MEMBERSHIP OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 167 Appendices MEMBERSHIP OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 169 Appendix 1 MEMBERS OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (at 31 May 2009) The Members and Associate Members of the World Health Organization are listed below, with the date on which each became a party to the Consti- tution or the date of admission to associate membership. Afghanistan . 19 April 1948 Albania* . 26 May 1947 Algeria* . 8 November 1962 Andorra . 15 January 1997 Angola . 15 May 1976 Antigua and Barbuda* . 12 March 1984 Argentina* . 22 October 1948 Armenia . 4 May 1992 Australia* . 2 February 1948 Austria* . 30 June 1947 Azerbaijan . 2 October 1992 Bahamas* . 1 April 1974 Bahrain* . 2 November 1971 Bangladesh . 19 May 1972 Barbados* . 25 April 1967 Belarus* . 7 April 1948 Belgium* . 25 June 1948 Belize . 23 August 1990 Benin . 20 September 1960 Bhutan . 8 March 1982 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) . 23 December 1949 Bosnia and Herzegovina* . 10 September 1992 Botswana* . 26 February 1975 Brazil* . 2 June 1948 Brunei Darussalam . 25 March 1985 Bulgaria* . 9 June 1948 Burkina Faso* . 4 October 1960 Burundi . 22 October 1962 Cambodia* . 17 May 1950 Cameroon* . 6 May 1960 Canada . 29 August 1946 Cape Verde . 5 January 1976 Central African Republic* . 20 September 1960 Chad . 1 January 1961 Chile* . 15 October 1948 China* . 22 July 1946 Colombia . 14 May 1959 Comoros . 9 December 1975 Congo . 26 October 1960 __________ * Member States that have acceded to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies and its Annex VII. – 169 – Appendices 170 BASIC DOCUMENTS Cook Islands . 9 May 1984 Costa Rica . 17 March 1949 Côte d'Ivoire* . 28 October 1960 Croatia* . 11 June 1992 Cuba* . 9 May 1950 Cyprus* . 16 January 1961 Czech Republic* . 22 January 1993 Democratic People's Republic of Korea . 19 May 1973 Democratic Republic of the Congo* . 24 February 1961 Denmark* . 19 April 1948 Djibouti . 10 March 1978 Dominica* . 13 August 1981 Dominican Republic. 21 June 1948 Ecuador* . 1 March 1949 Egypt* . 16 December 1947 El Salvador . 22 June 1948 Equatorial Guinea. 5 May 1980 Eritrea . 24 July 1993 Estonia* . 31 March 1993 Ethiopia . 11 April 1947 Fiji* . 1 January 1972 Finland* . 7 October 1947 France* . 16 June 1948 Gabon* . 21 November 1960 Gambia* . 26 April 1971 Georgia* . 26 May 1992 Germany* . 29 May 1951 Ghana* . 8 April 1957 Greece* . 12 March 1948 Grenada . 4 December 1974 Guatemala* . 26 August 1949 Guinea* . 19 May 1959 Guinea-Bissau. 29 July 1974 Guyana* . 27 September 1966 Haiti* . 12 August 1947 Honduras . 8 April 1949 Hungary* . 17 June 1948 Iceland* . 17 June 1948 India* . 12 January 1948 Indonesia* . 23 May 1950 Iran (Islamic Republic of)* . 23 November 1946 Iraq* . 23 September 1947 Ireland* . 20 October 1947 Israel . 21 June 1949 Italy* . 11 April 1947 Jamaica* . 21 March 1963 Japan* . 16 May 1951 Jordan* . 7 April 1947 Kazakhstan . 19 August 1992 Kenya* . 27 January 1964 Kiribati . 26 July 1984 Kuwait* . 9 May 1960 Kyrgyzstan . ..