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IMO Member States

Council members for the 2010-2011 biennium
( compiled from IMO sources )

Category A
10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services:
Category B
10 other States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade
China Greece Italy Japan Norway Panama Republic of Korea Russian Federation United Kingdom United states Argentina Bangladesh Brazil Canada France Germany India Netherlands Spain Sweden
Category C
20 States not elected under (a) or (b) above which have special interests in maritime transport or navigation, and whose election to the Council will ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of the world:
 

State Status " 500 kHz" "ambassador"Since
China A   1973
Greece A   1958
Italy A Giuliano (INORC) 1957
Japan A   1958
Norway A   1958
Panama A   1958
Republic of Korea A   1962
Russian Federation A  1958
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland A   1949
United States of America A 1950
     
Argentina B   1953
Bangladesh B   1976
Brazil B   1963
Canada B   1948
Germany B Juergen (PFB) 1959
FranceB   1952
India B   1959
Netherlands B   1949
Spain B   1962
Sweden B   1959
     
Australia C   1952
Bahamas C   1976
Belgium C   1951
Chile C   1972
Cyprus C   1973
Denmark C   1959
Egypt C   1958
Indonesia C   1961
Jamaica C   1976
Kenya C   1973
Malaysia C   1971
Malta C   1966
Mexico C   1954
Nigeria C   1962
Philippines C   1964
Saudi Arabia C   1969
Singapore C   1966
South Africa C   1995
Thailand C   1973
Turkey C   1958
     
Albania     1993
Algeria     1963
Angola     1977
Antigua and Barbuda     1986
Austria     1975
Azerbaijan     1995
Bahrain     1976
Barbados     1970
Belize     1990
Benin     1980
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)     1987
Bosnia and Herzegovina     1993
Brunei Darussalam     1984
Bulgaria     1960
Cambodia     1961
Cameroon     1961
Cape Verde     1976
Colombia     1974
Comoros     2001
Congo     1975
Cook Islands     2008
Costa Rica     1981
Côte d'Ivoire     1960
Croatia     1992
Cuba     1966
Czech Republic     1993
Democratic People's Republic of Korea     1986
Democratic Republic of the Congo*     1973
Djibouti     1979
Dominica     1979
Dominican Republic     1953
Ecuador     1956
El Salvador     1981
Equatorial Guinea     1972
Eritrea     1993
Estonia     1992
Ethiopia     1975
Fiji     1983
Finland     1959
Gabon     1976
Gambia     1979
Georgia     1993
Ghana     1959
Grenada     1998
Guatemala     1983
Guinea     1975
Guinea-Bissau     1977
Guyana     1980
Haiti     1953
Honduras     1954
Hungary     1970
Iceland     1960
Iran (Islamic Republic of)     1958
Iraq     1973
Ireland     1951
Israel     1952
Jordan     1973
Kazakhstan     1994
Kiribati     2003
Kuwait     1960
Latvia     1993
Lebanon     1966
Liberia     1959
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya     1970
Lithuania     1995
Luxembourg     1991
Madagascar     1961
Malawi     1989
Maldives     1967
Marshall Islands     1998
Mauritania     1961
Mauritius     1978
Monaco     1989
Mongolia     1996
Montenegro     2006
Morocco     1962
Mozambique     1979
Myanmar     1951
Namibia     1994
Nepal     1979
New Zealand     1960
Nicaragua     1982
Oman     1974
Pakistan     1958
Papua New Guinea     1976
Paraguay     1993
Peru     1968
Poland     1960
Portugal     1976
Qatar     1977
Republic of Moldova     2001
Romania     1965
Saint Kitts and Nevis     2001
Saint Lucia     1980
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines     1981
Samoa     1996
San Marino     2002
Sao Tome and Principe     1990
Senegal     1960
Serbia     2000
Seychelles     1978
Sierra Leone     1973
Slovakia     1993
Slovenia     1993
Solomon Islands     1988
Somalia     1978
Sri Lanka     1972
Sudan     1974
Suriname     1976
Switzerland     1955
Syrian Arab Republic     1963
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia     1993
Timor-Leste     2005
Togo     1983
Tonga     2000
Trinidad and Tobago     1965
Tunisia     1963
Turkmenistan     1993
Tuvalu     2004
Uganda     2009
Ukraine     1994
United Arab Emirates     1980
United Republic of Tanzania     1974
Uruguay     1968
Vanuatu     1986
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)     1975
Viet Nam     1984
Yemen     1979
Zimbabwe     2005
Associate Members:    
Hong Kong, China     1967
Macao, China     1990
The Faroe Islands, Denmark     2002
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