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Afghanistan 11-09-1956 (A) 11-10-1956
Albania 29-07-1957 (A) 28-08-1957
Algeria 04-04-1963 (A) 04-05-1963
Andorra 17-10-2018 (A) 16-11-2018
Angola 16-03-1977 (A) 15-04-1977
Antigua and Barbuda 16-11-1988 (A) 16-12-1988
Argentina 11-10-1947 02-01-1951 (R) 01-02-1951
Armenia 16-09-1992 (A) 16-10-1992
Australia 11-10-1947 14-03-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Austria 23-02-1955 (A) 25-03-1955
Azerbaijan 27-12-1993 (A) 26-01-1994
Bahamas 29-11-1973 (A) 29-12-1973
Bahrain 21-04-1980 (A) 21-05-1980
Bangladesh 24-08-1973 (A) 23-09-1973
Barbados 22-03-1967 (A) 21-04-1967
Belarus 12-04-1948 (A) 23-03-1950
Belgium 11-10-1947 02-02-1951 (R) 04-03-1951
Belize 25-05-1982 (A) 24-06-1982
Benin 14-04-1961 (A) 14-05-1961
Bhutan 11-02-2003 (A) 13-03-2003
Bolivia 15-05-1954 (A) 14-06-1954
Bosnia and Herzegovina 01-06-1994 (A) 01-07-1994
Botswana 16-10-1967 (A) 15-11-1967
Brazil 11-10-1947 15-03-1950 (R) 14-04-1950
Brunei 26-11-1984 (A) 26-12-1984
Bulgaria 12-03-1952 (A) 11-04-1952
Burkina Faso 31-10-1960 (A) 30-11-1960
Burundi 30-10-1962 (A) 29-11-1962
Cabo Verde 21-10-1975 (A) 20-11-1975
Cambodia 08-11-1955 (A) 08-12-1955
Cameroon 17-12-1960 (A) 16-01-1961
Canada 11-10-1947 28-07-1950 (R) 27-08-1950
Central African Republic 28-06-1961 (A) 28-07-1961
Chad 02-02-1961 (A) 04-03-1961
Chile 11-10-1947 09-05-1957 (R) 08-06-1957
China 11-10-1947 27-04-1973 (R) 27-05-1973
Colombia 11-10-1947 05-01-1962 (R) 04-02-1962
Comoros 19-03-1976 (A) 18-04-1976
Cook Islands 18-10-1995 (A) 17-11-1995
Costa Rica 16-12-1960 (A) 15-01-1961
Côte d'Ivoire 31-10-1960 (A) 30-11-1960
Croatia 09-10-1992 (A) 08-11-1992
Cuba 11-10-1947 04-03-1952 (R) 03-04-1952
Cyprus 11-04-1963 (A) 11-05-1963
Czech Republic 25-01-1993 (A) 24-02-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 11-10-1947 26-07-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27-05-1975 (A) 26-06-1975
Democratic Republic of the Congo 05-11-1960 (A) 05-12-1960
Denmark 11-10-1947 10-07-1951 (R) 09-08-1951
Djibouti 30-06-1978 (A) 30-07-1978
Dominica 21-02-1980 (A) 22-03-1980
Dominican Republic 11-10-1947 15-09-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Ecuador 11-10-1947 07-06-1951 (R) 07-07-1951
Egypt 11-10-1947 10-01-1950 (R) 23-03-1950
El Salvador 27-05-1955 (A) 26-06-1955
Eritrea 08-07-1993 (A) 07-08-1993
Estonia 21-08-1992 (A) 20-09-1992
Eswatini 02-11-1982 (A) 02-12-1982
Ethiopia 03-12-1953 (A) 02-01-1954
Federated States of Micronesia 20-09-1995 (A) 20-10-1995
Fiji 18-03-1980 (A) 17-04-1980
Finland 11-10-1947 07-01-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
France 11-10-1947 05-12-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Gabon 05-06-1961 (A) 05-07-1961
Gambia, The 02-10-1978 (A) 01-11-1978
Georgia 01-09-1993 (A) 01-10-1993
Germany 10-06-1954 (A) 10-07-1954
Ghana 06-05-1957 (A) 05-06-1957
Greece 11-10-1947 20-01-1950 (R) 23-03-1950
Guatemala 11-10-1947 21-03-1952 (R) 20-04-1952
Guinea 27-03-1959 (A) 26-04-1959
Guinea-Bissau 15-12-1977 (A) 14-01-1978
Guyana 22-11-1966 (A) 22-12-1966
Haïti 14-08-1951 (A) 13-09-1951
Honduras 10-10-1960 (A) 09-11-1960
Hungary 11-10-1947 15-02-1951 (R) 17-03-1951
Iceland 11-10-1947 16-01-1948 (R) 23-03-1950
India 11-10-1947 27-04-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Indonesia 16-11-1950 (A) 16-12-1950
Iran 30-09-1959 (A) 30-10-1959
Iraq 21-02-1950 (A) 23-03-1950
Ireland 11-10-1947 14-03-1950 (R) 13-04-1950
Israel 30-09-1949 (A) 23-03-1950
Italy 11-10-1947 09-01-1951 (R) 08-02-1951
Jamaica 29-05-1963 (A) 28-06-1963
Japan 11-08-1953 (A) 10-09-1953
Jordan 11-07-1955 (A) 10-08-1955
Kazakhstan 05-05-1993 (A) 04-06-1993
Kenya 02-06-1964 (A) 02-07-1964
Kiribati 26-03-2003 (A) 25-04-2003
Kuwait 01-12-1962 (A) 31-12-1962
Kyrgyzstan 20-07-1994 (A) 19-08-1994
Laos 01-06-1955 (A) 01-07-1955
Latvia 15-05-1992 (A) 14-06-1992
Lebanon 22-12-1948 (A) 23-03-1950
Lesotho 03-08-1979 (A) 02-09-1979
Liberia 07-02-1974 (A) 09-03-1974
Libya 29-12-1955 (A) 28-01-1956
Lithuania 03-06-1992 (A) 03-07-1992
Luxembourg 29-10-1952 (A) 28-11-1952
Madagascar 15-12-1960 (A) 14-01-1961
Malawi 15-02-1965 (A) 17-03-1965
Malaysia 19-05-1958 (A) 18-06-1958
Maldives 01-06-1978 (A) 01-07-1978
Mali 11-11-1960 (A) 11-12-1960
Malta 28-12-1976 (A) 27-01-1977
Mauritania 23-01-1962 (A) 22-02-1962
Mauritius 17-07-1969 (A) 16-08-1969
Mexico 11-10-1947 27-05-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Moldova 21-11-1994 (A) 21-12-1994
Monaco 09-04-1996 (A) 09-05-1996
Mongolia 04-04-1963 (A) 04-05-1963
Montenegro 06-12-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 03-01-1957 (A) 02-02-1957
Mozambique 21-06-1976 (A) 21-07-1976
Myanmar 11-10-1947 19-08-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Namibia 06-02-1991 (A) 08-03-1991
Nauru 16-04-2019 (A) 16-05-2019
Nepal 12-08-1966 (A) 11-09-1966
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 11-10-1947 12-09-1951 (R) 12-10-1951
New Zealand 11-10-1947 02-04-1948 (R) 23-03-1950
Nicaragua 27-02-1959 (A) 29-03-1959
Niger 28-10-1960 (A) 27-11-1960
Nigeria 30-11-1960 (A) 30-12-1960
Niue 31-05-1996 (A) 30-06-1996
North Macedonia 01-06-1993 (A) 01-07-1993
Norway 11-10-1947 09-12-1948 (R) 23-03-1950
Oman 03-01-1975 (A) 02-02-1975
Pakistan 11-10-1947 11-04-1950 (R) 11-05-1950
Panama 12-09-1967 (A) 12-10-1967
Papua New Guinea 15-12-1975 (A) 14-01-1976
Paraguay 11-10-1947 15-09-1950 (R) 15-10-1950
Peru 30-12-1949 (A) 23-03-1950
Philippines 11-10-1947 05-04-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Poland 11-10-1947 16-05-1950 (R) 15-06-1950
Portugal 11-10-1947 15-01-1951 (R) 14-02-1951
Qatar 04-04-1975 (A) 04-05-1975
Republic of Korea, the 15-02-1956 (A) 16-03-1956
Republic of the Congo 21-11-1960 (A) 21-12-1960
Romania 18-08-1948 (A) 23-03-1950
Russian Federation 02-04-1948 (A) 23-03-1950
Rwanda 04-02-1963 (A) 06-03-1963
Saint Lucia 02-03-1981 (A) 01-04-1981
Samoa 11-07-1995 (A) 10-08-1995
São Tomé e Principe 23-11-1976 (A) 23-12-1976
Saudi Arabia 26-02-1959 (A) 28-03-1959
Senegal 01-11-1960 (A) 01-12-1960
Serbia 21-02-2001 (A) 23-03-2001
Seychelles 15-02-1977 (A) 17-03-1977
Sierra Leone 30-03-1962 (A) 29-04-1962
Singapore 24-01-1966 (A) 23-02-1966
Slovakia 11-02-1993 (A) 13-03-1993
Slovenia 20-08-1992 (A) 19-09-1992
Solomon Islands 06-05-1985 (A) 05-06-1985
Somalia 02-03-1964 (A) 01-04-1964
South Africa 11-10-1947 17-01-1950 (R) 23-03-1950
South Sudan 14-11-2012 (A) 14-12-2012
Spain 27-02-1951 (A) 29-03-1951
Sri Lanka 23-05-1951 (A) 22-06-1951
Sudan 03-12-1956 (A) 02-01-1957
Suriname 26-07-1976 (A) 25-08-1976
Sweden 11-10-1947 10-11-1948 (R) 23-03-1950
Switzerland 11-10-1947 23-02-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Syria 16-07-1952 (A) 15-08-1952
Tajikistan 10-08-1993 (A) 09-09-1993
Tanzania 14-09-1962 (A) 14-10-1962
Thailand 11-10-1947 11-07-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Togo 28-10-1960 (A) 27-11-1960
Tonga 25-02-1996 (A) 26-03-1996
Trinidad and Tobago 01-02-1963 (A) 03-03-1963
Tunisia 22-01-1957 (A) 21-02-1957
Türkiye 11-10-1947 05-08-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Turkmenistan 04-12-1992 (A) 03-01-1993
Tuvalu 23-08-2012 (A) 22-09-2012
Uganda 15-03-1963 (A) 14-04-1963
Ukraine 12-04-1948 (A) 23-03-1950
United Arab Emirates 17-12-1986 (A) 16-01-1987
United Kingdom 11-10-1947 14-12-1948 (R) 23-03-1950
United States of America 11-10-1947 04-05-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Uruguay 11-10-1947 11-01-1951 (R) 10-02-1951
Uzbekistan 23-12-1992 (A) 22-01-1993
Vanuatu 24-06-1982 (A) 24-07-1982
Venezuela 16-06-1950 (A) 16-07-1950
Vietnam 08-07-1975 (A) 07-08-1975
Yemen 28-01-1969 (A) 27-02-1969
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 11-10-1947 07-12-1948 (R) 23-03-1950
Zambia 28-12-1964 (A) 27-01-1965
Zimbabwe 12-01-1981 (A) 11-02-1981