Universal Postal Union (UPU)

Established in 1874, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), with its headquarters in the Swiss capital Berne, is the second oldest international organization worldwide.

With its 192 member countries, the UPU is the primary forum for cooperation between postal sector players. It  helps to ensure a truly universal network of up-to-date products and services.

In this way, the organization fulfills an advisory, mediating and liaison role, and provides technical assistance where needed. It sets the rules for international mail exchanges and makes recommendations to stimulate growth in mail, parcel and financial services volumes and improve quality of service for customers

Organization

The UPU consists of:

• 4 bodies

• The Congress
• The Council of Administration (CA)
• The Postal Operations Council (POC)
• The International Bureau (IB)

• 2 cooperatives

• Telematics Cooperative
• EMS Cooperative

UPU Activities

• Electronic services
• Financial services
• General policy issues
• Letter post
• Parcels
• Postal economics
• Sustainable development
• Technical cooperation
• Terminal dues and transit charges

UPU - India Information

Official name:India

ISO Code 3166/Alpha-2:IN

Date of entry into the UPU:01-07-1876

Contribution units:20

Designated postal operator:India Post

UPU Member Countries

• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Algeria
• Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan

• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Belize
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Brunei Darussalam
• Bulgaria (Rep.)
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi

• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde
• Central African Rep.
• Chad
• Chile
• China (People's Rep.)
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Congo (Rep.)
• Costa Rica
• Côte d'Ivoire (Rep.)
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Cyprus
• Czech Rep.

• Dem People's Rep. of Korea
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Denmark
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic

• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Ethiopia

• Fiji
• Finland (including the Åland Islands)
• France

• Gabon
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Great Britain
• Greece
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana

• Haiti
• Honduras (Rep.)
• Hungary

• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran (Islamic Rep.)
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy

• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jordan

• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Korea (Rep.)
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan

• Lao People's Dem. Rep.
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg

• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro (Rep.)
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar

• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Zealand (including the Ross Dependency)
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Norway

• Oman
• Overseas Territories (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

• Pakistan
• Panama (Rep.)
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Poland
• Portugal

• Qatar

• Romania
• Russian Federation
• Rwanda

• Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• San Marino
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia (Rep.)
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Sudan (Rep.)
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syrian Arab Rep.

• Tajikistan
• Tanzania (United Rep.)
• Thailand
• The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
• Timor-Leste (Dem. Rep.)
• Togo
• Tonga (including Niuafo'ou)
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu

• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United States of America
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan

• Vanuatu
• Vatican
• Venezuela
• Viet Nam

• Yemen

• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Source : http://www.upu.int/