OECD – See Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC).
The OECD’s main tasks are the discussion of problem areas and the analysis of economic data such as productivity flows of goods or capital. Based on the results, the OECD then makes “policy recommendations” to promote the free movement of goods and capital.
These results and recommendations are not legally binding on individual countries.
Current OECD member countries
Country name | Commencement | Population | Area |
Australia | 1971 | 25.36 M | 7,741,000 km2 |
Austria | 1961 | 8.88 M | 84,000 km2 |
Belgium | 1961 | 11.48 M | 31,000 km2 |
Canada | 1961 | 37.59 M | 9,985,000 km2 |
Chile | 2010 | 18.95 M | 757,000 km2 |
Czech Republic | 1995 | 10.67 M | 79,000 km2 |
Denmark | 1961 | 5.82 M | 43,000 km2 |
Estonia | 2010 | 1.33 M | 45,000 km2 |
Finland | 1969 | 5.52 M | 338,000 km2 |
France | 1961 | 67.06 M | 549,000 km2 |
Germany | 1961 | 83.13 M | 358,000 km2 |
Greece | 1961 | 10.72 M | 132,000 km2 |
Hungary | 1996 | 9.77 M | 93,000 km2 |
Iceland | 1961 | 0.36 M | 103,000 km2 |
Ireland | 1961 | 4.94 M | 70,000 km2 |
Israel | 2010 | 9.05 M | 22,000 km2 |
Italy | 1961 | 60.30 M | 301,000 km2 |
Japan | 1964 | 126.26 M | 378,000 km2 |
Latvia | 2016 | 1.91 M | 64,000 km2 |
Lithuania | 2018 | 2.79 M | 65,000 km2 |
Luxembourg | 1961 | 0.62 M | 2,590 km2 |
Mexico | 1994 | 127.58 M | 1,964,000 km2 |
Netherlands | 1961 | 17.33 M | 42,000 km2 |
New Zealand | 1973 | 4.92 M | 268,000 km2 |
Norway | 1961 | 5.35 M | 385,000 km2 |
Poland | 1996 | 37.97 M | 313,000 km2 |
Portugal | 1961 | 10.27 M | 92,000 km2 |
Slovakia | 2000 | 5.45 M | 49,000 km2 |
Slovenia | 2010 | 2.09 M | 21,000 km2 |
South Korea | 1996 | 51.71 M | 100,000 km2 |
Spain | 1961 | 47.08 M | 506,000 km2 |
Sweden | 1961 | 10.29 M | 447,000 km2 |
Switzerland | 1961 | 8.57 M | 41,000 km2 |
Turkey | 1961 | 83.43 M | 785,000 km2 |
United Kingdom | 1961 | 66.83 M | 244,000 km2 |
United States | 1961 | 328.24 M | 9,832,000 km2 |