Member Countries of the United Nations

There are currently 193 member countries of the United Nations. Of the worlds 196 countries, there remain only two non-member states: the Holy See or Vatican city and Palestine. These nations are assigned the status of permanent observers of UN proceedings for political and religious reasons. That leaves only one country not accounted for. Taiwan Taiwans UN membership status is complicated. This country meets the criteria of a sovereign state almost completely but is still not officially recognized as independent by most UN member countries. Therefore, Taiwan is both non-member and non-country in the eyes of the United Nations. Taiwan was a member of the United Nations from October 24, 1945, to October 25, 1971. Since then, China has replaced Taiwan in the UN, even on the United Nations Security Council. Current United Nations Member Countries The United Nations was established on October 24, 1945 by only 51 founding member states. Here are the names of all UN member countries and their date of entry. List of UN Member Countries Country Admission Date Afghanistan Nov 19, 1946 Albania Dec 14, 1955 Algeria Oct 8, 1962 Andorra July 28, 1993 Angola Dec 1, 1976 Antigua and Barbuda Nov 11, 1981 Argentina Oct 24, 1945 original member Armenia March 2, 1992 Australia Nov 1, 1945 original member Austria Dec 14, 1955 Azerbaijan March 2, 1992 The Bahamas Sept 18, 1973 Bahrain Sept 21, 1971 Bangladesh Sept 17, 1974 Barbados Dec 9, 1966 Belarus Oct 24, 1945 original member Belgium Dec 27, 1945 original member Belize Sept 25, 1981 Benin Sept 20, 1960 Bhutan Sept 21, 1971 Bolivia Nov 14, 1945 original member Bosnia and Herzegovina May 22, 1992 Botswana Oct 17, 1966 Brazil Oct 24, 1945 original member Brunei Sept 21, 1984 Bulgaria Dec 14, 1955 Burkina Faso Sept 20, 1960 Burundi Sept 18, 1962 Cambodia Dec 14, 1955 Cameroon Sept 20, 1960 Canada Nov 9, 1945 original member Cape Verde Sept 16, 1975 Central African Republic Sept 20, 1960 Chad Sept 20, 1960 Chile Oct 24, 1945 original member China Oct 25, 1971 Colombia Nov 5, 1945 original member Comoros Nov 12, 1975 Republic of the Congo Sept 20, 1960 Democratic Republic of the Congo Sept 20, 1960 Costa Rica Nov 2, 1945 original member Cote d'Ivoire Sept 20, 1960 Croatia May 22, 1992 Cuba Oct 24, 1945 original member Cyprus Sept 20, 1960 Czech Republic Jan 19, 1993 Denmark Oct 24, 1945 original member Djibouti Sept 20, 1977 Dominica Dec 18, 1978 Dominican Republic Oct 24, 1945 original member East Timor Sept 22, 2002 Ecuador Dec 21, 1945 original member Egypt Oct 24, 1945 original member El Salvador Oct 24, 1945 original member Equatorial Guinea Nov 12, 1968 Eritrea May 28, 1993 Estonia Sept 17, 1991 Ethiopia Nov 13, 1945 original member Fiji Oct 13, 1970 Finland Dec 14, 1955 France Oct 24, 1945 original member Gabon Sept 20, 1960 The Gambia Sept 21, 1965 Georgia July 31, 1992 Germany Sept 18, 1973 Ghana March 8, 1957 Greece Oct 25, 1945 original member Grenada Sept 17, 1974 Guatemala Nov 21, 1945 original member Guinea Dec 12, 1958 Guinea-Bissau Sept 17, 1974 Guyana Sept 20, 1966 Haiti Oct 24, 1945 original member Honduras Dec 17, 1945 original member Hungary Dec 14, 1955 Iceland Nov 19, 1946 India Oct 30, 1945 original member Indonesia Sept 28, 1950 Iran Oct 24, 1945 original member Iraq Dec 21, 1945 original member Ireland Dec 14, 1955 Israel May 11, 1949 Italy Dec 14, 1955 Jamaica Sept 18, 1962 Japan Dec 18, 1956 Jordan Dec 14, 1955 Kazakhstan March 2, 1992 Kenya Dec 16, 1963 Kiribati Sept 14, 1999 Korea, North Dec 17, 1991 Korea, South Dec 17, 1991 Kuwait May 14, 1964 Kyrgyzstan March 2, 1992 Laos Dec 14, 1955 Latvia Sept 17, 1991 Lebanon Oct 24, 1945 original member Lesotho Oct 17, 1966 Liberia Nov 2, 1945 original member Libya Dec 14, 1955 Liechtenstein Sept 18, 1990 Lithuania Sept 17, 1991 Luxembourg Oct 24, 1945 original member Macedonia April 8, 1993 Madagascar Sept 20, 1960 Malawi Dec 1, 1964 Malaysia Sept 17, 1957 Maldives Sept 21, 1965 Mali Sept 28, 1960 Malta Dec 1, 1964 Marshall Islands Sept 17, 1991 Mauritania Oct 27, 1961 Mauritius April 24, 1968 Mexico Nov 7, 1945 original member Micronesia, Federated States of Sept 17, 1991 Moldova March 2, 1992 Monaco May 28, 1993 Mongolia Oct 27, 1961 Montenegro June 28, 2006 Morocco Nov 12, 1956 Mozambique Sept 16, 1975 Myanmar (Burma) April 19, 1948 Namibia April 23, 1990 Nauru Sept 14, 1999 Nepal Dec 14, 1955 Netherlands Dec 10, 1945 original member New Zealand Oct 24, 1945 original member Nicaragua Oct 24, 1945 original member Niger Sept 20, 1960 Nigeria Oct 7, 1960 Norway Nov 27, 1945 original member Oman Oct 7, 1971 Pakistan Sept 30, 1947 Palau Dec 15, 1994 Panama Nov 13, 1945 original member Papua New Guinea Oct 10, 1975 Paraguay Oct 24, 1945 original member Peru Oct 31, 1945 original member Philippines Oct 24, 1945 original member Poland Oct 24, 1945 original member Portugal Dec 14, 1955 Qatar Sept 21, 1977 Romania Dec 14, 1955 Russia Oct 24, 1945 original member Rwanda Sept 18, 1962 Saint Kitts and Nevis Sept 23, 1983 Saint Lucia Sept 18, 1979 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sept. 16, 1980 Samoa Dec 15, 1976 San Marino March 2, 1992 Sao Tome and Principe Sept 16, 1975 Saudi Arabia Oct 24, 1945 Senegal Sept 28, 1945 Serbia Nov 1, 2000 Seychelles Sept 21, 1976 Sierra Leone Sept 27, 1961 Singapore Sept 21, 1965 Slovakia Jan 19, 1993 Slovenia May 22, 1992 Solomon Islands Sept 19, 1978 Somalia Sept 20, 1960 South Africa Nov 7, 1945 original member South Sudan July 14, 2011 Spain Dec 14, 1955 Sri Lanka Dec 14, 1955 Sudan Nov 12, 1956 Suriname Dec 4, 1975 Swaziland Sept 24, 1968 Sweden Nov 19, 1946 Switzerland Sept 10, 2002 Syria Oct 24, 1945 original member Tajikistan March 2, 1992 Tanzania Dec 14, 1961 Thailand Dec 16, 1946 Togo Sept 20, 1960 Tonga Sept 14, 1999 Trinidad and Tobago Sept 18, 1962 Tunisia Nov 12, 1956 Turkey Oct 24, 1945 original member Turkmenistan March 2, 1992 Tuvalu Sept 5, 2000 Uganda Oct 25, 1962 Ukraine Oct 24, 1945 original member United Arab Emirates Dec 9, 1971 United Kingdom Oct 24, 1945 original member United States of America Oct 24, 1945 original member Uruguay Dec 18, 1945 Uzbekistan March 2, 1992 Vanuatu Sept 15, 1981 Venezuela Nov 15, 1945 original member Vietnam Sept 20, 1977 Yemen Sept 30, 1947 Zambia Dec 1, 1964 Zimbabwe Aug 25, 1980 All current UN member countries in alphabetical order