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A map of UN member states and their dependent territories as recognized by the UN. Regions excluded: Antarctica (regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System), Vatican City (the Holy See is a UN observer), the Palestinian territories (Palestine, represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization, is a UN observer), and Western Sahara (status in dispute between Morocco and the Polisario Front). The UN considers the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate representative of China at the UN (See Seat of China).

As of 2007, there are 192 United Nations (UN) member states. Each member state is a member of the United Nations General Assembly.

According to the United Nations Charter, Chapter 2, Article 4, the admission of any state to membership in the UN "will be effected by a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council."^[1] In principle, only sovereign states can become UN members, and today all UN members are fully sovereign states. However, four of the original members (Belarus, India, the Philippines, and Ukraine) were not independent at the time of their admission. Moreover, because a state can only be admitted by the approval of the Security Council and the General Assembly, some entities which may be considered sovereign states according to the Montevideo Convention are not members due to the fact that the UN do not consider them to be sovereign states, the lack of international recognition or opposition from certain members.

International organizations, non-governmental organizations, and entities whose statehood or sovereignty are not precisely defined, can only become United Nations General Assembly observers, allowing them to speak, but not vote, in General Assembly meetings.

UN member states displayed by the decade in which they joined the UN.

The members are listed below by alphabetical order in their short-form English names, with their respective dates of admission. There were 51 original members of the UN which were admitted in 1945, of which 49 are either still in the organization or had their seats taken by a successor state (e.g., the USSR's seat was succeeded by Russia). The other two original members were Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, as both had dissolved and their seats were not succeeded by any state (see Former members: Czechoslovakia and Former members: Yugoslavia respectively). For China's seat in the UN, the Republic of China was replaced by the People's Republic of China on 25 October 1971, even though the governments of both have existed well before and after this date (see Seat of China).

      Indicates original member

Member	Date of admission	Notes
Afghanistan	19461119 1946-11-19
Albania	19551214 1955-12-14
Algeria	19621008 1962-10-08
Andorra	19930728 1993-07-28
Angola	19761201 1976-12-01
Antigua and Barbuda	19811111 1981-11-11
Argentina	19451024 1945-10-24
Armenia	19920302 1992-03-02	see Former members: USSR
Australia	19451101 1945-11-01
Austria	19551214 1955-12-14
Azerbaijan	19920302 1992-03-02	see Former members: USSR
Bahamas	19730918 1973-09-18
Bahrain	19710921 1971-09-21
Bangladesh	19740917 1974-09-17
Barbados	19661209 1966-12-09
Belarus[2]	19451024 1945-10-24	see Former members: USSR
Belgium	19451227 1945-12-27
Belize	19810925 1981-09-25
Benin[3]	19600920 1960-09-20
Bhutan	19710921 1971-09-21
Bolivia	19451114 1945-11-14
Bosnia and Herzegovina	19920522 1992-05-22	see Former members: Yugoslavia
Botswana	19661017 1966-10-17
Brazil	19451024 1945-10-24
Brunei[4]	19840921 1984-09-21
Bulgaria	19551214 1955-12-14
Burkina Faso[5]	19600920 1960-09-20
Burundi	19620918 1962-09-18
Cambodia	19551214 1955-12-14
Cameroon[6]	19600920 1960-09-20
Canada	19451109 1945-11-09
Cape Verde	19750916 1975-09-16
Central African Republic	19600920 1960-09-20
Chad	19600920 1960-09-20
Chile	19451024 1945-10-24
China	19451024 1945-10-24	see Seat of China
Colombia	19451105 1945-11-05
Comoros	19751112 1975-11-12
Democratic Republic of the Congo[7]	19600920 1960-09-20
Republic of the Congo[8]	19600920 1960-09-20
Costa Rica	19451102 1945-11-02
Côte d'Ivoire[9]	19600920 1960-09-20
Croatia	19920522 1992-05-22	see Former members: Yugoslavia
Cuba	19451024 1945-10-24
Cyprus	19600920 1960-09-20
Czech Republic	19930119 1993-01-19	see Former members: Czechoslovakia
Denmark	19451024 1945-10-24
Djibouti	19770920 1977-09-20
Dominica	19781218 1978-12-18
Dominican Republic	19451024 1945-10-24
Ecuador	19451221 1945-12-21
Egypt	19451024 1945-10-24	see Former members: United Arab Republic
El Salvador	19451024 1945-10-24
Equatorial Guinea	19681112 1968-11-12
Eritrea	19930528 1993-05-28
Estonia	19910917 1991-09-17	see Former members: USSR
Ethiopia	19451113 1945-11-13
Fiji	19701013 1970-10-13
Finland	19551214 1955-12-14
France	19451024 1945-10-24
Gabon	19600920 1960-09-20
Gambia	19650921 1965-09-21
Georgia	19920731 1992-07-31	see Former members: USSR
Germany	19730918 1973-09-18	see Former members: East Germany and West Germany
Ghana	19570308 1957-03-08
Greece	19451025 1945-10-25
Grenada	19740917 1974-09-17
Guatemala	19451121 1945-11-21
Guinea	19581212 1958-12-12
Guinea-Bissau	19740917 1974-09-17
Guyana	19660920 1966-09-20
Haiti	19451024 1945-10-24
Honduras	19451217 1945-12-17
Hungary	19551214 1955-12-14
Iceland	19461119 1946-11-19
India	19451030 1945-10-30
Indonesia	19500928 1950-09-28[10]
Iran[11]	19451024 1945-10-24
Iraq	19451221 1945-12-21
Ireland	19551214 1955-12-14
Israel	19490511 1949-05-11
Italy	19551214 1955-12-14
Jamaica	19620918 1962-09-18
Japan	19561218 1956-12-18
Jordan	19551214 1955-12-14
Kazakhstan	19920302 1992-03-02	see Former members: USSR
Kenya	19631216 1963-12-16
Kiribati	19990914 1999-09-14
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	19910917 1991-09-17
Republic of Korea	19910917 1991-09-17
Kuwait	19630514 1963-05-14
Kyrgyzstan	19920302 1992-03-02	see Former members: USSR
Laos[12]	19551214 1955-12-14
Latvia	19910917 1991-09-17	see Former members: USSR
Lebanon	19451024 1945-10-24
Lesotho	19661017 1966-10-17
Liberia	19451102 1945-11-02
Libya[13]	19551214 1955-12-14
Liechtenstein	19900918 1990-09-18
Lithuania	19910917 1991-09-17	see Former members: USSR
Luxembourg	19451024 1945-10-24
Madagascar	19600920 1960-09-20
Malawi	19641201 1964-12-01
Malaysia[14]	19570917 1957-09-17
Maldives	19650921 1965-09-21
Mali	19600928 1960-09-28
Malta	19641201 1964-12-01
Marshall Islands	19910917 1991-09-17
Mauritania	19611027 1961-10-27
Mauritius	19680424 1968-04-24
Mexico	19451107 1945-11-07
Micronesia[15]	19910917 1991-09-17
Moldova	19920302 1992-03-02	see Former members: USSR
Monaco	19930528 1993-05-28
Mongolia	19611027 1961-10-27
Montenegro	20060628 2006-06-28	see Former members: Yugoslavia
Morocco	19561112 1956-11-12
Mozambique	19750916 1975-09-16
Myanmar[16]	19480419 1948-04-19
Namibia	19900423 1990-04-23
Nauru	19990914 1999-09-14
Nepal	19551214 1955-12-14
Netherlands	19451210 1945-12-10
New Zealand	19451024 1945-10-24
Nicaragua	19451024 1945-10-24
Niger	19600920 1960-09-20
Nigeria	19601007 1960-10-07
Norway	19451127 1945-11-27
Oman	19711007 1971-10-07
Pakistan	19470930 1947-09-30
Palau	19941215 1994-12-15
Panama	19451113 1945-11-13
Papua New Guinea	19751010 1975-10-10
Paraguay	19451024 1945-10-24
Peru	19451031 1945-10-31
Philippines[17]	19451024 1945-10-24
Poland	19451024 1945-10-24
Portugal	19551214 1955-12-14
Qatar	19710921 1971-09-21
Romania	19551214 1955-12-14
Russia[18]	19451024 1945-10-24	see Former members: USSR
Rwanda	19620918 1962-09-18
Saint Kitts and Nevis	19830923 1983-09-23
Saint Lucia	19790918 1979-09-18
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	19800916 1980-09-16
Samoa[19]	19761215 1976-12-15
San Marino	19920302 1992-03-02
Sao Tome and Principe	19750916 1975-09-16
Saudi Arabia	19451024 1945-10-24
Senegal	19600928 1960-09-28
Serbia	20001101 2000-11-01	see Former members: Yugoslavia
Seychelles	19760921 1976-09-21
Sierra Leone	19610927 1961-09-27
Singapore	19650921 1965-09-21
Slovakia	19930119 1993-01-19	see Former members: Czechoslovakia
Slovenia	19920522 1992-05-22	see Former members: Yugoslavia
Solomon Islands	19780919 1978-09-19
Somalia	19600920 1960-09-20
South Africa[20]	19451107 1945-11-07
Spain	19551214 1955-12-14
Sri Lanka[21]	19551214 1955-12-14
Sudan	19561112 1956-11-12
Suriname	19751204 1975-12-04
Swaziland	19680924 1968-09-24
Sweden	19461119 1946-11-19
Switzerland	20020910 2002-09-10
Syria[22]	19451024 1945-10-24	see Former members: United Arab Republic
Tajikistan	19920302 1992-03-02	see Former members: USSR
Tanzania[23]	19611214 1961-12-14	see Former members: Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Thailand[24]	19461216 1946-12-16
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia[25]	19930408 1993-04-08	see Former members: Yugoslavia
Timor-Leste	20020927 2002-09-27
Togo	19600920 1960-09-20
Tonga	19990914 1999-09-14
Trinidad and Tobago	19620918 1962-09-18
Tunisia	19561112 1956-11-12
Turkey	19451024 1945-10-24
Turkmenistan	19920302 1992-03-02	see Former members: USSR
Tuvalu	20000905 2000-09-05
Uganda	19621025 1962-10-25
Ukraine[26]	19451024 1945-10-24	see Former members: USSR
United Arab Emirates	19711209 1971-12-09
United Kingdom[27]	19451024 1945-10-24
United States[28]	19451024 1945-10-24
Uruguay	19451218 1945-12-18
Uzbekistan	19920302 1992-03-02	see Former members: USSR
Vanuatu	19810915 1981-09-15
Venezuela[29]	19451115 1945-11-15
Vietnam[30]	19770920 1977-09-20
Yemen	19470930 1947-09-30	see Former members: North Yemen and South Yemen
Zambia	19641201 1964-12-01
Zimbabwe	19800825 1980-08-25

Czechoslovakia joined the UN as an original member on 24 October 1945. On 10 December 1992, Czechoslovakia informed the United Nations Secretary-General that it would cease to exist after 31 December 1992, and that both its successor states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, would apply for UN membership. They were admitted on 19 January 1993.

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