Annex 2 States Parties to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness Date of entry into force: 13 December 1975 Total Number of States Parties (as of 25 September 2005): 30 Country Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Canada Chad Costa Rica Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic France Germany Guatemala Ireland Israel Kiribati Latvia Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Netherlands Niger Norway Senegal Slovakia Swaziland Sweden Signature Ratification (r), Accession (a), Succession (s) 09 Jul 2003 a 18 May 1994 a 13 Dec 1973 a 22 Sep 1972 a 16 Aug 1996 a 06 Oct 1983 a 13 Dec 1996 a 17 Jul 1978 a 12 Aug 1999 a 02 Nov 1977 a 19 Dec 2001 a 11 Jul 1977 a 05 Dec 1961 31 May 1962 31 Aug 1977 a 19 Jul 2001 a 18 Jan 1973 a 30 Aug 1961 30 Aug 1961 29 Nov 1983 s 14 Apr 1992 a 24 Sep 2004 a 22 Sep 2004 a 16 May 1989 a 13 May 1985 r 17 Jun 1985 a 11 Aug 1971 a 21 Sept 2005 a 03 Apr 2000 a 16 Nov 1999 a 19 Feb 1969 a 55