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World Trade Organization

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that is concerned with the regulation of international trade between nations. The WTO officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement, signed by 123 nations on 15 April 1994, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which commenced in 1948. It is the largest international economic organization in the world.

The WTO deals with regulation of trade in goods, services and intellectual property between participating countries by providing a framework for negotiating trade agreements and a dispute resolution process aimed at enforcing participants' adherence to WTO agreements, which are signed by representatives of member governments and ratified by their parliaments. The WTO prohibits discrimination between trading partners, but provides exceptions for environmental protection, national security, and other important goals. Trade-related disputes are resolved by independent judges at the WTO through a dispute resolution process.

Link: WTO

Official Web Site

 

WTO map

 

Members, Observers and other participations

Full members Observers Special members
Afghanistan Algeria  
Albania Andorra  
Angola Azerbaijan  
Antigua & Barbuda Bahamas  
Argentina Belarus  
Armenia Bhutan  
Australia Bosnia & Herzegovina  
Austria Comoros  
Bahrain Curaçao  
Bangladesh Ethiopia  
Barbados Guinea Equatorial  
Belgium Iran  
Belize Iraq  
Benin Lebanon  
Bolivia Libya  
Botswana Sao Tome & Principe  
Brazil Serbia  
Brunei Somalia  
Bulgaria South Sudan  
Burkina Faso Sudan  
Burundi Syria  
Cambodia Timor East  
Cameroon Turkmenistan  
Canada Uzbekistan  
Cape Verde Vatican City  
Central African Republic    
Chad    
Chile    
China    
Colombia    
Congo - Brazaville    
Congo - Kinshasa    
Costa Rica    
Croatia    
Cuba    
Cyprus    
Czech Republic    
Denmark    
Djibouti    
Dominica    
Dominican Republic    
Ecuador    
Egypt    
El Salvador    
Estonia    
Eswanti - Swaziland    
Fiji    
Finland    
France    
Gabon    
Gambia    
Georgia    
Germany    
Ghana    
Great Britain    
Greece    
Grenada    
Guatemala    
Guinea    
Guinea-Bissau    
Guyana    
Haiti    
Honduras    
Hong Kong SAR    
Hungary    
Iceland    
India    
Indonesia    
Ireland    
Israel    
Italy    
Ivory Coast    
Jamaica    
Japan    
Jordan    
Kazakhstan    
Kenya    
Korea South    
Kuwait    
Kyrgyzstan    
Laos    
Latvia    
Lesotho    
Liberia    
Liechtenstein    
Lithuania    
Luxembourg    
Macao SAR    
Madagascar    
Malawi    
Malaysia    
Maldives    
Mali    
Malta    
Mauritania    
Mauritius    
Mexico    
Moldova    
Mongolia    
Montenegro    
Morocco    
Mozambique    
Myanmar / Burma    
Namibia    
Nepal    
Netherlands    
New Zealand    
Nicaragua    
Niger    
Nigeria    
North-Macedonia    
Norway    
Oman    
Pakistan    
Panama    
Papua New Guinea    
Paraguay    
Peru    
Philippines    
Poland    
Portugal    
Qatar    
Romania    
Russia    
Rwanda    
Saint Kitts    
Saint Lucia    
Saint Vicent    
Samoa    
Saudi Arabia    
Senegal    
Seychelles    
Sierra Leone    
Singapore    
Slovakia    
Slovenia    
Solomon Islands    
South Africa    
Spain    
Sri Lanka    
Suriname    
Sweden    
Switzerland    
Taiwan    
Tajikistan    
Tanzania    
Thailand    
Togo    
Tonga    
Trinidad & Tobago    
Tunisia    
Turkey    
Uganda    
Ukraine    
United Arab Emirates    
United States of America    
Uruguay    
Vanuatu    
Venezuela    
Vietnam    
Yemen    
Zambia    
Zimbabwe    

Member organiations

European Union

 

 

 

 

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