States to the Convention as of Apr 16, 2009: 186
States Parties: Ratification Status
States Parties are countries which have adhered to the World Heritage
Convention.They thereby agree to identify and nominate properties on their national territory
to be considered for inscription on the World Heritage List. When a State Party nominates a property, it gives details of how a property is protected
and provides a management plan for its upkeep. States Parties are also expected to protect the World Heritage values of the properties
inscribed and are encouraged to report periodically on their condition.
Date of deposit of ratification (R), acceptance (Ac), accession (A) or of the
notification of succession (S)1
Notes
The symbol ** designates those States for whom, in accordance with Article 33,
the Convention has not yet entered into force.
- This 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 declarations of succession (indicated by the letter
(S)), where the entry into force occurred on the date on which the State assumed
responsibility for conducting its international relations.
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Through the accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany, with effect from 3 October 1990, the two German States have united to form one Sovereign State. The Contracting Parties to the Unification Treaty "have agreed that the treaties and agreements to which the Federal Republic of Germany is a contracting party ... remain in force and that their respective rights and obligations ... be applied" to the whole territory of Germany. The German Democratic Republic acceeded to this Convention on 12 December 1988.
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With an extension to the Netherlands Antilles.
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The instrument of ratification was deposited by the U.S.S.R., on 12 October 1988.
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The unification of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen into a single Sovereign State, the Republic of Yemen, was proclaimed on 22 May 1990.