CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
ALBANIARatification25/06/1957
ALGERIARatification19/10/1962
ANGOLARatification04/06/1976
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDARatification02/02/1983
ARGENTINARatification14/03/1950
ArubaExtension01/01/198601/01/1986
AUSTRALIARatification02/01/1932
AUSTRIARatification07/06/1960
AZERBAIJANRatification19/05/199219/05/1992
BahamasExtension03/06/1931
BAHAMASRatification25/05/1976
BAHRAINRatification11/06/198111/06/1982
BANGLADESHRatification22/06/1972
BarbadosExtension03/06/1931
BARBADOSRatification08/05/1967
BasutolandExtension03/06/1931
Bechuanaland ProtectorateExtension03/06/1931
Belgian CongoExtension20/01/1944
BELGIUMRatification20/01/1944
BELIZERatification15/12/198315/12/1983
BENINRatification12/12/1960
BermudaExtension03/06/1931
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINARatification02/06/199302/06/1993
BRAZILRatification25/04/1957
British GuianaExtension03/06/1931
British HondurasExtension03/06/1931
British Solomon IslandsExtension03/06/1931
BULGARIARatification22/09/1932
BURKINA FASORatification21/11/1960
BURMARatification04/03/1955
BURUNDIRatification11/03/1963
BYELORUSSIA S S RRatification21/08/1956
CAMBODIARatification24/02/1969
CAMEROONRatification07/06/1960
CAPE VERDERatification03/04/1979
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICRatification27/10/1960
CeylonExtension03/06/1931
CHADRatification18/11/1960
CHILERatification31/05/1933
CHINADeclaration20/10/1999
COLOMBIARatification04/03/1969
COMOROSRatification23/10/1978
CONGORatification10/11/1960
COSTA RICARatification02/06/1960
CROATIARatification08/10/199108/10/1991
CUBARatification20/07/1953
CuracaoExtension31/03/1933
CyprusExtension03/06/1931
CYPRUSRatification23/09/1960
CZECH REPUBLICRatification01/01/199301/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification30/10/1957
DENMARKRatification11/02/1932
DJIBOUTIRatification03/08/197803/08/1978
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFRatification28/02/198328/02/1983
DOMINICAN REPUBLICRatification05/12/1956
ECUADORRatification06/07/1954
EGYPTRatification29/11/1955
EQUATORIAL GUINEARatification13/08/200113/08/2002
ERITREARatification22/02/200022/02/2001
Falkland IslandsExtension03/06/1931
FijiExtension03/06/1931
FIJIRatification19/04/1974
FINLANDRatification13/01/1936
FRANCERatification24/06/1937
French Equatorial AfricaExtension24/06/1937
French Indo-chinaExtension24/06/1937
French Settlements In OceaniaExtension24/06/1937
French West AfricaExtension24/06/1937
GABONRatification14/10/1960
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification13/06/1956
GHANARatification20/05/1957
GibraltarExtension03/06/1931
Gilbert And Ellice IslandsExtension03/06/1931
Gold CoastExtension03/06/1931
GREECERatification13/06/1952
GRENADARatification09/07/1979
GUATEMALARatification13/06/198913/06/1990
GuernseyExtension03/06/1931
GUINEARatification21/01/1959
GUINEA BISSAURatification21/02/1977
GUYANARatification08/06/1966
HAITIRatification04/03/1958
HONDURASRatification21/02/1957
Hong KongExtension03/06/1931
HUNGARYRatification08/06/1956
ICELANDRatification17/02/1958
INDIARatification30/11/1954
IndiesExtension31/03/1933
INDONESIARatification12/06/1950
IRANRatification10/06/1957
IRAQRatification27/11/1962
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification02/03/1931
Isle of ManExtension03/06/1931
ISRAELRatification07/06/1955
ITALYRatification18/06/1934
IVORY COASTRatification21/11/1960
JamaicaExtension03/06/1931
JAMAICARatification26/11/1962
JAPANRatification21/11/1932
JerseyExtension03/06/1931
JORDANRatification06/06/1966
KAZAKHSTANRatification18/05/200118/05/2002
KenyaExtension03/06/1931
KENYARatification13/01/1964
KIRIBATIRatification03/02/200003/02/2000
KUWAITRatification23/09/1968
KYRGYZSTANRatification31/03/199231/03/1992
LAOSRatification23/01/1964
LEBANONRatification01/06/1977
Leeward IslandsExtension03/06/1931
LESOTHORatification31/10/1966
LIBERIARatification01/05/1931
LIBYARatification13/06/1961
LITHUANIARatification26/09/199426/09/1995
LUXEMBOURGRatification24/07/1964
MadagascarExtension24/06/1937
MADAGASCARRatification01/11/1960
MALAWIRatification19/11/199919/11/2000
Malay States, FederatedExtension03/06/1931
Malay States, UnfederatedExtension03/06/1931
MALAYSIARatification11/11/1957
MALIRatification22/09/1960
MaltaExtension03/06/1931
MALTARatification04/01/1965
MAURITANIARatification20/06/1961
MauritiusExtension03/06/1931
MAURITIUSRatification02/12/1969
MEXICORatification12/05/1934
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFRatification23/03/200023/03/2001
MONGOLIARatification15/03/200515/03/2005
MOROCCORatification20/05/1957
MOZAMBIQUERatification16/06/200316/06/2004
NauruExtension02/01/1932
NEPALRatification03/01/200203/01/2003
NETHERLANDS THERatification31/03/1933
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration26/10/1956
New CaledoniaExtension24/06/1937
New GuineaExtension02/01/1932
New GuineaExtension26/10/1956
NEW ZEALANDRatification29/03/1938
Newfoundland (UK)Extension13/11/1931
NICARAGUARatification12/04/1934
NIGERRatification27/02/1961
NigeriaExtension03/06/1931
NIGERIARatification17/10/1960
Norfolk IslandExtension02/01/1932
North BorneoExtension03/06/1931
Northern RhodesiaExtension03/06/1931
NORWAYRatification01/07/1932
NyasalandExtension03/06/1931
OMANRatification30/10/199830/10/1999
PAKISTANRatification23/12/1957
PalestineExtension03/06/1931
PANAMARatification16/05/1966
PapuaExtension02/01/1932
PAPUA NEW GUINEARatification01/05/1976
PARAGUAYRatification28/08/1967
PERURatification01/02/1960
POLANDRatification30/07/1958
PORTUGALRatification26/06/1956
PORTUGALDeclaration04/10/1999
ROMANIARatification28/05/1957
Ruanda UrundiExtension20/01/1944
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONRatification27/08/200127/08/2002
SAINT LUCIARatification14/05/198014/05/1980
SAN MARINORatification01/02/1995
SarawakExtension03/06/1931
SAUDI ARABIARatification15/06/197815/06/1979
SENEGALRatification04/11/1960
SeychellesExtension03/06/1931
SEYCHELLESRatification06/02/197806/02/1978
Sierra LeoneExtension03/06/1931
SIERRA LEONERatification13/06/1961
SINGAPORERatification25/10/1965
SLOVAK REPUBLICRatification01/01/199301/01/1993
SLOVENIARatification09/06/199209/06/1992
SOLOMON ISLANDSSuccession06/08/198506/08/1985
SOMALIARatification18/11/1960
Somaliland ProtectorateExtension03/06/1931
Southern RhodesiaExtension20/03/1933
SOVIET UNIONRatification23/06/1956
SPAINRatification29/08/1932
SRI LANKARatification05/04/1950
St Helena And AscensionExtension03/06/1931
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESRatification21/10/199831/05/1995
Straits SettlementsExtension03/06/1931
SUDANRatification18/06/1957
SurinamExtension31/03/1933
SURINAMERatification15/06/1976
SwazilandExtension03/06/1931
SWAZILANDRatification26/04/1978
SWEDENRatification22/12/1931
SWITZERLANDRatification23/05/1940
SYRIARatification26/07/1960
TAJIKISTANRatification26/11/199326/11/1993
TanganyikaExtension03/06/1931
TANGANYIKARatification30/01/1962
THAILANDRatification26/02/1969
The GambiaExtension03/06/1931
TOGORatification07/06/1960
TongaExtension03/06/1931
TransjordanExtension03/06/1931
Trinidad And TobagoExtension03/06/1931
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGORatification24/05/1963
TUNISIARatification17/12/1962
UgandaExtension03/06/1931
UGANDARatification04/06/1963
UKRAINERatification10/08/1956
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESRatification27/05/1982
UNITED KINGDOMRatification03/06/1931
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration03/06/1931
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration13/11/1931
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration20/03/1933
URUGUAYRatification06/09/1995
VENEZUELARatification20/11/1944
VIETNAMRatification06/06/1953
Windward IslandsExtension03/06/1931
YEMENRatification14/04/1969
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICRatification29/07/1976
YUGOSLAVIARatification04/03/1933
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFRatification24/11/200024/11/2000
ZAIRERatification20/09/1960
ZAMBIARatification02/12/1964
ZanzibarExtension03/06/1931
ZIMBABWERatification27/08/199827/08/1999