Members
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| Country | Original signatory | Consultative | Acceding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina (claim)* | 01961-06-23June 23, 1961 | ||
| Australia (claim) | 01961-06-23June 23, 1961 | ||
| Austria | 01987-08-25August 25, 1987 | ||
| Belarus | 02006-12-27December 27, 2006 | ||
| Belgium | 01960-07-26July 26, 1960 | ||
| Brazil | 01983-09-12September 12, 1983 | 01975-05-16May 16, 1975 | |
| Bulgaria | 01998-05-25May 25, 1998 | 01978-09-11September 11, 1978 | |
| Canada | 01988-05-04May 4, 1988 | ||
| Chile (claim)* | 01961-06-23June 23, 1961 | ||
| People's Republic of China | 01985-10-07October 7, 1985 | 01983-06-08June 8, 1983 | |
| Colombia | 01989-01-31January 31, 1989 | ||
| Cuba | 01984-08-16August 16, 1984 | ||
| Czech Republic (as Czechoslovakia) | 01962-06-14June 14, 1962 | ||
| Denmark | 01965-05-20May 20, 1965 | ||
| Ecuador | 01990-11-19November 19, 1990 | 01987-09-15September 15, 1987 | |
| Estonia | 02001-05-17May 17, 2001 | ||
| Finland | 01989-10-09October 9, 1989 | 01984-05-15May 15, 1984 | |
| France (claim) | 01960-09-16September 16, 1960 | ||
| Germany (claim) (rests since 1945) East Germany |
01981-03-03March 3, 1981 October 5, 1987 |
01979-02-05February 5, 1979 November 19, 1974 |
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| Greece | 01987-01-08January 8, 1987 | ||
| Guatemala | 01991-07-31July 31, 1991 | ||
| Hungary | 01984-01-27January 27, 1984 | ||
| India | 01983-09-12September 12, 1983 | 01983-08-19August 19, 1983 | |
| Italy | 01987-10-05October 5, 1987 | 01981-03-18March 18, 1981 | |
| Japan | 01960-08-04August 4, 1960 | ||
| Malaysia | 02011-10-31October 31, 2011 | ||
| Monaco | 02008-05-30May 30, 2008 | ||
| Netherlands | 01990-11-19November 19, 1990 | 01967-03-30March 30, 1967 | |
| New Zealand (claim) | 01960-11-01November 1, 1960 | ||
| North Korea | 01987-01-21January 21, 1987 | ||
| Norway (claim) | 01960-08-24August 24, 1960 | ||
| Pakistan | 02012-03-01March 1, 2012 | ||
| Peru | 01989-10-09October 9, 1989 | 01981-04-10April 10, 1981 | |
| Poland | 01977-01-29January 29, 1977 | 01961-06-23June 23, 1961 | |
| Portugal | 02010-01-29January 29, 2010 | ||
| Romania | 01971-09-15September 15, 1971 | ||
| Russia (as Soviet Union)** | 01960-06-21June 21, 1960 | ||
| Slovakia (as Czechoslovakia) | 01962-06-14June 14, 1962 | ||
| South Africa | 01960-06-21June 21, 1960 | ||
| South Korea | 01989-10-09October 9, 1989 | 01986-11-28November 28, 1986 | |
| Spain | 01988-09-21September 21, 1988 | 01982-03-31March 31, 1982 | |
| Sweden | 01988-09-21September 21, 1988 | 01984-03-24March 24, 1984 | |
| Switzerland | 01990-11-15November 15, 1990 | ||
| Turkey | 01996-01-25January 25, 1996 | ||
| Ukraine | 02004-05-27May 27, 2004 | 01992-10-28October 28, 1992 | |
| United Kingdom (claim)* | 01960-05-31May 31, 1960 | ||
| United States** | 01960-08-18August 18, 1960 | ||
| Uruguay | 01985-10-07October 7, 1985 | 01980-01-11January 11, 1980 | |
| Venezuela | 01999-05-24May 24, 1999 | ||
* Claims overlap.
** Reserved the right to claim areas.
Currently, there are 50 treaty member nations: 28 consultative and 22 acceding. Consultative (voting) members include the seven nations that claim portions of Antarctica as national territory. The 22 non-claimant nations either do not recognize the claims of others, or have not stated their positions.
Read more about this topic: Antarctic Treaty System
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