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List of the countries having signed the Berne convention
| Country | Date of Signature |
| Afghanistan | June 2, 2018 |
| Albania | March 6, 1994 |
| Algeria | April 19, 1998 |
| Andorra | June 2, 2004 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | March 17, 2000 |
| Argentina | June 10, 1967 |
| Armenia | October 19, 2000 |
| Australia | April 14, 1928 |
| Austria | October 1, 1920 |
| Azerbaijan | June 4, 1999 |
| Bahamas | July 10, 1973 |
| Bahrain | March 2, 1997 |
| Bangladesh | May 4, 1999 |
| Barbados | July 30, 1983 |
| Belarus | December 12, 1997 |
| Belgium | December 5, 1887 |
| Belize | June 17, 2000 |
| Benin | August 1, 1960 |
| Bhutan | November 25, 2004 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | November 4, 1993 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | March 1, 1992 |
| Botswana | April 15, 1998 |
| Brazil | February 9, 1922 |
| Brunei Darussalam | August 30, 2006 |
| Bulgaria | December 5, 1921 |
| Burkina Faso | August 19, 1963 |
| Burundi | April 12, 2016 |
| Cabo Verde | July 7, 1997 |
| Cameroon | January 1, 1960 |
| Canada | April 10, 1928 |
| Central African Republic | September 3, 1977 |
| Chad | November 25, 1971 |
| Chile | June 5, 1970 |
| China | October 15, 1992 |
| Colombia | March 7, 1988 |
| Comoros | April 17, 2005 |
| Congo | August 15, 1960 |
| Cook Islands | August 3, 2017 |
| Costa Rica | June 10, 1978 |
| Croatia | October 8, 1991 |
| Cuba | February 20, 1997 |
| Cyprus | August 16, 1960 |
| Czech Republic | January 1, 1993 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | January 1, 1962 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | April 28, 2003 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | June 30, 1960 |
| Denmark | July 1, 1903 |
| Djibouti | May 13, 2002 |
| Dominica | August 7, 1999 |
| Dominican Republic | December 24, 1997 |
| Ecuador | October 9, 1991 |
| Egypt | June 7, 1977 |
| El Salvador | February 19, 1994 |
| Equatorial Guinea | June 26, 1997 |
| Estonia | October 26, 1994 |
| Eswatini | December 14, 1998 |
| Fiji | October 10, 1970 |
| Finland | April 1, 1928 |
| France | December 5, 1887 |
| Gabon | March 26, 1962 |
| Gambia | March 7, 1993 |
| Georgia | May 16, 1995 |
| Germany | December 5, 1887 |
| Ghana | October 11, 1991 |
| Greece | November 9, 1920 |
| Grenada | September 22, 1998 |
| Guatemala | July 28, 1997 |
| Guinea | November 20, 1980 |
| Guinea-Bissau | July 22, 1991 |
| Guyana | October 25, 1994 |
| Haiti | January 11, 1996 |
| Holy See | September 12, 1935 |
| Honduras | January 25, 1990 |
| Hungary | February 14, 1922 |
| Iceland | September 7, 1947 |
| India | April 1, 1928 |
| Indonesia | September 5, 1997 |
| Ireland | October 5, 1927 |
| Israel | March 24, 1950 |
| Italy | December 5, 1887 |
| Jamaica | January 1, 1994 |
| Japan | July 15, 1899 |
| Jordan | July 28, 1999 |
| Kazakhstan | April 12, 1999 |
| Kenya | June 11, 1993 |
| Kiribati | January 2, 2018 |
| Kuwait | December 2, 2014 |
| Kyrgyzstan | July 8, 1999 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | March 14, 2012 |
| Latvia | August 11, 1995 |
| Lebanon | September 30, 1947 |
| Lesotho | September 28, 1989 |
| Liberia | March 8, 1989 |
| Libya | September 28, 1976 |
| Liechtenstein | July 30, 1931 |
| Lithuania | December 14, 1994 |
| Luxembourg | June 20, 1888 |
| Madagascar | January 1, 1966 |
| Malawi | October 12, 1991 |
| Malaysia | October 1, 1990 |
| Mali | March 19, 1962 |
| Malta | September 21, 1964 |
| Mauritania | February 6, 1973 |
| Mauritius | May 10, 1989 |
| Mexico | June 11, 1967 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | October 7, 2003 |
| Monaco | May 30, 1889 |
| Mongolia | March 12, 1998 |
| Montenegro | June 3, 2006 |
| Morocco | June 16, 1917 |
| Mozambique | November 22, 2013 |
| Namibia | March 21, 1990 |
| Nepal | January 11, 2006 |
| Netherlands | November 1, 1912 |
| New Zealand | April 24, 1928 |
| Nicaragua | August 23, 2000 |
| Niger | August 3, 1960 |
| Nigeria | September 14, 1993 |
| Niue | September 24, 2016 |
| Norway | April 13, 1896 |
| Oman | July 14, 1999 |
| Pakistan | July 5, 1948 |
| Panama | June 8, 1996 |
| Paraguay | January 2, 1992 |
| Peru | August 20, 1988 |
| Philippines | August 1, 1951 |
| Poland | January 28, 1920 |
| Portugal | March 29, 1911 |
| Qatar | July 5, 2000 |
| Republic of Korea | August 21, 1996 |
| Republic of Moldova | November 2, 1995 |
| Romania | January 1, 1927 |
| Russian Federation | March 13, 1995 |
| Rwanda | March 1, 1984 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | April 9, 1995 |
| Saint Lucia | August 24, 1993 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | August 29, 1995 |
| Samoa | July 21, 2006 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | June 14, 2016 |
| Saudi Arabia | March 11, 2004 |
| Senegal | August 25, 1962 |
| Serbia | April 27, 1992 |
| Singapore | December 21, 1998 |
| Slovakia | January 1, 1993 |
| Slovenia | June 25, 1991 |
| South Africa | October 3, 1928 |
| Spain | December 5, 1887 |
| Sri Lanka | February 4, 1948 |
| Sudan | December 28, 2000 |
| Suriname | February 23, 1977 |
| Sweden | August 1, 1904 |
| Switzerland | December 5, 1887 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | June 11, 2004 |
| Tajikistan | March 9, 2000 |
| Thailand | July 17, 1931 |
| Togo | April 30, 1975 |
| Tonga | June 14, 2001 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | August 16, 1988 |
| Tunisia | December 5, 1887 |
| Turkey | January 1, 1952 |
| Turkmenistan | May 29, 2016 |
| Tuvalu | June 2, 2017 |
| Ukraine | October 25, 1995 |
| United Arab Emirates | July 14, 2004 |
| United Kingdom | December 5, 1887 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | July 25, 1994 |
| United States of America | March 1, 1989 |
| Uruguay | July 10, 1967 |
| Uzbekistan | April 19, 2005 |
| Vanuatu | December 27, 2012 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | December 30, 1982 |
| Viet Nam | October 26, 2004 |
| Yemen | July 14, 2008 |
| Zambia | January 2, 1992 |
| Zimbabwe | April 18, 1980 |
| the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | September 8, 1991 |