The Council of Europe's 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 & 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) 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 and Montenegro (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 States States 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) * October 2004