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Multilateral <strong>Treaties</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Force</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>of</strong> January 1, 2009<br />

POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS<br />

Oman<br />

Pakistan<br />

Panama †<br />

Papua New Gu<strong>in</strong>ea 1<br />

Paraguay<br />

Peru 1<br />

Philipp<strong>in</strong>es †<br />

Pol<strong>and</strong> †<br />

Portugal<br />

Qatar †<br />

Romania †<br />

Russian Federation †<br />

Rw<strong>and</strong>a<br />

Samoa 1<br />

St. Kits <strong>and</strong> Nevis 1<br />

St. Lucia<br />

St. V<strong>in</strong>cent <strong>and</strong> the Grenad<strong>in</strong>es<br />

San Mar<strong>in</strong>o<br />

Sao Tome <strong>and</strong> Pr<strong>in</strong>cipe 1<br />

Saudi Arabia<br />

Senegal<br />

Seychelles<br />

Serbia<br />

Sierra Leone<br />

S<strong>in</strong>gapore<br />

Slovak Republic †<br />

Slovenia †<br />

Solomon Isl<strong>and</strong>s 1<br />

Somalia<br />

South Africa<br />

Spa<strong>in</strong> †<br />

Sri Lanka<br />

Sudan<br />

Sur<strong>in</strong>ame 1<br />

Swazil<strong>and</strong><br />

Sweden †<br />

Switzerl<strong>and</strong> †<br />

Syrian Arab Republic<br />

Tajikistan<br />

Tanzania<br />

Thail<strong>and</strong><br />

Timor-Leste 1<br />

Togo<br />

Tonga<br />

Tr<strong>in</strong>idad <strong>and</strong> Tobago<br />

Tunisia †<br />

Turkey<br />

Turkmenistan 1<br />

Tuvalu<br />

Ug<strong>and</strong>a<br />

Ukra<strong>in</strong>e †<br />

United Arab Emirates †<br />

United K<strong>in</strong>gdom 8<br />

United States 9 †<br />

Uruguay 1<br />

Uzbekistan †<br />

Vanuatu 1<br />

Vatican City<br />

Venezuela<br />

Vietnam, Socialist Republic <strong>of</strong> †<br />

Yemen 10 †<br />

Yugoslavia 11<br />

Zambia<br />

Zimbabwe<br />

NOTES<br />

* Unless otherwise <strong>in</strong>dicated all states parties to the<br />

Constitution <strong>of</strong> the Universal Postal Union signed the<br />

F<strong>in</strong>al Acts <strong>of</strong> the Universal Postal Congress, Bucharest,<br />

2004; those marked with a dagger (†) have also<br />

deposited <strong>in</strong>struments <strong>of</strong> ratification/approval. The<br />

general regulations <strong>and</strong> universal postal convention<br />

adopted at Bucharest replaced those adopted at Beij<strong>in</strong>g<br />

September 15, 1999, which <strong>in</strong> turn replaced those<br />

adopted at previous postal congresses.<br />

1 Not a signatory to the Acts <strong>of</strong> the 2004 Bucharest<br />

Congress.<br />

2 Applicable to all territories.<br />

3 Applicable to Hong Kong <strong>and</strong> Macao.<br />

See note under CHINA <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

4 See note under ETHIOPIA <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

5 See note under GERMANY <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

6 Applicable to Aruba <strong>as</strong> a separate entity <strong>as</strong> <strong>of</strong> January 1,<br />

1986.<br />

7 Extended to Cook Isl<strong>and</strong>s, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Niue <strong>and</strong> the<br />

Tokelau Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

8 Extended to Channel Isl<strong>and</strong>s, Isle <strong>of</strong> Man, Anguilla,<br />

Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virg<strong>in</strong><br />

Isl<strong>and</strong>s, Cayman Isl<strong>and</strong>s, Falkl<strong>and</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s, Gibraltar,<br />

Montserrat, Ducie <strong>and</strong> Oeno Isl<strong>and</strong>s, St. Helena,<br />

St. Helena Dependencies, South Georgia <strong>and</strong> South<br />

S<strong>and</strong>wich Isl<strong>and</strong>s, Turks <strong>and</strong> Caicos Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

9 Extended to the territories <strong>of</strong> the United States, <strong>and</strong> all<br />

are<strong>as</strong> for the <strong>in</strong>ternational relations <strong>of</strong> which it is<br />

responsible.<br />

10 See note under YEMEN <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

11 See note under YUGOSLAVIA <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS^<br />

Postal payment services agreement.<br />

Done at Bucharest October 5, 2004.<br />

Entered <strong>in</strong>to force January 1, 2006;<br />

def<strong>in</strong>itively for the United States June 20, 2006.*<br />

TIAS<br />

Parties<br />

Afghanistan<br />

Albania †<br />

Algeria<br />

Armenia<br />

Austria †<br />

Bangladesh<br />

Barbados<br />

Belarus †<br />

Belgium †<br />

Ben<strong>in</strong><br />

Bhutan<br />

Bosnia-Herzegov<strong>in</strong>a 1 †<br />

Botswana<br />

Brazil<br />

Brunei<br />

Bulgaria †<br />

Burk<strong>in</strong>a F<strong>as</strong>o<br />

Burundi<br />

Cambodia<br />

Cameroon<br />

Canada †<br />

Cape Verde<br />

Central African Republic<br />

Chad<br />

Chile<br />

Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />

Colombia<br />

Comoros<br />

Congo, Democratic Republic <strong>of</strong> 1 †<br />

Costa Rica<br />

Cote d’Ivoire<br />

Croatia<br />

Cuba †<br />

Cyprus<br />

Czech Republic †<br />

Denmark<br />

Dom<strong>in</strong>ica<br />

Dom<strong>in</strong>ican Republic<br />

Ecuador 1 †<br />

Egypt †<br />

Equatorial Gu<strong>in</strong>ea<br />

Eritrea<br />

Estonia †<br />

Ethiopia<br />

France †<br />

Gabon<br />

Germany, Federal Republic <strong>of</strong><br />

Ghana<br />

Greece<br />

Guatemala<br />

Gu<strong>in</strong>ea<br />

Gu<strong>in</strong>ea-Bissau<br />

Guyana<br />

Haiti<br />

Hondur<strong>as</strong><br />

Hungary<br />

POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS<br />

Icel<strong>and</strong><br />

Indonesia<br />

Iran<br />

Iraq<br />

Irel<strong>and</strong> †<br />

Italy<br />

Japan †<br />

Jordan<br />

Kazakhstan<br />

Kenya 1 †<br />

Kiribati<br />

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic <strong>of</strong><br />

Korea, Republic <strong>of</strong><br />

Kuwait †<br />

Kyrgyz Republic<br />

Latvia<br />

Lebanon<br />

Liechtenste<strong>in</strong><br />

Lithuania<br />

Luxembourg †<br />

Macedonia<br />

Malawi 1 †<br />

Mali<br />

Malta †<br />

Mexico †<br />

Monaco †<br />

Mongolia †<br />

Montenegro 1 †<br />

Morocco<br />

Mozambique<br />

Nepal<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Antilles 2<br />

Nicaragua<br />

Nigeria<br />

Norway<br />

Oman<br />

Pakistan<br />

Panama<br />

Paraguay<br />

Philipp<strong>in</strong>es 1 †<br />

Pol<strong>and</strong> †<br />

Portugal<br />

Romania †<br />

Russian Federation †<br />

Rw<strong>and</strong>a<br />

St. Lucia<br />

St. V<strong>in</strong>cent <strong>and</strong> the Grenad<strong>in</strong>es<br />

San Mar<strong>in</strong>o<br />

Senegal<br />

Serbia †<br />

Sierra Leone<br />

Slovak Republic †<br />

Slovenia †<br />

South Africa<br />

Spa<strong>in</strong> †<br />

Sri Lanka<br />

Sudan<br />

Switzerl<strong>and</strong> †<br />

Syria<br />

Tajikistan<br />

Tanzania<br />

Thail<strong>and</strong><br />

Togo<br />

Tonga<br />

Tr<strong>in</strong>idad <strong>and</strong> Tobago<br />

Tunisia †<br />

Turkey<br />

Ukra<strong>in</strong>e †<br />

United Arab Emirates †<br />

United K<strong>in</strong>gdom 3<br />

United States †<br />

Uzbekistan 1 †<br />

Vatican City<br />

Venezuela<br />

Viet Nam †<br />

Yemen 4 †<br />

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