15 September 1999 ORG/1289
UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES 19990915Following is the list of the 188 Member States of the United Nations with dates on which they joined the Organization: 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* 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 22 May 1992 Botswana 17 Oct. 1966 ___________ * On 19 September 1991, Byelorussia informed the United Nations that it had changed its name to Belarus. Member Date of Admission 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 C�te d�Ivoire 20 Sep. 1960 Croatia 22 May 1992 Cuba 24 Oct. 1945 Cyprus 20 Sep. 1960 Czech Republic* 19 Jan. 1993 Democratic People�s Republic of Korea 17 Sep. 1991 Democratic Republic of the Congo** 20 Sep. 1960 Denmark 24 Oct. 1945 Djibouti 20 Sep. 1977 ________ * 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. ** Zaire joined the United Nations on 20 September 1960. On 17 May 1997, its name was changed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Member Date of Admission Dominica 18 Dec. 1978 Dominican Republic 24 Oct. 1945 Ecuador 21 Dec. 1945 Egypt* 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** 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 ________ * 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. ** 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. Member Date of Admission Iceland 19 Nov. 1946 India 30 Oct. 1945 Indonesia* 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 _____________ * 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. Member Date of Admission Malaysia* 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 _______________ * 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. Member Date of Admission 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* 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 Sep. 1961 Singapore 21 Sep. 1965 _________________ * 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. Member Date of Admission Slovakia* 19 Jan. 1993 Slovenia 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. 1968 Sweden 19 Nov. 1946 Syria** 24 Oct. 1945 Tajikistan 2 Mar. 1992 Thailand 16 Dec. 1946 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*** 8 Apr. 1993 _______________ * 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. ** 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. * *** The General Assembly decided on 8 April 1993 to admit to United Nations membership 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. Member Date of Admission 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 Uganda 25 Oct. 1962 Ukraine 24 Oct. 1945 United Arab Emirates 9 Dec. 1971 United Kingdom 24 Oct. 1945 United of Republic of Tanzania* 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** 30 Sep. 1947 Yugoslavia 24 Oct. 1945 Zambia 1 Dec. 1964 Zimbabwe 25 Aug. 1980 _________ * 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. ** 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�. * *** *
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