WORLD TRADE WT/INF/6
10June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2386)
MEMBERSHIP OFTHE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
On23March 1997 thenumber ofMembers oftheWorld Trade Organization reached 131.
Thefollowing isthelistofMembers andtheirmembership iseffective asofthedates indicated:
Government Entry intoForce/
Membership
Angola ..............................................1December 1996
Antigua andBarbuda .......................................1January 1995
Argentina ..............................................1January 1995
Australia ..............................................1January 1995
Austria ...............................................1January 1995
Bahrain ...............................................1January 1995
Bangladesh .............................................1January 1995
Barbados ..............................................1January 1995
Belgium ...............................................1January 1995
Belize ................................................1January 1995
Benin ..............................................22February 1996
Bolivia .............................................14September 1995
Botswana ...............................................31May1995
Brazil ................................................1January 1995
Brunei Darussalam ........................................1January 1995
Bulgaria .............................................1December 1996
Burkina Faso ..............................................3June1995
Burundi ................................................23July1995
Cameroon ...........................................13December 1995
Canada ...............................................1January 1995
Central African Republic .....................................31May1995
Chad ................................................19October 1996
Chile .................................................1January 1995
Colombia ..............................................30April 1995
Congo ................................................23March 1997
Costa Rica .............................................1January 1995
Côted'Ivoire ............................................1January 1995
Cuba .................................................20April 1995
Cyprus ................................................30July1995
Czech Republic ..........................................1January 1995
Democratic Republic ofCongo ................................1January 1997
Denmark ..............................................1January 1995
Djibouti ................................................31May1995
Dominica ..............................................1January 1995
Dominican Republic .......................................9March 1995
Ecuador ..............................................21January 1996WT/INF/6
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Government Entry intoForce/
Membership
Egypt .................................................30June1995
ElSalvador ...............................................7May1995
European Community ......................................1January 1995
Fiji.................................................14January 1996
Finland ...............................................1January 1995
France ................................................1January 1995
Gabon ................................................1January 1995
Gambia ..............................................23October 1996
Germany ..............................................1January 1995
Ghana ................................................1January 1995
Greece ................................................1January 1995
Grenada .............................................22February 1996
Guatemala ..............................................21July1995
Guinea ...............................................25October 1995
Guinea Bissau ............................................31May1995
Guyana ...............................................1January 1995
Haiti ................................................30January 1996
Honduras ..............................................1January 1995
Hong Kong .............................................1January 1995
Hungary ...............................................1January 1995
Iceland ................................................1January 1995
India .................................................1January 1995
Indonesia ..............................................1January 1995
Ireland ................................................1January 1995
Israel .................................................21April 1995
Italy .................................................1January 1995
Jamaica ...............................................9March 1995
Japan .................................................1January 1995
Kenya ................................................1January 1995
Korea ................................................1January 1995
Kuwait ................................................1January 1995
Lesotho ................................................31May1995
Liechtenstein ..........................................1September 1995
Luxembourg ............................................1January 1995
Macau ................................................1January 1995
Madagascar ..........................................17November 1995
Malawi ................................................31May1995
Malaysia ..............................................1January 1995
Maldives ...............................................31May1995
Mali ..................................................31May1995
Malta ................................................1January 1995
Mauritania ..............................................31May1995
Mauritius ..............................................1January 1995
Mexico ...............................................1January 1995
Mongolia .............................................29January 1997
Morocco ..............................................1January 1995
Mozambique ...........................................26August 1995WT/INF/6
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Government Entry intoForce/
Membership
Myanmar ..............................................1January 1995
Namibia ...............................................1January 1995
Netherlands -FortheKingdom ...............................1January 1995
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NewZealand ............................................1January 1995
Nicaragua ............................................3September 1995
Niger .............................................13December 1996
Nigeria ...............................................1January 1995
Norway ...............................................1January 1995
Pakistan ...............................................1January 1995
Papua NewGuinea ..........................................9June1996
Paraguay ..............................................1January 1995
Peru .................................................1January 1995
Philippines .............................................1January 1995
Poland ..................................................1July1995
Portugal ...............................................1January 1995
Qatar ................................................13January 1996
Romania ..............................................1January 1995
Rwanda ................................................22May1996
Saint KittsandNevis .....................................21February 1996
Saint Lucia .............................................1January 1995
Saint Vincent &theGrenadines ................................1January 1995
Senegal ...............................................1January 1995
Sierra Leone .............................................23July1995
Singapore ..............................................1January 1995
Slovak Republic ..........................................1January 1995
Slovenia ................................................30July1995
Solomon Islands ...........................................26July1996
South Africa ............................................1January 1995
Spain .................................................1January 1995
SriLanka ..............................................1January 1995
Suriname ..............................................1January 1995
Swaziland ..............................................1January 1995
Sweden ...............................................1January 1995
Switzerland ...............................................1July1995
Tanzania ..............................................1January 1995
Thailand ...............................................1January 1995
Togo ..................................................31May1995
Trinidad andTobago .......................................1March 1995
Tunisia ...............................................29March 1995
Turkey ................................................26March 1995
Uganda ...............................................1January 1995
United Arab Emirates ......................................10April 1996
United Kingdom ..........................................1January 1995
United States ............................................1January 1995
Uruguay ...............................................1January 1995WT/INF/6
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Government Entry intoForce/
Membership
Venezuela ..............................................1January 1995
Zambia ...............................................1January 1995
Zimbabwe .............................................3March 1995