Member States
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is an intergovernmental organisation with 15 Member States*. These Member States are:
Country |
Formally joined |
Member number |
2017 Scale 15 MS = 100 (%) * |
Total 2017 MS Contributions in kEUR |
More info |
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| Austria | 2009 | 14 | 2.35 | 3,818 | ESO & Austria | Austria | check local time | |
| Belgium | 1967 | Founding member | 3.01 | 4,890 | Belgium | check local time | ||
| Czech Republic | 2007 | 13 | 1.02 | 1,657 | ESO & Czech Republic | Czech Republic | check local time | |
| Denmark | 1967 | 6 | 1.93 | 3,136 | ESO & Denmark | Denmark | check local time | |
| Finland | 2004 | 11 | 1.46 | 2,371 | ESO & Finland | Finland | check local time | |
| France | 1964 | Founding member | 15.56 | 25,277 | France | check localtime | ||
| Germany | 1964 | Founding member | 22.20 | 36,063 | Germany | check local time | ||
| Italy | 1982 | 8 | 11.56 | 18,778 | ESO & Italy | Italy | check local time | |
| Netherlands | 1964 | Founding member | 5.18 | 8,414 | ESO & Netherlands | Netherlands | check local time | |
| Poland | 2015 | 15 | 3.06 | 4,971 | ESO & Poland | Poland | check local time | |
| Portugal | 2001 | 9 | 1.21 | 1,965 | Portugal | check local time | ||
| Spain | 2007 | 12 | 7.84 | 12,736 | Spain | check local time | ||
| Sweden | 1964 | Founding member | 2.97 | 4,825 | ESO & Sweden | Sweden | check local time | |
| Switzerland | 1982 | 7 | 4.25 | 6,904 | ESO & Switzerland | Switzerland | check local time | |
| United Kingdom | 2002 | 10 | 16.40 | 26,640 | ESO & UK | UK | check local time | |
| Total 162,445 |
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*Australia is a Strategic Partner.