text: Bulgaria Burundi • Byelorussian SSR canada Chile ••• costa Rica cyprus czechoslovakia Denmark •••• Democratic People's Republic of Korea Dominican Republic Ecuador • • El Salvador Finland ••• Gabon • • • • German Democratic Republic Germany, Federal Republic of Ghana •• Greece Guatemala Haiti • Hungary Iceland India • Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Israel Signature 30 Dec 1974 27 Jun 1974 11 Jun 1974 26 Jun 1974 11 Oct 1974 10 May 1974 27 AUg 1974 10 May 1974 23 May 1974 15 Aug 1974 12 Dec 1974 6 NOV 1974 10 May 1974 Ratification accession (a) 18 Mar 1982 ~ 20 Jun 1977 3 Aug 1977 ~ 26 Oct 1979 ~ 18 Jul 1974 17 Dec 1980 ~ 5 Feb 1976 4 AUg 1976 21 Jan 1977 ~ 2 Nov 1977 ~ 24 Dec 1975 ~ 30 Jun 1975 1 Jul 1975 1 Dec 1982 aj 8 Jul 1977 aj 12 Mar 1975 - 8 Aug 1980 ~ 31 Oct 1978 14 Oct 1981 ~/ 30 Nov 1976 25 Jan 1977 25 Apr 1975 ~ 3 Jul 1984 ~ 18 Jan 1983 25 Aug 1980 ~ 26 Mar 1975 2 Aug 1977 11 Apr 1978 ~ 12 Jul 1978 ~ 28 Feb 1978 ~ 31 Jul 1980 ~ Participant Italy • Jamaica Jordan Liberia Malawi Mexico Mongolia Nicaragua Niger • • • Norway Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Republic of Korea Romania •• Rwanda Seychelles Sweden Switzerland Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia • Turkey ukrainian SSR • Union of Soviet socialist Republics • • United Kingdom united States of America Uruguay •• Yugoslavia Zaire • • • Signature 30 Dec 1974 23 AUg 1974 29 Oct 1974 10 May 1974 25 oct 1974 7 Jun 1974 27 Dec 1974 15 Oct 1974 10 May 1974 
analysis: The text appears to be a list of countries that have signed or ratified an agreement or treaty, with dates indicating the signature or ratification. The content is primarily related to international relations, politics, and diplomacy, which suggests that the category should be focused on international affairs.