WHAT IS THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE IDP 1968 & IDP 1949
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Convention on Road Traffic - Vienna, 8 November 1968
The IDP is an agreement between countries to recognize each other’s driver's licenses to drive together. There are different versions of the IDP: the 1968 convention and the 1949 convention. To legally drive in Vietnam, your international driving license should follow the 1968 convention. Here is the list that has valid licenses to drive in Vietnam.
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Participant
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Signature
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Accession, Succession, Ratification
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Albania
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29 Jun 2000 a
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Andorra
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25 Sep 2024 a
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Armenia
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8 Feb 2005 a
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Austria
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8 Nov 1968
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11 Aug 1981
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Azerbaijan
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3 Jul 2002 a
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Bahamas
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14 May 1991 a
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Bahrain
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4 May 1973 a
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Belarus
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8 Nov 1968
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18 Jun 1974
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Belgium
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8 Nov 1968
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16 Nov 1988
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Benin
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7 Jul 2022 a
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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1 Sep 1993 d
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Brazil
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8 Nov 1968
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29 Oct 1980
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Bulgaria
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8 Nov 1968
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28 Dec 1978
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Cabo Verde
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12 Jun 2018 a
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Central African Republic
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3 Feb 1988 a
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Chile
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8 Nov 1968
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Costa Rica
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8 Nov 1968
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Côte d'Ivoire
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24 Jul 1985 a
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Croatia
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23 Nov 1992 d
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Cuba
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30 Sep 1977 a
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Czech Republic
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2 Jun 1993 d
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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25 Jul 1977 a
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Denmark
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8 Nov 1968
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3 Nov 1986
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Ecuador
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8 Nov 1968
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Egypt
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15 Dec 2023 a
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El Salvador
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27 Aug 2024 a
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Estonia
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24 Aug 1992 a
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Ethiopia
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25 Aug 2021 a
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Finland
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16 Dec 1969
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1 Apr 1985
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France
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8 Nov 1968
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9 Dec 1971
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Georgia
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23 Jul 1993 a
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Germany
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8 Nov 1968
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3 Aug 1978
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Ghana
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22 Aug 1969
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Greece
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18 Dec 1986 a
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Guyana
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31 Jan 1973 a
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Holy See
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8 Nov 1968
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Honduras
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3 Feb 2020 a
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Hungary
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8 Nov 1968
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16 Mar 1976
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Indonesia
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8 Nov 1968
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Iran
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8 Nov 1968
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21 May 1976
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Iraq
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1 Feb 2017 a
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Israel
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8 Nov 1968
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11 May 1971
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Italy
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8 Nov 1968
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2 Oct 1996
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Kazakhstan
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4 Apr 1994 a
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Kenya
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9 Sep 2009 a
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Kuwait
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14 Mar 1980 a
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Kyrgyzstan
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30 Aug 2006 a
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Latvia
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19 Oct 1992 a
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Liberia
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16 Sep 2005 a
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Liechtenstein
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2 Mar 2020 a
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Lithuania
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20 Nov 1991 a
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Luxembourg
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8 Nov 1968
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25 Nov 1975
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Maldives
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9 Jan 2023 a
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Mexico
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8 Nov 1968
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Monaco
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6 Jun 1978 a
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Mongolia
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19 Dec 1997 a
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Montenegro
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23 Oct 2006 d
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Morocco
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29 Dec 1982 a
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Myanmar
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26 Jun 2019 a
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Netherlands
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8 Nov 2007 a
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Niger
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11 Jul 1975 a
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Nigeria
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18 Oct 2018 a
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North Macedonia
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18 Aug 1993 d
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Norway
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23 Dec 1969
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1 Apr 1985
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Oman
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9 Jun 2020 a
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Pakistan
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19 Mar 1986 a
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Peru
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6 Oct 2006 a
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Philippines
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8 Nov 1968
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27 Dec 1973
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Poland
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8 Nov 1968
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23 Aug 1984
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Portugal
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8 Nov 1968
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30 Sep 2010
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Qatar
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6 Mar 2013 a
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Republic of Korea
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29 Dec 1969
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Republic of Moldova
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26 May 1993 a
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Romania
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8 Nov 1968
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9 Dec 1980
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Russian Federation
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8 Nov 1968
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7 Jun 1974
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San Marino
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8 Nov 1968
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20 Jul 1970
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Saudi Arabia
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12 May 2016 a
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Senegal
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16 Aug 1972 a
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Serbia
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12 Mar 2001 d
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Seychelles
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11 Apr 1977 a
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Slovakia
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1 Feb 1993 d
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Slovenia
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6 Jul 1992 d
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South Africa
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1 Nov 1977 a
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Spain
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8 Nov 1968
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State of Palestine
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11 Nov 2019 a
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Sweden
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8 Nov 1968
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25 Jul 1985
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Switzerland
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8 Nov 1968
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11 Dec 1991
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Tajikistan
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9 Mar 1994 a
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Thailand
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8 Nov 1968
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1 May 2020
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Tunisia
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5 Jan 2004 a
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Türkiye
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22 Jan 2013 a
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Turkmenistan
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14 Jun 1993 a
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Uganda
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23 Aug 2022 a
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Ukraine
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8 Nov 1968
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12 Jul 1974
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United Arab Emirates
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10 Jan 2007 a
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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8 Nov 1968
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28 Mar 2018
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Uruguay
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8 Apr 1981 a
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Uzbekistan
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17 Jan 1995 a
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Venezuela
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8 Nov 1968
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Viet Nam
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20 Aug 2014 a
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Zimbabwe
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31 Jul 1981 a
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