Bea's U.S. and UN Challenge

[Bea]

I love a challenge that does not have a deadline!

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[Bea]

My personal challenge is 50 countries which are members of the UN as of date read. I will bold countries that were not original signatories of the UN Convention:

Afghanistan
Argentina
Australia
Belarus
Belgium
Bolivia
Botswana The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith 4/5 (09/01/11)
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Denmark
Dominican Rep
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Ethiopia
France
Greece
Guatemala
Guyana A Thousand Lives 3/5 (11/1/11)
Haiti
Honduras
Iceland
India
Iran (Islamic Rep of)
Iraq
Italy Cause for Alarmby Eric Ambler 4/5 (10/20/11)
Lebanon
Liberia
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Sweden
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Turkey
UK (GB and N. Ireland) The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 4/5 (09/24/11)
Ukraine
Uruguay
USA
Venezuela