Current Members
Further information: List of sovereign statesThe current members and their dates of admission are listed below with their official designations used by the United Nations.
The alphabetical order by the member states' official designations is used to determine the seating arrangement of the General Assembly sessions, where a draw is held each year to select a member state as the starting point. Several members use their full official names in their official designations and thus are sorted out of order from their common names: the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (a provisional reference used for all purposes within the UN, and listed under T), and the United Republic of Tanzania.
The member states can be sorted by their official designations and dates of admission by clicking on the buttons in the header of the columns. See related sections on former members by clicking on the links in the column See also.
Original members are listed with blue background and in bold.
| Member state | Date of admission | See also | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 01946-11-1919 November 1946 | ~ ! | |
| Albania | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Algeria | 01962-10-088 October 1962 | ~ ! | |
| Andorra | 01993-07-2828 July 1993 | ~ ! | |
| Angola | 01976-12-011 December 1976 | ~ ! | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 01981-11-1111 November 1981 | ~ ! | |
| Argentina | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Armenia | 01992-03-022 March 1992 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| Australia | 01945-11-011 November 1945 | Australia and the United Nations | |
| Austria | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Azerbaijan | 01992-03-022 March 1992 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| Bahamas | 01973-09-1818 September 1973 | ~ ! | |
| Bahrain | 01971-09-2121 September 1971 | ~ ! | |
| Bangladesh | 01974-09-1717 September 1974 | ~ ! | |
| Barbados | 01966-12-099 December 1966 | ~ ! | |
| Belarus | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| Belgium | 01945-12-2727 December 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Belize | 01981-09-2525 September 1981 | ~ ! | |
| Benin | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Bhutan | 01971-09-2121 September 1971 | ~ ! | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 01945-11-1414 November 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 01992-05-2222 May 1992 | Former members: Yugoslavia | |
| Botswana | 01966-10-1717 October 1966 | ~ ! | |
| Brazil | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | Brazil and the United Nations | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 01984-09-2121 September 1984 | ~ ! | |
| Bulgaria | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Burkina Faso | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Burundi | 01962-09-1818 September 1962 | ~ ! | |
| Cambodia | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Cameroon | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Canada | 01945-11-099 November 1945 | Canada and the United Nations | |
| Cape Verde | 01975-09-1616 September 1975 | ~ ! | |
| Central African Republic | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Chad | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Chile | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| China | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | Former members: Republic of China and China and the United Nations | |
| Colombia | 01945-11-055 November 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Comoros | 01975-11-1212 November 1975 | ~ ! | |
| Congo | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Costa Rica | 01945-11-022 November 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Cote d'Ivoire ! Côte d'Ivoire | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Croatia | 01992-05-2222 May 1992 | Former members: Yugoslavia | |
| Cuba | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Cyprus | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Czech Republic | 01993-01-1919 January 1993 | Former members: Czechoslovakia | |
| Denmark | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Djibouti | 01977-09-2020 September 1977 | ~ ! | |
| Dominica | 01978-12-1818 December 1978 | ~ ! | |
| Dominican Republic | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Ecuador | 01945-12-2121 December 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Egypt | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | Former members: United Arab Republic | |
| El Salvador | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 01968-11-1212 November 1968 | ~ ! | |
| Eritrea | 01993-05-2828 May 1993 | ~ ! | |
| Estonia | 01991-09-1717 September 1991 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| Ethiopia | 01945-11-1313 November 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Fiji | 01970-10-1313 October 1970 | Fiji and the United Nations | |
| Finland | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| France | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | France and the United Nations | |
| Gabon | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Gambia | 01965-09-2121 September 1965 | ~ ! | |
| Georgia | 01992-07-3131 July 1992 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| Germany | 01973-09-1818 September 1973 | Former members: Federal Republic of Germany and German Democratic Republic and Germany and the United Nations | |
| Ghana | 01957-03-088 March 1957 | ~ ! | |
| Greece | 01945-10-2525 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Grenada | 01974-09-1717 September 1974 | ~ ! | |
| Guatemala | 01945-11-2121 November 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Guinea | 01958-12-1212 December 1958 | ~ ! | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 01974-09-1717 September 1974 | ~ ! | |
| Guyana | 01966-09-2020 September 1966 | ~ ! | |
| Haiti | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Honduras | 01945-12-1717 December 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Hungary | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Iceland | 01946-11-1919 November 1946 | ~ ! | |
| India | 01945-10-3030 October 1945 | India and the United Nations | |
| Indonesia | 01950-09-2828 September 1950 | Withdrawal of Indonesia (1965–1966) and Indonesia and the United Nations | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Iraq | 01945-12-2121 December 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Ireland | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Israel | 01949-05-1111 May 1949 | Israel, Palestine, and the United Nations | |
| Italy | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Jamaica | 01962-09-1818 September 1962 | ~ ! | |
| Japan | 01956-12-1818 December 1956 | Japan and the United Nations | |
| Jordan | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Kazakhstan | 01992-03-022 March 1992 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| Kenya | 01963-12-1616 December 1963 | ~ ! | |
| Kiribati | 01999-09-1414 September 1999 | ~ ! | |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 01991-09-1717 September 1991 | ~ ! | |
| Republic of Korea | 01991-09-1717 September 1991 | ~ ! | |
| Kuwait | 01963-05-1414 May 1963 | ~ ! | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 01992-03-022 March 1992 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Latvia | 01991-09-1717 September 1991 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| Lebanon | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Lesotho | 01966-10-1717 October 1966 | ~ ! | |
| Liberia | 01945-11-022 November 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Libya | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Liechtenstein | 01990-09-1818 September 1990 | ~ ! | |
| Lithuania | 01991-09-1717 September 1991 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| Luxembourg | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 01993-04-088 April 1993 | Former members: Yugoslavia | |
| Madagascar | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Malawi | 01964-12-011 December 1964 | ~ ! | |
| Malaysia | 01957-09-1717 September 1957 | Former members: Federation of Malaya | |
| Maldives | 01965-09-2121 September 1965 | ~ ! | |
| Mali | 01960-09-2828 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Malta | 01964-12-011 December 1964 | ~ ! | |
| Marshall Islands | 01991-09-1717 September 1991 | Marshall Islands and the United Nations | |
| Mauritania | 01961-10-2727 October 1961 | ~ ! | |
| Mauritius | 01968-04-2424 April 1968 | ~ ! | |
| Mexico | 01945-11-077 November 1945 | Mexico and the United Nations | ~ ! |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 01991-09-1717 September 1991 | Federated States of Micronesia and the United Nations | |
| Republic of Moldova | 01992-03-022 March 1992 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| Monaco | 01993-05-2828 May 1993 | ~ ! | |
| Mongolia | 01961-10-2727 October 1961 | ~ ! | |
| Montenegro | 02006-06-2828 June 2006 | Former members: Yugoslavia | |
| Morocco | 01956-11-1212 November 1956 | ~ ! | |
| Mozambique | 01975-09-1616 September 1975 | ~ ! | |
| Myanmar | 01948-04-1919 April 1948 | ~ ! | |
| Namibia | 01990-04-2323 April 1990 | ~ ! | |
| Nauru | 01999-09-1414 September 1999 | ~ ! | |
| Nepal | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Netherlands | 01945-12-1010 December 1945 | ~ ! | |
| New Zealand | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | New Zealand and the United Nations | |
| Nicaragua | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Niger | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Nigeria | 01960-10-077 October 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Norway | 01945-11-2727 November 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Oman | 01971-10-077 October 1971 | ~ ! | |
| Pakistan | 01947-09-3030 September 1947 | Pakistan and the United Nations | |
| Palau | 01994-12-1515 December 1994 | ~ ! | |
| Panama | 01945-11-1313 November 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Papua New Guinea | 01975-10-1010 October 1975 | ~ ! | |
| Paraguay | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Peru | 01945-10-3131 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Philippines | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Poland | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Portugal | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Qatar | 01971-09-2121 September 1971 | ~ ! | |
| Romania | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Russian Federation | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Soviet Union and the United Nations and Russia and the United Nations | |
| Rwanda | 01962-09-1818 September 1962 | ~ ! | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 01983-09-2323 September 1983 | ~ ! | |
| Saint Lucia | 01979-09-1818 September 1979 | ~ ! | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 01980-09-1616 September 1980 | ~ ! | |
| Samoa | 01976-12-1515 December 1976 | ~ ! | |
| San Marino | 01992-03-022 March 1992 | ~ ! | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 01975-09-1616 September 1975 | ~ ! | |
| Saudi Arabia | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Senegal | 01960-09-2828 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Serbia | 02000-11-011 November 2000 | Former members: Yugoslavia | |
| Seychelles | 01976-09-2121 September 1976 | ~ ! | |
| Sierra Leone | 01961-09-2727 September 1961 | ~ ! | |
| Singapore | 01965-09-2121 September 1965 | Former members: Malaysia | |
| Slovakia | 01993-01-1919 January 1993 | Former members: Czechoslovakia | |
| Slovenia | 01992-05-2222 May 1992 | Former members: Yugoslavia | |
| Solomon Islands | 01978-09-1919 September 1978 | ~ ! | |
| Somalia | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| South Africa | 01945-11-077 November 1945 | ~ ! | |
| South Sudan | 02011-07-1414 July 2011 | ~ ! | |
| Spain | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Sri Lanka | 01955-12-1414 December 1955 | ~ ! | |
| Sudan | 01956-11-1212 November 1956 | ~ ! | |
| Suriname | 01975-12-044 December 1975 | ~ ! | |
| Swaziland | 01968-09-2424 September 1968 | ~ ! | |
| Sweden | 01946-11-1919 November 1946 | ~ ! | |
| Switzerland | 02002-09-1010 September 2002 | ~ ! | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | Former members: United Arab Republic | |
| Tajikistan | 01992-03-022 March 1992 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 01961-12-1414 December 1961 | Former members: Tanganyika and Zanzibar | |
| Thailand | 01946-12-1616 December 1946 | ~ ! | |
| Timor-Leste | 02002-09-2727 September 2002 | ~ ! | |
| Togo | 01960-09-2020 September 1960 | ~ ! | |
| Tonga | 01999-09-1414 September 1999 | ~ ! | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 01962-09-1818 September 1962 | Trinidad and Tobago and the United Nations | |
| Tunisia | 01956-11-1212 November 1956 | ~ ! | |
| Turkey | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Turkmenistan | 01992-03-022 March 1992 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| Tuvalu | 02000-09-055 September 2000 | Tuvalu and the United Nations | |
| Uganda | 01962-10-2525 October 1962 | ~ ! | |
| Ukraine | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| United Arab Emirates | 01971-12-099 December 1971 | ~ ! | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | United Kingdom and the United Nations | |
| United States of America | 01945-10-2424 October 1945 | United States and the United Nations | |
| Uruguay | 01945-12-1818 December 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Uzbekistan | 01992-03-022 March 1992 | Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| Vanuatu | 01981-09-1515 September 1981 | Vanuatu and the United Nations | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 01945-11-1515 November 1945 | ~ ! | |
| Viet Nam | 01977-09-2020 September 1977 | ~ ! | |
| Yemen | 01947-09-3030 September 1947 | Former members: Yemen and Democratic Yemen | |
| Zambia | 01964-12-011 December 1964 | ~ ! | |
| Zimbabwe | 01980-08-2525 August 1980 | ~ ! |
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Famous quotes containing the words current and/or members:
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Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell
And the profit and loss.
A current under sea
Picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and fell
He passed the stages of his age and youth
Entering the whirlpool.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“Man is more disposed to domination than freedom; and a structure of dominion not only gladdens the eye of the master who rears and protects it, but even its servants are uplifted by the thought that they are members of a whole, which rises high above the life and strength of single generations.”
—Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt (1767–1835)