Members of the United Nations

This is a list of members of the United Nations. The list includes the date each country joined the United Nations.

  193 UN member states
  2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states (Palestine, Holy See)
  2 eligible non-member states (Cook Islands, Niue)
  17 non-self-governing territories
  Antarctica (Assertion of territorial claims suspended under the Antarctic Treaty System)
The United Nations in 1945, after World War II. In light blue, the founding members. In dark blue, protectorates and territories of the founding members.

The member states can be sorted by their official designations and dates of joining by clicking on the buttons in the header of the columns. Original members are listed with a blue background.

Member stateDate joined
 Afghanistan[lower-alpha 1]19 November 1946
 Albania14 December 1955
 Algeria8 October 1962
 Andorra28 July 1993
 Angola1 December 1976
 Antigua and Barbuda11 November 1981
 Argentina24 October 1945
 Armenia2 March 1992
 Australia1 November 1945
 Austria14 December 1955
 Azerbaijan2 March 1992
 Bahamas18 September 1973
 Bahrain21 September 1971
 Bangladesh17 September 1974
 Barbados9 December 1966
 Belarus24 October 1945
 Belgium27 December 1945
 Belize25 September 1981
 Benin[lower-alpha 2]20 September 1960
 Bhutan21 September 1971
 Plurinational State of Bolivia[lower-alpha 3]14 November 1945
 Bosnia and Herzegovina22 May 1992
 Botswana17 October 1966
 Brazil24 October 1945
 Brunei Darussalam21 September 1984
 Bulgaria14 December 1955
 Burkina Faso[lower-alpha 4]20 September 1960
 Burundi18 September 1962
 Cabo Verde[lower-alpha 5]16 September 1975
 Cambodia[lower-alpha 6]14 December 1955
 Cameroon[lower-alpha 7]20 September 1960
 Canada9 November 1945
 Central African Republic[lower-alpha 8] 20 September 1960
 Chad20 September 1960
 Chile24 October 1945
 China24 October 1945
 Colombia5 November 1945
 Comoros12 November 1975
 Congo[lower-alpha 9]20 September 1960
 Costa Rica2 November 1945
 Côte d'Ivoire[lower-alpha 10]20 September 1960
 Croatia22 May 1992
 Cuba24 October 1945
 Cyprus20 September 1960
 Czechia[lower-alpha 11]19 January 1993
 North Korea17 September 1991
 Democratic Republic of the Congo[lower-alpha 12]20 September 1960
 Denmark[lower-alpha 13]24 October 1945
 Djibouti20 September 1977
 Dominica18 December 1978
 Dominican Republic24 October 1945
 Ecuador21 December 1945
 Egypt24 October 1945
 El Salvador24 October 1945
 Equatorial Guinea12 November 1968
 Eritrea28 May 1993
 Estonia17 September 1991
 Eswatini[lower-alpha 14]24 September 1968
 Ethiopia13 November 1945
 Fiji13 October 1970
 Finland14 December 1955
 France24 October 1945
 Gabon20 September 1960
 Gambia21 September 1965
 Georgia31 July 1992
 Germany18 September 1973
 Ghana8 March 1957
 Greece25 October 1945
 Grenada17 September 1974
 Guatemala21 November 1945
 Guinea12 December 1958
 Guinea-Bissau17 September 1974
 Guyana20 September 1966
 Haiti24 October 1945
 Honduras17 December 1945
 Hungary14 December 1955
 Iceland19 November 1946
 India30 October 1945
 Indonesia28 September 1950[lower-alpha 15]
 Islamic Republic of Iran[lower-alpha 16]24 October 1945
 Iraq21 December 1945
 Ireland14 December 1955
 Israel11 May 1949
 Italy14 December 1955
 Jamaica18 September 1962
 Japan18 December 1956
 Jordan14 December 1955
 Kazakhstan[lower-alpha 17]2 March 1992
 Kenya16 December 1963
 Kiribati14 September 1999
 Kuwait14 May 1963
 Kyrgyzstan2 March 1992
 Lao People's Democratic Republic[lower-alpha 18]14 December 1955
 Latvia17 September 1991
 Lebanon24 October 1945
 Lesotho17 October 1966
 Liberia2 November 1945
 Libya[lower-alpha 19]14 December 1955
 Liechtenstein18 September 1990
 Lithuania17 September 1991
 Luxembourg24 October 1945
 Madagascar20 September 1960
 Malawi1 December 1964
 Malaysia17 September 1957
 Maldives[lower-alpha 20]21 September 1965
 Mali28 September 1960
 Malta1 December 1964
 Marshall Islands17 September 1991
 Mauritania27 October 1961
 Mauritius24 April 1968
 Mexico7 November 1945
 Federated States of Micronesia17 September 1991
 Monaco28 May 1993
 Mongolia27 October 1961
 Montenegro28 June 2006
 Morocco12 November 1956
 Mozambique16 September 1975
 Myanmar[lower-alpha 21]19 April 1948
 Namibia23 April 1990
 Nauru14 September 1999
   Nepal14 December 1955
 Netherlands[lower-alpha 13]10 December 1945
 New Zealand[lower-alpha 13]24 October 1945
 Nicaragua24 October 1945
 Niger20 September 1960
 Nigeria7 October 1960
 North Macedonia[lower-alpha 22]8 April 1993
 Norway27 November 1945
 Oman7 October 1971
 Pakistan30 September 1947
 Palau15 December 1994
 Panama13 November 1945
 Papua New Guinea10 October 1975
 Paraguay24 October 1945
 Peru31 October 1945
 Philippines24 October 1945
 Poland24 October 1945
 Portugal14 December 1955
 Qatar21 September 1971
 South Korea17 September 1991
 Republic of Moldova[lower-alpha 23]2 March 1992
 Romania14 December 1955
 Russian Federation24 October 1945
 Rwanda18 September 1962
 Saint Kitts and Nevis[lower-alpha 24]23 September 1983
 Saint Lucia18 September 1979
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines16 September 1980
 Samoa[lower-alpha 25]15 December 1976
 San Marino2 March 1992
 São Tomé and Príncipe16 September 1975
 Saudi Arabia24 October 1945
 Senegal28 September 1960
 Serbia1 November 2000
 Seychelles21 September 1976
 Sierra Leone27 September 1961
 Singapore21 September 1965
 Slovakia19 January 1993
 Slovenia22 May 1992
 Solomon Islands19 September 1978
 Somalia20 September 1960
 South Africa[lower-alpha 26]7 November 1945
 South Sudan14 July 2011
 Spain14 December 1955
 Sri Lanka[lower-alpha 27]14 December 1955
 Sudan12 November 1956
 Suriname[lower-alpha 28]4 December 1975
 Sweden19 November 1946
  Switzerland10 September 2002
 Syrian Arab Republic24 October 1945
 Tajikistan2 March 1992
 Thailand16 December 1946
 Timor-Leste27 September 2002
 Togo20 September 1960
 Tonga14 September 1999
 Trinidad and Tobago18 September 1962
 Tunisia12 November 1956
 Türkiye[lower-alpha 29]24 October 1945
 Turkmenistan2 March 1992
 Tuvalu5 September 2000
 Uganda25 October 1962
 Ukraine24 October 1945
 United Arab Emirates9 December 1971
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland24 October 1945
 United Republic of Tanzania[lower-alpha 30]14 December 1961
 United States of America24 October 1945
 Uruguay18 December 1945
 Uzbekistan2 March 1992
 Vanuatu15 September 1981
 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela[lower-alpha 31]15 November 1945
 Viet Nam20 September 1977
 Yemen30 September 1947
 Zambia1 December 1964
 Zimbabwe25 August 1980

Notes

All notes are based on Official list of member states

  1. Afghanistan: The United Nations currently recognizes the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as the government of Afghanistan instead of the de facto ruling government, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
  2. Benin: Name was changed from Dahomey on 2 December 1975.
  3. Plurinational State of Bolivia: Previously referred to as Bolivia until 9 April 2009.
  4. Burkina Faso: Name was changed from Upper Volta on 6 August 1984.
  5. Cabo Verde: Previously referred to as Cape Verde. On 24 October 2013, Cabo Verde requested that its name no longer be translated into different languages.[1]
  6. Cambodia: Name was changed to the Khmer Republic on 7 October 1970, and back to Cambodia on 30 April 1975. Name was changed again to Democratic Kampuchea on 6 April 1976, and back to Cambodia on 3 February 1990.
  7. Cameroon: Previously referred to as Cameroun (before merging with Southern Cameroons in 1961). By a letter of 4 January 1974, the Secretary-General was informed that Cameroon had changed its name to the United Republic of Cameroon. Name was changed back to Cameroon on 4 February 1984.
  8. Central African Republic: By a letter of 20 December 1976, the Central African Republic advised that it had changed its name to the Central African Empire. Name was changed back to the Central African Republic on 20 September 1979.
  9. Congo: Previously referred to as the People's Republic of the Congo. Name was changed to Congo on 15 November 1971.
  10. Côte d'Ivoire: Until 31 December 1985 referred to as Ivory Coast.
  11. Czechia: Previously referred to as Czech Republic until 17 May 2016.
  12. Name was changed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zaire on 27 October 1971, and back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 16 May 1997.
  13. The member states of the Realm of Denmark, Realm of New Zealand and Kingdom of the Netherlands represent their metropolitan countries as well as their other constituent countries: Faroe Islands and Greenland (Denmark); Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Netherlands); Niue and Cook Islands (New Zealand).[2][3] Niue and the Cook Islands have full treaty-making capabilities and have the option of seeking membership.
  14. Eswatini: Name was changed from Swaziland on 19 April 2018.
  15. Withdrew from the UN on 20 January 1965. It rejoined on 28 September 1966.
  16. Islamic Republic of Iran: Previously referred to as Iran. By a communication of 4 November 1982, Iran informed the Secretary-General that it should be referred to by its complete name of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  17. Kazakhstan: Spelling was changed from Kazakstan on 20 June 1997.
  18. Lao People's Democratic Republic: Name was changed from Laos on 2 December 1975.
  19. Libya: Formerly recognised as the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 after originally being admitted as Libya. By notes verbales of 1 and 21 April 1977, the Libyan Arab Republic advised that it had changed its name to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. On 16 September 2011, the UN General Assembly awarded the UN seat to the National Transitional Council, thereby restoring the original name of Libya.
  20. Maldives: Name was changed from Maldive Islands on 14 April 1969.
  21. Myanmar: Name was changed from Burma on 17 June 1989.
  22. North Macedonia: Name was changed from The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 11 February 2019.
  23. Republic of Moldova: Referred to as Moldova from 6 October 2006 to 10 September 2008.
  24. Saint Kitts and Nevis: Referred to as Saint Christopher and Nevis until 28 December 1986.
  25. Samoa: The country was formerly named "Western Samoa" until 4 July 1997, but nevertheless always referred to as just "Samoa".
  26. South Africa: Referred to as the Union of South Africa until 13 May 1961.
  27. Sri Lanka: Name was changed from Ceylon on 29 August 1972.
  28. Suriname: Name was changed from Surinam on 23 January 1978.
  29. Türkiye: Previously referred to as Turkey until 31 May 2022.
  30. United Republic of Tanzania: Name was changed from United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar on 2 November 1964.
  31. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Previously referred to as Venezuela until 17 November 2004.

References
  1. "Change of name – Cape Verde" (PDF). United Nations. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. "Organs Supplement", Repertory of Practice (PDF), UN, p. 10
  3. The World today, UN

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