List of Contracting Parties

(in chronological order)

Order

Chronological order

ISO

Two-letter ISO country code

Region

CITES region

– 1 = Africa

– 2 = Asia

– 3 = Central and South America and the Caribbean

– 4 = Europe

– 5 = North America

– 6 = Oceania

Date 1

– (A) Accession

– (Ac) Acceptance

– (Ap) Approval

– (C) Continuation

– (S) Succession

– (R) Ratification

Date 2

Date of entry into force

Order

State

ISO

Region

Date 1

Date 2

1

United States of America

US

5

14/01/1974 (R)

01/07/1975

2

Nigeria

NG

1

09/05/1974 (R)

01/07/1975

3

Switzerland

CH

4

09/07/1974 (R)

01/07/1975

4

Tunisia

TN

1

10/07/1974 (R)

01/07/1975

5

Sweden

SE

4

20/08/1974 (R)

01/07/1975

6

Cyprus

CY

4

18/10/1974 (R)

01/07/1975

7

Ecuador

EC

3

11/02/1975 (R)

01/07/1975

8

Chile

CL

3

14/02/1975 (R)

01/07/1975

9

Uruguay

UY

3

02/04/1975 (R)

01/07/1975

10

Canada

CA

5

10/04/1975 (R)

09/07/1975

11

Mauritius

MU

1

28/04/1975 (R)

27/07/1975

12

Nepal

NP

2

18/06/1975 (A)

16/09/1975

13

Peru

PE

3

27/06/1975 (R)

25/09/1975

14

Costa Rica

CR

3

30/06/1975 (R)

28/09/1975

15

South Africa

ZA

1

15/07/1975 (R)

13/10/1975

16

Brazil

BR

3

06/08/1975 (R)

04/11/1975

17

Madagascar

MG

1

20/08/1975 (R)

18/11/1975

18

Niger

NE

1

08/09/1975 (R)

07/12/1975

19

Morocco

MA

1

16/10/1975 (R)

14/01/1976

20

Ghana

GH

1

14/11/1975 (R)

12/02/1976

21

Papua New Guinea

PG

6

12/12/1975 (A)

11/03/1976

22

Germany

DE

4

22/03/1976 (R)

20/06/1976

23

Pakistan

PK

2

20/04/1976 (A)

19/07/1976

24

Finland

FI

4

10/05/1976 (A)

08/08/1976

25

India

IN

2

20/07/1976 (R)

18/10/1976

26

Democratic Republic of the Congo

CD

1

20/07/1976 (A)

18/10/1976

27

Norway

NO

4

27/07/1976 (R)

25/10/1976

28

Australia

AU

6

29/07/1976 (R)

27/10/1976

29

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

GB

4

02/08/1976 (R)

31/10/1976

30

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

IR

2

03/08/1976 (R)

01/11/1976

31

Paraguay

PY

3

15/11/1976 (R)

13/02/1977

32

Seychelles

SC

1

08/02/1977 (A)

09/05/1977

33

Guyana

GY

3

27/05/1977 (A)

25/08/1977

34

Denmark

DK

4

26/07/1977 (R)

24/10/1977

35

Senegal

SN

1

05/08/1977 (A)

03/11/1977

36

Nicaragua

NI

3

06/08/1977 (A)

04/11/1977

37

Gambia

GM

1

26/08/1977 (A)

24/11/1977

38

Malaysia

MY

2

20/10/1977 (A)

18/01/1978

39

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

VE

3

24/10/1977 (R)

22/01/1978

40

Botswana

BW

1

14/11/1977 (A)

12/02/1978

41

Egypt

EG

1

04/01/1978 (A)

04/04/1978

42

Monaco

MC

4

19/04/1978 (A)

18/07/1978

43

France

FR

4

11/05/1978 (Ap)

09/08/1978

44

Panama

PA

3

17/08/1978 (R)

15/11/1978

45

Togo

TG

1

23/10/1978 (R)

21/01/1979

46

Kenya

KE

1

13/12/1978 (R)

13/03/1979

47

Jordan

JO

2

14/12/1978 (A)

14/03/1979

48

Indonesia

ID

2

28/12/1978 (A)

28/03/1979

49

Sri Lanka

LK

2

04/05/1979 (A)

02/08/1979

50

Bahamas

BS

3

20/06/1979 (A)

18/09/1979

51

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

BO

3

06/07/1979 (R)

04/10/1979

52

Italy

IT

4

02/10/1979 (R)

31/12/1979

53

Guatemala

GT

3

07/11/1979 (R)

05/02/1980

54

United Republic of Tanzania

TZ

1

29/11/1979 (R)

27/02/1980

55

Liechtenstein

LI

4

30/11/1979 (A)

28/02/1980

56

Israel

IL

2

18/12/1979 (R)

17/03/1980

57

Japan

JP

2

06/08/1980 (Ac)

04/11/1980

58

Central African Republic

CF

1

27/08/1980 (A)

25/11/1980

59

Rwanda

RW

1

20/10/1980 (A)

18/01/1981

60

Suriname

SR

3

17/11/1980 (A)

15/02/1981

61

Zambia

ZM

1

24/11/1980 (A)

22/02/1981

62

Portugal

PT

4

11/12/1980 (R)

11/03/1981

63

China

CN

2

08/01/1981 (A)

08/04/1981

64

Argentina

AR

3

08/01/1981 (R)

08/04/1981

65

Liberia

LR

1

11/03/1981 (A)

09/06/1981

66

Mozambique

MZ

1

25/03/1981 (A)

23/06/1981

67

Zimbabwe

ZW

1

19/05/1981 (A)

17/08/1981

68

Cameroon

CM

1

05/06/1981 (A)

03/09/1981

69

Belize

BZ

3

19/08/1986 (S)

21/09/1981

70

Philippines

PH

2

18/08/1981 (R)

16/11/1981

71

Colombia

CO

3

31/08/1981 (R)

29/11/1981

72

Guinea

GN

1

21/09/1981 (A)

20/12/1981

73

Bangladesh

BD

2

20/11/1981 (R)

18/02/1982

74

Austria

AT

4

27/01/1982 (A)

27/04/1982

75

Malawi

MW

1

05/02/1982 (A)

06/05/1982

76

Sudan

SD

1

26/10/1982 (R)

24/01/1983

77

Saint Lucia

LC

3

15/12/1982 (A)

15/03/1983

78

Thailand

TH

2

21/01/1983 (R)

21/04/1983

79

Congo

CG

1

31/01/1983 (A)

01/05/1983

80

Belgium

BE

4

03/10/1983 (R)

01/01/1984

81

Algeria

DZ

1

23/11/1983 (A)

21/02/1984

82

Luxembourg

LU

4

13/12/1983 (R)

12/03/1984

83

Trinidad and Tobago

TT

3

19/01/1984 (A)

18/04/1984

84

Benin

BJ

1

28/02/1984 (A)

28/05/1984

85

Netherlands

NL

4

19/04/1984 (R)

18/07/1984

86

Honduras

HN

3

15/03/1985 (A)

13/06/1985

87

Hungary

HU

4

29/05/1985 (A)

27/08/1985

88

Afghanistan

AF

2

30/10/1985 (A)

28/01/1986

89

Somalia

SO

1

02/12/1985 (A)

02/03/1986

90

Spain

ES

4

30/05/1986 (A)

28/08/1986

91

Singapore

SG

2

30/11/1986 (A)

28/02/1987

92

Dominican Republic

DO

3

17/12/1986 (A)

17/03/1987

93

El Salvador

SV

3

30/04/1987 (A)

29/07/1987

94

Burundi

BI

1

08/08/1988 (A)

06/11/1988

95

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VC

3

30/11/1988 (A)

28/02/1989

96

Chad

TD

1

02/02/1989 (A)

03/05/1989

97

Gabon

GA

1

13/02/1989 (A)

14/05/1989

98

Ethiopia

ET

1

05/04/1989 (A)

04/07/1989

99

Malta

MT

4

17/04/1989 (A)

16/07/1989

100

New Zealand

NZ

6

10/05/1989 (A)

08/08/1989

101

Vanuatu

VU

6

17/07/1989 (A)

15/10/1989

102

Burkina Faso

BF

1

13/10/1989 (A)

11/01/1990

103

Poland

PL

4

12/12/1989 (R)

12/03/1990

104

United Arab Emirates

AE

2

08/02/1990 (A)

09/05/1990

105

Cuba

CU

3

20/04/1990 (A)

19/07/1990

106

Brunei Darussalam

BN

2

04/05/1990 (A)

02/08/1990

107

Guinea-Bissau

GW

1

16/05/1990 (A)

14/08/1990

108

Namibia

NA

1

18/12/1990 (A)

18/03/1991

109

Bulgaria

BG

4

16/01/1991 (A)

16/04/1991

110

Mexico

MX

5

02/07/1991 (A)

30/09/1991

111

Uganda

UG

1

18/07/1991 (A)

16/10/1991

112

Russian Federation

RU

4

13/01/1992 (C)

01/01/1992

113

Djibouti

DJ

1

07/02/1992 (A)

07/05/1992

114

Equatorial Guinea

GQ

1

10/03/1992 (A)

08/06/1992

115

Estonia

EE

4

22/07/1992 (A)

20/10/1992

116

Slovakia

SK

4

02/03/1993 (S)

01/01/1993

117

Czech Republic

CZ

4

14/04/1993 (S)

01/01/1993

118

Greece

GR

4

08/10/1992 (A)

06/01/1993

119

Barbados

BB

3

09/12/1992 (A)

09/03/1993

120

Republic of Korea

KR

2

09/07/1993 (A)

07/10/1993

121

Viet Nam

VN

2

20/01/1994 (A)

20/04/1994

122

Saint Kitts and Nevis

KN

3

14/02/1994 (A)

15/05/1994

123

Mali

ML

1

18/07/1994 (A)

16/10/1994

124

Romania

RO

4

18/08/1994 (A)

16/11/1994

125

Eritrea

ER

1

24/10/1994 (A)

22/01/1995

126

Sierra Leone

SL

1

28/10/1994 (A)

26/01/1995

127

Côte d'Ivoire

CI

1

21/11/1994 (A)

19/02/1995

128

Comoros

KM

1

23/11/1994 (A)

21/02/1995

129

Dominica

DM

3

04/08/1995 (A)

02/11/1995

130

Belarus

BY

4

10/08/1995 (A)

08/11/1995

131

Mongolia

MN

2

05/01/1996 (A)

04/04/1996

132

Saudi Arabia

SA

2

12/03/1996 (A)

10/06/1996

133

Georgia

GE

4

13/09/1996 (A)

12/12/1996

134

Turkey

TR

4

23/09/1996 (A)

22/12/1996

135

Latvia

LV

4

11/02/1997 (A)

12/05/1997

136

Swaziland

SZ

1

26/02/1997 (A)

27/05/1997

137

Jamaica

JM

3

23/04/1997 (A)

22/07/1997

138

Yemen

YE

2

05/05/1997 (A)

03/08/1997

139

Myanmar

MM

2

13/06/1997 (A)

11/09/1997

140

Cambodia

KH

2

04/07/1997 (R)

02/10/1997

141

Antigua and Barbuda

AG

3

08/07/1997 (A)

06/10/1997

142

Uzbekistan

UZ

2

10/07/1997 (A)

08/10/1997

143

Fiji

FJ

6

30/09/1997 (A)

29/12/1997

144

Mauritania

MR

1

13/03/1998 (A)

11/06/1998

145

Azerbaijan

AZ

4

23/11/1998 (A)

21/02/1999

146

Grenada

GD

3

30/08/1999 (A)

28/11/1999

147

Ukraine

UA

4

30/12/1999 (A)

29/03/2000

148

Iceland

IS

4

03/01/2000 (A)

02/04/2000

149

Kazakhstan

KZ

2

20/01/2000 (A)

19/04/2000

150

Slovenia

SI

4

24/01/2000 (A)

23/04/2000

151

Croatia

HR

4

14/03/2000 (A)

12/06/2000

152

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

MK

4

04/07/2000 (A)

02/10/2000

153
Republic of Moldova
MD
4
29/03/2001 (A)
27/06/2001
154
Qatar
QA
2
08/05/2001 (A)
06/08/2001
155
Sao Tome and Principe
ST
1
09/08/2001 (A)
07/11/2001
156
Lithuania
LT
4
10/12/2001 (A)
09/03/2002
157
Ireland
IE
4
08/01/2002 (R)
08/04/2002
158
Kuwait
KW
2
12/08/2002 (R)
10/11/2002
159
Bhutan
BT
2
15/08/2002 (A)
13/11/2002
160
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
LY
1
28/01/2003 (A)
28/04/2003
161
Syrian Arab Republic
SY
2
30/04/2003 (A)
29/07/2003
162
Albania
AL
4
27/06/2003 (A)
25/09/2003
163
Lesotho

LS

1

01/10/2003 (R)

30/12/2003

164
Lao People's Democratic Republic
LA
2
01/03/2004 (A)
30/05/2004
165
Palau
PW
6
16/04/2004 (A)
15/07/2004
166
Samoa
WS
6
09/11/2004 (A)
07/02/2005
167
San Marino
SM
4
22/07/2005 (Ac)
20/10/2005
168
Cape Verde

CV

1

10/08/2005 (A)

08/11/2005

169
Serbia
RS
4
06/06/2006 (C)
03/06/2006
170
Montenegro

ME

4

26/03/2007 (S)

03/06/2006

171
Solomon Islands

SB

6

26/03/2007 (A)

24/06/2007

172
Kyrgyzstan

KG

2

04/06/2007 (A)

02/09/2007

173
Oman

OM

2

19/03/2008 (A)

17/06/2008

174
Armenia
AM
4
23/10/2008 (A)
21/01/2009
175
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BA
4
21/01/2009 (A)
21/04/2009