Signatories and Parties to the Treaty on
the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

(December 3, 1998)

 

Country

 

 Date of
Signature

 

 Date of
Deposit of
Ratification

 

 Date of Deposit
of Accession (A)
or Succession (S)

 

Afghanistan*
07/01/68
02/04/70
Albania**
09/12/90(A)
Algeria
01/12/95(A)
Antigua and Barbuda
06/17/85(S)
Andorra
06/07/96(A)
Angola
10/14/96(A)
Argentina
02/10/95(A)
Armenia
07/15/93(A)
Australia*
02/27/70
01/23/73
Austria*
07/01/68
06/27/69
Azerbaijan
09/22/92(A)
Bahamas, The
08/11/76(S)
Bahrain
11/03/88(A)
Bangladesh*
08/31/79(A)
Barbados
07/01/68
02/21/80
Belarus
07/22/93(A)
Belgium*
08/20/68
05/02/75
Belize
08/09/85(S)
Benin
07/01/68
10/31/72
Bhutan*
05/23/85(A)
Bolivia
07/01/68
05/26/70
Bosnia & Herzegovina
08/15/94(S)
Botswana
07/01/68
04/28/69
Brazil
09/18/98(A)
Brunei*
03/26/85(A)
Bulgaria*
07/01/68
09/05/69
Burkina Faso
11/25/68
03/03/70
Burundi
03/19/71(A)
Cambodia
06/02/72(A)
Cameroon
07/17/68
01/08/69
Canada*
07/23/68
01/08/69
Cape Verde
10/24/79(A)
Central African Republic
10/25/70(A)
Chad
07/01/68
03/10/71
Chile
05/25/95(A)
China
03/09/92(A)
Colombia**
07/01/68
04/08/86
Comoros
10/04/95(A)
Congo
10/23/78(A)
Costa Rica*
07/01/68
03/03/70
Cote d'Ivoire*
07/01/68
03/06/73
Croatia
06/29/92(S)
Cyprus*
07/01/68
02/10/70
Czech Republic*
01/01/93(S)
Denmark*
07/01/68
01/03/69
Djibouti
10/16/96(A)
Dominica
08/10/84(S)
Dominican Republic*
07/01/68
07/24/71
Ecuador*
07/09/68
03/07/69
Egypt*
07/01/68
02/26/811
El Salvador*
07/01/68
07/11/72
Equatorial Guinea
11/01/84(A)
Eritrea
03/03/95(A)
Estonia
01/07/92(A)
Ethiopia*
09/05/68
02/05/70
Fiji*
07/14/72(S)
Finland*
07/01/68
02/05/69
Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
04/12/95(A)
France
08/03/92(A)
Gabon
02/19/74(A)
Gambia*, The
09/04/68
05/12/75
Georgia
03/07/94(A)
Germany*, Fed.
Republic of
11/28/69
05/02/75 1,2
Ghana*
07/01/68
05/04/70
Greece*
07/01/68
03/11/70
Grenada
09/02/75(S)
Guatemala*
07/26/68
09/22/70
Guinea
04/29/85(A)
Guinea-Bissau
08/20/76(S)
Guyana
10/19/93(A)
Haiti
07/01/68
06/02/70
Holy See*
02/25/71(A)1
Honduras*
07/01/68
05/16/73
Hungary*, Rep of
07/01/68
05/27/69
Iceland*
07/01/68
07/18/69
Indonesia*
03/02/70
07/12/79 1
Iran*
07/01/68
02/02/70
Iraq*
07/01/68
10/29/69
Ireland*
07/01/68
07/01/68
Italy*
01/28/69
05/02/75 1
Jamaica*
04/14/69
03/05/70
Japan*
02/03/70
06/08/76 1
Jordan*
07/10/68
02/11/70
Kazakhstan
02/14/94(A)
Kenya
07/01/68
06/11/70
Kiribati*
04/18/85(S)
Korea, Democratic
People's Republic of
12/12/85(A)
Korea*, Republic of
07/01/68
04/23/75
Kuwait
08/15/68
11/17/89
Kyrgyzstan
07/05/94(A)
Laos
07/01/68
02/20/70
Latvia
01/31/92(A)
Lebanon*
07/01/68
07/15/70
Lesotho*
07/09/68
05/20/70
Liberia
07/01/68
03/05/70
Libya*
07/18/68
05/26/75
Liechtenstein*
04/20/78(A) 1
Lithuania
09/23/91(A)
Luxembourg*
08/14/68
05/02/75

Madagascar*
08/22/68
10/08/70
Malawi*
02/18/86(S)
Malaysia*
07/01/68
03/05/70
Maldive Islands*
09/11/68
04/07/70
Mali
07/14/69
02/10/70
Malta*
04/17/69
02/06/70
Marshall Islands
01/30/95(A)
Mauritania
10/26/93(A)
Mauritius*
07/01/68
04/08/69
Mexico*
07/26/68
01/21/69 1
Micronesia
04/14/95(A)
Moldova
10/11/94(A)
Monaco
03/13/95(A)
Mongolia*
07/01/68
05/14/69
Morocco*
07/01/68
11/27/70
Mozambique
09/04/90(A)
Myanmar (Burma)
12/02/92(A)
Namibia
10/02/92(A)
Nauru*
06/07/82(A)
Nepal*
07/01/68
01/05/70
Netherlands*
08/20/68
05/02/75 3
New Zealand*
07/01/68
09/10/69
Nicaragua*
07/01/68
03/06/73
Niger
10/09/92(A)
Nigeria*
07/01/68
09/27/68
Norway*
07/01/68
02/05/69

Oman
01/23/97(A)

Palau
04/12/95(A)
Panama
07/01/68
01/13/77
Papua New Guinea*
01/13/82(A)
Paraguay*
07/01/68
02/04/70
Peru*
07/01/68
03/03/70
Philippines*
07/01/68
10/05/72
Poland*
07/01/68
06/12/69
Portugal*
12/15/77(A)

Qatar
04/03/89(A)

Romania*
07/01/68
02/04/70
Russia 5
07/01/68
03/05/70
Rwanda
05/20/75(A)

St. Kitts and Nevis
03/22/93(A)
St. Lucia*
12/28/79(S)
St. Vincent & the
Grenadines
11/06/84(S)
San Marino
07/01/68
08/10/70
Sao Tome & Principe
07/20/83(A)
Saudi Arabia
10/03/88(A)
Senegal*
07/01/68
12/17/70
Seychelles
03/12/85(A)
Sierra Leone
02/26/75(A)
Singapore*
02/05/70
03/10/76
Slovakia
01/01/93(S)
Slovenia
04/07/92(A)
Solomon Islands
06/17/81(S)
Somalia
07/01/68
03/05/70
South Africa*
07/10/91(A)
Spain*
11/05/87(A)
Sri Lanka*
07/01/68
03/05/79
Sudan*
12/24/68
10/31/73
Suriname*
06/30/76(S)(b)
Swaziland*
06/24/69
12/11/69
Sweden*
08/19/68
01/09/70
Switzerland*
11/27/69
03/09/77 1
Syrian Arab Republic
07/01/68
09/24/69

Taiwan 7
07/01/68
01/27/70
Tajikistan
01/17/95(A)
Tanzania
05/31/91(A)
Thailand*
12/02/72(A)
Togo
07/01/68
02/26/70
Tonga
07/07/71(S)
Trinidad & Tobago
08/20/68
10/30/86
Tunisia*
07/01/68
02/26/70
Turkey*
01/28/69
04/17/80 1
Tuvalu*
01/19/79(S)
Turkmenistan
09/29/94(A)

Uganda
10/20/82(A)
Ukraine
12/05/94(A)
United Arab Emirates
09/26/95(A)
United Kingdom
07/01/68
11/27/68 4
United States
07/01/68
03/05/70
Uruguay*
07/01/68
08/31/70
Uzbekistan*
05/02/92
Vanuatu
08/26/95(A)
Venezuela*
07/01/68
09/25/75
Vietnam*, Socialist
Republic of
06/14/82(A)

Western Samoa*
03/17/75(A)

Yemen 6
11/14/68
06/01/79
Yugoslavia, Socialist
Federal Republic of
07/10/68
03/04/70

Zaire*
07/22/68
08/04/70
Zambia
05/15/91(A)
Zimbabwe
09/26/91(A)

 

TOTAL: 185 (Total does not include Taiwan or SFR Yugoslavia, which has dissolved.)

NOTES:

a - Dates given are the earliest dates on which a country signed the Treaty or deposited its instrument of ratification or accession.

-- whether in Washington, London, or Moscow. In the case of a country that was a dependent territory which became a party through succession, the date given is the date on which the country gave notice that it would continue to be bound by the terms of the Treaty.

b - Effective 11/25/75.

1 With Statement.

2 The former German Democratic Republic, which united with the Federal Republic of Germany on 10/3/90, had signed the NPT on 7/1/68 and deposited its instrument of ratification on 10/31/69.

3 Extended to Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.

4 Extended to Aguilla and territories under the territorial sovereignty of the United Kingdom.

5 Russia has given notice that it would continue to exercise the rights and fulfill the obligations of the former Soviet Union arising from the NPT.

6 The Republic of Yemen resulted from the union of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. The table indicates the date of signature and ratification by the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen; the first of these two states to become a party to the NPT. The Yemen Arab Republic signed the NPT on 9/23/68 and deposited its instrument of ratification on 5/14/86.

7 On 1/27/70, an instrument of ratification was deposited in the name of the Republic of China. Effective 1/1/79, the United States recognized the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China. The authorities on Taiwan state that they will continue to abide by the provisions of the Treaty and the United States regards them as bound by the obligations imposed by the Treaty.

* Entries with asterisk have NPT safeguards agreements that have entered into force as of 10/31/92.

** Non-NPT, full-scope safeguards agreement in force.

Source: Federation of American Scientists