Member States
ESO, the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, is an inter-governmental organisation with 16 Member States*. These Member States are:
Country |
Formally joined |
Member number |
Scale of contribution % (2016) |
Contribution (kEUR, 2016) |
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| Austria | 2009 | 14 | 2.25 | 3,518 | ESO & Austria | Austria | check local time | |
| Belgium | 1967 | Founding member | 2.89 | 4,519 | Belgium | check local time | ||
| Brazil | Ratification pending | 16 | — | — |
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Brazil | check local time | |
| Czech Republic | 2007 | 13 | 0.97 | 1,517 |
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Czech Republic | check local time | |
| Denmark | 1967 | 6 | 1.84 | 2,881 | ESO & Denmark | Denmark | check local time | |
| Finland | 2004 | 11 | 1.38 | 2,153 |
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Finland | check local time | |
| France | 1964 | Founding member | 15.03 | 23,519 | France | check localtime | ||
| Germany | 1964 | Founding member | 22.4 | 35,043 | Germany | check local time | ||
| Italy | 1982 | 8 | 10.78 | 16,862 |
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Italy | check local time | |
| Netherlands | 1964 | Founding member | 4.85 | 7,581 |
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Netherlands | check local time | |
| Poland | 2015 | 15 | 3.07 | 4,807 |
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Poland | check local time | |
| Portugal | 2001 | 9 | 1.22 | 1,911 | Portugal | check local time | ||
| Spain | 2007 | 12 | 7.15 | 11,190 | Spain | check local time | ||
| Sweden | 1964 | Founding member | 2.87 | 4,489 |
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Sweden | check local time | |
| Switzerland | 1982 | 7 | 4.4 | 6,884 |
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Switzerland | check local time | |
| United Kingdom | 2002 | 10 | 18.9 | 29,569 |
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UK | check local time | |
| Total 156,443 |
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* Brazil is in the process of ratifying its membership.