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Encyclopedia > United Nations General Assembly members

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). ...

Contents
1 Current Members
2 Seat of China
3 Observer States and Non-members
4 Former Members
5 Naming Conventions and Notes
6 External Links

Current Members

There are currently 191 member states.