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The following article helps to explain the structure of the United Nations General Assembly , the universal decision-making body of the United Nations . By definition, only states can be members, so any other intergovernmental or legal entity must be an observer - allowing them to speak, but not vote in Assembly meetings. For information on observers, see United Nations General Assembly observers . United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. ...
The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ...
A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty. ...
In addition to the current 191 member states, the United Nations welcomes several other international agencies, entities, and one non-member state (for several years prior to their admission after a referendum in 2002, Switzerland was also an observer state). ...
Current Members There are currently 191 member states.
Afghanistan - November 19 , 1946
Albania - December 14 , 1955
Algeria - October 8 , 1962
Andorra - July 28 , 1993
Angola - December 1 , 1976
Antigua and Barbuda - November 11 , 1981
Argentina - October 24 , 1945
Armenia - March 2 , 1992 Former Members Note: 7
Australia - November 1 , 1945
Austria - December 14 , 1955
Azerbaijan - March 2 , 1992 Former Members Note: 7
Bahamas - September 18 , 1973
Bahrain - September 21 , 1971
Bangladesh - September 17 , 1974
Barbados - December 9 , 1966
Belarus - October 24 , 1945 Naming Note: 1
Belgium - December 27 , 1945
Belize - September 25 , 1981
Benin - September 20 , 1960
Bhutan - September 21 , 1971
Bolivia - November 14 , 1945
Bosnia and Herzegovina - May 22 , 1992 Former Members Note: 9
Botswana - October 17 , 1966
Brazil - October 24 , 1945
Bahrain - September 21 , 1984 Naming Note: 2
Bulgaria - December 14 , 1955
Burkina Faso - September 20 , 1960
Burundi - September 18 , 1962
Cambodia - December 14 , 1955
Cameroon - September 20 , 1960
Canada - November 9 , 1945
Cape Verde - September 16 , 1975
Central African Republic - September 20 , 1960
Chad - September 20 , 1960
Chile - October 24 , 1945
People's Republic of China - October 24 , 1945 (originally the Republic of China until 1971)
Colombia - November 5 , 1945
Comoros - November 12 , 1975
Democratic Republic of the Congo - September 20 , 1960 Naming Note: 3
Republic of the Congo - September 20 , 1960 Naming Note: 4
Costa Rica - November 2 , 1945
Côte d'Ivoire - September 20 , 1960
Croatia - May 22 , 1992 Former Members Note: 9
Cuba - October 24 , 1945
Cyprus - September 20 , 1960 Naming Note: 5
Czech Republic - January 19 , 1993 Former Members Note: 1
Denmark - October 24 , 1945
Djibouti - September 20 , 1977
Dominica - December 18 , 1978
Dominican Republic - October 24 , 1945
Ecuador - December 21 , 1945
Egypt - October 24 , 1945 Former Members Note: 6
El Salvador - October 24 , 1945
Equatorial Guinea - November 12 , 1968
Eritrea - May 28 , 1993
Estonia - September 17 , 1991 Former Members Note: 7
Ethiopia - November 13 , 1945
Fiji - October 13 , 1970
Finland - December 14 , 1955
France - October 24 , 1945
Gabon - September 20 , 1960
Gambia - September 21 , 1965 Naming Note: 6
Georgia - July 31 , 1992 Former Members Note: 7
Germany - October 3 , 1990 Former Members Notes: 2 , 8
Ghana - March 8 , 1957
Greece - October 25 , 1945
Grenada - September 17 , 1974
Guatemala - November 21 , 1945
Guinea - December 12 , 1958
Guinea-Bissau - September 17 , 1974
Guyana - September 20 , 1966
Haiti - October 24 , 1945
Honduras - December 17 , 1945
Hungary - December 14 , 1955
Iceland - November 19 , 1946
India - October 30 , 1945
Indonesia - September 28 , 1950 Naming Note: 7
Iran - October 24 , 1945 Naming Note: 8
Iraq - December 21 , 1945
Ireland - December 14 , 1955 Naming Note: 9
Israel - May 11 , 1949
Italy - December 14 , 1955
Jamaica - September 18 , 1962
Japan - December 18 , 1956
Jordan - December 14 , 1955
Kazakhstan - March 2 , 1992 Former Members Note: 7
Kenya - December 16 , 1963
Kiribati - September 14 , 1999
Democratic People's Republic of Korea - September 17 , 1991 Naming Note: 10
Republic of Korea - September 17 , 1991 Naming Note: 11
Kuwait - May 14 , 1963
Kyrgyzstan - March 2 , 1992 Former Members Note: 7
Laos - December 14 , 1955 Naming Note: 11
Latvia - September 17 , 1991 Former Members Note: 7
Lebanon - October 24 , 1945
Lesotho - October 17 , 1966
Liberia - November 2 , 1945
Libya - December 14 , 1955 Naming Note: 12
Liechtenstein - September 18 , 1990
Lithuania - September 17 , 1991 Former Members Note: 7
Luxembourg - October 24 , 1945
Macedonia - April 8 , 1993 Former Members Note: 9 , Naming Note: 13
Madagascar - September 20 , 1960
Malawi - December 1 , 1964
Malaysia - September 17 , 1957 Naming Note: 14
Maldives - September 21 , 1965
Mali - September 28 , 1960
Malta - December 1 , 1964
Marshall Islands - September 17 , 1991
Mauritania - October 27 , 1961
Mauritius - April 24 , 1968
Mexico - November 7 , 1945
Federated States of Micronesia - September 17 , 1991 Naming Note: 15
Moldova - March 2 , 1992 Former Members Note: 7 , Naming Note: 16
Monaco - May 28 , 1993
Mongolia - October 27 , 1961
Morocco - November 12 , 1956
Mozambique - September 16 , 1975
Myanmar - April 19 , 1948 Naming Note: 17
Namibia - April 23 , 1990
Nauru - September 14 , 1999
Nepal - December 14 , 1955
Netherlands - December 10 , 1945 Naming Note: 18
New Zealand - October 24 , 1945
Nicaragua - October 24 , 1945
Niger - September 20 , 1960
Nigeria - October 7 , 1960
Norway - November 27 , 1945
Oman - October 7 , 1971
Pakistan - September 30 , 1947
Palau - December 15 , 1994
Panama - November 13 , 1945
Papua New Guinea - October 10 , 1975
Paraguay - October 24 , 1945
Peru - October 31 , 1945
Philippines - October 24 , 1945
Poland - October 24 , 1945
Portugal - December 14 , 1955
Qatar - September 21 , 1971
Romania - December 14 , 1955
Russia - December 24 , 1991 Former Members Note: 7 , Naming Note: 20
Rwanda - September 18 , 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis - September 23 , 1983
Saint Lucia - September 18 , 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - September 16 , 1980
Samoa - December 15 , 1976
San Marino - March 2 , 1992
São Tomé and Príncipe - September 16 , 1975
Saudi Arabia - October 24 , 1945
Senegal - September 28 , 1960
Serbia and Montenegro - November 1 , 2000 Former Members Note: 9
Seychelles - September 21 , 1976
Sierra Leone - September 27 , 1961
Singapore - September 21 , 1965
Slovakia - January 19 , 1993 Former Members Note: 1
Slovenia - May 22 , 1992 Former Members Note: 9
Solomon Islands - September 19 , 1978
Somalia - September 20 , 1960
South Africa - November 7 , 1945
Spain - December 14 , 1955
Sri Lanka - December 14 , 1955
Sudan - November 12 , 1956
Suriname - December 4 , 1975
Swaziland - September 24 , 1968
Sweden - November 19 , 1946
Switzerland - September 10 , 2002
Syria - October 24 , 1945 Former Members Note: 6 , Naming Note: 22
Tajikistan - March 2 , 1992 Former Members Note: 7
Tanzania - April 26 , 1964 Former Members Notes: 5 , 10 , Naming Note: 23
Thailand - December 16 , 1946
Timor-Leste - September 27 , 2002
Togo - September 20 , 1960
Tonga - September 14 , 1999
Trinidad and Tobago - September 18 , 1962
Tunisia - November 12 , 1956