Peace Corps Home Agency Jobs and Info Online Library Signup for Newsletter

Peace Corps
Search
About the Peace Corps
What is Peace Corps?
Mission
Fast Facts
History
Decades of Service
Past Directors
Countries
Management
Notable Former Volunteers
Peace Corps Today

What Do Volunteers Do?

Where Do Volunteers Go?

What's It Like to Volunteer?

How Do I Become a Volunteer?

Who Volunteers?

What are the Benefits?

What About Safety?

Meet a Recruiter
Apply Now
Resources for
Current Applications
Family and Friends
Former Volunteers
Teachers and Students
Grad School
Teens
Media
Donors
Donate Now

Life is calling. How far will you go?

About the Peace Corps

What Is the Peace Corps?
History / Countries:

Where in the world have Peace Corps Volunteers served?

In 1961, the first Peace Corps Volunteers accepted assignments to serve in six countries. Since then, more than 195,000 men and women have served in 139 countries. Below are all the countries in which Volunteers have served.

A-C
Afghanistan
Albania
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic
  Republic of
Congo, Republic of
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Cyprus
Czech Republic

D-L
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada and Cariacou
East Timor
Ecuador
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kyrgyz Republic
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Lithuania
Libya

M-R
Macedonia, The Republic of
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Mongolia
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Oman
Pakistan
Palau, Republic of
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russia
Rwanda

S-Z
St. Kitts/Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovak Republic
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks-Caicos
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
For more information about Peace Corps programs in the countries in which our Volunteers currently serve, visit Where Does Peace Corps Work?

Apply Now
Apply Now

If you think you're ready to join, click here to apply now.

Fast Facts on Paper

Download a Peace Corps Fact Sheet (PDF) for easy printing.

The file is in PDF format and requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Find Local Events
 
Peace Corps recruiters appear at information sessions, campus and community events, and career fairs. Pick your state and find a Peace Corps event near you.