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Region

Capital

United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)

Afghanistan

AF

Asia

Kabul

Tuesday, 19 November 1946

·

dar

African Union

XU

Africa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
Midrand, South Africa

·

·

eng

Åland Islands

AX

Europe

Mariehamm

·

·

sve

Albania

AL

Europe

Tirana

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Wednesday, 4 October 1995

alb

Algeria

DZ

Africa

Algiers

Monday, 8 October 1962

Tuesday, 1 March 1966

ara

American Samoa

AS

Oceania

Pago Pago

·

·

eng

Andean Community

XA

Europe

Lima, Peru

·

·

esl

Andorra

AD

Europe

Andorra la Vella

Wednesday, 28 July 1993

Wednesday, 2 June 2004

cat

Angola

AO

Africa

Luanda

Wednesday, 1 December 1976

Thursday, 27 December 2007

por

Anguilla

AI

Americas

The Valley

·

·

eng

Antarctica

AQ

--

--

·

·

eng

Antigua and Barbuda

AG

Americas

Saint John's

Wednesday, 11 November 1981

Friday, 17 March 2000

eng

Argentina

AR

Americas

Buenos Aires

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Friday, 10 February 1967

esl

ARIPO

AP

Africa

Harare

·

·

eng

Armenia

AM

Asia

Yerevan

Monday, 2 March 1992

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

arm

Aruba

AW

Americas

Oranjestad

·

·

dut

Ascension Island

AC

Americas

Georgetown

·

·

eng

Australia

AU

Oceania

Canberra

Thursday, 1 November 1945

Saturday, 10 October 1925

eng

Austria

AT

Europe

Vienna

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Friday, 1 January 1909

deu

Azerbaijan

AZ

Asia

Baku

Monday, 2 March 1992

Monday, 25 December 1995

aze

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Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)

Bahamas

BS

Americas

Nassau

Tuesday, 18 September 1973

Tuesday, 10 July 1973

eng

Bahrain

BH

Asia

Manama

Tuesday, 21 September 1971

Wednesday, 29 October 1997

ara

Bangladesh

BD

Asia

Dhaka

Tuesday, 17 September 1974

Sunday, 31 March 1991

eng

Barbados

BB

Americas

Bridgetown

Friday, 9 December 1966

Tuesday, 12 March 1985

eng

Belarus

BY

Europe

Minsk

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

bel

Belgium

BE

Europe

Brussels

Thursday, 27 December 1945

Monday, 7 July 1884

fra

Belize

BZ

Americas

Belmopan

Friday, 25 September 1981

Saturday, 17 June 2000

eng

Benelux

BX

Europe

The Hague

·

·

fra

Benin

BJ

Africa

Porto-Novo

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Tuesday, 10 January 1967

fra

Bermuda

BM

Americas

Hamilton

·

·

eng

Bhutan

BT

Asia

Thimphu

Tuesday, 21 September 1971

Friday, 4 August 2000

dzo

Bolivia

BO

Americas

La Paz

Wednesday, 14 November 1945

Thursday, 4 November 1993

esl

Bonaire

BQ

Americas

Kralendijk

·

·

dut

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

BQ

Americas

Kralendijk

·

·

dut

Bophuthatswana

BP

Africa

Mmabatho

·

·

tsn

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BA

Europe

Sarajevo

Friday, 22 May 1992

Friday, 6 March 1992

bos

Botswana

BW

Africa

Gaborone

Monday, 17 October 1966

Wednesday, 15 April 1998

eng

Bouvet Island

BV

Oceania

·

·

·

nor

Brazil

BR

Americas

Brasilia

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Monday, 7 July 1884

por

British Antarctic Territory

AQ

·

·

·

·

eng

British Virgin Islands

VG

Americas

Road Town

·

·

eng

Brunei

BN

Asia

BandarSeri Begawan

Friday, 21 September 1984

Friday, 17 February 2012

bur

Bulgaria

BG

Europe

Sofia

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Monday, 13 June 1921

bul

Burkina Faso

BF

Africa

Ouagadougou

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Tuesday, 19 November 1963

fra

Burma

BU

Asia

Rangoon

Tuesday, 18 September 1962

Saturday, 3 September 1977

bur

Burundi

BI

Africa

Bujumbura

Tuesday, 18 September 1962

Saturday, 3 September 1977

fra

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Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)

Cabo Verde

CV

Africa

Praia

Tuesday, 16 September 1975

·

por

Cambodia

KH

Asia

Phnom Penh

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Tuesday, 22 September 1998

khm

Cameroon

CM

Africa

Yaoundé

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Sunday, 10 May 1964

fra

Canada

CA

Americas

Ottawa

Friday, 9 November 1945

Friday, 12 June 1925

eng

Canary Islands

IC

Africa

Santa Cruz de Tenerife and
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

·

·

esl

Caribbean Netherlands

BQ

Americas

Kralendijk (Bonaire),
Oranjestad (Sint Eustatius),
The Bottom (Saba)

·

·

dut

Casablanca Zone (Morocco)

XM

Africa

Casablanca

·

·

ara

Cayman Islands

KY

Americas

George Town

·

·

eng

Central African Republic

CF

Africa

Bangui

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Tuesday, 19 November 1963

fra

Central America

·

Americas

·

·

·

esl

Ceuta

XE

Africa

Ceuta

·

·

fra

Chad

TD

Africa

N'Djamena

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Tuesday, 19 November 1963

fra

Channel Islands

XI

Europe

Saint Peter Port

·

·

eng

Chile

CL

Americas

Santiago

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Friday, 14 June 1991

esl

China

CN

Asia

Beijing

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Tuesday, 19 March 1985

chi

Christmas Island

CX

Asia

Alofi

·

·

eng

Clipperton Island

CP

Oceania

none

·

·

fra

Cocos (Keeling) Island

CC

Oceania

West Island

·

·

fra

Colombia

CO

Americas

Santafé de Bogotá, DC

Monday, 5 November 1945

Tuesday, 3 September 1996

esl

Community Plant Varieties Office

QZ

Europe

Angers, France

·

·

eng

Comoros

KM

Africa

Moroni

Wednesday, 12 November 1975

Sunday, 3 April 2005

fra

Congo

CG

Africa

Brazzaville

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Monday, 2 September 1963

fra

Congo, Democratic Republic

CD

Africa

Kinshasa

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Friday, 31 January 1975

fra

Cook Islands

CK

Oceania

Avarua

·

·

eng

Costa Rica

CR

Americas

San José

Friday, 2 November 1945

Tuesday, 31 October 1995

esl

Côte d'Ivoire

CI

Africa

Abidjan

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Wednesday, 23 October 1963

fra

Croatia

HR

Europe

Zagreb

Friday, 22 May 1992

Tuesday, 3 October 1991

cro

Cuba

CU

Americas

Havana

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Thursday, 17 November 1904

esl

Curaçao

CW

Americas

Willemstad

·

·

dut

Cyprus

CY

Europe

Nicosia

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Monday, 17 January 1966

ell

Czechia

CZ

Europe

Prague

Friday, 1 January 1993

Tuesday, 1 January 1991

ces

Czechoslovakia

CS

Europe

Prague

Friday, 1 January 1993

Tuesday, 1 January 1991

ces

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Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)

Denmark

DK

Europe

Copenhagen

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Wednesday, 1 October 1884

dan

Diego Garcia

DG

Indian Ocean

U.S. Navy Support Facility

·

·

eng

Djibouti

DJ

Africa

Djibouti City

Tuesday, 20 September 1977

Monday, 13 May 2002

fra

Dominica

DM

Americas

Roseau

Monday, 18 September 1978

Saturday, 7 August 1999

eng

Dominican Republic

DO

Americas

San Domingo

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Friday, 11 July 1890

esl

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Date of entry into force

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EAPO

EA

Eurasia

Moscow

·

·

rus

Ecuador

EC

Americas

Quito

Friday, 21 December 1945

Tuesday, 22 June 1999

esl

Egypt

EG

Africa

Cairo

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Sunday, 1 July 1951

ara

El Salvador

SV

Americas

San Salvador

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Saturday, 19 February 1994

esl

Equatorial Guinea

GQ

Africa

Malabo

Tuesday, 12 November 1968

Thursday, 26 June 1997

fra

Eritrea

ER

Africa

Asmara

Friday, 28 May 1993

·

tig

Estonia

EE

Europe

Tallinn

Tuesday, 17 September 1991

Wednesday, 24 August 1994

est

Eswatini

SZ

Africa

Mbabane

Tuesday, 24 September 1968

Sunday, 12 May 1991

eng

Ethiopia

ET

Africa

Addis Ababa

Tuesday, 13 November 1945

·

eng

Eurasian Patent Office

EA

Eurasia

Moscow

·

·

rus

European Community Designs Office

ED

Europe

·

·

·

esl

(European) Community Plant Varieties Office

QZ

Europe

Angers, France

·

·

esl

European Community Trade Mark Office

CT

Europe

Alicante

·

·

esl

European Patent Office

EP

Europe

Munich

·

Thursday, 1 June 1978

eng, fra, deu

European Trade Marks

EM

Europe

Brussels

·

·

esl

European Union

EU

Europe

Brussels

·

·

·

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Date of entry into force

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Falkland Islands

FK

Americas

Stanley

·

·

eng

Faroe Islands

FO

Europe

Tórshavn

·

·

dan

Fiji

FJ

Oceania

Suva

Tuesday, 13 October 1970

·

eng

Finland

FI

Europe

Helsinki

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Tuesday, 20 September 1921

fin

France

FR

Europe

Paris

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Monday, 7 July 1884

fra

French Guiana

GF

Americas

Cayenne

·

·

fra

French Polynesia

PF

Oceania

Papeete

·

·

fra

French Southern Territories

PF

Indian Ocean

Port-aux-Français

·

·

fra

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Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

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Gabon

GA

Africa

Libreville

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Saturday, 29 February 1964

fra

Gambia

GM

Africa

Banjul

Tuesday, 21 September 1965

Tuesday, 21 January 1992

eng

Gaza

WB

Asia

Gaza

·

·

eng, ara

Georgia

GE

Asia

T'bilisi

Friday, 31 July 1992

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

geo

Germany

DE

Europe

Berlin

Tuesday, 18 September 1973

Friday, 1 March 1903

deu

Germany (Former East)

DD

Europe

East Berlin

Tuesday, 18 September 1973

Friday, 1 March 1903

deu

Germany (Former West)

DT

Europe

Bonn

Tuesday, 18 September 1973

Friday, 1 March 1903

deu

Ghana

GH

Africa

Accra

Friday, 8 March 1957

Tuesday, 28 September 1976

eng

Gibraltar

GI

Europe

Gibraltar

·

·

eng

Greece

GR

Europe

Athens

Thursday, 25 October 1945

Thursday, 2 October 1924

ell

Greenland

GL

Americas

Nuuk

·

·

kal

Grenada

GD

Americas

St George's

Tuesday, 17 September 1974

Tuesday, 22 September 1998

eng

Guadeloupe

GP

Americas

Basse-Terre

·

·

fra

Guam

GU

Americas

Agana

·

·

eng

Guatemala

GT

Americas

Guatemala City

Wednesday, 21 November 1945

Tuesday, 18 August 1998

esl

Guernsey

GG

Europe

St Peter Port

·

·

eng

Guinea

GN

Africa

Conakry

Friday, 12 December 1958

Friday, 5 February 1982

fra

Guinea-Bissau

GW

Africa

Bissau

Tuesday, 17 September 1974

Tuesday, 28 June 1988

por

Gulf Cooperation Council

GC

Asia

Riyadh

·

·

ara

Guyana

GY

Americas

Georgetown

Tuesday, 20 September 1966

Tuesday, 25 October 1994

eng

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Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)

Haiti

HT

Americas

Port-au-Prince

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Tuesday, 1 July 1958

fra

Heard and McDonald Islands

HM

Indian Ocean

none

·

·

eng

Honduras

HN

Americas

Tegucigalpa

Monday, 17 December 1945

Friday, 4 February 1994

esl

Hong Kong

HK

Asia

Hong Kong

·

·

eng

Hungary

HU

Europe

Budapest

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Friday, 1 January 1909

hun

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Capital

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Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)

Iceland

IS

Europe

Reykjavik

Thursday, 19 December 1946

Saturday, 5 May 1962

ice

India

IN

Asia

New Delhi

Saturday, 20 October 1945

Monday, 7 December 1998

eng

Indonesia

ID

Asia

Jakarta

Thursday, 28 September 1950

Sunday, 24 December 1950

ind

International Bureau

IB

Global

Geneva

·

·

ind

Iran

IR

Asia

Tehran

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Wednesday, 16 December 1959

ira

Iraq

IQ

Asia

Baghdad

Friday, 21 December 1945

Saturday, 24 January 1976

ara

Ireland

IE

Europe

Dublin

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Friday, 4 December 1925

eng

Isle of Man

IM

Europe

Douglas

·

·

eng

Israel

IL

Asia

Jerusalem

Wednesday, 11 May 1949

Friday, 24 March 1950

heb

Italy

IT

Europe

Rome

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Monday, 7 July 1884

ita

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Capital

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Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

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Jamaica

JM

Americas

Kingston

Tuesday, 18 September 1962

Friday, 24 December 1999

eng

Japan

JP

Asia

Tokyo

Tuesday, 18 December 1956

Friday, 15 July 1899

jpn

Jersey

JE

Europe

St Helier

·

·

eng

Jordan

JO

Asia

Amman

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Monday, 17 July 1972

ara

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Capital

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Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)

Kazakhstan

KZ

Asia

Astana

Monday, 2 March 1992

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

kaz

Kenya

KE

Africa

Nairobi

Monday, 16 December 1963

Monday, 14 June 1965

eng

Kiribati

KI

Oceania

Bairiki

Tuesday, 14 September 1999

·

eng

Korea (north)

KP

Asia

P'yongyang

Tuesday, 17 September 1991

Tuesday, 10 June 1980

kor

Korea (south)

KR

Asia

Seoul

Tuesday, 17 September 1991

Sunday, 4 May 1980

kor

Kosovo

KS

Europe

Pristina

·

·

alb

Kuwait

KW

Asia

Kuwait City

Tuesday, 14 May 1963

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

ara

Kyrgyzstan

KG

Asia

Bishkek

Monday, 2 March 1992

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

kir

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Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

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Laos

LA

Asia

Vientiane

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Tuesday, 8 October 1998

lao

Latvia

LV

Europe

Riga

Tuesday, 17 September 1991

Tuesday, 7 September 1993

lav

Lebanon

LB

Asia

Beirut

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Monday, 1 September 1924

ara

Lesotho

LS

Africa

Maseru

Monday, 17 October 1966

Thursday, 28 September 1989

eng

Liberia

LR

Africa

Monrovia

Friday, 2 November 1945

Saturday, 27 August 1994

eng

Libya

LY

Africa

Tripoli

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Tuesday, 28 September 1976

ara

Liechtenstein

LI

Europe

Vaduz

Tuesday, 18 September 1990

Friday, 14 July 1933

deu

Lithuania

LT

Europe

Vilnius

Tuesday, 17 September 1991

Sunday, 22 May 1994

lit

Luxembourg

LU

Europe

Luxembourg

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Friday, 30 June 1922

fra

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Capital

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Date of entry into force

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Date of entry into force

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Macau

MO

Asia

Santo Nome de Deus

·

·

por

Macedonia

MK

Europe

Skopje

Thursday, 8 April 1993

Sunday, 8 September 1991

mac

Madagascar

MG

Africa

Antananarivo

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Saturday, 21 December 1963

fra

Madrid Union

WO

Global

Geneva

·

·

eng, fra

Malawi

MW

Africa

Blantyre

Tuesday, 1 December 1964

Monday, 6 July 1964

eng

Malaysia

MY

Asia

Kuala Lumpur

Saturday, 21 September 1957

Sunday, 1 January 1989

eng

Maldives

MV

Asia

Male

Tuesday, 21 September 1965

·

div

Mali

ML

Africa

Bamako

Wednesday, 28 September 1960

Tuesday, 1 March 1983

fra

Malta

MT

Europe

Valetta

Tuesday, 1 December 1964

Friday, 20 October 1967

eng

Marshall Islands

MH

Oceania

Majuro

Tuesday, 17 September 1991

·

eng

Martinique

MQ

Americas

Fort-de-France

·

·

fra

Mauritania

MR

Africa

Nouakchott

Friday, 27 October 1961

Sunday, 11 April 1965

ara

Mauritius

MU

Africa

Port Louis

Wednesday, 24 April 1968

Friday, 24 September 1976

eng

Mayotte

YT

Africa

Mamoudzou

·

·

fra

Melilla

XF

Africa

Melilla

·

·

esl

Metropolitan France

FX

Europe

Paris

·

·

fra

Mexico

MX

Americas

Mexico City

Wednesday, 7 November 1945

Monday, 7 September 1903

esl

Micronesia

FM

Oceania

Palikir

Tuesday, 17 September 1991

·

eng

Moldova

MD

Europe

Chisnau

Monday, 2 March 1992

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

ron

Monaco

MC

Europe

Monaco

Friday, 28 May 1993

Sunday, 29 April 1956

fra

Mongolia

MN

Asia

Ulaanbaatar

Friday, 27 October 1961

Sunday, 21 April 1985

mon

Montenegro

ME

Europe

Podgorica

Wednesday, 28 June 2006

Saturday, 3 June 2006

scc

Montserrat

MS

Europe

Plymouth

·

·

fra

Morocco

MA

Africa

Rabat

Monday, 12 November 1956

Monday, 30 July 1917

ara

Mozambique

MZ

Africa

Maputo

Tuesday, 16 September 1975

Thursday, 9 July 1998

por

Myanmar

MM

Asia

Yangôn

Monday, 19 April 1948

·

bur

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Date of entry into force

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Namibia

NA

Africa

Windhoek

Monday, 23 April 1990

Thursday, 1 January 2004

eng

Nauru

NR

Oceania

Yaren

Tuesday, 14 September 1999

·

eng

Nepal

NP

Asia

Kathmandu

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Friday, 22 June 2001

nep

Netherlands

NL

Europe

The Hague

Monday, 10 December 1945

Monday, 7 July 1884

dut

Netherlands Antilles

AN

Americas

Willemstad

·

·

dut

New Caledonia

NC

Oceania

Noumea

·

·

fra

New Zealand

NZ

Oceania

Wellington

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Wednesday, 29 July 1931

eng

Nicaragua

NI

Americas

Managua

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Wednesday, 3 July 1996

esl

Niger

NE

Africa

Niamey

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Sunday, 5 July 1964

fra

Nigeria

NG

Africa

Abuja

Friday, 7 October 1960

Monday, 2 September 1962

eng

Niue

NC

Oceania

Alofi

·

·

eng

Nordic Patent Institute

XN

Europe

Taastrup, Denmark

·

·

eng

Norfolk Island

NF

Oceania

Kingston

·

·

eng

Northern Mariana Islands

MP

Oceania

Saipan

·

·

eng

Norway

NO

Europe

Oslo

Tuesday, 27 November 1945

Wednesday, 1 July 1885

nor

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Date of entry into force

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OAPI

OA

Africa

Yaoundé

·

·

eng, fra

OHIM

EM

Europe

·

·

·

eng, fra

Oman

OM

Asia

Muscat

Thursday, 7 October 1971

Wednesday, 14 July 1999

ara

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Date of entry into force

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Pakistan

PK

Asia

Islamabad

Tuesday, 30 September 1947

Thursday, 22 July 2004

eng

Palau

PW

Oceania

Koror

Thursday, 15 December 1994

·

pau

Palestine

PS

Asia

Jericho

·

·

eng, ara

Panama

PA

Americas

Panama City

Tuesday, 13 November 1945

Saturday, 19 October 1996

esl

Papua New Guinea

PG

Oceania

Port Moresby

Friday, 10 October 1975

Tuesday, 15 June 1999

eng

Paraguay

PY

Americas

Asunción

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Saturday, 28 May 1994

esl

Patent Co-operation Treaty

WO

Global

Geneva

·

·

eng

Peru

PE

Americas

Lima

Wednesday, 31 October 1945

Tuesday, 11 April 1995

esl

Philippines

PH

Oceania

Manila

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Monday, 27 September 1965

eng

Pitcairn

PN

Oceania

Adamstown

·

·

pol

Poland

PL

Europe

Warsaw

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Monday, 10 November 1919

pol

Portugal

PT

Europe

Lisbon

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Monday, 7 July 1884

por

Puerto Rico

PR

Americas

San Juan

·

·

esl

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Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)

Qatar

QA

Asia

Doha

Tuesday, 21 September 1971

Wednesday, 5 July 2000

ara

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Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

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Reunion

RE

Africa

Saint-Denis

·

·

fra

Romania

RO

Europe

Bucharest

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Wednesday, 6 October 1920

ron

Russia

RU

Europe

Moscow

Thursday, 24 October 1991

Thursday, 1 July 1965

rus

Rwanda

RW

Africa

Kigali

Tuesday, 18 September 1962

Thursday, 1 March 1984

fra

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United Nations(3)
Date of entry into force

Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)

Saba

BQ

Americas

The Bottom

·

·

eng

Saint Barthélemy

BL

Americas

Gustavia

·

·

fra

Saint Helena

SH

Africa

Jamestown

·

·

eng

Saint Kitts and Nevis

KN

Americas

Basseterre

Friday, 23 September 1983

Sunday, 9 April 1995

eng

Saint Lucia

LC

Americas

Castries

Friday, 21 September 1979

Friday, 9 June 1995

eng

Saint Martin

MF

Americas

Marigot

·

·

fra

Saint Pierre & Miquelon

PM

Americas

Saint-Pierre

·

·

fra

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VC

Americas

Kingstown

Tuesday, 16 September 1980

Tuesday, 29 August 1995

eng

Samoa

WS

Oceania

Apia

Wednesday, 15 December 1976

Saturday, 21 September 2013

eng

San Marino

SM

Europe

San Marino

Monday, 2 March 1992

Friday, 4 March 1960

ita

Sâo Tomé & Príncipe

ST

Africa

Sâo Tomé

Tuesday, 16 September 1975

Tuesday, 12 May 1998

por

Saudi Arabia

SA

Asia

Riyadh

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Thursday, 11 March 2004

ara

Scandinavia

XF

Europe

none

·

·

dan

Senegal

SN

Africa

Dakar

Wednesday, 28 September 1960

Saturday, 21 December 1963

fra

Serbia

RS

Europe

Belgrade

Wednesday, 1 November 2000

Saturday, 26 February 1921

scr

Seychelles

SC

Africa

Victoria

Tuesday, 21 September 1976

Thursday, 7 November 2002

eng

Sierra Leone

SL

Africa

Freetown

Wednesday, 27 September 1961

Tuesday, 17 June 1997

eng

Singapore

SG

Asia

Singapore

Tuesday, 21 September 1965

Thursday, 22 February 1995

eng

Sint Eustasius

BQ

Americas

Oranjestad

·

·

dut

Sint Maartin

SX

Americas

Philipsburg

·

·

dut

Slovakia

SK

Europe

Bratislava

Friday, 1 January 1993

Friday, 1 January 1993

slk

Slovenia

SI

Europe

Ljubljana

Friday, 22 May 1992

Tuesday, 25 June 1991

slv

Solomon Islands

SB

Oceania

Honiara

Tuesday, 19 September 1978

·

eng

Somalia

SO

Africa

Mogadishu

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

·

ara

Somaliland

XL

Africa

Mogadishu

·

·

ara

South Africa

ZA

Africa

Pretoria

Wednesday, 7 November 1945

Monday, 1 December 1947

eng

South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands

GS

Americas

Grytviken

·

·

eng

South Sudan

SS

Africa

Juba

·

·

ara

Soviet Union

SU

Eurasia

Moscow

Thursday, 24 October 1991

Thursday, 1 July 1965

rus

Spain

ES

Europe

Madrid

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Monday, 7 July 1884

esl

Sri Lanka

LK

Asia

Colombo

Wednesday, 14 December 1955

Monday, 29 December 1952

eng

Sudan

SD

Africa

Khartoum

Monday, 12 November 1956

Monday, 16 April 1964

ara

Suriname

SR

Africa

Paramaribo

Thursday, 4 December 1975

Tuesday, 25 November 1975

dut

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

SJ

Europe

Longyearbyen (Svalbard);
Olonkinbyen (Jan Mayen)

·

·

nor

Swaziland

SZ

Africa

Mbabane

Tuesday, 24 September 1968

Sunday, 12 May 1991

eng

Sweden

SE

Europe

Stockholm

Tuesday, 19 November 1946

Wednesday, 1 July 1885

sve

Switzerland

CH

Europe

Bern

Tuesday, 10 September 2002

Monday, 7 July 1884

fra, deu, ita

Syria

SY

Asia

Damascus

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Monday, 1 September 1924

ara

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Date of entry into force

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Taiwan

TW

Asia

Taipei

·

·

chi

Tajikistan

TJ

Asia

Dushanbe

Monday, 2 March 1992

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

tgk

Tanganyika

·

Africa

Dar es Salaam

·

·

eng

Tangier Zone (Morocco)

XT

Africa

Tangiers

·

·

ara

Tanzania

TZ

Africa

Dodoma

Thursday, 14 December 1961

Sunday, 16 June 1963

eng

Thailand

TH

Asia

Bankok

Monday, 16 December 1946

Saturday, 2 August 2008

tha

Timor Leste

TL

Asia

Dili

Friday, 27 September 2002

·

tdt

Togo

TG

Africa

Lomé

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Sunday, 10 September 1967

fra

Tonga

TO

Oceania

Nuku'alofa

Tuesday, 14 September 1999

Sunday, 14 June 2001

eng

Transkei

XK

Africa

Umtata

·

·

eng

Trinidad and Tobago

TT

Americas

Port of Spain

Tuesday, 18 September 1962

Saturday, 1 August 1964

eng

Tristan da Cunha

TA

Atlantic

Edinburgh of the Seven Seas

·

·

eng

Tunisia

TN

Africa

Tunis

Monday, 12 November 1956

Monday, 7 July 1884

ara

Turkey

TR

Asia

Ankara

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Saturday, 10 October 1925

tur

Turkmenistan

TM

Asia

Ashgabat

Monday, 2 March 1992

Wednesday, 1 March 1995

tuk

Turks & Caicos Islands

TC

Europe

Grand Turk

·

·

eng

Tuvalu

TV

Oceania

Vaiaku

Tuesday, 5 September 2000

·

eng

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Date of entry into force

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Uganda

UG

Africa

Kampala

Thursday, 25 October 1962

Monday, 14 June 1965

eng

Ukraine

UA

Europe

Kiev

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

ukr

United Arab Emirates

AE

Asia

Abu Dhabi

Thursday, 9 December 1971

Thursday, 19 September 1996

ara

United Kingdom

GB

Europe

London

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Monday, 7 July 1884

eng

United States

US

Americas

Washington, DC

Wednesday, 24 October 1945

Monday, 30 May 1887·

eng

United States Minor Outlying Islands

UM

Oceania

Wake Island (Airfield)

·

·

eng

Uruguay

UY

Americas

Montevideo

Tuesday, 18 December 1945

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

esl

Uzbekistan

UZ

Asia

Tashkent

Monday, 2 March 1992

·

uzb

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Paris Convention(4)
Date of entry into force

Language(5)

Vanuatu

VU

Oceania

Vila

Tuesday, 15 September 1981

·

eng

Vatican City

VA

Europe

·

·

Thursday, 29 September 1960

ita

Venezuela

VE

Americas

Caracas

Thursday, 15 March 1945

Tuesday, 12 September 1995

esl

Viet Nam

VN

Asia

Hanoi

Tuesday, 20 September 1977

Tuesday, 8 March 1949

vie

Virgin Islands

VG

Americas

Road Town

·

·

eng

Virgin Islands (United States)

VI

Americas

Charlotte Amalie

·

·

eng

Visegrad Patent Institute

XV

Europe

Budapest, Hungary

·

·

eng

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Date of entry into force

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Wallis and Futuna

WF

Oceania

Mata Utu

·

·

eng

West Bank

WB

Asia

Jericho

·

·

eng, ara

West Bank & Gaza

WG

Asia

Jericho

·

·

ara

Western Sahara

EH

Africa

El Aaiún

·

·

·

WIPO

WO

Global

Geneva, Switzerland

·

·

eng

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Date of entry into force

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Yemen

YE

Asia

Sana

Tuesday, 30 September 1947

Thursday, 15 February 2007

ara

Yemen (Democratic Republic)

YD

Asia

Aden

·

·

eng

West Bank

YU

Europe

Belgrade

Friday, 19 October 1945

Saturday, 26 February 1921

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Date of entry into force

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Zaire

Zr

Africa

Kinshasa

Tuesday, 20 September 1960

Friday, 31 January 1975

fra

Zambia

ZM

Africa

Lusaka

Tuesday, 1 December 1964

Tuesday, 6 April 1965

eng

Zanzibar

·

Africa

Zanzibar

·

·

eng

Zimbabwe

ZW

Africa

Harare

Monday, 25 August 1980

Friday, 18 April 1980

eng


Sources

(1)

The geonyms listed in this Gazetteer are taken predominantly from Encyclopædia Britannica and for more recent developments from Wikipedia. The United Nations definition for an independent country requires a people, a place, and a government. The names given are the short names in English given by Encyclopædia Britannica and Wikipedia. The political disposition of a geonym is not necessarily to be interpreted as support for that geonym as an independent sovereign country; the exclusion of a geonym is not necessarily to be interpreted as non-support for that geonym as an independent sovereign country.

(2)

ISO-3166 (accessed 19 July 2011)

(3)

Encyclopædia Britannica; UN membership list (accessed 26 February 2008)

(4)

Paris Convention > Paris Convention (accessed Thursday, 12 February 2015)

(5)

ISO-639 - ISO website (accessed 6 June 2008) — main language only.


See also:

World Trade Organisation

List of Members in English (accessed 6 June 2008)

World Intellectual Property Organisation

WIPO members in English (accessed 6 June 2008)

Hague Conference

List of members in English (accessed 6 June 2008)


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