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 | ||
 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 | 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 | |
 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 & 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 |
Table Of World Heritage Sites By Country Media
World Heritage Sites by country as of 2021
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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.
- ↑ 4.0 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.
- ↑ 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.
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