Countries
Below you can find key information about each the Convention on Wetlands Contracting Party (Member State).
Click here for a list of the Contracting Parties and the date of the entry into force of the Convention.
Click here for UNESCO's official list of accessions, ratifications and reservations (UNESCO Web site).
Albania
Entry into force
1996
Ramsar sites
4
Algeria
Entry into force
1984
Ramsar sites
50
Andorra
Entry into force
2012
Ramsar sites
3
Angola
Entry into force
2021
Ramsar sites
1
Antigua and Barbuda
Entry into force
2005
Ramsar sites
1
Argentina
Entry into force
1992
Ramsar sites
23
Armenia
Entry into force
1993
Ramsar sites
3
Australia
Entry into force
1975
Ramsar sites
67
Austria
Entry into force
1983
Ramsar sites
24
Azerbaijan
Entry into force
2001
Ramsar sites
2
Bahamas
Entry into force
1997
Ramsar sites
1
Bahrain
Entry into force
1998
Ramsar sites
2
Bangladesh
Entry into force
1992
Ramsar sites
2
Barbados
Entry into force
2006
Ramsar sites
1
Belarus
Entry into force
1991
Ramsar sites
26
Belgium
Entry into force
1986
Ramsar sites
9
Belize
Entry into force
1998
Ramsar sites
2
Benin
Entry into force
2000
Ramsar sites
4
Bhutan
Entry into force
2012
Ramsar sites
3
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Entry into force
1990
Ramsar sites
11
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entry into force
1992
Ramsar sites
3
Botswana
Entry into force
1997
Ramsar sites
1
Brazil
Entry into force
1993
Ramsar sites
27
Bulgaria
Entry into force
1976
Ramsar sites
11
Burkina Faso
Entry into force
1990
Ramsar sites
25
Burundi
Entry into force
2002
Ramsar sites
4
Cabo Verde
Entry into force
2005
Ramsar sites
4
Cambodia
Entry into force
1999
Ramsar sites
5
Cameroon
Entry into force
2006
Ramsar sites
7
Canada
Entry into force
1981
Ramsar sites
37
Central African Republic
Entry into force
2006
Ramsar sites
2
Chad
Entry into force
1990
Ramsar sites
6
Chile
Entry into force
1981
Ramsar sites
16
China
Entry into force
1992
Ramsar sites
82
Colombia
Entry into force
1998
Ramsar sites
11
Comoros
Entry into force
1995
Ramsar sites
3
Congo
Entry into force
1998
Ramsar sites
14
Costa Rica
Entry into force
1992
Ramsar sites
12
Côte d'Ivoire
Entry into force
1996
Ramsar sites
6
Croatia
Entry into force
1991
Ramsar sites
5
Cuba
Entry into force
2001
Ramsar sites
6
Cyprus
Entry into force
2001
Ramsar sites
1
Czechia
Entry into force
1993
Ramsar sites
14
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Entry into force
2018
Ramsar sites
2
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Entry into force
1996
Ramsar sites
4
Denmark
Entry into force
1978
Ramsar sites
43
Djibouti
Entry into force
2003
Ramsar sites
1
Dominican Republic
Entry into force
2002
Ramsar sites
6
Ecuador
Entry into force
1991
Ramsar sites
19
Egypt
Entry into force
1988
Ramsar sites
4
El Salvador
Entry into force
1999
Ramsar sites
8
Equatorial Guinea
Entry into force
2003
Ramsar sites
3
Estonia
Entry into force
1994
Ramsar sites
17
Eswatini
Entry into force
2013
Ramsar sites
3
Fiji
Entry into force
2006
Ramsar sites
2
Finland
Entry into force
1975
Ramsar sites
49
France
Entry into force
1986
Ramsar sites
55
Gabon
Entry into force
1987
Ramsar sites
9
Gambia
Entry into force
1997
Ramsar sites
3
Georgia
Entry into force
1997
Ramsar sites
4
Germany
Entry into force
1976
Ramsar sites
35
Ghana
Entry into force
1988
Ramsar sites
6
Greece
Entry into force
1975
Ramsar sites
10
Grenada
Entry into force
2012
Ramsar sites
1
Guatemala
Entry into force
1990
Ramsar sites
7
Guinea
Entry into force
1993
Ramsar sites
16
Guinea-Bissau
Entry into force
1990
Ramsar sites
4
Honduras
Entry into force
1993
Ramsar sites
12
Hungary
Entry into force
1979
Ramsar sites
29
Iceland
Entry into force
1978
Ramsar sites
6
India
Entry into force
1982
Ramsar sites
85
Indonesia
Entry into force
1992
Ramsar sites
8
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Entry into force
1975
Ramsar sites
26
Iraq
Entry into force
2008
Ramsar sites
4
Ireland
Entry into force
1985
Ramsar sites
45
Israel
Entry into force
1997
Ramsar sites
2
Italy
Entry into force
1977
Ramsar sites
57
Jamaica
Entry into force
1998
Ramsar sites
4
Japan
Entry into force
1980
Ramsar sites
53
Jordan
Entry into force
1977
Ramsar sites
2
Kazakhstan
Entry into force
2007
Ramsar sites
10
Kenya
Entry into force
1990
Ramsar sites
6
Kiribati
Entry into force
2013
Ramsar sites
1
Kuwait
Entry into force
2015
Ramsar sites
1
Kyrgyzstan
Entry into force
2003
Ramsar sites
3
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Entry into force
2010
Ramsar sites
2
Latvia
Entry into force
1995
Ramsar sites
6
Lebanon
Entry into force
1999
Ramsar sites
4
Lesotho
Entry into force
2004
Ramsar sites
1
Liberia
Entry into force
2003
Ramsar sites
5
Libya
Entry into force
2000
Ramsar sites
2
Liechtenstein
Entry into force
1991
Ramsar sites
1
Lithuania
Entry into force
1993
Ramsar sites
7
Luxembourg
Entry into force
1998
Ramsar sites
2
Madagascar
Entry into force
1999
Ramsar sites
21
Malawi
Entry into force
1997
Ramsar sites
2
Malaysia
Entry into force
1995
Ramsar sites
7
Mali
Entry into force
1987
Ramsar sites
4
Malta
Entry into force
1989
Ramsar sites
2
Marshall Islands
Entry into force
2004
Ramsar sites
2
Mauritania
Entry into force
1983
Ramsar sites
4
Mauritius
Entry into force
2001
Ramsar sites
3
Mexico
Entry into force
1986
Ramsar sites
144
Monaco
Entry into force
1997
Ramsar sites
1
Mongolia
Entry into force
1998
Ramsar sites
11
Montenegro
Entry into force
2006
Ramsar sites
3
Morocco
Entry into force
1980
Ramsar sites
38
Mozambique
Entry into force
2004
Ramsar sites
2
Myanmar
Entry into force
2005
Ramsar sites
7
Namibia
Entry into force
1995
Ramsar sites
5
Nepal
Entry into force
1988
Ramsar sites
10
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Entry into force
1980
Ramsar sites
58
New Zealand
Entry into force
1976
Ramsar sites
7
Nicaragua
Entry into force
1997
Ramsar sites
9
Niger
Entry into force
1987
Ramsar sites
14
Nigeria
Entry into force
2001
Ramsar sites
13
North Macedonia
Entry into force
1991
Ramsar sites
3
Norway
Entry into force
1975
Ramsar sites
63
Oman
Entry into force
2013
Ramsar sites
3
Pakistan
Entry into force
1976
Ramsar sites
19
Palau
Entry into force
2003
Ramsar sites
1
Panama
Entry into force
1990
Ramsar sites
5
Papua New Guinea
Entry into force
1993
Ramsar sites
2
Paraguay
Entry into force
1995
Ramsar sites
6
Peru
Entry into force
1992
Ramsar sites
14
Philippines
Entry into force
1994
Ramsar sites
8
Poland
Entry into force
1978
Ramsar sites
19
Portugal
Entry into force
1981
Ramsar sites
31
Republic of Korea
Entry into force
1997
Ramsar sites
26
Republic of Moldova
Entry into force
2000
Ramsar sites
3
Romania
Entry into force
1991
Ramsar sites
20
Russian Federation
Entry into force
1977
Ramsar sites
35
Rwanda
Entry into force
2006
Ramsar sites
1
Saint Lucia
Entry into force
2002
Ramsar sites
2
Samoa
Entry into force
2005
Ramsar sites
3
Sao Tome and Principe
Entry into force
2006
Ramsar sites
1
Senegal
Entry into force
1977
Ramsar sites
9
Serbia
Entry into force
1992
Ramsar sites
11
Seychelles
Entry into force
2005
Ramsar sites
3
Sierra Leone
Entry into force
2000
Ramsar sites
1
Slovakia
Entry into force
1993
Ramsar sites
14
Slovenia
Entry into force
1991
Ramsar sites
3
South Africa
Entry into force
1975
Ramsar sites
30
South Sudan
Entry into force
2013
Ramsar sites
1
Spain
Entry into force
1982
Ramsar sites
76
Sri Lanka
Entry into force
1990
Ramsar sites
6
Sudan
Entry into force
2005
Ramsar sites
4
Suriname
Entry into force
1985
Ramsar sites
1
Sweden
Entry into force
1975
Ramsar sites
68
Switzerland
Entry into force
1976
Ramsar sites
11
Syrian Arab Republic
Entry into force
1998
Ramsar sites
1
Tajikistan
Entry into force
2001
Ramsar sites
5
Thailand
Entry into force
1998
Ramsar sites
15
Togo
Entry into force
1995
Ramsar sites
4
Trinidad and Tobago
Entry into force
1993
Ramsar sites
3
Tunisia
Entry into force
1981
Ramsar sites
42
Türkiye
Entry into force
1994
Ramsar sites
14
Turkmenistan
Entry into force
2009
Ramsar sites
1
Uganda
Entry into force
1988
Ramsar sites
12
Ukraine
Entry into force
1991
Ramsar sites
50
United Arab Emirates
Entry into force
2007
Ramsar sites
10
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Entry into force
1976
Ramsar sites
175
United Republic of Tanzania
Entry into force
2000
Ramsar sites
4
United States of America
Entry into force
1986
Ramsar sites
41
Uruguay
Entry into force
1984
Ramsar sites
3
Uzbekistan
Entry into force
2002
Ramsar sites
5
Vanuatu
Entry into force
2019
Ramsar sites
2
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Entry into force
1988
Ramsar sites
5
Viet Nam
Entry into force
1989
Ramsar sites
9
Yemen
Entry into force
2008
Ramsar sites
1
Zambia
Entry into force
1991
Ramsar sites
8
Zimbabwe
Entry into force
2013
Ramsar sites
7