European countries and their memberships in economical and political unions A Austria COE 1956, OECD 1961, EU 1995 AL Albania WP 1955-1991, COE 1995 AND Andorra COE 1994 ARM Armenia COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, since 1991 CIS, COE 2001 AZ Azerbaijan COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991, COE 2001 B Belgium COE 1949, NATO 1949, EU 1957, OECD 1961 BG Bulgaria COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, COE 1992, EU applicant BIH Bosnia-Herzegovina, COMECON 1964-1991, 1992 independent from Yugoslavia, COE 2002 BY Belarussia COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991 CH Switzerland EFTA 1958, COE 1963 CY Cyprus COE 1961, EU 2004 CZ Czech Republic COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1992 CSSR, COE 1993, OECD 1995, NATO 1999, EU 2004 D Germany COE 1951, NATO 1955, EU 1957, OECD 1961 DK Denmark COE 1949, NATO 1949, OECD 1961, EU 1973 DDR GDR 1954-1989, COMECON 1950-1989, WP 1955-1989 E Spain OECD 1961, COE 1977, EU 1986, NATO 1982 EST Estonia 1940-1991 UdSSR, COMECON 1949-1991, COE 1993, EU 2004 F France COE 1949, NATO 1949, EU 1957, OECD 1961 FIN Finland OECD 1969, COE 1989, EU 1995 FL Liechtenstein COE 1978, EFTA 1958 GB Great Britain COE 1949, NATO 1949, OECD 1961, EU 1973 GE Georgia COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991, COE 1999 GR Greece NATO 1952, OECD 1961, COE 1974, EU 1981 H Hungary COMECON 1949-1991, COE 1990, OECD 1996, NATO 1999, EU 2004 HR Croatia COMECON 1964-1991, 1992 independent from Yugoslavia, COE 1996 I Italy COE 1949, NATO 1949, EU 1957, OECD 1961 IRE Ireland COE 1949, OECD 1961, EU 1973 IS Iceland NATO 1949, EFTA 1958, CE 1959, OECD 1961 M Malta COE 1965, EU 2004 MC Monaco MD Moldava COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991, COE 1995 MK Macedonia COMECON 1964-1991, 1991 independent from Yugoslavia, COE 1995 N Norway COE 1949, NATO 1949, EFTA 1958, OECD 1961 NL Netherlands COE 1949, NATO 1949, EU 1957, OECD 1961 KZ Kazakhstan COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991 L Luxembourg COE 1949, NATO 1949, EU 1957, OECD 1961 LT Lithuania COMECON 1949-1991, 1940-1991 UdSSR, WP 1955-1991, COE 1993, EU 2004 LV Latvia COMECON 1949-1991, 1940-1991 UdSSR, WP 1955-1991, COE 1995, EU 2004 P Portugal NATO 1949, OECD 1961, COE 1976, EU 1986 PL Poland COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, COE 1991, OECD 1996, NATO 1999, EU 2004 RO Rumania COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, EU applicant RSM San Marino COE 1988 RUS Russia COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991, COE 1996 S Sweden COE 1949, OECD 1961, EU 1995 SLO Slovenia COMECON 1964-1991, 1992 independent from Yugoslavia, COE 1993, EU 2004 SK Slovakia COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1992 CSSR, COE 1993, OECD 2000 TR Turkey COE 1949, NATO 1952, OECD 1961 UA Ukraine COMECON 1949-1991, WP 1955-1991, till 1991 UdSSR, CIS 1991, COE 1995 YU Yugoslavia COMECON 1964-1991 non European countries within COMECON Mongolia COMECON 1961-1991 C Cuba COMECON 1972-1991 VN Vietnam associated member COMECON 1978-1991 AN Angola associated member COMECON MOC Mozambique associated member COMECON ADN Jemen associated member COMECON ETH Etopia associated member COMECON LAO Laos associated member COMECON Kyrgyzstan associated member COMECON Taijikistan associated member COMECON Turkmenistan associated member COMECON Uzbekistan associated member COMECON western economical and political systems since 1949 COE - Council of Europe 1949 [ www.coe.int ] NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1949 [ www.nato.int ] WEU - Western Europaen Union 1955 CEE/ EU - European Union 1957/58 [ www.eu.int ] EFTA - European Free Trade Association 1958 OECD Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development 1961 (1948-1961 OEEC) [ www.oecd.org ] eastern economical and political systems since 1949 COMECON - Council Of Mutual Economical Aid (SEW), 1949-1991 (42 years) Warsaw Pact - 1955-1991 (36 years) CIS - Commonwealth of independent states 1991 [ www.cis.sol.by/eng.shtml ]