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Behavior of Countries in Paying Dues to UN Behavior of Selected Countries in Paying their Dues to the Regular U.N. Budget
Timely Payers (usually pay full amount by the end of January / Selection)Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Sri Lanka
Late Payers (pay by the end of April / Selection) Belgium, France, India, Japan, Namibia, Poland, Spain, Tunisia, United Kingdom
Seriously Late Payers (pay by the end of July / Selection) Chile, Germany, Russian Federation, United Arab Emirate
Countries owing more than 1 Million US$ to the UN, as at 31 August 1997
Country Outstanding Contributions: . . . Prior Years Current Year Total Algeria 0 1,572,226 1,572,266 Argentina 0 5,112,379 5,112,379 Armenia 874,222 532,540 1,406,762 Azerbaijan 700,657 1,171,586 1,873,243 Belarus 8,011,285 2,982,220 10,993,505 Brazil 6,000,000 17,254,277 23,254,277 Bulgaria 717,884 852,063 1,569,947 Croatia 796,454 958,571 1,755,025 Cuba 771,553 532,540 1,304,093 Estonia 742,203 426,032 1,168,235 Georgia 1,030,882 1,171,586 2,202,468 Iran 5,544,463 4,792,854 10,337,317 Israel 1,882,104 2,875,713 4,757,817 Kazakhstan 2,427,129 2,023,649 4,450,778 Korea (Dem. P. Rep. of) 476,457 532,540 1,008,997 Latvia 846,128 852,063 1,698,191 Lithuania 1,281,936 852,063 2,133,999 Tajikistan 1,718,825 213,015 1,931,840 Ukraine 32,268,107 11,609,360 43,877,467 USA 186,736,716 312,050,284 498,787,000 Uzbekistan 756,314 1,384,603 2,140,917 Venezuela 0 1,772,582 1,772,582
Member States falling under Article 19, as at 31 August 1997 Those 12 Member States are in arrears under the terms of Article 19 of the U.N. Charter which states that a Member which is in arrears in the payment of its financial contributions shall have no vote in the General Assembly if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of the contributions due from it for the preceding two full years.
Country Outstanding Contributions: . . . Prior Years Current Year Total Bosnia and Herzegovina 867,349 106,508 973,857 Central African Republic 475,379 106,508 581,887 Chad 299,397 106,508 405,905 Dominica 244,946 106,508 351,454 Equatorial Guinea 178,783 106,508 285,291 Gambia 262,554 106,508 369,062 Iraq 5,697,107 1,491,111 7,188,218 Republic of Moldova 2,042,216 852,063 2,894,279 Sao Tome and Principe 300,721 106,508 407,229 Somalia 697,308 106,508 803,816 Togo 209,413 106,508 315,921 Yugoslavia 10,642,874 1,065,078 11,707,952
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