UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES
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UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES
These are the 191 Member States of the United Nations with dates on which they joined the Organization, following the admission of Switzerland on
10 September and Timor-Leste (East Timor) on 27 September:
Member Date of Admission
Afghanistan 19 Nov. 1946
Albania 14 Dec. 1955
Algeria 8 Oct. 1962
Andorra 28 July 1993
Angola 1 Dec. 1976
Antigua and Barbuda 11 Nov. 1981
Argentina 24 Oct. 1945
Armenia 2 Mar. 1992
Australia 1 Nov. 1945
Austria 14 Dec. 1955
Azerbaijan 2 Mar. 1992
Bahamas 18 Sep. 1973
Bahrain 21 Sep. 1971
Bangladesh 17 Sep. 1974
Barbados 9 Dec. 1966
Belarus* 24 Oct. 1945
Belgium 27 Dec. 1945
Belize 25 Sep. 1981
Benin 20 Sep. 1960
Bhutan 21 Sep. 1971
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* On 19 September 1991, Byelorussia informed the United Nations that it had changed its name to Belarus.
Member Date of Admission
Bolivia 14 Nov. 1945
Bosnia and Herzegovina* 22 May 1992
Botswana 17 Oct. 1966
Brazil 24 Oct. 1945
Brunei Darussalam 21 Sep. 1984
Bulgaria 14 Dec. 1955
Burkina Faso 20 Sep. 1960
Burundi 18 Sep. 1962
Cambodia 14 Dec. 1955
Cameroon 20 Sep. 1960
Canada 9 Nov. 1945
Cape Verde 16 Sep. 1975
Central African Republic 20 Sep. 1960
Chad 20 Sep. 1960
Chile 24 Oct. 1945
China 24 Oct. 1945
Colombia 5 Nov. 1945
Comoros 12 Nov. 1975
Congo (Republic of the) 20 Sep. 1960
Costa Rica 2 Nov. 1945
Côte d’Ivoire 20 Sep. 1960
Croatia** 22 May 1992
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* The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the
United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June
1945 and ratified 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission as new Members of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/237 of 22 May 1992.
** The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the
United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June
1945 and ratified 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission as new Members of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Republic of Croatia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/238 of 22 May 1992.
Member Date of Admission
Cuba 24 Oct. 1945
Cyprus 20 Sep. 1960
Czech Republic* 19 Jan. 1993
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 17 Sep. 1991
Democratic Republic of the Congo**20 Sep. 1960
Denmark 24 Oct. 1945
Djibouti 20 Sep. 1977
Dominica 18 Dec. 1978
Dominican Republic 24 Oct. 1945
Ecuador 21 Dec. 1945
Egypt*** 24 Oct. 1945
El Salvador 24 Oct. 1945
Equatorial Guinea 12 Nov. 1968
Eritrea 28 May 1993
Estonia 17 Sep. 1991
Ethiopia 13 Nov. 1945
Fiji 13 Oct. 1970
Finland 14 Dec. 1955
France 24 Oct. 1945
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* Czechoslovakia was an original Member of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. In a letter dated 10 December 1992, its Permanent Representative informed the Secretary-General that the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic would cease to exist on 31 December 1992 and that the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, as successor States, would apply for membership in the United Nations. Following the receipt of its application, the Security Council, on 8 January 1993, recommended to the General Assembly that the Czech Republic be admitted to United Nations membership. The Czech Republic was thus admitted on 19 January of that year as a Member State.
** Zaire joined the United Nations on 20 September 1960. On 17 May 1997, its name was changed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
*** Egypt and Syria were original Members of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. Following a plebiscite on 21 February 1958, the United Arab Republic was established by a union of Egypt and Syria and continued as a single Member. On 13 October 1961, Syria, having resumed its status as an independent State, resumed its separate membership in the United Nations. On 2 September 1971, the United Arab Republic changed its name to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Member Date of Admission
Gabon 20 Sep. 1960
Gambia 21 Sep. 1965
Georgia 31 July 1992
Germany* 18 Sep. 1973
Ghana 8 Mar. 1957
Greece 25 Oct. 1945
Grenada 17 Sep. 1974
Guatemala 21 Nov. 1945
Guinea 12 Dec. 1958
Guinea-Bissau 17 Sep. 1974
Guyana 20 Sep. 1966
Haiti 24 Oct. 1945
Honduras 17 Dec. 1945
Hungary 14 Dec. 1955
Iceland 19 Nov. 1946
India 30 Oct. 1945
Indonesia** 28 Sep. 1950
Iran 24 Oct. 1945
Iraq 21 Dec. 1945
Ireland 14 Dec. 1955
Israel 11 May 1949
Italy 14 Dec. 1955
Jamaica 18 Sep. 1962
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* The Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic were admitted to membership in the United Nations on 18 September 1973. Through the accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany, effective from 3 October 1990, the two German States have united to form one sovereign State.
** By letter of 20 January 1965, Indonesia announced its decision to withdraw from the United Nations “at this stage and under the present circumstances”. By telegram of 19 September 1966, it announced its decision “to resume full cooperation with the United Nations and to resume participation in its activities”. On 28 September 1966, the General Assembly took note of this decision and the President invited representatives of Indonesia to take seats in the Assembly.
Member Date of Admission
Japan 18 Dec. 1956
Jordan 14 Dec. 1955
Kazakhstan 2 Mar. 1992
Kenya 16 Dec. 1963
Kiribati 14 Sep. 1999
Kuwait 14 May 1963
Kyrgyzstan 2 Mar. 1992
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 14 Dec. 1955
Latvia 17 Sep. 1991
Lebanon 24 Oct. 1945
Lesotho 17 Oct. 1966
Liberia 2 Nov. 1945
Libya 14 Dec. 1955
Liechtenstein 18 Sep. 1990
Lithuania 17 Sep. 1991
Luxembourg 24 Oct. 1945
Madagascar 20 Sep. 1960
Malawi 1 Dec. 1964
Malaysia* 17 Sep. 1957
Maldives 21 Sep. 1965
Mali 28 Sep. 1960
Malta 1 Dec. 1964
Marshall Islands 17 Sep. 1991
Mauritania 27 Oct. 1961
Mauritius 24 Apr. 1968
Mexico 7 Nov. 1945
Micronesia (Federated States of) 17 Sep. 1991
Monaco 28 May 1993
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* The Federation of Malaya joined the United Nations on 17 September 1957. On 16 September 1963, its name was changed to Malaysia, following the admission to the new federation of Singapore, Sabah (North Borneo) and Sarawak. Singapore became an independent State on 9 August 1965 and a Member of the United Nations on 21 September 1965.
Member Date of Admission
Mongolia 27 Oct. 1961
Morocco 12 Nov. 1956
Mozambique 16 Sep. 1975
Myanmar 19 Apr. 1948
Namibia 23 Apr. 1990
Nauru 14 Sep. 1999
Nepal 14 Dec. 1955
Netherlands 10 Dec. 1945
New Zealand 24 Oct. 1945
Nicaragua 24 Oct. 1945
Niger 20 Sep. 1960
Nigeria 7 Oct. 1960
Norway 27 Nov. 1945
Oman 7 Oct. 1971
Pakistan 30 Sep. 1947
Palau 15 Dec. 1994
Panama 13 Nov. 1945
Papua New Guinea 10 Oct. 1975
Paraguay 24 Oct. 1945
Peru 31 Oct. 1945
Philippines 24 Oct. 1945
Poland 24 Oct. 1945
Portugal 14 Dec. 1955
Qatar 21 Sep. 1971
Republic of Korea 17 Sep. 1991
Republic of Moldova 2 Mar. 1992
Romania 14 Dec. 1955
Russian Federation* 24 Oct. 1945
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* The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was an original Member of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. In a letter dated 24 December 1991, Boris Yeltsin, the President of the Russian Federation, informed the Secretary-General that the membership of the Soviet Union in the Security Council and all other United Nations organs was being continued by the Russian Federation with the support of the 11 member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Member Date of Admission
Rwanda 18 Sep. 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis 23 Sep. 1983
Saint Lucia 18 Sep. 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16 Sep. 1980
Samoa 15 Dec. 1976
San Marino 2 Mar. 1992
Sao Tome and Principe 16 Sep. 1975
Saudi Arabia 24 Oct. 1945
Senegal 28 Sep. 1960
Seychelles 21 Sep. 1976
Sierra Leone 27 Sep. 1961
Singapore 21 Sep. 1965
Slovakia* 19 Jan. 1993
Slovenia** 22 May 1992
Solomon Islands 19 Sep. 1978
Somalia 20 Sep. 1960
South Africa 7 Nov. 1945
Spain 14 Dec. 1955
Sri Lanka 14 Dec. 1955
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* Czechoslavakia was an original Member of the United Nations from
24 October 1945. In a letter dated 10 December 1992, its Permanent Representative informed the Secretary-General that the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic would cease to exist on 31 December 1992 and that the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, as successor States, would apply for membership in the United Nations. Following the receipt of its application, the Security Council, on 8 January 1993, recommended to the General Assembly that the Slovak Republic be admitted to United Nations Membership. The Slovak Republic was thus admitted on 19 January of that year as a Member State.
** The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the
United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission as new Members of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Republic of Slovenia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/236 of 22 May 1992.
Member Date of Admission
Sudan 12 Nov. 1956
Suriname 4 Dec. 1975
Swaziland 24 Sep. 1968
Switzerland 10 Sep. 2002
Sweden 19 Nov. 1946
Syria* 24 Oct. 1945
Tajikistan 2 Mar. 1992
Thailand 16 Dec. 1946
The former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia** 8 Apr. 1993
Timor Leste 27 Sep. 2002
Togo 20 Sep. 1960
Tonga 14 Sep. 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 18 Sep. 1962
Tunisia 12 Nov. 1956
Turkey 24 Oct. 1945
Turkmenistan 2 Mar. 1992
Tuvalu 5 Sep. 2000
Uganda 25 Oct. 1962
Ukraine 24 Oct. 1945
United Arab Emirates 9 Dec. 1971
United Kingdom 24 Oct. 1945
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* Egypt and Syria were original Members of the United Nations from
24 October 1945. Following a plebiscite on 21 February 1958, the United Arab Republic was established by a union of Egypt and Syria and continued as a single Member. On 13 October 1961, Syria, having resumed its status as an independent State, resumed its separate membership in the United Nations.
** The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the
United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission as new Members of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. By resolution A/RES/47/225 of 8 April 1993, the General Assembly decided to admit as a Member of the United Nations the State being provisionally referred to for all purposes within the United Nations as “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” pending settlement of the difference that had arisen over its name.
Member Date of Admission
United of Republic of Tanzania*14 Dec. 1961
United States 24 Oct. 1945
Uruguay 18 Dec. 1945
Uzbekistan 2 Mar. 1992
Vanuatu 15 Sep. 1981
Venezuela 15 Nov. 1945
Viet Nam 20 Sep. 1977
Yemen** 30 Sep. 1947
Yugoslavia*** 1 Nov. 2000
Zambia 1 Dec. 1964
Zimbabwe 25 Aug. 1980
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* Tanganyika was a Member of the United Nations from 14 December 1961 and Zanzibar was a Member from 16 December 1963. Following the ratification on 26 April 1964 of Articles of Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar continued as a single Member, changing its name to the United Republic of Tanzania on 1 November 1964.
** Yemen was admitted to membership in the United Nations on 30 September 1947 and Democratic Yemen on 14 December 1967. On 22 May 1990, the two countries merged and have since been represented as one Member with the name “Yemen”.
*** The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission as new Members of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/55/12 of 1 November 2000.
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