They were the five victorious World War II nations that founded the UN as an organization. Then other countries started to join and help as well.
now because they just picked them.
The United Nations Security Council has 5 permanent members... the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russian Federation, and China
The membership changes from year to year, but there are 5 permanent members: china,united states, united kingdoms, russia and France. 10 more nations are chosen as non-permanent members - serving 2 years at a time. In 2012, the membership was:PermanentPeople's Republic of ChinaFranceRussian FederationUnited KingdomUnited States of America
Any sovereign country can be a permanent member of the United Nations UN. However, not all countries can be permanent members of the UN security council.
There are only 5 permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, and they are France, China, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States.
The five Permanent members of the UN Security Council: United States, United Kingdom, France, Soviet Union & China
The Security Council has elected and permanent members.
There are only 5 permanent members. Portugal has been one of the 10 non-permanent members.
5 countries are permanent members of the United Nations: China France Russia United Kingdom United States
why do we have permanent members of the UN SECURITY COUNCIL
5 Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council
There are currently 193 members in the United Nations.
They are internationally recognized nations.