Table of World Heritage Sites based on State Parties
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As of 2008, there are a total of 851 World Heritage Sites located in 141 State Parties.[1][2] Of these, 660 are cultural, 166 are natural and 25 are mixed properties.[2] Further site classification includes the classification of the State Parties among five geographic zones: Africa, Arab States (composed Arab League Members), Asia-Pacific (includes Australia and Oceania), Europe and North America (specifically, USA and Canada), and Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Note: The above maps are current as of 2007. Transboundary sites have been redistributed among the concerned countries, hence, have been counted multiple times.
| State Party | Natural WHS | Cultural WHS | Mixed WHS | Total WHS | Zone |
 Afghanistan |
2 | 2 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Albania |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
 Algeria |
6 | 1 | 7 | Arab States | |
 Andorra |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Argentina |
4 | 3 | 7 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
Argentina &  Brazil |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Armenia |
3 | 3 | Europe & North America | ||
 Australia |
11 | 2 | 4 | 17 | Asia-Pacific |
 Austria |
7 | 7 | Europe & North America | ||
Austria &  Hungary |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Azerbaijan |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
 Bahrain |
1 | 1 | Arab States | ||
 Bangladesh |
1 | 2 | 3 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Belarus |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
Belarus &  Poland |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
Belarus,  Estonia,  Finland,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Norway,  Moldova,  Russia,  Sweden &  Ukraine |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Belgium |
8 | 8 | Europe & North America | ||
Belgium &  France |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Belize |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Benin |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Bolivia |
1 | 5 | 6 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
 Botswana |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
| Brazil |
7 | 9 | 16 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Bulgaria |
2 | 7 | 9 | Europe & North America | |
 Cambodia |
1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Cameroon |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Canada |
6 | 6 | 12 | Europe & North America | |
Canada &  United States |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
 Central African Republic |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Chile |
5 | 5 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 China |
6 | 25 | 4 | 35 | Asia-Pacific |
 Colombia |
2 | 4 | 6 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Costa Rica |
2 | 2 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
Costa Rica &  Panama |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Côte d'Ivoire |
2 | 2 | Africa | ||
 Croatia |
1 | 5 | 6 | Europe & North America | |
 Cuba |
2 | 6 | 8 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Cyprus |
3 | 3 | Europe & North America | ||
 Czech Republic |
12 | 12 | Europe & North America | ||
 Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
5 | 5 | Africa | ||
 Denmark |
1 | 3 | 4 | Europe & North America | |
 Dominica |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Dominican Republic |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Ecuador |
2 | 2 | 4 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Egypt |
1 | 6 | 7 | Arab States | |
 El Salvador |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
| Estonia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Ethiopia |
1 | 7 | 8 | Africa | |
| Finland |
5 | 5 | Europe & North America | ||
| France |
1 | 28 | 29 | Europe & North America | |
France &  Spain |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Gabon |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Gambia |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
Gambia &  Senegal |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Georgia (country) |
3 | 3 | Europe & North America | ||
 Germany |
1 | 29 | 30 | Europe & North America | |
| Germany & Poland |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
Germany &  United Kingdom |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Ghana |
2 | 2 | Africa | ||
 Greece |
15 | 2 | 17 | Europe & North America | |
 Guatemala |
2 | 1 | 3 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Guinea & Côte d'Ivoire |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Haiti |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Holy See |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Honduras |
1 | 1 | 2 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
| Hungary |
6 | 6 | Europe & North America | ||
Hungary &  Slovakia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Iceland |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 India |
5 | 22 | 27 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Indonesia |
4 | 3 | 7 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
8 | 8 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Iraq |
3 | 3 | Arab States | ||
 Republic of Ireland |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
 Israel |
6 | 6 | Europe & North America | ||
 Italy |
1 | 40 | 41 | Europe & North America | |
| Italy & Holy See |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Japan |
3 | 11 | 14 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Jordan |
3 | 3 | Arab States | ||
 Kazakhstan |
2 | 2 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Kenya |
2 | 1 | 3 | Africa | |
 Laos |
2 | 2 | Asia-Pacific | ||
| Latvia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Lebanon |
5 | 5 | Arab States | ||
 Libya |
5 | 5 | Arab States | ||
| Lithuania |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
| Lithuania & Russia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Luxembourg |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Madagascar |
2 | 1 | 3 | Africa | |
 Malawi |
1 | 1 | 2 | Africa | |
 Malaysia |
2 | 2 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Mali |
3 | 1 | 4 | Africa | |
 Malta |
3 | 3 | Europe & North America | ||
 Mauritania |
1 | 1 | 2 | Arab States | |
 Mauritius |
1 | 1 | Arab States | ||
 Mexico |
3 | 24 | 27 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Mongolia |
1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
| Mongolia & Russia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Montenegro |
1 | 1 | 2 | Europe & North America | |
 Morocco |
8 | 8 | Arab States | ||
 Mozambique |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Namibia |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Nepal |
2 | 2 | 4 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Netherlands |
7 | 7 | Europe & North America | ||
 New Zealand |
2 | 1 | 3 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Nicaragua |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Niger |
2 | 2 | Africa | ||
 Nigeria |
2 | 2 | Africa | ||
| Norway |
1 | 5 | 6 | Europe & North America | |
 Oman |
4 | 4 | Arab States | ||
 Pakistan |
6 | 6 | Asia-Pacific | ||
| Panama |
2 | 2 | 4 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Paraguay |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Peru |
2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | Latin America & the Caribbean |
 Philippines |
2 | 3 | 5 | Asia-Pacific | |
| Poland |
1 | 12 | 13 | Europe & North America | |
 Portugal |
1 | 12 | 13 | Europe & North America | |
 Republic of Korea |
1 | 7 | 8 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Romania |
1 | 6 | 7 | Europe & North America | |
| Russian Federation |
7 | 13 | 20 | Europe & North America | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Saint Lucia |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
| Senegal |
2 | 2 | 4 | Africa | |
 Serbia |
4 | 4 | Europe & North America | ||
 Seychelles |
2 | 2 | Africa | ||
| Slovakia |
4 | 4 | Europe & North America | ||
| Slovakia & Ukraine |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Slovenia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Solomon Islands |
1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 South Africa |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Africa |
| Spain |
3 | 35 | 1 | 39 | Europe & North America |
 Sri Lanka |
1 | 6 | 7 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Sudan |
1 | 1 | Arab States | ||
 Suriname |
1 | 1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
| Sweden |
11 | 1 | 12 | Europe & North America | |
| Sweden & Finland |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Switzerland |
2 | 5 | 7 | Europe & North America | |
 Syria |
5 | 5 | Arab States | ||
 Thailand |
2 | 3 | 5 | Asia-Pacific | |
 the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Togo |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Tunisia |
1 | 7 | 8 | Arab States | |
 Turkey |
7 | 2 | 9 | Europe & North America | |
 Turkmenistan |
3 | 3 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Uganda |
2 | 1 | 3 | Africa | |
| Ukraine |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
| United Kingdom |
4 | 21 | 1 | 26 | Europe & North America |
 Tanzania |
4 | 3 | 7 | Africa | |
| United States of America |
10 | 8 | 18 | Europe & North America | |
 Uruguay |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Uzbekistan |
4 | 4 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Venezuela |
1 | 2 | 3 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Vietnam |
2 | 3 | 5 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Yemen |
3 | 3 | Arab States | ||
 Zambia &  Zimbabwe |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
| Zimbabwe |
1 | 3 | 4 | Africa | |
| Total | 166 | 660 | 25 | 851 | 141 State Parties |
[edit] See also
- World Heritage Site
- List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
- List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas
- List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia
- List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
- List of World Heritage Sites in danger
- List of conservation topics
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ According to UNESCO World Heritage Site, States Parties are countries that signed and ratified The World Heritage Convention. As of November 2007, there are a total of 185 States Parties.
- ^ a b World Heritage List, UNESCO World Heritage Sites official sites.
[edit] External links
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites — Official website
- List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites — Official website
- World Heritage Site — World Heritage Details website
- WHTour — The World Heritage List in panographies and virtual tours
- VRheritage.org — Documentation of World Heritage Sites
- Worldheritage-Forum — Weblog and Information on World Heritage Issues
- UNESCO World Heritage List — Complete list with links and map of all sites
- whc.unesco.org — The Official World Heritage List in Google Earth (en français)
- whc.kmz — The World Heritage List in Google Earth (en français)
- Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage at Law-Ref.org — Fully indexed and crosslinked with other documents
- Organization of World Heritage Cities — Dealing with urban sites only
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