The Council of Europe's Member States

	47 MEMBER STATES
	Albania (13.07.1995) Andorra (10.11.1994) Armenia (25.01.2001) Austria (16.04.1956) Azerbaijan  (25.01.2001) Belgium (05.05.1949) Bosnia and Herzegovina (24.04.2002) Bulgaria (07.05.1992) Croatia (06.11.1996) Cyprus (24.05.1961) Czech Republic (30.06.1993) Denmark (05.05.1949) Estonia (14.05.1993) Finland (05.05.1989) France (05.05.1949) Georgia (27.04.1999) Germany (13.07.1950) Greece (09.08.1949) Hungary (06.11.1990) Iceland (07.03.1950) Ireland (05.05.1949) Italy (05.05.1949) Latvia (10.02.1995) Liechtenstein (23.11.1978) Lithuania (14.05.1993)	Luxembourg (05.05.1949) Malta (29.04.1965) Moldova (13.07.1995) Monaco (05.10.2004) Montenegro (11.05.2007) Netherlands (05.05.1949) Norway (05.05.1949) Poland (26.11.1991) Portugal (22.09.1976) Romania (07.10.1993) Russian Federation (28.02.1996) San Marino (16.11.1988) Serbia [*] (03.04.2003) Slovakia (30.06.1993) Slovenia (14.05.1993) Spain (24.11.1977) Sweden (05.05.1949) Switzerland (06.05.1963) ”The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (09.11.1995) Turkey (09.08.1949) Ukraine (09.11.1995) United Kingdom (05.05.1949)
Member State
	State candidate for membership Belarus (12.03.1993) The Observers to the Committee of Ministers Canada (29.05.1996) - Holy See (07.03.1970) - Japan (20.11.1996) - Mexico (01.12.1999) - United States of America (10.01.1996) The National Parliaments Observers to the Parliamentary Assembly Canada (28.05.1997) - Israel (02.12.1957) - Mexico (04.11.1999) [*] "With effect from 3 June 2006, the Republic of Serbia is continuing the membership of the Council of Europe previously exercised by the Union of States of Serbia and Montenegro (CM Decision of 14 June 2006)". May 2007