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Member States | ESO

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Member States

ESO, the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, is an inter-governmental organisation with 16 Member States*. These Member States are:

	Country	Formally joined	Member number	Scale of contribution % (2014)	Contribution (kEUR, 2014)	More info	ESON mini-site	Local Time
	Austria	2009	14	2.58	3,629	ESO & Austria	Austria	check local time
	Belgium	1967	Founding member	3.05	4,289	ESO & Belgium	Belgium	check local time
	Brazil	Ratification pending	16	��	��	Frequently asked questions (Download PDF) (Download PDF in portuguese)	Brazil	check local time
	Czech Republic	2007	13	1.04	1,463		Czech Republic	check local time
	Denmark	1967	6	2.03	2,855	ESO & Denmark	Denmark	check local time
	Finland	2004	11	1.54	2,166		Finland	check local time
	France	1964	Founding member	16.55	23,276	ESO & France	France	check localtime
	Germany	1964	Founding member	23.97	33,711	ESO & Germany	Germany	check local time
	Italy	1982	8	11.46	16,117		Italy	check local time
	Netherlands	1964	Founding member	5.34	7,510		Netherlands	check local time
	Poland	2015	15	��	��		Poland	check local time
	Portugal	2001	9	1.11	1,561	ESO & Portugal	Portugal	check local time
	Spain	2007	12	8.03	11,294	ESO & Spain	Spain	check local time
	Sweden	1964	Founding member	3.38	4,753		Sweden	check local time
	Switzerland	1982	7	4.25	5,977		Switzerland	check local time
	United Kingdom	2002	10	15.67	22,038		UK	check local time
					Total 140,639

* Brazil is in the process of ratifying its membership.

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