<P> Every three years, representatives of the Contracting Parties meet as the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP), the policy - making organ of the Convention which adopts decisions (Resolutions and Recommendations) to administer the work of the Convention and improve the way in which the Parties are able to implement its objectives . </P> <P> The most recent COP12 was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in 2015 . COP13 will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2018 . </P> <P> The List of Wetlands of International Importance included 2,266 Ramsar Sites in March 2016 covering over 2.1 million square kilometres . The country with the highest number of Sites is the United Kingdom with 170, and the country with the greatest area of listed wetlands is Bolivia, with over 140,000 square kilometres . </P> <P> The Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS) is a searchable database which provides information on each Ramsar Site . </P>

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