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The Antarctic Treaty was adopted on December 1, 1959 and entered into force on June 23, 1961. The chart below shows the current Parties to the Treaty including 12 initial member countries. Those showing "Same as left" in the "Consultative States" are the initial members. Those showing dates in the "Consultative States" are the current consultative parties in addition to the initial members.

Consultative States are the countries that have been operating scientific activities through their own observation stations in Antarctica.

Parties to the Antarctic Treaty count 48 countries as of February, 2010.
   
Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
   
Antarctic Treaty Special Consultative Meeting
           
 
Country
Ratification
Consultative
States
United Kingdom
31/5/1960
Same as left
South Africa
21/6/1960
Same as left
Belgium
26/7/1960
Same as left
Japan
4/8/1960
Same as left
United States
18/8/1960
Same as left
Norway
24/8/1960
Same as left
France
16/9/1960
Same as left
New Zealand
1/11/1960
Same as left
Russia*1
2/11/1960
Same as left
Poland
8/6/1961
29/7/1977
Argentina
23/6/1961
Same as left
Australia
23/6/1961
Same as left
Chile
23/6/1961
Same as left
Czech Republic*2
14/6/1962
 
Slovakia*3
14/6/1962
 
Denmark
20/5/1965
 
Holland
30/3/1967
11/19/1990
Romania
15/9/1971
 
Brazil
16/5/1975
9/12/1983
Bulgaria
11/9/1978
5/25/1998
Germany*4
5/2/1979
3/3/1981
Uruguay
11/1/1980
10/7/1985
Papua New Guinea*5
16/3/1981
 
Italy
18/3/1981
10/5/1987
Peru
10/4/1981
10/9/1989
Spain
31/3/1982
9/21/1988
China
8/6/1983
10/7/1985
India
19/8/1983
9/12/1983
Hungary
27/1/1984
 
Sweden
24/4/1984
9/21/1988
Finland
15/5/1984
10/9/1989
Cuba
16/8/1984
 
Republic of Korea
28/11/1986
10/9/1989
Greece
8/1/1987
 
Democratic Peoples
Republic of Korea
21/1/1987
 
Austria
25/8/1987
 
Ecuador
15/9/1987
11/19/1990
Canada
4/5/1988
 
Colombia
31/1/1989
 
Switzerland
15/11/1990
 
Guatemala
31/7/1991
 
Ukraine
28/10/1992
27/5/2004
Turkey
24/1/1996
 
Venezuela
24/3/1999
 
Estonia
17/5/2001
 
Belarus Belarus
27/12/2006
  
Monaco Monaco
30/5/2008
  
Portugal Portugal
29/1/2010
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
*1 Succeeded the Antarctic Treaty from Soviet Union in December, 1991
 
   
   
*2 Succeeded the Antarctic Treaty after separated from Czechoslovakia on 1/1/1993
*3 Succeeded the Antarctic Treaty after separated from Czechoslovakia on 1/1/1993
   
   
   
 
   
   
*4 Federal Republic of Germany ratified the Antarctic Treaty on 5/2/1979 and was unified with Democratic Peoples Republic of Germany as Federal Republic of Germany on October 3, 1990
*5 Succeeded the Antarctic Treaty after becoming independent of Australia