List of WTO member countries

Most if not all countries which protect international copyrights extend their copyright privileges to various treaty members. One of the organizations that member countries are often listed by intellectual property authorities as being eligible for receiving copyright protection for their citizens, subject, or residents is the World Trade Organization. Here is a list of member countries of the WTO as of the time of writing this blog:

Albania
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
European Communities¹
Fiji
Finland
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)²
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong³
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Korea, Republic of⁴
Kuwait
Kyrgyz Republic
Latvia
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao, China⁵
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Chinese Taipei⁶
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Zambia
Zimbabwe

¹What is listed by the WTO as European Communities is actually now known as the European Union.
²Also commonly known as the Republic of Macedonia or simply Macedonia.
³Hong Kong is a part of China, but entered the WTO when it was still under the control of the United Kingdom. It continues to have a largely separate governance structure from mainland China.
⁴Not to be confused with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which is also commonly known as North Korea. The Korea which is a part of the WTO is the one commonly known as South Korea.
⁵Like Hong Kong, Macao is a part of China but has a more independent administrative regime.
⁶Chinese Taipei is not controlled by the People's Republic of China, but instead refers to the Republic of China, or as it is more commonly known, Taiwan.