ANNEX III States Parties to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness Date of entry into force: 13 December 1975 As of 28 February 2010 Total Number of States Parties: 37 Most recent ratification: Liechtenstein 25 Sep 2009 a Countries Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bolivia (the Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Canada Chad Costa Rica Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Finland France Germany Guatemala Hungary Ireland Israel Kiribati Latvia Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Netherlands New Zealand Niger Norway Romania Signature Ratification (r): accession (a), succession (d) 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 25 Oct 2007 a 17 Jul 1978 a 12 Aug 1999 a 02 Nov 1977 a 19 Dec 2001 a 11 Jul 1977 a 05 Dec 1961 07 Aug 2008 a 31 May 1962 31 Aug 19 Jul 12 May 18 Jan 1977 a 2001 a 2009 a 1973 a 29 Nov 14 Apr 24 Sep 22 Sep 16 May 25 Sep 13 May 20 Sep 17 Jun 11 Aug 27 Jan 1983 d 1992 a 2004 a 2004 a 1989 a 2009 a 1985 r 2006 a 1985 a 1971 a 2006 a 30 Aug 1961 30 Aug 1961 29

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