UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS


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Following is the list of the 189 Member States of the United Nations with dates on which they joined the Organization.


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Afghanistan19 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
Azerbaijan9 March 1992
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Bahamas18 September 1973
Bahrain21 September 1971
Bangladesh17 September 1974
Barbados9 December 1966
Belarus former Byelorussia24 October 1945
On 19 September 1991, Byelorussia informed the United Nations that it had changed its name to Belarus.
Belgium27 December 1945
Belize25 September 1981
Benin20 September 1960
Bhutan21 September 1971
Bolivia14 November 1945
Bosnia and Herzegovina22 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/237 of 22 May 1992.
Botswana17 October 1966
Brazil24 October 1945
Brunei Darussalam21 September 1984
Bulgaria14 December 1955
Burkina Faso20 September 1960
Burundi18 September 1962
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Cambodia14 December 1955
Cameroon20 September 1960
Canada9 November 1945
Cape Verde16 September 1975
Central African Republic20 September 1960
Chad20 September 1960
Chile24 October 1945
China24 October 1945
Colombia5 November 1945
Comoros12 November 1975
Congo20 September 1960
Costa Rica2 November 1945
Côte d'Ivoire20 September 1960
Croatia22 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.
Cuba24 October 1945
Cyprus20 September 1960
Czech Republic19 January 1993
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.
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea17 September 1991
Democratic Republic of the Congo20 September 1960
Denmark24 October 1945
Djibouti20 September 1977
Dominica18 December 1978
Dominican Republic24 October 1945
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Ecuador21 December 1945
Egypt24 October 1945
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.
El Salvador24 October 1945
Equatorial Guinea12 November 1968
Eritrea28 May 1993
Estonia17 September 1991
Ethiopia13 November 1945
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Fiji13 October 1970
Finland14 December 1955
France24 October 1945
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Gabon20 September 1960
Gambia21 September 1965
Georgia31 July 1992
Germany18 September 1973
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.
Ghana8 March 1957
Greece25 October 1945
Grenada17 September 1974
Guatemala21 November 1945
Guinea12 December 1958
Guinea-Bissau17 September 1974
Guyana20 September 1966
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Haiti24 October 1945
Honduras17 December 1945
Hungary14 December 1955
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Iceland19 November 1946
India30 October 1945
Indonesia28 September 1950
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.
Iran (Islamic Republic of)24 October 1945
Iraq21 December 1945
Ireland14 December 1955
Israel11 May 1949
Italy14 December 1955
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Jamaica18 September 1962
Japan18 December 1956
Jordan14 December 1955
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Kazakhstan2 March 1992
Kenya16 December 1963
Kiribati14 Sept. 1999
Kuwait14 May 1963
Kyrgyzstan2 March 1992
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Lao People's Democratic Republic14 December 1955
Latvia17 September 1991
Lebanon24 October 1945
Lesotho17 October 1966
Liberia2 November 1945
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya14 December 1955
Liechtenstein18 September 1990
Lithuania17 September 1991
Luxembourg24 October 1945
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Madagascar20 September 1960
Malawi1 December 1964
Malaysia17 September 1957
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.
Maldives21 September 1965
Mali28 September 1960
Malta1 December 1964
Marshall Islands17 September 1991
Mauritania7 October 1961
Mauritius24 April 1968
Mexico7 November 1945
Micronesia (Federated States of)17 September 1991
Monaco28 May 1993
Mongolia27 October 1961
Morocco12 November 1956
Mozambique16 September 1975
Myanmar19 April 1948
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Namibia23 April 1990
Nauru14 Sept. 1999
Nepal14 December 1955
Netherlands10 December 1945
New Zealand24 October 1945
Nicaragua24 October 1945
Niger20 September 1960
Nigeria7 October 1960
Norway27 November 1945
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Oman7 October 1971
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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
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Qatar21 September 1971
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Republic of Korea17 September 1991
Republic of Moldova2 March 1992
Romania14 December 1955
Russian Federation24 October 1945
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.
Rwanda18 September 1962
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Saint Kitts and Nevis23 September 1983
Saint Lucia18 September 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines16 September 1980
Samoa15 December 1976
San Marino2 March 1992
Sao Tome and Principe16 September 1975
Saudi Arabia24 October 1945
Senegal28 September 1960
Seychelles21 September 1976
Sierra Leone27 September 1961
Singapore21 September 1965
Slovakia19 January 1993
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 Slovak Republic be admitted to United Nations membership. The Slovak Republic was thus admitted on 19 January of that year as a Member State.
Slovenia22 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 Slovenia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/236 of 22 May 1992.
Somalia20 September 1960
South Africa7 November 1945
Spain14 December 1955
Sri Lanka14 December 1955
Sudan12 November 1956
Suriname4 December 1975
Swaziland24 September 1968
Sweden19 November 1946
Syrian Arab Republic24 October 1945
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.
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Tajikistan2 March 1992
Thailand16 December 1946
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia8 April 1993
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.
Togo20 September 1960
Tonga14 Sept. 1999
Trinidad and Tobago18 September 1962
Tunisia12 November 1956
Turkey24 October 1945
Turkmenistan2 March 1992
Tuvalu5 Sept. 2000
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Uganda25 October 1962
Ukraine24 October 1945
United Arab Emirates9 December 1971
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland24 October 1945
United Republic of Tanzania14 December 1961
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.
United States of America24 October 1945
Uruguay18 December 1945
Uzbekistan2 March 1992
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Vanuatu15 September 1981
Venezuela15 November 1945
Viet Nam20 September 1977
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Yemen30 September 1947
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".
Yugoslavia1 November 2000
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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Zambia1 December 1964
Zimbabwe25 August 1980


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Source: UN Press Release ORG/1317 (26 September 2000)
Updated 18 December 2000



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