which country has quit the unesco in 2019?
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The United States and Israel have officially quit the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago.
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['China.', 'Germany.', 'United Kingdom.', 'France.', 'Japan.', 'Israel.', 'Saudi Arabia.', 'South Korea.']
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['Ethiopia.', 'Japan.', 'Nepal.', 'Bhutan.', 'Denmark.', 'Sweden.', 'Norway.', 'Tonga.']
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['Hong Kong —0.1%. Ronnie Chua/Shutterstock.', 'Brunei — 3.1%. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Brunei. ... ', 'Estonia — 9.5%. GuilhermeMesquita/Shutterstock. ... ', 'Saudi Arabia — 12.4%. ... ', 'Botswana — 13.9%. ... ', 'Russia — 17%. ... ', 'Kuwait — 18.6%. ... ', 'Nigeria —18.6%. ... ']
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UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. ... UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015.
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['Argentina.', 'Hungary.', 'South Korea.', 'Thailand.', 'South Africa.']
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['Bangladesh.', 'Bhutan.', 'Cambodia.', 'East Timor.', 'Laos.', 'Myanmar.', 'Nepal.', 'Yemen.']
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['Chile.', 'Costa Rica.', 'Croatia.', 'France.', 'The Netherlands.', 'North Korea.', 'Luxembourg.', 'Paraguay.']
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['Portugal. ... ', 'South Africa. ... ', 'New Zealand. ... ', 'France. ... ', 'Australia. ... ', 'Nepal. ... ', 'Bolivia. ... ', 'Argentina. Thinkstock.']
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['Algeria (1965–1976; 1992–1994; 2019)', 'Benin (1963–1964; 1965–1968; 1969–1970; 1972–1975)', 'Burkina Faso (1966–1980; 1980-1982; 1982-1983; 1983-1987; 1987-2014)', 'Burundi (1966–1974; 1976–1979; 1987–1992)', 'Central African Republic (1966–1979; 1981–1986; 2003–2005; 2013–2014)', 'Chad (1975–1979; 1982–1990)']
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The countries have been divided by the World Heritage Committee into five geographic zones: Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. China and Italy have the highest number of World Heritage Sites, both with 55 entries.
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Italy has the highest number of Unesco heritage sites in the world. In Asia, it is China and India that house the most heritage sites.
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['North Korea. Photo: Astrelok/Shutterstock. ... ', 'Thailand. Photo: I love photo/Shutterstock. ... ', 'Ethiopia. Photo: Alex Sinclair Lack/Shutterstock. ... ', 'Israel. Photo: John Theodor/Shutterstock. ... ', 'Iran. Photo: Efired/Shutterstock. ... ', 'Japan. Photo: yukihipo/Shutterstock. ... ', 'Saudi Arabia.']
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['Afghanistan.', 'Angola.', 'Argentina.', 'Benin.', 'Belarus.', 'Bolivia.', 'Brazil.', 'Burundi.']
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['Swaziland.', 'Cape Verde.', 'Eswatini.', 'Mozambique.', 'Rwanda.', 'Somalia.']
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['China.', 'Japan.', 'Czech Republic.', 'France.', 'Australia.', 'Iceland.']
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Liechtenstein is currently the only UN member not in the WHO membership. Vatican City is the only country that is not a member of UNO.