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
 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

  1. ↑ Benin: Name was changed from Dahomey on 1 December 1975.
  2. ↑ Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Previously referred to as Bolivia.
  3. ↑ Burkina Faso: Name was changed from Upper Volta on 6 August 1984.
  4. ↑ 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]
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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).
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Gambia: Previously referred to as The Gambia.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Kazakhstan: Spelling was changed from Kazakstan on 20 June 1997.
  14. ↑ Lao People's Democratic Republic: Name was changed from Laos on 2 December 1975.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ Madagascar: Previously referred to as the Malagasy Republic.
  17. ↑ Maldives: Previously referred to as the Maldive Islands.
  18. ↑ Myanmar: Name was changed from Burma on 18 June 1989.
  19. ↑ Philippines: Previously referred to as the Philippine Commonwealth (before becoming a republic in 1946) and as the Philippine Republic.
  20. ↑ Republic of Moldova: Previously referred to as Moldova.
  21. ↑ Sao Tome and Principe: The official UN designation lacks diacritics; however, the name is constitutionally defined as São Tomé and Príncipe, with diacritics.
  22. ↑ South Africa: Previously referred to as the Union of South Africa (before becoming a republic in 1961).
  23. ↑ Sri Lanka: Name was changed from Ceylon on 22 May 1972.
  24. ↑ Suriname: Name was changed from Surinam on 23 January 1978.
  25. ↑ Thailand: Previously referred to as Siam.

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Change of name – Cape Verde" (PDF). United Nations. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  2. ↑ 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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