There are fourteen articles in the Antarctic Treaty, plus a Preamble.
At the moment the Antarctic Treaty consists of 14 main Articles. These are sub-divided into 200 various recommendations.
There were twelve original signators.
There are 10 articles in the treaty of Paris.
As of 2014, there are 50 states party to the treaty.
Countries representing about 80% of the earth's population have either signed or ratified the Antarctic Treaty.
Ten (10) articles.
To date, according to its Wikipedia entry, there are 51 nations that have signed the Antarctic Treaty. Governments representing about 80% of the earth's population are partners in the treaty.
There are many unrecognized claims over territory on the Antarctic continent, all rendered invalid by the Antarctic Treaty. The treaty also forbids any new claims. The earth, south of 60 degrees South latitude, is governed by the Antarctic Treaty.
The treaty went into effect in 1961. The original 12 signators signed on 1 December 1959.
The Antarctic Treaty aims to preserve the earth below 60 degrees South Latitude, for science and only for science.Countries invested in pursuing science in the Antarctic have signed the Antarctic Treaty, and each shares all the science studied with all the other signatory countries.The Antarctic Treaty does not acknowledge any territorial claims made by many countries to areas of the Antarctic continent.
The Antarctic Treaty specifically forbids ownership of any territory on the Antarctic continent by any country. The treaty acknowledges claims made by several countries, some of which overlap, and renders them moot. The treaty also prevents additional territorial claims.
None.New Zealand, together with many other countries, claims territory on the Antarctic continent.The Antarctic Treaty, however, specifies that no territorial claims are honoured, nor will any new territorial claims be acknowledged.The Antarctic Treaty governs the earth south of 60 degrees South Latitude.
No single country manages antarctice. Many countries own proportions of it.Another answer:Antarctica and all of planet earth, south of 60 degrees South Latitude is governed by The Antarctic Treaty.Although many countries 'claim territory' on the Antarctic continent, the treaty does not affirm, recognize or deny these claims.As to the management of the continent, that task is mostly left up to Mother Nature.Read more, below.
There are no countries on Antarctica and no permanent population. Many countries support scientific research stations on Antarctica, which is governed by the Antarctic Treaty, as is all of planet Earth south of 60 degrees S.