List of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts members
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The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl ScoutsWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Scouting organizations in 145 countries. It was established in 1928 and has its headquarters in London, England. It is the counterpart of the World Organization of the Scout...
recognizes at most one Guiding
Girl Guides
A Guide, Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. It is the female-centred equivalent of the Scouts. The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian...
organization per country. Some countries have several organizations combined as a federation, with different component groups divided on the basis of religions (France, Denmark), ethnic identification (Israel) or language (Belgium).
| Country | Member organization | Membership status | Membership (from 2006 or most recent) | Year Guiding organization joined WAGGGS | Year Guiding was introduced | Admits girls/boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands... |
The Girl Guides Association of Antigua and Barbuda The Girl Guides Association of Antigua and Barbuda The Girl Guides Association of Antigua and Barbuda is the Guiding organization of Antigua and Barbuda. It serves 718 members . Founded in 1931, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1984 and a full member in 2002.The Girl... |
full | 608 | 1984 | 1931 | girls-only |
| Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
Asociación Guías Argentinas Asociación Guías Argentinas The Asociación Guías Argentinas is the national Guiding organization of Argentina. It serves 3,251 members . Guiding was introduced to Argentina in 1915... |
full | 3,251 | 1958 | 1915 | both |
| Armenia Armenia Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia... |
National Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts of Armenia National Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts of Armenia The National Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts of Armenia is the national Guiding association of Armenia. Guiding came to Armenia in 1988, the association was founded in 1996 and became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 2002... |
associate | 1,514 | 2001 | 1988 | girls-only |
| Aruba Aruba Aruba is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km east of Guajira Peninsula... |
Het Arubaanse Padvindsters Gilde Het Arubaanse Padvindsters Gilde Het Arubaanse Padvindsters Gilde is the national Guiding organization of Aruba. It serves 185 members... |
associate | 306 | 1993 | 1941 | girls-only |
| Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Guides Australia Guides Australia Girl Guides Australia is the national Guiding organisation in Australia. It provides a girls only space and its mission is to enable girls and young women to grow into confident, self respecting members of the community. Membership is open to all girls and young women from all cultures, faiths and... |
full | 29,811 | 1928 | 1911 | girls-only |
| Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs is the largest Scouting and Guiding organization in Austria and the only one approved by World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and the World Organization of the Scout Movement . The association claims more than 300 troops with more than... |
full | 10,301 | 1957 | 1914 | both |
| Bahamas The Bahamas The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States... |
The Bahamas Girl Guides Association The Bahamas Girl Guides Association The Bahamas Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of the Bahamas. It serves 2,303 members . Founded in 1915, the coeducational organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1975.... |
full | 2,732 | 1975 | 1915 | both |
| Bahrain Bahrain ' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is... |
The Girl Guides Association of Bahrain The Girl Guides Association of Bahrain The Girl Guides Association of Bahrain is the national Guiding organization of Bahrain. Guiding was introduced to Bahrain in 1970 and the association became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1981... |
full | 1,556 | 1981 | 1970 | girls-only |
| Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south... |
Bangladesh Girl Guides Association Bangladesh Girl Guides Association The Bangladesh Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Bangladesh. It serves 49,975 members .-History:Girlguiding in today's Bangladesh started in 1928 and became the East Pakistan Branch of the Pakistan Girl Guides Association in 1947... |
full | 52,567 | 1973 | 1928 | girls-only |
| Barbados Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint... |
The Girl Guide Association of Barbados The Girl Guide Association of Barbados The Girl Guide Association of Barbados is the national Guiding organization on Barbados. It serves 3,863 members . Founded in 1918, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1969.The first Guide meeting in Barbados was held on... |
full | 3,290 | 1969 | 1918 | girls-only |
| Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... |
The Association of Belarusian Guides The Association of Belarusian Guides The Association of Belarusian Guides is the Belarusian member organization of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts , with a membership of 1,274 Girl Guides .... |
full | 1,670 | 1996 | 1926 | girls-only |
| Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
Guides and Scouts Movement of Belgium | full | 59,268 | 1928 | 1915 | both |
| Belize Belize Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official... |
The Girl Guides Association of Belize The Girl Guides Association of Belize The Girl Guides Association of Belize is the national Guiding organization of Belize. It serves 412 members as of 2006. Founded in 1937, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1987 and a full member in 1993.-References:... |
full | 412 | 1987 | 1937 | girls-only |
| Benin Benin Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located... |
Guides du Bénin Guides du Bénin The Guides du Bénin is the national Guiding organization of Benin. Guiding in Benin started in 1954, the association was founded in 1960 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963. The girls-only association has 1,533 members... |
full | 2,000 | 1963 | 1954 | girls-only |
| Bolivia Bolivia Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America... |
Asociación de Guías Scouts de Bolivia Asociación de Guías Scouts de Bolivia The Asociación de Guías Scouts de Bolivia is the national Guiding organization of Bolivia. It serves 390 members . Guiding was introduced to Bolivia in 1915... |
full | 390 | 1966 | 1915 | girls-only |
| Botswana Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966... |
Botswana Girl Guides Association Botswana Girl Guides Association The Botswana Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organisation of Botswana. It serves 2,432 members . Founded in 1924, the girls-only organisation became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1969.... |
full | 9,825 | 1969 | 1924 | girls-only |
| Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
Federação de Bandeirantes do Brasil Federação de Bandeirantes do Brasil The Federação de Bandeirantes do Brasil is the national Guiding organization of Brazil. It serves 6,201 members... |
full | 4,454 | 1930 | 1919 | both |
| Brunei Brunei Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia... |
Girl Guides Association of Brunei Darussalam Girl Guides Association of Brunei Darussalam The Girl Guides Association of Brunei Darussalam or Persatuan Pandu Puteri Brunei Darussalam is a Guiding organisation in Brunei. Like all Scouting and Guiding organisations, it aims to develop character in children and young people by following Scouting principles. The Girl Guides Association of... |
full | 1,677 | 1996 | 1951 | girls-only |
| Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated... |
Association des Guides du Burkina Faso Association des Guides du Burkina Faso The Association des Guides du Burkina Faso is the national Guiding organization of Burkina Faso. It serves 12,716 members... |
full | 12,753 | 1972 | 1955 | girls-only |
| Burundi Burundi Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura... |
Association des Guides du Burundi Association des Guides du Burundi The Association des Guides du Burundi is the national Guiding organization of Burundi. It serves 5,050 members... |
full | 11,034 | 1972 | 1954 | girls-only |
| Cambodia Cambodia Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia... |
Girl Guides Association of Cambodia Girl Guides Association of Cambodia The Girl Guides Association of Cambodia is the national Guiding organization of Cambodia. It was founded in 1996 and became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 2002. The association serves girls aged from seven to 18 years... |
full | 1,425 | 2002 | 1940 | girls-only |
| Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the... |
Association des Guides du Cameroun Association des Guides du Cameroun The Association des Guides du Cameroun is the national Guiding organization of Cameroon. It serves 3,000 members . Founded in 1943, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1972.-See also:*Les Scouts du Cameroun... |
associate | 1,033 | 1972 | 1943 | girls-only |
| Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Girl Guides of Canada Girl Guides of Canada Girl Guides of Canada - Guides du Canada is the national Guiding association of Canada. Guiding in Canada started in 1910 and was among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928. As of 2006, the association had 116,206 members.-History:Mary Malcolmson... |
full | 116,206 | 1928 | 1910 | girls-only |
| Central African Republic Central African Republic The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,... |
Association Nationale des Guides de Centrafrique Association Nationale des Guides de Centrafrique The Association Nationale des Guides de Centrafrique is the national Guiding organization of the Central African Republic. It serves 19,497 members... |
full | 8,879 | 1963 | 1952 | girls-only |
| Chad Chad Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west... |
Association des Guides du Tchad Association des Guides du Tchad The Association des Guides du Tchad is the national Guiding organization of Chad. The girls-only organization is a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Girl Guiding in Chad is active in both urban and rural areas... |
full | 6,450 | NA | NA | girls-only |
| Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... |
Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Chile Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Chile The Association of Guides and Scouts of Chile - Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Chile was formed in 1978 by the amalgamation of the Asociación de Scouts de Chile and the Asociación de Guías de Chile .-History:... |
full | 17,572 | 1957 | 1913 | both |
| Republic of China Republic of China The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor... |
Girl Scouts of Taiwan Girl Scouts of Taiwan The Girl Scouts of Taiwan is the national Guiding organization of the Republic of China... |
full | 20,264 | 1963 | 1919 | girls-only |
| Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... |
Asociación de Guías Scouts de Colombia Asociación de Guías Scouts de Colombia The Asociación de Guías Scouts de Colombia is the national Guiding organization of Colombia. It serves 627 members... |
full | 706 | 1954 | 1936 | girls-only |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world... |
Guides de la République Démocratique du Congo Guides de la République Démocratique du Congo Les Guides de la République Démocratique du Congo is the national Guiding organization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was founded in 1991 and became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in July 2008... |
full | 7,784 | 1972/2008 | 1928 | girls-only |
| Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by... |
Association des Scouts et Guides du Congo Association des Scouts et Guides du Congo The Association des Scouts et Guides du Congo is one of the national Scouting and Guiding organizations of the Republic of the Congo... |
full | 1,100 | 1957/1996 | 1927 | both |
| Cook Islands Cook Islands The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand... |
The Girl Guides Cook Islands Association The Girl Guides Cook Islands Association The Girl Guides Cook Islands Association is the national Guiding organization of the Cook Islands. It serves 1,111 members . Founded in 1928, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1993.Guiding began in the Cook Islands in... |
associate | 893 | 1993 | 1928 | girls-only |
| Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east.... |
Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica The Asociación de Guías y Scouts de Costa Rica is the national Scouting and Guiding association of Costa Rica. Scouting was founded in Costa Rica in 1915 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1925. Guiding started in 1922 and became a member of the World Association... |
full | 4,214 | 1946 | 1922 | both |
| Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... |
Girl Guides Association of Cyprus Girl Guides Association of Cyprus The Girl Guides Association of Cyprus is the national Guiding association of Cyprus. Guiding in Cyprus started in 1912 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1962... |
full | 2,763 | 1962 | 1912 | both |
| Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
Junák Junák Junák, or more properly, Junák - svaz skautů a skautek ČR , is the largest association of Scouts and Guides of the Czech Republic... |
full | 19,948 | 1928/1990 | 1915 | both |
| Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
Pigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark Pigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark Pigespejdernes Fællesråd Danmark is the national Guiding federation of Denmark. Danish Guiding started in 1910, the PFD was founded in 1923 and was among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928... |
full | 18,893 | 1928 | 1910 | both |
| Dominica Dominica Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth... |
The Girl Guides Association of Dominica The Girl Guides Association of Dominica The Girl Guides Association of Dominica is the national Guiding organization of Dominica. It serves 376 members . Founded in 1929, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1987 and a full member in 2008... |
full | 533 | 1987 | 1930 | girls-only |
| Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... |
Asociación de Guías Scouts Dominicanas Asociación de Guías Scouts Dominicanas The Asociación de Guías Scouts Dominicanas is the national Guiding organization of the Dominican Republic. It serves 588 members . Founded in 1961, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1969.The Guide Motto is Siempre lista,... |
full | 507 | 1969 | 1961 | girls-only |
| Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... |
Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Ecuador Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Ecuador The Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Ecuador is the national Guiding organization of Ecuador. It serves 225 members... |
full | 144 | 1966 | 1919 | girls-only |
| Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... |
Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides The Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Egypt. Scouting was founded in 1914 and was among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922, while nominally independent from Britain... |
full | 44,300 | 1931 | 1913 | girls-only |
| El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America... |
Asociación de Muchachas Guías de El Salvador Asociación de Muchachas Guías de El Salvador The Asociación de Muchachas Guías de El Salvador is the national Guiding organization of El Salvador. It serves 558 members... |
full associate | 259 | 1960 | 1945 | girls-only |
| Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... |
Eesti Gaidide Liit | full | 776 | 1928/1993 | 1919 | both |
| Fiji Fiji Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island... |
Fiji Girl Guides Association Fiji Girl Guides Association The Fiji Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Fiji. It serves 1,829 members . Founded in 1924, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1981.... |
full | 2,081 | 1981 | 1924 | girls-only |
| Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
Suomen Partiolaiset Suomen Partiolaiset Suomen Partiolaiset - Finlands Scouter ry is the national Scouting and Guiding association of Finland. Scouting was founded in Finland in 1910 as part of tsarist Russia, registered with the central organization of the tsarist Russian Scout movement Русский Скаут... |
full | 32,278 | 1928 | 1910 | both |
| France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Scoutisme Français Scoutisme Français The Fédération du Scoutisme Français is an umbrella organization that combines the efforts of the several Scouting and Guiding associations in France and also represents the Scouting movement in French Guiana, Martinique, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, New Caledonia, Réunion, Wallis and Futuna and... |
full | 60,327 | 1928 | 1921 | both |
| Gambia The Gambia The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west.... |
The Gambia Girl Guides Association The Gambia Girl Guides Association The Gambia Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of the Gambia. It serves 9,371 members . Founded in 1923, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1966.-See also:*The Gambia Scout Association... |
full | 11,777 | 1966 | 1923 | girls-only |
| Georgia Georgia (country) Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of... |
Sakartvelos Gogona Skautebis Asociacia 'Dia' Sakartvelos Gogona Skautebis Asociacia 'Dia' The Sakartvelos Gogona Skautebis Asociacia 'Dia is the national Girl Scouting organisation of Georgia. It serves 805 members... |
associate | 805 | NA | NA | girls-only |
| Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände The Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände is the German national Guiding organization within the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts... |
full | 47,688 | 1950 | 1912 | both |
| Ghana Ghana Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south... |
The Ghana Girl Guides Association The Ghana Girl Guides Association The Ghana Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Ghana. It serves 7,700 members . Founded in 1921, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1960.... |
full | 7,835 | 1960 | 1921 | girls-only |
| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
Soma Hellinidon Odigon Soma Hellinidon Odigon The Greek Guiding Association , formerly known as the Greek Girl Guides Association , is the national Guiding association of Greece. Guiding in Greece started in 1932 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1933. The coeducational organization has 10,682... |
full | 10,682 | 1933 | 1932 | both |
| Grenada Grenada Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea... |
The Girl Guides Association of Grenada The Girl Guides Association of Grenada The Girl Guides Association of Grenada is the national Guiding organization of Grenada. It serves 1518 members as of 2006. Founded in 1925, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1990.-References:... |
full | 1,518 | 1990 | 1925 | girls-only |
| Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Guatemala Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Guatemala The Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Guatemala is the national Guiding organization of Guatemala. It serves 980 members... |
full | 998 | 1957 | 1934 | girls-only |
| Guinea Guinea Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures... |
Association Nationale des Guides de Guinée Association Nationale des Guides de Guinée The Association Nationale des Guides de Guinée is the national Guiding organization of Guinea. It serves 640 members . The girls-only organization is an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.-See also:... |
associate | 4,000 | NA | NA | girls-only |
| Guyana Guyana Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British... |
Guyana Girl Guides Association Guyana Girl Guides Association The Guyana Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Guyana. It serves 819 members . Founded in 1922, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1969.... |
full | 1,121 | 1969 | 1922 | girls-only |
| Haiti Haiti Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island... |
Association Nationale des Guides d'Haïti Association Nationale des Guides d'Haïti The Association Nationale des Guides d'Haïti is the national Guiding organization of Haiti. It serves 782 members... |
full | 1,362 | 1946 | 1942 | girls-only |
| Honduras Honduras Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize... |
Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Honduras Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Honduras The Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Honduras is the national Guiding organization of Honduras. It serves 5,484 members... |
full | 5,484 | 1981 | 1953 | both |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Hong Kong Girl Guides Association is the sole Guide organisation in Hong Kong. It was formally established in 1919 though the first Girl Guides Company was formed in 1916. The association became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1978... |
full | 55,145 | 1978 | 1916 | both |
| Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
Magyar Cserkészlány Szövetség Magyar Cserkészlány Szövetség Girl Guides in Hungary are served by the Association of Hungarian Girl Guides , with 512 members as of 2003. Founded in 1919, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928, and an associate member again in 1993. It regained full... |
full | 683 | 1928/1993 | 1919 | girls-only |
| Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population... |
Bandalag Íslenskra Skáta Bandalag íslenskra skáta Bandalag íslenskra skáta is the national Scouting and Guiding organization of Iceland. Scouting was founded in Iceland in 1912 and was among the earlier members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1924... |
full | 1,582 | 1928 | 1922 | both |
| India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
The Bharat Scouts and Guides The Bharat Scouts and Guides The Bharat Scouts and Guides is the national Scouting and Guiding association of India.Scouting was founded in India in 1909 as an overseas branch of the Scout Association and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1938... |
full | 1,305,028 | 1948 | 1911 | both |
| Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,... |
Council of Irish Guiding Associations Council of Irish Guiding Associations The Council of Irish Guiding Associations is the national Guiding federation of the Republic of Ireland. Guiding in Ireland started in 1911 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1932... |
full | 13,837 | 1932 | 1911 | girls-only |
| Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
Hitachdut Hatsofim Ve Hatsofot Be Israel Hitachdut Hatsofim Ve Hatsofot Be Israel The Israel Boy and Girl Scouts Federation is Israel's national Scouting organization, known in Hebrew as Tzofim. Some 90,000 boys and girls belong to Tzofim in Israel.-History:... |
full | 11,268 | 1957 | 1919 | both |
| Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo The Federazione Italiana dello Scautismo is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Italy. Scouting and Guiding in Italy started in 1910, the Boy Scouts were among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922, the Girl Guides joined the World Association of... |
full | 84,303 | 1946 | 1912 | both |
| Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be... |
Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme Féminin Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme Féminin The Fédération Ivoirienne du Scoutisme Féminin is the national Guiding organization of Côte d'Ivoire. It serves 1,900 members... |
full | 1,900 | 1963 | 1937 | girls-only |
| Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic... |
The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica is the Guiding organization of Jamaica. It served 5,903 members . Founded in 1915, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963 and a full member in 1966.-History:Girl Guiding was... |
full | 5,903 | 1963 | 1915 | girls-only |
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
Girl Scouts of Japan Girl Scouts of Japan The is the girls-only Scouting organization serving Japan. Founded in 1919, the Girl Scouts of Japan became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1952 and counts 61,305 girls as members as of 2003.... |
full | 49,447 | 1952 | 1919 | girls-only |
| Jordan Jordan Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing... |
Jordanian Association for Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Jordanian Association for Boy Scouts and Girl Guides The Jordanian Association for Boy Scouts and Girl Guides is the national Scouting and Guiding organization of Jordan. Scouting was founded in Jordan in 1954 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1955. Guiding started in 1938 and became a member of the World... |
full | 9,080 | 1963 | 1938 | girls-only |
| Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... |
Kenya Girl Guides Association Kenya Girl Guides Association The Kenya Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Kenya. It serves 120,805 members . Founded in 1920, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963. The patron is First Lady Lucy Kibaki.... |
full | 158,810 | 1963 | 1920 | girls-only |
| Kiribati Kiribati Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the... |
The Girl Guides Association of Kiribati The Girl Guides Association of Kiribati The Girl Guides Association of Kiribati is the national Guiding organization of Kiribati. It serves 435 members . Founded in 1926, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1990.-See also:*Kiribati Scout Association... |
associate | 500 | 1990 | 1926 | girls-only |
| South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
Girl Scouts Korea Girl Scouts Korea Girl Scouts Korea is the national Girl Scouting/Guiding organization of South Korea. It serves 78,365 members . Founded in 1946, the coeducational organization became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1957.... |
full | 68,006 | 1957 | 1946 | both |
| Kuwait Kuwait The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the... |
Kuwait Girl Guides Association Kuwait Girl Guides Association The Kuwait Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Kuwait. The association has 9,715 members . Founded in 1957, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1966.-Program and ideals:Girls are organised into... |
full | 9,025 | 1966 | 1957 | girls-only |
| Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrālā Organizācija Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrala Organizacija Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrālā Organizācija, , the primary national Scouting and Guiding organization of Latvia is a member of both the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and the World Organization of the Scout Movement... |
full | 293 | 1928/1993 | 1921 | both |
| Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among... |
Fédération Libanaise des Eclaireuses et des Guides Fédération Libanaise des Eclaireuses et des Guides The Fédération Libanaise des Eclaireuses et des Guides is the national Guiding organization of Lebanon. Guiding was introduced to Lebanon in 1937 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1954... |
full | 6,615 | 1955 | 1937 | girls-only |
| Lesotho Lesotho Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name... |
Lesotho Girl Guides Association Lesotho Girl Guides Association The Lesotho Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Lesotho. It serves 1,783 members . Founded in 1925, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1978.... |
full | 1,783 | 1978 | 1925 | girls-only |
| Liberia Liberia Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open... |
Liberian Girl Guides Association Liberian Girl Guides Association The Liberian Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Liberia. It serves 345 members . Founded in 1920, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928 and again in 1966 after a hiatus.The Girl Guide emblem... |
full | 1,180 | 1928/1966 | 1920 | girls-only |
| Libya Libya Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.... |
Public Scout and Girl Guide Movement Public Scout and Girl Guide Movement The Public Scout and Girl Guide Movement is the national Scouting organization of Libya. It was founded in 1954, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1958 and of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1981... |
full | 4,325 | 1966 | 1958 | both |
| Liechtenstein Liechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan... |
Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins is the national Scouting and Guiding association of Liechtenstein. Scouting in Liechtenstein started in 1931, Guiding followed in 1932... |
full | 318 | 1948 | 1932 | both |
| Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
Lietuvos skaučių seserija Lietuvos skauciu seserija Lietuvos skaučių seserija is a Guiding association in Lithuania. Guiding in Lithuania started in 1918, was banned by the Soviets in 1940 and restarted in 1989.... |
associate | 1,400 | 2008 | girls-only | |
| Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south... |
Bureau de Liaison des Associations Guides du Luxembourg Bureau de Liaison des Associations Guides du Luxembourg The Bureau de Liaison des Associations Guides du Luxembourg is the national Guiding federation of Luxembourg. Guiding in Luxembourg started in 1915 and was among the founder members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928... |
full | 2,093 | 1928 | 1915 | both |
| Madagascar Madagascar The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa... |
Skotisma Zazavavy eto Madagasikara Skotisma Zazavavy eto Madagasikara Skotisma Zazavavy eto Madagasikara is the national Guiding federation of Madagascar. It serves 25,152 members . Founded in 1941, the federation became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963.... |
full | 25,152 | 1963 | 1941 | both |
| Malawi Malawi The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size... |
The Malawi Girl Guides Association The Malawi Girl Guides Association The Malawi Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding association in Malawi. It is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts . The Malaŵi Girl Guides Association membership stood at 3,375 as of April, 2002.... |
full | 11,044 | NA | NA | girls-only |
| Malaysia | Persatuan Pandu Puteri Malaysia Persatuan Pandu Puteri Malaysia Persatuan Pandu Puteri Malaysia is the national Guiding organization of Malaysia. It serves 73,915 members... |
full | 73,915 | 1960 | 1916 | girls-only |
| Maldives Maldives The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and... |
Maldives Girl Guide Association Maldives Girl Guide Association The Maldives Girl Guide Association is the national Guiding organization of the Maldives. It serves 7,307 members... |
full | 7,307 | 1994 | 1962 | girls-only |
| Malta Malta Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in... |
The Malta Girl Guides Association The Malta Girl Guides Association The Malta Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding association of Malta. Guiding in Malta started in 1918 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1966. The girls-only association has 1,337 members .- History :Guiding in Malta began in 1918 for British... |
full | 1,191 | 1966 | 1918 | girls-only |
| Mauritania Mauritania Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest... |
Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie The Association des Scouts et Guides de Mauritanie , the national Scouting organization of Mauritania, was founded in 1936, became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1983, and is also an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts... |
associate | 456 | 1996 | 1986 | both |
| Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar... |
The Mauritius Girl Guides Association The Mauritius Girl Guides Association The Mauritius Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Mauritius. It serves 1,051 members . Founded in 1926, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1975.... |
full | 776 | 1975 | 1926 | girls-only |
| Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Guías de México Guías de México Guías de México is the national Guiding organization of Mexico. It serves 5,196 members . Founded in 1930, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1948 and a full member in 1957... |
full | 5,196 | 1948 | 1930 | girls-only |
| Monaco Monaco Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the... |
Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco Monaco has one of the world's smallest national Scouting and Guiding organizations, the Association des Guides et Scouts de Monaco . The association has about 84 members... |
full | 23 | 1960 | 1929 | both |
| Mongolia Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest... |
Girl Scout Association of Mongolia Girl Scout Association of Mongolia The Girl Scout Association of Mongolia is the national Guiding organization of Mongolia. It serves 1,050 members... |
associate | 1,050 | 2005 | 1996 | girls-only |
| Namibia Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March... |
The Girl Guides Association of Namibia The Girl Guides Association of Namibia The Girl Guides Association of Namibia is the national Guiding organization of Namibia. It serves 1,124 members . Founded in 1923 as the Girl Guides Association of South-West Africa, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1993.The... |
full | 1,278 | 1993 | 1923 | girls-only |
| Nepal Nepal Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India... |
Nepal Scouts Nepal Scouts The Nepal Scouts are the national Scouting and Guiding organization of Nepal. Scouting and Guiding was founded in Nepal in 1952 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1969 and of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1984... |
full | 15,740 | 1978 | 1952 | both |
| Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
Scouting Nederland Scouting Nederland Scouting Nederland is the national Scout organisation of the Netherlands with approximately 110,000 members Scouting Nederland is the national Scout organisation of the Netherlands with approximately 110,000 members Scouting Nederland is the national Scout organisation of the Netherlands with... |
full | 54,663 | 1928/1981 | 1911 | both |
| Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint... |
Padvindstersvereniging van de Nederlandse Antillen Padvindstersvereniging van de Nederlandse Antillen The Padvindstersvereniging van de Nederlandse Antillen is the national Guiding organization of the former Netherlands Antilles. It serves 461 members... |
full | 344 | 1978 | 1930 | girls-only |
| New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
GirlGuiding New Zealand GirlGuiding New Zealand GirlGuiding New Zealand is the national Guiding organisation in New Zealand. GirlGuiding New Zealand currently splits New Zealand into 22 regions around the country with 20,562 members .... |
full | 17,635 | 1928 | 1908 | girls-only |
| Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean... |
Federación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Nicaragua Federación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Nicaragua The Federación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de Nicaragua is the national Guiding organization of Nicaragua. It serves 86 members... |
associate | 707 | 1981 | 1940 | girls-only |
| Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... |
The Nigerian Girl Guides Association The Nigerian Girl Guides Association The Nigerian Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Nigeria. It serves 113,726 members . Founded in 1919, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1966.... |
full | 113,726 | 1960 | 1919 | girls-only |
| Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Norway, founded in 2003. It took over the WOSM membership of Norges Speiderforbund and the WAGGGS membership of the Fellesrådet for speiderpiker i Norge... |
full | 14,443 | 1928 | 1912 | both |
| Oman Oman Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the... |
The National Organisation for Scouts and Guides The National Organisation for Scouts and Guides The National Organisation for Scouts and Guides is the national Scouting and Guiding organization of Oman. It was founded in 1948, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1977 and of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1996... |
full | 6,831 | 1987 | 1972 | both |
| Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan... |
Pakistan Girl Guides Association Pakistan Girl Guides Association The Pakistan Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Pakistan. It serves 117,692 members . Founded in 1911 as part of Indian Girl Guiding, the girls-only organization became independent in 1947 and a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in... |
full | 48,253 | 1948 | 1911 | girls-only |
| Panama Panama Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The... |
Asociación de Muchachas Guías de Panamá Asociación de Muchachas Guías de Panamá The Asociación de Muchachas Guías de Panamá is the national Guiding organization of Panama. It serves 751 members . Founded in 1950, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1952.The Girl Guide emblem incorporates a map of... |
full | 728 | 1952 | 1950 | girls-only |
| Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands... |
Girl Guides Association of Papua New Guinea Girl Guides Association of Papua New Guinea The Girl Guides Association of Papua New Guinea is the Guiding organisation in Papua New Guinea. Founded in 1927, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1978. It has 1,224 members .The Girl Guide emblem incorporates elements of... |
full | 1,224 | 1978 | 1927 | girls-only |
| Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the... |
Asociación Guías Scouts del Paraguay Asociación Guías Scouts del Paraguay The Asociación Guías Scouts del Paraguay is the national Guiding organization of Paraguay. It serves 445 members... |
full | 329 | 1966 | 1923 | both |
| Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... |
Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Perú Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Perú The Asociación Nacional de Guías Scouts del Perú is the national Guiding organization of Peru. It served 6,100 members as of 2010. Guiding was introduced to Peru in 1916... |
full | 5,500 | 1960 | 1916 | both |
| Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
Girl Scouts of the Philippines Girl Scouts of the Philippines The Girl Scouts of the Philippines is the national Guiding association for girls and young women of the Philippines. Its mission is "to help girls and young women realize the ideals of womanhood and prepare themselves for their responsibilities in the home, and to the nation, and the world... |
full | 713,777 | 1946 | 1919 | girls-only |
| Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego is the coeducational Polish Scouting organization recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. It was founded in 1918 and currently is the largest Scouting organization in Poland... |
full | 76,718 | 1928/1996 | 1910 | both |
| Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
Associação Guias de Portugal Associação Guias de Portugal The Associação Guias de Portugal is the national Guiding association of Portugal. Guiding in Portugal started in 1919 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963. The girls-only organization has 3,291 members... |
full | 3,157 | 1963 | 1919 | girls-only |
| Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its... |
The Scout and Guide Association of Qatar The Scout and Guide Association of Qatar The Scout and Guide Association of Qatar is the national Scouting and Guiding organization of Qatar. Scouting was founded in Qatar in 1956 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1965; the organization is also a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl... |
full | 2,368 | NA | NA | both |
| Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
Asociaţia Ghidelor şi Ghizilor din România Asociatia Ghidelor si Ghizilor din România The Asociaţia Ghidelor şi Ghizilor din România is the national Guiding organization of Romania. Guiding in Romania began in 1928, was restarted in 1990 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1993. The coeducational organization has 1,000 members .- History... |
full | 1,000 | 1993 | 1928 | both |
| Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
Rossiskaya Assotsiatsia Devochek-Skautov Russian Association of Girl Scouts Russian Association of Girl Scouts is the national Guiding organization of Russia. Guiding in Russia started about 1910 within the Boy Scout groups and was disbanded in the 1920s. It was restarted in 1990 as part of the Federation of Scouts of Russia and formed an independent association in 1994... |
full | 2,175 | 1999 | 1910 | girls-only |
| Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo... |
Association des Guides du Rwanda Association des Guides du Rwanda The Association des Guides du Rwanda is the national Guiding organization of Rwanda. The association serves 9,807 members... |
full | 9,284 | 1981 | 1962 | girls-only |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population.... |
The Girl Guides Association of Saint Christopher and Nevis The Girl Guides Association of Saint Christopher and Nevis The Girl Guides Association of Saint Christopher and Nevis is the national Guiding organization of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It serves 290 members . Founded in 1931, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1993.-See also:*The... |
associate | 290 | 1993 | 1931 | girls-only |
| Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an... |
Girl Guides Association of Saint Lucia Girl Guides Association of Saint Lucia The Girl Guides Association of Saint Lucia is the national Guiding organisation of Saint Lucia. It serves 2,181 members . Founded in 1925, the girls-only organisation became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1984... |
full | 2,100 | 1984 | 1925 | girls-only |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean.... |
Girl Guides Association of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Girl Guides Association of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The Girl Guides Association of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the national Guiding organization of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It serves 1,162 members . Founded in 1914, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1984.-See... |
full | 1,456 | 1984 | 1914 | girls-only |
| San Marino San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino... |
Associazione Guide Esploratori Cattolici Sammarinesi Associazione Guide Esploratori Cattolici Sammarinesi The Associazione Guide Esploratori Cattolici Sammarinesi is the national Scouting and Guiding association of San Marino. Scouting and Guiding in San Marino started within the respective Italian organizations and became independent in 1973... |
full | 129 | 1993 | 1973 | both |
| Senegal Senegal Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north... |
Association des Scouts et Guides du Sénégal Association des Scouts et Guides du Sénégal The Association des Scouts et Guides du Sénégal is one of Senegal's Scouting and Guiding organizations. Its Scout section is member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement via the Confédération Sénégalaise du Scoutisme... |
full | 2,071 | 1981 | 1953 | both |
| Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4... |
The Sierra Leone Girl Guides Association The Sierra Leone Girl Guides Association The Sierra Leone Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Sierra Leone. It serves 2,026 members . Founded in 1924, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963... |
full | 2,026 | 1963 | 1924 | girls-only |
| Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Girl Guides Singapore Girl Guides Singapore Girl Guides Singapore is the national Guiding organization of Singapore. It serves 12,340 members . Founded in 1917, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1966... |
full | 12,334 | 1966 | 1917 | girls-only |
| Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
Slovenský skauting Slovenský skauting Slovenský skauting , or more properly, Zväz slovenských skautov , is the primary national Scouting and Guiding organization of Slovakia... |
full | 3,210 | 1928/1990 | 1919 | both |
| Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
Združenje slovenskih katoliških skavtinj in skavtov Združenje slovenskih katoliških skavtinj in skavtov Združenje slovenskih katoliških skavtinj in skavtov is the national Guiding organization of Slovenia. Guiding in Slovenia was started in 1922. The ZSKSS was founded on March 31, 1990 and became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1996. The overall organization is... |
full | 4,173 | 1928/1996 | 1922 | both |
| Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal... |
The Girl Guides Association of the Solomon Islands The Girl Guides Association of the Solomon Islands The Girl Guides Association of the Solomon Islands is the national Guiding organisation in the Solomon Islands. Founded in 1949, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1987. It has 697 members .From the 1990s to the year... |
associate | 697 | 1987 | 1949 | girls-only |
| South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
Girl Guides Association of South Africa Girl Guides Association of South Africa The Girl Guides Association of South Africa is a girls-only organisation and is recognised by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts... |
full | 27,164 | 1928 | 1910 | girls-only |
| Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España The Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España is the Spanish national Guiding association. Guiding was introduced to Spain in 1929. The Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España became a full member of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1969... |
full | 7,559 | 1959 | 1929 | both |
| Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the... |
The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Sri Lanka. It serves 37,057 members... |
full | 37,057 | 1951 | 1917 | girls-only |
| Sudan Sudan Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the... |
The Sudan Girl Guides Association The Sudan Girl Guides Association The Sudan Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization in Sudan. The association serves 35,000 members . Founded in 1928, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1957.-South Sudan:South Sudan became an independent... |
full | 17,350 | 1957 | 1928 | girls-only |
| Suriname Suriname Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as... |
Surinaamse Padvindsters Raad Surinaamse Padvindsters Raad The Surinaamse Padvindsters Raad is the national Guiding organization of Suriname. It serves 502 members... |
associate | 472 | 1972 | 1947 | girls-only |
| Swaziland Swaziland Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique... |
The Swaziland Girl Guides Association The Swaziland Girl Guides Association The Swaziland Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Swaziland. It serves 1,010 members . Founded in 1924, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1969.-See also:*Swaziland Boy Scouts Association... |
full | 2,100 | 1969 | 1924 | girls-only |
| Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
Svenska Scoutrådet Svenska Scoutrådet Svenska Scoutrådet is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Sweden.Scouting in Sweden was founded in 1908, Guiding followed in 1910... |
full | 42,482 | 1928 | 1910 | both |
| Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
Swiss Guide and Scout Movement Swiss Guide and Scout Movement The Swiss Guide and Scout Movement is the national Scouting and Guiding association of Switzerland... |
full | 20,177 | 1928 | 1913 | both |
| Syria Syria Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.... |
Scouts of Syria | associate | NA | 2008 | 1950 | both |
| Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state... |
The Tanzania Girl Guides Association The Tanzania Girl Guides Association The Tanzania Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Tanzania. It serves 17,233 members . The first Guide Company was founded in Tanganyika in 1928, and the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963.-... |
full | 30,376 | 1963 | 1928 | girls-only |
| Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
The Girl Guides Association of Thailand The Girl Guides Association of Thailand The Girl Guides Association of Thailand is the national Guiding organization of Thailand. It serves 28,030 members . Founded in 1957, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963.-Sections:The association is divided in four... |
full | 28,911 | 1963 | 1957 | girls-only |
| Togo Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately... |
Association des Guides du Togo Association des Guides du Togo The Association des Guides du Togo is the national Guiding organization of Togo. It serves 2,495 members . Founded in 1942, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963.-See also:*Association Scoute du Togo... |
full | 2,700 | 1963 | 1942 | girls-only |
| Tonga Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific... |
The Girl Guides Association of the Kingdom of Tonga The Girl Guides Association of the Kingdom of Tonga The Girl Guides Association of the Kingdom of Tonga is the national Guiding organization of Tonga. It serves 204 members . Founded in 1952, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1987.Guiding was started in Tonga at the... |
associate | 200 | 1987 | 1952 | girls-only |
| Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles... |
The Girl Guides Association of Trinidad and Tobago The Girl Guides Association of Trinidad and Tobago The Girl Guides Association of Trinidad and Tobago is the national Guiding organization of Trinidad and Tobago. It serves 3,065 members... |
full | 2,545 | 1963 | 1914 | girls-only |
| Tunisia Tunisia Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area... |
Les Scouts Tunisiens Les Scouts Tunisiens Les Scouts Tunisiens is the national Scouting organization of Tunisia. It was founded in 1934, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1957 and is also a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. The coeducational Scouts Tunisiens has about... |
full | 7,298 | 1996 | 1934 | both |
| Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
Türkiye İzcilik Federasyonu Türkiye Izcilik Federasyonu Scouting and Guiding Federation of Turkey is the national Scouting and Guiding federation of Turkey. It serves 33,974 Scouts and 2,883 Guides... |
full | 2,883 | 1972 | 1923 | both |
| Uganda Uganda Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by... |
The Uganda Girl Guides Association The Uganda Girl Guides Association The Uganda Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Uganda. It serves 112,371 members . Founded in 1914, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963.... |
full | 112,371 | 1963 | 1914 | girls-only |
| Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
Asotsiatsiya Haydov Ukrayiny Asotsiatsiya Haydov Ukrayiny The Asotsiatsiya Haydiv Ukraïni is the national Guiding organization of Ukraine. Guiding in Ukraine began in 1911 and, after being banned in the 1920s, it was restarted in 1992. It became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1999... |
associate | 728 | 1999 | 1911/1992 | girls-only |
| United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a... |
Girl Guides Association of the United Arab Emirates Girl Guides Association of the United Arab Emirates The Girl Guides Association of the United Arab Emirates is the national Guiding organization of the United Arab Emirates. The association serves 5,640 members... |
full | 2,124 | 1984 | 1973 | girls-only |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Girlguiding UK Girlguiding UK Girlguiding UK is the national Guiding organisation of the United Kingdom. Guiding began in the UK in 1910 after Robert Baden-Powell asked his sister Agnes to start a group especially for girls that would be run along similar lines to Scouting for Boys. The Guide Association was a founder member of... |
full | 552,603 | 1928 | 1909 | girls-only |
| United States of America United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Girl Scouts of the USA Girl Scouts of the USA The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls". It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and was organized after Low... |
full | 3,578,760 | 1928 | 1912 | girls-only |
| Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area... |
Asociación Guías Scout del Uruguay Asociación Guías Scout del Uruguay The Asociación Guías Scout del Uruguay is the national Guiding organization of Uruguay. It serves 66 members... |
associate | 71 | 1966 | 1924 | both |
| Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... |
Asociación de Guías Scouts de Venezuela Asociación de Guías Scouts de Venezuela The Asociación de Guías Scouts de Venezuela is the national Guiding organization of Venezuela. It serves 996 members... |
full | 655 | 1960 | 1958 | girls-only |
| Yemen Yemen The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east.... |
Yemen Scouts and Guides Association - Guide branch | full | 18,649 | 1990 | 1962 | girls-only |
| Zambia Zambia Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west.... |
Girl Guides Association of Zambia Girl Guides Association of Zambia The Girl Guides Association of Zambia is the national Guiding organization of Zambia. It serves 23,662 members . Founded in 1924 as the Guides of Northern Rhodesia, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1966.The Girl Guide emblem... |
full | 11,920 | 1966 | 1924 | girls-only |
| Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three... |
Girl Guides Association of Zimbabwe Girl Guides Association of Zimbabwe thumb|The emblem of the previous Girl Guides Association of Rhodesia incorporated the [[Zimbabwe Bird]].The Girl Guides Association of Zimbabwe is the national Guiding organisation of Zimbabwe. It serves 15,267 members... |
full | 15,278 | 1969 | 1912 | girls-only |
Non-sovereign territories with independent WAGGGS member organizations
- ArubaArubaAruba is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km east of Guajira Peninsula...
- Het Arubaanse Padvindsters GildeHet Arubaanse Padvindsters GildeHet Arubaanse Padvindsters Gilde is the national Guiding organization of Aruba. It serves 185 members...
: Associate Member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts - Cook IslandsCook IslandsThe Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
- The Girl Guides Cook Islands AssociationThe Girl Guides Cook Islands AssociationThe Girl Guides Cook Islands Association is the national Guiding organization of the Cook Islands. It serves 1,111 members . Founded in 1928, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1993.Guiding began in the Cook Islands in...
: Associate Member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts - Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
- Hong Kong Girl Guides AssociationHong Kong Girl Guides AssociationHong Kong Girl Guides Association is the sole Guide organisation in Hong Kong. It was formally established in 1919 though the first Girl Guides Company was formed in 1916. The association became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1978...
: Full Member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts - Netherlands AntillesNetherlands AntillesThe Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
- Padvindstersvereniging van de Nederlandse AntillenPadvindstersvereniging van de Nederlandse AntillenThe Padvindstersvereniging van de Nederlandse Antillen is the national Guiding organization of the former Netherlands Antilles. It serves 461 members...
: Full Member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of the USA
- Federated States of MicronesiaFederated States of MicronesiaThe Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c...
- Scouting in the Federated States of MicronesiaScouting in the Federated States of MicronesiaScouting in the Federated States of Micronesia is presently in a state of development and growth. Scouting has existed in the islands since at least the 1970s, and may have been developed as early as the 1950s....
- Girl Scouts of the USA - Marshall IslandsMarshall IslandsThe Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
- Scouting in the Marshall IslandsScouting in the Marshall IslandsScouting in the Marshall Islands is presently in a state of development and growth. Scouting has existed in the islands since at least the 1970s, and may have been developed as early as the 1950s....
- Girl Scouts of the USA - PalauPalauPalau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...
- Scouting in PalauScouting in PalauScouting in Palau is presently in a state of development and growth. Scouting has existed in the islands since at least the 1970s, and may have been developed as early as the 1950s....
- Girl Scouts of the USA
France
Guiding in the following areas is run by different French Scout associationsScouting in France
The Scout movement in France consists of about 80 different associations and federations with about 180,000 Scouts and Girl Guides. Next to Germany, France is the country with the most fragmented Scout movement....
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- French GuianaFrench GuianaFrench Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west...
- Scouting in French GuianaScouting in French GuianaScouting in French Guiana mainly follows the program of the Scouts et Guides de France , but there are also groups of the Éclaireuses et Éclaireurs de France.... - GuadeloupeGuadeloupeGuadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
and Saint MartinSaint MartinSaint Martin is an island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately east of Puerto Rico. The 87 km2 island is divided roughly 60/40 between France and the Kingdom of the Netherlands ; however, the Dutch side has the larger population. It is one of the smallest sea islands divided between...
- Scouting in Guadeloupe et Saint MartinScouting in Guadeloupe et Saint MartinScouting is active on Guadeloupe and on Saint Martin, connected administratively in the Territoire de Guadeloupe et Saint Martin of the Scouts et Guides de France. The Scouts of the islands participate in many Caribbean regional Scout camps, jamborees and other Scout activities. Scouting closely... - MartiniqueMartiniqueMartinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...
- Scouts et Guides de Martinique - MayotteMayotteMayotte is an overseas department and region of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre , a smaller island, Petite-Terre , and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and...
- Scouting in MayotteScouting in MayotteScouting and Guiding on Mayotte is served by:* Scouts de la collectivité départemental française de Mayotte , which is affiliated to the Fédération du scoutisme français... - New CaledoniaNew CaledoniaNew Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
- Scouting in New CaledoniaScouting in New CaledoniaScouting is active in New Caledonia. The Scouts et Guides de France is the largest Scout Association on the island. Scouts Vaillants is a smaller association.Scouts from New Caledonia participated in the 1998 World Jamboree in Chile.... - RéunionRéunionRéunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
- Scouting on RéunionScouting on RéunionScouting and Guiding on Réunion is served by at least three French Scout and Guide associations. There is an overseas branch of the Scouts et Guides de France called the Scouts et Guides de France, territoire de la Réunion as well as groups of the Scouts unitaires de France and of the Association... - Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Scouting in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Wallis and FutunaWallis and FutunaWallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands , is a Polynesian French island territory in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest, Rotuma of Fiji to the west, the main part of Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast,...
- Scouting in Wallis and Futuna
United Kingdom
- AnguillaAnguillaAnguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...
- Girlguiding Anguilla - BermudaBermudaBermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
- Girlguiding BermudaGirlguiding BermudaGirlguiding Bermuda is a Guiding organisation in Bermuda. It is one of the nine branch associations of Girlguiding UK. It is represented by Girlguiding UK at World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts level and Girlguiding UK's Chief Guide is also Chief Guide for Girlguiding Bermuda... - British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin IslandsThe Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...
- British Virgin Islands Girl Guide Association - Cayman IslandsCayman IslandsThe Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
- Girlguiding Cayman Islands - Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsThe Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
- Girlguiding Falkland Islands - GibraltarGibraltarGibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
- Girlguiding Gibraltar - MontserratMontserratMontserrat is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. This island measures approximately long and wide, giving of coastline...
- Girlguiding Montserrat - Saint HelenaSaint HelenaSaint Helena , named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha...
- Girlguiding Saint Helena - Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsThe Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre.The Turks and...
- Turks and Caicos Islands branch of Girlguiding UK
United States
The following areas are administered by the Girl Scouts of the USAGirl Scouts of the USA
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls". It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and was organized after Low...
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- American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...
- Scouting in American SamoaScouting in American SamoaScouting in American Samoa is presently in a state of development and growth. Scouting has existed in the islands since at least the 1950s, and may have been developed as early as the 1920s.... - GuamGuamGuam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
- Scouting in GuamScouting in GuamScouting in Guam is presently in a state of development and growth. Scouting has existed on the island since at least the 1940s, and may have been developed as early as the 1920s. Guam has had Boy Scouting since the creation of the Guam Council in 1947... - Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsThe Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
- Scouting in the Northern Mariana IslandsScouting in the Northern Mariana IslandsScouting in the Northern Mariana Islands is presently in a state of development and growth. Scouting has existed in the islands since at least the 1970s, and may have been developed as early as the 1950s.... - Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
- Scouting in Puerto RicoScouting in Puerto RicoScouting in Puerto Rico has a long history, from the 1920s to the present day, serving both boys and girls. Troops, Venturing Crews and Sea Scouting units are part of the Boy Scouts of America, for both boys and girls, or the Girl Scouts of the USA, for girls... - United States Virgin IslandsUnited States Virgin IslandsThe Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...
- Scouting in the United States Virgin IslandsScouting in the United States Virgin IslandsScouting in the United States Virgin Islands has a long history, from the 1920s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Virgin Islands Council:...
Countries working towards WAGGGS membership
"Working towards WAGGGS membership" is an official status by WAGGGS acknowledging the development of an association. As of 2005, six countries have this status:- AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
- Shoqata e Guidave dhe Scoutëve në ShqipëriShoqata e Guidave dhe Scoutëve në ShqipëriShoqata e Guidave dhe Skoutëve në Shqipëri is one of Albania's Scouting and Guiding organizations. The coeducational organization was founded in 1998 and recognised by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts as a country working towards membership... - AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
- Association of Azerbaijan Girl GuidesAssociation of Azerbaijan Girl GuidesThe Association of Azerbaijan Girl Guides is the national Guiding organization of Azerbaijan, with the official status of "working towards World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts membership". Both the Guides and the Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan are members of the National Assembly... - MozambiqueMozambiqueMozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
- Mozambique Guides - NigerNigerNiger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
- Guides du Niger - Palestinian National AuthorityPalestinian National AuthorityThe Palestinian Authority is the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
- Girl Guides of PalestineGirl Guides of PalestineThe Girl Guides of Palestine is the national Guiding organization of the Palestinian National Authority. As of 2005, the association was granted the official status of "Working towards WAGGGS membership" by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts acknowledging the development of the... - São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
- Associação Guias de São Tomé and Príncipe - VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
- Vietnam Scouting National Council (Girl Guides section)
Countries with Guiding organizations, work towards recognition unclear
- AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
- Scouting in Algeria - IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
- Iraq Boy Scouts and Girl Guides CouncilIraq Boy Scouts and Girl Guides CouncilIraq was one of the first Arab nations to embrace the Scouting movement, launching its program in 1921, just two years after the League of Nations had created the country out of the old Ottoman Empire... - KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
- Kazakh Guide AssociationKazakh Guide AssociationThe Kazakh Guide Association is the national Guiding organization of Kazakhstan, although work towards World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts membership recognition remains unclear.The Girl Guide emblem incorporates three stylized steppe eagles.... - MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
- Scouting in Morocco - NauruNauruNauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...
- Scouting and Guiding in Nauru
Former members of WAGGGS
- Burma - Union of Burma Girl Guides AssociationUnion of Burma Girl Guides AssociationThe Union of Burma Girl Guides Association was the organization for Girl Guides in Burma. Boy Scouts and Girl Guides in Burma merged in 1962 to form the coeducational Union of Burma Boy Scouts and Girl Guides , which was active until 1964, reaching a membership high-point of 93,562.-Program:The...
last mentioned in 1969 - CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
- Asociación de Guías de CubaAsociación de Guías de CubaThe Asociación de Guías de Cuba is a former member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, last mentioned in 1969. Law-Decree 2118 of 27 January 1955, declared the Asociación de Guías de Cuba of public utility, and therefore approved national scale organization throughout the...
, last mentioned in 1969 - EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
- last mentioned in 1984, now part of Ethiopia Scout AssociationEthiopia Scout AssociationThe Ethiopia Scout Association is the national Scouting association of Ethiopia. The Scout movement was first introduced in Ethiopia around 1933, and opened a school in Addis Ababa the next year. However, the association was forced to end its activities due to the Second Italo-Abyssinian War of... - IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
- Gerakan PramukaGerakan PramukaGerakan Pramuka is the national Scouting organization of Indonesia. Scouting was founded in the Dutch East Indies in 1912, and Indonesia became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1953. It has 17,103,793 members , making it the world's largest Scout association...
left WAGGGS and joined WOSM in 2002 - IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
- Fereshtegan-e Pishahang-e ĪrānFereshtegan-e Pishahang-e ĪrānThe Girl Scout organization in Iran was known as Fereshtegan-e Pishahang-e Īrān,...
, last mentioned in 1979 - SamoaSamoaSamoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
- Samoa Girl Guides AssociationSamoa Girl Guides AssociationThe Samoa Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Samoa. It serves 186 members . Founded in 1952, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1996...
, membership cancelled in 2008 - TuvaluTuvaluTuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls...
- Girl Guides Association of TuvaluGirl Guides Association of TuvaluThe Girl Guides Association of Tuvalu was previously a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, however membership was withdrawn in 2005....
, membership withdrawn in 2005 - VanuatuVanuatuVanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
- Vanuatu Girl Guides AssociationVanuatu Girl Guides AssociationThe Vanuatu Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Vanuatu. It serves 178 members . Girl Guiding was founded in what was then the New Hebrides in 1955, and the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in...
, membership cancelled in 2008 - VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
- Hội Nữ Hướng Đạo Việt Nam, last mentioned in 1973