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*** Member state (My visit)

 Date of admission See also
 Afghanistan 19 NOV 1946  
 Albania  (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 Algeria 8 OCT 1962  
 Andorra 28 JUL 1993  
 Angola 1 December 1976  
 Antigua and Barbuda 11 NOV 1981  
 Argentina  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945  
 Armenia  (My visit) 2 March 1992 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Australia  (My visit) 1 NOV 1945 Australia and the United Nations
 Austria  (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 Azerbaijan 2 March 1992 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Bahamas 18 September 1973  
 Bahrain  (My visit) 21 September 1971  
 Bangladesh  (My visit) 17 September 1974  
 Barbados 9 December 1966  
 Belarus  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Belgium  (My visit) 27 December 1945  
 Belize  (My visit) 25 September 1981  
 Benin [note 1]   20 September 1960  
 Bhutan  (My visit) 21 September 1971  
 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) [note 2]  (My visit) 14 NOV 1945  
 Bosnia and Herzegovina  (My visit) 22 May 1992 Former members: Yugoslavia
 Botswana  (My visit) 17 OCT 1966  
 Brazil  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945 Brazil and the United Nations
 Brunei Darussalam 21 September 1984  
 Bulgaria  (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 Burkina Faso [note 3]  (My visit) 20 September 1960  
 Burundi 18 September 1962  
 Cambodia [note 4]  (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 Cameroon [note 5]  (My visit) 20 September 1960  
 Canada  (My visit) 9 NOV 1945 Canada and the United Nations
 Cape Verde 16 September 1975  
 Central African Republic [note 6] 20 September 1960  
 Chad 20 September 1960  
 Chile  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945  
 China  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945 Former members: Republic of China and China and the United Nations
 Colombia  (My visit) 5 NOV 1945  
 Comoros 12 NOV 1975  
 Congo [note 7] 20 September 1960  
 Democratic Republic of the Congo [note 8] 20 September 1960  
 Costa Rica  (My visit) 2 NOV 1945  
 Côte d'Ivoire [note 9]  (My visit) 20 September 1960  
 Croatia  (My visit) 22 May 1992 Former members: Yugoslavia
 Cuba 24 OCT 1945  
 Cyprus 20 September 1960  
 Czech Republic  (My visit) 19 January 1993 Former members: Czechoslovakia
 Denmark  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945  
 Djibouti 20 September 1977  
 Dominica 18 December 1978  
 Dominican Republic  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945  
 Ecuador  (My visit) 21 December 1945  
 Egypt  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945 Former members: United Arab Republic
 El Salvador  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945  
 Equatorial Guinea 12 NOV 1968  
 Eritrea 28 May 1993  
 Estonia  (My visit) 17 September 1991 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Ethiopia  (My visit) 13 NOV 1945  
 Fiji 13 OCT 1970 Fiji and the United Nations
 Finland  (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 France  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945 France and the United Nations
 Gabon  (My visit) 20 September 1960  
 Gambia [note 10] 21 September 1965  
 Georgia   (My visit) 31 JUL 1992 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Germany  (My visit) 18 September 1973 Former members: Federal Republic of Germany and German Democratic Republic and Germany and the United Nations
 Ghana  (My visit) 8 March 1957  
 Greece  (My visit) 25 OCT 1945  
 Grenada 17 September 1974  
 Guatemala  (My visit) 21 NOV 1945  
 Guinea 12 December 1958  
 Guinea-Bissau 17 September 1974  
 Guyana  (My visit) 20 September 1966  
 Haiti 24 OCT 1945  
 Honduras  (My visit) 17 December 1945  
 Hungary  (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 Iceland 19 NOV 1946  
 India  (My visit) 30 OCT 1945 India and the United Nations
 Indonesia  (My visit) 28 September 1950 Withdrawal of Indonesia (1965–1966) and Indonesia and the United Nations
 Iran (Islamic Republic of) [note 11]  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945  
 Iraq  (My visit) 21 December 1945  
 Ireland 14 December 1955  
 Israel  (My visit) 11 May 1949 Israel, Palestine, and the United Nations
 Italy  (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 Jamaica 18 September 1962  
 Japan  (My visit) 18 December 1956 Japan and the United Nations
 Jordan  (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 Kazakhstan [note 12]  (My visit) 2 March 1992 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Kenya  (My visit) 16 December 1963  
 Kiribati 14 September 1999  
 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 17 September 1991  
 Republic of Korea  (My visit) 17 September 1991  
 Kuwait  (My visit) 14 May 1963  
 Kyrgyzstan  (My visit) 2 March 1992 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Lao People's Democratic Republic [note 13]  (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 Latvia  (My visit) 17 September 1991 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Lebanon 24 OCT 1945  
 Lesotho 17 OCT 1966  
 Liberia 2 NOV 1945  
 Libya[13][note 14] 14 December 1955  
 Liechtenstein  (My visit) 18 September 1990  
 Lithuania  (My visit) 17 September 1991 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Luxembourg  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945  
 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  (My visit) 8 April 1993 Former members: Yugoslavia
 Madagascar [note 15] 20 September 1960  
 Malawi  (My visit) 1 December 1964  
 Malaysia  (My visit) 17 September 1957 Former members: Federation of Malaya
 Maldives [note 16] 21 September 1965  
 Mali  (My visit) 28 September 1960  
 Malta 1 December 1964  
 Marshall Islands 17 September 1991 Marshall Islands and the United Nations
 Mauritania 27 OCT 1961  
 Mauritius 24 April 1968  
 Mexico  (My visit) 7 NOV 1945 Mexico and the United Nations
 Micronesia (Federated States of) 17 September 1991 Federated States of Micronesia and the United Nations
 Republic of Moldova [note 17]  (My visit) 2 March 1992 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Monaco  (My visit) 28 May 1993  
 Mongolia 27 OCT 1961  
 Montenegro  (My visit) 28 June 2006 Former members: Yugoslavia
 Morocco  (My visit) 12 NOV 1956  
 Mozambique  (My visit) 16 September 1975  
 Myanmar [note 18]  (My visit) 19 April 1948  
 Namibia  (My visit) 23 April 1990  
 Nauru 14 September 1999  
 Nepal  (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 Netherlands  (My visit) 10 December 1945  
 New Zealand  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945 New Zealand and the United Nations
 Nicaragua  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945  
 Niger 20 September 1960  
 Nigeria  (My visit) 7 OCT 1960  
 Norway  (My visit) 27 NOV 1945  
 Oman  (My visit) 7 OCT 1971  
 Pakistan 30 September 1947 Pakistan and the United Nations
 Palau 15 December 1994  
 Panama  (My visit) 13 NOV 1945  
 Papua New Guinea (My visit) 10 OCT 1975  
 Paraguay  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945  
 Peru  (My visit) 31 OCT 1945  
 Philippines [note 19]  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945  
 Poland  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945  
 Portugal  (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 Qatar  (My visit) 21 September 1971  
 Romania  (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 Russian Federation  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Soviet Union and the United Nations and Russia and the United Nations
 Rwanda  (My visit) 18 September 1962  
 Saint Kitts and Nevis [note 20] 23 September 1983  
 Saint Lucia 18 September 1979  
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16 September 1980  
 Samoa 15 December 1976  
 San Marino 2 March 1992  
 Sao Tome and Principe [note 21] 16 September 1975  
 Saudi Arabia  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945  
 Senegal  (My visit) 28 September 1960  
 Serbia  (My visit) 1 NOV 2000 Former members: Yugoslavia
 Seychelles 21 September 1976  
 Sierra Leone 27 September 1961  
 Singapore  (My visit) 21 September 1965 Former members: Malaysia
 Slovakia  (My visit) 19 January 1993 Former members: Czechoslovakia
 Slovenia  (My visit) 22 May 1992 Former members: Yugoslavia
 Solomon Islands 19 September 1978  
 Somalia 20 September 1960  
 South Africa [note 22]  (My visit) 7 NOV 1945  
 South Sudan 14 JUL 2011  
 Spain  (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 Sri Lanka [note 23] (My visit) 14 December 1955  
 Sudan 12 NOV 1956  
 Suriname [note 24]  (My visit) 4 December 1975  
 Swaziland 24 September 1968  
 Sweden  (My visit) 19 NOV 1946  
 Switzerland  (My visit) 10 September 2002  
 Syrian Arab Republic  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945 Former members: United Arab Republic
 Tajikistan 2 March 1992 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 United Republic of Tanzania  (My visit) 14 December 1961 Former members: Tanganyika and Zanzibar
 Thailand [note 25]  (My visit) 16 December 1946  
 Timor-Leste 27 September 2002  
 Togo  (My visit) 20 September 1960  
 Tonga 14 September 1999  
 Trinidad and Tobago  (My visit) 18 September 1962 Trinidad and Tobago and the United Nations
 Tunisia 12 NOV 1956  
 Turkey  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945  
 Turkmenistan 2 March 1992 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Tuvalu 5 September 2000 Tuvalu and the United Nations
 Uganda  (My visit) 25 OCT 1962  
 Ukraine  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 United Arab Emirates  (My visit) 9 December 1971  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945 United Kingdom and the United Nations
 United States of America  (My visit) 24 OCT 1945 United States and the United Nations
 Uruguay  (My visit) 18 December 1945  
 Uzbekistan  (My visit) 2 March 1992 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Vanuatu 15 September 1981 Vanuatu and the United Nations
 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) [note 26]  (My visit) 15 NOV 1945  
 Viet Nam  (My visit) 20 September 1977  
 Yemen 30 September 1947 Former members: Yemen and Democratic Yemen
 Zambia  (My visit) 1 December 1964  
 Zimbabwe  (My visit) 25 August 1980  

 

The current members and their dates of admission are listed below with their official designations used by the United Nations.[10][11]

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.[12] 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.

 
Notes on name changes and variations[14]
  1. ^ Benin: Name was changed from Dahomey on 1 December 1975.
  2. ^ Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Previously referred to as Bolivia.
  3. ^ Burkina Faso: Name was changed from Upper Volta on 6 August 1984.
  4. ^ Cambodia: Name was changed to the Khmer Republic on 7 OCT 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.
  5. ^ Cameroon: 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.
  6. ^ Central African Republic: By a letter of 20 December 1976, the Central African Republic advised that it had changed its name to the Central African Empire. Name was changed back to the Central African Republic on 20 September 1979.
  7. ^ Congo: Previously referred to as Congo (Brazzaville) (to differentiate it from Congo (Leopoldville)) and the People's Republic of the Congo. Name was changed to Congo on 15 NOV 1971 (after the Democratic Republic of the Congo changed its name to Zaire). Also referred to as Congo (Republic of the).
  8. ^ Democratic Republic of the Congo: Previously referred to as Congo (Leopoldville) (to differentiate it from Congo (Brazzaville)). Name was changed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zaire on 27 OCT 1971, and back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 17 May 1997.
  9. ^ Côte d'Ivoire: Previously referred to as Ivory Coast. On 6 NOV 1985, Côte d’Ivoire requested that its name no longer be translated into different languages; this became fully effective on 1 January 1986.
  10. ^ Gambia: Previously referred to as The Gambia.
  11. ^ Iran (Islamic Republic of): Previously referred to as Iran. By a communication of 5 March 1981, Iran informed the Secretary-General that it should be referred to by its complete name of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  12. ^ Kazakhstan: Spelling was changed from Kazakstan on 20 June 1997.
  13. ^ Lao People's Democratic Republic: Name was changed from Laos on 2 December 1975.
  14. ^ Libya: 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.
  15. ^ Madagascar: Previously referred to as the Malagasy Republic.
  16. ^ Maldives: Previously referred to as the Maldive Islands.
  17. ^ Republic of Moldova: Previously referred to as Moldova.
  18. ^ Myanmar: Name was changed from Burma on 18 June 1989.
  19. ^ Philippines: Previously referred to as the Philippine Commonwealth (before becoming a republic in 1946) and as the Philippine Republic.
  20. ^ Saint Kitts and Nevis: Name was changed officially from Saint Christopher and Nevis on 26 NOV 1986; the UN, however, continued to use the former name throughout the year.
  21. ^ Sao Tome and Principe: The official UN designation lacks accents; however, the name is constitutionally defined as São Tomé and Príncipe, with accents.
  22. ^ South Africa: Previously referred to as the Union of South Africa (before becoming a republic in 1961).
  23. ^ Sri Lanka: Name was changed from Ceylon on 22 May 1972.
  24. ^ Suriname: Name was changed from Surinam on 23 January 1978.
  25. ^ Thailand: Previously referred to as Siam.
  26. ^ Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Previously referred to as Venezuela.

Member nations of the UN I have not yet visited
 Afghanistan 19 NOV 1946  
 Algeria 8 OCT 1962  
 Andorra 28 JUL 1993  
 Angola 1 December 1976  
 Antigua and Barbuda 11 NOV 1981  
 Azerbaijan 2 March 1992 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Bahamas 18 September 1973  
 Barbados 9 December 1966  
 Brunei Darussalam 21 September 1984  
 Burundi 18 September 1962  
 Cape Verde 16 September 1975  
 Central African Republic [note 6] 20 September 1960  
 Chad 20 September 1960  
 Comoros 12 NOV 1975  
 Congo [note 7] 20 September 1960  
 Democratic Republic of the Congo [note 8] 20 September 1960  
 Cyprus 20 September 1960  
 Djibouti 20 September 1977  
 Dominica 18 December 1978  
 Equatorial Guinea 12 NOV 1968  
 Eritrea 28 May 1993  
 Fiji 13 OCT 1970 Fiji and the United Nations
 Gambia [note 10] 21 September 1965  
 Grenada 17 September 1974  
 Guinea 12 December 1958  
 Guinea-Bissau 17 September 1974  
 Haiti 24 OCT 1945  
 Iceland 19 NOV 1946  
 Ireland 14 December 1955  
 Jamaica 18 September 1962  
 Kiribati 14 September 1999  
 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 17 September 1991  
 Lebanon 24 OCT 1945  
 Lesotho 17 OCT 1966  
 Liberia 2 NOV 1945  
 Libya[13][note 14] 14 December 1955  
 Madagascar [note 15] 20 September 1960  
 Maldives [note 16] 21 September 1965  
 Malta 1 December 1964  
 Marshall Islands 17 September 1991 Marshall Islands and the United Nations
 Mauritania 27 OCT 1961  
 Mauritius 24 April 1968  
 Micronesia (Federated States of) 17 September 1991 Federated States of Micronesia and the United Nations
 Mongolia 27 OCT 1961  
 Nauru 14 September 1999  
 Niger 20 September 1960  
 Pakistan 30 September 1947 Pakistan and the United Nations
 Palau 15 December 1994  
 Papua New Guinea 10 OCT 1975  
 Saint Kitts and Nevis [note 20] 23 September 1983  
 Saint Lucia 18 September 1979  
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16 September 1980  
 Samoa 15 December 1976  
 San Marino 2 March 1992  
 Sao Tome and Principe [note 21] 16 September 1975  
 Seychelles 21 September 1976  
 Sierra Leone 27 September 1961  
 Solomon Islands 19 September 1978  
 Somalia 20 September 1960  
 South Sudan 14 JUL 2011  
 Sudan 12 NOV 1956  
 Swaziland 24 September 1968  
 Tajikistan 2 March 1992 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Timor-Leste 27 September 2002  
 Tonga 14 September 1999  
 Tunisia 12 NOV 1956  
 Turkmenistan 2 March 1992 Former members: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 Tuvalu 5 September 2000 Tuvalu and the United Nations
 Vanuatu 15 September 1981 Vanuatu and the United Nations
 Yemen 30 September 1947 Former members: Yemen and Democratic Yemen