List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members - wikipedia List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members The World Scout Bureau is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and has offices in six regional divisions : European Region : Geneva, Switzerland ; Brussels, Belgium and Belgrade, Serbia Arab Region : Cairo, Egypt Africa Region : Nairobi, Kenya ; Cape Town, South Africa ; and Dakar, Senegal Asia - Pacific Region : Makati City, Philippines ; Australia ; Nepal ; and Tokyo, Japan Interamerican Region : Ciudad del Saber, Panama Eurasian Region : Kiev, Ukraine grey areas such as Laos and Cuba have no Scouting Since its conception in 1907, the Scouting movement has spread from the United Kingdom to 216 countries and territories around the world. There are over 38 million Scouts and Guides worldwide, with 169 national organisations governed by the World Organization of the Scout Movement and a nearly equal number governed by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Contents 1 Table of members 2 Non-sovereign territories with independent WOSM member organizations 3 Countries and territories with Scouting run by overseas branches of WOSM member organizations 3.1 Sovereign countries 3.1. 1 Served by the Boy Scouts of America 3.1. 2 Served by The Scout Association ( UK ) 3.1. 3 Served by Scouts Australia 3.2 Non-sovereign territories 3.2. 1 Australia 3.2. 2 Denmark 3.2. 3 France 3.2. 4 New Zealand 3.2. 5 United Kingdom 3.2. 6 United States 4 ' Potential member countries ' listed by WOSM 5 Countries with no Scouting organization 6 Other status 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Table of members The World Organization of the Scout Movement recognizes at most one Scouting organization per country. Some countries have several organizations combined as a federation, with different component groups divided on the basis of religion ( e.g., France and Denmark ), ethnic identification ( e.g., Israel ), or language ( e.g., Belgium ). Canada is the only country to have two distinct recognized associations, which are divided by language. World Organization of the Scout Movement Regional divisions and member organisations Africa Scout Region Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Côte d'Ivoire Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé e Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa South Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Potential members : Central African Republic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Guinea - Bissau Mali Somalia Arab Scout Region Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen Asia - Pacific Scout Region Australia Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia Republic of China ( Taiwan ) East Timor Fiji Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Kiribati South Korea Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal New Zealand Pakistan Papua New Guinea Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Thailand Associate members : French Polynesia Potential members : Afghanistan People 's Republic of China Iran Nauru Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Vietnam Without Scouting : Laos ; North Korea Eurasian Scout Region Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Moldova Russian Federation Tajikistan Ukraine Potential members : Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan European Scout Region Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Republic of Macedonia Malta Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Potential members : Albania Without Scouting : Andorra Inter - american Scout Region Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Caribbean Netherlands Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela Without Scouting : Cuba Scouting portal Country Membership ( from 2012 ) Name of member organization Year current Scouting organization joined WOSM Year member organization was founded Admits boys / girls Algeria 33,622 Scouts Musulmans Algériens 1963 1934 both Angola 16,179 Associação de Escuteiros de Angola 1998 1998 both Argentina 42,779 Scouts de Argentina 1922 1912 both Armenia 2,119 Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun 1997 1912 both Aruba Scouting Aruba 2016 2000 both Australia 65,881 Scouts Australia 1953 1908 both Austria 10,439 Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs 1922 / 1946 1912 both Azerbaijan 1,091 Azərbaycan Skaut Assosiasiyasi 2000 1997 both The Bahamas 1,521 The Scout Association of the Bahamas 1913 both Bahrain 1,790 Boy Scouts of Bahrain 1970 1953 boys only Bangladesh 958,243 Bangladesh Scouts 1972 both Barbados 2,184 Barbados Boy Scouts Association 1969 1912 boys only Belarus 1,201 Belarusian Republican Scout Association 1909 both Belgium 97,489 Guides and Scouts Movement of Belgium ( federation of several organizations ) 1922 1911 both Belize 1,224 The Scout Association of Belize 1911 both Benin 5,226 Scoutisme Béninois 1964 1932 both Bhutan 21,294 Bhutan Scout Tshogpa 1999 1991 both Bolivia 7,894 Asociación de Scouts de Bolivia 1950 1915 both Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,941 Savez izviđača Bosne i Hercegovine 1999 1999 / 2011 both Botswana 3,898 The Botswana Scouts Association 1958 1936 boys only Brazil 70,388 União dos Escoteiros do Brasil 1922 1910 both Brunei 1,904 Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam 1981 1933 both Bulgaria 1,095 Organizatsia Na Bulgarskite Skauty 1999 1911 -- 1913 both Burkina Faso 9,700 Fédération Burkinabé du Scoutisme ( federation of several organizations ) 1972 1943 both Burundi 28,559 Association des Scouts du Burundi 1979 1940 both Cambodia 10,061 National Association of Cambodian Scouts 2008 2000 both Cameroon 4,501 Les Scouts du Cameroun 1971 1937 both Canada 116,044 Scouts Canada, with which is affiliated the Association des Scouts du Canada 1946 1908 both Cape Verde 733 Associação dos Escuteiros de Cabo Verde 2002 2002 NA Chad 14,500 Fédération du Scoutisme Tchadien ( federation of several organizations ) 1960 both Chile 19,672 Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Chile 1922 / 1974 1909 both Republic of China ( Taiwan ) 49,057 Scouts of China 1937 1912 both Colombia 11,118 Asociación Scouts de Colombia 1933 1917 both Comoros 1,725 Wezombeli 1990 both Democratic Republic of the Congo 71,443 Fédération des Scouts de la République démocratique du Congo 1963 1924 both Costa Rica 11,297 Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica 1925 1915 both Ivory Coast 8,335 Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme ( federation of several organizations ) 1972 1937 both Croatia 3,155 Savez izviđača Hrvatske 1993 1915 both Curaçao Sint Maarten Caribbean Netherlands 1,600 Scouting Antiano 2016 1997 both Cyprus 5,328 Cyprus Scouts Association 1961 1913 both Czech Republic 23,074 Junák - český skaut, z.s. 1922 / 1990 / 1996 1911 both Denmark 39,829 Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere ( federation of several organizations ) 1922 1909 both Dominica 1,100 The Scout Association of Dominica 1990 1929 both Dominican Republic 1,269 Asociación de Scouts Dominicanos 1930 1926 both Ecuador 3,006 Asociación de Scouts del Ecuador 1922 1920 both Egypt 82,940 Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides ( federation of several organizations ) 1922 1914 both El Salvador 4,477 Asociación de Scouts de El Salvador 1940 1938 both Estonia 1,423 Eesti Skautide Ühing 1922 / 1996 1911 / 1989 both Ethiopia 60,191 Ethiopia Scout Association 2002 1950 both Fiji 7,284 Fiji Scouts Association 1971 1914 both Finland 43,811 Suomen Partiolaiset - Finlands Scouter ry 1922 1910 both France 75,547 Scoutisme Français ( federation of several organizations ) 1922 1910 both Gabon 3,736 Fédération Gabonaise du Scoutisme ( federation of several organizations ) 1971 1936 both Gambia 18,422 The Gambia Scout Association 1984 1921 both Georgia 1,568 Sakartvelos Skauturi Modzraobis Organizatsia 1997 1994 both Germany 112,503 Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände ( federation of several organizations ) 1950 1910 both Ghana 3,818 The Ghana Scout Association 1960 1912 both Greece 15,218 Soma Hellinon Proskopon 1922 1910 both Grenada 1,367 The Scout Association of Grenada 1979 1924 both Guatemala 4,905 Asociación de Scouts de Guatemala 1930 1928 both Guinea 10,522 Association Nationale des Scouts de Guinée 1990 / 2005 1984 NA Guinea - Bissau 1,500 Corpo Nacional de Escutas da Guiné - Bissau 2017 1966 both Guyana 399 The Scout Association of Guyana 1967 1909 both Haiti 43,605 Scouts d'Haïti 1932 / 1940 1916 both Honduras 1,473 Asociación de Scouts de Honduras 1957 1952 both Hong Kong 66,895 The Scout Association of Hong Kong 1977 1914 both Hungary 10,068 Magyar Cserkészszövetség 1922 / 1990 1912 both Iceland 3,938 Bandalag Íslenskra Skáta 1924 1912 both India 3,371,408 The Bharat Scouts and Guides 1938 1909 both Indonesia 21,599,748 Gerakan Pramuka 1961 1912 both Iraq 50,818 Iraq Scout Association 1922 / 1956 / 2017 1914 both Ireland 42,666 Scouting Ireland 1949 1908 both Israel 25,684 Hitachdut Hatsofim Ve Hatsofot Be Israel ( federation of several organizations ) 1951 1920 both Italy 102,066 Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo ( federation of several organizations ) 1922 / 1946 1912 both Jamaica 2,235 The Scout Association of Jamaica 1963 1910 both Japan 111,180 Scout Association of Japan 1922 / 1950 1913 both Jordan 15,521 Jordanian Association for Boy Scouts and Girl Guides 1955 1954 both Kazakhstan 1,103 Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan 2008 1992 both Kenya 323,884 The Kenya Scouts Association 1964 1910 both Kiribati 1,333 Kiribati Scout Association 1993 1993 both South Korea 190,539 Korea Scout Association 1953 1922 both Kuwait 5,950 Kuwait Boy Scouts Association 1955 1952 boys only Latvia 847 Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrālā Organizācija 1993 1917 both Lebanon 14,533 Lebanese Scouting Federation ( federation of several organizations ) 1947 1912 both Lesotho 371 Lesotho Scouts Association 1971 1936 boys only Liberia 2,418 Boy Scouts of Liberia 1922 / 1965 1922 boys only Libya 14,716 Public Scout and Girl Guide Movement 1958 1954 both Liechtenstein 753 Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins 1933 1931 both Lithuania 1,446 Lietuvos Skautija 1997 1918 both Luxembourg 7,083 Luxembourg Boy Scouts Association ( federation of several organizations ) 1922 1914 both Macau ~ 5,000 Associação de Escoteiros de Macau 2017 1921 both Republic of Macedonia 1,151 Sojuz na Izvidnici na Makedonija 1997 1921 both Madagascar 38,262 Firaisan'ny Skotisma eto Madagasikara ( federation of several organizations ) 1960 1921 both Malawi 12,810 The Scout Association of Malawi 2005 NA Malaysia 44,016 Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia 1957 1911 both Maldives 4,633 The Scout Association of Maldives 1990 1963 both Malta 2,968 The Scout Association of Malta 1966 1908 both Mauritania 3,724 Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie 1947 both Mauritius 3,463 The Mauritius Scout Association 1971 1912 both Mexico 33,487 Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C. 1926 1920 both Moldova 2,042 Organizaţia Naţionala A Scouţilor Din Moldova 1997 1921 both Monaco 1,001 Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco 1990 1990 both Mongolia 10,445 Mongolyn Skautyn Kholboo 1994 1992 both Montenegro 768 Savez Izviđača Crne Gore 2008 2006 both Morocco 12,304 Fédération Nationale du Scoutisme Marocain 1961 1933 both Mozambique 21,487 Liga dos Escuteiros de Moçambique 1999 1960 both Myanmar 25,000 Myanmar Scout 2016 2012 both Namibia 2,836 Scouts of Namibia 1990 1917 both Nepal 19,010 Nepal Scouts 1969 1952 both Netherlands 47,655 Scouting Nederland 1922 1910 both New Zealand 17,939 Scouting New Zealand 1953 1908 both Nicaragua 1,011 Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua 1946 1917 both Niger 3,300 Association des Scouts du Niger 1947 both Nigeria 46,701 Scout Association of Nigeria 1961 1915 both Norway 17,279 Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon ( federation of several organizations ) 1922 1911 both Oman 12,847 The National Organisation for Scouts and Guides 1977 1948 both Pakistan 630,476 Pakistan Boy Scouts Association 1948 1947 boys only Palestinian Authority 33,629 Palestinian Scout Association 1912 both Panama 2,254 Asociación Nacional de Scouts de Panamá 1924 / 1950 1924 both Papua New Guinea 3,509 The Scout Association of Papua New Guinea 1976 1926 boys only Paraguay 1,210 Asociación de Scouts del Paraguay 1962 1960 both Peru 6,724 Asociación de Scouts del Perú 1922 1916 both Philippines 1,760,309 Boy Scouts of the Philippines 1946 1923 both Poland 33,506 Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego 1922 / 1996 1918 both Portugal 79,063 Federação Escotista de Portugal 1922 1913 both Qatar 4,528 The Scout and Guide Association of Qatar 1965 1955 both Romania 2,629 Cercetaşii României 1993 1914 both Russia 7,186 Russian Association of Scouts / Navigators 1909 both Rwanda 18,859 Association des Scouts du Rwanda 1940 both Saint Lucia 355 The Saint Lucia Scout Association 1990 1910 both Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 353 The Scout Association of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1990 1911 both San Marino 280 Associazione Guide Esploratori Cattolici Sammarinesi 1990 / 2017 1973 both São Tomé and Príncipe 421 Associação dos Escuteiros de São Tomé e Príncipe 2017 1993 both Saudi Arabia 19,260 Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association 1963 1961 boys only Senegal 9,857 Confédération Sénégalaise du Scoutisme ( federation of several organizations ) 1963 1930 both Serbia 4,408 Savez Izviđača Srbije 1995 1911 both Seychelles 169 Seychelles Scout Association 1927 2002 both Sierra Leone 11,587 Sierra Leone Scouts Association 1964 1909 both Singapore 11,451 The Singapore Scout Association 1966 1910 both Slovakia 3,349 Slovenský skauting 1922 / 1990 / 1997 1913 both Slovenia 5,494 Zveza tabornikov Slovenije 1994 1915 both South Africa 69,316 Scouts South Africa 1937 1908 both South Sudan 2,000 South Sudan Scout Association 2013 2011 both Spain 59,408 Federación de Escultismo en España 1922 / 1978 1912 both Sri Lanka 40,925 Sri Lanka Scout Association 1953 1912 both Sudan 14,682 Sudan Scouts Association 1956 1935 boys only Suriname 2,601 Boy Scouts van Suriname 1968 1924 both Swaziland 6,843 Swaziland Boy Scouts Association 1968 1928 boys only Sweden 43,729 Scouterna 1922 1911 both Switzerland 23,263 Swiss Guide and Scout Movement 1922 1912 both Syria 9,260 Scouts of Syria 2008 1912 / 1949 both Tajikistan 1,062 Ittihodi Scouthoi Tojikiston 1997 1991 both Tanzania 538,933 Tanzania Scouts Association 1963 1929 both Thailand 828,248 The National Scout Organization of Thailand 1922 1911 both Timor - Leste Unknown União Nacional dos Escuteiros de Timor Leste 2017 2003 both Togo 9,196 Association Scoute du Togo 1977 1920 both Trinidad and Tobago 8,686 The Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago 1963 1911 both Tunisia 18,494 Les Scouts Tunisiens 1957 1933 both Turkey 40,579 Türkiye İzcilik Federasyonu 1950 1923 both Uganda 116,054 The Uganda Scouts Association 1964 1915 both Ukraine 2,429 National Organization of Scouts of Ukraine 2008 2007 both United Arab Emirates 5,830 Emirates Scout Association 1977 1972 boys only United Kingdom 528,263 The Scout Association 1922 1907 both United States 2,988,612 Boy Scouts of America 1922 1910 both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing. As of 2018, girls will be admitted to Cub Scout programs at pack discretion, and in 2019 the Boy Scouts program will be available in some form to girls / women Uruguay 1,544 Movimiento Scout del Uruguay 1950 1946 both Venezuela 14,893 Asociación de Scouts de Venezuela 1937 1913 both Yemen 6,481 Yemen Scouts and Guides Association - Scout branch 1980 1927 boys only Zambia 7,396 Zambia Scouts Association 1965 1930 both Zimbabwe 5,880 The Scout Association of Zimbabwe 1980 1909 both Membership data not available Non-sovereign territories with independent WOSM member organizations Hong Kong - The Scout Association of Hong Kong : Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement Aruba - Scouting Aruba : Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement French Polynesia - Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien : Associate Member of the Asia - Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement Macau - Associação de Escoteiros de Macau : Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands ( former Netherlands Antilles ) - Scouting Antiano : Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement Countries and territories with Scouting run by overseas branches of WOSM member organizations Ten of these overseas branches of accredited National Scout Organizations are considered `` potential members '' by the WOSM ( marked by * ). Sovereign countries Served by the Boy Scouts of America Federated States of Micronesia - Scouting in the Federated States of Micronesia * - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America Marshall Islands - Scouting in the Marshall Islands * - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America Palau - Scouting in Palau * - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America Served by The Scout Association ( UK ) Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua and Barbuda Branch of The Scout Association * Saint Kitts and Nevis - The Scout Association of Saint Kitts and Nevis * Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands branch of The Scout Association * Tonga - Tonga branch of The Scout Association * Tuvalu - Tuvalu Scout Association * Vanuatu - Vanuatu branch of The Scout Association * Served by Scouts Australia Nauru - Scouting in Nauru * Non-sovereign territories Australia Christmas Island - Scouts Australia Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands - Scouts Australia Norfolk Island - Scouts Australia Denmark Faroe Islands - Føroya Skótaráð Greenland - Grønlands Spejderkorps France French Guiana - Scouting in French Guiana Guadeloupe and Saint Martin - Scouting in Guadeloupe et Saint Martin Martinique - Scouts et Guides de Martinique Mayotte - Scouting in Mayotte New Caledonia - Scouting in New Caledonia Réunion - Scouting on Réunion Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Scouting in Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna - Scouting in Wallis and Futuna New Zealand Cook Islands - Cook Islands Boy Scout Association Niue - Scouting and Guiding on Niue Tokelau - Scouting and Guiding in Tokelau United Kingdom Anguilla - The Scout Association of Anguilla Bermuda - Scout Association of Bermuda Cayman Islands - The Scout Association of the Cayman Islands Falkland Islands - Scouting and Guiding in the Falkland Islands Gibraltar - The Scout Association of Gibraltar Montserrat - The Scout Association of Montserrat Saint Helena and Ascension Island - Scouting and Guiding on Saint Helena and Ascension Island Turks and Caicos Islands - The Scout Association of the Turks and Caicos British Virgin Islands - The Scout Association of the British Virgin Islands United States American Samoa - Scouting in American Samoa - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America Guam - Scouting in Guam - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America Northern Marianas Islands - Scouting in the Northern Mariana Islands - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Council of the Boy Scouts of America United States Virgin Islands - Scouting in the United States Virgin Islands is the responsibility of National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America ' Potential member countries ' listed by WOSM In 2014, WOSM listed 26 sovereign countries as potential members. 10 of these were served by oversea branches of WOSM member organizations ( see # Countries and territories with Scouting run by overseas branches of WOSM member organizations ). Afghanistan - Afghanistan Scout Association Albania - Scouting and Guiding in Albania. In 2014, the membership of Beslidhja Skaut Albania was terminated by WOSM with hopes to establish a new National Scouting Organization. Central African Republic - Fédération du scoutisme centrafricain Republic of the Congo - Association des Scouts et Guides du Congo Djibouti - Association des Scouts de Djibouti Equatorial Guinea - Scouting in Equatorial Guinea Eritrea - National Scout Association of Eritrea Iran - Iran Scout Organization Kyrgyzstan - Scouting in Kyrgyzstan Mali - Scouting in Mali Samoa - Scouting in Samoa Somalia - Scouting in Somalia Turkmenistan - Scouting in Turkmenistan Uzbekistan - Scouting in Uzbekistan Vietnam - Vietnamese Scout Association Countries with no Scouting Organization In 2008, WOSM listed six sovereign countries as without Scouting ; the list omitted Vatican City, which is also without Scouting. The People 's Republic of China now has Scouting activity on their territory, hence they have been listed in the next section ( see # Other status ). Andorra - Scouting in Andorra - dormant since the 1980s Cuba - Cuban Scouting prior to 1961 and in exile Laos - Laotian Scouting prior to 1975 and in exile North Korea - shared history with Korea Scout Association prior to 1950 Vatican City - Scouting in Vatican City Other status Antarctica - Scouting in the Antarctic Kosovo - Scouting in Kosovo - partially recognized state People 's Republic of China ( mainland China ) - Scouting in Mainland China - Scout Association of the People 's Republic of China Somaliland - Scouting in Somaliland - self - proclaimed unrecognized functional state within Somalia Western Sahara - Scouting in Western Sahara See also Scouting portal List of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts members References Jump up ^ https://www.scout.org/node/356081 Jump up ^ `` WOSM MEMBERSHIP as at 31st December 2012 '' ( PDF ). World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2014 - 03 - 08. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 03. ^ Jump up to : `` Some statistics ''. World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original on 2010 - 04 - 02. Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 30. Jump up ^ https://www.scout.org/node/360301 Jump up ^ `` South Sudan joins World Scouting family ''. World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original on 2013 - 06 - 05. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 03. Jump up ^ `` The Scout Association of Timor - Leste joins WOSM ''. www.scout.org. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 04. Jump up ^ The BSA Expands Programs to Welcome Girls from Cub Scouts to Highest Rank of Eagle Scout Jump up ^ `` Scouting elsewhere ''. World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original on 2007 - 03 - 12. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Termination of the World Organization of the Scout Movement ( WOSM ) Membership '' ( PDF ). World Organization of the Scout Movement. Retrieved 2014 - 12 - 08. World Scout Bureau ( 1979 ), Scouting ' round the World. Le scoutisme à travers le monde. 1979 edition. ISBN 2 - 88052 - 001 - 0 World Organization of the Scout Movement ( 1990 ), Scouting ' round the World. Facts and Figures on the World Scout Movement. 1990 edition. ISBN 2 - 88052 - 001 - 0 External links WOSM : Scouting around the World WOSM members worldmap Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_Organization_of_the_Scout_Movement_members&oldid=819383250 '' Categories : World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations Lists of organizations Scouting - related lists Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from December 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Français Bahasa Indonesia Svenska Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 9 January 2018, at 02 : 09. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: how many countries in the world have scouts
Answer: 216; 169; 216 countries and territories; 169