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Membership of SCAR

Listed by date of joining

Full Members Associate Membership Full Membership
Argentina 3 February 1958
Australia 3 February 1958
Belgium 3 February 1958
Chile 3 February 1958
France 3 February 1958
Japan 3 February 1958
New Zealand 3 February 1958
Norway 3 February 1958
Russia (assumed representation of USSR) 3 February 1958
South Africa 3 February 1958
United Kingdom 3 February 1958
United States of America 3 February 1958
Germany (formerly DDR and BRD individually) 22 May 1978
Poland 22 May 1978
India 1 October 1984
Brazil 1 October 1984
China 23 June 1986
Sweden 24 March 1987 12 September 1988
Italy 19 May 1987 12 September 1988
Uruguay 29 July 1987 12 September 1988
Spain 15 January 1987 23 July 1990
Netherlands 20 May 1987 23 July 1990
Korea, Republic of 18 December 1987 23 July 1990
Finland 1 July 1988 23 July 1990
Ecuador 12 September 1988 15 June 1992
Canada 5 September 1994 27 July 1998
Peru 14 April 1987 22 July 2004
Switzerland 16 June 1987 4 October 2004
Ukraine 5 September 1994 17 July 2006
Bulgaria 5 March 1995 17 July 2006
Malaysia 4 October 2004 14 July 2008

Associate Members

Pakistan 15 June 1992
Denmark 17 July 2006
Portugal 17 July 2006
Romania 14 July 2008
Monaco 9 August 2010

*Colombia was an Associate Member of SCAR from 2 July 1990 to 3 July 1995

**Estonia was an Associate Member of SCAR from 15 June 1992 to 22 August 2001

ICSU Union Members

IGU International Geographical Union
IUBS International Union of Biological Sciences
IUGG International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
IUGS International Union of GeologicalSciences
IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IUPS International Union of Physiological Sciences
URSI Union Radio Scienifique Inernationale
INQUA International Union for Quaternary Research
IAU International Astronomical Union