Member States of the United Nations

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United Nations-related entity group of sovereign states subject of international law

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.

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Observed surface forms (14)

Surface form Occurrences
United Nations member states 23
United Nations Member States 13
UN Member States 6

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (70)

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

UNECA → memberEntities → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations member states in Africa
Constitution of UNESCO → membershipOpenTo → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
United Nations Human Rights Council → membershipType → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
this entity surface form: UN Member States
Transnistria → notRecognizedBy → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
Human Rights Day → observedBy → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
Nelson Mandela International Day → observedBy → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
International Day of Human Space Flight → observedIn → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay → observedIn → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
subject surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
red crescent → recognizedBy → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
subject surface form: Red Crescent
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
Blue Helmets → recruitedFrom → 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 ⓘ
UNICEF Executive Board → represents → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
Electoral Assistance Division → serves → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations Member States
Annual Report of the Secretary-General → usedBy → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
Council Chamber → usedBy → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
this entity surface form: member states of the United Nations
International Bill of Human Rights → usedBy → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations member states
UN transport conventions → usedBy → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
this entity surface form: UN Member States
United Nations international days → usedBy → Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
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
this entity surface form: UN Member States