| Formation | September 19, 1996 (Ottawa Declaration) |
| Membership | Canada Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Russia Sweden United States |
| Main organ | Secretariat |
| Website | arctic-council.org |
The member states consist of the following:
- Canada
- Denmark; representing Greenland
- Finland
- Iceland
- Norway
- Russia
- Sweden
- United States
Observer states consist of the following (2019):
- Germany, 1998
- Netherlands, 1998
- Poland, 1998
- United Kingdom, 1998
- France, 2000
- Spain, 2006
- China, 2013
- India, 2013
- Italy, 2013
- Japan, 2013
- South Korea, 2013
- Singapore, 2013
- Switzerland, 2017
