List of member states of the World Organisation for Animal Health explained

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) is an inter-governmental organisation whose 183 Members have mandated it to improve animal health and welfare worldwide.Created in 1924 under the name of Office International des Epizooties, it had only 28 member countries at the beginning. Those countries were: Argentine Republic, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, Morocco, Mexico, the Principality of Monaco, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Siam (Thailand), Sweden, Switzerland,and Tunisia.

Member States

Original members are listed bold.

Member stateDate of admission[1] [2]
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin [3]
Bhutan
[4]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso [5]
Burundi
Cambodia [6]
Cameroon [7]
Canada
Central African Republic [8]
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Comoros
[9]
Congo [10]
Costa Rica
[11]
Croatia
Cuba
[12]
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia [13]
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
[14]
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan [15]
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
[16]
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya[17] [18]
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar [19]
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives [20]
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
[21]
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar [22]
Namibia
Nepal
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines [23]
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
San Marino
[24]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa [25]
Spain
Sri Lanka [26]
Sudan
Suriname [27]
Sweden
Switzerland
[28] [29]
Tajikistan
Thailand [30]
Timor-Leste
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International Agreement for the creation of an Office International des Epizooties . The Federal Council，Switzerland .
  2. Web site: New Member Countries of the OIE . OIE.
  3. Benin: Name was changed from Dahomey on 1 December 1975.
  4. Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Previously referred to as Bolivia.
  5. Burkina Faso: Name was changed from Upper Volta on 6 August 1984.
  6. Cambodia: Name was changed to the Khmer Republic on 7 October 1970, and back to Cambodia on 30 April 1975. Name was changed again to Democratic Kampuchea on 6 April 1976, and back to Cambodia on 3 February 1990.
  7. Cameroon: Previously referred to as Cameroun (before merging with Southern Cameroons in 1961). By a letter of 4 January 1974, the Secretary-General was informed that Cameroon had changed its name to the United Republic of Cameroon. Name was changed back to Cameroon on 4 February 1984.
  8. Central African Republic: By a letter of 20 December 1976, the Central African Republic advised that it had changed its name to the Central African Empire. Name was changed back to the Central African Republic on 20 September 1979.
  9. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Previously referred to as Congo (Leopoldville) (to differentiate it from Congo (Brazzaville)). Name was changed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zaire on 27 October 1971, and back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 17 May 1997.
  10. Congo: Previously referred to as Congo (Brazzaville) (to differentiate it from Congo (Leopoldville)) and the People's Republic of the Congo. Name was changed to Congo on 15 November 1971 (after the Democratic Republic of the Congo changed its name to Zaire). Also referred to as Congo (Republic of the).
  11. Côte d'Ivoire: Previously referred to as Ivory Coast. On 6 November 1985, Côte d’Ivoire requested that its name no longer be translated into different languages; this became fully effective on 1 January 1986.
  12. 868079096022142976. OIEAnimalHealth.
    1. OIE85SG The OIE welcomes its 181st Member Country, Curacao! The new Delegate Dr A. Dwarkasing receives the OIE fla…
    . 26 May 2017.
  13. Gambia: Previously referred to as The Gambia.
  14. Iran (Islamic Republic of): Previously referred to as Iran. By a communication of 5 March 1981, Iran informed the Secretary-General that it should be referred to by its complete name of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  15. Kazakhstan: Spelling was changed from on 20 June 1997.
  16. Lao People's Democratic Republic: Name was changed from Laos on 2 December 1975.
  17. Web site: UN approves Libya seat for former rebels. https://web.archive.org/web/20110917012015/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5icXYt79s7IJJegE0iQ8CVQoiWl3A?docId=668f419b98cb446e81f2d5a226b96f9b. dead. September 17, 2011. Associated Press. Google News. 16 September 2011. 16 September 2011. Lederer. Edith M..
  18. Libya: Formerly recognised as the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 after originally being admitted as Libya. By notes verbales of 1 and 21 April 1977, the Libyan Arab Republic advised that it had changed its name to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. On 16 September 2011, the UN General Assembly awarded the UN seat to the National Transitional Council, thereby restoring the original name of Libya.
  19. Madagascar: Previously referred to as the Malagasy Republic.
  20. Maldives: Previously referred to as the Maldive Islands.
  21. Republic of Moldova: Previously referred to as Moldova.
  22. Myanmar: Name was changed from Burma on 18 June 1989.
  23. Philippines: Previously referred to as the Philippine Commonwealth (before becoming a republic in 1946) and as the Philippine Republic.
  24. Sao Tome and Principe: The official UN designation lacks diacritics; however, the name is constitutionally defined as São Tomé and Príncipe, with diacritics.
  25. South Africa: Previously referred to as the Union of South Africa (before becoming a republic in 1961).
  26. Sri Lanka: Name was changed from Ceylon on 22 May 1972.
  27. Suriname: Name was changed from Surinam on 23 January 1978.
  28. Previously referred to as Republic of China (Taiwan). Name was changed to Taipei China in 1992, and to Chinese Taipei in 2007.
  29. Web site: OIE downgrades 'Chinese Taipei'. 31 May 2007. 1 June 2020. Taiwan Today. Edwin Hsiao.
  30. Thailand: Previously referred to as Siam.

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