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Since its conception in 1907, the Scouting movement has spread from the United Kingdom to 216 countries and territories around the world. There are over 38 million Scouts and Guides worldwide, with 160 national organisations governed by the World Organization of the Scout Movement and a nearly equal number governed by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

[edit] Table of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

The World Organization of the Scout Movement recognizes at most one Scouting organization per country. Some countries have several organizations combined as a federation, with different component groups divided on the basis of religion (e.g., France and Denmark), ethnic identification (e.g., Bosnia and Israel), or language (e.g., Belgium). Canada is the only country to have two distinct recognized associations, which are divided by language.

Country	Membership (from 2008 or most recent available info)^[1]	Name of member organization	Year current Scouting organization joined WOSM ^[2]	Year member organization was founded ^[2]	Admits boys/girls
Albania	1,730	Beslidhja Skaut Albania	2005	2004	both
Algeria	11,120	Scouts Musulmans Algériens	1963	1934	both
Angola	13,777	Associação de Escuteiros de Angola	1998	1998	both
Argentina	38,537	Scouts de Argentina	1922	1912	both
Armenia	2,406	Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun	1997	1912	both
Australia	67,279	Scouts Australia	1953	1908	both
Austria	10,973	Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs	1922/1946	1912	both
Azerbaijan	1,356	Azərbaycan Skaut Assosiasiyasi	2000	1997	both
The Bahamas	892	The Scout Association of the Bahamas	1974	1913	both
Bahrain	2,300	Boy Scouts of Bahrain	1970	1953	boys only
Bangladesh	966,301	Bangladesh Scouts	1974	1972	both
Barbados	2,738	Barbados Boy Scouts Association	1969	1912	boys only
Belgium	98,401	Guides and Scouts Movement of Belgium (federation of several organizations)	1922	1911	both
Belize	2,602	The Scout Association of Belize	1987	1911	both
Benin	6,350	Scoutisme Béninois	1964	1932	both
Bhutan	19,562	Bhutan Scout Tshogpa	1999	1991	both
Bolivia	7,829	Asociación de Scouts de Bolivia	1950	1915	both
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,901	Savjet izviđačkih organizacija u Bosni i Hercegovini (federation of several organizations)	1999	1999	both
Botswana	604	The Botswana Scouts Association	1958	1936	boys only
Brazil	51,480	União dos Escoteiros do Brasil	1922	1910	both
Brunei	1,268	Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam	1981	1933	both
Bulgaria	1,988	Organizatsia Na Bulgarskite Skauty	1999	1911-1913	both
Burkina Faso	9,403	Fédération Burkinabé du Scoutisme (federation of several organizations)	1972	1943	both
Burundi	6,661	Association des Scouts du Burundi	1979	1940	both
Cambodia	3,763	National Association of Cambodian Scouts	2008	2000	both
Cameroon	4,561	Les Scouts du Cameroun	1971	1937	both
Canada	119,134	Scouts Canada, with which is affiliated the Association des Scouts du Canada	1946	1909	both
Cape Verde	733	Associação dos Escuteiros de Cabo Verde	2002	2002	NA
Chad	14,400	Fédération du Scoutisme Tchadien (federation of several organizations)	1974	1960	both
Chile	35,189	Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Chile	1922/1974	1909	both
Republic of China (Taiwan)	46,557	Scouts of China	1937	1912	both
Colombia	12,194	Asociación Scouts de Colombia	1933	1917	both
Comoros	1,725	Wezombeli	1990	1975	both
Democratic Republic of the Congo	71,486	Fédération des Scouts de la République démocratique du Congo	1963	1924	both
Costa Rica	5,319	Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica	1925	1915	both
Côte d'Ivoire	6,436	Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme (federation of several organizations)	1972	1937	both
Croatia	4,825	Savez izviđača Hrvatske	1993	1915	both
Cyprus	4,478	Cyprus Scouts Association	1961	1913	both
Czech Republic	19,897	Junák-Svaz Skautů a Skautek	1922/1990/1996	1911	both
Denmark	42,095	Fællesrådet for Danmarks Drengespejdere (federation of several organizations)	1922	1909	both
Dominica	1,100	The Scout Association of Dominica	1990	1929	both
Dominican Republic	8,899	Asociación de Scouts Dominicanos	1930	1926	both
Ecuador	2,993	Asociación de Scouts del Ecuador	1922	1920	both
Egypt	74,966	Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides (federation of several organizations)	1922	1914	both
El Salvador	3,240	Asociación de Scouts de El Salvador	1940	1938	both
Estonia	1,215	Eesti Skautide Ühing	1922/1996	1911/1989	both
Ethiopia	1,827	Ethiopia Scout Association	2002	1950	both
Fiji	3,709	Fiji Scouts Association	1971	1914	both
Finland	25,982	Suomen Partiolaiset - Finlands Scouter ry	1922	1910	both
France	73,629	Scoutisme Français (federation of several organizations)	1922	1910	both
Gabon	3,809	Fédération Gabonaise du Scoutisme (federation of several organizations)	1971	1936	both
Gambia	18,448	The Gambia Scout Association	1984	1921	both
Georgia	1,240	Sakartvelos Skauturi Modzraobis Organizatsia	1997	1994	both
Germany	114,413	Ring deutscher Pfadfinderverbände (federation of several organizations)	1950	1910	both
Ghana	3,754	The Ghana Scout Association	1960	1912	both
Greece	17,685	Soma Hellinon Proskopon	1922	1910	both
Grenada	1,665	The Scout Association of Grenada	1979	1924	both
Guatemala	11,272	Asociación de Scouts de Guatemala	1930	1928	both
Guinea	10,592	Association Nationale des Scouts de Guinée	1990/2005	1984	NA
Guyana	424	The Scout Association of Guyana	1967	1909	both
Haiti	40,732	Scouts d'Haïti	1932/1940	1916	both
Honduras	3,031	Asociación de Scouts de Honduras	1957	1952	both
Hong Kong	96,682	The Scout Association of Hong Kong	1977	1914	both
Hungary	5,230	Magyar Cserkészszövetség	1922/1990	1912	both
Iceland	1,526	Bandalag Íslenskra Skáta	1924	1912	both
India	2,678,622	The Bharat Scouts and Guides	1938	1909	both
Indonesia	8,103,835	Gerakan Pramuka	1953	1912	both
Ireland	33,994	Scouting Ireland	1949	1908	both
Israel	21,920	Hitachdut Hatsofim Ve Hatsofot Be Israel (federation of several organizations)	1951	1920	both
Italy	102,619	Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo	1922/1946	1912	both
Jamaica	2,450	The Scout Association of Jamaica	1963	1910	both
Japan	173,724	Scout Association of Japan	1922/1950	1913	both
Jordan	15,522	Jordanian Association for Boy Scouts and Girl Guides	1955	1954	both
Kazakhstan	1,640	Organization of the Scout Movement of Kazakhstan	1992	2008	both
Kenya	261,786	The Kenya Scouts Association	1964	1910	both
Kiribati	1,333	Kiribati Scout Association	1993	1993	both
South Korea	214,005	Korea Scout Association	1953	1922	both
Kuwait	6,061	Kuwait Boy Scouts Association	1955	1952	boys only
Latvia	452	Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrālā Organizācija	1993	1917	both
Lebanon	14,334	Lebanese Scouting Federation (federation of several organizations)	1947	1912	both
Lesotho	371	Lesotho Scouts Association	1971	1936	boys only
Liberia	2,418	Boy Scouts of Liberia	1922/1965	1922	boys only
Libya	13,698	Public Scout and Girl Guide Movement	1958	1954	both
Liechtenstein	736	Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins	1933	1931	both
Lithuania	2,246	Lietuvos Skautija	1997	1918	both
Luxembourg	5,091	Luxembourg Boy Scouts Association (federation of several organizations)	1922	1914	both
Republic of Macedonia	1,988	Sojuz na Izvidnici na Makedonija	1997	1921	both
Madagascar	14,990	Firaisan'ny Skotisma eto Madagasikara (federation of several organizations)	1960	1921	both
Malawi	4,000	The Scout Association of Malawi	2005	1996	NA
Malaysia	73,494	Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia	1957	1911	both
Maldives	5,072	The Scout Association of Maldives	1990	1963	both
Malta	2,586	The Scout Association of Malta	1966	1908	both
Mauritania	3,790	Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie	1983	1947	both
Mauritius	3,195	The Mauritius Scout Association	1971	1912	both
Mexico	33,476	Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C.	1926	1920	both
Moldova	2,760	Organizaţia Naţionala A Scouţilor Din Moldova	1997	1921	both
Monaco	55	Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco	1990	1990	both
Mongolia	8,264	Mongolyn Skautyn Kholboo	1994	1992	both
Montenegro	1,100	Savez Izviđača Crne Gore	2008	2006	both
Morocco	12,304	Fédération Nationale du Scoutisme Marocain	1961	1933	both
Mozambique	23,877	Liga dos Escuteiros de Moçambique	1999	1960	both
Namibia	728	Scouts of Namibia	1990	1917	both
Nepal	16,399	Nepal Scouts	1969	1952	both
Netherlands	54,631	Scouting Nederland	1922	1910	both
New Zealand	18,007	Scouting New Zealand	1953	1908	both
Nicaragua	1,541	Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua	1946	1917	both
Niger	3,701	Association des Scouts du Niger	1996	1947	both
Nigeria	46,701	Boy Scouts of Nigeria	1961	1915	boys only
Norway	18,504	Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon (federation of several organizations)	1922	1911	both
Oman	8,892	The National Organisation for Scouts and Guides	1977	1948	both
Pakistan	540,519	Pakistan Boy Scouts Association	1948	1947	boys only
Palestinian Authority	18,738	Palestinian Scout Association	1996	1912	both
Panama	1,660	Asociación Nacional de Scouts de Panamá	1924/1950	1924	both
Papua New Guinea	5,451	The Scout Association of Papua New Guinea	1976	1926	boys only
Paraguay	818	Asociación de Scouts del Paraguay	1962	1960	both
Peru	5,528	Asociación de Scouts del Perú	1922	1916	both
Philippines	1,586,501	Boy Scouts of the Philippines	1946	1923	both
Poland	61,394	Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego	1996	1918	both
Portugal	75,196	Federação Escotista de Portugal	1922	1913	both
Qatar	4,013	The Scout and Guide Association of Qatar	1965	1955	both
Romania	2,417	Cercetaşii României	1993	1914	both
Russia	13,870	Russian Association of Scouts/Navigators	2004	1909	both
Rwanda	18,884	Association des Scouts du Rwanda	1975	1940	both
Saint Lucia	393	The Saint Lucia Scout Association	1990	1910	both
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	549	The Scout Association of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1990	1911	both
San Marino	173	Associazione Guide Esploratori Cattolici Sammarinesi	1990	1973	both
Saudi Arabia	19,269	Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association	1963	1961	boys only
Senegal	24,546	Confédération Sénégalaise du Scoutisme (federation of several organizations)	1963	1930	both
Serbia	5,654	Savez Izviđača Srbije	1995	1915	both
Seychelles	639	Seychelles Scout Association	1927	2002	both
Sierra Leone	7,902	Sierra Leone Scouts Association	1964	1909	both
Singapore	10,355	The Singapore Scout Association	1966	1910	both
Slovakia	3,700	Slovenský skauting	1922/1990/1997	1913	both
Slovenia	4,595	Zveza tabornikov Slovenije	1994	1915	both
South Africa	12,046	South African Scout Association	1937	1908	both
Spain	54,178	Federación de Escultismo en España	1922/1978	1912	both
Sri Lanka	33,615	Sri Lanka Scout Association	1953	1912	both
Sudan	13,550	Sudan Boy Scouts Association	1956	1935	boys only
Suriname	2,601	Boy Scouts van Suriname	1968	1924	both
Swaziland	4,994	Swaziland Boy Scouts Association	1968	1928	boys only
Sweden	39,791	Svenska Scoutrådet (federation of several organizations)	1922	1911	both
Switzerland	24,299	Swiss Guide and Scout Movement	1922	1912	both
Syria	9,358	Scouts of Syria	2008	1912/1949	both
Tajikistan	1,968	Ittihodi Scouthoi Tojikiston	1997	1991	both
Tanzania	91,057	Tanzania Scouts Association	1963	1929	both
Thailand	1,206,668	The National Scout Organization of Thailand	1922	1911	both
Togo	7,326	Association Scoute du Togo	1977	1920	both
Trinidad and Tobago	4,176	The Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago	1963	1911	both
Tunisia	20,938	Les Scouts Tunisiens	1957	1933	both
Turkey	10,409	Türkiye İzcilik Federasyonu	1950	1923	both
Uganda	104,347	The Uganda Scouts Association	1964	1915	both
Ukraine	2,475	National Organization of Scouts of Ukraine	2008	2007	both
United Arab Emirates	5,824	Emirates Scout Association	1977	1972	boys only
United Kingdom	446,557	The Scout Association	1922	1907	both
United States	3,994,638	Boy Scouts of America	1922	1909	both
Uruguay	1,549	Movimiento Scout del Uruguay	1950	1946	both
Venezuela	14,317	Asociación de Scouts de Venezuela	1937	1913	both
Yemen	6,481	Yemen Scouts and Guides Association - Scout branch	1980	1927	boys only
Zambia	7,396	Zambia Scouts Association	1965	1930	both
Zimbabwe	2,389	The Boy Scouts Association of Zimbabwe	1980	1909	boys only

[edit] Non-sovereign territories with independent WOSM member organizations

Hong Kong - The Scout Association of Hong Kong: Full Member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
Aruba - Scouting Aruba: Associate Member of the Interamerican Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
French Polynesia - Conseil du Scoutisme polynésien: Associate Member of the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
Macau - Associação de Escoteiros de Macau: Associate Member of the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
Netherlands Antilles - Scouting Antiano: Associate Member of the Interamerican Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement

[edit] Countries and territories with Scouting run by overseas branches of WOSM member organizations

[edit] Sovereign countries

[edit] Served by the Boy Scouts of America

Federated States of Micronesia - Scouting in the Federated States of Micronesia - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Marshall Islands - Scouting in the Marshall Islands - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Palau - Scouting in Palau - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America

[edit] Served by The Scout Association (UK)

[edit] Served by Scouts Australia

Nauru - Scouting in Nauru

[edit] Non-sovereign territories

[edit] Australia

[edit] Denmark

[edit] France

[edit] New Zealand

Cook Islands - Cook Islands Boy Scout Association
Niue - Scouting New Zealand
Tokelau - Scouting New Zealand

[edit] United Kingdom

[edit] United States

American Samoa - Scouting in American Samoa - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Guam - Scouting in Guam - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Northern Marianas Islands - Scouting in the Northern Mariana Islands - Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Council of the Boy Scouts of America
United States Virgin Islands - Virgin Islands Council of the Boy Scouts of America

[edit] 'Potential member countries' listed by WOSM

In 2008, WOSM lists 29 sovereign countries as potential members. Ten of them are overseas branches of WOSM accredited National Scout Organizations (marked by *).^[3]

[edit] Countries with no Scouting organization

Andorra - Scouting in Andorra
Burma - Burmese Scouting prior to 1962
Cuba - Cuban Scouting prior to 1959 and in exile
North Korea - shared history with Korea Scout Association prior to 1950
Laos - Laotian Scouting prior to 1975 and in exile

[edit] Other status

[edit] See also

Scouting portal

List of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts members

[edit] References

^ "Triennial Report 2005-2008". World Organization of the Scout Movement. http://scout.org/en/content/download/11615/94838/file/Triennial_Report_EN.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
^ ^a ^b "Some statistics". World Organization of the Scout Movement. http://www.scout.org/en/around_the_world/countries/national_scout_organisations/some_statistics. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
^ "Scouting elsewhere". World Organization of the Scout Movement. http://www.scout.org/en/around_the_world/countries/scouting_elsewhere. Retrieved 2008-07-10.

World Scout Bureau (1979), Scouting 'round the World. Le scoutisme à travers le monde. 1979 edition. ISBN 2-88052-001-0
World Organization of the Scout Movement (1990), Scouting 'round the World. Facts and Figures on the World Scout Movement. 1990 edition. ISBN 2-88052-001-0

[edit] External links

WOSM: Scouting around the World

[WOSM-TR_05-08-0] "Triennial Report 2005-2008". World Organization of the Scout Movement. http://scout.org/en/content/download/11615/94838/file/Triennial_Report_EN.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-13.

[WOSM-SATW-1] "Some statistics". World Organization of the Scout Movement. http://www.scout.org/en/around_the_world/countries/national_scout_organisations/some_statistics. Retrieved 2007-02-03.

[2] "Scouting elsewhere". World Organization of the Scout Movement. http://www.scout.org/en/around_the_world/countries/scouting_elsewhere. Retrieved 2008-07-10.

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