As of 2008, there are a total of 851 World Heritage Sites located in 141 State Parties. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex [1][2] Of these, 660 are cultural, 166 are natural and 25 are mixed properties. [2] Further site classification includes the classification of the State Parties among five geographic zones: Africa, Arab States (composed Arab League Members), Asia-Pacific (includes Australia and Oceania), Europe and North America (specifically, USA and Canada), and Latin America and the Caribbean. The Arab League ( الجامعة العربية) officially called the League of Arab States ( جامعة الدول العربية Asia-Pacific or APAC is the area generally regarded as encompassing Littoral East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia near the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting
Map showing all of the World Heritage Sites distribution by State Parties.
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Map showing the Mixed Heritage Sites distribution by State Parties.
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Map showing the Cultural Heritage Sites distribution by State Parties.
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Map showing the Natural Heritage Sites distribution by State Parties.
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Note: The above maps are current as of 2007. Transboundary sites have been redistributed among the concerned countries, hence, have been counted multiple times.
| State Party | Natural WHS | Cultural WHS | Mixed WHS | Total WHS | Zone |
 Afghanistan |
2 | 2 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Albania |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
 Algeria |
6 | 1 | 7 | Arab States | |
 Andorra |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Argentina |
4 | 3 | 7 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
Argentina &  Brazil |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Armenia |
3 | 3 | Europe & North America | ||
 Australia |
11 | 2 | 4 | 17 | Asia-Pacific |
 Austria |
7 | 7 | Europe & North America | ||
Austria &  Hungary |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Azerbaijan |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
 Bahrain |
1 | 1 | Arab States | ||
 Bangladesh |
1 | 2 | 3 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Belarus |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
Belarus &  Poland |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
Belarus,  Estonia,  Finland,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Norway,  Moldova,  Russia,  Sweden &  Ukraine |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
8 | 8 | Europe & North America | ||
Belgium &  France |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Belize |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Benin |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Bolivia |
1 | 5 | 6 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
 Botswana |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
| Brazil |
7 | 9 | 16 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Bulgaria |
2 | 7 | 9 | Europe & North America | |
 Cambodia |
1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Cameroon |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Canada |
6 | 6 | 12 | Europe & North America | |
Canada &  United States |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
 Central African Republic |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Chile |
5 | 5 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 China |
6 | 25 | 4 | 35 | Asia-Pacific |
 Colombia |
2 | 4 | 6 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Costa Rica |
2 | 2 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
Costa Rica &  Panama |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Côte d'Ivoire |
2 | 2 | Africa | ||
 Croatia |
1 | 5 | 6 | Europe & North America | |
 Cuba |
2 | 6 | 8 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Cyprus |
3 | 3 | Europe & North America | ||
 Czech Republic |
12 | 12 | Europe & North America | ||
 Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
5 | 5 | Africa | ||
 Denmark |
1 | 3 | 4 | Europe & North America | |
 Dominica |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Dominican Republic |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Ecuador |
2 | 2 | 4 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Egypt |
1 | 6 | 7 | Arab States | |
 El Salvador |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
| Estonia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Ethiopia |
1 | 7 | 8 | Africa | |
| Finland |
5 | 5 | Europe & North America | ||
| France |
1 | 28 | 29 | Europe & North America | |
France &  Spain |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Gabon |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Gambia |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
Gambia &  Senegal |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Georgia (country) |
3 | 3 | Europe & North America | ||
 Germany |
1 | 29 | 30 | Europe & North America | |
| Germany & Poland |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
Germany &  United Kingdom |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Ghana |
2 | 2 | Africa | ||
 Greece |
15 | 2 | 17 | Europe & North America | |
 Guatemala |
2 | 1 | 3 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Guinea & Côte d'Ivoire |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Haiti |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Holy See |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Honduras |
1 | 1 | 2 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
| Hungary |
6 | 6 | Europe & North America | ||
Hungary &  Slovakia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Iceland |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 India |
5 | 22 | 27 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Indonesia |
4 | 3 | 7 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
8 | 8 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Iraq |
3 | 3 | Arab States | ||
 Republic of Ireland |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
 Israel |
6 | 6 | Europe & North America | ||
 Italy |
1 | 40 | 41 | Europe & North America | |
| Italy & Holy See |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Japan |
3 | 11 | 14 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Jordan |
3 | 3 | Arab States | ||
 Kazakhstan |
2 | 2 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Kenya |
2 | 1 | 3 | Africa | |
 Laos |
2 | 2 | Asia-Pacific | ||
| Latvia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Lebanon |
5 | 5 | Arab States | ||
 Libya |
5 | 5 | Arab States | ||
| Lithuania |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
| Lithuania & Russia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Luxembourg |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Madagascar |
2 | 1 | 3 | Africa | |
 Malawi |
1 | 1 | 2 | Africa | |
 Malaysia |
2 | 2 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Mali |
3 | 1 | 4 | Africa | |
 Malta |
3 | 3 | Europe & North America | ||
 Mauritania |
1 | 1 | 2 | Arab States | |
 Mauritius |
1 | 1 | Arab States | ||
 Mexico |
3 | 24 | 27 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Mongolia |
1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
| Mongolia & Russia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Montenegro |
1 | 1 | 2 | Europe & North America | |
 Morocco |
8 | 8 | Arab States | ||
 Mozambique |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Namibia |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Nepal |
2 | 2 | 4 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Netherlands |
7 | 7 | Europe & North America | ||
 New Zealand |
2 | 1 | 3 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Nicaragua |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Niger |
2 | 2 | Africa | ||
 Nigeria |
2 | 2 | Africa | ||
| Norway |
1 | 5 | 6 | Europe & North America | |
 Oman |
4 | 4 | Arab States | ||
 Pakistan |
6 | 6 | Asia-Pacific | ||
| Panama |
2 | 2 | 4 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Paraguay |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Peru |
2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | Latin America & the Caribbean |
 Philippines |
2 | 3 | 5 | Asia-Pacific | |
| Poland |
1 | 12 | 13 | Europe & North America | |
 Portugal |
1 | 12 | 13 | Europe & North America | |
 Republic of Korea |
1 | 7 | 8 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Romania |
1 | 6 | 7 | Europe & North America | |
| Russian Federation |
7 | 13 | 20 | Europe & North America | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Saint Lucia |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
| Senegal |
2 | 2 | 4 | Africa | |
 Serbia |
4 | 4 | Europe & North America | ||
 Seychelles |
2 | 2 | Africa | ||
| Slovakia |
4 | 4 | Europe & North America | ||
| Slovakia & Ukraine |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Slovenia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Solomon Islands |
1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 South Africa |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Africa |
| Spain |
3 | 35 | 1 | 39 | Europe & North America |
 Sri Lanka |
1 | 6 | 7 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Sudan |
1 | 1 | Arab States | ||
 Suriname |
1 | 1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
| Sweden |
11 | 1 | 12 | Europe & North America | |
| Sweden & Finland |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Switzerland |
2 | 5 | 7 | Europe & North America | |
 Syria |
5 | 5 | Arab States | ||
 Thailand |
2 | 3 | 5 | Asia-Pacific | |
 the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
 Togo |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
 Tunisia |
1 | 7 | 8 | Arab States | |
 Turkey |
7 | 2 | 9 | Europe & North America | |
 Turkmenistan |
3 | 3 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Uganda |
2 | 1 | 3 | Africa | |
| Ukraine |
2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
| United Kingdom |
4 | 21 | 1 | 26 | Europe & North America |
 Tanzania |
4 | 3 | 7 | Africa | |
| United States of America |
10 | 8 | 18 | Europe & North America | |
 Uruguay |
1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
 Uzbekistan |
4 | 4 | Asia-Pacific | ||
 Venezuela |
1 | 2 | 3 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
 Vietnam |
2 | 3 | 5 | Asia-Pacific | |
 Yemen |
3 | 3 | Arab States | ||
 Zambia &  Zimbabwe |
1 | 1 | Africa | ||
| Zimbabwe |
1 | 3 | 4 | Africa | |
| Total | 166 | 660 | 25 | 851 | 141 State Parties |
See also
- World Heritage Site
- List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
- List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas
- List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia
- List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
- List of World Heritage Sites in danger
- List of conservation topics
Notes and references
- ^ According to UNESCO World Heritage Site, States Parties are countries that signed and ratified The World Heritage Convention. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra ( Catalan: Principat d'Andorra) is a small Landlocked country in western For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. 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See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, Australia and the Pacific ( Australia) This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. Asia Minor, Cyprus, all of the Aegean Islands, the Canaries These are thirty sites which the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided to include on a list of World Heritage Sites in danger; this list also shows the year This is a list of conservation topics. It is a list of articles relating to Conservation biology and conservation of the Natural environment. As of November 2007, there are a total of 185 States Parties.
- ^ a b World Heritage List, UNESCO World Heritage Sites official sites.
External links
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites — Official website
- List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites — Official website
- World Heritage Site — World Heritage Details website
- WHTour — The World Heritage List in panographies and virtual tours
- VRheritage.org — Documentation of World Heritage Sites
- Worldheritage-Forum — Weblog and Information on World Heritage Issues
- UNESCO World Heritage List — Complete list with links and map of all sites
- whc.unesco.org — The Official World Heritage List in Google Earth (en français)
- whc.kmz — The World Heritage List in Google Earth (en français)
- Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage at Law-Ref.org — Fully indexed and crosslinked with other documents
- Organization of World Heritage Cities — Dealing with urban sites only