Vietnam’s diplomatic relations
Update 17h 21 Nov 2010
Lawyer Phuong (MTon Vietnam law firm)
Viet Nam is located in the Eastern part of the Indochina peninsula, bordering China to the North, Laos and Cambodia to the West with a long land border of 4,550 km, and facing the Eastern Sea (South China Sea) and the Pacific to the East and the South. On the map, Viet Nam is an S-shaped long strip of land, stretching from 23°23’ to 8°27’ North latitude. The country’s total length is 1,650 km from the Northernmost point to the Southernmost point. Its width, stretching from the Eastern coast to the Western border, is 500 km at the widest part and 50 km at the narrowest part.
List of the countries and territories maintaining diplomatic relations with Vietnam
No |
Countries and territories |
Date of establishing diplomatic relation |
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Asia |
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1. |
People’s Republic of China |
18-01-1950 |
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2. |
People’s Democratic Republic of Korea |
31-01-1950 |
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3. |
Mongolia |
17-11-1954 |
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4. |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
05-09-1962 (with the Lao Kingdom) |
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5. |
Republic of Yemen (On 25 May 1990, two Yemen countries were unified) |
16-10-1963 |
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6. |
Republic of Indonesia |
10-08-1964 |
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7. |
Syrian Arab Republic |
21-07-1966 |
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8. |
Kingdom of Cambodia |
24-06-1967 |
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9. |
Republic of Iraq |
10-07-1968 |
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10. |
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
21-07-1970 |
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11. |
Republic of India |
07-01-1972 |
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12. |
Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
08-11-1972 |
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13. |
People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
11-02-1973 |
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14. |
Federation of Malaysia |
30-03-1973 |
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15. |
Republic of Singapore |
01-08-1973 |
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16. |
Islamic Republic of Iran |
04-08-1973 (with the Iranian Monarchy) |
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17. |
Japan |
21-09-1973 |
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18. |
Islamic State of Afganistan |
16-09-1974 |
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19. |
Kingdom of Nepal |
15-05-1975 |
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20. |
Union of Myanmar |
28-05-1975 |
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21. |
Republic of Maldives |
18-06-1975 |
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22. |
State of Kuwait |
10-01-1976 |
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23. |
Repubic of the Philippines |
12-07-1976 |
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24. |
Kingdom of Thailand |
06-08-1976 |
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25. |
Republic of Turkey |
07-06-1978 |
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26. |
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
19-08-1980 |
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27. |
Republic of Lebanon |
12-02-1981 |
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28. |
State of Palestine |
19-11-1988 |
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29. |
Republic of Uzbekistan |
17-01-1992 |
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30. |
Negara Brunei Darusalam |
29-2-1992 |
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31. |
Republic of Kyrgyzstan |
04-06-1992 |
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32. |
Sultanate of Oman |
09-06-1992 |
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33. |
Republic of Kazakhstan |
29-06-1992 |
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34. |
Republic of Tajikistan |
14-07-1992 |
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35. |
Turkmenistan |
29-07-1992 |
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36. |
Republic of Azerbaijan |
23-09-1992 |
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37. |
Republic of Korea (South Korea) |
22-12-1992 |
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38. |
State of Qatar |
08-02-1993 |
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39. |
State of Israel |
12-07-1993 |
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40. |
The United Arab Emirates |
01-08-1993 |
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41. |
State of Bahrain |
31-03-1995 |
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42. |
The Saudi Arabia |
28-07-2002 |
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43. |
Democratic Republic of East Timor |
21-10-1999 |
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Australia |
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1. |
The Commonwealth of Australia |
26-02-1973 |
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2. |
Dominion of New Zealand |
19-06-1975 |
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3. |
Republic of Vanuatu |
03-03-1982 |
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4. |
Republic of Papua New Guinea |
03-11-1989 |
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5. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands |
01-07-1992 |
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6. |
Republic of Fiji |
14-05-1993 |
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7. |
Independent State of West Samoa |
29-09-1995 |
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8. |
The Federated States of Micronesia |
22-09-1995 |
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9. |
Solomon Islands |
30-10-1996 |
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America |
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1. |
Republic of Cuba |
02-12-1960 |
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2. |
Republic of Chile |
01-06-1972 |
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3. |
Canada |
21-08-1973 |
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4. |
The Argentine Republic |
25-10-1973 |
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5. |
The Cooperative Republic of Guyana |
19-04-1975 |
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6. |
United Mexican States |
19-05-1975 |
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7. |
Republic of Panama |
28-08-1975 |
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8. |
Jamaica |
05-01-1976 |
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9. |
Republic of Costa Rica |
24-04-1976 |
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10. |
Republic of Colombia |
01-01-1979 |
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11. |
State of Grenada |
15-07-1979 |
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12. |
Republic of Nicaragua |
03-09-1979 |
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13. |
Republic of Ecuador |
01-01-1980 |
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14. |
Republic of Bolivia |
12-02-1987 |
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15. |
The Federative Republic of Brazil |
08-05-1989 |
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16. |
Republic of Venezuela |
08-12-1989 |
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17. |
Republic of Guatemala |
07-01-1993 |
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18. |
Republic of Uruguay |
11-08-1993 |
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19. |
Republic of Peru |
14-11-1994 |
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20. |
Belize |
04-01-1995 |
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21. |
Republic of Paraguay |
30-05-1995 |
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22. |
The United States of America |
12-07-1995 |
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23. |
Barbados |
15-08-1995 |
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24. |
Saint Vincent and Grenadines |
18-12-1995 |
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25. |
Republic of Haiti |
26-09-1997 |
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26. |
Republic of Suriname |
19-12-1997 |
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Europe |
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1. |
Republic of Russian Federation |
30-01-1950 |
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2. |
Republic of Czech |
02-02-1950 |
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3. |
Republic of Slovakia |
02-02-1950 |
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4. |
Republic of Hungary |
03-02-1950 |
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5. |
Romania |
03-02-1950 |
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6. |
Republic of Poland |
04-02-1950 |
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7. |
Republic of Bulgaria |
08-02-1950 |
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8. |
Republic of Albania |
11-02-1950 |
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9. |
Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro |
10-03-1957 |
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10. |
Kingdom of Sweden |
11-01-1969 |
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11. |
Swiss Confederation |
11-10-1971 |
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12. |
Kingdom of Denmark |
25-11-1971 |
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13. |
Kingdom of Norway |
25-11-1971 |
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14. |
Republic of Austria |
11-12-1972 |
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15. |
Republic of Finland |
25-01-1973 |
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16. |
Kingdom of Belgium |
22-03-1973 |
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17. |
Republic of Italy |
23-03-1973 |
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18. |
Kingdom of the Netherlands |
09-04-1973 |
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19. |
French Republic |
12-04-1973 |
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20. |
Republic of Iceland |
03-08-1973 |
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21. |
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
01-09-1973 |
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22. |
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
15-11-1973 |
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23. |
Republic of Malta |
14-01-1974 |
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24. |
Greece (Hellenic Republic) |
15-04-1975 |
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25. |
The Portuguese Republic |
04-07-1975 |
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26. |
Federal Republic of Germany (on 3 Oct. 1990 two German countries were unified) |
23-9-1975 |
|
27. |
Republic of Cyprus |
29-11-1975 |
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28. |
Kingdom of Spain |
23-5-1977 |
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29. |
Ukraine |
23-01-1992 |
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30. |
Republic of Belarus |
24-01-1992 |
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31. |
Republic of Latvia |
12-02-1992 |
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32. |
Republic of Estonia |
20-02-1992 |
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33. |
Republic of Lithuania |
18-03-1992 |
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34. |
Republic of Moldova |
11-06-1992 |
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35. |
Republic of Georgia |
30-06-1992 |
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36. |
Republic of Armenia |
14-07-1992 |
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37. |
Republic of Slovenia |
07-06-1994 |
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38. |
Republic of Macedonia |
10-06-1994 |
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39. |
Republic of Croatia |
01-07-1994 |
|
40. |
Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina |
16-01-1996 |
|
41. |
Republic of Ireland |
05-04-1996 |
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Africa |
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1. |
Republic of Guinea |
09-10-1958 |
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2. |
Republic of Mali |
31-10-1960 |
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3. |
Kingdom of Morocco (on 1 July 1991, the two countries issued a notice to continue their diplomatic relation) |
27-03-1961 |
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4. |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
13-04-1962 |
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5. |
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria |
28-10-1962 |
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6. |
Arab Republic of Egypt |
01-09-1963 |
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7. |
Democratic Republic of Congo (Brazaville-B) |
16-07-1964 |
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8. |
The United Republic of Tanzania |
14-02-1965 |
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9. |
Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
15-03-1956 |
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10. |
Republic of Ghana |
25-03-1965 |
|
11. |
Republic of Sudan |
26-08-1968 |
|
12. |
Republic of Senegal |
29-12-1969 |
|
13. |
Somali Democratic Republic |
07-06-1970 |
|
14. |
Republic of Cameroon |
30-08-1972 |
|
15. |
Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
01-09-1972 |
|
16. |
Republic of Zambia |
13-09-1972 |
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17. |
Republic of Tunisia |
15-12-1972 |
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18. |
Republic of Madagascar |
19-12-1972 |
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19. |
Republic of Uganda |
09-02-1973 |
|
20. |
Republic of Benin |
24-03-1973 |
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21. |
Republic of Burundi |
16-04-1973 |
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22. |
Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
30-09-1973 |
|
23. |
Republic of Gambia |
30-10-1973 |
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24. |
Burkina Faso |
16-11-1973 |
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25. |
Gabonese Republic |
09-01-1975 |
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26. |
Togolese Republic |
08-01-1975 |
|
27. |
Republic of Niger |
07-03-1975 |
|
28. |
Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
15-03-1975 |
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29. |
Republic of Mozambique |
25-06-1975 |
|
30 |
Republic of Cape Verde |
08-07-1975 |
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31. |
Republic of Rwanda |
30-09-1975 |
|
32. |
Republic of Cote D’Ivoire |
06-10-1975 |
|
33. |
Republic of Angola |
12-11-1975 |
|
34. |
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
23-02-1976 |
|
35. |
Federal Republic of Nigeria |
15-05-1976 |
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36. |
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe |
06-11-1976 |
|
37. |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
02-03-1976 |
|
38. |
Republic of Seychelles |
06-08-1979 |
|
39. |
Republic of Zimbabwe |
24-07-1981 |
|
40. |
Republic of Chad |
05-10-1981 |
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41. |
Republic of Sierra Leone |
24-06-1982 |
|
42. |
Republic of Namibia |
21-03-1990 |
|
43. |
Republic of Djibouti |
30-04-1991 |
|
44. |
State of Eritrea |
20-07-1993 |
|
45. |
Republic of South Africa |
22-12-1993 |
|
46. |
Republic of Mauritius |
04-05-1994 |
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47. |
Republic of Kenya |
21-12-1995 |
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48. |
Kingdom of Lesotho |
06-01-1998 |