Membership of international organizations

Slovakia maintains diplomatic relations with approximately 173 countries and is a member of a large number of international organizations, including:

• EU - the European Union, since 2004,                                                  http://ec.europa.eu/
• UN - the United Nations, since 1993,                              http://www.un.org/en/index.shtml

• IMF - the International Monetary Fund, since 1995, http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm

• IBRD / WB - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development  / World Bank, since 1993,                                                                         http://www.worldbank.org/

• IFC - the International Finance Corporation,  since 1993,                     http://www.ifc.org/

• EBRD - the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, since 1993, http://www.ebrd.com/

• WTO - the World Trade Organization , since 1995,                             http://www.wto.org/

• OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, since 2000, http://www.oecd.org/home/

• NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization, since 2004, http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/index.htm

• CEFTA - the Central Europe Free Trade Agreement, since 2004,   http://cefta.int/

• UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, since 1993,                                                                              http://en.unesco.org/

• INTERPOL – International Criminal Police Organization, since 1993, https://www.interpol.int/

• V4 – The Visegrad Group, since 1993,                            http://www.visegradgroup.eu/main.php?folderID=1

• Schengen – Schengen Agreement, Schengen Area, since 2007, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area 
• and many others.