WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/INF/6/Rev.13
11 July 2001
(01-3421)
MEMBERSHIP OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Revision
Upon the accession of Moldova , on 26 July  2001 the number of Members of the World Trade
Organization shall reach 142.  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
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
Dominica ....................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995WT/INF/6/Rev.13
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Government Entry into Force /
Membership
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
Macau, 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 1995
Maurit ius ...................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995WT/INF/6/Rev.13
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Government Entry into Force /
Membership
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
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 1995
Uganda .........................................................................................................................
...........1 January 1995
United Arab Emirates ........................................................................................................... ....10 April 1996WT/INF/6/Rev.13
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Government Entry into Force /
Membership
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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