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State Party Region Number of WH Properties Response Received Number of WH Response State Party Region Properties received Afghanistan Asia and the Pacific 2 Albania Europe and North America 2 X Algeria Arab States 7 Andorra Europe and North America 1 X Angola Africa 0 Antigua and Barbuda Latin America and the Caribbean 1 Argentina Latin America and the Caribbean 10 Armenia Europe and North America 3 X Australia Asia and the Pacific 19 X Austria Europe and North America 9 X Azerbaijan Europe and North America 2 Bahamas Latin America and the Caribbean 0 Bahrain Arab States 2 Bangladesh Asia and the Pacific 3 X Barbados Latin America and the Caribbean 1 Belarus Europe and North America 4 X Belgium Europe and North America 12 Belize Latin America and the Caribbean 1 Benin Africa 1 Bhutan Asia and the Pacific 0 Bolivia (Plurinational State of Latin America and the Caribbean 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe and North America 3 Botswana Africa 2 Brazil Latin America and the Caribbean 20 Brunei Darussalam Asia and the Pacific 0 Bulgaria Europe and North America 9 X Burkina Faso Africa 1 Burundi Africa 0 Cabo Verde Africa 1 X Cambodia Asia and the Pacific 2 Cameroon Africa 2 Canada Europe and North America 18 X Central African Republic Africa 2 Chad Africa 2 X Chile Latin America and the Caribbean 6 China Asia and the Pacific 50 Colombia Latin America and the Caribbean 8 X Comoros Africa 0 Congo Africa 1 Cook Islands Asia and the Pacific 0 Costa Rica Latin America and the Caribbean 4 Côte d'Ivoire Africa 4 X Croatia Europe and North America 8 Cuba Latin America and the Caribbean 9 Cyprus Europe and North America 3 X Czechia Europe and North America 12 X Democratic People's Republic of Korea Asia and the Pacific 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa 5 Denmark Europe and North America 8 Djibouti Africa 0 Dominica Latin America and the Caribbean 1 Dominican Republic Latin America and the Caribbean 1 Ecuador Latin America and the Caribbean 5 X Egypt Arab States 7 El Salvador Latin America and the Caribbean 1 X Equatorial Guinea Africa 0 Eritrea Africa 0 Estonia Europe and North America 2 Ethiopia Africa 9 Fiji Asia and the Pacific 1 Number of WH Response State Party Region Properties received Finland * Europe and North America 7 France * Europe and North America 42 Gabon Africa 1 Gambia (the Africa 2 X Georgia Europe and North America 3 X Germany Europe and North America 41 X Ghana Africa 2 Greece Europe and North America 18 Grenada Latin America and the Caribbean 0 Guatemala Latin America and the Caribbean 3 Guinea Africa 1 Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Guyana Latin America and the Caribbean 0 Haiti Latin America and the Caribbean 1 Holy See Europe and North America 2 Honduras Latin America and the Caribbean 2 Hungary Europe and North America 8 X Iceland Europe and North America 2 India Asia and the Pacific 35 Indonesia Asia and the Pacific 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of Asia and the Pacific 21 Iraq Arab States 5 X Ireland Europe and North America 2 X Israel Europe and North America 9 Italy Europe and North America 51 X Jamaica Latin America and the Caribbean 1 Japan Asia and the Pacific 20 X Jordan Arab States 5 Kazakhstan Asia and the Pacific 5 Kenya Africa 6 Kiribati Asia and the Pacific 1 Kuwait Arab States 0 Kyrgyzstan Asia and the Pacific 3 X Lao People's Democratic Republic Asia and the Pacific 2 Latvia Europe and North America 2 X Lebanon Arab States 5 Lesotho Africa 1 Liberia Africa 0 Libya Arab States 5 Lithuania Europe and North America 4 X Luxembourg Europe and North America 1 X Madagascar Africa 3 Malawi Africa 2 X Malaysia Asia and the Pacific 4 X Maldives Asia and the Pacific 0 Mali Africa 4 Malta Europe and North America 3 Marshall Islands Asia and the Pacific 1 Mauritania Arab States 2 Mauritius Africa 2 Mexico Latin America and the Caribbean 34 X Micronesia (Federated States of Asia and the Pacific 1 Monaco Europe and North America 0 Mongolia Asia and the Pacific 4 Montenegro Europe and North America 3 Morocco Arab States 9 X Mozambique Africa 1 Myanmar Asia and the Pacific 1 X Namibia Africa 2 X Nepal Asia and the Pacific 4 Number of WH Response State Party Region Properties received Netherlands Europe and North America 10 New Zealand Asia and the Pacific 3 X Nicaragua Latin America and the Caribbean 2 Niger Africa 3 Nigeria Africa 2 X Niue Asia and the Pacific 0 Norway Europe and North America 8 X Oman Arab States 4 Pakistan Asia and the Pacific 6 Palau Asia and the Pacific 1 Palestine Arab States 2 Panama Latin America and the Caribbean 5 Papua New Guinea Asia and the Pacific 1 Paraguay Latin America and the Caribbean 1 X Peru Latin America and the Caribbean 12 Philippines Asia and the Pacific 6 X Poland Europe and North America 14 X Portugal Europe and North America 15 X Qatar Arab States 1 X Republic of Korea Asia and the Pacific 12 Republic of Moldova Europe and North America 1 Romania Europe and North America 7 X Russian Federation Europe and North America 26 Rwanda Africa 0 Saint Kitts and Nevis Latin America and the Caribbean 1 Saint Lucia Latin America and the Caribbean 1 X Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Latin America and the Caribbean 0 Samoa Asia and the Pacific 0 San Marino Europe and North America 1 Sao Tome and Principe Africa 0 Saudi Arabia Arab States 4 X Senegal Africa 7 Serbia Europe and North America 5 Seychelles Africa 2 X Sierra Leone Africa 0 Singapore Asia and the Pacific 1 X Slovakia Europe and North America 7 X Slovenia Europe and North America 3 Solomon Islands Asia and the Pacific 1 South Africa Africa 8 South Sudan Africa 0 Spain * Europe and North America 45 Sri Lanka Asia and the Pacific 8 Sudan Arab States 3 Suriname Latin America and the Caribbean 2 Swaziland Africa 0 Sweden Europe and North America 15 X Switzerland Europe and North America 12 X Syrian Arab Republic Arab States 6 Tajikistan Asia and the Pacific 2 Thailand Asia and the Pacific 5 X the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Europe and North America 1 X Timor-Leste Asia and the Pacific 0 Togo Africa 1 X Tonga Asia and the Pacific 0 Trinidad and Tobago Latin America and the Caribbean 0 Tunisia Arab States 8 Turkey Europe and North America 16 X Turkmenistan Asia and the Pacific 3 Uganda Africa 3 X Number of WH Response State Party Region Properties received Ukraine Europe and North America 7 X United Arab Emirates Arab States 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Europe and North America 30 X United Republic of Tanzania Africa 7 X United States of America Europe and North America 23 X Uruguay Latin America and the Caribbean 2 Uzbekistan Asia and the Pacific 5 Vanuatu Asia and the Pacific 1 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of Latin America and the Caribbean 3 Viet Nam Asia and the Pacific 8 X Yemen Arab States 4 Zambia Africa 1 Zimbabwe Africa 5 * Retained communication received.
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