Foreign relations of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is a sovereign entity maintaining diplomatic relations with 110 sovereign states, the European Union, the Holy See, and the State of Palestine. Additionally, it has observer status or representation at multiple intergovernmental organisations. The Order exchanges ambassadors with the European Union and the State of Palestine, and has non-diplomatic official relations with five more states: France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Canada.
At least five other states maintain no relations with and do not recognize the passports of the Order: Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Greece.
Other countries with which the Order currently has no established relations:
- Europe: Andorra, Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway
- Middle East: Syria, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
- Africa: Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Djibouti, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho
- Asia: People's Republic of China, Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
- Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, Niue, Tuvalu, Palau, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Samoa
- The Americas: United States, Mexico, Jamaica, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago
Bilateral relations
Diplomatic relations
Official relations
Intergovernmental organizations
The Order of Malta has observer status at the following organizations:| Organization | observer since | Notes |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | ||
| Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations | ||
| International Atomic Energy Agency | ||
| United Nations General Assembly | 24 08 1994 | |
| International Fund for Agricultural Development | ||
| United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific | ||
| United Nations Environment Programme | ||
| United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | ||
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ||
| United Nations Industrial Development Organization | ||
| World Food Programme | ||
| World Health Organization |
The Order of Malta has delegations or representations to the following organizations:
| Organization | participates since | Notes |
| Council of Europe | ||
| International Institute for the Unification of Private Law | ||
| Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Preparatory Commission | ||
| Inter-American Development Bank | ||
| International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property | ||
| International Committee of Military Medicine | ||
| International Committee of the Red Cross | ||
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | ||
| International Institute of Humanitarian Law | ||
| International Organization for Migration | ||
| Latin Union |