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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

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Original members are listed bold.

Member state Date of admission[1][2]
 Afghanistan 25 July 1960
 Albania 11 February 1991
 Algeria 3 July 1962
 Andorra 16 January 1998
 Angola 6 April 1979
 Argentina 20 October 1933
 Armenia 29 December 1997
 Australia 9 February 1925
 Austria 30 June 1928
 Azerbaijan 28 February 1995
 Bahamas 18 August 2010
 Bahrain 27 August 1993
 Bangladesh 15 October 1997
 Barbados 29 November 1999
 Belarus 25 February 1994
 Belgium 2 March 1928
 Belize 12 January 2002
 Benin [note 1] 14 March 1975
 Bhutan 14 December 1990
 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) [note 2] 6 May 1986
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 August 1994
 Botswana 20 June 1968
 Brazil 14 December 1928
 Brunei Darussalam 3 February 2004
 Bulgaria 11 January 1927
 Burkina Faso [note 3] 5 December 1961
 Burundi 11 October 1999
 Cabo Verde [note 4] 26 December 2006
 Cambodia [note 5] 3 April 1951
 Cameroon [note 6] 1 January 1960
 Canada 14 April 1959
 Central African Republic [note 7] 4 August 1959
 Chad 21 September 1959
 Chile 2 April 1962
 China 18 February 1992
 Colombia 2 January 1956
 Comoros 22 December 1993
 Democratic Republic of the Congo [note 8] 22 March 1948
 Congo [note 9] 20 June 1983
 Costa Rica 28 June 1993
 Côte d'Ivoire [note 10] 19 March 1962
 Croatia 13 January 1992
 Cuba 4 September 1972
 Curacao[4] 27 May 2017
 Cyprus 13 November 1961
 Czech Republic 15 March 1993
 Denmark 21 January 1925
 Djibouti 27 January 2003
 Dominican Republic 28 January 2003
 Ecuador
 Egypt 6 January 1927
 El Salvador 22 October 1997
 Equatorial Guinea 20 April 2002
 Eritrea 12 September 1994
 Estonia 13 January 1992
 Eswatini 23 November 1970
 Ethiopia 2 November 1977
 Fiji 18 May 2007
 Finland 12 January 1925
 France 11 June 1926
 Gabon 27 July 1959
 Gambia [note 11] 29 November 2004
 Georgia 30 September 1992
 Germany 16 February 1928
 Ghana 24 May 1971
 Greece 25 June 1929
 Guatemala 15 March 1999
 Guinea 23 May 1985
 Guinea-Bissau 7 August 2003
 Guyana 10 December 1996
 Haiti 28 January 1988
 Honduras 12 April 1994
 Hungary 2 March 1929
 Iceland 20 January 1995
 India 30 May 1924
 Indonesia 1 February 1954
 Iran (Islamic Republic of) [note 12] 24 February 1959
 Iraq 16 April 1928
 Ireland 30 May 1924
 Israel 24 January 1949
 Italy 23 May 1927
 Jamaica 15 October 1997
 Japan 27 January 1930
 Jordan 26 July 1961
 Kazakhstan [note 13] 23 April 1993
 Kenya 28 August 1964
 North Korea 2 March 2001
 South Korea 21 November 1953
 Kuwait 16 March 1988
 Kyrgyzstan 8 July 1992
 Lao People's Democratic Republic [note 14] 6 February 1951
 Latvia 29 May 1992
 Lebanon 1 October 1948
 Lesotho 22 June 1984
 Liberia 30 May 2014
 Libya[5][note 15] 7 April 1982
 Liechtenstein 1 January 2008
 Lithuania 21 October 1931
 Luxembourg 24 March 1928
 Madagascar [note 16] 26 June 1960
 Malawi 30 March 1984
 Malaysia 19 March 1970
 Maldives [note 17] 7 November 2007
 Mali 25 January 1961
 Malta 27 April 1989
 Mauritania 21 August 1959
 Mauritius 20 November 1985
 Mexico 7 December 1949
 Micronesia (Federated States of) 6 March 2009
 Republic of Moldova [note 18] 24 January 1995
 Monaco 3 March 1925
 Mongolia 4 May 1989
 Montenegro 10 August 2007
 Morocco 6 May 1925
 Mozambique 16 March 1949
 Myanmar [note 19] 24 August 1989
 Namibia 10 December 1990
   Nepal 12 March 1998
 Netherlands 26 August 1926
 New Caledonia 13 February 1950
 New Zealand 19 August 1924
 Nicaragua 8 February 2001
 Niger 7 July 1959
 Nigeria 20 June 1969
 North Macedonia 10 September 1993
 Norway 9 June 1947
 Oman 16 April 1984
 Pakistan 21 March 1949
 Panama 28 December 1977
 Papua New Guinea 16 July 2009
 Paraguay 12 December 1967
 Peru 16 March 1998
 Philippines [note 20] 29 November 1985
 Poland 18 February 1925
 Portugal 17 June 1926
 Qatar 6 May 1994
 Romania 16 July 1927
 Russian Federation 29 October 1927
 Rwanda 7 May 2002
 Saint Lucia 2018
 San Marino 9 April 2009
 Sao Tome and Principe [note 21] 8 May 2002
 Saudi Arabia 22 February 1971
 Senegal 22 February 1961
 Serbia 21 November 2002
 Seychelles 20 May 2010
 Sierra Leone 13 April 1970
 Singapore 2 November 1993
 Slovakia 3 May 1993
 Slovenia 30 December 1991
 Somalia 10 May 1974
 South Africa [note 22] 4 November 1936
 South Sudan 30 May 2014
 Spain 11 February 1927
 Sri Lanka [note 23] 12 March 1971
 Sudan 10 October 1959
 Suriname [note 24] 10 January 2002
 Sweden 17 September 1925
  Switzerland 6 July 1926
 Syrian Arab Republic 24 October 1986
 Chinese Taipei[note 25][6] 1 October 1954
 Tajikistan 21 September 1992
 United Republic of Tanzania 9 May 1967
 Thailand [note 26] 6 May 1927
 Timor-Leste 16 November 2010
 Togo 12 August 1968
 Trinidad and Tobago 18 May 1998
 Tunisia 14 February 1925
 Turkey 17 March 1930
 Turkmenistan 25 September 1992
 Uganda 10 August 1982
 Ukraine 16 June 1993
 United Arab Emirates 14 April 1980
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11 July 1925
 United States of America 29 July 1975
 Uruguay 23 May 1931
 Uzbekistan 9 October 1992
 Vanuatu 29 June 1981
 Venezuela 23 January 1948
 Vietnam 22 February 1951
 Yemen 15 July 1999
 Zambia 24 October 1964
 Zimbabwe 11 December 1961

Notes

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  1. ^ Benin: Name was changed from Dahomey on 1 December 1975.
  2. ^ Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Previously referred to as Bolivia.
  3. ^ Burkina Faso: Name was changed from Upper Volta on 6 August 1984.
  4. ^ Cabo Verde: Previously referred to as Cape Verde. On 24 October 2013, Cabo Verde requested that its name no longer be translated into different languages.[3]
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Gambia: Previously referred to as The Gambia.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Kazakhstan: Spelling was changed from Kazakstan on 20 June 1997.
  14. ^ Lao People's Democratic Republic: Name was changed from Laos on 2 December 1975.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Madagascar: Previously referred to as the Malagasy Republic.
  17. ^ Maldives: Previously referred to as the Maldive Islands.
  18. ^ Republic of Moldova: Previously referred to as Moldova.
  19. ^ Myanmar: Name was changed from Burma on 18 June 1989.
  20. ^ Philippines: Previously referred to as the Philippine Commonwealth (before becoming a republic in 1946) and as the Philippine Republic.
  21. ^ Sao Tome and Principe: The official UN designation lacks diacritics; however, the name is constitutionally defined as São Tomé and Príncipe, with diacritics.
  22. ^ South Africa: Previously referred to as the Union of South Africa (before becoming a republic in 1961).
  23. ^ Sri Lanka: Name was changed from Ceylon on 22 May 1972.
  24. ^ Suriname: Name was changed from Surinam on 23 January 1978.
  25. ^ Previously referred to as Republic of China (Taiwan). Name was changed to Taipei China in 1992, and to Chinese Taipei in 2007.
  26. ^ Thailand: Previously referred to as Siam.
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References

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  1. ^ "International Agreement for the creation of an Office International des Epizooties" (PDF). The Federal Council，Switzerland.
  2. ^ "New Member Countries of the OIE". OIE.
  3. ^ "Change of name – Cape Verde" (PDF). United Nations. 2013-10-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  4. ^ @OIEAnimalHealth (26 May 2017). "#OIE85SG The OIE welcomes its 181st Member Country, Curacao! The new Delegate Dr A. Dwarkasing receives the OIE fla…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Lederer, Edith M. (16 September 2011). "UN approves Libya seat for former rebels". Google News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  6. ^ Edwin Hsiao (31 May 2007). "OIE downgrades 'Chinese Taipei'". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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