Sister & Friendship States
List of Sister & Friendship State Agreements (24 States, 15 Countries)
List of Sister State Agreements (as of Dec. 31, 2022)
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Category | Region | Country | State | Population (in 10,000) |
Area (km²) | Date of Agreement |
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Sister States States (11) Countries (10) |
Asia (6) | Japan | Yamaguchi | 129 | 6,112 | Jun. 26, 1987 |
China | Shandong | 10,153 | 157,100 | Sep. 8, 1993 | ||
Indonesia | East Java | 4,115 | 48,036 | May 9, 1996 | ||
Vietnam | Dong Nai | 319 | 5,895 | May 13, 1996 | ||
Philippines | Laguna | 338 | 1,917 | Apr. 15, 1997 | ||
China | Tibet | 365 | 1,228,400 | Jun. 9, 2016 | ||
North America (1) |
USA | Maryland | 582 | 32,133 | Nov. 18, 1991 | |
Europe (3) | Russia | Khabarovsk Krai | 129 | 787,633 | Sep. 14, 1996 | |
Poland | Pomeranian Voivodeship | 233 | 18,293 | Apr. 22, 1997 | ||
Hungary | Fergana | 42 | 4,358 | Apr. 24, 1997 | ||
Latin America (1) | Mexico | Jalisco | 835 | 78,588 | Mar. 10, 1997 |
List of Friendship State Agreements (as of Dec. 31, 2022)
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Category | Region | Country | State | Population (in 10,000) |
Area (km²) | Date of Agreement |
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Friendship States States (10), Countries (8) |
Asia (5) | China | Liaoning | 4,259 | 145,900 | Sep. 25, 2000 |
Heilongjiang | 3,125 | 473,000 | Jun. 14, 2011 | |||
Jilin | 2,407 | 187,400 | Aug. 31, 2017 | |||
Japan | Okayama | 185 | 7,114 | Oct. 17, 2009 | ||
Indonesia | Riau Islands | 206 | 251,810 | Feb. 10, 2015 | ||
Oceania (1) | Australia | Queensland | 507 | 1,852,642 | Jul. 1, 2008 | |
Latin America (1) | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 1,646 | 43,696 | Oct. 6, 2009 | |
Africa(2) | Zimbabwe | Mashonaland Central | 115 | 28,347 | Jul. 28, 2014 | |
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 1,351 | 1,493 | Feb. 27, 2015 | ||
Europe (1) | Czech Republic | South Moravia | 117 | 7,195 | Jul. 27, 2017 |
List of Intended Friendship States (as of Dec. 31, 2022)
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Category | Region | Country | State | Population (in 10,000) |
Area (km²) | Date of Agreement |
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Intended Friendship States States (3), Countries (2) |
Asia(3) | Japan | Hokkaido | 510 | 83,424 | Jun. 7, 2006 |
Hyogo | 537 | 8,400 | Feb. 6, 2012 | |||
China | Shanxi | 3,953 | 205,800 | Oct. 16, 2008 |