List of parties to the Ottawa Treaty

This is a list of states that have signed and ratified or acceded to the Ottawa Treaty (also known as the Mine Ban Treaty). The treaty, which outlaws anti-personnel mines, was opened for signature on December 3, 1997. Canada, Ireland, and Mauritius became the first states to ratify the treaty that same day. The treaty came into force and closed for signature on March 1, 1999 with the ratification by 40 states. Since then, states that did not sign the treaty can now only accede to it. Currently, 164 states have ratified or acceded to the treaty, and one state (Marshall Islands) had signed the treaty but not ratified it.[1]

Participation in the Ottawa Treaty
  Signed and ratified
  Acceded or succeeded
  Signed but not ratified

States parties edit

The following 164 states have either signed and ratified or acceded to the treaty.

State Signed Deposited Method
  Afghanistan Sep 11, 2002 Accession
  Albania Sep 8, 1998 Feb 29, 2000 Ratification
  Algeria Dec 3, 1997 Oct 9, 2001 Ratification
  Andorra Dec 3, 1997 Jun 29, 1998 Ratification
  Angola Dec 4, 1997 Jul 5, 2002 Ratification
  Antigua and Barbuda Dec 3, 1997 May 3, 1999 Ratification
  Argentina Dec 4, 1997 Sep 14, 1999 Ratification
  Australia Dec 3, 1997 Jan 14, 1999 Ratification
  Austria Dec 3, 1997 Jun 29, 1998 Ratification
  Bahamas Dec 3, 1997 Jul 31, 1998 Ratification
  Bangladesh May 7, 1998 Sep 6, 2000 Ratification
  Barbados Dec 3, 1997 Jan 26, 1999 Ratification
  Belarus Sep 3, 2003 Accession
  Belgium Dec 3, 1997 Sep 4, 1998 Ratification
  Belize Feb 27, 1998 Apr 23, 1998 Ratification
  Benin Dec 3, 1997 Sep 25, 1998 Ratification
  Bhutan Aug 18, 2005 Accession
  Bolivia Dec 3, 1997 Jun 9, 1998 Ratification
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Dec 3, 1997 Sep 8, 1998 Ratification
  Botswana Dec 3, 1997 Mar 1, 2000 Ratification
  Brazil Dec 3, 1997 Apr 30, 1999 Ratification
  Brunei Dec 4, 1997 Apr 24, 2006 Ratification
  Bulgaria Dec 3, 1997 Sep 4, 1998 Ratification
  Burkina Faso Dec 3, 1997 Sep 16, 1998 Ratification
  Burundi Dec 3, 1997 Oct 22, 2003 Ratification
  Cape Verde Dec 4, 1997 May 14, 2001 Ratification
  Cambodia Dec 3, 1997 Jul 28, 1999 Ratification
  Cameroon Dec 3, 1997 Sep 19, 2002 Ratification
  Canada Dec 3, 1997 Dec 3, 1997 Ratification
  Central African Republic Nov 8, 2002 Accession
  Chad Jul 6, 1998 May 6, 1999 Ratification
  Chile Dec 3, 1997 Sep 10, 2001 Ratification
  Colombia Dec 3, 1997 Sep 6, 2000 Ratification
  Comoros Sep 19, 2002 Accession
  Congo May 4, 2001 Accession
  Cook Islands Dec 3, 1997 Mar 15, 2006 Ratification
  Costa Rica Dec 3, 1997 Mar 17, 1999 Ratification
  Ivory Coast Dec 3, 1997 Jun 30, 2000 Ratification
  Croatia Dec 4, 1997 May 20, 1998 Ratification
  Cyprus Dec 4, 1997 Jan 17, 2003 Ratification
  Czech Republic Dec 3, 1997 Oct 26, 1999 Ratification
  DR Congo May 2, 2002 Accession
  Denmark Dec 4, 1997 Jun 8, 1998 Ratification
  Djibouti Dec 3, 1997 May 18, 1998 Ratification
  Dominica Dec 3, 1997 Mar 26, 1999 Ratification
  Dominican Republic Dec 3, 1997 Jun 30, 2000 Ratification
  Ecuador Dec 4, 1997 Apr 29, 1999 Ratification
  El Salvador Dec 4, 1997 Jan 27, 1999 Ratification
  Equatorial Guinea Sep 16, 1998 Accession
  Eritrea Aug 27, 2001 Accession
  Estonia May 12, 2004 Accession
  Ethiopia Dec 3, 1997 Dec 17, 2004 Ratification
  Fiji Dec 3, 1997 Jun 10, 1998 Ratification
  Finland Nov 28, 2011 Jan 9, 2012 Ratification
  France Dec 3, 1997 Jul 23, 1998 Ratification
  Gabon Dec 3, 1997 Sep 8, 2000 Ratification
  Gambia Dec 4, 1997 Sep 23, 2002 Ratification
  Germany Dec 3, 1997 Jul 23, 1998 Ratification
  Ghana Dec 4, 1997 Jun 30, 2000 Ratification
  Greece Dec 3, 1997 Sep 25, 2003 Ratification
  Grenada Dec 3, 1997 Aug 19, 1998 Ratification
  Guatemala Dec 3, 1997 Mar 26, 1999 Ratification
  Guinea Dec 4, 1997 Oct 8, 1998 Ratification
  Guinea-Bissau Dec 3, 1997 May 22, 2001 Ratification
  Guyana Dec 4, 1997 Aug 5, 2003 Ratification
  Haiti Dec 3, 1997 Feb 15, 2006 Ratification
  Holy See Dec 4, 1997 Feb 17, 1998 Ratification
  Honduras Dec 3, 1997 Sep 24, 1998 Ratification
  Hungary Dec 3, 1997 Apr 6, 1998 Ratification
  Iceland Dec 4, 1997 May 5, 1999 Ratification
  Indonesia Dec 4, 1997 Feb 16, 2007 Ratification
  Iraq Aug 15, 2007 Accession
  Ireland Dec 3, 1997 Dec 3, 1997 Ratification
  Italy Dec 3, 1997 Apr 23, 1999 Ratification
  Jamaica Dec 3, 1997 Jul 17, 1998 Ratification
  Japan Dec 3, 1997 Sep 30, 1998 Acceptance
  Jordan Aug 11, 1998 Nov 13, 1998 Ratification
  Kenya Dec 5, 1997 Jan 23, 2001 Ratification
  Kiribati Sep 7, 2000 Accession
  Kuwait Jul 31, 2007 Accession
  Latvia Jul 1, 2005 Accession
  Lesotho Dec 4, 1997 Dec 2, 1998 Ratification
  Liberia Dec 23, 1999 Accession
  Liechtenstein Dec 3, 1997 Oct 5, 1999 Ratification
  Lithuania Feb 26, 1999 May 12, 2003 Ratification
  Luxembourg Dec 4, 1997 Jun 14, 1999 Ratification
  North Macedonia Sep 9, 1998 Accession
  Madagascar Dec 4, 1997 Sep 16, 1999 Ratification
  Malawi Dec 4, 1997 Aug 13, 1998 Ratification
  Malaysia Dec 3, 1997 Apr 22, 1999 Ratification
  Maldives Oct 1, 1998 Sep 7, 2000 Ratification
  Mali Dec 3, 1997 Jun 2, 1998 Ratification
  Malta Dec 4, 1997 May 7, 2001 Ratification
  Mauritania Dec 3, 1997 Jul 21, 2000 Ratification
  Mauritius Dec 3, 1997 Dec 3, 1997 Ratification
  Mexico Dec 3, 1997 Jun 9, 1998 Ratification
  Moldova Dec 3, 1997 Sep 8, 2000 Ratification
  Monaco Dec 4, 1997 Nov 17, 1998 Ratification
  Montenegro Oct 23, 2006 Succession
  Mozambique Dec 3, 1997 Aug 25, 1998 Ratification
  Namibia Dec 3, 1997 Sep 21, 1998 Ratification
  Nauru Aug 7, 2000 Accession
  Netherlands Dec 3, 1997 Apr 12, 1999 Acceptance
  New Zealand Dec 3, 1997 Jan 27, 1999 Ratification
  Nicaragua Dec 4, 1997 Nov 30, 1998 Ratification
  Niger Dec 4, 1997 Mar 23, 1999 Ratification
  Nigeria Sep 27, 2001 Accession
  Niue Dec 3, 1997 Apr 15, 1998 Ratification
  Norway Dec 3, 1997 Jul 9, 1998 Ratification
  Oman Aug 20, 2014 Accession
  Palau Nov 19, 2007 Accession
  Palestine Dec 29, 2017 Accession
  Panama Dec 4, 1997 Oct 7, 1998 Ratification
  Papua New Guinea Jun 28, 2004 Accession
  Paraguay Dec 3, 1997 Nov 13, 1998 Ratification
  Peru Dec 3, 1997 Jun 17, 1998 Ratification
  Philippines Dec 3, 1997 Feb 15, 2000 Ratification
  Poland Dec 4, 1997 Dec 27, 2012 Ratification
  Portugal Dec 3, 1997 Feb 19, 1999 Ratification
  Qatar Dec 4, 1997 Oct 13, 1998 Ratification
  Romania Dec 3, 1997 Nov 30, 2000 Ratification
  Rwanda Dec 3, 1997 Jun 8, 2000 Ratification
  Saint Kitts and Nevis Dec 3, 1997 Dec 2, 1998 Ratification
  Saint Lucia Dec 3, 1997 Apr 13, 1999 Ratification
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Dec 3, 1997 Aug 1, 2001 Ratification
  Samoa Dec 3, 1997 Jul 23, 1998 Ratification
  San Marino Dec 3, 1997 Mar 18, 1998 Ratification
  São Tomé and Príncipe Apr 30, 1998 Mar 31, 2003 Ratification
  Senegal Dec 3, 1997 Sep 24, 1998 Ratification
  Serbia Sep 18, 2003 Accession
  Seychelles Dec 4, 1997 Jun 2, 2000 Ratification
  Sierra Leone Jul 29, 1998 Apr 25, 2001 Ratification
  Slovakia Dec 3, 1997 Feb 25, 1999 Approval
  Slovenia Dec 3, 1997 Oct 27, 1998 Ratification
  Solomon Islands Dec 4, 1997 Jan 26, 1999 Ratification
  Somalia Apr 16, 2012 Accession
  South Africa Dec 3, 1997 Jun 26, 1998 Ratification
  South Sudan July 9, 2011 Succession
  Spain Dec 3, 1997 Jan 19, 1999 Ratification
  Sri Lanka Dec 13, 2017 Accession
  Sudan Dec 4, 1997 Oct 13, 2003 Ratification
  Suriname Dec 4, 1997 May 23, 2002 Ratification
  Swaziland Dec 4, 1997 Dec 22, 1998 Ratification
  Sweden Dec 4, 1997 Nov 30, 1998 Ratification
   Switzerland Dec 3, 1997 Mar 24, 1998 Ratification
  Tajikistan Oct 12, 1999 Accession
  Tanzania Dec 3, 1997 Nov 13, 2000 Ratification
  Thailand Dec 3, 1997 Nov 27, 1998 Ratification
  East Timor May 7, 2003 Accession
  Togo Dec 4, 1997 Mar 9, 2000 Ratification
  Trinidad and Tobago Dec 4, 1997 Apr 27, 1998 Ratification
  Tunisia Dec 4, 1997 Jul 9, 1999 Ratification
  Turkey Sep 25, 2003 Accession
  Turkmenistan Dec 3, 1997 Jan 19, 1998 Ratification
  Tuvalu Sep 13, 2011 Accession
  Uganda Dec 3, 1997 Feb 25, 1999 Ratification
  Ukraine Feb 24, 1999 Dec 27, 2005 Ratification
  United Kingdom Dec 3, 1997 Jul 31, 1998 Ratification
  Uruguay Dec 3, 1997 Jun 7, 2001 Ratification
  Vanuatu Dec 4, 1997 Sep 16, 2005 Ratification
  Venezuela Dec 3, 1997 Apr 14, 1999 Ratification
  Yemen Dec 4, 1997 Sep 1, 1998 Ratification
  Zambia Dec 12, 1997 Feb 23, 2001 Ratification
  Zimbabwe Dec 3, 1997 Jun 18, 1998 Ratification

Signatory states edit

The following state has signed but not ratified the treaty.

State Signed
  Marshall Islands Dec 4, 1997

Non-signatory states edit

See also edit

References edit