As of 2010, there are a total of 911[1] World Heritage Sites located in 151 "state parties".[2] Of the 911 sites, 704 are cultural, 180 are natural and 27 are mixed properties. The countries have been divided by the World Heritage Committee into five geographic zones: Africa, Arab States, Asia-Pacific, Europe & North America, and Latin America & the Caribbean.
Countries with 10 or more World Heritage Sites
As of 2010, Italy, with its 45 sites, has the highest number of World Heritage Sites.
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- Key: Latin America and Caribbean (green), Middle East (grey), Asia-Pacific (blue), Europe (red) and North America (dark red)
Table
Country | Natural sites | Cultural sites | Mixed sites | Total sites | Geographic 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 | 4[note 1] | 8 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
Armenia | 3 | 3 | Europe & North America | ||
Australia | 11 | 3 | 4 | 18 | Asia-Pacific |
Austria | 8[note 2] | 8 | Europe & North America | ||
Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
Bahrain | 1 | 1 | Arab States | ||
Bangladesh | 1 | 2 | 3 | Asia-Pacific | |
Belarus | 1[note 3] | 3[note 4] | 4 | Europe & North America | |
Belgium | 10[note 5] | 10 | 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 | 11[note 1] | 18 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
Bulgaria | 2 | 7 | 9 | Europe & North America | |
Burkina Faso | 1 | 1 | Africa | ||
Cambodia | 2 | 2 | Asia-Pacific | ||
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | Africa | ||
Canada | 9[note 6] | 6 | 15 | Europe & North America | |
Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | Africa | ||
Central African Republic | 1 | 1 | Africa | ||
Chile | 5 | 5 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
China | 8 | 28 | 4 | 40 | Asia-Pacific |
Colombia | 2 | 4 | 6 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
Costa Rica | 3[note 7] | 3 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | 3[note 8] | 3 | Africa | ||
Croatia | 1 | 6 | 7 | Europe & North America | |
Cuba | 2 | 7 | 9 | 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 | 2[note 4] | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
Ethiopia | 1 | 7 | 8 | Africa | |
Finland | 1[note 9] | 6[note 4] | 7 | Europe & North America | |
France | 3 | 31[note 5] | 1[note 10] | 35 | Europe & North America |
Gabon | 1 | 1 | Africa | ||
Gambia | 2[note 11] | 2 | Africa | ||
Georgia | 3 | 3 | Europe & North America | ||
Germany | 2[note 12] | 31[note 13][note 14][note 15] | 33 | Europe & North America | |
Ghana | 2 | 2 | Africa | ||
Greece | 15 | 2 | 17 | Europe & North America | |
Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 3 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
Guinea | 1[note 8] | 1 | Africa | ||
Haiti | 1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
Holy See | 2[note 16] | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
Honduras | 1 | 1 | 2 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
Hungary | 1[note 17] | 7[note 2] | 8 | Europe & North America | |
Iceland | 1 | 1 | 2 | Europe & North America | |
India | 5 | 23 | 28 | Asia-Pacific | |
Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 7 | Asia-Pacific | |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 12 | 12 | Asia-Pacific | ||
Iraq | 3 | 3 | Arab States | ||
Republic of Ireland | 2 | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
Israel | 6 | 6 | Europe & North America | ||
Italy | 3[note 18] | 42[note 16][note 19] | 45 | Europe & North America | |
Japan | 3 | 11 | 14 | Asia-Pacific | |
Jerusalem | 1 | 1 | |||
Jordan | 3 | 3 | Arab States | ||
Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 3 | Asia-Pacific | |
Kenya | 2 | 2 | 4 | Africa | |
Kiribati | 1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
Laos | 2 | 2 | Asia-Pacific | ||
Latvia | 2[note 4] | 2 | Europe & North America | ||
Lebanon | 5 | 5 | Arab States | ||
Libya | 5 | 5 | Arab States | ||
Lithuania | 4[note 4][note 20] | 4 | Europe & North America | ||
Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
Madagascar | 2 | 1 | 3 | Africa | |
Malawi | 1 | 1 | 2 | Africa | |
Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 3 | Asia-Pacific | |
Mali | 3 | 1 | 4 | Africa | |
Malta | 3 | 3 | Europe & North America | ||
Marshall Islands | 1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
Mauritania | 1 | 1 | 2 | Arab States | |
Mauritius | 2 | 2 | Africa | ||
Mexico | 4 | 27 | 31 | Europe & North America | |
Moldova | 1[note 4] | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
Mongolia | 1[note 21] | 1 | 2 | Asia-Pacific | |
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 | 1[note 12] | 8 | 9 | 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 | 6[note 4] | 7 | Europe & North America | |
Oman | [note 22] | 4 | 4 | Arab States | |
Pakistan | 6 | 6 | Asia-Pacific | ||
Panama | 3[note 7] | 2 | 5 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
Paraguay | 1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
Peru | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | Latin America & the Caribbean |
Philippines | 2 | 3 | 5 | Asia-Pacific | |
Poland | 1[note 3] | 12[note 14] | 13 | Europe & North America | |
Portugal | 1 | 12[note 23] | 13 | Europe & North America | |
Republic of Korea | 1 | 9 | 10 | Asia-Pacific | |
Romania | 1 | 6 | 7 | Europe & North America | |
Russian Federation | 9[note 21] | 15[note 4][note 20] | 24 | Europe & North America | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
Saint Lucia | 1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
San Marino | 1 | 1 | Europe | ||
Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | Arab States | ||
Senegal | 2 | 3[note 11] | 5 | Africa | |
Serbia | 4 | 4 | Europe & North America | ||
Seychelles | 2 | 2 | Africa | ||
Slovakia | 2[note 17][note 24] | 5 | 7 | Europe & North America | |
Slovenia | 1 | 1 | Europe & North America | ||
Solomon Islands | 1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
South Africa | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Africa |
Spain | 3 | 37[note 23] | 2[note 10] | 42 | Europe & North America |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 6 | 7 | Asia-Pacific | |
Sudan | 1 | 1 | Arab States | ||
Suriname | 1 | 1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
Sweden | 1[note 9] | 12[note 4] | 1 | 14 | Europe & North America |
Switzerland | 3[note 18] | 7[note 19] | 10 | Europe & North America | |
Syria | 5 | 5 | Arab States | ||
Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
Tanzania | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Africa |
Thailand | 2 | 3 | 5 | Asia-Pacific | |
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 | 1 | 3[note 4] | 4 | Europe & North America | |
United Kingdom | 4 | 23[note 13] | 1 | 28 | Europe & North America |
United States of America | 12[note 6] | 8 | 1 | 21 | Europe & North America |
Uruguay | 1 | 1 | Latin America & the Caribbean | ||
Uzbekistan | 4 | 4 | Asia-Pacific | ||
Vanuatu | 1 | 1 | Asia-Pacific | ||
Venezuela | 1 | 2 | 3 | Latin America & the Caribbean | |
Vietnam | 2 | 4 | 6 | Asia-Pacific | |
Yemen | 1 | 3 | 4 | Arab States | |
Zambia | 1[note 25] | 1 | Africa | ||
Zimbabwe | 2[note 25] | 3 | 5 | Africa | |
(less duplications) | 12 | 19 | 1 | 32 | |
Total | 179 | 706 | 27 | 911 | 151 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 the Arab States
- List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
- List of World Heritage Sites in danger
- List of conservation topics
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The cultural site Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) is shared between Argentina and Brazil.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The cultural site Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape is shared between Austria and Hungary.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The natural site Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest is shared between Belarus and Poland.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 The cultural site Struve Geodetic Arc is shared among Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Moldova, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The cultural site Belfries of Belgium and France is shared between Belgium and France.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The natural sites Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek and Waterton Glacier International Peace Park are shared between Canada and the United States.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The natural site Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park is shared between Costa Rica and Panama.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The natural site Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve is shared between Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 The natural site High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago is shared between Finland and Sweden.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 The mixed site Pyrénées - Mont Perdu is shared between France and Spain.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The cultural site Stone Circles of Senegambia is shared between Gambia and Senegal.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 The natural site The Wadden Sea is shared between Germany and the Netherlands.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 The cultural site Frontiers of the Roman Empire is shared between Germany and the United Kingdom.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 The cultural site Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski is shared between Germany and Poland.
- ↑ In addition, the former cultural site Dresden Elbe Valley has been delisted.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 The cultural site Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura is shared between the Holy See and Italy.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 The natural site Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst is shared between Hungary and Slovakia.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 The natural site Monte San Giorgio is shared between Italy and Switzerland.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 The cultural site Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes is shared between Italy and Switzerland.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 The cultural site Curonian Spit is shared between Lithuania and Russia.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 The natural site Uvs Nuur Basin is shared between Mongolia and Russia.
- ↑ In addition, the former natural site Arabian Oryx Sanctuary has been delisted.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 The cultural site Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde is shared between Portugal and Spain.
- ↑ The natural site Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians is shared between Slovakia and Ukraine.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 The natural site Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls is shared between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
References
- ↑ World Heritage List, UNESCO World Heritage Sites official sites.
- ↑ According to UNESCO World Heritage Site, States parties are countries that have signed and ratified the World Heritage Convention.
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
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