As of 2009, there are 63 permanent observer countries, including the European Union.

The following countries serve as observer countries in the Leading Group:

The Council also has permanent and ad-hoc observer countries and "permanent participants".

And six observer countries:

Observer countries:

Observer Country: Country having officially declared its intention to join the IHRA.

Liaison Country: Former Observer Country in the process of becoming a Member Country.

Belgium will play Denmark in 2010, and is also expected to play games against other European official observer countries including Germany and Morocco.

The Western European Union had 10 member countries, 6 associate member countries, 5 observer countries and 7 associate partner countries.

In their capacity as observer countries of the CBSS, the Netherlands joined the EuroFaculty and provided teachers.

As of August 2012, the organisation consists of 120 member states, including the non-UN member state of Palestine, and 21 other observer countries.

The IHRA is an inter-governmental organization consisting of thirty-one Member States and four Observer Countries.

There are 193 member countries of the United Nations which includes all the internationally recognized countries except for Vatican City and Palestine which are observer countries.

This is achieved mainly during World and Regional Congresses regrouping delegations of Member States and representatives of observer countries, but also during multilateral exchanges.

Observer countries are Germany, Greece, Italy, Kuwait, Russian Federation, Sweden, UK, and the US.

Representatives of the 34 OECD member countries and a number of observer countries meet in specialised committees on specific policy areas, such as economics, trade, science, employment, education or financial markets.

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) is the representative organisation of European lawyers through its member bars and law societies from 31 full member countries, and 11 further associate and observer countries.

At a meeting of the 157 member countries of the General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and observer countries today, Herminio Blanco Mendoza presented his candidacy for the post of WTO Director-General.

Switzerland was also a non-member observer state until 2002.

"Your observer state profiles are excellent, old friend!"

It is to be set up in each Contracting Party or observer state to the Convention.

That leaves the Palestinians with an option of seeking a lesser upgrade to non-member observer state.

The most recent case of an observer state becoming a member state was Switzerland, which was admitted in 2002.

That resolution made Palestine a non-member observer state just like the Vatican.

Ukraine's status as an observer state is said to not conflict with its planned free trade agreement with the European Union.

Libya as an observer state.

Pakistan with all these efforts is already hoping to become an observer state at CERN.

Days earlier, the United Nations passed a resolution, recognizing Palestine as a non-member observer state.

The visit was the first state visit to the country after its status accepted as a nonmember observer state by the United Nations.

Resolution 67/19 - Recognising the State of Palestine as a non-member observer state.

The real, organic Albert Morris had to die, so he wouldn't "anchor" my quantum-soul observer state to the material world-whatever that means.

During September 2012, Palestine decided to pursue an upgrade in status from "observer entity" to "non-member observer state".

United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19 granted Palstine non-member observer state status.

The British Future/Observer State of the Nation poll captures all of these anxieties.

India welcomed Iran's inclusion as an observer state in the SAARC regional organisation.

"We've been clear, we've been consistent with the Palestinians that we oppose observer state status in the General Assembly and this resolution.

They want the P.L.O. to follow North Korea's example when it became an observer state at the United Nations in the early 1970's.

On November 2012, the State of Palestine was upgraded in the UN to non-member observer state status.

The new status equates Palestine's with that of the Holy See; similarly, Switzerland was a non-member observer state for more than 50 years (until 2002).

With their application for full membership stalled, the PLO sought an upgrade in status, from "observer entity" to "non-member observer state".

November 29 - At the UN General Assembly, a majority of member states votes to give Palestine non-member observer state status.

November 29 - The UN General Assembly approves a motion granting Palestine non-member observer state status.

In December 2000 Turkey became an observer state of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).