HOME—International Scouting—Scouting Organizations—All Scouting Associations
This page lists every country in the world, with key information about each country's Scouting program(s).
Apparently, only five of the world's 197 countries do not have Scouting: Andorra, Cuba, North Korea, Laos, and Vatican City. A sixth country, China (People's Republic), has no Scouting except in the former colonies of Hong Kong and Macau. Approximately 1 out of every 139 people on earth is involved in Scouting.
This information comes from many sources, and is as up-to-date as I can find. I have found over 600 Scouting organizations, and undoubtedly there are more that I have not yet found. Please e-mail me with any corrections or additions. Thanks!
Scouting Terminology—These terms are used in different ways by different Scouting organizations, so for clarity I will try to use them consistently as follows:
Common Scouting terms that may be confusing if your country doesn't use them:
Quick Link to Countries:
International Organizations (for more information about international Scouting organizations, see our International Scouting page)—While some national Scout associations are independent of any international body, most belong to WOSM or WAGGGS, and others belong to WFIS, FSE, WOIS, OWS, or CES:
National Associations are listed by country as follows:
Name of Association (total membership if known)
International Affiliation / Word for 'Scout' / Scout Motto
Afghanistan National Scout Organization
WOSM (12 475)
Girl Scouts of Albania
WAGGGS (552)
Scouts Musulmans Algériens (Algerian Muslim Scouts)
WOSM (61 860) / 'Scout' is Kashaf or el-Kechaf in Arabic, Askuti in Berber, Scout in French / Kun Musta'idan ('Be Prepared' in Arabic) / Sois Prêt ('Be Prepared' in French)
no Scouting (Scouting is not outlawed, just not successfully organized)
Associação de Escuteros de Angola (Angola Scout Association)
WOSM (28 011) / Explorador / Sempre Alerta ('Always Alert' in Portuguese)
[branch of UK Scouting (The Scout Association)]
WOSM / Scout / Be Prepared
Girl Guides Association of Antigua and Barbuda
WAGGGS (437) / Guide / Be Prepared
Scouts de Argentina
WOSM (77 040) / Scout / Siempre Listo ('Always Ready' in Spanish)
Asociación Guías Argentinas
WAGGGS (5322) / Guía / Siempre Lista ('Always Ready' in Spanish)
BPSA - Argentina
WFIS / Scout / Siempre Listo ('Always Ready' in Spanish)
Scouts Navales de Argentina
WFIS / Scout
USTA Argentina (Unión de Scouts Tradicionales de Argentina)
OWS / Scout
Asociación Nacional Civil Argentina de Scout Independientes (ANCASI)
NON / Scout / Siempre Listo ('Always Ready' in Spanish)
Coordinación de Asociaciones Diocesanas de Scouts Católicos (CADISCA)
NON (observer status with FSE) / (Scout)
[federation of several small Catholic Scout associations, including Asociaciones Diocesanas de Scouts Católicos (ADiSCa)]
Guías Argentinas Católicas
NON / Caravana (Guía) / Siempre Lista ('Always Ready' in Spanish)
Hayastani Azgayin Scautakan Sharjum Kazmakerputiun (HASK) (National Scout Movement of Armenia)
WOSM (1921) / Scaut / Mish Badrast ('Always Ready' in Armenian)
National Union of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts of Armenia (NUGGGS)
WAGGGS (1148)
Shirak Scouts of Armenia
WOIS
Scouts Australia
WOSM (65 833) / Scout / Be Prepared
Girl Guides Australia
WAGGGS (23 798) / Guide
Scouts of Australia
OWS / Scout
National Organization of Russian Scouts (NORS) [emigré group]
NON / Skaut / Bud Gotov ('Be Ready' in Russian)
Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego (ZHP; Polish Scout Organization) [emigré group with 4 independent branches, not connected with ZHP/Poland]
NON / Harcerz / Czuwaj ('Watch' in Polish)
Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs (PPO)
WOSM+WAGGGS: (WOSM, 27 210 + WAGGGS, 8203) / Späher/Guide / Allzeit Bereit ('Always Ready' in German)
Scouts of Europa
WFIS
Katholische Pfadfinderschaft Europas - Österreich
FSE / Pfadfinder
Europa Scouts Österreich
NON
Österreichischer Pfadfinderbund
NON
Azerbaycan Skautlar Assosiasiyasi
WOSM (1796) + WAGGGS (1748) / Skaut / Daima Hazir ('Always Prepared' in Azeri)
The Scout Association of the Bahamas
WOSM (1134) / Scout / Be Prepared
The Bahamas Girl Guides Association
WAGGGS (1773) / Guide
Boy Scouts of Bahrain
WOSM (2286) / Kashaf / Kun Musta'idan ('Be Prepared' in Arabic)
The Girl Guides Association of Bahrain
WAGGGS (2250) / (Guide)
Bangladesh Scouts
WOSM (2 070 376) / (Scout) / Sebar Jannza Sada Prastut Thakte Jathasadhya Chesta Kara ('Do your best to be prepared for service' in Bengali)
Bangladesh Girl Guides Association
WAGGGS (440 318) / Guide
Independent Scouts of Bangladesh
WFIS / (Scout)
Barbados Boy Scouts Association
WOSM (2169) / Scout / Be Prepared
The Girl Guide Association of Barbados
WAGGGS (2738) / Guide
Belarusian Republic Scout Association
WOSM (1182) / (Scout) / Napagatove ('Ready' in Belarusian)
Association of Belarussian Guides (ABG)
WAGGGS (910) / (Guide)
Katalickija Skautki i Skauty FSE - Belarus
FSE
De Gidsen- en Scoutsbeweging in België (Flemish) / Le Guidisme et Scoutisme en Belgique (French) (GSB) (The Guides and Scout Movement of Belgium)
WOSM+WAGGGS umbrella federation: WOSM (109 606) + WAGGGS (76 215) / Steeds Bereid ('Always Ready' in Flemish) / Toujours Prêt ('Always Ready' in French)
Federatie voor Open Scoutisme (FOS Open Scouting)
WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association (open/Flemish-speaking) / Jongverkenner/Jonggids
Scouts et Guides Pluralistes de Belgique (SGP; Les Scouts Pluralistes)
WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association (open/French-speaking) / Scout/Guide
Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen (SGV)
WOSM+WAGGGS sub-association (Flemish-speaking) / Jongverkenner/Jonggids
Les Scouts (Fédération des Scouts Baden-Powell de Belgique)
WOSM sub-association (Catholic/French-speaking) / Eclaireur
Guides Catholiques de Belgique ("Les Guides", GCB)
WAGGGS sub-association (Catholic/French-speaking) / Guide
Onafhankelijke Scouts en Gidsen (umbrella group for 3 local Scout groups
WFIS / Scout/Gids
Guides et Scouts d'Europe - Belgique
FSE / Eclaireur/Eclaireuse [French] / Verkenner/Gids [Flemish]
Europe et Scoutisme
CES
The Scout Association of Belize
WOSM (402) / Scout / Be Prepared
Girl Guides Association of Belize
WAGGGS (475) / Guide
Belize Explorers Association
WFIS
Scoutisme Béninois
WOSM (7776) / Eclaireur / Sois Prêt ('Be Prepared' in French)
Association des Guides du Bénin
WAGGGS (3990) / Guide
Bhutan Scout Tshogpa
WOSM (61 300) / Scout / Dra drig Bay ('Be Prepared' in Dzongkha)
Asociación de Scouts de Bolivia
WOSM (6118) / Explorador / Siempre Listo ('Always Ready' in Spanish)
Asociación de Guías Scouts de Bolivia
WAGGGS (310) / "Intermedia" (Guía) / Siempre Lista ('Always Ready' in Spanish)
Asociación Boliviana de Scouts Independientes de Baden-Powell
WFIS / (Scout)
USTA Bolivia (Unión de Scouts Tradicionales de America)
OWS / (Scout)
Savjet izvidackih organizacija u Bosni i Hercegovini (The Council of Scout Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
WOSM umbrella federation (2493) / Izvidac / Budi Spreman ('Be Ready' in Bosnian)
Savez Izvidaca Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine
WOSM sub-association
Savez Izvidjaca Republike Srpske
WOSM sub-association
Scouts of the Brcko District
WOSM sub-association
The Botswana Scouts Association
WOSM (19 242) / Scout / Nna oi Pokoulse ('Be Prepared' in Tswana)
Botswana Girl Guides Association
WAGGGS (10 310) / Guide / Be Prepared
União dos Escoteiros do Brasil
WOSM (114 588) / Escoteiro/Escoteira / Sempre Alerta ('Always Alert' in Portuguese)
Federação de Bandeirantes do Brasil (Federation of Girl Guides of Brazil)
WAGGGS (6921) / Bandeirante/Guia
Grande Fraternidade Escoteira Impisa
WFIS / Escoteiro
Liga de Escoteiros do Brasil/LEB
WFIS / Escoteiro
Federação do Escoteiros Tradicionales/FET
WOIS / Escoteiro
USTA Brasil (Unión de Scouts Tradicionales de America)
OWS / Scout
Associação Escoteira Independente Pirai
CES / Escoteiro
Federação dos Escoteiros Tradicionais
NON / Escoteiro
Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam
WOSM (1256) / Pengakap / Selalu Bersedia ('Be Prepared' in Malay)
Persatuan Pandu Puteri Brunei Darussalam (Girl Guides Association of Brunei Darussalam)
WAGGGS (1014) / (Guide)
Organizatsia Na Bulgarskite Skauty (Organization of Bulgarian Scouts)
WOSM (510) / Skaut / Badi Gotov ('Be Prepared' in Bulgarian)
Association des Scouts du Burkina Faso
WOSM (7674) / Eclaireur / Prðt à Servir ('Ready to Serve' in French)
Association des Guides du Burkina Faso
WAGGGS (8706) / Guide
Association des Scouts du Burundi
WOSM (71 420) / Eclaireur / Uwe Tayari ('Be Prepared' in Swahili) / Ube Maso ('Be Prepared' in Kirundi) / Sois Prêt ('Be Prepared' in French)
Association des Guides du Burundi
WAGGGS (12 350) / Guide
Associação dos Escuteiros de Cabo Verde
WOSM (347) / Escuteiro / Alerta ('Alert' in Portuguese)
National Association of Cambodian Scouts
WOSM (58 050) / (Scout) / Triam Kloun ('Be Prepared' in Khmer
Girl Guides Association of Cambodia
WAGGGS (5310) / (Guide)
Les Scouts du Cameroun
WOSM (16 872) / Eclaireur / Sois Prêt ('Be Prepared' in French)
Association des Guides du Cameroun
WAGGGS (6806) / Guide
Scouts Canada
WOSM (86 012) / Scout / Be Prepared (English) / Sois Prêt (French)
Association des Scouts du Canada (ASC)
[ASC has much in common with Scouts de France; Canada is the sole exception to WOSM's one federation per country rule—they avoid having to create an umbrella federation by calling the ASC an "affiliated organization"]
WOSM "affiliated organization" / Éclaireur/Intrépide / Sois Prêt ('Be Prepared' in French)
Girl Guides of Canada/Guides du Canada
WAGGGS (97 149) / Pathfinder
BPSA Alberta
WFIS (Alberta) / Explorer
BPSA British Columbia
WFIS (British Columbia) / Explorer
[same as other BPSA/Canada associations]
BPSA New Brunswick
WFIS (New Brunswick) / Explorer
[same as other BPSA/Canada associations]
BPSA Ontario
WFIS (Ontario) / Explorer
[same as other BPSA/Canada associations]
Traditional Explorers Association Council of Ontario (TEAC)
[primarily Ontario with some in Manitoba, Nova Scotia, & Québec]
WFIS / Explorer / Stand Ready
ZHR Polish Scouts of Canada
WFIS
Association Evangélique du Scoutisme au Québec
FSE (Québec)
Federation of North-American Explorers
FSE (Ontario) / Eclaireur/Guide
Association des Aventuriers de Baden-Powell—Adventurers Association of Baden-Powell (AABP)
[2007 merger of former AEBP [Association des Eclaireurs Baden-Powell; 1973] & AQAB [Association Québécoise des Aventuriers de Brownsea; 1991]
NON (New Brunswick, Ontario, & Québec) (1500) / Eclaireur/Guide
Association de Scoutisme d'Actions (ASA)
NON (Québec) (300)
Ukraïnskii Plast (Ukrainian Scouting)
[apparently an emigré organization located in Canada]
NON
Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego (ZHP; Polish Scout Organization)
[emigré group with 4 independent branches, not connected with ZHP/Poland]
NON / Harcerze / Czuwaj ('Watch' in Polish)
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