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| SOME STATISTICS AROUND THE WORLD |
There are 155 countries with internationally
recognized National Scout Organizations. (The newest member
countries are Albania, Guinia, and Malawi, which
became a members in September 2005.) The countries are listed
below with the following information:
Membership: The membership which is shown in these
countries represents only the members (youth and adults)
of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM),
which in most countries includes boys and girls. In some
countries - mostly in Europe - the national organization
is larger than indicated here because it includes girls
who are members of the World Association of Girl Guides
and Girl Scouts.
Joined WOSM: The date is the most recent year that
the National Scout Organization joined the World Organization
of the Scout Movement. (Organizations in some countries
were World Scouting members in earlier years than shown
here, but Scouting was disbanded for a period of time.)
Scouting founded: This information is taken from
published sources. Note that countries use different standards
to define "founded". It may mean the year the
first Scout group was formed, or when the national organzation
was formed, or chartered, etc.
Scouting was founded on 1 August 1907, the opening of
Robert Baden-Powell's experimental camp on Brownsea Island
in England.
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Country
|
Membership
|
Joined
WOSM
|
Scouting Founded
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| Albania |
1,000 |
2005 |
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| Algeria |
11,120
|
1963
|
1939
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| Angola |
13,777
|
1998
|
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| Argentina |
44,981
|
1922
|
1912
|
| Armenia |
2,256
|
1997
|
1912
|
| Australia |
98,084
|
1953
|
1908
|
| Austria |
13,785
|
1922
|
1912
|
| Azerbaijan |
1,414
|
2000
|
1997
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| Bahamas |
729
|
1974
|
1913
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| Bahrain |
1,820
|
1970
|
1953
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| Bangladesh |
908,435
|
1974
|
1972
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| Barbados |
3,032
|
1969
|
1912
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| Belgium |
88,271
|
1922
|
1911
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| Belize |
1,211
|
1987
|
1911
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| Benin |
19,605
|
1964
|
1932
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| Bhutan |
6,716
|
1999
|
1991
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| Bolivia |
7,521
|
1950
|
1915
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1,514
|
1999
|
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| Botswana |
4,660
|
1958
|
1936
|
| Brazil |
66,375
|
1922
|
1910
|
| Brunei Darussalam |
2,772
|
1981
|
1933
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| Bulgaria |
1,832
|
1999
|
1911-13
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| Burkina Faso |
10,165
|
1972
|
1943
|
| Burundi |
6,661
|
1979
|
1940
|
| Cape Verde |
1,500 |
2002
|
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| Cameroon |
6,535
|
1971
|
1937
|
| Canada |
212,259
|
1946
|
1909
|
| Chad |
8,132
|
1974
|
1960
|
| Chile |
33,812
|
1922
|
1909
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| China, Scouts of |
69,452
|
1937
|
1912
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| Colombia |
12,808
|
1933
|
1917
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| Comoros |
2,200
|
1990
|
1975
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Congo, The Democratic
Republic of The |
62,842
|
1963
|
1924
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| Costa Rica |
9,752
|
1925
|
1915
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| Côte-d'Ivoire |
6,436
|
1972
|
1937
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| Croatia |
4.068
|
1993
|
1915
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| Cyprus |
4,478
|
1961
|
1913
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| Czech Republic |
26,435
|
1996
|
1911
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| Denmark |
47,475
|
1922
|
1909
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| Dominica |
1,100
|
1990
|
1929
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| Dominican Republic |
8,702
|
1930
|
1926
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| Ecuador |
4,132
|
1922
|
1920
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| Egypt |
74,598
|
1922
|
1918
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| El Salvador |
3,970
|
1940
|
1938
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| Estonia |
1,167
|
1996
|
1912
|
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Ethiopia
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1,000 |
2002
|
1950
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| Fiji |
2,821
|
1971
|
1914
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| Finland |
26,885
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1922
|
1910
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| France |
102,405
|
1922
|
1910
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| Gabon |
3,835
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1971
|
1936
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| Gambia |
15,632
|
1984
|
1921
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| Georgia |
1,092
|
1997
|
1994
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| Germany |
123,937
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1950
|
1910
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| Ghana |
2,311
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1960
|
1912
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| Greece |
18,992
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1922
|
1910
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| Grenada |
1,665
|
1979
|
1924
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| Guatemala |
11,395
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1930
|
1928
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| Guinia |
|
2005 |
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| Guyana |
294
|
1967
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1909
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| Haiti |
9,859
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1932
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1932
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| Honduras |
5,174
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1957
|
1952
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| Hong Kong |
74,147
|
1977
|
1911
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| Hungary |
11,243
|
1990
|
1912
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| Iceland |
1,526
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1924
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1912
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| India |
2,138,015
|
1938
|
1909
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| Indonesia |
8,909,435
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1953
|
1912
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| Ireland |
36,783
|
1949
|
1908
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| Israel |
21,920
|
1951
|
1920
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| Italy |
100,675
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1922
|
1912
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| Jamaica |
6,272
|
1963
|
1910
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| Japan |
220,223
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1922
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1913
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| Jordan |
15,538
|
1955
|
1954
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| Kenya |
151,722
|
1964
|
1910
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| Kiribati |
1,333
|
1993
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| Korea, Republic of |
252,157
|
1953
|
1922
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| Kuwait |
6,061
|
1955
|
1952
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| Latvia |
1,179
|
1993
|
1917
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| Lebanon |
14,334
|
1947
|
1912
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| Lesotho |
371
|
1971
|
1936
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| Liberia |
2,418
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1965
|
1922
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| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
13,698
|
1958
|
1954
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| Liechtenstein |
752
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1933
|
1931
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| Lithuania |
1,500
|
1997
|
1918
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| Luxembourg |
5,418
|
1922
|
1914
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| Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic
of |
1,988
|
1997
|
1921
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| Madagascar |
9,473
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1960
|
1921
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| Malawi |
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2005 |
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| Malaysia |
96,893
|
1957
|
1911
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| Maldives |
4,518
|
1990
|
1963
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| Malta |
2,531
|
1966
|
1908
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| Mauritania |
3,790
|
1983
|
1946
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| Mauritius |
3,076
|
1971
|
1912
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| Mexico |
39,327
|
1926
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1920
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| Moldova, Republic of |
1,540
|
1997
|
1991
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| Monaco |
49
|
1990
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| Mongolia |
8,655
|
1994
|
1992
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| Morocco |
12,304
|
1961
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1933
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| Mozambique |
16,675
|
1999
|
1960
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| Namibia |
1,816
|
1990
|
1917
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| Nepal |
12,341
|
1969
|
1952
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| Netherlands |
57,484
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1922
|
1910
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| New Zealand |
23,537
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1953
|
1908
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| Nicaragua |
2,056
|
1948
|
1937
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| Niger |
4,352
|
1996
|
1947
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| Nigeria |
46,701
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1961
|
1915
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| Norway |
19,929
|
1922
|
1911
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| Oman |
10,654
|
1977
|
1948
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| Pakistan |
526,403
|
1948
|
1947
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| Palestinian Authority |
20,275
|
1996
|
1912
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| Panama |
2,263
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1950
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1924
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| Papua New Guinea |
2,811
|
1976
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1926
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| Paraguay |
1,000
|
1962
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1960
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| Peru |
12,677
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1922
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1916
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| Philippines |
1,956,131
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1946
|
1923
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| Poland |
85,822
|
1996
|
1919
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| Portugal |
70,863
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1922
|
1913
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| Qatar |
3,244
|
1965
|
1956
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| Romania |
4,930
|
1993
|
1914
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| Russian Federation |
14,000
|
2000
|
1909
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| Rwanda |
18,884
|
1975
|
1940
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| San Marino |
159
|
1990
|
1973
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| Saudi Arabia |
19,267
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1963
|
1961
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| Senegal |
26,373
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1963
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1930
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Seycheles
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2002
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| Sierra Leone |
7,902
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1964
|
1909
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| Singapore |
11,163
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1966
|
1910
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| Slovakia |
4,118
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1997
|
1913
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| Slovenia |
6,357
|
1994
|
1915
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| South Africa |
13,118
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1937
|
1908
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| Spain |
74,561
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1922
|
1912
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| Sri Lanka |
21,653
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1953
|
1912
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| Saint Lucia |
393
|
1990
|
1935
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| Saint Vincent and The Grenadines |
541
|
1990
|
1924
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| Serbia and Montenegro |
30,493
|
1995
|
1915
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| Sudan |
13,550
|
1956
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1935
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| Suriname |
2,601
|
1968
|
1924
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| Swaziland |
4,994
|
1968
|
1928
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| Sweden |
60,122
|
1922
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1911
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| Switzerland |
52,349
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1922
|
1912
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| Tajikistan |
1,504
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1997
|
1991
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| Tanzania, United Republic of |
102,739
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1963
|
1929
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| Thailand |
1,305,027
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1922
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1911
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| Togo |
8,890
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1977
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1920
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| Trinidad & Tobago |
4,655
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1963
|
1911
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| Tunisia |
28,483
|
1957
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1934
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| Turkey |
8,174
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1950
|
1923
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| Uganda |
77,894
|
1964
|
1915
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| United Arab Emirates |
5,824
|
1977
|
1972
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| United Kingdom |
498,888
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1922
|
1907
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| United States |
6,239,435
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1922
|
1909
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| Uruguay |
3,965
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1950
|
1946
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| Venezuela |
14,513
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1937
|
1913
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| Yemen |
6,481
|
1980
|
1954
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| Zambia |
7,427
|
1965
|
1930
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| Zimbabwe |
1,612
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1980
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1909
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September 2005
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World Organization of the Scout Movement
Box 91, 1211 Geneva 4 Plainpalais, Switzerland Telephone (+41 22) 705 1010 Telefax (+41 22) 705 1020
worldbureau@world.scout.org
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