Biological Weapons Convention

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Biological Weapons Convention

Summary

Biological Weapons Convention is a treaty[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of treaty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,231 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Biological Weapons Convention's instance of is recorded as treaty[3].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's instance of is recorded as multilateral treaty[4].
  • The location of Biological Weapons Convention was Washington, D.C.[5].
  • The location of Biological Weapons Convention was Moscow[6].
  • The location of Biological Weapons Convention was London[7].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's language of work or name is recorded as Chinese[8].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[10].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[11].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's language of work or name is recorded as French[12].
  • Biological Weapons Convention was released on April 10, 1972[13].
  • Biological Weapons Convention occurred on April 10, 1972[14].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's official website is recorded as https://www.un.org/disarmament/biological-weapons/[15].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's official website is recorded as https://disarmament.unoda.org/biological-weapons/[16].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's work available at URL is recorded as https://front.un-arm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BWC-text-English.pdf[17].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's official name is recorded as Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction[18].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's depositary is recorded as Government of Russia[19].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's depositary is recorded as Government of the United Kingdom[20].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's depositary is recorded as Federal Government of the United States[21].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's effective date is recorded as March 26, 1975[22].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's prohibits is recorded as biological weapon[23].
  • Biological Weapons Convention's P14541 is recorded as 2FhUU2[24].

Why It Matters

Biological Weapons Convention ranks in the top 4% of treaty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,231 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 5w ago · Carn · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work available at url → https://front.un-arm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BWC-text
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  4. 11w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2FhUU2
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    Language of work or name → Chinese, English, Russian +2
    Point in time → +1972-04-10T00:00:00Z
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