page_title: Member states of the Council of Europe
section_title: List
hierarchical_section_title: Member states of the Council of Europe / List
caption_attribution_description: English: Source:Central Bank of Armenia
context_page_description: The Council of Europe was founded on 5 May 1949 by ten western and northern European states, with Greece joining three months later, and Iceland, Turkey and West Germany joining the next year. It now has 47 member states, with Montenegro being the latest to join.
  Article 4 of the Council of Europe Statute specifies that membership is open to any European country, provided they meet specific democratic and human rights standards. Nearly all European countries have acceded to the Council of Europe, with the exception of Belarus and the Vatican City, as well as some of the states with limited recognition.
caption: This coin was issued in Armenia to commemorate Armenia's accession to the Council in 2001