WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/INF/431
23 January 2002
(02-0343)
MEMBERSHIP OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Upon the accession of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and
Matsu , on 1 January 2002 the number of Members of the World Trade Organization reached 144.  The
following is the list of Members and their membership is effective as of the dates indicated:
Government Entry into Force /
Membership
Albania ........................................................................................................................ .......8 September 2000
Angola ......................................................................................................................... .... 23 November 1996
Antigua and Barbuda ............................................................................................................ ..1 January 1995
Argentina...................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Austra lia ...................................................................................................................... ............1 January 1995
Austria ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995
Bahrain ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995
Bangladesh ..................................................................................................................... .........1 January 1995
Barbados....................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Belgium ........................................................................................................................ ...........1 January 1995
Belize ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Benin .......................................................................................................................... ......22 February 1996
Boliv ia ........................................................................................................................ .....12 September 1995
Botswana ....................................................................................................................... .............31 May 1995
Brazil ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Brunei Daru ssalam.............................................................................................................. ....1 January 1995
Bulgar ia ....................................................................................................................... ........1 December 1996
Burkina Faso ................................................................................................................... .............3 June 1995
Burundi........................................................................................................................ ................23 July 1995
Cameroon ....................................................................................................................... ...13 December 1995
Canada ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Central Afri can Republic....................................................................................................... ....31 May 1995
Chad ........................................................................................................................... ...... 19 October 1996
Chile .......................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
China .......................................................................................................................... ....11 December 2001
Colombia ....................................................................................................................... ............30 April 1995
Congo .......................................................................................................................... ..........27 March 1997
Costa Rica ..................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
Côte d'Ivoire .................................................................................................................. ..........1 January 1995
Croatia ........................................................................................................................ ..... 30 November 2000
Cuba ........................................................................................................................... ...........20 April 1995
Cyprus ......................................................................................................................... ...............30 July 1995
Czech Republic ................................................................................................................. ......1 January 1995
Democratic Republic of the Congo ........................................................................................1 Janua ry 1997
Denmark........................................................................................................................ ..........1 January 1995
Djibouti....................................................................................................................... ................31 May 1995
                                                     
1 This document updates and replaces WT/INF/6/Rev.14.WT/INF/43
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Government Entry into Force /
Membership
Dominica ....................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
Dominican Republic ............................................................................................................. ....9 March 1995
Ecuador........................................................................................................................ ..........21 January 1996
Egypt .......................................................................................................................... .............30 June 1995
El Salvador .................................................................................................................... ...............7 May 1995
Estonia ........................................................................................................................ ..... 13 November 1999
European Community............................................................................................................. 1 January 1995
Fiji ........................................................................................................................... .......14 January 1996
Finland ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995
France ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Gabon .......................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
The Gambia..................................................................................................................... ..... 23 October 1996
Georgia ........................................................................................................................ ...............14 June 2000
Germany........................................................................................................................ ..........1 January 1995
Ghana .......................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
Greece ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Grenada ........................................................................................................................ .......22 February 1996
Guatemala...................................................................................................................... ..............21 July 1995
Guinea ......................................................................................................................... ........ 25 October 1995
Guinea Bissau.................................................................................................................. ...........31 May 1995
Guyana ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Haiti .......................................................................................................................... ........30 January 1996
Honduras ....................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
Hong Kong, China ............................................................................................................... ...1 January 1995
Hungary........................................................................................................................ ...........1 January 1995
Iceland ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995
India .......................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
Indonesia ...................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Ireland ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995
Israel ......................................................................................................................... .............21 April 1995
Italy .......................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
Jamaica ........................................................................................................................ ..............9 March 1995
Japan .......................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
Jordan ......................................................................................................................... .............11 April 2000
Kenya .......................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
Korea, Republic of ............................................................................................................. .....1 January 1995
Kuwait ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Kyrgyz Republic ...............................................................................................................2 0 December 1998
Latvia ......................................................................................................................... .......10 February 1999
Lesotho ........................................................................................................................ ...............31 May 1995
Liechtens tein .................................................................................................................. ....1 September 1995
Lithuania...................................................................................................................... ...............31 May 2001
Luxembourg ..................................................................................................................... .......1 January 1995
Macao, China ................................................................................................................... .......1 January 1995
Madagascar ..................................................................................................................... . 17 November 1995
Malawi ......................................................................................................................... ..............31 May 1995
Malays ia ....................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Maldiv es....................................................................................................................... ..............31 May 1995
Mali ........................................................................................................................... ............31 May 1995
Malta .......................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
Maurit ania ..................................................................................................................... .............31 May 1995WT/INF/43
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Government Entry into Force /
Membership
Maurit ius ...................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Mexico ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Moldova ........................................................................................................................ ..............26 July 2001
Mongolia ....................................................................................................................... ........29 January 1997
Morocco ........................................................................................................................ ..........1 January 1995
Mozambique..................................................................................................................... ......26 August 1995
Myanmar ........................................................................................................................ .........1 January 1995
Namibia ........................................................................................................................ ...........1 January 1995
Netherlands -  For the Kingdom ............................................................................................1 Ja nuary 1995
  in Europe and for the
  Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand .................................................................................................................... .......1 January 1995
Nicaragua ...................................................................................................................... .....3 September 1995
Niger .......................................................................................................................... ....13 December 1996
Nigeria ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995
Norway ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Oman ........................................................................................................................... .... 9 November 2000
Pakistan ....................................................................................................................... ............1 January 1995
Panama ......................................................................................................................... ......6 September 1997
Papua New Guinea............................................................................................................... ........9 June 1996
Paraguay ....................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Peru ........................................................................................................................... .........1 January 1995
Philippines.................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Poland ......................................................................................................................... .................1 July 1995
Portugal ....................................................................................................................... ............1 January 1995
Qatar .......................................................................................................................... ........13 January 1996
Romania ........................................................................................................................ ..........1 January 1995
Rwanda......................................................................................................................... ..............22 May 1996
Saint Kitts and Nevis.......................................................................................................... .21 February 1996
Saint Lu cia.................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Saint Vincent and th e Grenadines ..........................................................................................1 Jan uary 1995
Senegal ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinm en and Matsu (Chinese Taipei)...... 1 January 2002
Sierra Leone ................................................................................................................... .............23 July 1995
Singapore...................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Slovak Republic ................................................................................................................ ......1 January 1995
Slovenia....................................................................................................................... ................30 July 1995
Solomon Islands................................................................................................................ ..........26 July 1996
South Africa ................................................................................................................... .........1 January 1995
Spain .......................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
Sri Lanka ...................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Suriname....................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Swaziland ...................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
Sweden ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Switzer land.................................................................................................................... ................1 July 1995
Tanzania ....................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Thailand....................................................................................................................... ............1 January 1995
Togo ........................................................................................................................... ............31 May 1995
Trinidad and Tobago............................................................................................................ .....1 March 1995
Tunisia ........................................................................................................................ ............29 March 1995
Turkey ......................................................................................................................... ...........26 March 1995WT/INF/43
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Government Entry into Force /
Membership
Uganda ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
United Arab Emirates ........................................................................................................... ....10 April 1996
United Kingdom................................................................................................................. .....1 January 1995
United St ates .................................................................................................................. .........1 January 1995
Uruguay........................................................................................................................ ...........1 January 1995
Venezuela...................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995
Zambia ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995
Zimbabwe....................................................................................................................... ...........5 March 1995
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