List of European countries by membership in international organisations
This list depicts the membership of European countries in selected international organisations and treaties.
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Classification of countries according to the United Nations:
Very high human development (0.800 or higher)
High human development (0.700 - 0.799)
Classification of countries according to the World Bank:
high income (> $14,005)
upper middle income ($4,516 - $14,005)
Classification of countries according to the IMF:
Advanced Economies
Emerging Market and Developing Economies
1 These countries are currently not participating in the EU's single market (EEA), but the EU has common external Customs Union agreements with Turkey (EU-Turkey Customs Union in force since 1995), Andorra (since 1991) and San Marino (since 2002). Monaco participates in the EU customs union through its relationship with France; its ports are administered by the French. Vatican City has a customs union in effect with Italy. 2 Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City are not members of Schengen, but act as such via their open borders with Spain, France and Italy, respectively. 3 Switzerland is not an official member of EEA but has bilateral agreements largely with the same content, making it virtually a member. 4 Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City are using the euro as their currency through a monetary agreement with the EU. 5 Montenegro and Kosovo unilaterally adopted the euro as their currency and, therefore, have no issuing rights. 6 Currency included in the ERM II mechanism. 7 Air and maritime borders only.
^Only 51 sovereign states are listed, including Kosovo and Vatican which are not UN members.
^Human Development Index (2021)
^Gross National Income, List of countries by GNI per capita World Development Indicators database [1], World Bank,
GNI per capita 2021, Atlas method and PPP; Country classification - low
income ($1,086 or less), upper middle income ($4,256 to $13,205), high income ($13,205 or more)
^OSCE is an international organization which serves as a forum for political dialogue. Its stated aim is to secure stability in the region (Caucasus, Central Asia, Europe, North America and Russia) based on democratic practices and improved governance
^OECD is an international organization which serves as a forum for economic dialogue. The bulk of its members are in Europe (23), but some are located in other regions (7) - Members states
^VWP is a program of the United States of America which allows citizens of countries with visa refusal rate less than 3% and some specific countries 10% to travel to the US for tourism or business for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa. All countries participating in the program have high HDI and most are regarded as developed countries; Adjusted Visa Refusal Rate Archived 2013-04-05 at the Wayback Machine year 2006 Archived 2013-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, 2007 Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, 2008 Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine