Twelve nations were the first signatories of the treaty: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Countries representing about 80% of the earth's population have either signed or ratified the Antarctic Treaty.
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.
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.
There are no countries in Antarctica. Antarctica is governed by the Antarctic Treaty System, which is a collective agreement signed by 54 countries to regulate activities and preserve the continent for scientific research and environmental conservation.
As of 2014, there are 50 states party to the treaty.
Altogether 150 northern chiefs on the 6th of February 1840 mainly Nga Puhi signed the treaty, Forty-four chiefs form Waikato-Tainui tribe signed the treaty.
There are fourteen articles in the Antarctic Treaty, plus a Preamble.
First signed in December 1959, by the 12 countries that took part in the international Geophysical Year of 1957-58, they were Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States. The 12 original countries have over the years been joined by other countries. the total now stands at 41 countries who have signed the Treaty.
12 countries signed the Maastricht Treaty.
500 Maori signed the treaty of which 13 women were included. There were 100,000 Maori at the time. It was signed in 1840.
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.