United Nations Member Nations

There are currently 192 member nations in the United Nations. The newest country to join the world body was Montenegro, in June 2006.

The following is a list of the UN's member nations, along with the date they were admitted.

Afghanistan: November 19, 1946

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

Australia: 1 November 1945

Austria: 14 December 1955

Azerbaijan: 2 March 1992

Bahamas: 18 September 1973

Bahrain: 21 September 1971

Bangladesh: 17 September 1974

Barbados: 9 December 1966

Belarus: 24 October 1945

Belgium: 27 December 1945

Belize: 25 September 1981

Benin: 20 September 1960

Bhutan: 21 September 1971

Bolivia: 14 November 1945

Bosnia and Herzegovina: 22 May 1992

Botswana: 17 October 1966

Brazil: 24 October 1945

Brunei Darussalam: 21 September 1984

Bulgaria: 14 December 1955

Burkina Faso: 20 September 1960

Burundi: 18 September 1962

Cambodia: 14 December 1955

Cameroon: 20 September 1960

Canada: 9 November 1945

Cape Verde: 16 September 1975

Central African Republic: 20 September 1960

Chad: 20 September 1960

Chile: 24 October 1945

China: 24 October 1945

Colombia: 5 November 1945

Comoros: 12 November 1975

Congo (Republic of the): 20 September 1960

Costa Rica: 2 November 1945

Côte d�Ivoire: 20 September 1960

Croatia: 22 May 1992

Cuba: 24 October 1945

Cyprus: 20 September 1960

Czech Republic: 19 January 1993

Democratic People�s Republic of Korea: 17 September 1991

Democratic Republic of the Congo: 20 September 1960

Denmark: 24 October 1945

Djibouti: 20 September 1977

Dominica: 18 December 1978

Dominican Republic: 24 October 1945

Ecuador: 21 December 1945

Egypt: 24 October 1945

El Salvador: 24 October 1945

Equatorial Guinea: 12 November 1968

Eritrea: 28 May 1993

Estonia: 17 September 1991

Ethiopia: 13 November 1945

Fiji: 13 October 1970

Finland: 14 December 1955

France: 24 October 1945

Gabon: 20 September 1960

Gambia: 21 September 1965

Georgia: 31 July 1992

Germany: 18 September 1973

Ghana: 8 March 1957

Greece: 25 October 1945

Grenada: 17 September 1974

Guatemala: 21 November 1945

Guinea: 12 December 1958

Guinea-Bissau: 17 September 1974

Guyana: 20 September 1966

Haiti: 24 October 1945

Honduras: 17 December 1945

Hungary: 14 December 1955

Iceland: 19 November 1946

India: 30 October 1945

Indonesia: 28 September 1950

Iran: 24 October 1945

Iraq: 21 December 1945

Ireland: 14 December 1955

Israel: 11 May 1949

Italy: 14 December 1955

Jamaica: 18 September 1962

Japan: 18 December 1956

Jordan: 14 December 1955

Kazakhstan: 2 March 1992

Kenya: 16 December 1963

Kiribati: 14 September 1999

Kuwait: 14 May 1963

Kyrgyzstan: 2 March 1992

Lao People�s Democratic Republic: 14 December 1955

Latvia: 17 September 1991

Lebanon: 24 October 1945

Lesotho: 17 October 1966

Liberia: 2 November 1945

Libya: 14 December 1955

Liechtenstein: 18 September 1990

Lithuania: 17 September 1991

Luxembourg: 24 October 1945

Madagascar: 20 September 1960

Malawi: 1 December 1964

Malaysia: 17 September 1957

Maldives: 21 September 1965

Mali: 28 September 1960

Malta: 1 December 1964

Marshall Islands: 17 September 1991

Mauritania: 27 October 1961

Mauritius: 24 April 1968

Mexico: 7 November 1945

Micronesia (Federated States of): 17 September 1991

Monaco: 28 May 1993

Mongolia: 27 October 1961

Montenegro: 28 June 2006

Morocco: 12 November 1956

Mozambique: 16 September 1975

Myanmar: 19 April 1948

Namibia: 23 April 1990

Nauru: 14 September 1999

Nepal: 14 December 1955

Netherlands: 10 December 1945

New Zealand: 24 October 1945

Nicaragua: 24 October 1945

Niger: 20 September 1960

Nigeria: 7 October 1960

Norway: 27 November 1945

Oman: 7 October 1971

Pakistan: 30 September 1947

Palau: 15 December 1994

Panama: 13 November 1945

Papua New Guinea: 10 October 1975

Paraguay: 24 October 1945

Peru: 31 October 1945

Philippines: 24 October 1945

Poland: 24 October 1945

Portugal: 14 December 1955

Qatar: 21 September 1971

Republic of Korea: 17 September 1991

Republic of Moldova: 2 March 1992

Romania: 14 December 1955

Russian Federation: 24 October 1945

Rwanda: 18 September 1962

Saint Kitts and Nevis: 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: 16 September 1975

Saudi Arabia: 24 October 1945

Senegal: 28 September 1960

Serbia: 1 November 2000

Seychelles: 21 September 1976

Sierra Leone: 27 September 1961

Singapore: 21 September 1965

Slovakia: 19 January 1993

Slovenia: 22 May 1992

Solomon Islands: 19 September 1978

Somalia: 20 September 1960

South Africa: 7 November 1945

Spain: 14 December 1955

Sri Lanka: 14 December 1955

Sudan: 12 November 1956

Suriname: 4 December 1975

Swaziland: 24 September 1968

Switzerland: 10 September 2002

Sweden: 19 November 1946

Syria: 24 October 1945

Tajikistan: 2 March 1992

Thailand: 16 December 1946

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: 8 April 1993

Timor Leste: 27 September 2002

Togo: 20 September 1960

Tonga: 14 September 1999

Trinidad and Tobago: 18 September 1962

Tunisia: 12 November 1956

Turkey: 24 October 1945

Turkmenistan: 2 March 1992

Tuvalu: 5 September 2000

Uganda: 25 October 1962

Ukraine: 24 October 1945

United Arab Emirates: 9 December 1971

United Kingdom: 24 October 1945

United of Republic of Tanzania: 14 December 1961

United States: 24 October 1945

Uruguay: 18 December 1945

Uzbekistan: 2 March 1992

Vanuatu: 15 September 1981

Venezuela: 15 November 1945

Viet Nam: 20 September 1977

Yemen: 30 September 1947

Zambia: 1 December 1964

Zimbabwe: 25 August 1980

Last updated: February 16, 2009.