The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization. All members have equal representation in the United Nations General Assembly.
The Charter of the United Nations defines the rules for admission of member states. Membership is open to all states which accept certain terms of the charter and are able to carry them out. New members must be recommended by the United Nations Security Council. In addition to the member states, the UN also invites non-member states to be observer states at the UN General Assembly. A member state that has persistently violated the principles of the United Nations Charter can be expelled from the United Nations.
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Member state
Afghanistan
Date of admission
19 November 1946
Notes
Afghanistan and the United Nations
The ruling Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, in power since 2021, remains unrecognized by the United Nations. The defunct Islamic Republic of Afghanistan remains recognized and the UN continues to display its flag at official functions. Since 2024, Afghanistan's General Assembly voting rights have been suspended due to nonpayment of dues.
Albania
Albania
Member state
Albania
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Algeria
Algeria
Member state
Algeria
Date of admission
8 October 1962
Andorra
Andorra
Member state
Andorra
Date of admission
28 July 1993
Angola
Angola
Member state
Angola
Date of admission
1 December 1976
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Member state
Antigua and Barbuda
Date of admission
11 November 1981
Argentina
Argentina
Member state
Argentina
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Armenia
Armenia
Member state
Armenia
Date of admission
2 March 1992
Notes
Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (original member) and Armenia and the United Nations
Australia
Australia
Member state
Australia
Date of admission
1 November 1945
Notes
Australia and the United Nations
Austria
Austria
Member state
Austria
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Member state
Azerbaijan
Date of admission
2 March 1992
Notes
Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (original member), and Azerbaijan and the United Nations
Bahamas
Bahamas
Member state
Bahamas
Date of admission
18 September 1973
Bahrain
Bahrain
Member state
Bahrain
Date of admission
21 September 1971
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Member state
Bangladesh
Date of admission
17 September 1974
Notes
Bangladesh and the United Nations
Barbados
Barbados
Member state
Barbados
Date of admission
9 December 1966
Belarus
Belarus
Member state
Belarus
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
Former member: Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Belgium
Belgium
Member state
Belgium
Date of admission
27 December 1945
Belize
Belize
Member state
Belize
Date of admission
25 September 1981
Benin
Benin
Member state
Benin
Date of admission
20 September 1960
Notes
Name was changed from Dahomey on 2 December 1975.
Bhutan
Bhutan
Member state
Bhutan
Date of admission
21 September 1971
Bolivia
Bolivia
Member state
Bolivia
Date of admission
14 November 1945
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Member state
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date of admission
22 May 1992
Notes
Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Botswana
Botswana
Member state
Botswana
Date of admission
17 October 1966
Brazil
Brazil
Member state
Brazil
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
Brazil and the United Nations
Brunei
Brunei
Member state
Brunei
Date of admission
21 September 1984
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Member state
Bulgaria
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Member state
Burkina Faso
Date of admission
20 September 1960
Notes
Name was changed from Upper Volta on 6 August 1984.
Burundi
Burundi
Member state
Burundi
Date of admission
18 September 1962
Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde
Member state
Cabo Verde
Date of admission
16 September 1975
Notes
Previously referred to as Cape Verde. On 24 October 2013, Cabo Verde requested that its name no longer be translated into different languages.
Cambodia
Cambodia
Member state
Cambodia
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Notes
Name was changed to the Khmer Republic on 7 October 1970, and back to Cambodia on 30 April 1975. Name was changed again to Democratic Kampuchea on 6 April 1976, and back to Cambodia on 3 February 1990.
Cameroon
Cameroon
Member state
Cameroon
Date of admission
20 September 1960
Notes
Previously referred to as Cameroun (before merging with Southern Cameroons in 1961). By a letter of 4 January 1974, the Secretary-General was informed that Cameroon had changed its name to the United Republic of Cameroon. Name was changed back to Cameroon on 4 February 1984.
Canada
Canada
Member state
Canada
Date of admission
9 November 1945
Notes
Canada and the United Nations
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Member state
Central African Republic
Date of admission
20 September 1960
Notes
Country known as Central African Empire from 20 December 1976 to 20 September 1979.
Chad
Chad
Member state
Chad
Date of admission
20 September 1960
Chile
Chile
Member state
Chile
Date of admission
24 October 1945
China
China
Member state
China
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
Former member: Republic of China and China and the United Nations
Colombia
Colombia
Member state
Colombia
Date of admission
5 November 1945
Comoros
Comoros
Member state
Comoros
Date of admission
12 November 1975
Congo
Congo
Member state
Congo
Date of admission
20 September 1960
Notes
Previously referred to as the People's Republic of the Congo. Name was changed to Congo on 15 November 1971.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Member state
Costa Rica
Date of admission
2 November 1945
Notes
Costa Rica and the United Nations
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
Member state
Côte d'Ivoire
Date of admission
20 September 1960
Notes
Until 31 December 1985 referred to as Ivory Coast.
Croatia
Croatia
Member state
Croatia
Date of admission
22 May 1992
Notes
Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Cuba
Cuba
Member state
Cuba
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Cyprus
Cyprus
Member state
Cyprus
Date of admission
20 September 1960
Czechia
Czechia
Member state
Czechia
Date of admission
19 January 1993
Notes
Former member: Czechoslovakia (original member)
Name was changed from Czech Republic on 17 May 2016. Its nameplate continued to display Czech Republic until sometime in 2022.[better source needed]
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Member state
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Date of admission
17 September 1991
Notes
Korea and the United Nations
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Member state
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date of admission
20 September 1960
Notes
Country used the name Zaire from 27 October 1971 to 16 May 1997.
Denmark
Denmark
Member state
Denmark
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Djibouti
Djibouti
Member state
Djibouti
Date of admission
20 September 1977
Dominica
Dominica
Member state
Dominica
Date of admission
18 December 1978
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Member state
Dominican Republic
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Ecuador
Ecuador
Member state
Ecuador
Date of admission
21 December 1945
Egypt
Egypt
Member state
Egypt
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
Former member: United Arab Republic
El Salvador
El Salvador
Member state
El Salvador
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Member state
Equatorial Guinea
Date of admission
12 November 1968
Eritrea
Eritrea
Member state
Eritrea
Date of admission
28 May 1993
Estonia
Estonia
Member state
Estonia
Date of admission
17 September 1991
Eswatini
Eswatini
Member state
Eswatini
Date of admission
24 September 1968
Notes
Name was changed from Swaziland on 19 April 2018.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Member state
Ethiopia
Date of admission
13 November 1945
Notes
Ethiopia and the United Nations
Fiji
Fiji
Member state
Fiji
Date of admission
13 October 1970
Notes
Fiji and the United Nations
Finland
Finland
Member state
Finland
Date of admission
14 December 1955
France
France
Member state
France
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
France and the United Nations
Gabon
Gabon
Member state
Gabon
Date of admission
20 September 1960
Gambia (Republic of The)
Gambia (Republic of The)
Member state
Gambia (Republic of The)
Date of admission
21 September 1965
Georgia
Georgia
Member state
Georgia
Date of admission
31 July 1992
Notes
Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (original member)
Germany
Germany
Member state
Germany
Date of admission
18 September 1973
Notes
Former member: German Democratic Republic and Germany and the United Nations
East Germany and West Germany were admitted separately on the same date; they unified in 1990.
Ghana
Ghana
Member state
Ghana
Date of admission
8 March 1957
Greece
Greece
Member state
Greece
Date of admission
25 October 1945
Grenada
Grenada
Member state
Grenada
Date of admission
17 September 1974
Guatemala
Guatemala
Member state
Guatemala
Date of admission
21 November 1945
Guinea
Guinea
Member state
Guinea
Date of admission
12 December 1958
Guinea Bissau
Guinea Bissau
Member state
Guinea Bissau
Date of admission
17 September 1974
Guyana
Guyana
Member state
Guyana
Date of admission
20 September 1966
Haiti
Haiti
Member state
Haiti
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Honduras
Honduras
Member state
Honduras
Date of admission
17 December 1945
Hungary
Hungary
Member state
Hungary
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Iceland
Iceland
Member state
Iceland
Date of admission
19 November 1946
India
India
Member state
India
Date of admission
30 October 1945
Notes
India and the United Nations
Indonesia
Indonesia
Member state
Indonesia
Date of admission
28 September 1950
Notes
Withdrawal of Indonesia (1965–1966) and Indonesia and the United Nations
Withdrew from the UN on 20 January 1965. It rejoined on 28 September 1966.
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Member state
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
Previously referred to as Iran. By a communication of 4 November 1982, Iran informed the Secretary-General that it should be referred to as the Islamic Republic of Iran.[citation needed]
Iraq
Iraq
Member state
Iraq
Date of admission
21 December 1945
Ireland
Ireland
Member state
Ireland
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Israel
Israel
Member state
Israel
Date of admission
11 May 1949
Notes
Israel and the United Nations
Italy
Italy
Member state
Italy
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Jamaica
Jamaica
Member state
Jamaica
Date of admission
18 September 1962
Japan
Japan
Member state
Japan
Date of admission
18 December 1956
Notes
Japan and the United Nations
Jordan
Jordan
Member state
Jordan
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Member state
Kazakhstan
Date of admission
2 March 1992
Notes
Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (original member)
Spelling was changed from Kazakstan on 20 June 1997.
Kenya
Kenya
Member state
Kenya
Date of admission
16 December 1963
Kiribati
Kiribati
Member state
Kiribati
Date of admission
14 September 1999
Kuwait
Kuwait
Member state
Kuwait
Date of admission
14 May 1963
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Member state
Kyrgyzstan
Date of admission
2 March 1992
Notes
Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (original member)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Member state
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Notes
Name was changed from Laos on 2 December 1975.
Latvia
Latvia
Member state
Latvia
Date of admission
17 September 1991
Lebanon
Lebanon
Member state
Lebanon
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
Lebanon and the United Nations
Lesotho
Lesotho
Member state
Lesotho
Date of admission
17 October 1966
Liberia
Liberia
Member state
Liberia
Date of admission
2 November 1945
Libya
Libya
Member state
Libya
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Notes
Formerly recognised as the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 after originally being admitted as Libya. By notes verbales of 1 and 21 April 1977, the Libyan Arab Republic advised that it had changed its name to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. On 16 September 2011, the UN General Assembly awarded the UN seat to the National Transitional Council, thereby restoring the original name of Libya.
On 12 December 2022, the Credentials Committee deferred a decision on allowing the Government of National Stability to represent Libya at the U.N., allowing the Government of National Unity to retain the seat.
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Member state
Liechtenstein
Date of admission
18 September 1990
Notes
Liechtenstein and the United Nations
Lithuania
Lithuania
Member state
Lithuania
Date of admission
17 September 1991
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Member state
Luxembourg
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
Luxembourg and the United Nations
Madagascar
Madagascar
Member state
Madagascar
Date of admission
20 September 1960
Malawi
Malawi
Member state
Malawi
Date of admission
1 December 1964
Malaysia
Malaysia
Member state
Malaysia
Date of admission
17 September 1957
Notes
Former member: Federation of Malaya and Malaysia and the United Nations
Maldives
Maldives
Member state
Maldives
Date of admission
21 September 1965
Notes
Name was changed from Maldive Islands on 14 April 1969.
Mali
Mali
Member state
Mali
Date of admission
28 September 1960
Malta
Malta
Member state
Malta
Date of admission
1 December 1964
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
Member state
Marshall Islands
Date of admission
17 September 1991
Notes
Marshall Islands and the United Nations
Mauritania
Mauritania
Member state
Mauritania
Date of admission
27 October 1961
Mauritius
Mauritius
Member state
Mauritius
Date of admission
24 April 1968
Mexico
Mexico
Member state
Mexico
Date of admission
7 November 1945
Notes
Mexico and the United Nations
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Member state
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Date of admission
17 September 1991
Notes
Federated States of Micronesia and the United Nations
Monaco
Monaco
Member state
Monaco
Date of admission
28 May 1993
Mongolia
Mongolia
Member state
Mongolia
Date of admission
27 October 1961
Montenegro
Montenegro
Member state
Montenegro
Date of admission
28 June 2006
Notes
Former member: Yugoslavia (original member), Serbia and Montenegro
Morocco
Morocco
Member state
Morocco
Date of admission
12 November 1956
Mozambique
Mozambique
Member state
Mozambique
Date of admission
16 September 1975
Myanmar
Myanmar
Member state
Myanmar
Date of admission
19 April 1948
Notes
Name was changed from Burma on 17 June 1989.
On 1 December 2021, the Credentials Committee of the General Assembly voted to defer a decision to allow Myanmar's ruling military junta to represent the country at the UN. The Credentials Committee again deferred the decision on 12 December 2022. The Credentials Committee again deferred the decision on 6 December 2023.
Namibia
Namibia
Member state
Namibia
Date of admission
23 April 1990
Nauru
Nauru
Member state
Nauru
Date of admission
14 September 1999
Nepal
Nepal
Member state
Nepal
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Member state
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Date of admission
10 December 1945
New Zealand
New Zealand
Member state
New Zealand
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
New Zealand and the United Nations
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Member state
Nicaragua
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Niger
Niger
Member state
Niger
Date of admission
20 September 1960
Nigeria
Nigeria
Member state
Nigeria
Date of admission
7 October 1960
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Member state
North Macedonia
Date of admission
8 April 1993
Notes
Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Name was changed from The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 11 February 2019.
Norway
Norway
Member state
Norway
Date of admission
27 November 1945
Oman
Oman
Member state
Oman
Date of admission
7 October 1971
Pakistan
Pakistan
Member state
Pakistan
Date of admission
30 September 1947
Notes
Pakistan and the United Nations
Palau
Palau
Member state
Palau
Date of admission
15 December 1994
Panama
Panama
Member state
Panama
Date of admission
13 November 1945
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Member state
Papua New Guinea
Date of admission
10 October 1975
Paraguay
Paraguay
Member state
Paraguay
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Peru
Peru
Member state
Peru
Date of admission
31 October 1945
Notes
Peru and the United Nations
Philippines
Philippines
Member state
Philippines
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
Philippines and the United Nations
Poland
Poland
Member state
Poland
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
Poland and the United Nations
Portugal
Portugal
Member state
Portugal
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Qatar
Qatar
Member state
Qatar
Date of admission
21 September 1971
Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea
Member state
Republic of Korea
Date of admission
17 September 1991
Notes
Korea and the United Nations
Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova
Member state
Republic of Moldova
Date of admission
2 March 1992
Notes
Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (original member)
Referred to as Moldova from 6 October 2006 to 10 September 2008.
Romania
Romania
Member state
Romania
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Member state
Russian Federation
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union and the United Nations) and Russia and the United Nations
Rwanda
Rwanda
Member state
Rwanda
Date of admission
18 September 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Member state
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Date of admission
23 September 1983
Notes
Referred to as Saint Christopher and Nevis until 28 December 1986.
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Member state
Saint Lucia
Date of admission
18 September 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Member state
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Date of admission
16 September 1980
Samoa
Samoa
Member state
Samoa
Date of admission
15 December 1976
Notes
The country was formerly named "Western Samoa" until 4 July 1997, but nevertheless always referred to as just "Samoa".
San Marino
San Marino
Member state
San Marino
Date of admission
2 March 1992
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
Member state
Sao Tome and Principe
Date of admission
16 September 1975
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Member state
Saudi Arabia
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Senegal
Senegal
Member state
Senegal
Date of admission
28 September 1960
Serbia
Serbia
Member state
Serbia
Date of admission
1 November 2000
Notes
Former member: Yugoslavia (original member), Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia and the United Nations
Seychelles
Seychelles
Member state
Seychelles
Date of admission
21 September 1976
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Member state
Sierra Leone
Date of admission
27 September 1961
Singapore
Singapore
Member state
Singapore
Date of admission
21 September 1965
Notes
Former member: Malaysia and Singapore and the United Nations
Slovakia
Slovakia
Member state
Slovakia
Date of admission
19 January 1993
Notes
Former member: Czechoslovakia (original member)
Slovenia
Slovenia
Member state
Slovenia
Date of admission
22 May 1992
Notes
Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Member state
Solomon Islands
Date of admission
19 September 1978
Somalia
Somalia
Member state
Somalia
Date of admission
20 September 1960
South Africa
South Africa
Member state
South Africa
Date of admission
7 November 1945
Notes
Referred to as the Union of South Africa until 13 May 1961.
South Sudan
South Sudan
Member state
South Sudan
Date of admission
14 July 2011
Spain
Spain
Member state
Spain
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Notes
Spain and the United Nations
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Member state
Sri Lanka
Date of admission
14 December 1955
Notes
Name was changed from Ceylon on 29 August 1972.
Sudan
Sudan
Member state
Sudan
Date of admission
12 November 1956
Suriname
Suriname
Member state
Suriname
Date of admission
4 December 1975
Notes
Name was changed from Surinam on 23 January 1978.
Sweden
Sweden
Member state
Sweden
Date of admission
19 November 1946
Switzerland
Switzerland
Member state
Switzerland
Date of admission
10 September 2002
Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic
Member state
Syrian Arab Republic
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
Former member: United Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Member state
Tajikistan
Date of admission
2 March 1992
Notes
Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (original member)
Thailand
Thailand
Member state
Thailand
Date of admission
16 December 1946
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
Member state
Timor-Leste
Date of admission
27 September 2002
Togo
Togo
Member state
Togo
Date of admission
20 September 1960
Tonga
Tonga
Member state
Tonga
Date of admission
14 September 1999
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Member state
Trinidad and Tobago
Date of admission
18 September 1962
Notes
Trinidad and Tobago and the United Nations
Tunisia
Tunisia
Member state
Tunisia
Date of admission
12 November 1956
Türkiye
Türkiye
Member state
Türkiye
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
Turkey and the United Nations
Previously referred to as Turkey until 31 May 2022.
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Member state
Turkmenistan
Date of admission
2 March 1992
Notes
Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (original member)
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Member state
Tuvalu
Date of admission
5 September 2000
Notes
Tuvalu and the United Nations
Uganda
Uganda
Member state
Uganda
Date of admission
25 October 1962
Ukraine
Ukraine
Member state
Ukraine
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
Former member: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukraine and the United Nations
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Member state
United Arab Emirates
Date of admission
9 December 1971
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Member state
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
United Kingdom and the United Nations
United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania
Member state
United Republic of Tanzania
Date of admission
14 December 1961
Notes
Former member: Zanzibar
Name was changed from United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar on 2 November 1964.
United States of America
United States of America
Member state
United States of America
Date of admission
24 October 1945
Notes
United States and the United Nations
Uruguay
Uruguay
Member state
Uruguay
Date of admission
18 December 1945
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Member state
Uzbekistan
Date of admission
2 March 1992
Notes
Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (original member)
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Member state
Vanuatu
Date of admission
15 September 1981
Notes
Vanuatu and the United Nations
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Member state
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Date of admission
15 November 1945
Notes
Previously referred to as Venezuela until 17 November 2004.
Vietnam
Vietnam
Member state
Vietnam
Date of admission
20 September 1977
Yemen
Yemen
Member state
Yemen
Date of admission
30 September 1947
Notes
Former members: Yemen and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Zambia
Zambia
Member state
Zambia
Date of admission
1 December 1964
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Member state
Zimbabwe
Date of admission
25 August 1980
Ranked list
Member state
Date of admission
Notes
Afghanistan
19 November 1946
Afghanistan and the United Nations The ruling Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, in power since 2021, remains unrecognized by the United Nations. The defunct Islamic Republic of Afghanistan remains recognized and the UN continues to display its flag at official functions. Since 2024, Afghanistan's General Assembly voting rights have been suspended due to nonpayment of dues.
Albania
14 December 1955
Algeria
8 October 1962
Andorra
28 July 1993
Angola
1 December 1976
Antigua and Barbuda
11 November 1981
Argentina
24 October 1945
Armenia
2 March 1992
Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (original member) and Armenia and the United Nations
Australia
1 November 1945
Australia and the United Nations
Austria
14 December 1955
Azerbaijan
2 March 1992
Former member: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (original member), and Azerbaijan and the United Nations
Bahamas
18 September 1973
Bahrain
21 September 1971
Bangladesh
17 September 1974
Bangladesh and the United Nations
Barbados
9 December 1966
Belarus
24 October 1945
Former member: Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Belgium
27 December 1945
Belize
25 September 1981
Benin
20 September 1960
Name was changed from Dahomey on 2 December 1975.
Bhutan
21 September 1971
Bolivia
14 November 1945
Bosnia and Herzegovina
22 May 1992
Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Botswana
17 October 1966
Brazil
24 October 1945
Brazil and the United Nations
Brunei
21 September 1984
Bulgaria
14 December 1955
Burkina Faso
20 September 1960
Name was changed from Upper Volta on 6 August 1984.
Burundi
18 September 1962
Cabo Verde
16 September 1975
Previously referred to as Cape Verde. On 24 October 2013, Cabo Verde requested that its name no longer be translated into different languages.
Cambodia
14 December 1955
Name was changed to the Khmer Republic on 7 October 1970, and back to Cambodia on 30 April 1975. Name was changed again to Democratic Kampuchea on 6 April 1976, and back to Cambodia on 3 February 1990.
Cameroon
20 September 1960
Previously referred to as Cameroun (before merging with Southern Cameroons in 1961). By a letter of 4 January 1974, the Secretary-General was informed that Cameroon had changed its name to the United Republic of Cameroon. Name was changed back to Cameroon on 4 February 1984.
Canada
9 November 1945
Canada and the United Nations
Central African Republic
20 September 1960
Country known as Central African Empire from 20 December 1976 to 20 September 1979.
Chad
20 September 1960
Chile
24 October 1945
China
24 October 1945
Former member: Republic of China and China and the United Nations
Colombia
5 November 1945
Comoros
12 November 1975
Congo
20 September 1960
Previously referred to as the People's Republic of the Congo. Name was changed to Congo on 15 November 1971.
Costa Rica
2 November 1945
Costa Rica and the United Nations
Côte d'Ivoire
20 September 1960
Until 31 December 1985 referred to as Ivory Coast.
Croatia
22 May 1992
Former member: Yugoslavia (original member)
Cuba
24 October 1945
Cyprus
20 September 1960
Czechia
19 January 1993
Former member: Czechoslovakia (original member) Name was changed from Czech Republic on 17 May 2016. Its nameplate continued to display Czech Republic until sometime in 2022.[better source needed]
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
17 September 1991
Korea and the United Nations
Democratic Republic of the Congo
20 September 1960
Country used the name Zaire from 27 October 1971 to 16 May 1997.
Denmark
24 October 1945
Djibouti
20 September 1977
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