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The Council of Europe is an international organization of 47 member states in the European region (with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Georgia and Cyprus also extending into Western Asia and Russia into North Asia). With the exception of Belarus and Kazakhstan all European states have acceded to the Council of Europe. Canada, Japan, Mexico, the USA and the Holy See have Observer Status with the Council of Europe and the parliaments of Canada, Israel and Mexico have observer status with its Parliamentary Assembly. The Council of Europe should not be confused with the European Union. NGOs can participate in the INGO Conference of the Council of Europe.