Share. By resolution A/RES/47/225 of 8 April 1993, the General Assembly decided to admit as a Member of the United Nations the State being provisionally referred to for all purposes within the United Nations as "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" pending settlement of the difference that had arisen over its name. [34], Unlike suspension and expulsion, no express provision is made in the United Nations Charter of whether or how a member can legally withdraw from the UN (largely to prevent the threat of withdrawal from being used as a form of political blackmail, or to evade obligations under the Charter, similar to withdrawals that weakened the UN's predecessor, the League of Nations),[51] or on whether a request for readmission by a withdrawn member should be treated the same as an application for membership, i.e., requiring Security Council as well as General Assembly approval. [1] The UN is the world's largest intergovernmental organization. The Group of 77 was established in 1964. 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The Republic of Kosovo is not a member of the UN, but is a member of the International Monetary Fund[48] and the World Bank Group,[49] both specialized agencies in the United Nations System. In a letter dated 3 June 2006, the President of the Republic of Serbia informed the Secretary-General that the membership of Serbia and Montenegro was being continued by the Republic of Serbia, following Montenegro's declaration of independence. Suriname: Name was changed from "Surinam" on 23 January 1978. From the United Nations' perspective the "Republic of China" is not a former member. The United Nations list is probably the best to work off. Kazakhstan: Spelling was changed from Kazakstan on 20 June 1997. The Republic of South Sudan formally seceded from Sudan on 9 July 2011 as a result of an internationally monitored referendum held in January 2011, and ‎was admitted as a new Member State ‎by the United Nations General Assembly on 14 ‎July 2011. If you ask people how many countries are there in Europe you’ll get a few different answers. Further to the communication dated 14 February 2019 from the Permanent Mission addressed to the Protocol and Liaison Service, the country name was changed to the Republic of North Macedonia (short form: North Macedonia) from the former name of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. However, in a few cases, states were suspended or expelled from participating in UN activities by means other than Articles 5 or 6: Since the inception of the UN, only one member state (excluding those that dissolved or merged with other member states) has unilaterally withdrawn from the UN. [81][77] Both the Cook Islands and Niue have expressed a desire to become a UN member state, but New Zealand has said that they would not support the application without a change in their constitutional relationship, in particular their right to New Zealand citizenship. The UN officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, after ratification of the United Nations Charter by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (the Republic of China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and a majority of the other signatories. [77][78] They have since become parties to a number of international treaties which the UN Secretariat acts as a depositary for, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change[79] and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,[80] and are treated as non-member states. The UN was notified on 18 November 1949 of the formation of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China; however, the Government of the Republic of China continued to represent China at the UN, despite the small size of the ROC's jurisdiction of Taiwan and a number of smaller islands compared to the PRC's jurisdiction of mainland China. The member states can be sorted by their official designations and dates of admission by clicking on the buttons in the header of the columns. The Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic were admitted to membership in the United Nations on 18 September 1973.  Through the accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany, effective from 3 October 1990, the two German States united to form one sovereign State. [54], The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which is not a sovereign state but an entity, has observer status at the UN and maintains diplomatic relations with 107 countries. On 22 May 1990, the two countries merged and have since been represented as one Member with the name "Yemen". In the century prior to the UN's creation, several international organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross were formed to ensure protection and assistance for victims of armed conflict and strife. Following the adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 66/1, the Permanent Mission of Libya to the United Nations formally notified the United Nations of a Declaration by the National Transitional Council of 3 August changing the official name of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to "Libya" and changing Libya's national flag. Both the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic were thus admitted on 19 January of that year as Member States. Syria changed its name to the Syrian Arab Republic on 14 September 1971. [34][35], The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) joined the UN as an original member on 24 October 1945, and as set out by the United Nations Charter, Chapter V, Article 23, became one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/237 of 22 May 1992. The Republic of Croatia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/238 of 22 May 1992. The Republic of Slovenia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/236 of 22 May 1992. By resolution A/RES/47/225 of 8 April 1993, the General Assembly decided to admit as a Member of the United Nations the State being provisionally referred to for all purposes within the United Nations as "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" pending settlement of the difference that had arisen over its name. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/55/12 of 1 November 2000. Taiwan is officially named \"the Republic of China\" (China is \"the People's Republic of China\"). On 28 June 2006 it was accepted as a United Nations Member State by General Assembly resolution A/RES/60/264. Western Sahara is listed by the UN as a "non-self-governing territory". Q: How many countries in the World in 2020? The lockdowns in developed countries have devastated the poor in poor countries. Egypt continued as a UN member under the name of the United Arab Republic, until it reverted to its original name on 2 September 1971. Czechoslovakia joined the UN as an original member on 24 October 1945, with its name changed to the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic on 20 April 1990. The Republic of Slovenia was admitted as a Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution A/RES/46/236 of 22 May 1992. The Federation of Malaya joined the United Nations on 17 September 1957. Although five members were not sovereign when they joined the UN, they all subsequently became fully independent between 1946 and 1991. The answer to the question of how many countries there are in the world is not as simple and obvious as one would think because it depends on who you ask and how you look at it. There are 195 countries in the world today. [citation needed] Both sides rejected compromise proposals to allow both states to participate in the UN, based on the One-China policy. Consequently, the Federal Republic of Germany continued being a member of the UN while the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist.[34]. The criteria for admission of new members to the UN are set out in Chapter II, Article 4 of the UN Charter:[2], A recommendation for admission from the Security Council requires affirmative votes from at least nine of the council's fifteen members, with none of the five permanent members using their veto power. Those six partially recognized countries aren't the only breakaway states with full self-governance. [43][44] The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia refused to comply with the resolution for many years, but following the ousting of President Slobodan Milošević from office, it applied for membership, and was admitted to the UN on 1 November 2000. Czechoslovakia was an original Member of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. In a letter dated 3 June 2006, the President of the Republic of Serbia informed the Secretary-General that the membership of Serbia and Montenegro was being continued by the Republic of Serbia, following Montenegro's declaration of independence.Â. The United Nations, for example, recognizes 251 countries and territories. And if you’re recognised by the UN then realistically you’re pretty much a country. At the time of UN's founding, the seat of China in the UN was held by the Republic of China, but as a result of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 in 1971, it is now held by the People's Republic of China (see the section Former members: Republic of China (Taiwan)). Libya: Formerly recognised as the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 after originally being admitted as Libya. [30] A group of UN member states put forward a draft resolution for that fall's UN General Assembly calling on the Security Council to consider the application. Angola (12-01-1976) Benin (20-09-1960) Botswana (17-10-1966) Effective date: 19 April 2018. How many countries are there in the world? The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was an original Member of the United Nations, the Charter having been signed on its behalf on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945, until its dissolution following the establishment and subsequent admission as new Members of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. [27] The ROC government also criticized Ban for asserting that Taiwan is part of China and returning the application without passing it to the Security Council or the General Assembly,[28] contrary to UN's standard procedure (Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Security Council, Chapter X, Rule 59). On 22 July 2010, the International Court of Justice, the primary judicial organ of the UN, issued an advisory opinion, ruling that Kosovo's declaration of independence was not in violation of international law. During the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, and in response to the election of Malaysia as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, in a letter dated 20 January 1965, Indonesia informed the United Nations Secretary-General that it had decided "at this stage and under the present circumstances" to withdraw from the UN. Further to the communication dated 30 May 2018 from the permanent mission addressed to the Protocol and Liaison Service, the country name was changed to the Kingdom of Eswatini (short form: Eswatini) from the former name of the Kingdom of Swaziland (former short form: Swaziland). According to the United Nations, the COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated the economic situation of … On 22 December 2017, the Permanent Mission of Libya to the United Nations formally notified the United Nations that the government is changing the official name of Libya to “State of Libya.” Â. It’s not TOO political (more on that in a second). The Federation of Malaya joined the United Nations on 17 September 1957. [32], In May 2009, the Department of Health of the Republic of China was invited by the World Health Organization to attend the 62nd World Health Assembly as an observer under the name "Chinese Taipei". OHCHR > English > Countries. Following the receipt of their application, the Security Council, on 8 January 1993, recommended to the General Assembly that the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic be both admitted to United Nations membership.