UN Member States on the Record
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UN General Debate Gallery 1945-2023
Presentation of Credentials Gallery 1950-2023
UN Membership Timeline 1945-2023
Note: There were 51 UN Founding Members in 1945. Czechoslovakia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have since been dissolved. There are currently 193 UN Members States.
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties. Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined. A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).