Oh, dude, you're really concerned about who's not joining the Antarctic party, huh? Well, let me drop some knowledge on you - the countries that haven't signed the Antarctic Treaty are Argentina, Chile, and the UK. They're probably just busy doing their own thing, you know, like not worrying about penguins and icebergs.
Countries representing about 80% of the earth's population have either signed or ratified the Antarctic Treaty.
All of planet earth benefits from the Antarctic Treaty, because science conducted there -- the study of the health of planet earth -- is shared with all countries that 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.
Because it's owned by the governmant and loads of countries have signed the Antarctic Treaty.
You are referring to the Antarctic treaty this was originally signed by 12 countries but then 36 more countries signed it and there are now 48 countries part of the treaty. Google Antarctic treat and click on the wikipedia page about it, then click on members to see a full list of 48 members.
iT WAS tHe Antarctic treaty!
The treaty went into effect in 1961. The original 12 signators signed on 1 December 1959.
As of 2014, there are 50 states party to the treaty.
There are no countries on the Antarctic continent. It is governed by the Antarctic Treaty
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.
The Antarctic Treaty does not have an expiration date. It was signed in 1959 and is intended to remain in effect indefinitely.
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.