Member States of the United Nations

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The Member States of the United Nations are sovereign countries that have joined the UN to cooperate on international peace, security, and development under the framework of the UN Charter.

All labels observed (23)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (164)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations-related entity
group of sovereign states
subject of international law
areDividedInto regional groups of the United Nations
areRepresentedIn United Nations General Assembly
areSubjectTo Charter of the United Nations
surface form: Charter of the United Nations Article 2

obligations under international treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General
contributeTo United Nations peacekeeping budget
UN peacekeepers
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping operations

United Nations regular budget
elect non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
foundedBy Charter of the United Nations
surface form: United Nations Charter
hasFormerMember Czechoslovakia
surface form: Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

Democratic Republic of Vietnam
surface form: Democratic Republic of Viet Nam

East Germany
surface form: German Democratic Republic

Egypt
surface form: Kingdom of Egypt

Iraq
surface form: Kingdom of Iraq

Libya
surface form: Kingdom of Libya

Republic of China
Yugoslavia
surface form: SFR Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia
surface form: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Soviet Union
surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Syria
surface form: United Arab Republic
hasLegalBasis Charter of the United Nations
hasMembershipCriteria ability and willingness to carry out Charter obligations
acceptance of obligations contained in the UN Charter
peace-loving state
sovereign state
hasRole delivering humanitarian aid
maintaining international peace and security
promoting human rights
promoting sustainable development
supporting social and economic development
upholding international law
hasTotalNumber 193
haveObligation to comply with decisions of the United Nations Security Council
to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state
to settle international disputes by peaceful means
haveRight to participate in the General Assembly
to propose agenda items in the General Assembly
to stand for election to UN organs
to vote in the General Assembly
inception 1945
includes Egypt
surface form: Arab Republic of Egypt

Argentina
surface form: Argentine Republic

Venezuela
surface form: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Brazil
Canada
Australia
surface form: Commonwealth of Australia

Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sri Lanka
surface form: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Ethiopia
surface form: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany

Federated States of Micronesia
French Republic
Luxembourg
surface form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Greece
surface form: Hellenic Republic

Papua New Guinea
surface form: Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Samoa
surface form: Independent State of Samoa

Afghanistan
surface form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Iran
surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran

Pakistan
surface form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Italy
surface form: Italian Republic

Japan
Belgium
surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Cambodia
surface form: Kingdom of Cambodia

Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark

Kingdom of Jordan
Morocco
surface form: Kingdom of Morocco

Nepal
surface form: Kingdom of Nepal

Norway
surface form: Kingdom of Norway

Saudi Arabia
surface form: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Spain
surface form: Kingdom of Spain

Sweden
surface form: Kingdom of Sweden

Thailand
surface form: Kingdom of Thailand

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kyrgyzstan
surface form: Kyrgyz Republic

Laos
surface form: Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lebanon
surface form: Lebanese Republic

Mongolia
New Zealand
Uruguay
surface form: Oriental Republic of Uruguay

Papua New Guinea
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: People's Republic of Bangladesh

China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Portugal
surface form: Portuguese Republic

Andorra
surface form: Principality of Andorra

Liechtenstein
surface form: Principality of Liechtenstein

Monaco
surface form: Principality of Monaco

Angola
surface form: Republic of Angola

Austria
surface form: Republic of Austria

Belarus
surface form: Republic of Belarus

Bulgaria
surface form: Republic of Bulgaria

Chile
surface form: Republic of Chile

Colombia
surface form: Republic of Colombia

Costa Rica
surface form: Republic of Costa Rica

Croatia
surface form: Republic of Croatia

Cuba
surface form: Republic of Cuba

Cyprus
surface form: Republic of Cyprus

Ecuador
surface form: Republic of Ecuador

El Salvador
surface form: Republic of El Salvador

Estonia
surface form: Republic of Estonia

Fiji
surface form: Republic of Fiji

Finland
surface form: Republic of Finland

Ghana
surface form: Republic of Ghana

Guatemala
surface form: Republic of Guatemala

Honduras
surface form: Republic of Honduras

Iceland
surface form: Republic of Iceland

India
surface form: Republic of India

Indonesia
surface form: Republic of Indonesia

Iraq
surface form: Republic of Iraq

Ireland
surface form: Republic of Ireland

Kazakhstan
surface form: Republic of Kazakhstan

Kenya
surface form: Republic of Kenya

South Korea
surface form: Republic of Korea

Latvia
surface form: Republic of Latvia

Lithuania
surface form: Republic of Lithuania

Malawi
surface form: Republic of Malawi

Malta
surface form: Republic of Malta

Mauritius
surface form: Republic of Mauritius

Mozambique
surface form: Republic of Mozambique

Nauru
surface form: Republic of Nauru

Nigeria
surface form: Republic of Nigeria

Palau
surface form: Republic of Palau

Panama
surface form: Republic of Panama

Paraguay
surface form: Republic of Paraguay

Peru
surface form: Republic of Peru

Poland
surface form: Republic of Poland

Rwanda
surface form: Republic of Rwanda

San Marino
surface form: Republic of San Marino

Seychelles
surface form: Republic of Seychelles

Singapore
surface form: Republic of Singapore

Slovenia
surface form: Republic of Slovenia

South Africa
surface form: Republic of South Africa

Tajikistan
surface form: Republic of Tajikistan

Tunisia
surface form: Republic of Tunisia

Turkey
surface form: Republic of Türkiye

Uganda
surface form: Republic of Uganda

Uzbekistan
surface form: Republic of Uzbekistan

Vanuatu
surface form: Republic of Vanuatu

Yemen
surface form: Republic of Yemen

Zimbabwe
surface form: Republic of Zimbabwe

Marshall Islands
surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands

Philippines
surface form: Republic of the Philippines

Romania
Russia
surface form: Russian Federation

Slovakia
surface form: Slovak Republic

Viet Nam
surface form: Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

Solomon Islands
Israel
surface form: State of Israel

Qatar
surface form: State of Qatar

Switzerland
surface form: Swiss Confederation

Syria
surface form: Syrian Arab Republic

Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Myanmar
surface form: Union of Myanmar

United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Mexico
surface form: United Mexican States

United States of America
membershipDecidedBy United Nations General Assembly
membershipRecommendedBy United Nations Security Council
partOf United Nations

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (177)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Article 43 of the United Nations Charter bindingOn Member States of the United Nations
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter appliesTo Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter interpretedBy Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
Article 45 of the United Nations Charter relatesToOrgan Member States of the United Nations
SYR hasUNMembershipStatus Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations member state
Article 47 of the United Nations Charter appliesTo Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
Official Document System of the United Nations intendedAudience Member States of the United Nations
Article 48 of the United Nations Charter appliesToJurisdiction Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
Article 50 of the United Nations Charter appliesTo Member States of the United Nations
Article 49 of the United Nations Charter appliesTo Member States of the United Nations
Article 49 of the United Nations Charter imposesObligationOn Member States of the United Nations
Article 49 of the United Nations Charter jurisdiction Member States of the United Nations
OIOS beneficiary Member States of the United Nations
DESA jurisdiction Member States of the United Nations
subject surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
Population Division client Member States of the United Nations
subject surface form: United Nations Population Division
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government worksWith Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
Forest Division country Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations member states (multilateral)
CFS hasMember Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
Article XIII (Genocide Convention) appliesTo Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: States Members of the United Nations
Special Procedures advises Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
Country-Based Pooled Funds isFundedBy Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: UN Member States
United Nations Public Service Award for environmental initiatives sponsoredBy Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adoptedBy Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women appliesTo Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
OSAGI worksWith Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers observedBy Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
United Nations Statistical Commission memberType Member States of the United Nations
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 adoptedBy Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations appliesTo Member States of the United Nations
Rules of Procedure of the United Nations General Assembly usedBy Member States of the United Nations
UNV sponsor Member States of the United Nations
subject surface form: United Nations Volunteers
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea participants Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
Treaty Section providesServiceTo Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
Codification Division country Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations member states (international organization)
Strategic Planning and Monitoring Unit stakeholder Member States of the United Nations
Police Division collaboratesWith Member States of the United Nations
subject surface form: United Nations Police Division
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
Peacekeeping Best Practices Section collaboratesWith Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: UN Member States
Police Strategic Support Section serves Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States contributing police
Partnerships Team collaboratesWith Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
Performance Evaluation Cell hasBeneficiary Member States of the United Nations
Security Sector Reform Standing Capacity serves Member States of the United Nations
Peacekeeping Partnerships Service affiliatedWith Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
United Nations General Assembly resolution 71/291 appliesTo Member States of the United Nations
Peacekeeping Financing Liaison Unit coordinatesWith Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
Russia and Mongolia internationalOrganizations Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations members
Peacekeeping Reform Coordination Unit worksWith Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
Peacekeeping Communications and Public Information Team serves Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: UN Member States
Peacekeeping Situation Room hasStakeholder Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: UN Member States
United Nations political commitments on TB adoptedBy Member States of the United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States