Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
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The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation founded in 1969. It has 57 members. 49 of the member countries have a Muslim majority although two of them namely, Guinea-Bissau and Cote d'Ivoire, have less than 50% Muslim population. Cameroon, Benin, Mozambique, Togo, Uganda, Suriname, Gabon, and Guyana are the full members with Christian majority populations. The collective population of OIC member states is over 2.04 billion as of 2025.
Infobox
Category
Sovereign state
Location
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Created
mw- 1969
Number
57 members (49 Muslim majority and 8 Christian majority)5 observer states (3 non-Muslim majority and 2 Muslim majority)Several non-Muslim member/observer candidates[note 1] (as of 2025)
Possible types
Republics (47)Monarchies (10)
Populations
2.04 billion
Tables
· Member states
Africa
Africa
Continent
Africa
Continent
Asia
Continent
Europe
Continent
South America
Continent
Transcontinental
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| Africa | Asia | Europe | South America | Transcontinental | |
· Member states
AfghanistanCapital: Kabul
AfghanistanCapital: Kabul
Member state
AfghanistanCapital: Kabul
Joined
1969
Population
41,144,133
Muslim percentage
99.8%
Area (km2)
652,230
Official Languages
DariPashto
Notes
Suspended 1980 – March 1989 during the Soviet–Afghan War.
AlgeriaCapital: Algiers
AlgeriaCapital: Algiers
Member state
AlgeriaCapital: Algiers
Joined
1969
Population
45,847,599
Muslim percentage
99.1%
Area (km2)
2,381,741
Official Languages
ArabicTamazight
ChadCapital: N'Djamena
ChadCapital: N'Djamena
Member state
ChadCapital: N'Djamena
Joined
1969
Population
17,616,172
Muslim percentage
58%
Area (km2)
1,284,000
Official Languages
ArabicFrench
EgyptCapital: Cairo
EgyptCapital: Cairo
Member state
EgyptCapital: Cairo
Joined
1969
Population
107,206,514
Muslim percentage
95%
Area (km2)
1,002,450
Official Languages
Arabic
Notes
Originally as United Arab Republic. Suspended May 1979 – March 1984 after signing a peace treaty with Israel.
GuineaCapital: Conakry
GuineaCapital: Conakry
Member state
GuineaCapital: Conakry
Joined
1969
Population
14,033,298
Muslim percentage
90%
Area (km2)
245,857
Official Languages
French
IndonesiaCapital: Jakarta
IndonesiaCapital: Jakarta
Member state
IndonesiaCapital: Jakarta
Joined
1969
Population
280,813,676
Muslim percentage
87%
Area (km2)
1,904,569
Official Languages
Indonesian
IranCapital: Tehran
IranCapital: Tehran
Member state
IranCapital: Tehran
Joined
1969
Population
86,708,850
Muslim percentage
99.4%
Area (km2)
1,648,195
Official Languages
Persian
Notes
Originally joined as Pahlavi Iran.
JordanCapital: Amman
JordanCapital: Amman
Member state
JordanCapital: Amman
Joined
1969
Population
10,458,701
Muslim percentage
97.1%
Area (km2)
89,342
Official Languages
Arabic
KuwaitCapital: Kuwait City
KuwaitCapital: Kuwait City
Member state
KuwaitCapital: Kuwait City
Joined
1969
Population
4,429,966
Muslim percentage
75%
Area (km2)
17,818
Official Languages
Arabic
LebanonCapital: Beirut
LebanonCapital: Beirut
Member state
LebanonCapital: Beirut
Joined
1969
Population
6,748,419
Muslim percentage
54%
Area (km2)
10,452
Official Languages
Arabic
LibyaCapital: Tripoli
LibyaCapital: Tripoli
Member state
LibyaCapital: Tripoli
Joined
1969
Population
7,107,348
Muslim percentage
99%
Area (km2)
1,759,540
Official Languages
Arabic
MalaysiaCapital: Kuala Lumpur
MalaysiaCapital: Kuala Lumpur
Member state
MalaysiaCapital: Kuala Lumpur
Joined
1969
Population
33,412,468
Muslim percentage
66%
Area (km2)
330,803
Official Languages
Malay
MaliCapital: Bamako
MaliCapital: Bamako
Member state
MaliCapital: Bamako
Joined
1969
Population
21,723,855
Muslim percentage
95%
Area (km2)
1,240,192
Official Languages
BambaraFrench
MauritaniaCapital: Nouakchott
MauritaniaCapital: Nouakchott
Member state
MauritaniaCapital: Nouakchott
Joined
1969
Population
4,957,932
Muslim percentage
100%
Area (km2)
1,030,700
Official Languages
Arabic
MoroccoCapital: Rabat
MoroccoCapital: Rabat
Member state
MoroccoCapital: Rabat
Joined
1969
Population
38,013,335
Muslim percentage
99%
Area (km2)
446,550
Official Languages
ArabicTamazight
NigerCapital: Niamey
NigerCapital: Niamey
Member state
NigerCapital: Niamey
Joined
1969
Population
17,138,707
Muslim percentage
99.3%
Area (km2)
1,267,000
Official Languages
French
PakistanCapital: Islamabad
PakistanCapital: Islamabad
Member state
PakistanCapital: Islamabad
Joined
1969
Population
207,774,520
Muslim percentage
98%
Area (km2)
881,912
Official Languages
UrduEnglish
PalestineCapital: Jerusalem
PalestineCapital: Jerusalem
Member state
PalestineCapital: Jerusalem
Joined
1969
Population
4,420,549
Muslim percentage
99%
Area (km2)
6,220
Official Languages
Arabic
Saudi ArabiaCapital: Riyadh
Saudi ArabiaCapital: Riyadh
Member state
Saudi ArabiaCapital: Riyadh
Joined
1969
Population
29,994,272
Muslim percentage
95%
Area (km2)
2,149,690
Official Languages
Arabic
SenegalCapital: Dakar
SenegalCapital: Dakar
Member state
SenegalCapital: Dakar
Joined
1969
Population
12,873,601
Muslim percentage
96.6%
Area (km2)
196,722
Official Languages
French
SomaliaCapital: Mogadishu
SomaliaCapital: Mogadishu
Member state
SomaliaCapital: Mogadishu
Joined
1969
Population
10,806,000
Muslim percentage
99.9%
Area (km2)
637,657
Official Languages
ArabicSomali
SudanCapital: Khartoum
SudanCapital: Khartoum
Member state
SudanCapital: Khartoum
Joined
1969
Population
37,289,406
Muslim percentage
97%
Area (km2)
1,886,068
Official Languages
ArabicEnglish
TunisiaCapital: Tunis
TunisiaCapital: Tunis
Member state
TunisiaCapital: Tunis
Joined
1969
Population
10,886,500
Muslim percentage
99.1%
Area (km2)
163,610
Official Languages
Arabic
TurkeyCapital: Ankara
TurkeyCapital: Ankara
Member state
TurkeyCapital: Ankara
Joined
1969
Population
76,667,864
Muslim percentage
99.8%
Area (km2)
783,562
Official Languages
Turkish
YemenCapital: Sana'a
YemenCapital: Sana'a
Member state
YemenCapital: Sana'a
Joined
1969
Population
25,235,000
Muslim percentage
99.1
Area (km2)
527,968
Official Languages
Arabic
Notes
Joined separately as North Yemen and South Yemen. Both unified in 1990.
BahrainCapital: Manama
BahrainCapital: Manama
Member state
BahrainCapital: Manama
Joined
1970
Population
1,234,571
Muslim percentage
75%
Area (km2)
765
Official Languages
Arabic
OmanCapital: Muscat
OmanCapital: Muscat
Member state
OmanCapital: Muscat
Joined
1970
Population
4,020,000
Muslim percentage
95%
Area (km2)
309,500
Official Languages
Arabic
QatarCapital: Doha
QatarCapital: Doha
Member state
QatarCapital: Doha
Joined
1970
Population
2,174,035
Muslim percentage
66%
Area (km2)
11,586
Official Languages
Arabic
SyriaCapital: Damascus
SyriaCapital: Damascus
Member state
SyriaCapital: Damascus
Joined
1970
Population
21,987,000
Muslim percentage
97%
Area (km2)
185,180
Official Languages
Arabic
Notes
Originally joined as Ba'athist Syria. Suspended August 2012 – March 2025 during the Syrian civil war.
United Arab EmiratesCapital: Abu Dhabi
United Arab EmiratesCapital: Abu Dhabi
Member state
United Arab EmiratesCapital: Abu Dhabi
Joined
1971
Population
9,446,000
Muslim percentage
75%
Area (km2)
83,600
Official Languages
Arabic
Sierra LeoneCapital: Freetown
Sierra LeoneCapital: Freetown
Member state
Sierra LeoneCapital: Freetown
Joined
1972
Population
6,190,280
Muslim percentage
80%
Area (km2)
71,740
Official Languages
English
BangladeshCapital: Dhaka
BangladeshCapital: Dhaka
Member state
BangladeshCapital: Dhaka
Joined
1974
Population
165,158,616
Muslim percentage
92%
Area (km2)
147,570
Official Languages
Bengali
GabonCapital: Libreville
GabonCapital: Libreville
Member state
GabonCapital: Libreville
Joined
1974
Population
1,711,000
Muslim percentage
12%
Area (km2)
267,668
Official Languages
French
The GambiaCapital: Banjul
The GambiaCapital: Banjul
Member state
The GambiaCapital: Banjul
Joined
1974
Population
1,882,450
Muslim percentage
96.4%
Area (km2)
11,295
Official Languages
English
Guinea-BissauCapital: Bissau
Guinea-BissauCapital: Bissau
Member state
Guinea-BissauCapital: Bissau
Joined
1974
Population
1,746,000
Muslim percentage
46%
Area (km2)
36,125
Official Languages
Portuguese
UgandaCapital: Kampala
UgandaCapital: Kampala
Member state
UgandaCapital: Kampala
Joined
1974
Population
47,729,952
Muslim percentage
15%
Area (km2)
241,550
Official Languages
EnglishSwahili
Burkina Faso Capital: Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso Capital: Ouagadougou
Member state
Burkina Faso Capital: Ouagadougou
Joined
1975
Population
22,489,126
Muslim percentage
65%
Area (km2)
274,200
Official Languages
French
CameroonCapital: Yaoundé
CameroonCapital: Yaoundé
Member state
CameroonCapital: Yaoundé
Joined
1975
Population
30,135,732
Muslim percentage
32%
Area (km2)
475,442
Official Languages
FrenchEnglish
ComorosCapital: Moroni
ComorosCapital: Moroni
Member state
ComorosCapital: Moroni
Joined
1976
Population
850,886
Muslim percentage
99%
Area (km2)
2,235
Official Languages
ComorianFrenchArabic
IraqCapital: Baghdad
IraqCapital: Baghdad
Member state
IraqCapital: Baghdad
Joined
1976
Population
43,500,000
Muslim percentage
99%
Area (km2)
438,317
Official Languages
ArabicKurdish
Notes
Originally joined as Ba'athist Iraq.
MaldivesCapital: Malé
MaldivesCapital: Malé
Member state
MaldivesCapital: Malé
Joined
1976
Population
317,280
Muslim percentage
100%
Area (km2)
300
Official Languages
Dhivehi
DjiboutiCapital: Djibouti
DjiboutiCapital: Djibouti
Member state
DjiboutiCapital: Djibouti
Joined
1978
Population
886,000
Muslim percentage
95%
Area (km2)
23,200
Official Languages
ArabicFrench
BeninCapital: Porto-Novo
BeninCapital: Porto-Novo
Member state
BeninCapital: Porto-Novo
Joined
1982
Population
9,988,068
Muslim percentage
29%
Area (km2)
112,622
Official Languages
French
BruneiCapital: Bandar Seri Begawan
BruneiCapital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Member state
BruneiCapital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Joined
1984
Population
393,162
Muslim percentage
84%
Area (km2)
5,765
Official Languages
Malay
NigeriaCapital: Abuja
NigeriaCapital: Abuja
Member state
NigeriaCapital: Abuja
Joined
1986
Population
206,630,269
Muslim percentage
54%
Area (km2)
923,768
Official Languages
English
AzerbaijanCapital: Baku
AzerbaijanCapital: Baku
Member state
AzerbaijanCapital: Baku
Joined
1991
Population
9,477,100
Muslim percentage
90%
Area (km2)
86,600
Official Languages
Azerbaijani
AlbaniaCapital: Tirana
AlbaniaCapital: Tirana
Member state
AlbaniaCapital: Tirana
Joined
1992
Population
2,821,977
Muslim percentage
52%
Area (km2)
28,748
Official Languages
Albanian
KyrgyzstanCapital: Bishkek
KyrgyzstanCapital: Bishkek
Member state
KyrgyzstanCapital: Bishkek
Joined
1992
Population
5,976,570
Muslim percentage
90%
Area (km2)
199,951
Official Languages
KyrgyzRussian
TajikistanCapital: Dushanbe
TajikistanCapital: Dushanbe
Member state
TajikistanCapital: Dushanbe
Joined
1992
Population
8,860,000
Muslim percentage
98%
Area (km2)
143,100
Official Languages
Tajiki
TurkmenistanCapital: Ashgabat
TurkmenistanCapital: Ashgabat
Member state
TurkmenistanCapital: Ashgabat
Joined
1992
Population
5,607,000
Muslim percentage
96%
Area (km2)
488,100
Official Languages
Turkmen
MozambiqueCapital: Maputo
MozambiqueCapital: Maputo
Member state
MozambiqueCapital: Maputo
Joined
1994
Population
23,700,715
Muslim percentage
20%
Area (km2)
801,590
Official Languages
Portuguese
KazakhstanCapital: Astana
KazakhstanCapital: Astana
Member state
KazakhstanCapital: Astana
Joined
1995
Population
17,244,000
Muslim percentage
74%
Area (km2)
2,724,900
Official Languages
KazakhRussian
UzbekistanCapital: Tashkent
UzbekistanCapital: Tashkent
Member state
UzbekistanCapital: Tashkent
Joined
1995
Population
33,492,800
Muslim percentage
97%
Area (km2)
447,400
Official Languages
Uzbek
SurinameCapital: Paramaribo
SurinameCapital: Paramaribo
Member state
SurinameCapital: Paramaribo
Joined
1996
Population
534,189
Muslim percentage
15%
Area (km2)
163,820
Official Languages
Dutch
TogoCapital: Lomé
TogoCapital: Lomé
Member state
TogoCapital: Lomé
Joined
1997
Population
6,993,000
Muslim percentage
19%
Area (km2)
56,785
Official Languages
French
GuyanaCapital: Georgetown
GuyanaCapital: Georgetown
Member state
GuyanaCapital: Georgetown
Joined
1998
Population
784,894
Muslim percentage
8%
Area (km2)
214,969
Official Languages
English
Ivory CoastCapital: Yamoussoukro
Ivory CoastCapital: Yamoussoukro
Member state
Ivory CoastCapital: Yamoussoukro
Joined
2001
Population
23,202,000
Muslim percentage
42.5
Area (km2)
322,463
Official Languages
French
| Member state | Joined | Population | Muslim percentage | Area (km2) | Official Languages | Notes |
| AfghanistanCapital: Kabul | 1969 | 41,144,133 | 99.8% | 652,230 | DariPashto | Suspended 1980 – March 1989 during the Soviet–Afghan War. |
| AlgeriaCapital: Algiers | 1969 | 45,847,599 | 99.1% | 2,381,741 | ArabicTamazight | |
| ChadCapital: N'Djamena | 1969 | 17,616,172 | 58% | 1,284,000 | ArabicFrench | |
| EgyptCapital: Cairo | 1969 | 107,206,514 | 95% | 1,002,450 | Arabic | Originally as United Arab Republic. Suspended May 1979 – March 1984 after signing a peace treaty with Israel. |
| GuineaCapital: Conakry | 1969 | 14,033,298 | 90% | 245,857 | French | |
| IndonesiaCapital: Jakarta | 1969 | 280,813,676 | 87% | 1,904,569 | Indonesian | |
| IranCapital: Tehran | 1969 | 86,708,850 | 99.4% | 1,648,195 | Persian | Originally joined as Pahlavi Iran. |
| JordanCapital: Amman | 1969 | 10,458,701 | 97.1% | 89,342 | Arabic | |
| KuwaitCapital: Kuwait City | 1969 | 4,429,966 | 75% | 17,818 | Arabic | |
| LebanonCapital: Beirut | 1969 | 6,748,419 | 54% | 10,452 | Arabic | |
| LibyaCapital: Tripoli | 1969 | 7,107,348 | 99% | 1,759,540 | Arabic | |
| MalaysiaCapital: Kuala Lumpur | 1969 | 33,412,468 | 66% | 330,803 | Malay | |
| MaliCapital: Bamako | 1969 | 21,723,855 | 95% | 1,240,192 | BambaraFrench | |
| MauritaniaCapital: Nouakchott | 1969 | 4,957,932 | 100% | 1,030,700 | Arabic | |
| MoroccoCapital: Rabat | 1969 | 38,013,335 | 99% | 446,550 | ArabicTamazight | |
| NigerCapital: Niamey | 1969 | 17,138,707 | 99.3% | 1,267,000 | French | |
| PakistanCapital: Islamabad | 1969 | 207,774,520 | 98% | 881,912 | UrduEnglish | |
| PalestineCapital: Jerusalem | 1969 | 4,420,549 | 99% | 6,220 | Arabic | |
| Saudi ArabiaCapital: Riyadh | 1969 | 29,994,272 | 95% | 2,149,690 | Arabic | |
| SenegalCapital: Dakar | 1969 | 12,873,601 | 96.6% | 196,722 | French | |
| SomaliaCapital: Mogadishu | 1969 | 10,806,000 | 99.9% | 637,657 | ArabicSomali | |
| SudanCapital: Khartoum | 1969 | 37,289,406 | 97% | 1,886,068 | ArabicEnglish | |
| TunisiaCapital: Tunis | 1969 | 10,886,500 | 99.1% | 163,610 | Arabic | |
| TurkeyCapital: Ankara | 1969 | 76,667,864 | 99.8% | 783,562 | Turkish | |
| YemenCapital: Sana'a | 1969 | 25,235,000 | 99.1 | 527,968 | Arabic | Joined separately as North Yemen and South Yemen. Both unified in 1990. |
| BahrainCapital: Manama | 1970 | 1,234,571 | 75% | 765 | Arabic | |
| OmanCapital: Muscat | 1970 | 4,020,000 | 95% | 309,500 | Arabic | |
| QatarCapital: Doha | 1970 | 2,174,035 | 66% | 11,586 | Arabic | |
| SyriaCapital: Damascus | 1970 | 21,987,000 | 97% | 185,180 | Arabic | Originally joined as Ba'athist Syria. Suspended August 2012 – March 2025 during the Syrian civil war. |
| United Arab EmiratesCapital: Abu Dhabi | 1971 | 9,446,000 | 75% | 83,600 | Arabic | |
| Sierra LeoneCapital: Freetown | 1972 | 6,190,280 | 80% | 71,740 | English | |
| BangladeshCapital: Dhaka | 1974 | 165,158,616 | 92% | 147,570 | Bengali | |
| GabonCapital: Libreville | 1974 | 1,711,000 | 12% | 267,668 | French | |
| The GambiaCapital: Banjul | 1974 | 1,882,450 | 96.4% | 11,295 | English | |
| Guinea-BissauCapital: Bissau | 1974 | 1,746,000 | 46% | 36,125 | Portuguese | |
| UgandaCapital: Kampala | 1974 | 47,729,952 | 15% | 241,550 | EnglishSwahili | |
| Burkina Faso Capital: Ouagadougou | 1975 | 22,489,126 | 65% | 274,200 | French | |
| CameroonCapital: Yaoundé | 1975 | 30,135,732 | 32% | 475,442 | FrenchEnglish | |
| ComorosCapital: Moroni | 1976 | 850,886 | 99% | 2,235 | ComorianFrenchArabic | |
| IraqCapital: Baghdad | 1976 | 43,500,000 | 99% | 438,317 | ArabicKurdish | Originally joined as Ba'athist Iraq. |
| MaldivesCapital: Malé | 1976 | 317,280 | 100% | 300 | Dhivehi | |
| DjiboutiCapital: Djibouti | 1978 | 886,000 | 95% | 23,200 | ArabicFrench | |
| BeninCapital: Porto-Novo | 1982 | 9,988,068 | 29% | 112,622 | French | |
| BruneiCapital: Bandar Seri Begawan | 1984 | 393,162 | 84% | 5,765 | Malay | |
| NigeriaCapital: Abuja | 1986 | 206,630,269 | 54% | 923,768 | English | |
| AzerbaijanCapital: Baku | 1991 | 9,477,100 | 90% | 86,600 | Azerbaijani | |
| AlbaniaCapital: Tirana | 1992 | 2,821,977 | 52% | 28,748 | Albanian | |
| KyrgyzstanCapital: Bishkek | 1992 | 5,976,570 | 90% | 199,951 | KyrgyzRussian | |
| TajikistanCapital: Dushanbe | 1992 | 8,860,000 | 98% | 143,100 | Tajiki |
· Observer states
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCapital: Sarajevo
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCapital: Sarajevo
Observer state
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCapital: Sarajevo
Joined
1994
Population
3,791,622
Muslim percentage
53%
Area (km2)
51,209
Languages
BosnianSerbianCroatian
Notes
Given an invitation in 2013 by the OIC to join as a full member.
Central African RepublicCapital: Bangui
Central African RepublicCapital: Bangui
Observer state
Central African RepublicCapital: Bangui
Joined
1997
Population
4,709,000
Muslim percentage
15%
Area (km2)
622,984
Languages
French
Northern CyprusCapital: North Nicosia
Northern CyprusCapital: North Nicosia
Observer state
Northern CyprusCapital: North Nicosia
Joined
1979
Population
382,836
Muslim percentage
99%
Area (km2)
3,355
Languages
Turkish
Notes
See further details
ThailandCapital: Bangkok
ThailandCapital: Bangkok
Observer state
ThailandCapital: Bangkok
Joined
1998
Population
64,456,700
Muslim percentage
7%
Area (km2)
513,120
Languages
Thai
RussiaCapital: Moscow
RussiaCapital: Moscow
Observer state
RussiaCapital: Moscow
Joined
2005
Population
146,048,500
Muslim percentage
12%
Area (km2)
17,125,242
Languages
Russian
| Observer state | Joined | Population | Muslim percentage | Area (km2) | Languages | Notes |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaCapital: Sarajevo | 1994 | 3,791,622 | 53% | 51,209 | BosnianSerbianCroatian | Given an invitation in 2013 by the OIC to join as a full member. |
| Central African RepublicCapital: Bangui | 1997 | 4,709,000 | 15% | 622,984 | French | |
| Northern CyprusCapital: North Nicosia | 1979 | 382,836 | 99% | 3,355 | Turkish | See further details |
| ThailandCapital: Bangkok | 1998 | 64,456,700 | 7% | 513,120 | Thai | |
| RussiaCapital: Moscow | 2005 | 146,048,500 | 12% | 17,125,242 | Russian |
· Withdrawn
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Suspended or withdrawn state
Zanzibar
Joined
1993
Notes
Withdrew August 1993
| Suspended or withdrawn state | Joined | Notes |
| Zanzibar | 1993 | Withdrew August 1993 |
· Observer organisations and communities
Moro National Liberation Front
Moro National Liberation Front
Organisation or community
Moro National Liberation Front
Joined
1977
Notes
Blocking membership of the Philippines
| Organisation or community | Joined | Notes |
| Moro National Liberation Front | 1977 | Blocking membership of the Philippines |
· Observer Islamic institutions
Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States
Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States
Islamic institution
Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States
Joined
2000
Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation
Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation
Islamic institution
Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation
Joined
2005
| Islamic institution | Joined | Notes |
| Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States | 2000 | |
| Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation | 2005 |
· Observer international organisations
League of Arab States
League of Arab States
Organisation
League of Arab States
Joined
1975
United Nations
United Nations
Organisation
United Nations
Joined
1976
Non-Aligned Movement
Non-Aligned Movement
Organisation
Non-Aligned Movement
Joined
1977
African Union
African Union
Organisation
African Union
Joined
1977
Economic Cooperation Organization
Economic Cooperation Organization
Organisation
Economic Cooperation Organization
Joined
1995
| Organisation | Joined | Notes |
| League of Arab States | 1975 | |
| United Nations | 1976 | |
| Non-Aligned Movement | 1977 | |
| African Union | 1977 | |
| Economic Cooperation Organization | 1995 |
References
- Includes Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Ukraine, etc.
- Also known as Guinea-Conakry.
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- Also known as Burkina; formerly referred to as Upper Volta, its official name until 1984.
- Recognised only by Turkey. Under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", it is an observer state of the Organisation of Islami
- Non-Muslim majorities.
- data.worldbank.orghttp://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL
- "Timeline: Organisation of the Islamic Conference"https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/1564339.stm
- The State of Palestine succeeded the seat of the Palestine Liberation Organization following the 1988 Palestinian Declar
- new.oic-oci.orghttps://new.oic-oci.org/SitePages/MemberStates.aspx
- Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project: Yemen. Pew Research Center. 2010.http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/yemen/religious_demography#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year=2010
- "Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Syria's membership"http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/08/13/232088.html
- "Foreign Ministry welcomes OIC decision to resume Syria's membership following Assad regime fall"https://sana.sy/en/?p=348938
- BBC News বাংলাhttps://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-62315139
- Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project: Ivory Coast. Pew Research Center. 2010.http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/ivory-coast/religious_demography#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year=2010
- "OIC Invites Bosnia to Become Full Member"http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/bosnia-called-to-join-islamic-cooperation-as-full-member
- new.oic-oci.orghttps://new.oic-oci.org/SitePages/CommonPage.aspx?Item=27
- "KKTC'nin nüfusu 382 bin 836 olarak hesaplandı"https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/kktcnin-nufusu-382-bin-836-olarak-hesaplandi/2707690
- See The World Factbook|Cyprus (10 January 2006). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2006.https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cyprus/
- The Turkish Cypriot community of Cyprus became an OIC "observer community" in 1979 under the name "Turkish Muslim communhttp://www.oic-oci.org/english/conf/fm/31/31%20icfm-fc-en.htm
- [1] The World Bulletin news: Egypt's Sisi demands Turkish Cypriots removed from OIChttps://web.archive.org/web/20141013023934/http://www.worldbulletin.net/headlines/145743/egypts-sisi-demands-turkish-cypriots-removed-from-oic
- [2] Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Egypt's Sisi tells Turks to get out of Cyprushttp://sheikyermami.com/egypt-sisi-tells-turks-to-get-out-of-cyprus/
- [3] Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine OIC says «NO» to «Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus»http://www.newsit.com.cy/default.php?pname=Article&art_id=152107&catid=7
- OIC[permanent dead link] OIC Secretary General receives Foreign Minister Turkish Cypriot Statehttp://www.oic-oci.org/oicv2/topic/?t_id=9803&ref=3894&lan=en&x_key=Cyprus
- OIC[permanent dead link] Madani meets...the President of TRNC...http://www.oic-oci.org/oicv2/topic/?t_id=9373&ref=3741&lan=en&x_key=Cyprus
- TRNC Public Information Office TRNC represented with its official name for the first time at OIC conference.http://pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr/en/trnc-represented-with-its-official-name-for-the-first-time-at-oic-conference/
- Kibris Postasi, 9 Feb 2017 Archived 22 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine Minister Saner: "Our country was designatedhttp://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/35/news/212572/PageName/KIBRIS_HABERLERI
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- "Serbia requests OIC observer status"https://archive.today/20130221091437/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=07&dd=01&nav_id=75211
- "Brazil Requests To Join OIC As Observer State"http://www.ipotnews.com/index.php?jdl=Brazil_requests_to_join_OIC_as_observer_state&news_id=464169&group_news=ALLNEWS&taging_subtype=BRAZIL
- "Kingdom seeks observer status in Organization of Islamic Cooperation"https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501040605/kingdom-seeks-observer-status-in-organization-of-islamic-cooperation/
- "Brazil to join Guyana and Suriname in Islamic bloc"http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Brazil-to-join-Guyana-and-Suriname-in-Islamic-bloc-6609.html
- New Straits Timeshttps://web.archive.org/web/20121106073115/http://www.nst.com.my/latest/china-seeks-to-be-oic-observer-member-1.99370
- "OIC Secretary General Calls for Early Adoption of Rules for Access to Observer Status"http://www.oic-oci.org/oicv2/topic/?t_id=4857
- apanews.nethttps://apanews.net/ethiopia-hints-joining-organization-of-islamic-cooperation/
- Mustafa El-Feki: http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/730/in1.htm An Indo-Arab blunder? Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Mahttp://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/730/
- Iran to view favourably India's entry into OIC : [5][dead link] The Hindu21 July 2000.http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/07/21/stories/02210008.htm
- Observer status for India at OIC: King Abdullah Expressindia.com, 22 January 2006.http://www.expressindia.com/news/messages.php?newsid=61844
- Pak disapproves Saudi king's comments on India's OIC entry Rediff News, 23 January 2006.http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/jan/23saudi1.htm
- "Liberia Seeks Membership To Islamic Body"http://gnnliberia.com/2016/11/10/liberia-seeks-membership-islamic-body/
- "Montenegro became an observer in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation"https://en.vijesti.me/news-b/politika/253280/cg-became-an-observer-in-the-organization-of-Islamic-cooperation
- "RP nears observer status in OIC – DFA – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos"https://web.archive.org/web/20150404022243/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view/20090526-207265/RP-nears-observer-status-in-OIC----DFA
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- ABS-CBN Newshttps://www.abs-cbn.com/news/12/14/19/duterte-appoints-misuari-as-special-envoy-to-international-islamic-agency