International Maritime Organization (IMO) | | note | | name changed from Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) on 22 May 1982 | | established | | 6 March 1948 set up as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization; effective - 17 March 1958 | | aim | | to deal with international maritime affairs; a UN specialized agency | | members | | (167) includes all UN member countries except Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Mali, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niger, Palau, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia | | associate members | | (3) Faroe Islands, Hong Kong, Macau | | official site or link | | http://www.imo.org/ | International Maritime Organization (IMO) |
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