Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
Commission Océanographique Intergouvernementale (COI)
Comisión Oceanográfica Intergubernamental
(COI)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

The IOC Member States

The Commission currently counts 129 Member States (février 15, 2002 ) who all have a seat in  the IOC Assembly. 36 of these are also members of the IOC Executive Council.

Action Addresses

In order to assure an efficient communication and coordination between the Member States and the Secretariat each Member State has identified an Action Address.

to find the Action Address for your country

Below you find the list of the IOC Member States. Some Member States have identified a 'first point of entry' URL (click on the country name to jump to that site). 

AFGHANISTAN (11 March 1991)
ALBANIA (26 January 1993)
ALGERIA (Jul. 1964/Nov. 1965)
ANGOLA (26 October 1982)
* ARGENTINA (Before November 1961)
* AUSTRALIA (Before November 1961)
AUSTRIA (Oct. 1962/Jun. 1964)
AZERBAIJAN 527 January 1998)
BAHAMAS (29 January 1979)
BANGLADESH (29 October 1982)
BARBADOS (18 December 1985)
* BELGIUM (Before November 1961)
BELIZE (22 September 1995)
BENIN (23 October 1986)
* BRAZIL (Before November 1961)
BULGARIA (Oct. 1967/Dec. 1969)
CAMEROON (Nov. 1971/Nov. 1973)
* CANADA (Before November 1961)
CAPE VERDE (20 August 1984)
* CHILE (Before November 1961)
* CHINA (Before November 1961)
* COLOMBIA (Oct. 1967/Dec. 1969)
COMOROS (08 February 2000)
CONGO (Nov. 1961/Sep. 1962)
* COSTA RICA (28 February 1975)
CÔTE D'IVOIRE (Before November 1961)
CROATIA (24 December 1992)
* CUBA (Before November 1961)
CYPRUS (05 December 1977)
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF KOREA (31 October 1978)
DENMARK (Before November 1961)
DOMINICA (21 September 1999)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Before November 1961)
ECUADOR (Before November 1961)
* EGYPT (Oct. 1969/Nov. 1971)
EL SALVADOR (16 February 1993)
ERITREA (12 November 1993)
ESTONIA (10 March 1992)
ETHIOPIA (05 March 1976)
FIJI (09 July 1974)
FINLAND (Before November 1961)
* FRANCE (Before November 1961)
GABON (26 October 1977)
GAMBIA (30 August 1985)
GEORGIA (09 July 1993)
* GERMANY (Before November 1961)
GHANA (Before November 1961)
* GREECE (Oct. 1962/Jun. 1964)
GUATEMALA (Dec. 1965/Oct. 1967)
GUINEA (01 May 1982)
GUINEA-BISSAU (26 January 1984)
GUYANA (20 July 1977)
HAITI (23 March 1976)
ICELAND (Oct. 1962/Jun. 1964)
* INDIA (Before November 1961)
* INDONESIA (Oct. 1962/Jun. 1964)
IRAN, Islamic
Republic of (03 June 1975)
IRAQ (Oct. 1969/Nov. 1971)
IRELAND (07 November 1978)
ISRAEL (Before November 1961)
* ITALY (Before November 1961)
* JAMAICA (Oct. 1967/Dec. 1969)
* JAPAN (Before November 1961)
JORDAN (06 April 1975)
* KENYA (Nov. 1971/Nov. 1973)
KUWAIT (13 November 1974)
LEBANON (Oct. 1962/Jun. 1964)
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA (11 March 1974)
MADAGASCAR (Dec. 1965/Oct. 1967)
MALAYSIA (Jul. 1964/Nov. 1965)
MALDIVES (20 May 1987)
MALTA (Oct. 1969/Nov. 1971)
MAURITANIA (Before November 1961)
MAURITIUS (Oct. 1969/Nov. 1971)
* MEXICO (Before November 1961)
MONACO (Before November 1961)
* MOROCCO (Before November 1961)
MOZAMBIQUE (08 April 1981)
MYANMAR (07 June 1988)
NAMIBIA (25 April 2001)
NETHERLANDS (Before November 1961)
NEW ZEALAND (Nov. 1961/Sep. 1962)
NICARAGUA (17 November 1977)
* NIGERIA (Nov. 1971/Nov. 1973)
NORWAY (Before November 1961)
OMAN (16 November 1982)
PAKISTAN (Before November 1961)
PANAMA (Oct. 1967/Sep. 1969)
* PERU (Dec. 1965/Oct. 1967)
* PHILIPPINES (Oct. 62/Jun. 1964)
POLAND (Before November 1961)
* PORTUGAL (Oct. 1969/Nov. 1971)
QATAR (20 July 1976)
* REPUBLIC OF KOREA (Before November 1961)
ROMANIA (Before November 1961)
* RUSSIAN FEDERATION (Before Nov. 1961)
SAINT LUCIA (14 September 1992)
SAMOA (10 April 1978)
SAUDI ARABIA (14 June 1978)
SENEGAL (Oct. 1967/Sep. 1969)
SEYCHELLES (27 February 1979)
SIERRA LEONE (19 April 1974)
SINGAPORE (Dec. 1965/Oct. 1967)
SLOVENIA (16 June 1994)
SOLOMON ISLANDS (11 May 1982)
SOMALIA (10 July 1974)
* SOUTH AFRICA (Oct. 1967/Sep. 1969)
* SPAIN (Before Nov. 1961)
SRI LANKA (Jun. 76/Jan. 1977)
SUDAN (26 August 1974)
SURINAM (21 January 1977)
* SWEDEN (Jul. 1964/Nov. 1965)
SWITZERLAND (Before Nov. 1961)
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC (Oct.1969/Nov. 1971)
* THAILAND (Before Nov. 1961)
TOGO (22 October 1975)
TONGA (03 January 1974)
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (Oct. 1967/Sep. 1969)
* TUNISIA (Before Nov. 1961)
TURKEY (Nov. 1961/Sep. 1962)
* UKRAINE (Nov. 1961/Sep. 1962)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (02 June 1976)
* UNITED KINGDOM OF
GREAT BRITAIN &
NORTHERN IRELAND (Before Nov. 1961)
UNITED REPUBLIC OF
TANZANIA (Oct. 1967/Sep. 1969)
* UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA (Before Nov. 1961)
URUGUAY (Before Nov. 1961)
VENEZUELA (Oct. 1962/Jun. 1964)
VIET NAM (Before Nov. 1961)
YEMEN (22 May 1960)


MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ARE INDICATED WITH AN ASTERISK *