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United Nations Member States

Member States of the United Nations

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Date of Admission
Member State
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Afghanistan 19-11-1946

Albania 14-12-1955

Algeria 08-10-1962

Andorra 28-07-1993

Angola 01-12-1976

Antigua and Barbuda 11-11-1981

Argentina 24-10-1945

Armenia 02-03-1992

Australia 01-11-1945

Austria 14-12-1955

Azerbaijan 02-03-1992

Bahamas 18-09-1973

Bahrain 21-09-1971

Bangladesh 17-09-1974

Barbados 09-12-1966

Belarus* 24-10-1945

Belgium 27-12-1945

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Belize 25-09-1981

Benin 20-09-1960

Bhutan 21-09-1971

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 14-11-1945

Bosnia and Herzegovina* 22-05-1992

Botswana 17-10-1966

Brazil 24-10-1945

Brunei Darussalam 21-09-1984

Bulgaria 14-12-1955

Burkina Faso 20-09-1960

Burundi 18-09-1962

Cambodia 14-12-1955

Cameroon 20-09-1960

Canada 09-11-1945

Cape Verde 16-09-1975

Central African Republic 20-09-1960

Chad 20-09-1960

Chile 24-10-1945

China 24-10-1945

Colombia 05-11-1945

Comoros 12-11-1975

Congo 20-09-1960

Costa Rica 02-11-1945

Côte D'Ivoire 20-09-1960

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Croatia* 22-05-1992

Cuba 24-10-1945

Cyprus 20-09-1960

Czech Republic* 19-01-1993

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 17-09-1991

Democratic Republic of the Congo * 20-09-1960

Denmark 24-10-1945

Djibouti 20-09-1977

Dominica 18-12-1978

Dominican Republic 24-10-1945

Ecuador 21-12-1945

Egypt* 24-10-1945

El Salvador 24-10-1945

Equatoral Guinea 12-11-1968

Eritrea 28-05-1993

Estonia 17-09-1991

Ethiopia 13-11-1945

Fiji 13-10-1970

Finland 14-12-1955

France 24-10-1945

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Gabon 20-09-1960

Gambia 21-09-1965

Georgia 31-07-1992

Germany* 18-09-1973

Ghana 08-03-1957

Greece 25-10-1945

Grenada 17-09-1974

Guatemala 21-11-1945

Guinea 12-12-1958

Guinea Bissau 17-09-1974

Guyana 20-09-1966

Haiti 24-10-1945

Honduras 17-12-1945

Hungary 14-12-1955

Iceland 19-11-1946

India 30-10-1945

Indonesia* 28-09-1950

Iran (Islamic Republic of) 24-10-1945

Iraq 21-12-1945

Ireland 14-12-1955

Israel 11-05-1949

Italy 14-12-1955

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Jamaica 18-09-1962

Japan 18-12-1956

Jordan 14-12-1955

Kazakhstan 02-03-1992

Kenya 16-12-1963

Kiribati 14-09-1999

Kuwait 14-05-1963

Kyrgyzstan 02-03-1992

Lao People’s Democratic Republic 14-12-1955

Latvia 17-09-1991

Lebanon 24-10-1945

Lesotho 17-10-1966

Liberia 02-11-1945

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 14-12-1955

Liechtenstein 18-09-1990

Lithuania 17-09-1991

Luxembourg 24-10-1945

Madagascar 20-09-1960

Malawi 01-12-1964

Malaysia* 17-09-1957

Maldives 21-09-1965

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Mali 28-09-1960

Malta 01-12-1964

Marshall Islands 17-09-1991

Mauritania 27-10-1961

Mauritius 24-04-1968

Mexico 07-11-1945

Micronesia, Federated States of 17-09-1991

Monaco 28-05-1993

Mongolia 27-10-1961

Montenegro* 28-06-2006

Morocco 12-11-1956

Mozambique 16-09-1975

Myanmar 19-04-1948

Namibia 23-04-1990

Nauru 14-09-1999

Nepal 14-12-1955

Netherlands 10-12-1945

New Zealand 24-10-1945

Nicaragua 24-10-1945

Niger 20-09-1960

Nigeria 07-10-1960

Norway 27-11-1945

Oman 07-10-1971

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Pakistan 30-09-1947

Palau 15-12-1994

Panama 13-11-1945

Papua New Guinea 10-10-1975

Paraguay 24-10-1945

Peru 31-10-1945

Philippines 24-10-1945

Poland 24-10-1945

Portugal 14-12-1955

Qatar 21-09-1971

Republic of Korea 17-09-1991

Republic of Moldova 02-03-1992

Romania 14-12-1955

Russian Federation* 24-10-1945

Rwanda 18-09-1962

Saint Kitts and Nevis 23-09-1983

Saint Lucia 18-09-1979

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16-09-1980

Samoa 15-12-1976

San Marino 02-03-1992

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Sao Tome and Principe 16-09-1975

Saudi Arabia 24-10-1945

Senegal 28-09-1960

Serbia* 01-11-2000

Seychelles 21-09-1976

Sierra Leone 27-09-1961

Singapore* 21-09-1965

Slovakia* 19-01-1993

Slovenia* 22-05-1992

Solomon Islands 19-09-1978

Somalia 20-09-1960

South Africa 07-11-1945

Spain 14-12-1955

Sri Lanka 14-12-1955

Sudan 12-11-1956

Suriname 04-12-1975

Swaziland 24-09-1968

Sweden 19-11-1946

Switzerland 10-09-2002

Syrian Arab Republic* 24-10-1945

Tajikistan 02-03-1992

Thailand 16-12-1946

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia* 08-04-1993

Timor-Leste 27-09-2002

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Togo 20-09-1960

Tonga 14-09-1999

Trinidad and Tobago 18-09-1962

Tunisia 12-11-1956

Turkey 24-10-1945

Turkmenistan 02-03-1992

Tuvalu 05-09-2000

Uganda 25-10-1962

Ukraine 24-10-1945

United Arab Emirates 09-12-1971

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24-10-1945

United Republic of Tanzania* 14-12-1961

United States of America 24-10-1945

Uruguay 18-12-1945

Uzbekistan 02-03-1992

Vanuatu 15-09-1981

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15-11-1945

Viet Nam 20-09-1977

Yemen* 30-09-1947

Zambia 01-12-1964

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Zimbabwe 25-08-1980

Source: Press Release ORG/1469 of 3 July 2006

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