The international recruitment of Shanghai Expo is progressing smoothly. As many as 61 countries and 7 international organizations have confirmed their participation in the Shanghai Expo by September 1st 2006. The list of the participants accepting the invitation for and confirming their participation in the Shanghai Expo is as follows:

　　America(4):

　　Canada, The Republic of Cuba,The Commonwealth of Dominica, Bolivia

　　Asia/Oceania(21):

　　New Zealand, Turkmenistan, The Republic of Tajikistan, The Republic of Armenia, The Republic of Singapore, The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, The Kingdom of Nepal, Mongolia, The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, The Republic of Kazakhstan, The Commonwealth of Australia, The Independent State of Papua New Guinea, The Union of Myanmar, The Republic of Vanuatu, The Kingdom of Bahrain, The Kingdom of Cambodia, The Kyrgyz Republic,the Republic of Palau, Republic of the Philippines

　　Europe(13):

　　The French Republic, The Republic of Hungary , The Swiss Confederation, The Principality of Monaco, The Kingdom of Spain, The Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Republic of Italy, Ukraine, The Federal Republic of Germany, The Republic of Croatia, UK, The Republic of Bulgaria,The Republic of Poland　　

　　Africa(24):

　　The Democratic People's Republic of Algeria, The Republic of Congo, The Central African Republic, The Republic of Burundi, The Republic of Togo, The Republic of Equatorial Guinea, The Republic of Benin, The Republic of Djibouti, The Federal Republic of Nigeria, The Republic of Guinea, The Republic of Cape Verde, The Islamic Republic of Mauritania, The Kingdom of Lesotho, The Republic of Mali, The State of Eritrea, The Republic of Seychelles, The Union of Comoros,Cote d'Ivoire, The Republic of Angola, The Arab Republic of Egypt, The United Republic of Tanzania, The Republic of Senegal,The Republic of Zimbabwe 　　

　　International Organization(7):

　　The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, The Commonwealth of Independent States, The World Tourism Organization, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, The World Bank , United Nations, The World Water Council