Member states of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is an inter-governmental organisation whose 180 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, the Czechoslovak Republic, and Tunisia.

Original members are listed bold. The dates are those from the adhesion to the UN.

Member state	Date of admission
Afghanistan	21 July 1960
Albania	11 February 1991
Algeria	8 October 1962
Andorra	28 July 1993
Angola	1 December 1976
Argentina	25 January 1924
Armenia	2 March 1992
Australia	1 November 1945
Austria	14 December 1955
Azerbaijan	2 March 1992
Bahamas	18 September 1973
Bahrain	21 September 1971
Bangladesh	17 September 1974
Barbados	9 December 1966
Belarus	24 October 1945
Belgium	25 January 1924
Belize	25 September 1981
Benin [note 1]	20 September 1960
Bhutan	21 September 1971
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) [note 2]	14 November 1945
Bosnia and Herzegovina	22 May 1992
Botswana	17 October 1966
Brazil	25 January 1924
Brunei Darussalam	21 September 1984
Bulgaria	25 January 1924
Burkina Faso [note 3]	20 September 1960
Burundi	18 September 1962
Cabo Verde [note 4]	16 September 1975
Cambodia [note 5]	14 December 1955
Cameroon [note 6]	20 September 1960
Canada	9 November 1945
Central African Republic [note 7]	20 September 1960
Chad	20 September 1960
Chile	24 October 1945
China	24 October 1945
Colombia	5 November 1945
Comoros	12 November 1975
Congo [note 8]	20 September 1960
Costa Rica	2 November 1945
Côte d'Ivoire [note 9]	20 September 1960
Croatia	22 May 1992
Cuba	24 October 1945
Cyprus	20 September 1960
Czech Republic	25 January 1924
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	17 September 1991
Democratic Republic of the Congo [note 10]	20 September 1960
Denmark	25 January 1924
Djibouti	20 September 1977
Dominica	18 December 1978
Dominican Republic	24 October 1945
Ecuador	21 December 1945
Egypt	25 January 1924
El Salvador	24 October 1945
Equatorial Guinea	12 November 1968
Eritrea	28 May 1993
Estonia	17 September 1991
Ethiopia	13 November 1945
Fiji	13 October 1970
Finland	25 January 1924
France	25 January 1924
Gabon	20 September 1960
Gambia [note 11]	21 September 1965
Georgia	31 July 1992
Germany	18 September 1973
Ghana	8 March 1957
Greece	25 January 1924
Guatemala	25 January 1924
Guinea	12 December 1958
Guinea-Bissau	17 September 1974
Guyana	20 September 1966
Haiti	24 October 1945
Honduras	17 December 1945
Hungary	25 January 1924
Iceland	19 November 1946
India	30 October 1945
Indonesia	28 September 1950
Iran (Islamic Republic of) [note 12]	24 October 1945
Iraq	21 December 1945
Ireland	14 December 1955
Israel	11 May 1949
Italy	25 January 1924
Jamaica	18 September 1962
Japan	18 December 1956
Jordan	14 December 1955
Kazakhstan [note 13]	2 March 1992
Kenya	16 December 1963
Kuwait	14 May 1963
Kyrgyzstan	2 March 1992
Lao People's Democratic Republic [note 14]	14 December 1955
Latvia	17 September 1991
Lebanon	24 October 1945
Lesotho	17 October 1966
Liberia	2 November 1945
Libya[2][note 15]	14 December 1955
Liechtenstein	18 September 1990
Lithuania	17 September 1991
Luxembourg	25 January 1924
The Republic of Macedonia	8 April 1993
Madagascar [note 16]	20 September 1960
Malawi	1 December 1964
Malaysia	17 September 1957
Maldives [note 17]	21 September 1965
Mali	28 September 1960
Malta	1 December 1964
Mauritania	27 October 1961
Mauritius	24 April 1968
Mexico	25 January 1924
Micronesia (Federated States of)	17 September 1991
Mongolia	27 October 1961
Montenegro	28 June 2006
Morocco	25 January 1924
Mozambique	16 September 1975
Myanmar [note 18]	19 April 1948
Namibia	23 April 1990
Nepal	14 December 1955
Netherlands	25 January 1924
New Caledonia	25 January 1929
New Zealand	24 October 1945
Nicaragua	24 October 1945
Niger	20 September 1960
Nigeria	7 October 1960
Norway	27 November 1945
Oman	7 October 1971
Pakistan	30 September 1947
Panama	13 November 1945
Papua New Guinea	10 October 1975
Paraguay	24 October 1945
Peru	25 January 1924
Philippines [note 19]	24 October 1945
Poland	25 January 1924
Portugal	25 January 1924
Qatar	21 September 1971
Republic of Korea	17 September 1991
Republic of Moldova [note 20]	2 March 1992
Romania	25 January 1924
Russian Federation	24 October 1945
Rwanda	18 September 1962
San Marino	2 March 1992
Sao Tome and Principe [note 21]	16 September 1975
Saudi Arabia	24 October 1945
Senegal	28 September 1960
Serbia	1 November 2000
Seychelles	21 September 1976
Sierra Leone	27 September 1961
Singapore	21 September 1965
Slovakia	25 January 1924
Slovenia	22 May 1992
Somalia	20 September 1960
South Africa [note 22]	7 November 1945
South Sudan	14 July 2011
Spain	25 January 1924
Sri Lanka [note 23]	14 December 1955
Sudan	12 November 1956
Suriname [note 24]	4 December 1975
Swaziland	24 September 1968
Sweden	25 January 1924
Switzerland	25 January 1924
Syrian Arab Republic	24 October 1945
Tajikistan	2 March 1992
Thailand [note 25]	25 January 1924
Timor-Leste	27 September 2002
Togo	20 September 1960
Trinidad and Tobago	18 September 1962
Tunisia	25 January 1924
Turkey	24 October 1945
Turkmenistan	2 March 1992
Uganda	25 October 1962
Ukraine	24 October 1945
United Arab Emirates	9 December 1971
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	25 January 1924
United Republic of Tanzania	14 December 1961
United States of America	24 October 1945
Uruguay	18 December 1945
Uzbekistan	2 March 1992
Vanuatu	15 September 1981
Venezuela	15 September 1981
Vietnam	20 September 1977
Yemen	30 September 1947
Zambia	1 December 1964
Zimbabwe	25 August 1980

Notes

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.^[1]
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. 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).
9. 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.
10. 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.
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. Myanmar: Name was changed from Burma on 18 June 1989.
19. Philippines: Previously referred to as the Philippine Commonwealth (before becoming a republic in 1946) and as the Philippine Republic.
20. Republic of Moldova: Previously referred to as Moldova.
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. Thailand: Previously referred to as Siam.

External links

• World Organisation for Animal Health
  • About Member countries

References

1. "Change of name – Cape Verde" (PDF). United Nations. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
2. Lederer, Edith M. (16 September 2011). "UN approves Libya seat for former rebels". Google News. Associated Press. Retrieved 16 September 2011.