As of 2006, there are a total of 830 World Heritage Sites located in 138 State Parties. Of these, 644 are cultural, 162 are natural and 24 are mixed properties. Further site classification includes the classification of the State Parties among five geographic zones: Africa, Arab States (composed of northern Africa and the Middle East), Asia-Pacific (includes Australia and Oceania), Europe and North America (specifically, USA and Canada), and Latin America and the Caribbean. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Arab world. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... The term Asia Pacific or Asia-Pacific applies to the littoral East Asia and South East Asia states that are near the Pacific Ocean, including Australasia and far east Russia. ... For the fictional superstate in George Orwells novel, see Oceania (Nineteen Eighty-Four). ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... West Indian redirects here. ...

Map showing the World Heritage Sites distribution by State Parties.

Map showing the Mixed Heritage Sites distribution by State Parties.

Map showing the Cultural Heritage Sites distribution by State Parties.

Map showing the Natural Heritage Sites distribution by State Parties.

Note: The maps are current as of 2006. Transboundary sites have been redistributed among the concerned countries, hence, have been counted multiple times.
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State Party	Natural WHS	Cultural WHS	Mixed WHS	Total WHS	Zone
Afghanistan		2		2	Asia-Pacific
Albania		2		2	Europe & North America
Algeria		6	1	7	Arab States
Andorra		1		1	Europe & North America
Argentina	4	3		7	Latin America & the Caribbean
Argentina &  Brazil		1		1	Latin America & the Caribbean
Armenia		3		3	Europe & North America
Australia	11	1	4	16	Asia-Pacific
Austria		7		7	Europe & North America
Austria &  Hungary		1		1	Europe & North America
Azerbaijan		1		1	Europe & North America
Bahrain		1		1	Arab States
Bangladesh	1	2		3	Asia-Pacific
Belarus		2		2	Europe & North America
Belarus &  Poland	1			1	Europe & North America
Belarus,  Estonia,  Finland,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Norway,  Moldova,  Russia,  Sweden &  Ukraine		1		1	Europe & North America
Belgium		8		8	Europe & North America
Belgium &  France		1		1	Europe & North America
Belize	1			1	Latin America & the Caribbean
Benin		1		1	Africa
Bolivia	1	5		6	Latin America & the Caribbean
Bosnia and Herzegovina		1		1	Europe & North America
Botswana		1		1	Africa
Brazil	7	9		16	Latin America & the Caribbean
Bulgaria	2	7		9	Europe & North America
Cambodia		1		1	Asia-Pacific
Cameroon	1			1	Africa
Canada	6	5		11	Europe & North America
Canada &  United States	2			2	Europe & North America
Central African Republic	1			1	Africa
Chile		5		5	Latin America & the Caribbean
China	5	24	4	33	Asia-Pacific
Colombia	2	4		6	Latin America & the Caribbean
Costa Rica	2			2	Latin America & the Caribbean
Costa Rica &  Panama	1			1	Latin America & the Caribbean
Côte d'Ivoire	2			2	Africa
Croatia	1	5		6	Europe & North America
Cuba	2	6		8	Latin America & the Caribbean
Cyprus		3		3	Europe & North America
Czech Republic		12		12	Europe & North America
Democratic People's Republic of Korea		1		1	Asia-Pacific
Democratic Republic of the Congo	5			5	Africa
Denmark	1	3		4	Europe & North America
Dominica	1			1	Latin America & the Caribbean
Dominican Republic		1		1	Latin America & the Caribbean
Ecuador	2	2		4	Latin America & the Caribbean
Egypt	1	6		7	Arab States
El Salvador		1		1	Latin America & the Caribbean
Estonia		1		1	Europe & North America
Ethiopia	1	7		8	Africa
Finland		5		5	Europe & North America
formerly  Serbia and Montenegro	1	1		2	Europe & North America
France	1	27		28	Europe & North America
France &  Spain			1	1	Europe & North America
Gambia		1		1	Africa
Gambia &  Senegal		1		1	Africa
Georgia		3		3	Europe & North America
Germany	1	29		30	Europe & North America
Germany &  Poland		1		1	Europe & North America
Germany &  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland		1		1	Europe & North America
Ghana		2		2	Africa
Greece		14	2	16	Europe & North America
Guatemala		2	1	3	Latin America & the Caribbean
Guinea &  Côte d'Ivoire	1			1	Africa
Haiti		1		1	Latin America & the Caribbean
Holy See		1		1	Europe & North America
Honduras	1	1		2	Latin America & the Caribbean
Hungary		6		6	Europe & North America
Hungary &  Slovakia	1			1	Europe & North America
Iceland		1		1	Europe & North America
India	5	21		26	Asia-Pacific
Indonesia	4	3		7	Asia-Pacific
Iran (Islamic Republic of)		8		8	Asia-Pacific
Iraq		2		2	Arab States
Ireland		2		2	Europe & North America
Israel		5		5	Europe & North America
Italy	1	39		40	Europe & North America
Italy &  Holy See		1		1	Europe & North America
Japan	3	10		13	Asia-Pacific
Jerusalem		1		1	Europe & North America
Jordan		3		3	Arab States
Kazakhstan		2		2	Asia-Pacific
Kenya	2	1		3	Africa
Laos		2		2	Asia-Pacific
Latvia		1		1	Europe & North America
Lebanon		5		5	Arab States
Libya		5		5	Arab States
Lithuania		2		2	Europe & North America
Lithuania &  Russia		1		1	Europe & North America
Luxembourg		1		1	Europe & North America
Madagascar	1	1		2	Africa
Malawi	1	1		2	Africa
Malaysia	2			2	Asia-Pacific
Mali		3	1	4	Africa
Malta		3		3	Europe & North America
Mauritania	1	1		2	Arab States
Mauritius		1		1	Arab States
Mexico	3	23		26	Latin America & the Caribbean
Mongolia		1		1	Asia-Pacific
Mongolia &  Russia	1			1	Europe & North America
Morocco		8		8	Arab States
Mozambique		1		1	Africa
Nepal	2	2		4	Asia-Pacific
Netherlands		7		7	Europe & North America
New Zealand	2		1	3	Asia-Pacific
Nicaragua		1		1	Latin America & the Caribbean
Niger	2			2	Africa
Nigeria		2		2	Africa
Norway	1	5		6	Europe & North America
Oman	1	4		5	Arab States
Pakistan		6		6	Asia-Pacific
Panama	2	2		4	Latin America & the Caribbean
Paraguay		1		1	Latin America & the Caribbean
Peru	2	6	2	10	Latin America & the Caribbean
Philippines	2	3		5	Asia-Pacific
Poland		11		11	Europe & North America
Portugal	1	12		13	Europe & North America
Republic of Korea		7		7	Asia-Pacific
Republic of Macedonia			1	1	Europe & North America
Romania	1	6		7	Europe & North America
Russia	7	13		20	Europe & North America
Saint Kitts and Nevis		1		1	Latin America & the Caribbean
Saint Lucia	1			1	Latin America & the Caribbean
Senegal	2	2		4	Africa
Serbia		3		3	Europe & North America
Seychelles	2			2	Africa
Slovakia		4		4	Europe & North America
Slovenia	1			1	Europe & North America
Solomon Islands	1			1	Asia-Pacific
South Africa	3	3	1	7	Africa
Spain	2	35	1	38	Europe & North America
Sri Lanka	1	6		7	Asia-Pacific
Sudan		1		1	Arab States
Suriname	1	1		1	Latin America & the Caribbean
Sweden		11	1	12	Europe & North America
Sweden &  Finland	1			1	Europe & North America
Switzerland	2	4		6	Europe & North America
Syria		5		5	Arab States
Thailand	2	3		5	Asia-Pacific
Togo		1		1	Africa
Tunisia	1	7		8	Arab States
Turkey		7	2	9	Europe & North America
Turkmenistan		2		2	Asia-Pacific
Uganda	2	1		3	Africa
Ukraine		2		2	Europe & North America
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	4	21	1	26	Europe & North America
Tanzania	4	3		7	Africa
United States of America	10	8		18	Europe & North America
Uruguay		1		1	Latin America & the Caribbean
Uzbekistan		4		4	Asia-Pacific
Venezuela	1	2		3	Latin America & the Caribbean
Vietnam	2	3		5	Asia-Pacific
Yemen		3		3	Arab States
Zambia &  Zimbabwe	1			1	Africa
Zimbabwe	1	3		4	Africa

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See also

• World Heritage Site
• List of conservation topics

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... The list of conservation topics is a link page for the conservation of both the natural environment and the built environment. ...

External links

• UNESCO World Heritage Sites — Official website
• List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites — Official website
• World Heritage Site — World Heritage Details website
• WHTour — The World Heritage List in panographies and virtual tours
• VRheritage.org — Documentation of World Heritage Sites
• Worldheritage-Forum — Weblog and Information on World Heritage Issues
• UNESCO World Heritage List — Complete list with links and map of all sites
• whc.kmz — The World Heritage List in Google Earth (en français)
• Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage at Law-Ref.org — Fully indexed and crosslinked with other documents
• Organization of World Heritage Cities — Dealing with urban sites only

	List of World Heritage Sites
	Africa | Americas | Asia & Australasia | Europe | Sites in danger Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 330 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): World Heritage Site List of World Heritage Sites in Europe List of World Heritage Sites in Africa List... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Africa. ... This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in North America, South America, and the Caribbean. ... This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, Australia and the Pacific (Australasia). ... This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. ... These are 31 sites which the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided to include on a list of World Heritage Sites in danger; this list also shows the year in which the World Heritage committee added the site to this list. ...