The Antarctic Treaty Parties
A total of 43 countries have become Parties to the Antarctic Treaty. Of these, seven claim territory in Antarctica (claimants), 12 are Original Signatories, and 27 are Consultative Parties.


 Claimant state Original signatory Consultative Party Non-Consultative Party
Argentina X X X X
Australia X X X X
Chile X X X X
France X X X X
New Zealand X X X X
Norway X X X X
United Kingdom X X X X
Belgium X X X X
Japan X X X X
Russian Federation X X X X
South Africa X X X X
United States of America X X X X
Brazil X X X X
Bulgaria X X X X
China X X X X
Ecuador X X X X
Finland X X X X
Germany X X X X
India X X X X
Italy X X X X
Netherlands X X X X
Peru X X X X
Poland X X X X
Republic of Korea X X X X
Spain X X X X
Sweden X X X X
Uruguay X X X X
Austria X X X X
Canada X X X X
Colombia X X X X
Cuba X X X X
Czech Republic X X X X
Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea X X X X
Denmark X X X X
Greece X X X X
Guatemala X X X X
Hungary X X X X
Papua New Guinea X X X X
Romania X X X X
Slovak Republic X X X X
Switzerland X X X X
Turkey X X X X
Ukraine X X X X

  • The Antarctic Treaty, (Source: Australian Antarctic Division).
  • The Madrid Protocol, (Source: Australian Antarctic Division).
  • Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties, (as of November/99).
  • Current List of Antarctic Meeting Consultative Meetings, (as of November/99).



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