sudan Vb 06/06/1974 Ratification
Suriname III 23/10/1997 Acceptance
Swaziland Va 30/11/2005 Ratification
Sweden I 22/01/1985 Ratification
Switzerland I 17/09/1975 Ratification
Syrian Arab Republic Vb 13/08/1975 Acceptance
Tajikistan II 28/08/1992 Notification of
succession
Thailand IV 17/09/1987 Acceptance
The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia II 30/04/1997 Notification ofsuccession
Togo Va 15/04/1998 Acceptance
Tonga IV 03/06/2004 Acceptance
Trinidad and Tobago III 16/02/2005 Ratification
Tunisia Vb 10/03/1975 Ratification
Turkey I 16/03/1983 Ratification
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Uganda Va 20/11/1987 Acceptance
Ukraine II 12/10/1988 Ratification
United Arab Emirates Vb 11/05/2001 Acceptance
United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland I 29/05/1984 Ratification
United Republic of Tanzania Va 02/08/1977 Ratification
United States of America I 07/12/1973 Ratification
Uruguay III 09/03/1989 Acceptance
Uzbekistan II 13/01/1993 Notification of
succession
Vanuatu IV 13/06/2002 Ratification
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic
of) III 30/10/1990 Acceptance
Viet Nam IV 19/10/1987 Acceptance
Yemen Vb 07/10/1980 Ratification
Zambia Va 04/06/1984 Ratification
Zimbabwe Va 16/08/1982 Ratification
1This Convention entered into force on 17 December 1975. It subsequently
entered into force for each State three months after the date of deposit of that State’s instrument, except in cases of notifications of succession, where the entry into force occurred on the date on which the State assumed responsibility for conducting its international relations.
2The group membership for the purpose of elections to the Executive Board
will be endorsed by the next 37th session of the General Conference. The participation in regional activities in Arab States is an informal indication, pending the decision of the 37th session of the General Conference.
