Membership - United nations member states
(as of 1 April 2003)
MEMBER STATE DATE OF ADMISSION
Afghanistan............................................................. .. 19 November 1946
Albania .......................................................................1 December 1955
Algeria ........................................................................ ....8 October 1962
Andorra ........................................................................ ...... 28 July 1993
Angola ........................................................................ .1 December 1976
Antigua and Barbuda ................................................. 11 November 1981
Argentina .......................................................................2 October 1945
Armenia ........................................................................ .... 2 March 1992
Australia ...................................................................... 1 November 1945
Austria ........................................................................ 4 December 1955
Azerbaijan.............................................................. ........... 2 March 1992
Bahamas................................................................. ... 18 September 1973
Bahrain ...................................................................... 21 September 1971
Bangladesh ................................................................. 17 September 1974
Barbados .......................................................................9 December 1966
Belarus ........................................................................ ..24 October 1945
Belgium .......................................................................2 December 1945
Belize.................................................................. ....... 25 September 1981
Benin................................................................... ...... 20 September 1960
Bhutan ....................................................................... 21 September 1971
Bolivia................................................................. ...... 14 November 1945
Bosnia and Herzegovina...................................................... 22 May 1992
Botswana .......................................................................1 October 1966
Brazil.................................................................. ...........24 October 1945
Brunei Darussalam ..................................................... 21 September 1984
Bulgaria................................................................ ......14 December 1955
Burkina Faso .............................................................. 20 September 1960
Burundi ...................................................................... 18 September 1962
Cambodia ...................................................................14 December 1955
Cameroon .................................................................. 20 September 1960
Canada.................................................................. ...... 9 November 1945
Cape Verde................................................................. 16 September 1975
Central African Republic............................................ 20 September 1960
Chad ........................................................................ . 20 September 1960
Chile ........................................................................ .....24 October 1945
China ........................................................................ ....24 October 1945
Colombia ..................................................................... 5 November 1945
Comoros .................................................................... 12 November 1975
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ........................... 20 September 1960
Congo, Republic of the .............................................. 20 September 1960
Costa Rica.................................................................... 2 November 1945
Côte d'Ivoire .............................................................. 20 September 1960
Croatia................................................................. .............. 22 May 1992
Cuba ........................................................................ .....24 October 1945
Cyprus ....................................................................... 20 September 1960
Czech Republic .............................................................. 19 January 1993
Denmark ........................................................................ 4 October 1945
Djibouti................................................................ ..... 20 September 1977
Dominica ....................................................................18 December 1978
Dominican Republic.......................................................24 October 1945
East Timor (admitted as Timor-Leste) ........................ 27 September 2002
Ecuador................................................................. .....21 December 1945
Egypt................................................................... ..........24 October 1945
El Salvador................................................................ ....24 October 1945
Equatorial Guinea ...................................................... 12 November 1968
Eritrea ........................................................................ ........ 28 May 1993
Estonia ....................................................................... 17 September 1991
Ethiopia ..................................................................... 13 November 1945
Fiji.................................................................... .............13 October 1970
Finland................................................................. ......14 December 1955
France ........................................................................ ...24 October 1945
Gabon ........................................................................ 20 September 1960
Gambia ...................................................................... 21 September 1965
Georgia ........................................................................ ....... 31 July 1992
Germany .................................................................... 18 September 1973
Ghana ........................................................................ ....... 8 March 1957
Greece ........................................................................ ...25 October 1945
Grenada ..................................................................... 17 September 1974
Guatemala............................................................... .. 21 November 1945
Guinea ........................................................................ 2 December 1958
Guinea-Bissau ............................................................ 17 September 1974
Guyana.................................................................. .... 20 September 1966
Haiti................................................................... .......... 24 October 1945
Honduras ....................................................................17 December 1945
Hungary ......................................................................14 December 1955
Iceland................................................................. ......19 November 1946
India................................................................... .......... 30 October 1945
Indonesia............................................................... .... 28 September 1950
Iran ........................................................................ ...... 24 October 1945
Iraq ........................................................................ ....21 December 1945
Ireland................................................................. .......14 December 1955
Israel ........................................................................ .......... 11 May 1949
Italy................................................................... .........14 December 1955
Jamaica ...................................................................... 18 September 1962
Japan................................................................... .......18 December 1956
Jordan ........................................................................ 14 December 1955
Kazakhstan.............................................................. ..........2 March 1992
Kenya ........................................................................ .16 December 1963
Kiribati................................................................ .......14 December 1999
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of .................... 17 September 1991
Korea, Republic of ..................................................... 17 September 1991
Kuwait ........................................................................ ....... 14 May 1963
Kyrgyzstan ........................................................................ 2 March 1992
Lao People's Democratic Republic ..............................14 December 1955
Latvia ........................................................................ 17 September 1991
Lebanon ........................................................................ 24 October 1945
Lesotho ........................................................................ 17 October 1966
Liberia................................................................. ........2 November 1945
Libya ........................................................................ ..14 December 1955
Liechtenstein .............................................................. 18 September 1990
Lithuania............................................................... .... 17 September 1991
Luxembourg.............................................................. ... 24 October 1945
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of .................... 8 April 1993
Madagascar.............................................................. . 20 September 1960
Malawi.................................................................. .......1 December 1964
Malaysia................................................................ .... 17 September 1957
Maldives................................................................ .... 21 September 1965
Mali ........................................................................ .. 28 September 1960
Malta ........................................................................ ...1 December 1964
Marshall Islands ......................................................... 17 September 1991
Mauritania .................................................................... 27 October 1961
Mauritius ........................................................................ .. 24 April 1968
Mexico ........................................................................ 7 November 1945
Micronesia, Federated States of .................................. 17 September 1991
Moldova, Republic of.........................................................2 March 1992
Monaco.................................................................. ............ 28 May 1993
Mongolia................................................................ ...... 27 October 1961
Morocco................................................................. ...12 November 1956
Mozambique .............................................................. 16 September 1975
Myanmar ........................................................................ .. 19 April 1948
Namibia ........................................................................ .... 23 April 1990
Nauru................................................................... ..... 14 September 1999
Nepal ........................................................................ .14 December 1955
Netherlands............................................................. ...10 December 1945
New Zealand................................................................. 24 October 1945
Nicaragua............................................................... ...... 24 October 1945
Niger ........................................................................ . 20 September 1960
Nigeria ........................................................................ ... 7 October 1960
Norway ......................................................................27 November 1945
Oman ........................................................................ ..... 7 October 1971
Pakistan................................................................ ..... 30 September 1947
Palau ........................................................................ ..15 December 1994
Panama ......................................................................13 November 1945
Papua New Guinea........................................................ 10 October 1975
Paraguay ....................................................................... 24 October 1945
Peru.................................................................... .......... 31 October 1945
Philippines............................................................. ....... 24 October 1945
Poland ........................................................................ .. 24 October 1945
Portugal................................................................ ......14 December 1955
Qatar................................................................... ...... 21 September 1971
Romania................................................................. ....14 December 1955
Russian Federation ........................................................ 24 October 1945
Rwanda.................................................................. ... 18 September 1962
St. Kitts and Nevis...................................................... 23 September 1983
St. Lucia ..................................................................... 18 September 1979
St. Vincent and the Grenadines................................... 16 September 1980
Samoa ........................................................................ 15 December 1976
San Marino ........................................................................ 2 March 1992
São Tomé and Príncipe............................................... 16 September 1975
Saudi Arabia ..................................................................24 October 1945
Senegal ....................................................................... 28 September 1960
Serbia and Montenegro ............................................... 1 November 2000
Seychelles ................................................................... 21 September 1976
Sierra Leone ............................................................... 27 September 1961
Singapore ................................................................... 21 September 1965
Slovakia ........................................................................ 19 January 1993
Slovenia................................................................ .............. 22 May 1992
Solomon Islands ......................................................... 19 September 1978
Somalia ...................................................................... 20 September 1960
South Africa ................................................................. 7 November 1945
Spain ........................................................................ ..14 December 1955
Sri Lanka................................................................... .14 December 1955
Sudan ........................................................................ 12 November 1956
Suriname .......................................................................4 December 1975
Swaziland............................................................... ... 24 September 1968
Sweden.................................................................. .... 19 November 1946
Switzerland ................................................................ 10 September 2002
Syria ........................................................................ ..... 24 October 1945
Tajikistan.............................................................. .............2 March 1992
Tanzania................................................................ .....14 December 1961
Thailand................................................................ .....16 December 1946
Togo.................................................................... ...... 20 September 1960
Tonga ........................................................................ 14 September 1999
Trinidad and Tobago .................................................. 18 September 1962
Tunisia................................................................. ......12 November 1956
Turkey.................................................................. ........ 24 October 1945
Turkmenistan .....................................................................2 March 1992
Tuvalu ........................................................................ . 5 September 2000
Uganda.................................................................. ....... 25 October 1962
Ukraine ........................................................................ 24 October 1945
United Arab Emirates ....................................................9 December 1971
United Kingdom ............................................................ 24 October 1945
United States of America ............................................... 24 October 1945
Uruguay ......................................................................18 December 1945
Uzbekistan.............................................................. ...........2 March 1992
Vanuatu................................................................. .... 15 September 1981
Venezuela ...................................................................15 November 1945
Vietnam................................................................. .... 20 September 1977
Yemen ........................................................................ 30 September 1947
Zambia.................................................................. .......1 December 1964
Zimbabwe ....................................................................... 25 August 1980