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=== Development Assistance Committee members ===
{{See also|Development Assistance Committee}}
[[File:DAC members.svg|thumb|upright 1.2|Member nations of the [[Development Assistance Committee]] ]]

There are 29 [[OECD]] member countries and the [[European Union]]—in the [[Development Assistance Committee]] (DAC),<ref name="DAC">[http://www.oecd.org/dac/peer-reviews/peerreviewsofdacmembers.htm Peer reviews of DAC members – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527172525/http://www.oecd.org/dac/peer-reviews/peerreviewsofdacmembers.htm |date=27 May 2013 }}. Oecd.org. Retrieved 22 October 2013.</ref> a group of the world's major donor countries that discusses issues surrounding [[development aid]] and [[poverty reduction]] in [[developing country|developing countries]].<ref name="dac_dat">[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/38/1896808.pdf DAC website >> "The DAC in Dates"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215080158/http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/38/1896808.pdf |date=15 February 2010 }}, On the DAC's self-description, see the introductory letter. On other events, refer to the relevant section by date.</ref> The following OECD member countries are DAC members:

25 countries in Europe:
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* {{flagcountry|Austria}}
* {{flagcountry|Belgium}}
* {{flagcountry|Czech Republic}}
* {{flagcountry|Denmark}}
* {{flagcountry|Estonia}}
* {{flagcountry|Finland}}
* {{flagcountry|France}}
* {{flagcountry|Germany}}
* {{flagcountry|Greece}}
* {{flagcountry|Hungary}}
* {{flagcountry|Iceland}}
* {{flagcountry|Ireland}}
* {{flagcountry|Italy}}
* {{flagcountry|Lithuania}}
* {{flagcountry|Luxembourg}}
* {{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
* {{flagcountry|Norway}}
* {{flagcountry|Poland}}
* {{flagcountry|Portugal}}
* {{flagcountry|Slovakia}}
* {{flagcountry|Slovenia}}
* {{flagcountry|Spain}}
* {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
* {{flagcountry|Switzerland}}
* {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
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two countries in the Americas:
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* {{flagcountry|Canada}}
* {{flagcountry|United States}}
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two countries in Asia:
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* {{flagcountry|Japan}}
* {{flagcountry|Republic of Korea}}
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two countries in Oceania:
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* {{flagcountry|Australia}}
* {{flagcountry|New Zealand}}
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