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Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Afghanistan
AF
Asia
Kabul
Tuesday, 19 November 1946
·
dar
Åland Islands
AX
Europe
Mariehamm
·
·
sve
Albania
AL
Europe
Tirana
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Wednesday, 4 October 1995
alb
Algeria
DZ
Africa
Algiers
Monday, 8 October 1962
Tuesday, 1 March 1966
ara
Andorra
AD
Europe
Andorra la Vella
Wednesday, 28 July 1993
Wednesday, 2 June 2004
cat
Angola
AO
Africa
Luanda
Wednesday, 1 December 1976
Thursday, 27 December 2007
por
Anguilla
AI
Americas
The Valley
·
·
eng
Antarctica
AQ
--
--
·
·
eng
Antigua and Barbuda
AG
Americas
Saint John's
Wednesday, 11 November 1981
Friday, 17 March 2000
eng
Argentina
AR
Americas
Buenos Aires
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Friday, 10 February 1967
esl
ARIPO
AP
Africa
Harare
·
·
eng
Armenia
AM
Asia
Yerevan
Monday, 2 March 1992
Wednesday, 25 December 1991
arm
Aruba
AW
Americas
Oranjestad
·
·
dut
Ascension Island
AC
Americas
Georgetown
·
·
eng
Australia
AU
Oceania
Canberra
Thursday, 1 November 1945
Saturday, 10 October 1925
eng
Austria
AT
Europe
Vienna
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Friday, 1 January 1909
deu
Azerbaijan
AZ
Asia
Baku
Monday, 2 March 1992
Monday, 25 December 1995
aze

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Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Bahamas
BS
Americas
Nassau
Tuesday, 18 September 1973
Tuesday, 10 July 1973
eng
Bahrain
BH
Asia
Manama
Tuesday, 21 September 1971
Wednesday, 29 October 1997
ara
Bangladesh
BD
Asia
Dhaka
Tuesday, 17 September 1974
Sunday, 31 March 1991
eng
Barbados
BB
Americas
Bridgetown
Friday, 9 December 1966
Tuesday, 12 March 1985
eng
Belarus
BY
Europe
Minsk
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Wednesday, 25 December 1991
bel
Belgium
BE
Europe
Brussels
Thursday, 27 December 1945
Monday, 7 July 1884
fra
Belize
BZ
Americas
Belmopan
Friday, 25 September 1981
Saturday, 17 June 2000
eng
Benelux
BX
Europe
The Hague
·
·
fra
Benin
BJ
Africa
Porto-Novo
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
Tuesday, 10 January 1967
fra
Bermuda
BM
Americas
Hamilton
·
·
eng
Bhutan
BT
Asia
Thimphu
Tuesday, 21 September 1971
Friday, 4 August 2000
dzo
Bolivia
BO
Americas
La Paz
Wednesday, 14 November 1945
Thursday, 4 November 1993
esl
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BA
Europe
Sarajevo
Friday, 22 May 1992
Friday, 6 March 1992
bos
Botswana
BW
Africa
Gaborone
Monday, 17 October 1966
Wednesday, 15 April 1998
eng
Brazil
BR
Americas
Brasilia
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Monday, 7 July 1884
por
British Antarctic Territory
AQ
·
·
·
·
eng
British Virgin Islands
VG
Americas
Road Town
·
·
eng
Brunei
BN
Asia
BandarSeri Begawan
Friday, 21 September 1984
·
bur
Bulgaria
BG
Europe
Sofia
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Monday, 13 June 1921
bul
Burkina Faso
BF
Africa
Ouagadougou
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
Tuesday, 19 November 1963
fra
Burundi
BI
Africa
Bujumbura
Tuesday, 18 September 1962
Saturday, 3 September 1977
fra

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Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Cambodia
KH
Asia
Phnom Penh
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Tuesday, 22 September 1998
khm
Cameroon
CM
Africa
Yaoundé
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
Sunday, 10 May 1964
fra
Canada
CA
Americas
Ottawa
Friday, 9 November 1945
Friday, 12 June 1925
eng
Cape Verde
CV
Africa
Praia
Tuesday, 16 September 1975
·
por
Cayman Islands
KY
Americas
George Town
·
·
eng
Central African Republic
CF
Africa
Bangui
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
Tuesday, 19 November 1963
fra
Central America
·
Americas
·
·
·
esl
Chad
TD
Africa
N'Djamena
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
Tuesday, 19 November 1963
fra
Chile
CL
Americas
Santiago
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Friday, 14 June 1991
esl
China
CN
Asia
Beijing
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Tuesday, 19 March 1985
chi
Colombia
CO
Americas
Santafé de Bogotá, DC
Monday, 5 November 1945
Tuesday, 3 September 1996
esl
Comoros
KM
Africa
Moroni
Wednesday, 12 November 1975
Sunday, 3 April 2005
fra
Congo
CG
Africa
Brazzaville
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
Monday, 2 September 1963
fra
Congo, Democratic Republic
CD
Africa
Kinshasa
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
Friday, 31 January 1975
fra
Costa Rica
CR
Americas
San José
Friday, 2 November 1945
Tuesday, 31 October 1995
esl
Côte d'Ivoire
CI
Africa
Abidjan
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
Wednesday, 23 October 1963
fra
Croatia
HR
Europe
Zagreb
Friday, 22 May 1992
Tuesday, 3 October 1991
cro
Cuba
CU
Americas
Havana
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Thursday, 17 November 1904
esl
Cyprus
CY
Europe
Nicosia
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
Monday, 17 January 1966
ell
Czech Republic
CZ
Europe
Prague
Friday, 1 January 1993
Tuesday, 1 January 1991
ces

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Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Denmark
DK
Europe
Copenhagen
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Wednesday, 1 October 1884
dan
Djibouti
DJ
Africa
Djibouti
Tuesday, 20 September 1977
Monday, 13 May 2002
fra
Dominica
DM
Americas
Roseau
Monday, 18 September 1978
Saturday, 7 August 1999
eng
Dominican Republic
DO
Americas
San Domingo
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Friday, 11 July 1890
esl

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Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Ecuador
EC
Americas
Quito
Friday, 21 December 1945
Tuesday, 22 June 1999
esl
Egypt
EG
Africa
Cairo
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Sunday, 1 July 1951
ara
El Salvador
SV
Americas
San Salvador
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Saturday, 19 February 1994
esl
Equatorial Guinea
GQ
Africa
Malabo
Tuesday, 12 November 1968
Thursday, 26 June 1997
fra
Eritrea
ER
Africa
Asmara
Friday, 28 May 1993
·
tig
Estonia
EE
Europe
Tallinn
Tuesday, 17 September 1991
Wednesday, 24 August 1994
est
Ethiopia
ET
Africa
Addis Ababa
Tuesday, 13 November 1945
·
eng
Eurasian Patent Office
EA
Eurasia
Moscow
·
·
rus
European Community Designs Office
·
Europe
·
·
·
esl
European Community Trade Mark Office
CT
Europe
Alicante
·
·
esl
European Economic Community
EU
Europe
Brussels
·
·
·
European Patent Office
EP
Europe
Munich
·
Thursday, 1 June 1978
eng, fra, deu

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Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Falkland Islands
FK
Americas
Stanley
·
·
eng
Fiji
FJ
Oceania
Suva
Tuesday, 13 October 1970
·
eng
Finland
FI
Europe
Helsinki
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Tuesday, 20 September 1921
fin
France
FR
Europe
Paris
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Monday, 7 July 1884
fra
French Guiana
GF
Americas
Cayenne
·
·
fra
French Polynesia
PF
Oceania
Papeete
·
·
fra

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Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Gabon
GA
Africa
Libreville
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
Saturday, 29 February 1964
fra
Gambia
GM
Africa
Banjul
Tuesday, 21 September 1965
Tuesday, 21 January 1992
eng
Gaza
WB
Asia
Gaza
·
·
eng, ara
Georgia
GE
Asia
T'bilisi
Friday, 31 July 1992
Wednesday, 25 December 1991
geo
Germany
DE
Europe
Bonn
Tuesday, 18 September 1973
Friday, 1 March 1903
deu
Ghana
GH
Africa
Accra
Friday, 8 March 1957
Tuesday, 28 September 1976
eng
Gibraltar
GI
Europe
Gibraltar
·
·
eng
Greece
GR
Europe
Athens
Thursday, 25 October 1945
Thursday, 2 October 1924
ell
Grenada
GD
Americas
St George's
Tuesday, 17 September 1974
Tuesday, 22 September 1998
eng
Guadeloupe
GP
Americas
Basse-Terre
·
·
fra
Guam
GU
Americas
Agana
·
·
eng
Guatemala
GT
Americas
Guatemala City
Wednesday, 21 November 1945
Tuesday, 18 August 1998
esl
Guernsey
GG
Europe
St Peter Port
·
·
eng
Guinea
GN
Africa
Conakry
Friday, 12 December 1958
Friday, 5 February 1982
fra
Guinea-Bissau
GW
Africa
Bissau
Tuesday, 17 September 1974
Tuesday, 28 June 1988
por
Gulf Cooperation Council
GC
Asia
Riyadh
·
·
ara
Guyana
GY
Americas
Georgetown
Tuesday, 20 September 1966
Tuesday, 25 October 1994
eng

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Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Haiti
HT
Americas
Port-au-Prince
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Tuesday, 1 July 1958
fra
Honduras
HN
Americas
Tegucigalpa
Monday, 17 December 1945
Friday, 4 February 1994
esl
Hong Kong
HK
Asia
Hong Kong
·
·
eng
Hungary
HU
Europe
Budapest
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Friday, 1 January 1909
hun

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Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Iceland
IS
Europe
Reykjavik
Thursday, 19 December 1946
Saturday, 5 May 1962
ice
India
IN
Asia
New Delhi
Saturday, 20 October 1945
Monday, 7 December 1998
eng
Indonesia
ID
Asia
Jakarta
Thursday, 28 September 1950
Sunday, 24 December 1950
ind
Iran
IR
Asia
Tehran
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Wednesday, 16 December 1959
ira
Iraq
IQ
Asia
Baghdad
Friday, 21 December 1945
Saturday, 24 January 1976
ara
Ireland
IE
Europe
Dublin
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Friday, 4 December 1925
eng
Isle of Man
IM
Europe
Douglas
·
·
eng
Israel
IL
Asia
Jerusalem
Wednesday, 11 May 1949
Friday, 24 March 1950
heb
Italy
IT
Europe
Rome
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Monday, 7 July 1884
ita

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Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Jamaica
JM
Americas
Kingston
Tuesday, 18 September 1962
Friday, 24 December 1999
eng
Japan
JP
Asia
Tokyo
Tuesday, 18 December 1956
Friday, 15 July 1899
jpn
Jersey
JE
Europe
St Helier
·
·
eng
Jordan
JO
Asia
Amman
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Monday, 17 July 1972
ara

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Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Kazakhstan
KZ
Asia
Astana
Monday, 2 March 1992
Wednesday, 25 December 1991
kaz
Kenya
KE
Africa
Nairobi
Monday, 16 December 1963
Monday, 14 June 1965
eng
Kiribati
KI
Oceania
Bairiki
Tuesday, 14 September 1999
·
eng
Korea (north)
KP
Asia
P'yongyang
Tuesday, 17 September 1991
Tuesday, 10 June 1980
kor
Korea (south)
KR
Asia
Seoul
Tuesday, 17 September 1991
Sunday, 4 May 1980
kor
Kosovo
KS
Europe
Pristina
·
·
alb
Kuwait
KW
Asia
Kuwait City
Tuesday, 14 May 1963
·
ara
Kyrgyzstan
KG
Asia
Bishkek
Monday, 2 March 1992
Wednesday, 25 December 1991
kir

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Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Laos
LA
Asia
Vientiane
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Tuesday, 8 October 1998
lao
Latvia
LV
Europe
Riga
Tuesday, 17 September 1991
Tuesday, 7 September 1993
lav
Lebanon
LB
Asia
Beirut
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Monday, 1 September 1924
ara
Lesotho
LS
Africa
Maseru
Monday, 17 October 1966
Thursday, 28 September 1989
eng
Liberia
LR
Africa
Monrovia
Friday, 2 November 1945
Saturday, 27 August 1994
eng
Libya
LY
Africa
Tripoli
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Tuesday, 28 September 1976
ara
Liechtenstein
LI
Europe
Vaduz
Tuesday, 18 September 1990
Friday, 14 July 1933
deu
Lithuania
LT
Europe
Vilnius
Tuesday, 17 September 1991
Sunday, 22 May 1994
lit
Luxembourg
LU
Europe
Luxembourg
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Friday, 30 June 1922
fra

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Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Macau
MO
Asia
Santo Nome de Deus
·
·
por
Macedonia
MK
Europe
Skopje
Thursday, 8 April 1993
Sunday, 8 September 1991
mac
Madagascar
MG
Africa
Antananarivo
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
Saturday, 21 December 1963
fra
Madrid Union
WO
Global
Geneva
·
·
eng, fra
Malawi
MW
Africa
Blantyre
Tuesday, 1 December 1964
Monday, 6 July 1964
eng
Malaysia
MY
Asia
Kuala Lumpur
Saturday, 21 September 1957
Sunday, 1 January 1989
eng
Maldives
MV
Asia
Male
Tuesday, 21 September 1965
·
div
Mali
ML
Africa
Bamako
Wednesday, 28 September 1960
Tuesday, 1 March 1983
fra
Malta
MT
Europe
Valetta
Tuesday, 1 December 1964
Friday, 20 October 1967
eng
Marshall Islands
MH
Oceania
Majuro
Tuesday, 17 September 1991
·
eng
Martinique
MQ
Americas
Fort-de-France
·
·
fra
Mauritania
MR
Africa
Nouakchott
Friday, 27 October 1961
Sunday, 11 April 1965
ara
Mauritius
MU
Africa
Port Louis
Wednesday, 24 April 1968
Friday, 24 September 1976
eng
Mexico
MX
Americas
Mexico City
Wednesday, 7 November 1945
Monday, 7 September 1903
esl
Micronesia
FM
Oceania
Palikir
Tuesday, 17 September 1991
·
eng
Moldova
MD
Europe
Chisnau
Monday, 2 March 1992
Wednesday, 25 December 1991
ron
Monaco
MC
Europe
Monaco
Friday, 28 May 1993
Sunday, 29 April 1956
fra
Mongolia
MN
Asia
Ulaanbaatar
Friday, 27 October 1961
Sunday, 21 April 1985
mon
Montenegro
ME
Europe
Podgorica
Wednesday, 28 June 2006
Saturday, 3 June 2006
scc
Montserrat
MS
Europe
Plymouth
·
·
fra
Morocco
MA
Africa
Rabat
Monday, 12 November 1956
Monday, 30 July 1917
ara
Mozambique
MZ
Africa
Maputo
Tuesday, 16 September 1975
Thursday, 9 July 1998
por
Myanmar
MM
Asia
Yangôn
Monday, 19 April 1948
·
bur

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Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Namibia
NA
Africa
Windhoek
Monday, 23 April 1990
Thursday, 1 January 2004
eng
Nauru
NR
Oceania
Yaren
Tuesday, 14 September 1999
·
eng
Nepal
NP
Asia
Kathmandu
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Friday, 22 June 2001
nep
Netherlands
NL
Europe
The Hague
Monday, 10 December 1945
Monday, 7 July 1884
dut
Netherlands Antilles
AN
Americas
Willemstad
·
·
dut
New Caledonia
NC
Oceania
Noumea
·
·
fra
New Zealand
NZ
Oceania
Wellington
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Wednesday, 29 July 1931
eng
Nicaragua
NI
Americas
Managua
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Wednesday, 3 July 1996
esl
Niger
NE
Africa
Niamey
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
Sunday, 5 July 1964
fra
Nigeria
NG
Africa
Abuja
Friday, 7 October 1960
Monday, 2 September 1962
eng
Norway
NO
Europe
Oslo
Tuesday, 27 November 1945
Wednesday, 1 July 1885
nor
Nuie
NU
Oceania
Alofi
·
·
eng

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Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
OAPI
OA
Africa
Yaoundé
·
·
eng, fra
OHIM
EM
Europe
·
·
·
eng, fra
Oman
OM
Asia
Muscat
Thursday, 7 October 1971
Wednesday, 14 July 1999
ara

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Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Pakistan
PK
Asia
Islamabad
Tuesday, 30 September 1947
Thursday, 22 July 2004
eng
Palau
PW
Oceania
Koror
Thursday, 15 December 1994
·
pau
Palestine
PS
Asia
Jericho
·
·
eng, ara
Panama
PA
Americas
Panama City
Tuesday, 13 November 1945
Saturday, 19 October 1996
esl
Papua New Guinea
PG
Oceania
Port Moresby
Friday, 10 October 1975
Tuesday, 15 June 1999
eng
Paraguay
PY
Americas
Asunción
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Saturday, 28 May 1994
esl
Patent Co-operation Treaty
WO
Global
Geneva
·
·
eng
Peru
PE
Americas
Lima
Wednesday, 31 October 1945
Tuesday, 11 April 1995
esl
Philippines
PH
Oceania
Manila
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Monday, 27 September 1965
eng
Poland
PL
Europe
Warsaw
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Monday, 10 November 1919
pol
Portugal
PT
Europe
Lisbon
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Monday, 7 July 1884
por

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Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Qatar
QA
Asia
Doha
Tuesday, 21 September 1971
Wednesday, 5 July 2000
ara

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Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Reunion
RE
Africa
Saint-Denis
·
·
fra
Romania
RO
Europe
Bucharest
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Wednesday, 6 October 1920
ron
Russia
RU
Europe
Moscow
Thursday, 24 October 1991
Thursday, 1 July 1965
rus
Rwanda
RW
Africa
Kigali
Tuesday, 18 September 1962
Thursday, 1 March 1984
fra

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Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Saint Helena
SH
Africa
Jamestown
·
·
eng
Saint Kitts and Nevis
KN
Americas
Basseterre
Friday, 23 September 1983
Sunday, 9 April 1995
eng
Saint Lucia
LC
Americas
Castries
Friday, 21 September 1979
Friday, 9 June 1995
eng
Saint Pierre & Miquelon
PM
Americas
Saint-Pierre
·
·
fra
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VC
Americas
Kingstown
Tuesday, 16 September 1980
Tuesday, 29 August 1995
eng
Samoa
WS
Oceania
Apia
Wednesday, 15 December 1976
·
eng
San Marino
SM
Europe
San Marino
Monday, 2 March 1992
Friday, 4 March 1960
ita
Sâo Tomé & Príncipe
ST
Africa
Sâo Tomé
Tuesday, 16 September 1975
Tuesday, 12 May 1998
por
Saudi Arabia
SA
Asia
Riyadh
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Thursday, 11 March 2004
ara
Senegal
SN
Africa
Dakar
Wednesday, 28 September 1960
Saturday, 21 December 1963
fra
Serbia
RS
Europe
Belgrade
Wednesday, 1 November 2000
Saturday, 26 February 1921
scr
Seychelles
SC
Africa
Victoria
Tuesday, 21 September 1976
Thursday, 7 November 2002
eng
Sierra Leone
SL
Africa
Freetown
Wednesday, 27 September 1961
Tuesday, 17 June 1997
eng
Singapore
SG
Asia
Singapore
Tuesday, 21 September 1965
Thursday, 22 February 1995
eng
Slovakia
SK
Europe
Bratislava
Friday, 1 January 1993
Friday, 1 January 1993
slk
Slovenia
SI
Europe
Ljubljana
Friday, 22 May 1992
Tuesday, 25 June 1991
slv
Solomon Islands
SB
Oceania
Honiara
Tuesday, 19 September 1978
·
eng
Somalia
SO
Africa
Mogadishu
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
·
ara
South Africa
ZA
Africa
Pretoria
Wednesday, 7 November 1945
Monday, 1 December 1947
eng
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
GS
Americas
Grytviken
·
·
eng
South Sudan
SS
Africa
Juba
·
·
eng
Spain
ES
Europe
Madrid
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Monday, 7 July 1884
esl
Sri Lanka
LK
Asia
Colombo
Wednesday, 14 December 1955
Monday, 29 December 1952
eng
Sudan
SD
Africa
Khartoum
Monday, 12 November 1956
Monday, 16 April 1964
ara
Suriname
SR
Africa
Paramaribo
Thursday, 4 December 1975
Tuesday, 25 November 1975
dut
Swaziland
SZ
Africa
Mbabane
Tuesday, 24 September 1968
Sunday, 12 May 1991
eng
Sweden
SE
Europe
Stockholm
Tuesday, 19 November 1946
Wednesday, 1 July 1885
sve
Switzerland
CH
Europe
Bern
Tuesday, 10 September 2002
Monday, 7 July 1884
fra, deu, ita
Syria
SY
Asia
Damascus
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Monday, 1 September 1924
ara

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Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Taiwan
TW
Asia
Taipei
·
·
chi
Tajikistan
TJ
Asia
Dushanbe
Monday, 2 March 1992
Wednesday, 25 December 1991
tgk
Tanganyika
·
Africa
Dar es Salaam
·
·
eng
Tanzania
TZ
Africa
Dodoma
Thursday, 14 December 1961
Sunday, 16 June 1963
eng
Thailand
TH
Asia
Bankok
Monday, 16 December 1946
Saturday, 2 August 2008
tha
Timor Leste
TL
Asia
Dili
Friday, 27 September 2002
·
tdt
Togo
TG
Africa
Lomé
Tuesday, 20 September 1960
Sunday, 10 September 1967
fra
Tonga
TO
Oceania
Nuku'alofa
Tuesday, 14 September 1999
Sunday, 14 June 2001
eng
Trinidad and Tobago
TT
Americas
Port of Spain
Tuesday, 18 September 1962
Saturday, 1 August 1964
eng
Tunisia
TN
Africa
Tunis
Monday, 12 November 1956
Monday, 7 July 1884
ara
Turkey
TR
Asia
Ankara
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Saturday, 10 October 1925
tur
Turkmenistan
TM
Asia
Ashgabat
Monday, 2 March 1992
Wednesday, 1 March 1995
tuk
Turks & Caicos Islands
TC
Europe
Grand Turk
·
·
eng
Tuvalu
TV
Oceania
Vaiaku
Tuesday, 5 September 2000
·
eng

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Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Uganda
UG
Africa
Kampala
Thursday, 25 October 1962
Monday, 14 June 1965
eng
Ukraine
UA
Europe
Kiev
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Wednesday, 25 December 1991
ukr
United Arab Emirates
AE
Asia
Abu Dhabi
Thursday, 9 December 1971
Thursday, 19 September 1996
ara
United Kingdom
GB
Europe
London
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Monday, 7 July 1884
eng
United States of America
US
Americas
Washington, DC
Wednesday, 24 October 1945
Monday, 30 May 1887·
eng
Uruguay
UY
Americas
Montevideo
Tuesday, 18 December 1945
Wednesday, 25 December 1991
esl
Uzbekistan
UZ
Asia
Tashkent
Monday, 2 March 1992
·
uzb

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Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Vanuatu
VU
Oceania
Vila
Tuesday, 15 September 1981
·
eng
Vatican City
VA
Europe
·
·
Thursday, 29 September 1960
ita
Venezuela
VE
Americas
Caracas
Thursday, 15 March 1945
Tuesday, 12 September 1995
esl
Viet Nam
VN
Asia
Hanoi
Tuesday, 20 September 1977
Tuesday, 8 March 1949
vie

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Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Wallis and Futuna
WF
Oceania
Mata Utu
·
·
eng
West Bank
WB
Asia
Jericho
·
·
eng, ara
Western Sahara
EH
Africa
El Aaiún
·
·
·

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Code Table(2)

Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Yemen
YE
Asia
Sana
Tuesday, 30 September 1947
Thursday, 15 February 2007
ara

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Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)
Zambia
ZM
Africa
Lusaka
Tuesday, 1 December 1964
Tuesday, 6 April 1965
eng
Zanzibar
·
Africa
Zanzibar
·
·
eng
Zimbabwe
ZW
Africa
Harare
Monday, 25 August 1980
Friday, 18 April 1980
eng
Sources

(1)

The geonyms listed in this Gazetteer are taken predominantly from Encyclopædia Britannica and for more recent developments from Wikipedia. The United Nations definition for an independent country requires a people, a place, and a government. The names given are the short names in English given by Encyclopædia Britannica and Wikipedia. The political disposition of a geonym is not necessarily to be interpreted as support for that geonym as an independent sovereign country; the exclusion of a geonym is not necessarily to be interpreted as non-support for that geonym as an independent sovereign country.

(2)

ISO-3166 (accessed 19 July 2011)

(3)

Encyclopædia Britannica; UN membership list (accessed 26 February 2008)

(4)

Convention Countries in English (accessed 6 June 2008)

(5)

ISO-639 - ISO website (accessed 6 June 2008)
See also:

World Trade Organisation

List of Members in English (accessed 6 June 2008)

World Intellectual Property Organisation

WIPO members in English (accessed 6 June 2008)

Hague Conference

List of members in English (accessed 6 June 2008)

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