ORG/1360
7 October 2002

UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES

NEW YORK, 4 October (UN Headquarters) -- 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 1

24 Oct. 1945

Belgium

27 Dec. 1945

Belize

25 Sep. 1981

Benin

20 Sep. 1960

Bhutan

21 Sep. 1971

Bolivia

14 Nov. 1945

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2

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 3

22 May 1992

Cuba

24 Oct. 1945

Cyprus

20 Sep. 1960

Czech Republic 4

19 Jan. 1993

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

17 Sep. 1991

Democratic Republic of the Congo 5

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 6

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

Gabon

20 Sep. 1960

Gambia

21 Sep. 1965

Georgia

31 July 1992

Germany 7

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 8

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

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 9

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

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 10

24 Oct. 1945

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 Sept. 1961

Singapore

21 Sep. 1965

Slovakia 11

19 Jan. 1993

Slovenia 12

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

Sudan

12 Nov. 1956

Suriname

4 Dec. 1975

Swaziland

24 Sep. 19684

Switzerland

10 Sep. 2002

Sweden

19 Nov. 1946

Syria 13

24 Oct. 1945

Tajikistan

2 Mar. 1992

Thailand

16 Dec. 1946

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia14

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

United of Republic of Tanzania 15

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 16

30 Sep. 1947

Yugoslavia 17

1 Nov. 2000

Zambia

1 Dec. 1964

Zimbabwe

25 Aug. 1980

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  1. On 19 September 1991, Byelorussia informed the United Nations that it had changed its name to Belarus.

  3. 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.

  5. 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.

  7. 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.

  9. Zaire joined the United Nations on 20 September 1960. On 17 May 1997, its name was changed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  11. 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.

  13. 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.

  15. 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.

  17. 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.

  19. 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.

  21. 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.

  23. 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.

  25. 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.

  27. 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.

  29. 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.

  31. 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".

  33. 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.