Table of World Heritage Sites by country

The Table of World Heritage Sites is evolving as more sites are added to a growing list.

History

There are a total of 936 sites. These include properties in 153 states.^[1]

As of March 2012, 189 states have ratified the World Heritage Convention.^[1]

The worldwide sites 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.

Table of World Heritage Sites

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	12	3	4	19	Asia-Pacific
Austria		9^{[note 2]}		9	Europe & North America
Azerbaijan		2		2	Europe & North America
Bahrain		1		1	Arab States
Bangladesh	1	2		3	Asia-Pacific
Barbados		1		1	Latin America & the Caribbean
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
People's Republic of China	8	29	4	41	Asia-Pacific
Colombia	2	5		7	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
North 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	33^{[note 5]}	1^{[note 10]}	37	Europe & North America
Gabon			1	1	Africa
Gambia		2^{[note 11]}		2	Africa
Georgia		3		3	Europe & North America
Germany	3^{[note 12]}	33^{[note 13]}^{[note 14]}^{[note 15]}		36	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]}	8^{[note 2]}		9	Europe & North America
Iceland	1	1		2	Europe & North America
India	6	23		29	Asia-Pacific
Indonesia	4	3		7	Asia-Pacific
Iran (Islamic Republic of)		13		13	Asia-Pacific
Iraq		3		3	Arab States
Ireland		2		2	Europe & North America
Israel		6		6	Asia
Italy	3^{[note 18]}	44^{[note 16]}^{[note 19]}		47	Europe & North America
Japan	4	12		16	Asia-Pacific
Jordan		3		3	Arab States
Kazakhstan	1	2		3	Asia-Pacific
Kenya	3	2		5	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
Macedonia			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^{[note 22]}		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 23]}	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 24]}		13	Europe & North America
South 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 & North America
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 25]}	5		7	Europe & North America
Slovenia	1	1		2	Europe & North America
Solomon Islands	1			1	Asia-Pacific
South Africa	3	4	1	8	Africa
Spain	3	38^{[note 24]}	2^{[note 10]}	43	Europe & North America
Sri Lanka	2	6		8	Asia-Pacific
Sudan		2		2	Arab States
Suriname	1	1		2	Latin America & the Caribbean
Sweden	1^{[note 9]}	12^{[note 4]}	1	14	Europe & North America
Switzerland	3^{[note 18]}	8^{[note 19]}		11	Europe & North America
Syria		6		6	Arab States
Tajikistan		1		1	Asia-Pacific
Tanzania	3	3	1	7	Africa
Thailand	2	3		5	Asia-Pacific
Togo		1		1	Africa
Tunisia	1	7		8	Arab States
Turkey		8	2	10	Europe & North America
Turkmenistan		3		3	Asia-Pacific
Uganda	2	1		3	Africa
Ukraine	1	4^{[note 4]}		5	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
United Arab Emirates		1		1	Arab States
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	5		7	Asia-Pacific
Yemen	1	3		4	Arab States
Zambia	1^{[note 26]}			1	Africa
Zimbabwe	2^{[note 26]}	3		5	Africa
(less duplications)	12	19	1	32
Total	183	725	28	936	153 states

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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.
↑ ^4.00 ^4.01 ^4.02 ^4.03 ^4.04 ^4.05 ^4.06 ^4.07 ^4.08 ^4.09 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.
↑ Kathmandu Valley has 8 sites within its boundaries and are listed under one name. The sites are: the Durbar Squares of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur, Buddhist Stupas of Swayambhunath and Boudhanath, and Hindu Temples of Pashupatinath and Changu Narayan
↑ In addition, the former natural site Arabian Oryx Sanctuary has been delisted.
↑ ^24.0 ^24.1 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.
↑ ^26.0 ^26.1 The natural site Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls is shared between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 World Heritage List, UNESCO World Heritage Sites official sites; retrieved 2012-6-15.

Other websites

Media related to World Heritage Sites at Wikimedia Commons

UNESCO World Heritage website

[Jesuit-2] 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.

[Ferto-3] 2.0 ^2.1 The cultural site Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape is shared between Austria and Hungary.

[Belovezhskaya-4] 3.0 ^3.1 The natural site Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest is shared between Belarus and Poland.

[Struve-5] 4.00 ^4.01 ^4.02 ^4.03 ^4.04 ^4.05 ^4.06 ^4.07 ^4.08 ^4.09 The cultural site Struve Geodetic Arc is shared among Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Moldova, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

[Belfries-6] 5.0 ^5.1 The cultural site Belfries of Belgium and France is shared between Belgium and France.

[KluaneWaterton-7] 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.

[Talamanca-8] 7.0 ^7.1 The natural site Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park is shared between Costa Rica and Panama.

[Nimba-9] 8.0 ^8.1 The natural site Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve is shared between Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea.

[Kvarken-10] 9.0 ^9.1 The natural site High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago is shared between Finland and Sweden.

[Perdu-11] 10.0 ^10.1 The mixed site Pyrénées - Mont Perdu is shared between France and Spain.

[StoneCircles-12] 11.0 ^11.1 The cultural site Stone Circles of Senegambia is shared between Gambia and Senegal.

[Wadden-13] 12.0 ^12.1 The natural site The Wadden Sea is shared between Germany and the Netherlands.

[Frontiers-14] 13.0 ^13.1 The cultural site Frontiers of the Roman Empire is shared between Germany and the United Kingdom.

[Muskauer-15] 14.0 ^14.1 The cultural site Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski is shared between Germany and Poland.

[16] In addition, the former cultural site Dresden Elbe Valley has been delisted.

[Rome-17] 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.

[Aggtelek-18] 17.0 ^17.1 The natural site Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst is shared between Hungary and Slovakia.

[Giorgio-19] 18.0 ^18.1 The natural site Monte San Giorgio is shared between Italy and Switzerland.

[Rhaetian-20] 19.0 ^19.1 The cultural site Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes is shared between Italy and Switzerland.

[Curonian-21] 20.0 ^20.1 The cultural site Curonian Spit is shared between Lithuania and Russia.

[Uvs-22] 21.0 ^21.1 The natural site Uvs Nuur Basin is shared between Mongolia and Russia.

[Kathmandu_Valley-23] Kathmandu Valley has 8 sites within its boundaries and are listed under one name. The sites are: the Durbar Squares of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur, Buddhist Stupas of Swayambhunath and Boudhanath, and Hindu Temples of Pashupatinath and Changu Narayan

[24] In addition, the former natural site Arabian Oryx Sanctuary has been delisted.

[Coa-25] 24.0 ^24.1 The cultural site Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde is shared between Portugal and Spain.

[Beech-26] The natural site Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians is shared between Slovakia and Ukraine.

[MosioaTunya-27] 26.0 ^26.1 The natural site Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls is shared between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

[list-1] 1.0 ^1.1 World Heritage List, UNESCO World Heritage Sites official sites; retrieved 2012-6-15.

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