States Parties to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (continued) Country Ireland Israel Italy Kiribati Korea, Republic of Latvia Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Madagascar * Mexico Netherlands Norway Philippines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Slovakia Slovenia Spain Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Uganda United Kingdom Uruguay Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Zambia Zimbabwe Signing 01 Oct 1954 20 Oct 1954 Ratification (r), Accession (a), Succession (s) 17 Dec 1962 a 23 Dec 1958 r 03 Dec 1962 r 29 Nov 1983 s 22 Aug 1962 a 05 Nov 1999 a 04 Nov 1974 s 11 Sep 1964 a 16 May 1989 a 28 Sep 1954 28 Oct 1955 28 Sep 1954 28 Sep 1954 22 Jun 1955 28 Sep 1954 28 Sep 1954 28 Sep 1954 07 Feb 2000 a 27 Jun 1960 r 18 Jan 1994 s [20 Feb 1962 a] 07 June 2000 a 12 Apr 1962 r 19 Nov 1956 r 27 Apr 1999 s 03 Apr 2000 a 06 Jul 1992 s 12 May 1997 a 16 Nov 1999 a 02 Apr 1965 r 03 Jul 1972 r 11 Apr 1966 s 29 Jul 1969 a 15 Apr 1965 a 16 Apr 1959 r 02 Apr 2004 a 12 Mar 2001 s 01 Nov 1974 s 01 Dec 1998 s * Through notification received by the Secretary-General on 2 April 1965, the Government of Madagascar denounced the Convention. The denunciation took effect on 2 April 1966. 54