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Other Treaties > Contracting Parties/Signatories > United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Total Members: 169)
Contracting Parties/Signatories Signature Instrument In Force Details
Afghanistan March 18, 1983
Albania Accession : June 23, 2003 July 23, 2003
Algeria December 10, 1982 Ratification : June 11, 1996 July 11, 1996 Details
Angola December 10, 1982 Ratification : December 5, 1990 November 16, 1994 Details
Antigua and Barbuda February 7, 1983 Ratification : February 2, 1989 November 16, 1994
Argentina October 5, 1984 Ratification : December 1, 1995 December 31, 1995 Details
Armenia Accession : December 9, 2002 January 8, 2003
Australia December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 29, 1994 November 16, 1994 Details
Austria December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 14, 1995 August 13, 1995 Details
Azerbaijan Accession : June 16, 2016 July 16, 2016
Bahamas December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 29, 1983 November 16, 1994
Bahrain December 10, 1982 Ratification : May 30, 1985 November 16, 1994
Bangladesh December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 27, 2001 August 26, 2001 Details
Barbados December 10, 1982 Ratification : October 12, 1993 November 16, 1994
Belarus December 10, 1982 Ratification : August 30, 2006 September 29, 2006 Details
Belgium December 5, 1984 Ratification : November 13, 1998 December 13, 1998 Details
Belize December 10, 1982 Ratification : August 13, 1983 November 16, 1994 Details
Benin August 30, 1983 Ratification : October 16, 1997 November 15, 1997 Details
Bhutan December 10, 1982
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) November 27, 1984 Ratification : April 28, 1995 May 28, 1995 Details
Bosnia and Herzegovina Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 12, 1994 November 16, 1994 Details
Botswana December 5, 1984 Ratification : May 2, 1990 November 16, 1994
Brazil December 10, 1982 Ratification : December 22, 1988 November 16, 1994 Details
Brunei Darussalam December 5, 1984 Ratification : November 5, 1996 December 5, 1996
Bulgaria December 10, 1982 Ratification : May 15, 1996 June 14, 1996 Details
Burkina Faso December 10, 1982 Ratification : January 25, 2005 February 24, 2005
Burundi December 10, 1982
Cabo Verde December 10, 1982 Ratification : August 10, 1987 November 16, 1994 Details
Cambodia July 1, 1983
Cameroon December 10, 1982 Ratification : November 19, 1985 November 16, 1994
Canada December 10, 1982 Ratification : November 7, 2003 December 7, 2003 Details
Central African Republic December 4, 1984
Chad December 10, 1982 Ratification : August 14, 2009 September 13, 2009
Chile December 10, 1982 Ratification : August 25, 1997 September 24, 1997 Details
China December 10, 1982 Ratification : June 7, 1996 July 7, 1996 Details
Colombia December 10, 1982
Comoros December 6, 1984 Ratification : June 21, 1994 November 16, 1994
Congo December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 9, 2008 August 8, 2008 Details
Cook Islands December 10, 1982 Ratification : February 15, 1995 March 17, 1995
Costa Rica December 10, 1982 Ratification : September 21, 1992 November 16, 1994 Details
Croatia Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 5, 1995 November 16, 1994 Details
Cuba December 10, 1982 Ratification : August 15, 1984 November 16, 1994 Details
Cyprus December 10, 1982 Ratification : December 12, 1988 November 16, 1994
Czech Republic February 22, 1993 Ratification : June 21, 1996 July 21, 1996 Details
Côte d'Ivoire December 10, 1982 Ratification : March 26, 1984 November 16, 1994
Democratic People's Republic of Korea December 10, 1982
Democratic Republic of the Congo August 22, 1983 Ratification : February 17, 1989 November 16, 1994 Details
Denmark December 10, 1982 Ratification : November 16, 2004 December 16, 2004 Details
Djibouti December 10, 1982 Ratification : October 8, 1991 November 16, 1994
Dominica March 28, 1983 Ratification : October 24, 1991 November 16, 1994
Dominican Republic December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 10, 2009 August 10, 2009
Ecuador Accession : September 24, 2012 October 24, 2012 Details
Egypt December 10, 1982 Ratification : August 26, 1983 November 16, 1994 Details
El Salvador December 5, 1984
Equatorial Guinea January 30, 1984 Ratification : July 21, 1997 August 20, 1997 Details
Estonia Accession : August 26, 2005 September 25, 2005 Details
Eswatini January 18, 1984 Ratification : September 24, 2012 October 24, 2012
Ethiopia December 10, 1982 Details
European Union (EU) December 7, 1984 Ratification : April 1, 1998 May 1, 1998 Details
Fiji December 10, 1982 Ratification : December 10, 1982 November 16, 1994 Details
Finland December 10, 1982 Ratification : June 21, 1996 July 21, 1996 Details
France December 10, 1982 Ratification : April 11, 1996 May 11, 1996 Details
Gabon December 10, 1982 Ratification : March 11, 1998 April 10, 1998 Details
Gambia December 10, 1982 Ratification : May 22, 1984 November 16, 1994
Georgia Accession : March 21, 1996 April 20, 1996
Germany Accession : October 14, 1994 November 16, 1994 Details
Ghana December 10, 1982 Ratification : June 7, 1983 November 16, 1994 Details
Greece December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 21, 1995 August 20, 1995 Details
Grenada December 10, 1982 Ratification : April 25, 1991 November 16, 1994
Guatemala July 8, 1983 Ratification : February 11, 1997 March 13, 1997 Details
Guinea October 4, 1984 Ratification : September 6, 1985 November 16, 1994 Details
Guinea-Bissau December 10, 1982 Ratification : August 25, 1986 November 16, 1994 Details
Guyana December 10, 1982 Ratification : November 16, 1993 November 16, 1994
Haiti December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 31, 1996 August 30, 1996
Honduras December 10, 1982 Ratification : October 5, 1993 November 16, 1994 Details
Hungary December 10, 1982 Ratification : February 2, 2002 March 7, 2002 Details
Iceland December 10, 1982 Ratification : June 21, 1985 November 16, 1994 Details
India December 10, 1982 Ratification : June 29, 1995 July 29, 1995 Details
Indonesia December 10, 1982 Ratification : February 3, 1986 November 16, 1994
Iran (Islamic Republic of) December 10, 1982 Details
Iraq December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 30, 1985 November 16, 1994 Details
Ireland December 10, 1982 Ratification : June 21, 1996 July 21, 1996 Details
Israel Details
Italy December 7, 1984 Ratification : January 13, 1995 February 12, 1995 Details
Jamaica December 10, 1982 Ratification : March 21, 1983 November 16, 1994
Japan February 7, 1983 Ratification : June 20, 1996 July 20, 1996
Jordan Accession : November 27, 1995 December 27, 1995
Kenya December 10, 1982 Ratification : March 2, 1989 November 16, 1994 Details
Kiribati Accession : February 24, 2003 March 26, 2003 Details
Kuwait December 10, 1982 Ratification : May 2, 1986 November 16, 1994 Details
Kyrgyzstan Accession : September 20, 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic December 10, 1982 Ratification : June 5, 1998 July 5, 1998
Latvia Accession : December 23, 2004 January 22, 2005 Details
Lebanon December 7, 1984 Ratification : January 5, 1995 February 4, 1995
Lesotho December 10, 1982 Ratification : May 31, 2007 June 30, 2007
Liberia December 10, 1982 Ratification : September 25, 2008 October 25, 2008
Libya December 3, 1984
Liechtenstein November 30, 1984
Lithuania Accession : November 12, 2003 December 12, 2003 Details
Luxembourg December 5, 1984 Ratification : October 5, 2000 November 4, 2000 Details
Madagascar February 25, 1983 Ratification : August 22, 2001 September 21, 2001 Details
Malawi December 7, 1984 Ratification : September 28, 2010 October 28, 2010
Malaysia December 10, 1982 Ratification : October 14, 1996 November 13, 1996 Details
Maldives December 10, 1982 Ratification : September 7, 2000 October 7, 2000
Mali October 19, 1983 Ratification : July 16, 1985 November 16, 1994 Details
Malta December 10, 1982 Ratification : May 20, 1993 November 16, 1994 Details
Marshall Islands Accession : August 9, 1991 November 16, 1994
Mauritania December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 17, 1996 August 16, 1996
Mauritius December 10, 1982 Ratification : November 4, 1994 November 16, 1994 Details
Mexico December 10, 1982 Ratification : March 18, 1983 November 16, 1994 Details
Micronesia (Federated States of) Accession : April 29, 1991 November 16, 1994
Monaco December 10, 1982 Ratification : March 20, 1996 April 19, 1996
Mongolia December 10, 1982 Ratification : August 13, 1996 September 12, 1996
Montenegro Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 23, 2006 June 3, 2006 Details
Morocco December 10, 1982 Ratification : May 31, 2007 June 30, 2007 Details
Mozambique December 10, 1982 Ratification : March 13, 1997 April 12, 1997
Myanmar December 10, 1982 Ratification : May 21, 1996 June 20, 1996 Details
Namibia December 10, 1982 Ratification : April 18, 1983 November 16, 1994
Nauru December 10, 1982 Ratification : January 23, 1996 February 22, 1996
Nepal December 10, 1982 Ratification : November 2, 1998 December 2, 1998
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) December 10, 1982 Ratification : June 28, 1996 July 28, 1996 Details
New Zealand December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 19, 1996 August 18, 1996
Nicaragua December 9, 1984 Ratification : May 3, 2000 June 2, 2000 Details
Niger December 10, 1982 Ratification : August 7, 2013 September 6, 2013
Nigeria December 10, 1982 Ratification : August 14, 1986 November 16, 1994 Details
Niue December 5, 1984 Ratification : October 11, 2006 November 10, 2006
North Macedonia Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 19, 1994 November 16, 1994 Details
Norway December 10, 1982 Ratification : June 24, 1996 July 24, 1996 Details
Oman July 1, 1983 Ratification : August 17, 1989 November 16, 1994 Details
Pakistan December 10, 1982 Ratification : February 26, 1997 March 28, 1997 Details
Palau Accession : September 30, 1996 October 30, 1996 Details
Palestine Accession : January 2, 2015 February 1, 2015
Panama December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 1, 1996 July 31, 1996 Details
Papua New Guinea December 10, 1982 Ratification : January 14, 1997 February 13, 1997
Paraguay December 10, 1982 Ratification : September 26, 1986 November 16, 1994
Philippines December 10, 1982 Ratification : May 8, 1984 November 16, 1994 Details
Poland December 10, 1982 Ratification : November 13, 1998 December 13, 1998
Portugal December 10, 1982 Ratification : November 3, 1997 December 3, 1997 Details
Qatar November 27, 1984 Ratification : December 9, 2002 January 8, 2003 Details
Republic of Korea March 14, 1983 Ratification : January 29, 1996 February 28, 1996 Details
Republic of Moldova Accession : February 6, 2007 March 8, 2007 Details
Romania December 10, 1982 Ratification : December 17, 1996 January 16, 1997 Details
Russian Federation December 10, 1982 Ratification : March 12, 1997 April 11, 1997 Details
Rwanda December 10, 1982 Ratification : May 18, 2023 June 17, 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis December 7, 1984 Ratification : January 7, 1993 November 16, 1994
Saint Lucia December 10, 1982 Ratification : March 27, 1985 November 16, 1994
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines December 10, 1982 Ratification : October 1, 1993 November 16, 1994 Details
Samoa September 28, 1984 Ratification : August 14, 1995 September 13, 1995
San Marino Accession : July 19, 2024
Sao Tome and Principe July 13, 1983 Ratification : November 3, 1987 November 16, 1994 Details
Saudi Arabia December 7, 1984 Ratification : April 24, 1996 May 24, 1996 Details
Senegal December 10, 1982 Ratification : October 25, 1984 November 16, 1994
Serbia December 10, 1982 Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 12, 2001 November 16, 1994 Details
Seychelles December 10, 1982 Ratification : September 16, 1991 November 16, 1994
Sierra Leone December 10, 1982 Ratification : December 12, 1994 January 11, 1995
Singapore December 10, 1982 Ratification : November 17, 1994 December 17, 1994 Details
Slovakia May 28, 1993 Ratification : May 8, 1996 June 7, 1996 Details
Slovenia Declaration/Notification of Succession : June 16, 1995 November 16, 1994 Details
Solomon Islands December 10, 1982 Ratification : June 23, 1997 July 23, 1997
Somalia December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 24, 1989 November 16, 1994
South Africa December 5, 1984 Ratification : December 23, 1997 January 22, 1998 Details
Spain December 4, 1984 Ratification : January 15, 1997 February 14, 1997 Details
Sri Lanka December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 19, 1994 November 16, 1994
Sudan December 10, 1982 Ratification : January 23, 1985 November 16, 1994 Details
Suriname December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 9, 1998 August 8, 1998
Sweden December 10, 1982 Ratification : June 25, 1996 July 25, 1996 Details
Switzerland October 17, 1984 Ratification : May 1, 2009 May 31, 2009 Details
Thailand December 10, 1982 Ratification : May 15, 2011 June 14, 2011 Details
Timor-Leste Accession : January 8, 2013 February 7, 2013 Details
Togo December 10, 1982 Ratification : April 16, 1985 November 16, 1994 Details
Tonga Accession : August 2, 1995 September 1, 1995
Trinidad and Tobago December 10, 1982 Ratification : April 25, 1986 November 16, 1994 Details
Tunisia December 10, 1982 Ratification : April 24, 1985 November 16, 1994 Details
Tuvalu December 10, 1982 Ratification : December 9, 2002 January 8, 2003
Uganda December 10, 1982 Ratification : November 9, 1990 November 16, 1994
Ukraine December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 26, 1999 August 25, 1999 Details
United Arab Emirates December 10, 1982
United Kingdom Accession : July 25, 1997 August 24, 1997 Details
United Republic of Tanzania December 10, 1982 Ratification : September 30, 1985 November 16, 1994 Details
Uruguay December 10, 1982 Ratification : December 10, 1992 November 16, 1994 Details
Vanuatu December 10, 1982 Ratification : August 10, 1999 September 9, 1999
Viet Nam December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 25, 1994 November 16, 1994 Details
Yemen December 10, 1982 Ratification : July 21, 1987 November 16, 1994 Details
Zambia December 10, 1982 Ratification : March 7, 1983 November 16, 1994
Zimbabwe December 10, 1982 Ratification : February 24, 1993 November 16, 1994