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Afghanistan (2012-09-06)
Albania (2012-04-05)
Algeria (2012-08-17)
Andorra (2012-04-20)
Angola (2012-11-14)
Antigua and Barbuda (2012-10-25)
Argentina (2012-11-06)
Armenia (2012-03-22)
Aruba (2012-07-09)
Australia (2012-10-24)
Austria (2012-07-11)
Azerbaijan (2012-09-20)
Bahamas, The (2012-08-10)
Bahrain (2012-08-28)
Bangladesh (2012-10-26)
Barbados (2012-06-04)
Belarus (2012-01-27)
Belgium (2012-03-22)
Belize (2012-06-20)
Benin (2012-10-24)
Bermuda (2012-07-23)
Bhutan (2012-07-03)
Bolivia (2012-10-23)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2012-09-20)
Botswana (2012-07-11)
Brazil (2012-08-15)
Brunei (2012-10-24)
Bulgaria (2012-01-27)
Burkina Faso (2012-05-07)
Burma (2012-08-01)
Burundi (2012-09-07)
Cambodia (2012-06-13)
Cameroon (2012-08-07)
Canada (2012-06-29)
Cape Verde (2012-09-07)
Cayman Islands (2012-10-02)
Central African Republic (2012-07-24)
Chad (2012-07-23)
Chile (2012-06-29)
China (2012-06-05)
Colombia (2012-10-23)
Comoros (2012-05-07)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (2012-04-30)
Congo, Republic of the (2012-08-02)
Costa Rica (2012-04-09)
Cote d'Ivoire (2012-09-10)
Croatia (2012-03-31)
Cuba (2012-06-21)
Curacao (2012-07-09)
Cyprus (2012-10-04)
Czech Republic (2012-04-25)
Denmark (2012-06-15)
Djibouti (2012-09-07)
Dominica (2012-10-25)
Dominican Republic (2012-10-22)
Ecuador (2012-10-24)
Egypt (2012-08-22)
El Salvador (2012-09-10)
Equatorial Guinea (2012-08-07)
Eritrea (2012-07-23)
Estonia (2012-04-10)
Ethiopia (2012-04-02)
Fiji (2012-09-10)
Finland (2012-04-10)
France (2012-08-24)
Gabon (2012-10-24)
Gambia, The (2012-07-03)
Georgia (2012-04-02)
Germany (2012-10-02)
Ghana (2012-07-05)
Greece (2012-10-02)
Grenada (2012-10-25)
Guatemala (2012-08-09)
Guinea (2012-06-05)
Guinea-Bissau (2012-09-10)
Guyana (2012-07-09)
Haiti (2012-08-20)
Holy See (2012-03-01)
Honduras (2012-06-19)
Hong Kong (2012-07-03)
Hungary (2012-08-14)
Iceland (2012-06-15)
India (2012-04-17)
Indonesia (2012-07-31)
Iran (2012-08-22)
Iraq (2012-09-07)
Ireland (2012-06-15)
Israel (2012-11-28)
Italy (2012-08-14)
Jamaica (2012-08-14)
Japan (2012-10-24)
Jordan (2012-06-29)
Kazakhstan (2012-11-16)
Kenya (2012-05-07)
Kiribati (2012-10-24)
Kosovo (2012-09-14)
Kuwait (2012-10-24)
Kyrgyzstan (2012-11-16)
Laos (2012-08-02)
Latvia (2011-11-18)
Lebanon (2012-06-29)
Lesotho (2012-11-09)
Liberia (2012-10-24)
Libya (2012-08-17)
Liechtenstein (2012-09-06)
Lithuania (2012-06-06)
Luxembourg (2012-04-30)
Macau (2012-07-03)
Macedonia (2012-06-08)
Madagascar (2012-05-07)
Malawi (2012-05-04)
Malaysia (2012-10-24)
Maldives (2012-10-24)
Mali (2012-01-03)
Malta (2012-06-06)
Marshall Islands (2012-10-24)
Mauritania (2012-10-24)
Mauritius (2012-05-07)
Mexico (2012-06-25)
Micronesia (2012-04-09)
Moldova (2012-06-14)
Monaco (2012-06-05)
Mongolia (2012-08-01)
Montenegro (2012-04-18)
Morocco (2012-09-11)
Mozambique (2012-06-13)
Namibia (2012-06-21)
Nauru (2012-10-24)
Nepal (2012-10-24)
Netherlands (2012-03-22)
New Zealand (2012-10-24)
Nicaragua (2012-08-31)
Niger (2012-10-24)
Nigeria (2012-04-19)
North Korea (2012-04-04)
Norway (2012-03-07)
Oman (2012-10-18)
Pakistan (2012-08-10)
Palau (2012-10-24)
Panama (2012-10-24)
Papua New Guinea (2012-04-23)
Paraguay (2012-10-22)
Peru (2012-08-28)
Philippines (2012-09-10)
Poland (2012-10-25)
Portugal (2012-08-14)
Qatar (2012-08-17)
Romania (2012-10-02)
Russia (2012-03-19)
Rwanda (2012-10-11)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (2012-10-25)
Saint Lucia (2012-07-12)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2012-10-25)
Samoa (2012-09-10)
San Marino (2012-03-08)
Sao Tome and Principe (2012-07-24)
Saudi Arabia (2012-06-29)
Senegal (2012-04-05)
Serbia (2012-06-19)
Seychelles (2012-07-23)
Sierra Leone (2012-07-23)
Singapore (2012-07-03)
Slovakia (2012-04-18)
Slovenia (2012-08-29)
Solomon Islands (2012-06-12)
Somalia (2012-04-20)
South Africa (2012-07-24)
South Korea (2012-04-12)
South Sudan (2012-07-11)
Spain (2012-09-24)
Sri Lanka (2012-10-24)
Sudan (2012-08-22)
Suriname (2012-07-09)
Swaziland (2012-10-16)
Sweden (2012-04-05)
Switzerland (2012-09-06)
Syria (2012-10-24)
Taiwan (2012-08-20)
Tajikistan (2012-11-16)
Tanzania (2012-07-12)
Thailand (2012-07-31)
Timor-Leste (2012-07-03)
Togo (2012-09-10)
Tonga (2012-06-12)
Trinidad and Tobago (2012-07-12)
Tunisia (2012-08-17)
Turkey (2012-03-20)
Turkmenistan (2012-11-16)
Tuvalu (2012-06-12)
Uganda (2012-04-06)
Ukraine (2012-01-04)
United Arab Emirates (2012-06-29)
United Kingdom (2012-03-22)
Uruguay (2012-04-02)
Uzbekistan (2012-11-16)
Vanuatu (2012-06-13)
Venezuela (2012-04-06)
Vietnam (2012-08-01)
Yemen (2012-08-21)
Zambia (2012-08-20)
Zimbabwe (2012-10-16)
