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BILATERAL
AND MULTILATERAL RELATIONS
OF THE HOLY SEE
The Holy See has Diplomatic Relations with the following States:
1. Albania
2. Algeria
3. Andorra
4. Angola
5.
Antigua and Barbuda
6. Argentina
7. Armenia
8. Australia
9. Austria
10.
Azerbaijan
11. Bahamas, The
12. Bahrain
13. Bangladesh
14. Barbados
15. Belarus
16.
Belgium
17. Belize
18. Benin
19. Bolivia
20. Bosnia
and Hercegovina
21. Brazil
22. Bulgaria
23. Burkina Faso
24. Burundi
25.
Cambodia
26. Cameroon
27. Canada
28. Cape Verde
29. Central African
Republic
30. Chad
31. Chile
32. China
33. Colombia
34. Cook
Islands
35. Congo,
Democratic Republic of the
36. Congo, Republic of the
37. Costa Rica
38.
Croatia
39. Cuba
40. Cyprus
41. Czech Republic
42. Denmark
43.
Djibouti
44. Dominica
45. Dominican Republic
46. Ecuador
47. Egypt
48.
El Salvador
49. Equatorial Guinea
50. Eritrea
51. Estonia
52.
Ethiopia
53. Fiji
54. Finland
55. France
56. Gabon
57. Gambia,
The
58. Georgia
59. Germany
60. Ghana
61. Greece
62. Grenada
63.
Guatemala
64. Guinea
65. Guinea Bissau
66. Guyana
67. Haiti
68.
Honduras
69. Hungary
70. Iceland
71. India
72. Indonesia
73. Iran
74.
Iraq
75. Ireland
76. Israel
77. Italy
78. Ivory Coast
79. Jamaica
80.
Japan
81. Jordan
82. Kazakhstan
83. Kenya
84. Kiribati
85. Korea,
Republic of
86. Kuwait
87. Kyrgyzstan
88. Latvia
89. Lebanon
90.
Lesotho
91. Liberia
92. Libya
93. Liechtenstein
94. Lithuania
95.
Luxembourg
96. Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
97. Madagascar
98.
Malawi
99. Mali
100. Malta
101. Marshall Islands
102. Mauritius
103.
Mexico
104. Micronesia, Federated States of
105. Morocco
106. Moldova
107.
Monaco
108. Mongolia
109. Mozambique
110. Namibia
111. Nauru
112.
Nepal
113. Netherlands
114. New Zealand
115. Nicaragua
116. Niger
117.
Nigeria
118. Norway
119. Pakistan
120. Palau
121. Panama
122.
Papua New Guinea
123. Paraguay
124. Peru
125. Philippines
126.
Poland
127. Portugal
128. Romania
129. Rwanda
130. Saint Kitts and
Nevis
131. Saint Lucia
132. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
133. Samoa
134.
San Marino
135. Sao Tome and Principe
136. Senegal
137. Seychelles
138.
Sierra Leone
139. Singapore
140. Slovakia
141. Slovenia
142. Solomon
Islands
143. South Africa
144. Spain
145. Sri Lanka
146. Sudan
147.
Suriname
148. Swaziland
149. Sweden
150. Switzerland
151. Syria
152.
Tajikistan
153. Tanzania
154. Thailand
155. Togo
156. Tonga
157.
Trinidad and Tobago
158. Tunisia
159. Turkey
160. Turkmenistan
161.
Uganda
162. Ukraine
163. United Kingdom
164. United States
165.
Uruguay
166. Uzbekistan
167. Vanuatu
168. Venezuela
169. Yemen
170.
Yugoslavia
171. Zambia
172. Zimbabwe
The Holy See has Diplomatic Relations also with the European
Union and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
The Holy See has relations of a special nature with the Russian
Federation and with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
The Holy See participates in various International
Intergovernmental Organizations and Bodies, including:
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CTBTO
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Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty
Organization, Vienna, Member
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| FAO
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United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Observer
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| IAEA
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International Atomic Energy
Agency, Vienna, Member
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| ICAO
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International Civil Aviation Organization, Montreal, Observer on informal
basis
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ICMM
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International Committee of Military Medicine, Brussels, Member
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| IFAD
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International Fund for Agricultural Development, Rome, Observer
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| IGC
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International Grains Council, London, Member also in the name and on
behalf of Vatican City State
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| ILO
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International Labour Organization, Geneva, Observer
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| IMO
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International Maritime Organization, London, Observer on informal basis
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| INTELSAT
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International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, Washington, Member
also in the name and on behalf of Vatican City State
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| IOM
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International Organization for Migration, Geneva, Observer
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| ISDR
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International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, Geneva, Observer on
informal basis
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| ITU
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International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Member also in the name and
on behalf of Vatican City State
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| LU
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Latin Union, Paris, Observer
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| OPCW
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Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, The Hague, Member
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| UNCHS/Habitat
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United Nations Centre for Human Settlements, Nairobi, Observer
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| UNCOPUOS
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United Nations Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space, Vienna, Observer
on informal basis
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| UNCSD
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United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, New York, Observer
on informal basis
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| UNCTAD
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva, Member
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| UNDCP
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United Nations International Drug Control Programme, Vienna, Observer
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| UNEP
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United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Observer
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| UNESCO
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, Observer
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| UNHCR
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, Member
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| UNIDO
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United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna, Observer
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UNO
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United Nations Organization, New York, Geneva, Vienna, Observer
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| UNIDROIT
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International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Rome, Member
also in the name and on behalf of Vatican City State
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| UPU
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Universal Postal Union, Bern,
Member also in the
name and on behalf of Vatican City State
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| WFP
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World Food Programme, Rome, Observer
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WHO
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World Health Organization, Geneva, Observer
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| WIPO
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World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Member
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| WMO
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World Meterological Organizations, Geneva, Observer on
informal basis
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| WTO
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World Trade Organization, Geneva, Observer
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WTO
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World Tourist Organization, Madrid,
Observer
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The Holy See participates in various Regional Intergovernmental
Organizations and Bodies, including:
| AALCC
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African Asian Legal Consultative Committee, New Delhi,
Observer
on informal basis
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| AL
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Arab League, Cairo, Delegate
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CEPT
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European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications,
Administrations,
Member also in the name and on behalf of Vatican City
State
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| CE
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Council of Europe, Strasbourg,
Observer
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| CDCC
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Council for Cultural Co-operation of the Council of
Europe, Strasbourg,
Member
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| EUTELSAT
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European Telecommunications Satellite Organization,
Paris,
Member also in the name and on behalf of Vatican City State
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| OAS
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Organization of American States, Washington, Observer
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| OAU
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Organization of African Unity, Addis Ababa, Observer
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| OSCE
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe,
Vienna, Member
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| OSCE PA
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Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security
and Co-operation in Europe,
Guest of Honour
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(Updated on 1 February 2001)
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