Annex 1
States Parties to the 1954 Convention relating to the
Status of Stateless Persons
Date of entry into force: 6 June 1960
Total number of States Parties (as at 1 May 2014): 80
Country
Signature
Ratification (r), Accession (a),
Succession (s)
Albania
23 Jun 2003 a
Algeria
15 Jul 1964 a
Antigua and Barbuda
25 Oct 1988 s
Argentina
01 Jun 1972 a
Armenia
18 May 1994 a
Australia
13 Dec 1973 a
Austria
08 Feb 2008 a
Azerbaijan
16 Aug 1996 a
Barbados
06 Mar 1972 s
Belgium
28 Sep 1954
27 May 1960 r
Belize
14 Sep 2006 a
Benin
08 Dec 2011 a
Bolivia
06 Oct 1983 a
Bosnia and Herzegovina
01 Sep 1993 s
Botswana
Brazil
25 Feb 1969 s
28 Sep 1954
13 Aug 1996 r
Bulgaria
22 Mar 2012 a
Burkina Faso
01 May 2012 a
Chad
12 Aug 1999 a
China (with respect to Hong Kong)*
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
28 Sep 1954
02 Nov 1977 r
03 Oct 2013 a
*After resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, China notified the
Secretary‑General that the responsibility for the international rights and obligations of
Hong Kong with respect to the Convention will be assumed by the Government of the
People’s Republic of China.
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