Disarmament Treaties Database: Antarctic Treaty

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Antarctic Treaty

Signed at Washington: 1 December 1959

Entered into force: 23 June 1961

Depositary: Government of the United States of America

State	Signature	Deposit	Deposit Type
Argentina	1 December 1959	23 June 1961	Ratification
Australia	1 December 1959	23 June 1961 *	Ratification
Austria		25 August 1987	Accession
Belarus		27 December 2006	Accession
Belgium	1 December 1959	26 July 1960	Ratification
Brazil		16 May 1975	Accession
Bulgaria		11 September 1978	Accession
Canada		4 May 1988	Accession
Chile	1 December 1959	23 June 1961	Ratification
China		8 June 1983	Accession
Colombia		31 January 1989	Accession
Cuba		16 August 1984	Accession
Czech Republic		1 January 1993 *	Succession
Democratic People's Republic of Korea		21 January 1987	Accession
Denmark		20 May 1965	Accession
Ecuador		15 September 1987	Accession
Estonia		17 May 2001	Accession
Finland		15 May 1984	Accession
France	1 December 1959	16 September 1960	Ratification
Germany		5 February 1979 *	Accession
Greece		8 January 1987	Accession
Guatemala		31 July 1991	Accession
Hungary		27 January 1984	Accession
India		19 August 1983	Accession
Italy		18 March 1981	Accession
Japan	1 December 1959	4 August 1960	Ratification
Malaysia		31 October 2011	Accession
Monaco		31 May 2008	Accession
Netherlands		30 March 1967 *	Accession
New Zealand	1 December 1959	1 November 1960	Ratification
Norway	1 December 1959	24 August 1960	Ratification
Pakistan		1 March 2012	Accession
Papua New Guinea		16 March 1981 *	Succession
Peru		10 April 1981	Accession
Poland		8 June 1961	Accession
Portugal		29 January 2010	Accession
Republic of Korea		28 November 1986	Accession
Romania		15 September 1971 *	Accession
Russian Federation	1 December 1959	2 November 1960 *	Ratification
Slovakia		1 January 1993 *	Succession
South Africa	1 December 1959	21 June 1960	Ratification
Spain		31 March 1982	Accession
Sweden		24 April 1984	Accession
Switzerland		15 November 1990	Accession
Turkey		24 January 1996	Accession
Ukraine		28 October 1992	Accession
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	1 December 1959	31 May 1960	Ratification
United States of America	1 December 1959	18 August 1960	Ratification
Uruguay		11 January 1980 *	Accession
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)		24 March 1999	Accession

* A note, statement, declaration, or reservation, is attached to the signature or depository action. Click on the action date to view the details.

Glossary of treaty-related terms

Number of Signatory States:	12
Number of States Parties:	50

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