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Member States of the United Nations (and the dates on
which they joined the Organization)
Angola (01.12.1976)
Benin (20.09.1960)
Botswana (17.10.1966)
Burkina Faso (20.09.1960)
Burundi (18.09.1962)
Cameroon (20.09.1960)
Cape Verde (16.09.1975)
Central African Republic (20.09.1960)
Chad (20.09.1960)
Comoros (12.11.1975) Congo (20.09.1960)
Côte d'Ivoire (20.09.1960)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (20.09.1960)
Djibouti (20.09.1977)
Equatorial Guinea (12.11.1968)
Eritrea (28.05.1993)
Ethiopia (13.11.1945)
Gabon (20.09.1960)
Gambia (21.09.1965)
Ghana (08.03.1957)
Guinea (12.12.1958)
Guinea-Bissau (17.09.1974)
Kenya (16.12.1963)
Lesotho (17.10.1966)
Liberia (02.11.1945)
Madagascar (20.09.1960)
Malawi (01.12.1964)
Mali (28.09.1960)
Mauritius (24.04.1968) Mozambique (16.09.1975)
Namibia (23.04.1990)
Niger (20.09.1960)
Nigeria (07.10.1960)
Rwanda (18.09.1962)
Sao Tome and Principe (16.09.1975)
Senegal (28.09.1960)
Seychelles (21.09.1976)
Sierra Leone (27.09.1961)
Somalia (20.09.1960)
South Africa (07.11.1945)
Sudan (12.11.1956)
Swaziland (24.09.1968)
Togo (20.09.1960)
Uganda (25.10.1962)
United Republic of Tanzania (14.12.1961) Zambia (01.12.1964)
Zimbabwe (25.08.1980)

Algeria (08.10.1962)
Bahrain (21.09.1971)
Egypt (24.10.1945)
Iraq (21.12.1945)
Israel (11.05.1949)
Jordan (14.12.1955)
Kuwait (14.05.1963)
Lebanon (24.10.1945)
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (14.12.1955)
Mauritania (27.10.1961)
Morocco (12.11.1956)
Oman (07.10.1971)
Qatar (21.09.1971)
Saudi Arabia (24.10.1945)
Syrian Arab Republic (24.10.1945)
Tunisia (12.11.1956)
United Arab Emirates (09.12.1971)
Yemen (30.09.1947)

Afghanistan (19.11.1946)
Australia (01.11.1945) Bangladesh (17.09.1974)
Bhutan (21.09.1971)
Brunei Darussalam (21.09.1984)
Cambodia (14.12.1955)
China (24.10.1945)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (17.09.1991)
Fiji (13.10.1970)
India (30.10.1945)
Indonesia (28.09.1950)
Iran - (Islamic Republic of) (24.10.1945)
Japan (18.12.1956)
Kiribati (14.09.1999)
Lao People's Democratic Republic (14.12.1955)
Malaysia (17.09.1957)
Maldives (21.09.1965)
Marshall Islands (17.09.1991)
Micronesia - (Federated States of) (17.09.1991)
Mongolia (27.10.1961) Myanmar (19.04.1948) Nauru (14.09.1999)
Nepal (14.12.1955)
New Zealand (24.10.1945)
Pakistan (30.09.1947)
Palau (15.12.1994)
Papua New Guinea (10.10.1975)
Philippines (24.10.1945)
Republic of Korea (17.09.1991)
Samoa (15.12.1976)
Singapore (21.09.1965)
Solomon Islands (19.09.1978)
Sri Lanka (14.12.1955)
Thailand (16.12.1946)
Timor-Leste (27.09.2002)
Tonga (14.09.1999)
Tuvalu (05.09.2000)
Vanuatu (15.09.1981)
Viet Nam (20.09.1977)

Albania (14.12.1955)
Andorra (28.07.1993)
Armenia (02.03.1992)
Austria (14.12.1955)
Azerbaijan (02.03.1992)
Belarus (24.10.1945)
Belgium (27.12.1945)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (22.05.1992)
Bulgaria (14.12.1955)
Canada (09.11.1945)
Croatia (22.05.1992)
Cyprus (20.09.1960)
Czech Republic (19.01.1993)
Denmark (24.10.1945) Estonia (17.09.1991)
Finland (14.12.1955)
France (24.10.1945)
Georgia (31.07.1992)
Germany (18.09.1973) Greece (25.10.1945)
Hungary (14.12.1955)
Iceland (19.11.1946)
Ireland (14.12.1955)
Italy (14.12.1955)
Kazakhstan (02.03.1992)
Kyrgyzstan (02.03.1992)
Latvia (17.09.1991)
Liechtenstein (18.09.1990)
Lithuania (17.09.1991) Luxembourg (24.10.1945)
Malta (01.12.1964)
Monaco (28.05.1993)
Montenegro (28.06.2006) Netherlands (10.12.1945)
Norway (27.11.1945)
Poland (24.10.1945)
Portugal (14.12.1955)
Republic of Moldova (02.03.1992)
Romania (14.12.1955) Russian Federation (24.10.1945)
San Marino (02.03.1992)
Serbia (including Kosovo) (01.11.2000)
Slovakia (19.01.1993)
Slovenia (22.05.1992)
Spain (14.12.1955)
Sweden (19.11.1946)
Switzerland (10.09.2002)
Tajikistan (02.03.1992)
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (08.04.1993)
Turkey (24.10.1945)
Turkmenistan (02.03.1992)
Ukraine (24.10.1945)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (24.10.1945)
United States of America (24.10.1945)
Uzbekistan (02.03.1992)

Antigua and Barbuda (11.11.1981)
Argentina (24.10.1945)
Bahamas (18.09.1973)
Barbados (09.12.1966)
Belize (25.09.1981)
Bolivia (14.11.1945)
Brazil (24.10.1945)
Chile (24.10.1945)
Colombia (05.11.1945)
Costa Rica (02.11.1945)
Cuba (24.10.1945)
Dominica (18.12.1978)
Dominican Republic (24.10.1945)
Ecuador (21.12.1945)
El Salvador (24.10.1945)
Grenada (17.09.1974)
Guatemala (21.11.1945)
Guyana (20.09.1966)
Haiti (24.10.1945)
Honduras (17.12.1945)
Jamaica (18.09.1962)
Mexico (07.11.1945)
Nicaragua (24.10.1945)
Panama (13.11.1945)
Paraguay (24.10.1945)
Peru (31.10.1945)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (23.09.1983)
Saint Lucia (18.09.1979)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (16.09.1980)
Suriname (04.12.1975)
Trinidad and Tobago (18.09.1962)
Uruguay (18.12.1945)
Venezuela (15.11.1945)


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