The UNECE has 55 member countries:
See also: Europe, European Union, Council of Europe, OSCE, OECD
External Link
UNECE Website (http://www.unece.org)
... part of the island was held by the Japanese until 1875, when they ceded it to Russia. By the Treaty of Portsmouth (U.S.A.) of 1905 the southern part of the island below 50° ...